Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-09-15

2sO last year. On these figures the pub
fishers estimate the present population
of Portland at 80. 1856, q gain OF 1855 over
last year.
A serious fight occurred Tuesday night
at picnic in Grant district, near Park
ersburg, W. Va, in which two opposing
factions we're badly used up. Over a
score of men are reported to be injured,
three fatally.
A riot between a lot OF Chinese and
Japanese hop pickers occurred Wednes-
day on Peter Rooney's ranch near FER
kins, Cal. The Japs were badly dis
figured and some of the Cinnamon were
roughly handled.
News reached Seattle, Monday, of
brutal murder at Chico, little town IN
Kitsap county. William S. Fletcher,
well-known steamboat man, was shot
twice and instantly killed by Servius
Rutten, a rancher.
Robert Reid was found dead on the
mountain near Wickersham, Wednesday.
He was lying in an open place in the
woods on a little knoll with bullet hole
in his head. 1t WAS evidently case OF
accidental shooting.
English dealers have advanced E..
Meeker a quarter of million dollars to
be used in harvesting the crop of the
Northwestern so much OF it as the
/ Meekers control. They are now offering
, to contract at IL cents.
Peter McCooey, laboring man, was
instantly killed by burglar at Chicago,
| Sunday night. The robbers in making
their way through his room, aroused Nc
Cooey by knocking over chair and he
sat up in bed, when they shot him.
: A New York dispatch says: Mrs. c.
r R. Fiske, q wealthy widow OF Boston
was robbed of diamonds worth $4,000 ane
letter of credit for E20,0 on thu
!. steamship Campania, on which she ar
= rived from Europe on SATURDAY. last.
The Oliver Iron and Steel Company o
Pittsburp has definitely decided to at
|. tempt to operate without the amalgama
: ton association agreement, and will
start non.union. There is much excite
ment among union men. The firm EN-
!, ployes 5000 men.
q A Young man named Jameson, sol
:, of DR.. Jameson, of New Whatcom, sho
and killed negro, known az John tn
Sinner" at Everett, WASH, Tuesday
= No cause is given for the killing, whic
~ ~ is generally condemned as cold bloode
IL murder.
At Port Angeles, WASH, Tuesda
- Judge s. p. Carusi, Judge Of the polio
&c court, and justice Of the peace, shot an
20 mortally wounded DR.. l. K. Herrick,
'n leading physician of that city. tn
~ tragedy was the last act of feud OF Ion
standing between the participants.
y, 20 By the upsetting OF lamp, Miss Alit
20 Beldin. a daughter of Mrs. Merrilla Be
,. din, received terrible injuries at Seattl
L Tuesday evening, which may prove fata
Her sister, Mrs. Louise Hudgin, WI
~ also burned, as was q Mr.. Smith, WI
IN was present when the accident ha
H. pened.
"o Railway and express company officia
are of the opinion that the Frisco ira
Gu robbery at Mound Valley Monday NOR
sst ing was committed by Bill Dalto
OF "Dynamite Dick" and another OF Il
n outlaws who escaped after the bait
with the United States marshals
ed Ingalls, Friday.
'as Very sad accounts of food and fami
,is come from North China, and the distre
'ge among the people is terrible. In b
Khan men, women and children a
,rk cattle are dying Of starvation by hu
lay dreds, and as many as 80 fatal cases
de- cholera are reported as taking place
ned the city daily.
ke. A letter Of inquiry has come to Ma
DIS Mason, OF Portland, from New Orlea
'5,- asking OF the whereabouts OF d.