Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-06-23

Inc frlnc' SS EulA'iS u6b AhiShou AS'
visit to Chicago and will now make
tour oil over the country.
Count Pesing made . speech in Ger
many Thursday night advocating the
call Of Prince Bismarck to power.
Nick Milton, g ERIN an, was killed by
CAVERN OF rock and earth in mine at
Sanger, Union county, last Saturday.
Convicts in the Oregon pepitentiary
are now making 1000 bricks daily which
will be used ia the construction of public |
buildings.
A lsborer named Charles Egby was
killed by a work train near Montpelier,
Idaho, on Monday. He fell OIL car and
was run over.
In a riot between soldiers and citizens
at Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, five
policemen, six soldiers and dozen spec
tators were killed.
The Historian says the Union Pacific
has promised to build from Portland to
Astoria as soon as the money market is
in better condition.
The Nashville Savings bank, Of Nash.
vile, Tenn, has made an assignment
1t has liabilities Of $220,0OO and assets
less than half as much.
Inc DdQk OI OTybtAl r&ilo, DAlCHISnu,
deposits $50, 900, has suspended. The
failure of the Plankington bank, OF Mil
waukee, was the cause OF it.
Hamilton, Job & Co.,, private bankers,
of Corvallis, have suspended payment
and will wind up their business. All de-
positors are secure against loss.
Howard B. johnson was shot and
killed by Ella FOLSOM at Wallace. Idaho,
Wednesday night. johnson had seduced
Miss Folsom under promise OF marriage.
At Manchester, England, on Thursday,
J. Reilly reduced by ] minute and rs 2-5
seconds tho record of the well-known
bicyclist, Edes, for 50 miles OF path cy-
cling.
The property of tho Tacoma Light and
Water Com pany will be transferred to the
CITY about July 1st The city purchased
it some weeks ago at cost OF ABOUT
5000, 900.
An attempt is being made at Salem to
license the business men by making
them pay quarterly tax for carrying
on business. The business interests are
in arms against it.
A fly of the caribou species bit Civil
Engineer j. 7. Virgins, on the lip,
while surveying near Galveston, Texas,
from the effects of which he died few
hours afterwards, in great agony.
The Georgia Bankers Association
Thursday passed resolutions calling upon
Georpia's senators and representatives.
in congress to use all efforts to secure
the repeal of the Sherman silver law.
A man named Anderson, a carpenter
with considerable money on his person
because he was afraid to trust the banks
is missing from his home at Portland. L
is feared he has been foully dealt with.
George Weidenke,ler, a native of Rus
, STA about 20 years of age, was drowned
in Guilds lake, Portland. He was fish
ing at the time and stepped in deeI
hole and was drowned. He could no
swim.
After a running fight with the bandits
who robbed the Peoples bank, of Ben
tonville, Ark. the sherif's posse re
! turned to Bentonville. The pursuing
party lost five horses killed in the fight
and had six others wounded.
9 The body of Murdoch Mcdonald, VIII
disappeared from bis home in Portlan
!. on the evening of March 4, was RECEIVERS
river about 70 feet north OF the east en-
of the steel bridge, last Saturday.
Samuel Weaver shot and killed j. W
Mcpherson few rods from the latter
r. house near Boys Fort, WASH, Wednes
day evening. Weaver's wife was tn
only witness to the tragedy. The stor
have been in self-defense.
A few DAYS ago the officers were not
). fed Of the elopement from MERGED, Cal
fornia, of Rev. A. R. Reams, Meth
dist preacher, and Lucy Rucker, youn
girl belonging to leading family OF b
church. They were arrested at victcrl
ID b. c., and will be taken back Tor trial.
The Masonic grand lodge of Oregc
elected the following grand officers We
NJ nesday at Portland for the ensuing yea
~ Master, j. G. Morelsnd; deputy, M.
Clifford senior warden, Philip Metchar
: Junior warden, W. H. Hobson; trea
urer. D. G. McKeercher; secretary, 8.
IL Chadwick.
=. Frederick r. Coudert who went
y" Europe as associate counsel of the Unit
States in the Behring sea case, has 7
turned and says the Impression made
the claims Of the United States was
most favorable one and he looked for
decision favorable to this country fro
ID the arbitrators.
Champ Payne, who was recently co
victed Of the crime OF granddaughter
one of the slayers of Langford Summer
at Colfax, Washington, has been sc
fenced to term OF five years in the sts
prison. The court made the senten
light on account of the recommended
N OF the jury for mercy.
~ The Western roads are making d.
perate efforts to have the Great Mort
ern withdraw its $25 rate between Sc
tie and St. Paul, but that line refuses I
~ less other roads withdraw their tour
service by June Is, demand which
practically impossible to grant, and
the situation looks squally.
orv Greenwood q. Pray, OF Guilfo
Maine, aged 2S years, shot and killed
wife, and then himself, Wednesd
NJ The couple separated four weeks ago
~, No account of family troubles Pray's p
N9 Die live in Blanchard. His mother
been insane for years. Two small cl
dren survive, one an infant. Pray is
living.
Leslie Wise, recently from David
county, South Dakota, has been
Judged insane and sent to the asylum
- Salem. He talks incoherently; il
W. gines he is deputy sheriff on the
Of an embezzler; has several fraudul
checks in his possession which he cla
were forged by the fellow he il after.
IHo There is considerable state money