Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK..

charge of insanity.
Van Delashmutt, of Portland, has been
sued to collect SOL 600 due on mortgage
on his real estate.
The King county, WASH, assessment
for 1898 was $54. 2ll ,229, while for 1894 II
is only $45, 7S3 ,223.
n. X. Simmons was kicked in the face
AZ snohomish: WASH, by = horse, and
he died in few minutes.
BY CAVERN Of sewer embankment
at South Bend, Ind, Thursday, one man
MAS killed and several injured.
AT Independence, Oregon, Charles
Stoats won a ten.mile bicycle race in
~ 10. There were four starters.
BY the burning OF train Of oil and
other freight cars at Cheektowaea, the
New York Central loses 500, 900.
John Fields, noted outlaw, was shot
and killed at Briggs, l. T., Thursday, by
a deputy sheriff, whom Fields had tried
to kill.
About 100000 pounds of wool have
been shipped from Heppner this season
The average price was seven cents a
pound.
James Kennedy, aged 90 years, Who
resided in Portland, was drowned while
bathing in the Willamette at Ross Island
Tuesday.
During yacht race at st. John, N. b. i,
Tuesday the Maple Leaf was struck by a
squall. overturned, and eight OF her crew
drowned.
Arthur Smith was killed near Gates,
Linn county, by the limb Of tree falling
on him while he was engaged with 9th
ers in cutting wood
The Northwestern Electric Light x
Power Co., of Chicago, has made an as
sgnment. The assets are $66 450, and
the liabilities $664 ,S66.
Mayor Callahan of New Orleans has
been found guilty of accepting brides
There were several charges against him
all OF which were proven.
Mr.. Jewett, of Sauvies Island, Oregon
reports that he has about two miles of
railroad and turntab'e which came to
his place during the food.
Extensive preparations are making to
develop the oil fields lately discovered at
Larkspur, Marin county, Gal. The de.
poelt is said to be immense.
The body of Judge Wiswall was found
Friday on Clatsop beach, near the place
where he was drowned. 1t was taken 20
San Francisco for cremation.
Two hundred and sixty-five negro
miners arrived at Roslyn Saturday morn
ing. OF that number, 1877 are men, the
remainder women and children.
The Northwest interstate fair, to be
held at Tacoma from August Is to
November !, was dedicated Wednesday
night with appropriate exercises.
Jack Heltmens. of Eugene, was found
drowned in the Willamette river Friday
last 1t is not known whether he met
with foul play or committed suicide.
Mrs. William Burns of Dallas, Oregon,
was killed by being thrown from her
buggy while going to church last Sunday.
She was niece of Hon. j. j. DAILY.
Insurance Adjuster Frank H. SWEET of
San Francisco was accidentally shot by a
companion while hunting near Spokane
Tuesday. SWEET is badly wounded, but
may recover.
P. H. Riley was killed Thursday by
being overcome with gas from gasoline
engine, used for the hosting works at
the Bald mountain extension tunnel near
Forest City, Calf.
A stevedore named Pat Conley, while
painting the guard rails on the steamer
Knight No. 2, fell into the river at Sacra-
lnento and was drowned. He leaves q
family of five children.
The Review has a letter
from Representative John L. Wilson de-
timing his position before the party. He
declares that he is candidate for the
United States senate only.
Lightning struck the residence of
James Houston at Clayton, Ala Mon
day, while the family were eating break
fast. William, John and Mary, three
children, were instantly killed.
An ammonia tank in the Hygeia Ice
Company's plant al st Louis exploded
Monday, blowing Wilson SanGerson, an
employee, through the roof and killing
him. Several others were injured.
A.s. Gear, engineer on the Mill Creek
Flume 4 Manufacturing Co., near Walla
Walla, had his color bone and FIRST rib
broken Thursday by being struck by a
protruding timber on ear load CT lum-
Der.
west-bound fast freight on the Colo
RADIO Midland ran into rock-slide in
Eleven Mile canyon Tuesday morning.
The engine rolled into the river and En-
gineer J. B. Blocker was crushed to
death.
Jim McNear, proprietor of the motor
ions "Wbale saloon" in San Francisco,
was dangerously aud probably fatally
stabbed Sunday morning by his bar
tender, Patrick Hughes, during an alter
cation.
Walter J. Thompson, Henry Drum,
Samuel Collyer and II. j. Davies, the
officers of the Merchants National bank
of Tacoma, who have been on trial in
the United States court, were acquitted
Wednesday.
Nebraska railroads are reducing forces
This is partially due to the drouth, though
it has been going on for some time on
some lines. A Burlington official says
that 1900 men on that system have been
discharged since June l.
A Shanghai correspondent says that
the governor of Formosa offers 5000 taels
for the destruction of any big Japanese
warship, 1000 for q small warship, 200
for the head of Japanese officer and 100
for the head OF private.
The damage to the corn crop in parts
Of Kansas and Nebraska is SO great that
the st. Joseph & Grand Island railroad
has issued orders for the abandonment oil
over dozen stations On its line, until
another crop is assured.
Bank Examiner William Miller, who
has just completed an examination of the
accounts of the suspended Second Ma
tional bank, at Altoona, Pa, committed
suicide in that city Friday nv shootino