Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-07-21

They were both employed in the tele-
graph business.
Mariana Leyva, a wealthy farmer of
the valley of Mexico, was crossing a
range OF mountains recently, when he
lost his footing and was precipitated into
deep chasm. He could not climb out,
overhanging a preciplce seven days with
out food or water.
The Terre Haute car works, one OF the
largest OF it's class in the west and the
largest in the state of Indiana, assigned
Tuesday. 1t employed 900 men and did
an annual business of $3,0O0,0O0. The
stringency in the money market was the
cause. Contingent liabilities $S4, 467.
Assets nearly 5000, 900.
An Egytian medical delegate to Mecca
says the deaths there are double the
number officially reported. In the valley
of Mouna it lie impossible to bury the
dead. The road between there and Mecca
Is strewn with corpses. In Mecca the
bodies lie decomposed for days, owing to
the impossibility to get grave-diggers.
STEMS Pillow is a rectangular rock
from 20 to 40 feet across it, which lifts its
head way above the trees in pine tir1 Der
on the south bank OF Mill creek, shout IL
miles east of Prineville, Crook county, Or.
Many persons have guessed at its height
but no one knows it. Some people think
it is 700 feet high.
Vice President Stevenson and party of
personal friends will leave Chicago next
Monday night for the Pacific coast and
Puget sound country. They will visit
Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco,
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and other
points OF interest and return via the
Great Northern railroad.
Ben Howe, 25 years old, an employee OF
the Spokane Chronicle, treasurer OF
Lodge No. 1903, l. o. D. F., and q promi-
nent Son of Veteran, has absconded,
after embezzling 81 100 belonging to the
Odd Fellows and 500 belonging to the
Sons of Veterans. He was infatuated
with prostitute, on whom he squander.
ed the stolen money.
Chicago was visited Sunday afternoon
| by the most terrific storm it has expert.
enced in several years. The wind blew
almost q hurricane, leveling trees and
breaking in windows, and the rain fell
in torrents. Many pleasure boats on
the lake we're overturned and sunk. The
loss Of life is unknown, but at least ten
persons are known to have been
drowned
On the Fourth, at Gladstone, Oregon,
near Oregon City, distressing accident
happened. A team of horses ran away,
throwing the occupants of the carriage
over a bluff. Mrs. M. P. Bradley and
four children fell forty feet. The mother
and the baby were killed, the others
seriously injured. Mr.. Bradley, who
was driving. escaped.
Several Colorado banks have failed in
the last few days. The American ma.
tional, the Western national, the Cen
trail national and the First national at
Pueblo, Colorado, are in trouble The
first three have suspended. All the
banks in silver mining districts are in
great danger OF failure, owing, to the
threatened fall of silver.
Henry Gee, supervisor Of the roads
about Sheridan, Oregon, 10 giving the
farmers great relief in fixing roads lead
ing into that city. Three-quarters OF a
mile leading to McMinnville, and equal
distance on the North Yamhill road ID
being macadamized sixteen feet wide.
The county furnishes the crushed rock.
the city pays one half the expense oil
construction, and the balance 10 made up
by private subscription.
Word reached Topeka, Kan. Monday
night from Englewood, Star county, OF
the drowning of William Wadell, his wife
and four children, while in camp on the