Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-02-23

He and his wife will recover. There il
said to be q woman in the case, with
whom DR.. DESTROY has been on in.
innate terms for some time.
The treasury balance Wednesday was
stated to be $ll7,ll5,325. This 10 the
first time it has been above the $780,.
600 900 mark for several months. This
10 accounted for solely by payments Of
subscriptions for new Ave per cent
bonds. Of this increase SIS, $50, 1914 is
gold and IS .S6S. l40 currency.
Mrs. Lucinda Fowler, the widow OF .
veteran soldier of the war, committed
suicide by hanging at her home in Brook
lyn Sunday night. Her daughter went
West about ak months ago, aud Mrs
Fowler, who is 81 years old, felt the
young woman's absence 30 much that it
resulted in fit of melancholy.
Four attempts to burn the worlds fair
bian guards Saturday night. Incendi-
aries started fires in machinery hall,
manufactures, hygenia and in the frame
building used for the manufacture Of
stsff. In each case the guards discov-
cred the fire in time to extinguish 1t.
There was an exciting time in st
Peters Roman Catholic Church in New
York, Sunday morning. Fathers Will
liam j. Hill and Patrick Mcdonald we're
celebrating mass, when Mcdonald be-
him down and beating him severely be
fore the eyes of the frightened congrega-
ton.
President Cleveland has issued in
structions to the customs officials of the
Puget Sound district that hereafter they
must earn their reputation in the de.
partment and not through the newspa.
pers. Consequently the mouths Of al
customs officials are closed on matters oil
news.
The police of Atchison, Kas.. on Mon.
day, took Mrs. Franklin out Of . car Of
household. goods billed to Omaha, il
which she had been beating her way
from Decatur, Ill. She had .$26 and hat
been put in the car by her husband, who
did not want to pay her car fare. She
had been in the car three days, and was
nearly frozen.
At Johns, mining town near Bir
mingham, Ala. Dennis Clements an(
Will Barge, rivals for the hand of Misi
Cora Burgess, met at her house.
quarrel ensued and Barge drew pisto
and sent a ball through Clements head
Clements fell dead in the arms OF tn,
girl. In resisting arrest Barge was sho
dead.
James j. Hahn, who stole $4,000 II
negotiable bonds from the safe deposi
vault of his sister, Mrs. Susan Swartz, il
Natchez, Miss, and decamped to Guate
msla has been brought back in charge o
Pinkerton detective. Forty-fve thous
and dollars in bonds and $4,000 worth O
diamonds taken from the safe deposi
vault at the time OF the robbery were re
covered.
Evans is still at large, but the officer
succeeded in capturing his false arm il
a cabin occupied by the bandits Tues
: day night. 1t is very ingenious con
trivance, and was made in New York
and must undoubtedly have been Q
great assistance to Evans. Both elboy
Joints and thumb are movable, and tn
: hand can be taken off and fork put Of
instead.
A big sensation was created at Tacom
Saturday by the indictment by the gran
jury of Samuel Collyer. cashier of tn
. defunct Merchants' National bank an
: present secretary of the chamber of CON
, merce. The specific charge in the in
dictment is that Samuel Collyer sold
! George Bott certain worthless draft o.
, the Chase National bank, of New York
3 in favor of La Rosa Cigar Factory for til
] sum OF $309.70.