Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-01-12

native runners from Fort Salisbury bring
OF the reports Of the ami
nilation of Captain Wilson's force. They
state that the captain was surrounded
by Matabeles on December 8, and that
not single man of the British force es-
capped with his life.
Within G.. Shortlidge, principal Of
Media academy for boys at Media, Pa,
while ont promenading Sunday with his
wife, bride of only y month, shot and
killed her. For three weeks
Shortlidge has been confined TO his home
with the grip, and it lie evident that his
mind is unbalanced.
Near Baltimore, Sunday, q carriage
Thoe. T. Marley and wife and
a l0-yesr-old grandson was struck by
and smashed into kindling
wood. The remains Of Mrs. Marley were
thrown between the tracks and cut to
pieces. Varley's head was crushed, and
the boys skull was fractured.
Walter Kirby, young electrician,
while at work on some electric wires in
the power house OF the California Street
Railway Company, at San Francisco,
Friday, fell from q step ladder against q
fly wheel, which was revolving rapidly.
He was thrown to the floor with a
crushed skull and died soon after.
News was received at Prosser, WASH,
Monday night Of the tragic death Of a
young man named Card, who was en-
gagged in digging a we'll at Snipe's noun
tain. Gard had reached the depth Of
forty feet, and WAS sinking along when
the entire wall Of the we'll caved in, bury.
ing him under many feet of compact
earth.
The shooting Of Hubert Hunt, a young
English hunter, by his friend, Jose
Blanco, at San Quentin, Lower Califor-
mia, on Christmas day. was accidental.
Blanco was on horseback and carried a
shotgun, which was discharged acct
deptally, the entire charge striking Hunt
in the back of the neck and killing him
instantly.
Charles Bodman, one OF the best
known engineers OF the northwest, has
been arrested at Spokane by Special
Agent Mccoy on a charge Of smuggling
opium. Mccoy was sent from WASH
ington city to investigate rumors of ex-
tensive smuggling said to he carried on
along the border north OF Spokane, and
this arrest is the result Of his investiga-
tons.
Frank Billingslea, accompanied by his
wife, arrived at the Weston, W. Va,
insane asylum Saturday for commitment.
He called his wife to come to him and
kiss him goodbye, and with razor cat
her throat, severing the carotoid artery.
Before the attendants could overpower
him he cut his own throat with the same
razor aud died instantly. The wife can.
not recover.
John Davidson, a sailor, unstrung by a
debauch, tried to commit suicide at San
Francisco Saturday night by throwing
himself under the wheels OF big
sprinkling wagon, but was pulled away.
He then dashed himself backward on
the pavement, dislocating his shoulder
and bru;sing his head. His wounds were
dressed, and a policeman tried to take
him to his ship, but he jumped into the
bay and was drowned.
A robbers roost, rich with plumber
has been found beneath the floor of the
great agricultural building ut the worlds
fair grounds. The thieves escaped, but
much valuable stolen property was re
covered. The den was sumptuously fur
nished with rugs, fabrics from foreign
looms, rich draperies and comfortable
divans. Fine brandiee, imported cigar
and high-priced wines we're scattered
about in great confusion.
Saturday last J L. Hallett, once prom
inently identified with the construction
of the Northern Pacific railroad unde
the Willard management, died at Port
land. He was attended by his wife an,
two sons. OF late years Mr.. Hallett ha
been engaged in the banking business a
Juliaetta, Idaho. For the past tw
years, though, the deceased had been il
very poor health, and the direct cause G
his death is attributed to heart trouble
The body of Miss Mary l.. Yeargin
the student who was drowned Novem
Der Is while boating ON Cayuga lax
with Prof. Merriam, of Cornell univei
sity, WAS found Tuesday at McKinle
point. The general impression is the
old man Bishop, who went to the sheri
several DAYS ago to see If the rewar
would not be increased for the recover
OF the bodies, knows more than he care
TO tell as to where it has been for go lon
time.
At Grand Island, Neb., Adele Eggt
aged 80, arose Thursday morning
: mixed strychnine into the batter Of cakel
baked them and ate Of the food. Otbe
members Of the family noticed the bi
ter taste of the cakes and RETAINED frOI
eating. Just before death came the gi
said she was glad she Was out OF he
, misery, but sorry her brothers an
! mother had not partaken OF the deadl
a food The family had lost all the
3 money through the failure of bank.
At Krosche, in the government
Keono, Coesacks attacked cathol
. church and lanced and knouted the d,
! fenselees people. whom they drove fro
: the church. Women as we'll as me
i we're included among the victims. I'll
dead and mutilated bodies were throw
G into lime pit near the church. TT
g sacred ornaments were taken from Il
d edifice, broken into pieces and throw
@ into cesspool. The Cossacks, after Oh
= sacrilege, were allowed to plumber Il
village.
-. For Relief of Timber Land Claimants
= Representative Lynch Of California h
3 introduced bill in congress which is
q interest to some people in the states
Washington and Oregon. 1t is for {
relief OF certain persons who have e
n tered lands under the act Of June 3, l81
q "for the sale OF timber lands in Calift
J. MIA, Nevada. Oregon and Wsshingt
70 territory" II provides that all entri
g made under the act which have be
B held invalid for the reason that the Ian
embraced therein haye "been offered