Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-13


son, on Tehama street, was the scene.
Both are dead. 7
Two sailors, named respectively Jones
and Henderson, quarreled on the water-
front In San Francisco Wednesday morn
ing and came to blows, Henderson fall |
ing or being pushed overheard. He was
charged with murder.
Alta mass meeting Of the Brotherhood
OF Painters and Decorators at Chicago,
Sunday, to take action regarding the
proposed strike for an increase in wages
from 80 to 50 cents an hour, nearly 1000
members were present, and strike was
decided on unanimously.
Mrs. Augusta Schmidt, wealthy
daughter Of the late Baroness Schiid-
ling, of Saxony, was found guilty Of MUIR
der at Kokomo, Ind, Monday, with pun
ishment OF ten years in the women's
reformatory. She quarreled with Oscar
Wilton, q tenant, and shot him.
President Cleveland disposed Of all
gossip concerning his inability to walk
because of equity foot, by coming down
stairs to the east room In the white house
Wednesday and shaking hands with 800
people, the occasion being his regular
ACSOPtiOA W eho PuOiASs
Excitement was caused in Leadville,
Colo, Wednesday, by the discovery OF
dynamite bomb in the court house. The
fuse was nearly burned up, but broken
off. A reward Of $1,000 is offered by the
county for the arrest of the person who
placed the machine where it was found.
Moropi Duncan, stockman, formerly
owner of the Rock Springs Review, per-
ished in the blizzard which swept over
Wyoming last week. Duncan was trav-
cling to his ranch when overcome by
, the storm. His body was found, half
eaten by coyotes, thirty miles from Rock
, Springs.
The annual distribution Of seeds by the
. agricultural department is practically
completed. The amount distributed ia
80 per cent greater than last year. Each
congressman received 5000 more bags OF
seed than any previous year. The ap-
preparation for the present fiscal year was
, $135 400.
. Charles Ketchum, alias Charles Har.
D din, the express messenger who robbed
Wells Fargo of $4,000 between Cincin'
q natl and Louisville nearly two years ago
! was captured at Alma, Ark. and $40, 900
I recovered. Officers had been following
+. him all over the country for the last six
months.
/, Senator Stewart has written to the
, peYs protesting against being called {
n republican. He says because that party
n favored the single gold standard he left
it two years ego. He is now q populis
only, q party unequivocslly opposed u
J the subsection Of the people to the rule O
bondholders.
i The six steel-casting companies in thu
country have formed q combination
known as the American Steel Casting
> Company. 1t is organized under thu
. laws of New Jersey, with capital stool
. of "a, 20O, 600. The new concern includes
all the steel foundries in the country ex
cept two, which are not regarded as com
petitors.
. A brutal murder was committed b!
: some unknown person at Pomeroy, Ohio
Sunday night. Elizabeth, the divorces
wife OF DR.. Richard Slaughter, was fount
g dead on the next-door neighbours porch
l. with three bullets in her head. She i
h supposed to have run to the neighbor'
}, when attacked and was murdered whil'
trying to get in. The body shows tn
T. marks of kicks.
y At Young's crossing, l. t., Friday,
posse OF United 6tatoe olncers ana gan
OF horse thieves had q pitched battle
lasting over an hour, and resulting, afte
70 an exchange OF over 100 shots, in tn
:, wounding and capture of Dick Warren
y cousin of the Daltons, and William
Or Fletcher, an all-around desperate. Their
al we're fifteen in the gang, but the captur
of all is considered certainty.
u The Oakesdale opera house and Frs
u ternal hall burned Saturday. Lost
$500 on buildings, and $1,000 on regalia
= = and other property of the five frsterns
= orders. The latter lost their charter
and all property, on which there wa
~ only $500 insurance The insurance o
RS the building is $1,000. This makes
a. fires in Oakesdale in 10 months, ant
H. like all the others, was OF lncendiary or
gin.