Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

anus. ne le lnulcteu on niue cOuut5.
Geo. Churchill, engineer of the city
water works at Sycamore, ILL.,, fell dead
while riding bicycle Saturday afternoon,
Joseph Wood, Santa Fe conductor,
was killed by tramp he elected from
rain. The tramp is likely to be lynched
II caught.
The city council OF Ell Paso, Texas, has
decreed that no, woman shall be allowed
to walk or ride in the streets of Ell Paso
wearing divided skirts.
Edward Brill, of Newark, N. j., muir
derad his wife Thursday night by cut
ting her throat, and then attempted
suicide. Jealousy was the cause.
Governor Richards, OF Montana, says |
that the sun dance, which was to be held
the middle OF next month at Great Falls
will not be allowed to take place.
At Evansville, Ind, Wednesday, a
battle occurred between strikers and
those who have continued at work, in
which two were killed and five wounded.
Helen Grier and her son are in jail at
Spokane on the charge of wilfully and
maliciously poisoning James l.. Grier,
the husband and step,father OF the two.
The governor of New York has vetoed
the bill to prevent the display of foreign
flags on public buildings, on the ground
that il is small national clannish legisla-
ton.
J. A. Armstrong, prominent archi-
tect, of Dallas, Texas, was killed Friday
morning by Jacob Engers, a merchant,
who discovered him in Mrs. Engers' bed
room.
Captain ]. r. Meredith, well-known
civil engineer, committed suicide at Pitts
burg, Wednesday, by shooting himself in
the head. Financial trouble is supposed
to be the cause.
Rich placer mines have been discovered
near Elk City, Idaho, and prospectors
are crowding into that section from all
directions. About $50 per day to the man
is being taken out.
The exports of specie for the past
week amounted to 81 1916 Of gold and
$515,S15 of silver. The imports OF mer-
chandise for the week were $4,674, ASP !;
dry goods, 81 ,016, 1875.
A four.story brick storehouse on Allan
tic avenue, Brooklyn, collapsed Friday
afternoon. One man was killed and five
or six badly hurt. Four men were
buried under the ruins.
The house committee on public build
| ings has decided to erect a new Chicago
building on the site of the present post.
office. 1t will cover an entire block and
will be ten stories high.
The strike situation at Brazil, Ind, is
becoming desperate. The miners are
guarding every railroad in the county,
and threaten to stop the waterworks and
street car lines in Brazil.
Half of the force of men in the La
Grande railroad machine shops now work
one week and the idle men work the fol
ing on half time and half pay.
A dispatch from Calcutta, describing
the bursting of the dam at Charkkupria
says the water swept onward like 40
foot wall, sweeping away several villages
among them one with so houses.
William Stifiler lost an eye while work
ing over an emory wheel at the Common
Sense engine works in Muncie, Ind. HI
brought suit against the company and {
jury has awarded him $4,000 damages.
Edmund D. Feston, a prominen
Knight Templar, of Springfield, ILL.,, wal
cleaning his revolver when the weapon
was accidentally discharged. The bulle
passed over his heart and entered hi
left lung.
John Downright, well-to do farmer
, died at Kalamazoo, Mich, last week
aged 70 years. Nothing but water passed
his lips for forty-six days before death
He was determined to starve himself t
death and succeeded.
James T. Mcmillan, lawyer, of Jack
sonyille, ILL.,, committed suicide las
, Saturday night by taking dose of strych
nine. MIR. Mcmillan had been ill TO
several weeks past, and during the las
few days had been melancholic.
DIR. H. s. Mitchell, physician of 81
Paul, Minn., was tarred and feathere
i and otherwise maltreated in that cit
Saturday night. He was too intimat
with other mems wives. Two ribs wer
broken, and he was stabbed through on
leg.
\ At Seattle, Saturday afternoon, Deput
United States Marshal Frank Fl. Minsc
shot and fatally wounded his brothe
Deputy United States Marshal Edwar
A. Minsch. Both men were under tt
influence of whisky at the time of tx
shooting.
Sixty-two Coxeyites captured. trai
at Austin, Iowa, Saturday and run 1t
far south as Carpenter, when the trail
men and citizens drove them off. Git
zens in the small towns in order to &
rid of them are buying them tickets ar
sending them on.
1T The problem of the unemployed h
been taken up in Minneapolis in earnei
The ways and means committee OF Il
council has decided to issue bonds
the amount of 500, 900 at 2 per cent
furnish money for an extensive scher
lie of public improvements.
In row at McCoy's Hotel in Chica
a few nights ago VIM. Blanchard, Har
Dixon and B. P. Hutchinson &c
Hutch'D we're stabbed with bow
knife by Ed. Crum, the millionail
- Crum has disappeared. None OF t
n. wounded men were fatally injured.
News is received of a desperate sho
ing ARRAY in Adair county, one mile frt
Columbia, KY, Wednesday. Quin
Josepha and William Tuttman wayli
and shot Samuel Conover and his "
% as they drove along. Conover return
the fire and fatally wounded Josepha
Tuttman.
At Helena, Mont, Tuesday, 125 co
monwealers who stole the Northern
nd cific train were brought before Ju'
Knowles. J. W. Kelly, the leader, '
sentenced to six months imprisonme
% John Ross, the engineer, also got
months, and three other leaders TIL