Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-01-26

Jesse Brewell, q well-todo bachelor
farmer, of Winchester, Ohio, killed him.
self with . shotgun on Friday night,
after writing = letter in which he said
that the deed was the result of remorse
at having assisted in the lynching Of
young Parker, near West Union.
Great excitement was created at Daven-
port, Wash, Saturday, when it was
learned that immense deposits Of valua.
BILE stones were discovered on Q school
section adjoining the town. The dis
covery Was made by l.. H. Jansen, .
Tacoma mining expert, Thursday.
Five masked robbers made raid on
the Danville, Pa, postoffice Wednesday
morning. A number Of citizens arrived
on the scene and a pitched battle took
place. One Of the citizens was killed and
two robbers wounded, but their compan-
ions picked them up and all escaped.
Theodore F. Baker, for twenty-eight
years paying teller Of the Consolidated
National bank at Philadelphia, has con-
fessed to President Watson that during
the past twenty years he had stolen
more than SAT 900. He WAS arrested and
held in SIS 900 bail for trial in February.
Will F. Cordray, brother Of the theatri'
cal manager, John f. Cordray, shot him.
self at Portland, Wednesday evening, in
the left breast. inf1icting probably fatal
wound. 1t is claimed that the shooting
was accidental, occurring while he was
wbirling revolver around on his finger
A reign Of terror exists among the
colored population OF Black Rock, ARK
All negroes have been warned to leave
the town in ten days, and mill and fac
, tory men have received written notice
! that they must discharge every negro il
their employ or their property would b
a burned.
1t is said that a company is being or
: ganized at Vancouver, b. c., to join thu
forces Of the supporters OF Queen Liliuo
. kalani and that l60 are now on the roll
The men are said 70 be mostly ex.North
y west mounted policemen and men witt
= served with the Canadian militi,
throughout the Riel rebellion.
q Captain w. o. Hayden has instituted
9 suit against the Oregonian and Post
Intelligencer for $lOO,O each, and tn
: Spokane Review for $50 1000. Thes
papers published an Astoria dispatcl
which alleged that Hayden had EN-
bezzled the funds Of the schooner Signal
3 of which he had been master.
. At Russell, Kansas, Sunday morning
mob Of about twenty-five men entere
the Jail, took j. g. Burton, William Ga
, and his son, John Gay, and hung the 10
> to small railroad bridge short distanc
east of the depot, between the hours of
and O'Clock. The crime for which tn
men we're lynched was the killing Of Ere
" Dining in July last.
!. A sensation has been created by tn
:, - arrest OF Professor B. G. Hsrtshorn, prir
~ cipal of the high school at Newcastle
Pa, on charge OF attempting to murde
g. Aida and Maggie Robinson with chlore
K form. 1t is alleged that a criminal Opal
re- alton had been performed on Aida, an
D, the child cremated in a kitchen stove o
New Years day. The attempted doubl
at murder was to conceal the crime.
OF Gov. Markham of California has AT
n thorized the law firm OF Estee & Mile
q of San Francisco, to institute legal prt
ceedings for the purpose Of having TIL
l. property of the late Thomas II. Blyth
ly escheat to the state government. Mari
ID ham is of the opinion that the title to I'll
g. property of Blythe has failed for want
heirs or next OF kin, and for that reaso
n. has reverted to the state.