Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-15

As James Hearing was travelling along
Cotton wood creek in the Yakima coun-
try recently he met cinnamon bear with
three cubs coming up the trail. The
cubs took to tree, and after the old bear
had been shot, MIR. Hearing dispatched
the three younger ones with stout
club.
Charges Of offensive partisansbip. in
temperance and encouraging illegal entry
of Chinese have been filed against
Keeper Evans, of Admiralty light, near
Port Townsend. He is Grand Army
man and has given offense by criticising
lack Of patriotism at the Port Townsend
custom house.
Civilization is rapidly advancing in
the Yukon region. Forty Mile City is
the largest camp and contains 90 build
| ings, including miners two large stores,
one music hall, five saloons, one billiard
parlor, one tin shop, two blacksmith
shops, two assay offices, mission church
and one shoemaker.
| Senator PETER has introduced resolu-
ton, which was appropriately referred,
instructing the judiciary committee to re
port whether the government of the
United States could, by virtue of an act
of congress, constitutiorally take posses
sion. paying compensation therefor, of all
the coal beds in the country.
The New York building trades confer
ence. comprising two-ihirds OF the build
ing trades in the city, has notified archi-
tects and contractors that boycott had
been placed on all imported building ma
terials made by foreign workmen EN-
ployed by Americans. committee has
hAn tod 10.
general strike if advisable.
General Sheparl the expelled Coxey
leader, is organizing lodges of the
Knights of Honor in the state OF Wash
ington. Gen. Jeffries and Gen Jumbo
Cantwell are in Montana. When the
lecherous Jumbo left Spokane he took
with him little girl named Steen. She
was afterward taken from him and
brought back to her home.
In letter to the London Times, Robert
Louis Stevenson strongly denounces the
present system of government OF Samoa,
saying in part: eff the farce Of the Ber-
lin act ia to be continued it will be neces
sary to moderate it. Among our five SOW
eregns, it is to be presumed that Idle and
Schmidt were chosen for good qualities.
Little good we're likely to get by them P"
Active preparations are being made at
Rio de Janeiro for the occasion of the
Fourth OF July. The great national fete
of the United States will be celebrated in
that city in manner BETTING demon
stration to the United States of the graft
tude of the people of Brazil for the sup
port received from the government of the
great American republic during the late
civil war.
The Taylor brothers, who murdered
the Meeks family three weeks ago, have
been located in cave twenty-three miles
from Milan, Mo. The entrance to the
cave has fortified door. The posse will
endeavor to capture them without force,
but are preparing to blow up the cave
with dynamite in case they refuse to sur
render. Two other men are with the
Taylors.
The United States grand jury at In
dianapolis has returned an indictment
against Frank o. Stannard, of Lawrence
county, charging him with conspiracy in
the indianapolis national bank case, in
which Stannard endeavored to act as a
mediator between the defendants and
Juror Armstrong. Stannard is not to be
found, and his bond of $4,000 has been
declared forfeited.
Out of 123 roads for which returns for
the month of April have been published
twenty-five only report an increase in
earnings, while ninety eight show losses.
OF the roads with increases all but three
or four are very small, and in only one
case is the gain of any conside rable
amount Among the largest decreases
are the Northern Paci' C, $3.50 ,676, and
Canadian Pacific 1896, 214.