Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-10-20

The report that the Occur d'Alene
mines have reopened is denied. The
miners are still holding out for 50 so per
day. So far not mine has made move
toward opening.
complained of feeling ill. She took an
fuil-grown mouse. How the mouse got
into her stomach is a mystery.
Near Loomis, Wash, Sunday, N. G..
Wheeler was shot and instantly killed by
John Kavanaugh. There had been bad
blood between the men for Home time,
caused by quarrel over land.
Martin Edner was shot and killed Sun
day night at Zillah, WASH, by Louis
OFT. OFT runs saloon and was attempt
ing to put Edner out of his place of bust.
ness at the time OF the shooting.
The deadlock in the Maryland demo-
cratic convention was broken Tuesday
by nominating Henry Page for associate
Justice on the 58l2th ballot. The con-
vention was in session two months.
While playing billiards at Hamilton,
WASH, Monday, George B. Addington
quarreled with Swan Peterson. The for
mer struck the latter over the head with
billiard cue, inflicting fatal wound.
John Brandt, a rancher, 25 miles from
Miles City, Mont, killed his wife, his
daughter, aged IL, and himself some
time Friday night. Another daughter,
aged II, escaped. 1t is believed he was
insane.
! At Shorterville, Ala, Monday night,
Miss Farmer was awakened by q negro
in her room. He FLED and WAS captured.
Enroute 10 Jail he attempted to escape,
whereupon his body was riddled with
bullets.
Policeman Carey OF Los Angeles,
who was suspended by Chief Glass for
being an inveterate gambler and for is.
suing forged checks to pay gambling
debte, committed suicide Monday by tax
ing morphine.
Mail advices from San Cristo state that
fe nights ago General Manuel Esca.
baylor. at one time governor Of Chiapas,
Mexico, and present senator, was assas.
sinated by unknown parties who fired
from the street.
Farmers who have returned home
from the worlds fair with samples Of
seed wheat have been notified to burn
the grain Immediately. A dangerous
pest permeates the whole exhibit in the
department of agriculture.
In Henry county, Alabama, John Da'
Wis, colored, entered the bedroom OF q
Miss Ermer and attempted to assault her
The woman screamed and the negro fled.
A posse surrounded Davis house, and
when he came out, riddled him with bull
let's.
j. ARIEL Johnson, of Topeka, Kansas
has announced that he had discovered {
liquid preparation that would change
the color of the African and make him a
white man. He says he has expert
mented on two negroes, and that his pre-
paration did the work.
The conference of the Latin monetary
union has adopted proposals presented
by the Italian delegates for Withdrawal
from circulation OF small Italian cur
rency. The method for withdrawal o
the currency of other Latin countries hal
not been decided upou.
A Portuguese named Albert Rogers, a
Stockton, Cal. attempted to murder hi
mistress, French girl named Aiic,
Tifiare, shooting her twice in the head
also inflicting wounds with the butt o
the pistol She will die. He then sho
himself through the brain.
The revenue cntter Commodore Perry
which has done duty on the lakes eve
since she was built in 1854, has saile'
from Erie, Pa, for New York, where sh
will undergo q change in her boiler sys
tenn. As soon 40 this 10 done she vii