Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-09-01

The receivers of the Northern Pacific
railroad have ordered the following econ
omies: Salaries from $1,000 to 5000 to
be reduced 10 per cent salaries from
5000 to $40, 600 to be reduced 10 per cent,
and salaries above $40, 200 to be reduced
25 per cent.
1t was stated at the treasury depart
ment at Washington Saturday that AS
eistant Secretary Hamlin, while in Mas
sachusetts, will visit President Cleveland,
and on his return to Washington num-
Der of important appointments will be
announced.
A disastrous fire swept through Fair
field, Wash, Wednesday morning, and
over a dozen of the principal business
houses are in ruins, and nearly the en-
tire main business center OF the town is
a pile of smoking aches. The loes is
about $4,000.
In response to his inquiry, Governor
Pennoyer has received letters from
nearly all the members of the legislature
and as a majority oppose the calling OF q
special session for the passing OF stay
law the governor will probably not call
special session.
w. w. Ogilvie, the milling king Of
Canada, estimates the yield of wheat in
Manitoba and the Northwest this year at
about twenty bushels per acre, or to-
tai yield Of Is, 900 900 bushels. The quail
ity OF the crop. he says, is the best ever
grown in the Northwest.
Three attempts at train wrecking were
made by unknown persons near Fair
field, California, early Sunday morning.
A terrible wreck and great lose Of life and
l hnd hu 10
that it was a clear night and the trains
were running at a slow speed.
A New York dispatch says: There Ia
an impression in banking circles that the
market, 80 far as time loans and mercan'
tile paper is concerned, will ease up
shortly. The premium on currency
varies considerably, some brokers quot
ing it at | u per cent and others at 3.
The Washington National bank Of
Spokane has begun five suits against
some Of it's stockholders to recover
$780, 900. Henry A. Tilton, its former
president, is included in all cults and il
is claimed that the money is due fol
money borrowed from the bank before il
failed.
An Asbury Park dispatch says: Vice
President Stevenson is to be the mex
speaker at the national service in tn,
Asbury Park auditorium. Mr.. Steven
son has promised to bring speaker CrisI
with him. The latter will also delive
an address, possibly on the 6nancia
situation.
Robert J. Knox, the American VIII,
Was sentenced to five years. imprison
ment in the City OF Mexico short tim
ago for swindling local jeweler ont O
SIP 900 of jewelry, has been granted
new trial. He has influential friends II
the United States who are working II
his behalf.
, Moses Lahore, laborer, COMMITTEE
: suicide at Monte Cristo, Wash Thurs
; day, by shooting himself through tn
heart with 44-calibre revolver. He lei
! the following note: ITO my dear vii
and children: Do not bother about me
Bury me close by. l am no use to 20
1 any more.'
9 Convict Williams, No. 474 in the pen
g Tertiary at Walla Walla, lie missing
9 While engaged in watching the fires NJ
9 der the brick kilns he walked away wit
It out the guards detecting bis escape. rh
country is being econred in all direction
, but up to the present writing no clue hs
/. been dis; oyered.
y Vice-Admiral Hoffman, secretary
Y state for naval sffairs for Germany,
!. said to have obtained the approval
'i DR.. MIGUEL and several other minis.e
for his plan Of spending 4O, 900, 600 mari