Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-04-28

secondary in importance to the Panama
canal, in the interest Of which the count
is now in this country.
Monsignor Chapelle, coadjutor of the
bishop Of Santa Fe, New Mexica, has re-
ceived assurances that Pope Leo will re-
ply to the reports Of tho American
bishops on the school question in O
special document, settling the matter
with the utmost clesrness.
King Mslietos refused to allow any OF
his subjects permission to leave the
Samoan islands for the worlds fair. In
stead Of Samoans 10 male South Sea
islanders were brought up, and six wo-
men will follow. They will inhabit the
Samoan village ct the worlds fair.
The additional barricades placed about
the sub-treasury Office in the custom
house at Baltimore are the results of in
formation received some time ago by
Chief Drummond that . raid on the
vaults, which contain 81, 00O, 900, had
been planned by band OF cracksmen.
Bonilla, the leader Of the revolution in
Honduras, was still in possession Of
of that city was cabled the Herald on the
day after the great battle which preceded
its capture occurred. The revolutionists
have not finally triumphed, however,
and skirmishes frequently occur.
The situation in Nicaragua is serious.
A revolution 10 expected. Dictator
Rodriguez still maintains his power in
Costa RIGA. He has been watching those
who are suspected with q desire to re-
volt, with increasing vigilance since the
last plot was dicovered, and is reinforc-
ing his army by compelling citizens to
Join it.
Eugene Kelly. of New York, treasurer
Of the National federation Of America,
subscribes $1,000 to the home rule fund,
and has cabled $40 600 to Hon. Justin
Mccarthy, M. P, for the use Of the Irish
parliamentary party. He hopes cub
scribers will promptly remit their cub.
scriptions to enable him to send like
amount next week.
Edward Lindsey, . well.known pioneer
Of Washington, accidentally shot and
killed himself, while hunting at North
Yakima. Lindsey and his son went out
together. but became separated and the
son returned. Not finding his father, .
searching party started out and found
him with his head entirely blown of.
He came to this state in 1865.
Philip Crawford, the young man who
was attacked with smallpox on board the
steamer City Of New York ON her recent
trip up from Panama, died at the quaran-
tine station on Angel island, in San
Francisco harbor. The rest Of the New
York's cabin passengers are still on the
island, and will remain there until all
danger from the disease has passed.
]. s. Crawford, q well-known livery
man Of Elsinore, CAL, met with shock
ing death Sunday night while returning
from South Riverside. whittier he had
driven Sunday morning. The team
came to the stable during the night with
Crawford's body fast between the front
wheel and the pole, having been dragged
in that position eight miles.
The Belgian authorities are taking Wig
orous measures to prevent q continue.
ton OF the disturbances growing out of
the universal suffrage agitation. The
burgomaster OF Brussels has issued Q de-
cree prohibiting the holding Of any pro-
cession or any public assemblage under
severe penalties. The socialist leader,
Volderes, will be made an example of.
A Tubes Hill, N. Y, dispatch says:
Daniel Stewart, formerly farmer in the
town of Florida, where he boarded canal
mules at 81 head, is married to widow
in Colorado, who is largely interested in
mining and possesses fortune of 81 ,00O,-
600. Stewart is now over 90. Aside
from the property of his wife he is esti-
mated to be worth 500, 900 in his own
right.
Cashier Shardt, the defaulting cashier
OF the Mechanics bank and trust COM
pany of Nashville, Tenn, is dying from
congestion OF the stomach and the re-
port that he attempted to commit sui
eide is denied. The rumor of suicide
gained currency from the fact that the
physicians had been hurriedly sum-
moned to his bedside at q late hour
Monday night.
A special from Ottawa, Ontario, says !:
Information is now definite that the earl
of Aberdeen has been appointed gov
ernor general of Canada. Although he
will arrive in America in few days, he
will not reach Ottawa to replace Lord
Stanley until September, it being his
desire to allow Lady Aberdeen to COM
plete her work for tho Irish exhibit at
the worlds fair.
Several years ago the body Of John Sig
Ter was found ct Osceola, Ohio, with his
throat cut and knife clasp In his hand
Sigler had been dead six weeks when the
body was found, and coroner's jury, al
ter q long and careful investigation,
brought in verdict Of suicide. Sunday
morning q brother of Sigler made q
death-bed confession to the effect that
the supposed suicide was q murder and
that he committed the deed himself.
Three persons were killed at chariv
A young man named Anderson was mar.
ried, and crowd OF neighbors serenaded
Anderson and his bride with tin pans,
cow-bells and shotguns. A drunken cow
boy fred . load Of buckshot into the cot
tage where the wedding was being cele-
brated, slightly wounding the bride.
This angered Anderson, and he fred
two shots into the crowd outside. Two
men were instantly killed and q third
fatally injured.
The ship Francois, which arrived
at New York from San Francisco Satur-
day, had . rough and perilous voyage
She was III days in making the trip.
February 16 she passed three icebergs,
the forerunners Of heavy foe, which
she met next day. Some OF the bergs in
this pack were 500 feet high and six
miles in length. One particularly large
berg was estimated by Captain Dean to
be 20 miles square in area and it's height
averaged 800 feet. The ship was nearly
three days passing the foe.
A Newspaper Train.
The Salem Journal says the Greg )nian
contemplates running An early morning