Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-03-31


has passed the Colorado legislature. .
Marshal Bansdell, Of the District of I
Columbia, rendered his resignation to
President Cleveland Thursday.
Henderson Smith died at Quincy, ILL.,,
at the age Of ll9. At one time
he was in the employ Of George WASH
ington.
Jesse Jones, who shot Sheriff Burnett
at Jellico, Tenn, last week, was taken
from the Jail by mob Sunday night and
hanged.
The Italian chamber Of deputies has
voted 227 900 lire, equal to 900, for
the Italian share in the worlds fair at
Chicago.
By an explosion Of gunpowder at
Kenosha, Wis, Monday night, Chris
Arentz, his father and q boy were in !
stantly killed.
Another big fire in Boston Sunday
morning destroyed the fremont Temple
and Parker House. The loss 10 half q
million dollars.
The interior department has granted a
pension to Elijah Estes, of Drain, Ore
gon. He is a survivor OF the early Black
Hawk Indian wars.
Attorney General Olney has appointed
Frank Strong, of Arkansas, general
agent Of the department of justice, vice
F. G. Foster, resigned.
Joseph Gahwinder, Of Dufur, Wasco
county, got drunk and fell of porch,
causing conclusion Of the brain, from
which he died that night.
David ]. Shippy was waylaid and muir
dered by members of the Hegg family at
Buena Vista, Ca, Sunday. The tragedy
was the result of an old feud.
In q fire at Madrid, Spain, Sunday
night. twenty-one persons are known to
have persisted. Several others are be-
lieved to be buried in the ruins.
Harry l. Thornton, q son of ex-J Judge
James d. Thornton, Of San Francisco,
has disappeared. His parents are OF the
opinion that he was murdered.
A man supposed to be the murderer Of
John M, CLAYTON of Arkansas is under
arrest in Butte, Montana. Detectives are
confident they have the right man.
At the head works of the Bull Run pipe
line, near Portland, Saturday, laborer
named Sweet was instantly killed by fall
ing rocks, caused by heavy blast.
The store and dwelling OF Guy Waring
and the postofiice at Winthrop. Wash.
burned one day last week. The family
barely escaped in their night clothes.
At saw mill seven miles from Rome,
Iowa, by an explosion of a boiler, which
was allowed to run out OF water, four
men were killed and several wounded.
William G. Riley, an old resident Of
Cpur d'Alene, was struck by Union
Pacific train q mile below Osburn, Idaho,
Wednesday, receiving injuries from which
he died.
Frank Lesnet, of the Roswell, N. NJ.
United States land office, disappeared siz
weeks ago. He is short to the govern
ment somewhere between 5000 ano
$4,000.
A destructive hurricane swept, March
6, over the new Hebrides islands ane
New Caledonia, destroying many villages
have persisted.
James w. Hobbs and Henry q
Wright, London solicitors, have beef
} convicted of fraud and forgery in con
nection with the bankrupt Liberato
Building Society.
} 1t is stated on good authority that tn
: president has selected John +. Wise a
collector of the port at San Francisco
and that his nomination will go to tn
L senate next week.
An unknown boy fell on the track il
front OF an electric car at Tacoma, Wed
nesday. His head was nearly severe
from his body and he was otherwis
2 horribly mangled.
The Cherokee strip is being invaded b.
boomers, hundreds of whom were see
there Wednesday, encamped along tn
lines of the Atchison Il Topeka. Troop
are out after them.
e The Baker county pioneer associatio
has been organized with w. II. Pacl
wood as president, and J. N. shepherd
secretary. The organization has pro
pective membership OF about 200.
10 Mrs. d. F. Dixon and two childre
were burned to death at Charlotte,
c., Thursday night. A child overtime
lamp, which exploded and threw burr
ing oil over mother and children.
A land bonus of SIS 900 will secure
e New Whatcom $75, 900 dollar woole
mill, employing from 40 to go peor,
. At mass meeting held the other mig
l. it was decided to raise the subsidy.
Active preparations are about to be b
= gun by Secretary Smith for the openil
OF the Cherokee strip, under the prov
ions OF the Indian appropriations act re-
flying the agreement with the Cherokee
While enjoying herself snowballing
Davenport, WASH, w ednesday, the you
daughter Of Mr.. Graham was instant
, killed by sharp stick she held striki
u the snow and passing through her bod
An enormous meteor fell near L
Olives, CAL, Wednesday night. Its ru
ms through the air sounded like Nigh
wind Three explosions occurred, viii
III made the windows rattle like castane
The Franklin county irrigating dit
seems to be an assured fact. 1t will {
IN tend from q point near Sprague to
nv Snake river near Pasco, and will recla
thousands of acres of what 10 now des
land.
r, The west wall of the Wheeler op,
house at Toledo, Ohio, was blown do
on top of three-story building ado
ing it, Monday, completely wrecking
building and burying its inmates in
ruins.
Mayor Alexjeff, who was shot in NJ
HO COW Monday at mutiny Of the
council, died Wednesday. Adrian'
his murderer, refuses to make sts
ment. The police are convinced it il
nihilist plot.
md BENJAMIN James, colored miner, '
run over and killed by the overland ?
senger train at Cascade Junction, Was
at 80 O'Clock Sunday morning.
had been drinking, and lay down on
,.s, track to sleep.
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