Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-05-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

A grain elevator to cost $3.50 900 is to
be built at once in Seattle.
G. J. Laid, a prominent gun dealer Of
San Francisco, has failed for $500
Representative Wilson has sufficiently
recovered from his recent illness to re-
sumo his congressional duties.
Chancellor Won Csprivi has received
petition from the German colonial society
asking that Germany annex Samoa.
John G. Godshall, 81 years old. one of
the wealthiest residents of Lansdale, Pa,
hanged himself in stable Thursday.
The Kingston mills, a large cotton
spinning company OF Hull, England, has
failed. Unsecured liabilities, $4OO, 900.
General Manager Edward Mcneil, of
the Iowa Central, has declined the gen.
eral managership of the Great Northern.
Jacob S. Coxey, the originator of the
commonweal, has been nominated by
the populists for congress from the 18th
Ohio district.
William Weisler, OF Hagerstown, one
of the Coxeyites, was drowned Thursday
night while bathing at the Potomac at
Washington.
1t was discovered Friday morning that
| tWO lNco WOIC luct III thO VI ehO
Panhandle freight depot at Columbus,
Ohio, Thursday.
The house committee on public build
ings and grounds has agreed to report
bills for.public buildings at Helena, Mont,
and Boise City, Idaho.
The miners along the Norfolk & West
ern railroad in West Virginia for 100
miles have been given an advance in
wages and refuse to strike.
One OF the keepers OF Peskaw forest,
near Moscow, was tortured to death by
peasants for informing of their thefts OF
wood. His tongue was torn out.
A number of houses were wrecked by
a cyclone at Dalton, Ohio, Thursday
night. A thunder storm accompanied it.
One man was killed by lightning.
The tariff bill was then taken up. The
chemical schedule was passed and Aid
rich offered an amendment to put duty
of Is per cent on coal and tar products.
Fred tumble, of Elk River, was in.
stantly killed at Milaca, Mimi, Saturday,
while watching a game of baseball. He
was struck on the head by flying ball IA.
Carrie Wendell, of Maquiketa, Ia,
shot and killed ]. P. Royal on the steps
of the National hotel, IN that city Tues
day. She then shot herself in the head.
Jim Young was taken from the Ocala,
Fla, Jail Tuesday morning by leading
citizens and hanged to tree. de had
outraged Lizzie Weems, IL year-old
= girl.
Mrs. All Chong, wife of a San Fran.
cisco Chinese merchant, has decamped
for China on the steamer Oceanic, car
4 rying with her $4,000 of her husbands
money.
q A dispatch from Rio Grande do Su
SAYS that General Baraiva, with 1000 in
surgent troops, is nearing the Brazilian
government forces and that great battle
0 is imminent.
= Henry Alexander, we'll known in ar
circles in New York, in San Francisco
and in Munich, committed suicide II
New York with oxalic acid. He wal
y about 80 years of age.
The g. Shindler Furniture Co., 0
Portland, has been crowded to the wal
by the pressure of hard times. Nine at
tachment suits, amounting to $2S,OoO
o have been filed against it.
- James Parkinson Taylor, lord hig
sheriff OF London, died at San Antonio
Texas, Monday, Of paralysis OF the brain
He was en- route to California when IL
ness compelleO MIN W supp
Paul Ewing, aged 10, committed gu
IN eide at Findlay, Ohio, Sunday by takin
40 grains of morphine. he was in loy
with girl who would not reciprocate hi
affections, and he ended his troubles.
The body of man supposed to be thi
10 of Professor Anton Stamm, formerly or
= of the editors of the American edition
IL Encyclopedia Britannica, was found SUI
b., II, Central PARK
Because of an insecure rail passel
ger train on the Lehigh Valley road wei
down an embankment near Oswego, I
IS Y, Tuesday. Willie Mahan, aged L
was killed and thirteen others injured
Annie Hanson, aged Is, was shot an
10 killed at Lemars, Ia, Tuesday, by b
uncle, Herman Peters, aged 70. Aft'
telling the neighbors it was an acciden
~ Peters shot himself Nocause is know
AT a meeting of the creditors OF 9
Secretary Foster in Fostoria, Ohl
Thursday, the proposition to accept
settlement of so cents on the dollar, pa
II able June l, was unanimously agreed
II The State Savings Bank of Tacoma 81
pended Friday morning. 1t is SIM
institution, and will not cause much lol
as it is understood that they have be
doing but little business for some tim
Sadie Kraft was probably fatally ST
Sunday evening on lonely road M
an Jersey City by her lover, Bernard HOLE
berg. Her home is Rome, N. Y. /
lover tried first to assault and then 81
her.
Two negroes have been arrested at
pest lanta, Ca, for the murder OF Mrs. Iii
Sunday night. She was murdered WI
at supper, being choked to death Wit
pair of tongs. Robbery is the suppo'
motive.
An artist named Kollarz and his tn
the unmarried sisters committed suicide
hotel in Vienna Wednesday. He LEI
note saying that they committed suic
8 because they feared to outlive each otf
All we're over 90.
A heavy storm OF rain and hail at 81
. water, Mimi, Wednesday night did s
s,sr 600 damage. Many buildings were
dermined and the streets so ba
washed out that street CARS will not
moving for a week.
Nate Silver and Felix Young, tw
the outlaws who attempted to rob
Rock Island train at Pond Greek, u.
or'' several weeks ago, were arrested sumo
at Ell Reno, l. t, by Deputy I'm
q States Marshal Madison.
Goot Williams, a negro convict.
land been lynched at Welborn, Fla. 1t
said he was implicated in the murde
two women in Hamilton county.