Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-09-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK,

The New York hotel. of New York
citv. historic house, has been sold for
81 800, 900.
Miner Martin, a logger, was accident
ally drowned in the Chehalis river, near
Chehalis, Washington, last Saturday.
Rewards Of 5000 are offered for the
capture of the McCarty brothers, the
alleged Roslyn bank robbers.
A mob Of negroes took possession OF
Merrillton, Ark, Thursday night. In q
fight the sheriff was killed and many
others wounded.
Fifty families are destitute and without
food or shelter, as the result OF q cyclone
which passed over Quitman City, Missis-
sippi, Thursday night.
A special from Louisville, Kentucky,
says: Ex.President Harrison will attend
the republican league convention. Re-
porte indicate that IL, 900 will be present.
On Secesh mountain, in Eastern Idaho,
1T is estimated that at least 100 feet OF
snow fell during the past winter, while
at Little lake, above Payette lake, over
sixty feet fell.
r. w. Fauntleroy Of st. Louis, an able
and eloquent lawyer, has abandoned the
law and become minister. He
preached his first sermon at st. Louis ON
Sunday evening
Long destination tickets oil the Sibley,
Lake Sistensu Il Southern railway have
been forged and placed in the hands OF
scalpers at Kansas City, St. Paul, Chi
cago and other points.
TkD,Dan II norul.rr o,,.xo. -
spect OF San Francisco, was caught in
the steamer China. He was arrested and
his bail fixed at 5000.
The secretary Of agriculture has re.
quested the resignation of Major S. s.
lockwood, assistant chief Of the weather
bureau, and the resignation has been
rendered and accepted.
@. Roak, q saloon loafer and petty
thief, was treated to q coat OF tar and
feathers and ridden on rail out of town
by the indignant citizens of Centralia,
Washington, last Saturday.
In the commons motion was made to
amend the home rule bill by providing
that the government withdraw it's mill.
tary forces from Ireland before the par.
lament is established in Dublin.
A San Francisco dispatch says: The
revenue cutter Richard Rush, which ar.
rived Saturday evening from San Diego,
will now fit out for Q cruise in BehYing
sea, and will leave here about May 10.
Rudolph Wittke, a wholesale liquor
dealer, Of Los Angeles, committed suicide
Saturday by shooting himself through
the right temple. Wittke was hard
rin nd ~ 1oka k.I l.
spondent.
Cora j. Silva, a young lady aged 20
years, committed suicide at the residence
Of Mrs. M. ]. Marshall in San Jose,
Thursday. The young lady was de-
pendent on her step-father, who had de-
serted her.
The fire at Wardner, Idaho, Thursday
night destroyed the entire portion of the
town and caused loss of 5000, 900.
Hundreds of people are homeless and
relief has been asked from the neighbor-
ing towns.
John Marshall well-to-do and re.
spected Portuguese Of Huntington, b. c.,
was found dead at the entrance to his
house Thursday morning, with a bullet
hole through his head. There is no clue
to the assassin.
Frank Hickey, charged with the MUIR
der of Colonel John M. Clayton, of
Kansas, has proven himself inocent of
the crime. He was in Jail at The
Dalles, Oregon, at the time the murder
was committed.
A New York dispatch says George
Westinghouse has applied for an injunc-
ton and accounting of profits against the
general electric company for having
used electric converters which he claims
to have patented.
The jury in the case of John H. Stone,
the Spokane capitalist and politician,
charged with cutting timber from gov
eminent land, brought in verdict
against him Of $25, 900. He was sued for
$240 900 damages.
1t 10 reported that Oregon will have
one consulate position worth $1,000 q
year, according to the ruling of the state
department, as appointments are to be
appointed pro rata among the states on
the democratic vote.
A large portion OF the Hawaiian col
diers and members OF the national guard
have taken seriously i'll Of late aud are
untitled for duty. Royalists are charged
with having poisoned them, but they in
digantly deny the charge.
An express train running between
Santiago and Valparaiso was wrecked
Sunday night. The engine with two cars
fell q feet. The cars took fire from the
lamps, and it is reported that many per-
sons were burned to death.
The dead body Of John Marshall was
found in his cabin near Whatcom,
WASH, Thursday. There was q bullet
hole through the forehead and his
pockets had been rifled. No trace of the
murderer was discovered.
Lyman L. Lamb, a capitalist, is miss
ing from Chicago. He drew 1923 600 out
Of bank Monday, and handed it to
friend while he went into a restaurant.
The friend still holds the money, but
Lamb has not been heard from since.
A large number Of business men have
signed petition to President Cleveland