Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-11-03

The Depauw Plate Glass Manufactur-
ing Company, of New Albany, Ind, filed
new mortgage Tuesday evening for
$2S9 900, to secure creditors. The assets
are SOL 900; liabilities, $408, 900.
The Pullman Mercantile Company, at
Pullman, Wash, has gone into the hands
OF a receiver. The assets are $4,000
liabilities $l35, 900. The assignment was
precipitated by Portland creditors.
William Prudential, a New York in.
surance agent, has been arrested charged
with embezzling $s7 900 from Albert
Wagner. who gave him power of attor-
ney during the latter's absence abroad.
Col. James McGee, one of the wealth
lest citizens of Pine Bluff, Ark, was as
sassinatei Wednesday night. The muir
dered man had trouble with DIR. Scott
over a lawsuit, and Scott is accused Of
the crime.
Charles H. Wells, the millionaire
lum herman and capitalist OF Saginaw,
Mich, while out hunting with party OF
friends on Bowstrng lake, Mimi, was
drowned Thursday by the upsetting OF
his canoe.
Congressman Curtis Of Kansas has in
troduced bill to discontinue the office
of collector of customs at large number
of ports where the expenses exceed the
, receipts. Among them are Coos Bay and
iaquina, Or.
Sunday night at Sioux Falls, S D.,
Harry Lacy, lawyer and real estate
agent, shot and killed bis wife anc
mother-in-law, Mrs. Ida Bunker, anc
then sent bullet through his own brain
> Family trouble was the cause.
A Kalispell special to the Pionee
Press Gays: Jack White, alias Ben Hall
the last of the gang that robbed tn
, Northern Pacific express at Gray Gilt
0 last August, was shot dead while resist
ing arrest Monday afternoon.
= The Daughters of the American Revolu
k ton have sent earth from the grave Q
e Martha Washington, at Mt. Vernon, t
San Francisco, to be used in planting
liberty tree at the opening of the Midwin
Z ter fair by California women.
v A bill was passed in both houses Of tn
]. Choctaw council Wednesday allowing
delegate to be sent to Washington as
lobbyist. The salary will be $4,000 yea
!, with $4,000 incidental expenses. TIL
government will appoint DR.. Wright.
H. P. Patrick, one of the most prom
:. nent members of the Topolobamp
CO operative COlOny III McAlCO, Wde idi
q week assassinated. Tuesday the assa
!. sin, l3.year-old boy, was found strun
10 up and his body riddled with bullets.
At the congress Of agriculture Tuesda
r Col. Bingham, of Ohio, severely criticise
q. the speech of Secretary Morton, in whic
= he said that among the most dangerou
IL insidious foes the American farmer hs
to contend with were grangers' alliance
OF The creditors OF Wright, Bowen & Go
le a San Francisco whaling firm which
" temporarily embarrassed, have granite
* them a years time in which to settle 8
fairs. The firm is said to be solvent, al
e. will have no difficulty in paying
oil debts.
is The Wellman Iron & Steel Company
is plant at Chester, Pa, has been seized
the sheriff on Judgment OF 1854 900. III
u, company has a capital stock OF 81 90
,d 600, with total investment OF vi ,50I
er 600. The cause of the failure is the
il preston in the iron and steel trade.
The secretary OF the interior has Q
in proved the decision of the assistant att'
ng ney general that half-breeds who We
OF paid scrip under the act OF 1854, are 4
re-. now entitled as Indians" to allotmen
The case came up under disposition
W. the Sioux lands under the act OF 1889.
m A work train and local train on t
.ge New York & Pennsylvania railroad C
700 lided near Altoona, Pa, Tuesday, a
the debris caught fire. Seventeen m