Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-07-07

A wooden mill is being built at Fair
haven, Wash.
Hay is being shipped from New York
to France, where there is a fodder famine.
Walla Walla reports a strawberry
yield of so per cent. greater than ever
before.
The Pacific bank, of San Francisco, R.
H. Mcdonald president, has suspended
with assets of $2,5OO,000.
The second trial OF the alleged Roslyn
bank robbers, which is set for July "a,
promises new and startling evidence.
The cornerstone of st. Ignatius hospi-
tai was laid at. Collar Sunday afternoon,
Bishop Aegidius, Of Vancouver, Wash,
officiating.
Heavy arrivals of wheat from eastern
Washington are reported at Tacoma, and
the tone of the market has improved
wonderfully.
The Lane county, Oregon, bank, which
suspended few days ago, has issued q
statement showing the total assets to be
$225 900; liabilities, due depositors, $685.
600.
Admiral Hopkins succeeds to the COM
mand of the N editerranean fleet made
vacant by the sinking of the battleship
Victoria and the drowning of Admiral
Iryon.
James Reed, switchman at Ellens-
burg, lost an arm Thursday. He missed
the footboard Of the engine, and fell be-
meath 1t, his arm being crushed off near
the shoulder.
1t is estimated that the smelters Of
Colorado have lost in the aggregate
$3.50, 900 on ore bought last week, which
has fallen go greatly in value within the
last two days.
A. A. Newberry, of Spokane, is in
Washington city, endeavoring to secure
the consent Of Comptroller Eckels to
open the Washington National bank
which suspended two weeks ago.
It is understood that the land Office at
Bozeman, Mont, will be consolidated
with the two offices at Helena and Lew
istown, each of the latter taking one half
Of the present Bozeman district.
Ex-senator J. H. Hamilton, of Grant
county, made an assignment last lues-
day to A. 9. Frink. of Hamilton. His
assets were about $l5, 600, but the condi-
ton of times made it impossible to real
ize from this.
Five thousand workingmen in defiance
of the police held meeting in Weissen-
burg, Germany, Sunday and gave to the
world their opinions upon the subject Of
universal suffrage.
The city of old Yakima rather got the
start Of its younger and larger offspring,
North Yakima, last week, by raising q
$1,000 bonus for the wooden mill plant,
which has been negotiating with North
Yakima for some time.
The Union Pacific lie retrenching. Its
Offices at Bonneville, Mosler. Cello and
Blslock are to be discontinued. There
10 but one switch crew now in the yards
at The Dalles and similar retrenchment
il going on all along tile line.
William H. Hanson, son of the pro-
prietor of the Tacoma mill, has brought
suit to recover $4,000 from Charles j
Robinson, owner Of the faro game where
young Hanson lost that sum at play.
A man named Turner in Portland
notified his wife that he contemplated
suicide by drowning. In place Of per.
hitting him to carry out his purpose,
she informed Policeman Vaughn, whe
found no difficulty in inducing Turner to
change his mind.
While boating on the Willamette al
Portland, Oregon, Miss Maggie Thomas,
an estimable young lady, WAS drowned
Saturday night. Her companion, Mics
Powers, was saved by the young man