Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


York and New Jersey bridge bill.
The report that the Willard party were
lost in the Southern California desert is
false.
DR.. Henry c. Meyer, the New YORK
poisoner, has been sentenced to Sing
Sing prison for life.
The cash balance in the treasury Mon
day was $685. 1921, Of which SOS, $780,
525 Ia gold reserve.
Census returns show that about 20 per
cent OF all the farms in the United States
are unencumbered.
B. F. Cox, 80 years old, committed
suicide in Boston Friday. Unrequited
love was the cause.
A sharp frost visited the section about
Boise, Idaho, Sunday night, resulting in
great damage to vegetables.
Snow fell at Carson, New, Sunday.
This is something unprecedented in that
section at this time Of the year.
The southern half Of Augusta, Kan, is
inundated, and the Arkansas river
threatens to flood Wichita, Kan.
Four out of party of six were drowned
Sunday by the upsetting of boat on the
Foster reservoir at Brewster, N. Y.
A semi.annual dividend, of 21a per
cent payable August /, has been declared
on Canadian Pacific common stock.
Muley Hasaen, the Sultan of Morocco,
ia dead. 1t is rumored that he was MUIR
dered while travelling near his capital.
NJ. Morrissey, Mrs. N. B. Cantz and
Raymond Miller were sunstruck at War
saw, Ind, Sunday, and will not recover.
Charles Baker, 40 years old, Of Am
boy, Clarke county, Wash, was killed
May 25 by being thrown from wagon.
Jacob Wickland, II years old. of Echo
valley, Stevens county, Wash, was
dragged to death by pony on May 81.
The silver commission which convened
at Berlin in February has concluded it's
labors without arriving at any decision.
M Andrews, auditor Of the Cudahy
Packing Company, was drowned while
bathing in the Platte river at Omaha Sun
day.
The entire business portion of the
town OF Pleasantville, Ia, has burned.
Loss $75, 900. The fire was of incendiary
origin.
Nels P. Swanberg and his daughter
were drowned at Sksgit City, WASH, last
Friday. Swanberg's body has not been
recovered.
Sila, Young, Rigler and Brown, the
train robbers recently captured at FL
Reno, l. T.. broke jail Sunday night at
Pond Greek.
The Lane county bank at Eugene
which suspended about a year ago,
opened its doors for business Wednes-
day morning.
Senator Morgan has presented an
amendment to the tariff bill, directed
against the formation of trusts in inn
ported articles.
The trial OF Father Dominick O'Grady
the Catholic priest who murdered Mary
Kilmartin at Cincinnati, has been post
poned until July.
Congressman Charles H. Grosvenor
republican, was on Monday renominateC
by reclamation by the Eleventh Ohio
district convention.
The prince OF Wales held levee Mon
day at st. James fer the queen. The of
fcers of the United States cruiser Chi
cago we're presented.
By a change in the rules Of the Chicago
board of trade proprietors of regula
warehouses are prohibited from mer
chandising in grain.
Timber along the Mesaba & Northern
Pacific railroads in Minnesota and Wis
consin is burning, and much valuable
pine will be destroyed.
The English combination of coalown
ers has decided to make a general reduc
ton of 10 per cent in wages. The miner
are organizing to resist it.
Enormous damage WAS done to crop
along Walnut river, Kansas, Sunday, b.
q heavy rain and hail storm. All tn
bottom lands are submerged.
Congressman McCann, Of Illinois, i
not a candidate for reelection. He vii
take charge of the Twenty-second stree
electric car line in Chicago.
The bill to appropriate 100000 for tn
Atlanta exposition, was favorably re
ported to the house Monday from tn
committee on appropriations.
Isaac Kemp, negro, who murdere
Deputy Sheriff Ed Carver at Westovel
Va, Thursday, was on Friday taken fror
Jail by 400 men and shot to death.
The Troy laundry building in Portlan
burned Wednesday morning, and fou
cinnamon persisted in the flames. TIL
fire was caused by an explosion OF gas
Fire destroyed the agricultural implt
ment warehouses of Buford & George an
the keystone Implement Company q
Kansas City Sunday. The loss is $500
600.
Daisy Estes, girl q years old. was 6
badly burned by the explosion of lam
in Portland, Saturday night, that ampr
tation of her lower limbs may be neces
sary.
Eugene Parsons, the 14-year-old son
Mrs. John Lyndon, had three teeth pulle
by Dentist King, at Los Gatos, Cal. MOI
day after inhaling chloroform. The be
died.
i A riot occurred at McKeesport, Pa
Wednesday, in which 80 men were il
iured, two of whom have died. TIL
trouble grew out OF strike at the tut
works.
While on the lake near Vermilliol
Ohio, Sunday, q boat containing five pc
sons was upset and Amos Larkins, Mi
: dred Larkins and Bessie Ainsworth WEI
drowned.
Ramon Coronel, a prospector who hs
Q good deal Of money, was Killed with 8
AK and robbed at Phoenix, Ariz., Sunds
night, presumably by Vicente Franz
and wife.
The Northern Pacific elevator at Oh
ney, the largest on the line between Mi
neapolis and Tacoma, was burned SUI
J day night. The farmers lose heavily
stored wheat
A dispatch from Wilbur reports Il
} finding OF q body in the Columbia ne