Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-02-02

cension at Raleigh, N. c., Sunday.
When 800 feet above the ground the bal
loon burst and the man vent to the
ground ike a fash. His body was
dreadfully msngled.
A Vera Cruz dispatch states that
twenty Of the crew of the Ward line
steamer Saguranea are stricken with
smallpox. None OF the passengers were
infected. They expected to be landed at
Vera Cruz Thursday.
Samuel Kane, an iron moulder, aged
80 years, was drowned in the bay at
Seattle, Wednesday morning between
and Z o'clock. He had been drinking
heavily, and it is supposed be fell in the
water while intoxicated.
Comptroller Boiler, of the treasury de-
partment, has rendered decision which
makes illegal the per diem allowances to
Senator Morgan, Justice Harlan and
Behring oea commission.
A farm baud employed on the Hamon
farm, IL miles from Abilene, Texas, has
found buried pot of gold and silver
coin, amounting to $500 The money
had the appearance of having been
buried great many years.
Three members Of the Dalton gang en-.
tered bank at Pawnee, o. T., but the
safe was locked with time lock, 30 they
took 800 that was in the cash drawer
and left, taking the cashier three miles
into the country with them.
The directors of the Veterans, Home
Association, San Francisco, have OBJ
tanned judgment for $4,000 against
ex-Treasurer CLARK +. Royce, who stole
the money and is now serving a seven.
year term at San Francisco.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Leona,
Kansas Sunday, between ORGY Tabing
and Bruce Sewers, members of we'll
known families rsbing was killed.
Sewers was paying attentions to the
mother of Tabing against the wishes OF
the latter.
Captain F. L. Bangs, of Seattle, has
confessed to having scuttled and sunk
the schooner Mary L. Parker, Of which
he was captain, to secure the insurance
money Of $1,000 His crime 10 punish
able by fine Of $4,000 and ten years'
imprisonment.
Mrs. James Gibson slipped on the icy
pavement in Fairhaven, Wash, Monday
night and fell, her head striking the
stone sidewalk and rendering her in
sensible. All efforts to resuscitate her
pr wed unavailing, and she died at 4
O'Clock next morning.
During drunken row in Denver Sun
day night Thomas Holmes Todd shot
Antonio Vindett twice, intiicting a fatal
wound. Todd was a Blue Cut, Mo +,
train robber, and escaped to Ogden,
Utah, where in 1890 he killed the noto-
rious Patrick Desmond.
George Gamble, a negro, assaulted the
ll-year old daughter of A. 3. Francis at
Jellico, Tenn. Monday. A mob pur-
sued him. overlook him, and brought
him to the scene Of his crime. After he
was fully identified they strung him up.
The child will probably die.
The annual circular of Wells. Fargo &
Co., places the bullion products Of the
states and territories west OF the Missouri
river. including British Columbia, at
$l04 900 900, consisting Of $35 900 900 Of
gold, 1913 600 900 of silver, 1874, 900 900 OF
copper and ~ 900 900 of lead.
A box containing 1874 pounds Of contra
band opium was confiscated in the Office
of the Northern Pacific express Office at
Spokane, Wednesday. A young man
named John Paul called for 1t and was
placed under arrest. He admitted his
guilt, and was held in $4,000 bonds.
News is received from Polk county,
Ark, of battle between William and
Crockett Mize on one side and two broth
ers named Daniels on the other, in a
quarrel over some business transaction.
The Mize boys were both killed, and one
of the Daniels boys died shortly after.
All were moonshiners.
President Heureux is ruling San Do
mingo with a high hand His old
enemy, Gen. Machina, was taken out OF
jail with eight others last month and
shot. The general was q man OF wealth
and was furnishing money to conteder-
ates who we're Matching a big dynamite
plot to blow up the government build
inge.
Jenkins Budlong, who was Edward 8.
Stokes partner at the time the latter
killed Jim Fisk, is dying in Chicago
hospital from injuries received in an
assault on the street. He is penniless.
Budlong WAS lobbyist in Washington
during Grants ADMINISTRATION, and was
friend of General Grant and also OF
Samuel J. Tilden.
In Boston, Wednesday night, stran-
ger hurled brick through the plate
glass window Of Harrington & Freeman g
jewelry store. Before promenaders real
ICED what had been done the man had
reached through the window and alb
stracted tray containing $4,000 worth of
diamonds, The man emptied the con.
tents into his overcoat POCKET and es-
capped.
/ Tariff Tinkering.
Here is list Of the tariff tinkering bills