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


Cholera is increasing in st. Peters
burg. The schools have been closed.
The towns OF Carberry and Miami,
Mass, were partially destroyed by fire
Friday night.
S. H. Foss was SHOT and killed by J. j.
Derr at Kingfisher, o. T., Saturday. |
Cause, an old feud.
Atchison, Kan, is overrun with |
tramps, about fifty of the fraternity ar
irving on each train.
Capt. ]. G. Ainsworth, the pioneer and
capitalist, died at his home in Oakland,
CAL, Saturday afternoon.
Martin Brown, a destitute seaman,
committed suicide at Port Townsend Sat
urdsy by throwing himself from the wharf
into the bay.
A cylinder being sunk at the wharf
OF theAmerican line Of steamers in South
hampton exploded. Several workmen
are missing.
Everything is quiet at Wildwood, Fla,
and the militia have returned home, all
danger being past. One negro was killed
and six arrested.
W. j. Lloyd, proprietor OF the Lloyd
Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia,
makers Of hardware, committed suicide.
No cause is known.
The Jim Crow and Monitor mines,
near Helena, Mont, have been sold to
Denver parties for $3.50, 600.
Town Marshal Weston, Of Bellevue,
Iowa, shot and killed Hirmsn Hoover
Tuesday night. Weston's jealousy Of his
wife was the cause OF the act.
F. H. Lowell, former real estate
dealer OF Los Angeles, new fruit raiser
near Fresno, CAL, has failed for $780,
900, with assets Of only $500.
H.. Hunt, an Engishman, WAS shot
and killed at San Quentin, Lower Califor-
MIA, by Joseph Flanco, chief OF custom
house guards. No particulars.
1t said that Emperor William is trying
to buy the big Cape diamond. the largest
in the world and more valuable than the
Kohinoor. weighing 81 karats.
Louis Armsield, Is years old, jumped
| from Southern Pacific train at Wilbur,
Oregon, Wednesday, and was killed. He
WAS stealing ride on the train.
An 8.year-old daughter OF Mrs. Wealth
eriord OF Astoria was fearfully burned
Saturday by the ignition of her clothes
while standing ut stove popping corn.
One hundred and three Chinese landed
in San Francisco Wednesday. They
have been sent here to aid in conducting
the Chinese exhibit at the Midwinter
Fair.
A contract has been signed by Polish
syndicate and the Commercial Club, OF
Omaha, for the erection OF teet sugar
factory at Omaha. The club took $780,
600 of stock.
All Wing, respectable wash house
Chinaman, was shot and killed on Il
street, in Fresno, Cal, Chinatown, at 10
O'Clock Saturday evening, by unknown
highbinders.
The product of the Boston & Colorado
Smelling Com pany, at Denver, for 1893
shows a gain OF so per cent in Colorado
gold handled, the total for the year being
nearly 81, 100000.
The grand jury in Cincinnati has in.
pals and accessories in the looting OF the
treasury OF the Widows Home to the
amount Of $4,000.
Oscar F. State, OF Omaha, has filed a
petition for divorce from his wife, Hon
orah State, on the ground that the per-
son to whom he has been joined In
wedlock WAS a man.
Major P. M. Peterson, OF Escanaba
Mich, WAS publicly horsewhipped on thu
streets of that city Thursday by Mrs. V
Seide. The lady claims that the mayo
wrote her an insulting letter.
Bob Wilcox, boy lS or 10 years old
was shot and seriously wounded by DaI
Conwell, at Harvey's farm, seven milei
north OF Ashland, Or, Sunday. WILCOX
had insulted the wife OF Conwell.
Frank Suza, Mexican, was fatally
shot by policeman while attempting t.
burglarize house in Tacoma. Sunda,
night. Suza had been released from thu
penitentiary only few days before.
At Cottbus, Brandenburg, while
large number OF children we're skating OF
the Spree at that place, the ice gave wa,
ad % of them fell into the river. Twent.
, were rescued and the other five per
ished.
!. Patrick James, member of the Sea
( mems Union, died at the Paddock hoe
: pital in Tacoma SATURDAY. night, and tn
captain of the schooner Rosield, OF Sa
: Francisco, claims he WAS poisoned Will
= drunk.
The mutilated bodies OF two fisherme
we're found Saturday in the Sacrament
river near Colusa, Cal. 1t is suppose
the mems partner murdered them for tn
y purpose Of securing their share OF tn
season 3 earnings.
The new populist police commission
o ers of Atchison, Kan, have decided
: compel tramps who apply for meals All
lodging to work on rock pile in pa,
ment. Eighty-seven tramps were fed an
lodged last week.
William Bennett, teller of the Glot
National bank, Providence, r. L., he
-, absconded with $40, 900 and is suppose
10 have taken steamer for Europe.
lost the money specializing in New En-
land and Manhattan stocks.
w. w. Donohue, q prominent oil me
chant committed suicide in Pittsbu
Sunday. He had been drinking heavi
and during the temporary absence OF b
attendant took penkuife and cut b
throat. He died in less than an hour.
H. H. Grafton, a commercial travel
Of Sewickley, Pa, shot himself in Il
wash room of parlor car on the Pitt
81 burg & Lake Erie road Sunday. h
physician had told him he had Bright
disease, and he concluded to end his mi
cry.
Three tourists lost their lives in {
tempting to ascend the higher Of the tv
he peaks OF Gloss Glockner, in Austria. i
Kohn's body has been recovered, b
his companions, supposed to have be-
named Pick and DR.. Passau, we're n
found.
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