Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-04

named @. J. Miller was instantly killed.
Several others were badly hurt.
At Portland, Maine, Tuesday, the
stallion Nelson, at the Maine mile track,
driven by Nelson, owner, uotted an ex-
hibition mile in 2:l0 ga, making the last
quarter in 80 3-4, which is :03 gait.
The total number of pensioners dropped
from the rolls since March 4, 1893. is
945, and the whole number OF pensioners
suspended during the same period, pend
ing further investigation of their cases, is
5000.
.Canada's total wheat crop this year
will be about 100000 bushels larger
than last year. Manitoba will yield 25,-
600 900 against 10000, 900 last year, and
Ontario this year will have about 80 ,O00,-
600 bushels.
J.C. Mohr, a retail drygoods dealer Of
Corvallis, Oregon, has filed deed of as
signment for the benefit of his creditors,
w. s. Hufford being named as assignee
The deed shows liabilities of $4,000, with
assete of $1,000.
Wednesday night s. P. Bradshaw was
called to the door of the residence OF
Mrs Breckenridge, in Kingdom, ILL.,, by
y mob of 200 MASKED men and shot to
death. Bradshaw and Mrs. Breckenridge
were criminally intimate.
A. Hartley, an old pioneer Of Southern
| Oregon, was found drou ned in the Gala
pooia at Oakland recently. His cane
was lying on the bank. Whether it was
case of suicide or the old gentleman
| had fallen in is not known.
| Adam Waldorf, singer at the Tivoli-
house, in San Francisco, was found
dead in bed Wednesday morning, hav.
ing committed suicide by cutting his
wrists and bleedingto death. Waldorf
was addicted to the morphine habit.
A disastrous fire occurred Thursday al
Susansville, CAL, resulting in the de-
struction of sixty buildings and causing
loss of about 100000 The fire started
in an outstanding building Of the Steward
house and soon consumed the hotel and
city.
The house of Archie Sightler, at
| Swansea, s. c., was entered Monday
night and his wife outraged by two
negroes. One of them, named Hantry,
was caught, and 1t is reported was
lynched. A posse has pursued the
other.
George s. Nevely, of Columbus, Ind.
has Just notified Secretary Hoke Smith
that he cannot on account Of conscienti.
GUS principles accept the 5000 pension
which has just been granted him. He
says he is now able to perform manual
labor.
The drug store of E. NJ. Van Slyck, oil
Baker City, has been closed by attach.
ment. His assets foot up as much as his
liabilities, but in the courts the former
will decrease and the latter increase, &c
his creditors will not be paid dollar fol
dollar"
The chief of the bureau Of statistics re.
ports that during the twelve monthf
ended June 80, 1893, the number of i'm.
migrants who landed in the United
States was 497 ,036, and during the cor.
responding period Of the preceding year
619,930.
The largest warrant ever drawn In
Marion county was drawn Monday, fol
So, 1880. 1t was made payable to the
sheriff and was for payment Of delin-
quent taxes purchased by w. @. Hub
bard, county judge, for and in behalf o.
said Marion county.
V. M. Locks, the leader OF the anti
Jones faction in the Chectaw nation
WAS seen recently. He declared that il
the condemned at Wilburton were sho'
on August 4, martial law would be. de
clared and the Choctaw government
would cease to exist.
Joseph Anselmi. aged 20 years, wa,
drowned Wednesday morning while