Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-17
NEWS OF THE wEEx.

New York City last week.
Congressman Cooper's bill to tax ma
tional banks has passed the senate.
There we're twenty-six failures in the
Pacific coast states and territories last
week.
George Gould fell from the deck Of the
vigilant Saturday and narrowly escaped
drowning.
The cash ID the treasury Saturday was
s119, 220, 704., Of which t52 $50 500 was
gold reserve.
Henry Smith Il Co., the largest whole |
sale dealers In boots aud shoes in Wor-
cester, Macs, have failed. Liabilities,
100000.
Mrs. lMerrick, aged 81, visiting friends
at Danville, ILL.,, cut her throat with a
razor Thursday morning. She resided
at Joliet.
The gold reserve was further reduced
Monday by the engagement for export of
$500, 900. This leaves the reserve at $52,-
OPS, 6l5. .trr ns
@. G. Campbell and wife were drowned
in the river at Burlington, Iowa, Tues
day. They we're in salboat, which
capsized.
The president has approved the act ex-
empting articles Of foreign exhibitors AT
the interstate fair at Tacoma from pay
ment of duty.
A number OF young men in Cleveland,
Ohio, have signified their intention of
going to Japan and enlist;ng in the army
OF the Mikado.
Phillip Couch, q farmer, aged 80, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself at
Macoulah, H., Wednesday night He
was unmarried.
John E. Drake & Co., leading shoe
m anufacturers Of Quincy, Mass, have
assigned. Liabilities, 100000; assets
about the same.
At Modesto, Calf, Tuesday afternoon,
the 4.year-old son of Alfred Underwood
was burned to death while playing
around bonfire.
Lieutenant Burgess, formerly of Fort
Candy, Wash. fell from bicycle at San
Francisco Saturday, struck on his head
and was fatally injured.
Capt. William Speier, an old soldier, a
timer by occupation, fell fifty feet from
a building at Tiffin, Ohio, Wednesday
and was instantly killed.
Representative Bryan has announced
that he is a candidate for United States
| b1HhtOI NcDih5 duo Will ihdAO @
thorough canvass of the state.
The famous Miller mine, situated on
Jackson creek, three miles above Jack
sonville, Oregon, has been solid to B. F.
Durphy, of Portland, for $4,000.
In the big fire at Chicago Wednesday
night sixty acres were burned over, caus.
. ing a loss of 81 ,000,0 900. Four lives were
, lost and many Others badly injured.
Nebraska's corn crop is practically
ruined. There is little doubt OF this
The hot winds OF the last week have
proved the severest in the states history
At Roelyn, WASH, Thursday nigh
Bill Tequancy, an Indian, while LODGED
, in Jail for the night, set fire to the in
terror of his cell and was burned to {
crisp.
By the explosion OF a sawmll boile
ten miles west OF Milan, Mo-, Saturday
night, John West, the engineer, wal
killed, and three others probably fatally
injured.
William Lobe, while working in tn
Sickle mine at Angels Camp, CAL, Sat
nrday, fell 100 feet and was Instant,
killed. He was a native OF Cornwall
y England.
7. F. Moore was fatally injured nea
Mosier, Oregon, Thursday, by pile
driver. A heavy piece OF iron struc
him on the head. There is no hope c
. his recovery.
Senator Squire of Washington has pre-
scented memorial to congress- for ma
tional park on the Pacific Coast surroud
ing the celebrated Mount Rainier, Dea
Puget Sound.
A Buffalo paper says that three fisher
men FROM that city were fired on by tn
Canadian cruiser Dolphin, while cruisin
last Sunday inside of Roses reef, in Car
adian waters.
~ Six additional arrests were made 6
Spokane Thursday by deputy Unite
;, States marshals, growing out OF the OF
y stfuction to Northern Pacific trains du
ing the strike.
Report has reached the governmer
that American fishermen are making
- wholesale slaughter OF whales and fu
=. bearing animals in Canadian waters
the Boring sea.
The Armour Packing Company
Kansas City has received cablegral
from Yokohama asking for Its price Q
500. 900 pounds OF canned corned beef fl
the Japan army.
The boiler OF the Philadelphia,
, dredging boat engaged in deepening Il
channel of the Delaware at Philadelphia
exploded Tuesday. One man is missir
and five injured.
The South Omaha strikers have 30 Il
at receded from their position as to be reaC
to arbitrate their differences. fney ha'
appointed a committee to confer with Il
packing people.
The farmhouse of s. o. Otenson, Gig
miles north Of Wilmar, Mimi, W
he burned to the ground Monday mornin
Mr.. Clemson and four children lost the
lives in the flames.
A lad of Ia years, son OF ii. W. Cas-
of Crown Point, Ind, was run down
the local Pam Handle freight Mond
and killed instantly. His head W
severed from the body.
During an electric storm at Newma
ILL.,, Wednesday night Mrs. Geor
Sutton was struck by lightning al
killed. Three Of her children near
.,r received severe shocks.
Two fremen were killed and five
jured in fire which destroyed the m
"A building at Randolph and LETTERS
I'D streets, Philadelphia, Thursday. 1t v
owned by David Cochran.
:. Judge Foster, of the United States
trict court at Topeka, Kan, has issu
4. an order authorizing the receivers OF I
nts Santa Fe system to borrow 81 SOC, 900
pay wages, taxes and expenses.
'sasH, Miss Maude Maddox, in professicl
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