Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-09-29

killing Manager Richard Nicholas, Jas.
Kelley, Ben and Gales Mcmahon, Henry
Smith and James Gunter.
Bradstreet's mercantile agency reports
26 failures in the Pacific coast states and
territories for the week ending Satur-
day, as compared with 20 for the cor
responding week last year.
San Francisco police are looking for
DIR. Eugene F. West, who they think is
responsible for the death of Miss Addie
Gilmour, the young woman whose head
was found floating in the bay.
Stanley Roger Miles was killed and
three other miners were badly injured at
Oakdale, Pa, Sunday, by an explosion
Of nitro-glycerine. The men we're ex-
perimenting with the explosive.
John Sandstrom, a Swede, about 40
years of age, was instantly killed Mon
day in the Northwestern Lumber Com
pany's mill at Hoquiam. Wash. He
leaves widow and two children.
The bank of Nv. Case at Astoria, Ore
gon, is preparing to reopen its doors.
Depositors are signing an agreement tn
take their money in installments after
the bank is again ready for business.
Very little grain hay was grown in Fox
valley, Oregon, this year on account oil
the ravages of squirrels. Many OF the
ranchers did not cut spear. There
was, however, a fair crop OF wild hay.
F. A. Dnsmore, who was tried in the
superior court and convicted on the
charge of rape, at Bakersfield, Cal, has
been sentenced by Judge Conklin tc
serve 81 years in the Folsom peniten
tiary.
A Boston flyer on the Hudson road
collided with freight train near Lake
Genne, N. j., Wednesday morning. De
tails were not received, but it is known
that Freight Conductor Hefrick WA
killed.
The Matte D. Dyer has arrived from
the Arctic with the three sailors, Sand
gren, Hoggo and Folstrom, previously
reported drowned by the capsizing OF {
whaleboat belonging to the sealer E. B
Marvin.
There was big fire near Rathdrum
Idaho, saturday morning, causing a los'
of $75 900. The saw mill plant of Rob
feet of lumber. Eight other building
were burned.
Chinaman named Long shot ant
killed Youn Hing at the hop yard o
William Holmes, near Salem, Tuesday
The shooting is supposed to be the result
of highlander row. The murderer fet
down the river.
A fatal duel with shot guns occnrret
near Marion, S. G., Thursday in whicl
w. A. Atkinson was killed and d. r
Smith badly wounded. The two mel
/, quarreled about lumber on the line be
tween their lands.
, Another murder was discovered Mon
day at Fargo, N. D., a body being founC
in an empty oil car which arrived iron
J Tower City. This makes two murder
, and one murderous assault discovere
! there within "a hours.
: Governor Crounse, of Nebraska, ma
declined to appoint delegates to the cor
vention called by the Pan-American B
1 metallic League at st. Louis. He say
r he will not assist in sowing the seeds
D secession at St. Louis.
Howard L. Balm, former cashier of th
I Home bank in New York, who embea
: zled $50, 1S5 of its funds, besides stealth
y $500 of gilt-edge securities belonging
Director Ketcham, was arraigned in cou
Saturday and pleaded guilty.
l. George Thompson, an old English 80
II der who fought through the Crmea
q war, committed suicide near Portlar
II Tuesday morning by cutting his thro
from ear to ear with dull pocket knit
It Dependency was the cause.
:, The New York papers assert that Mr.