Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-06

backing and butt, aud was totally unin-
jured. A Sterling shell also pierced the
plate.
The steamer Delano has arrived at
Baltimore with her bows stove in. She
was in q collision with the New York
june 81 off George shoals. The New
York was not injured and proceeded to
Southampton.
r. g. CULVER, a senior at Williams
college, Williamstown, Mass, committed
suicide Saturday afternoon. He was q
Phi Beta Kappa man Of high class stand
ing and prominent about the college. No
cause lie known.
Elmer G. Sattley, cashier Of the de-
funct Kansas City, Mo-, Safe Deposit
and Savings bank, has been arrested on
four warrants charging him with receiv-
ing deposits after the bank WAS in an in
solvent condition.
A scaffold in the Etns building, In
disnapolis, fell Thursday, injuring these
workmen: Christopher Doyle, Clellsnd
Juph, Emmett kesrney. Mike Moriarity,
Sammie Ricketts,, Judson Whitestone.
Ricketts, and Doyle will die.
Henry Csppus, q negro who attempted
Vile, Ark, was swung to limb and 100
bullets fired into his body Friday night.
He implicated another negro in the
neighborhood, who has skipped out.
A severe cyclone passed north of Perry,
0. T., Saturday night. Several houses
and barns were blown down. The resi-
dence of ex Minister to Turkey +. E.
Little was blown down and several head
I<>f 1oI No 1oo 81 fa in xaI
The Jassamore is quarantined at Gal
weston with one case of yellow fever on
board. There were two deaths on the
trip from Vera Cruz. The British brig
Albatross, from Havana, reached quar-
antine at the Tortugas with one case on
board.
Near Greenville, KY, Friday night,
Isaac Wickliffe shot and killed Albert
Reno, firing two loads of shotgun into
him at close range. The two men were
rivals for the affections Of young lady
in the community. Wickliffe has been
arrested.
Dan Gamble, a young man of 20, ar
rived at Moberly, Mo-, Wednesday, and
strutted about the depot platform -four
ishing revolver. He ran against three
policemen end shot Officer Penn in the
shoulder. The police opened fire and
killed Gamble.
The cotton warehouses OF Burr Bros,
on South Water street, Philadelphia,
were burned Thursday night, and these
six firemen were crushed by the falling
walls: Joseph Hart, James Shenan,
Frank Burns, Robert Dalton, Robert ].
Grady, Miles Sweeney.
Joseph A. Smith, the populist lawyer
who wrote letter to Gov. Lewelling last
January, setting forth Wholesale charges
OF boodling and corruption on the part Of
the police authorities OF Kansas City,
Kansas, was acquitted OF the charge OF
criminal libel by jury.
Bailey Norris, of Wyoming, and Geo.
N. Sanders, of Montana, fought a duel
Tuesday morning at Summit, twenty
miles out of Chicago. Sanders was shot
through the left shoulder, while bullet
from his pistol plowed a iurrow through
the right cheek OF Norris.
The house committee on pensions has
ratified the report of the subcommittee
in favor OF Representative Bryan's bill to
pension widows whose names were taken
from the roll because they had re.
married and where the second husbands
have died or been divorced.
The worst storm In years struck Aledo,
H., Friday, and much damage was done.
Rev. Furguson, residing at Sunbeam,
nine miles south, and Franz Harvey,
living near Pomeroy, nine miles north
west, we're killed by lightning. A few
horses and other stock we're killed.
A fruit-packer combine, embracing
fve.eighths of the canneries throughout
California has been formed. The direc-
tors are Marcus Gerstle, Max Sloss, VIM.
Thomas. William l.. Merry and F. S.
johnson. The capital is 100000 and
the object OF the trust is to make prices
dearer.
The fire in the Mary Lee mine, near
Birmingham, Ala, continues. OF fifty
men who were overcome by the heat and
dragged out four are dead, two more are
expected to die at any minute, and
twenty others are In critical condition
and many may not survive. Two men
are still missing and are believed to be
dead in the mine.
Bud Smith, notorious Desperate, was
killed Tuesday morning at Watonga, o.
T., by the sheriff and his posse. Upon
seeing him Il .ying to escape the sheriff
took aim from the saddle of his horse
and brought the desperate down at the
first shot. Smith was Texas cowboy
and had been identified with the Daltons
for three years.
Jim Cook and two other men tried to
) hold up the Cherokee money OF the road
between Tahlequah and Fort Gibson, !
T., last Sunday evening. The Cherokee
guards got on to the plot and went in ad'
vance of the money. In the fight that
: followed one of the guards was killed
, and Cook shot to pieces He was taken
to Muskogee, and will die.
While funeral was in progress at st
, Mary's Polish Catholic church, Reading
Pa, the priest requested all those present
who were In arrears to the church tc
leave the sanctuary. About l60 OF the
congregation arose and, after knocking
I the priest down, left the house of wor
! ship, taking the corpse with them. |,
/ was afterward buried with brief services
, at the grave.
George B. Henderson, q Wyoming
, cattleman, in 1891 expected to be muir
! dered and insured bis life for the benefi,
of his wife, the agent assuring himself
that the proceeding was regular. Hen
derson vas murdered and the company
refused to pay On the ground that the
policy excepted death from intentional
, cause. The federal court decides in
favor Of the widow.
1t is seriously proposed in Venezuela te
close the ports to vessels flying the Brit
!, ish flag; to prohibit imports of British
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