Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-11

A special dated at St. Johns, N. F.,
SAYS: Information is received from
Labrador that there is serious trouble
about Lieutenant Peary's expedition to
the Arctic regions. 1t is said to be 30
great that the trip is likely to prove
failure"
On Thursday Indian soldiers at Fort
Omaha raided the orchard of farmer
named Vickory. The farmer secured
double-barrelled shotgun and fred
among the Indians. Several were struck
by the shot, and Chief High Eagle fell,
MORALLY wounded.
The Chinese minister to Washington
is expected to arrive on the steamer Rio
de Janeiro. He is accompanied by
eighty-two officials of high degree, who,
| it is understood, will be divided among
San Francisco, New York, Havana, PAN
anna and Washington.
The Shut brothers, one editor of the
Condor Globe, and tho other of the
| Antelope Herald, are runners who need
not be ashamed of their feetness. Sloan
Up. is champion of Condor, Gillian
county, and Z. NJ. holds the belt for
Wasco and Crook counties.
The paper and pulp mills Of Oregon
City will shut down the first OF the week
for an indefinite period, to give them an
opportunity to work on stock in hand, az
with the present condition Of trade and
the financial depression it is not possible
to continue paying cash for labor and
material for the sake OF accumulating
stock.
I Secretary Carlisle has begun q reor'
ganization of the treasury department. a
number of clerks are already dropped
and others reduced az far as possible
under the civil service rules. Vacancies
will be filled with democrats, OF whom
only 10 per cent are now employed IN
the department.
"A white convict named Davis, who
was released from the Ohio penitentiary
found his wife living with q negro. HI
went to the house in Corning Thursday
night and found several persons there
He started Q row, n which James
Clifford was killed, Davis fatally hur,
and several others seriously injured.
At Denver Wednesday night B. @
Lightfoot, an old Grand Army man, wat
brutally murdered by Dan Arata, Al
Italian saloon keeper. Arata was ar
rested and put in Jail, when q mob Q
10 900 people collected, broke in the jail
took Arata out, hung him to telegraph
, pole and riddled his body with bullets.
A few days ago the news was brough
to Union that young man by the NAM
of John Albridge had attemged to poison
, the family of VIM. Favorite, of BIZ
. creek. The boy is evidently guilty ant
the only cause to which the crime can b.
3 attributed is that he is "of his base
with q mania for making away will
people.
The legislature Of the state OF Chihua
! hua, Mexico, has just passed q las
: which, if enforced, will rid consider
: able portion Of the Rio Grande border G
0 the desperate bands Of cattle thieves an
smugglers who have committed depreds
tions for the past several years. Tn
4 law provides that anyone caught in tn
q act OF stealing cattle shall be shot.
9 The Puget Sound National bank c
2 Seattle now has capital Of 5000, 900 an
a surplus of $4,000, making it one c
largest and strongest financial institr
= tions on the Pacific coast. II recent
: increased its capital $500, 900, Its stocl
y holders having subscribed and paid thi
2 large sum in cash. This was quite
, feat to accomplish during such time
this.
Il John H. Haynes has sued the Spt
n kane Chronicle for 10000 damages fe
: libel. The skeleton of an Indian wa
70 dug up on Haynes property I
}, Peaceful Valley, near Spokane. and tn
Chronicle made out that the bones wei