Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-06
NEWS OF THE WIKI.

c'GWo NE The WEEk.
The issue Of silver dollars for the week
ended March "a, amounted to 1919, l75.
Ex-Chief Of Police j. H. Lappeus died
at Portland Monday Of paralysis. He
was 66 years old.
James Duff and a man named Victor
were drowned at San Diego, Cal, Thurs
day, while fishing.
The John Miller mining claim near
Jacksonville, Oregon, has been bonded
to B. F. Durphy for 100000.
The sugar bounties paid Wednesday by
the treasury department aggregate $685.
l62, all OF which went to Louisiana.
The two-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
King OF Whatcom, WASH, were drowned
in we'll close by the house Sunday.
The wholesale drug house of w. H.
| Williams & Co., at Fort Worth, Tex, WAS
burned Saturday night. Loss, $l37 900.
The reported gold discoveries at Sumas
are now declared erroneous. The excite
ment was genuine but there was no gold.
The net gold in the treasury at the
064 AIS, and the cash balance $l35, 270,-
1Ol.
Mrs. l.. A. Perrin, of Denver, Colo,
having registered as voter. was drawn
on the grand jury in that city Wednes-
day.
Charles Ely of Bolivar Parish, Tex,
was drowned Satu rday by the upsetting
of boat in which he was rowing across
Bolivar channel.
Greenland's interior is estimated to be
covered by a shield. shaped cap OF snow
and ice not less than 5000 feet or one
mile in thickness.
Guayaquill, Ecuador, has been the
scene Of an extensive confagraton, dur
ing which II houses were destroyed and
"a persons injured.
The repair shops of the Cleveland Elec-
trio Company. located on Pearl street,
Cleveland, were consumed by fire Satur-
day. Loss, $4,000.
The suspension OF the New London
and River Plata Bank was announced
in London Thursday morning. The cap
ital was 81 100000.
In his notice to taxpayers, Sheriff 6.
A. lands, Of Lincoln county, Oregon,
states that he will not receive checks OF
drafts on any bank.
James Mullen, farmer, mile west
of Reeseville, Wis, murdered his wife
and committed suicide Monday. Family
troubles was the cause.
Mrs. Strickland and her husband are
under arrest at Carson, Nevada, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Eggleston some
weeks ago at that place.
George Washington of Texarkana
Ark, fred revolver at John Black ano
killed him and Jim Edwards with sin
gle bullet. All are colored.
Chris Wagner, a well-known hoT
buyer, is in Jail at Sacramento for selling
lot of hops belonging to another man
Fast women caused his downfall.
Ex-City Treasurer A. Krug, OF Seattle
convicted of unlawfully using the city
> money, has been sentenced to sever
years hard labor in the penitentiary.
J.D. Wood was assassinated Saturda.
night at the Consumers Oil Mills, IL
, Little Rock, Ark, where he was employed
as Waterman, by an unknown man.
Wallace Schultz, aged II, son of Chae
< Schultz, was accidentally ehot and kille'
e by Frank Bingham, aged IA, a son of A
J. Bingham, at San Diego, CAL, Thurs
day evening.
Five members of wealthy Jewis
family residing in Smorgoui, Russia
were murdered and robbed Wednesda
by peasants. Six suspected murderer
were arrested.
8 Henry s. Louchheim & Co., banker
and brokers of Philadelphia, assigne
Monday with liabilities amounting
q 5000, 900 or 100000; assets from $500
= 600 to 100000.
, The implement manufacturing con
pany OF Gilbert, Hunt & Co., at Oak
dale, WASH, was burned to the groun
Sunday. Loss on the building and stoc
is about $l2 900.
y At Dolores, COL, Saturday, Hari
4 Carpenter attacked Jesse Halter with a
Il ak, when Halter shot Carpenter, killiI
him instantly. The men were quarre
ing over a debt.
A church at Fostoria, Ohio, has deci
ed to purchase little wine glasses tn
each communicate may receive the viii
out of glass no other has used, in ord
! to avoid microbes.
Hank Cunningham, a quarrelson
drunkard, was shot and killed at Ok
homa City Sunday by W. j. Mcclure,
wealthy stockman. The shooting W
ST done in self-defense.
The car sheds OF the Missouri Riv
Company at st. Louis were struck
lightning Wednesday and burned to Il
ground, with II motors and Ii trailer
The loss is $4,000.
he Adam Ferndale is missing from Pc
land and his family are almost d
tracted over his disappearance. He h
$3.50 in his pocket when he left hon
and foul play is suspected.
Frank Huber, barber of Santa Al
- CAL, committed suicide Thursday by 81
err. ering an artery in the right groin. Il
Der was a hard drinker and it is thout
his wind was unbalanced.
The oyster sloop Hummingbird,
longing to Benjamin F. Hart, of Ca
bridge, Md, was capsized in the Oh
ps. tank river Saturday night, and WI
man and colored man were drowned
Sheriff Olney and posse Wednest
night captured, near Cave creek, Ar
one of the robbers who held up
'nu Bowie stage Monday. There was
fight. The robber had plenty of mon
100 By an explosion of dynamite Tuest
at New Monatiquet schoolhouse, Z
Braintree, Mass, four men were injur
- The explosion was the result OF warm
MS a stick of dynamite preparatory to bl'