Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-04-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The issue of standard silver dollars
rom the minis and treasury office duling
the past week was $244,2S5
Hulda Peterson, a domestic, was
burned to death by a gasoline explosion
IN San Jose, Cal, Monday night.
The net gold in the treasury at the
close OF business Saturday WAS $105, &C.,
104, and the cash balance $l33, 273,3l0.
Thursday morning an ex-saloon-
keeper, named Zimmerman, committed !
suicide in Central Park, New York, by
shooting.
Eleven men were killed and a large
number injured by the caving in of a |
shaft in the Kochlen mine, near Breslau,
Thursday.
BY an explosion, near Doemitz, Ger
many, Tuesday, the works we're blown |
into pieces and three men killed and five |
horribly mangled.
At Lancaster, Ind, Saturday, boiler
exploded in mill belonging to Christian
Weber, killing three men and fatally
injuring two others.
President and Receiver S. H. H.
Clark, Of the Union Pacific, denies the
report that he intends to resign his con-
neetlon Win tnat ROAD.
A 3-year.old son of Cyrus Robinson
was drowned Friday in ditch in the
field where his father was blowing, near
North Yamhill. Oregon
By the collapse of building in Will
liamsburg, N. Y, Tuesday night, ten
persons were buried in the ruins, two OF
whom were taken out dead.
Three burglars have been captured
by the police of Spokane, their head
quarters broken up and stolen property
worth nearly $1,000 recovered.
Mrs. c. A. Hahn rs candidate against
three men for appointment as city
marshal OF Newcastle, Colo. The council
has taken 40 ballots without choice.
The Jury in the Ed Hill murder case at
Colfax, Wash, after being out Is hours,
returned verdict of assault and battery
There is great indignation at the ver-
dict.
Frank T. Morri, a well-known miner,
was stabbed in the back and killed by a
Mexican beggar at Durango, Mexico,
Tuesday. The authorities shot the MUIR
derer.
The receivers of the st. Louis Il San
Francisco Railway Company have been
authorized by Judge Caldwell to pay the
interest on securities amounting to $l1, )
000,0
Frank Kennedy was crushed to death
and Fred Koenig perhaps fatally injured
| beneath an elevator in the Column bus
Cloak Compsny's store at Chicago, Sun
day morning.
A bag belonging to the British Colum-
/ kar l. ~ ntoi Mi
banknotes and bills, was stolen Saturday
from the counter of Smith, Payen 4
Smiths bank.
The Glamoughn pipe and iron works oil
Lynchburg, Va. were DESTROYED by fire
Monday night. The loss is $87 900 and
insurance unknown. The company EN-.
ployed 800 men.
At Mcmillan postoffics, o. T., Wednes
day, Edgar Wright and George Daily
aged ~, quarreled. Daily stabbed
Wright with pocket knife. Wrigh
died in short time.
Eight persons were poisoned by drink
ing coffee at boarding house in Dan
vile, H., Saturday. An analysis of thu
stomach of one Of the dead revealed {
large quantity of arsenic.
James H. Hudson, aged "a, a promi
nent English capitalist owning large min
ing properties in Mexico, was fatally hur
in Denver Monday night while bicycle
riding by colliding with hack.
The Exchange National bank of Edo
RADIO, Kansas, was robbed OF $4,000
few days ago. The officers kept it
secret in the hope of catching the robbel
but they have as yet failed to do so.
The United Coal Company of Denver
with 81 900 900 capital, was placed in tn
: hands of Henry G. Brock Monday, q
receiver, on application of the German
National bank, creditor for $S9, 900.
A little girl named Blount, aged
years, was shot and instantly killed b
, her little brother at Los Banos, CALI
Saturday. The boy was handling tn
gun and it was discharged with the fat
, result.
Four men were drowned in the river {
Columbia, Ga, Friday afternoon. The
! were fishing when the boat was capsizet
and all sank. They were Milt Digger
Will Aams, Will lavender and Wi
Ridenhaus.
Charles Boquet was shot and killed /
, Phil Askins, near Phoenix, Ariz., Thur
day. The two men were partners in
band of hogs, and the murder occurrt
in an alteration over a settlement OF Il
partnership.
The logging engine at Staples & Coyell
logging camp at Whitehall, Mich, W
wrecked monday morning. Gus Ande
son and six others were fatally injure
and all have since died All the victir
were married.
Mrs. Otto Schinkel committed suici
in horrible manner at San Francist
Saturday morning. Leaving her husbal
81 sleeping, sine went to the kitchen a
with a carving knife cut her throat in
frightful manner.
Theodore P. Haughey, ex-president
the Indianapolis Nation Bank, viii
ne failed July 81, 1893, pleaded guilty Nc
day to Systematically wrecking the ban
having embezzled funds to the extent
nearly 81 ,00O,0
The bodies of two negro men WI
found floating in Mulberry creek at Selu
Ala, Wednesday Their ears were {
of. tits believed they are the murder
Or. of Mrs. Jessie Rockert, of Chiffon coun
several weeks ago,
An extensive exodus of Mormons FRI
the rural districts of Utah to the la
grant tecured in chihuahua, Mexico
expected the coming summer. Lead
IS. of the movement say 10000 persons '
leave the territory.
Ed Cash, living 10 miles southwest
Gainesville, Texas, was called from
nd wife's sick bed by mob Sunday. WI
next seen his body was hanging fror
tree riddled with bullets. The cause
M the crime is a mystery.