Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-27

Portland, Ind, was thrown from buggy
Saturday and instantly killed.
A new scheme is on foot to build q
railroad from Salt Lake to Los Angeles,
Mormons furnishing the capital.
During severe storm at Danville, Ill,
Monday evening a bolt of lightning
struck and killed Amos Sanger.
]. G. Carson, the Portland millman
and politician, is insolvent and receiver
has taken charge Of his business.
William BALKAN was drowned in
Gravy slough, near Chilliwhack, B. O.,
July s, by the capsizing o: boat.
Fifty persons were killed by an earth.
quake in Constantinople Wednesday
night.
! I. w. Emery, grocer, Of Aberdeen, has
assigned. Assets $4,000, liabilities,
$1,000.
General S. w. Furgeson, secretary and
treasurer of the Mississippi levee board,
is short in bic accounts to the extent OF
$24 1000.
For the first time in over two months
all the Rich dill, Mo-, coal miners began
operations Thursday, the strike being at
last broken.
Herbert and Arthur Budd, sons Of j. j.
Budd, were drowned while swimming in
the river with their father at Burlington,
Iowa, Monday.
The democrats of the Third Georgia
district have renominated Speaker Crisp
for congress and adopted resolutions in
dorsing the administration.
W. NJ. Kiefer while guarding fallen
electric light wire at Springfield, Ohio,
to prevent others from being killed,
touched it himself accidentally, and was
fatally injured.
w. II. Howell, city ticket agent Of the
Iron Mountain road at Little Rock. Ark,
shot and seriously wounded Levi Strothy.
a pawnbroker, Sunday night. There
was an old feud.
Fire in San Francisco early Sunday
morning did $4,000 damage to the Pa
ciGc American Decorative Company's
works and adjoining residence property
on Howard street.
r. M. Smith, superintendent OF the
union depot at Spokane, and who did
switching in the yards during the strike,
lost his right arm, which was crushed
between two cars.
P. G. Hanford, Chicago manager of the
Standard Oil Company, committed sui
eide by shooting himself at the Hotel
Metropole Wednesday morning. He was
worried over the financial situation.
Ex-Treasurer Crawfis, Of Putnam coun-
ty, Ohio, was found guilty of embezzling
funds from the county. The amount
taken was $75 900. Crawfis is the second
one convicted, and more are to follow.
The deputy United States marshals
who are in pursuit OF the Long View,
, Tex, bank robbers, came upon party Of
four bandits Saturday. Three of the
bandits were killed and the fourth was
wounded.
Thursday night Officer Jacobson was
shot and killed at Hastings, Mimi, by
: two toughs whom he was trying to ar
: rest. They were finally captured, and
: proved to be two Canadians, with burglar
kits on their persons.
The richest ore ever seen at Cripple
: Creek was turned up in one of the mines
Wednesday. The streak varies in width
from two to four inches. The free golt
is malleable and is in sheets as large anc
4 fully as thick as ive-cent piece.
A band of brigands attacked the min,
a of San Rafael in Pachuca, Mexico. The
miners made a strong resistance, anc
were successful in capturing eight OF thu
robbers and killing two others. Severa
i, persons on both sides were wounded.
At a meeting OF the Knights OF Labo
of Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday night, reso
buttons were adopted demanding the i'm
parchment of President Cleveland TO
high crimes and misdemeanors, that thu
y majesty of the law may be vindicated.
Joseph Copeland, a striker, was ar
rested at Tacoma and given thirty day
- ,as1 for n mo nos hon
riding behind non union crew, placiDl
D a railroad tie upon the track and throw
= ing a rock at freight car where mel
were working.
Mrs. John Christopher, living on
farm near Aurora, ILL.,, set fire to ha.
stack. which WAS consumed, togethe
with barn and farm machinery, to spit
n her husband, who would not return 5000
he borrowed OF her year ago to pay 10
the small farm.
Kelley and Frye, leaders of the indus
trial army, are making arrangements
o consolidate their bands at Roslyn, Va
: lust opposite Washington City. Kelle,
D claims a following of 600 men, the firf
detachment OF whom will reach Washing
ton City this week.
Great excitement was created at Day
export, WAbu., w ouhcSuay3 w eho :"
y legged discovery of rich placer diggings o
4 Hawk creek, about fifteen miles north
4 west of that place. 1t is rumored this
the gold was the coarsest ever taken OF
of the ground in that section
George Fairbrother, president OF tn
British Columbia st. George Society an
the British Columbia Pioneer Society
was found with his throat cut at Victorii
Thursday. He used bread carve
The deed was caused by whisky. Th
suicide caused quite q sensation.
At Whitesburg, Pa, Saturday, Willial
Wyant, a farmer, aged 45 years, shot an
st killed his wife and then committed gu
eide by blowing the top of his head Of
The cauee of the tragedy is my ster.
Wyant was one of the wealthiest an
most respected citizens OF the county.
Frank Motto, an Italian harpist, wi
ne stabbed at Portland Monday evening
his mistress, who gives her name |
Ida Motto. The couple quarreled
their rooms at First and Madison etree
over q sem of money, and the woms
stabbed him in the breast with larl
. knife.
Thomas Mailer died in his cell in Il
penitentiary at Salem Thursday eveniI
at 10 O'Clock. He was attacked with
ct of coughing, broke blood vessel, al
died Of hemorrhage in three minute
He was sentenced to three years