Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-09-28
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


collapsed. Ten thousand miners re-
sumed work Monday.
1t 10 now believed that seven person
lost their lives in the mattress factory
fire in Washington Tuesday.
The large placer mining claim situated
ct Sumpter, near Baker City, has been
sold to Nevada parties for $25, 900.
Negotiations will soon be com menced
for new commercial treaty to govern
the trade between America and Cuba.
A runaway occurred in funeral party
at Irondale, Mich, Saturday, in which
fifteen persons were injured, three fatally.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Fetters were killed
at Eden, Ohio, by Wabash train An
hour after their wedding Thursday night
Michael Shea, a dry goods clerk, was
struck by Geary street cable car in San
Francisco Sunday night and crushed to
death.
The body of Fred Oliver vas tshed
out of the Willamette river Friday. His
death is supposed to be the result OF ac-
cident.
Nelson Woods was killed and Cuby
Reddin fatally injured by q premature
dynamite explosion at Knoxville, Tenn,
Thursday.
A single mill, dry house and Ave car.
loads Of shingles were burned at South
Bend, Wash, Saturday night. The loss
is $l2, 900.
Mrs. Murphy, who was shot by John
Young in Eagle valley, is dead, and
Young has been rearrested on charge
of murder.
Mrs. Rogers, sister of the late John
A. Logan, committed suicide at Muir
physboro, H., Thursday. Dependency
was the cause.
There was no gold sent abroad last
week, while $54S, 70l in silver was ex-
ported. The imports of gold during the
week were $lS9,075.
George w. Dunkel shot D. w. Waite
through the head at Murray, Idaho.
Waite died three hours later. There was
q woman in the case.
F. II. Dennison, grand treasurer of the
Select Knights, committed suicide at
Clean, N. Y, Thursday. He was $1,000
short in his accounts.
During a small fire in Chicago Sunday
night, Mrs. Christine Pearson, so years
old, was burned to death while trying to
rescue an infant niece.
The large wholesale dry goods house OF
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closed by the sheriff Saturday on an at.
tachment suit of $3S, $50.
The Campbell bank Of Rossville, Ills.
was robbed of $4,000 Thursday while
the cashier was at dinner. No trace o.
. the burglar has been found.
Ex-Postmaster Pendleton, of Sprague
WASH, has been convicted in the Unitet
States court at Spokane of embezzlini
>f Io arIor ft,nA
Earl Lee, aged 10, living eight mileI
from Springfield, Ohio, was killed BY
having his skull crushed by heav,
cider press falling on him Thursday.
Surveyor General Watson has asked
the interior department for $1,000 to com
plete the survey of the Yakima reserva
ton, 30 that allotments can be made.
Senator Harris opened the campaign
in Tennessee in q speech at Trenton Sat
= urday night. He defended the sugar sen
ators and favored free coinage OF silver
The depot, postoffice, general store AM
sawmill OF Wunderlich Bros, togethe
y with several million feet OF lumber, wer
consumed by fire at Amigo, Wis, Wed
nesday.
Two men were killed and a score in
jured, half OF them fatally, in cyclon
D at Charleston, Mo-, Wednesday, durin
= which passenger train was blown iron
the track.
The California Savings and Loan Sc
ciety, an institution that has been in but
mess in San Francisco for 81 years, !
about to go into liquidation. The liab
II tiles are 81 100000.
William Lane and Fred Donahue, tw
vineyard laborers, had fist fight on
vineyard near Selma, Calf, Sunday, re
sulting in the death OF Donebue. I'll
y neck was broken In falling.
The home of Mrs. Firdling at Kewane'
D. Ills, was destroyed by fire Salurda
night and two children, aged 9 and
we're burned to death. Mrs. Firdlir
WAS probably fatally burned.
- Frank Simons, saloon-Keeper, W:
shot and dangerously wounded at Sp
kane Saturday night by John Turner,
gambler. Turner was drunk and aske
Simons for loan, which was refused.
Leah Burrow, a farm hand, was Ell,
and fatally wounded by Constab
Rhodes at Woodland, Cal, while rests
ing arrest. Burrow was drunk and raise
n disturbance in disreputable house.
During a thunder storm at Philad'
phia, Thursday, Lewis Schooling, supe
lQt6ud0nt OF the mOrOcCO WOTkos W
struck by lightning. He lived So hou
before death relieved him of his suffs
%" ings.
The campaign in West Virginia open
Saturday and hot fight is expected un
election. There are no entangling Loo
features and the battle will be fought
he the cardinal principles of the two gre
parties.
A meeting between Admirals da Gar
and de Mello has been arranged to ia
place in New York early in Octot
when the plan of the revolutionary ca
paign in Brazil will be discussed a
settled.
John Todd, a saloon keeper, shot a
instantly killed Robert Bradley in
saloon at Kellogg, Idaho, Monday, DUR
an alteration. Todd used Il double-b
relied shotgun, firing both barrels. Io
thy is in Jail.
A rich strike has been made on Pao
creek, near Sparta. Ore has been fou
% samples of which run as high as 81
~ per ton. Charles Reed is the discover
and has two shifts of men at work deN
oping the lead.
N. While strolling in the woods near N
nts vile, N. j., Tuesday, Emil Klaweter 9
two companions dared each other to