Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-05-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Chicago brought in verdict OF scquittal
Saturday night.
Mrs. Goss, widow OF the late Joe Goss,
the puglllst, committed suicide Thursday
night at her home in Boston.
Seven fremen were severely injured
by falling timbers in burning building
at .hemphis, Tenn, Tuesday night.
1t is reported that 1000 employees Of the
Pullman Palace Car Co. OF Pullman, Hi
nois. will declare strike on May l.
The issue of standard silver dollars
from the minis and treasury office for
the week ended Saturday was $34l ,250.
The Fleming-Ayerst single mill at
Bothell, Wash, on the Lake Shore road,
was burned Sunday. The loss is $780,
600.
Wednesday at Keokuk, Ia, three men
were killed and one fatally injured by the
explosion Of boiler in an electric light |
plant.
William d. Kent, mining contractor
and veteran of the war, shot himself
Wednesday morning.
The Hon. Thomas J. Jarvis, of
Raleigh, N. c., has been appointed to
and has accepted the United States SEN
atorship, to succeed Vance.
The net gold in the treasury at the
close of business Monday was $3.50, 1888 in
excess of the 800 600 900 reserve. The
cash balance was $129, GAG, sol.
Thomas McMureo, about 10 years of
age, is lost in the hills near Baker City.
searching party is out looking for him,
but at last account had not returned.
Secretary Morton says there are 46,OOO,-
600 hogs in this country, valued at $780,
DOC, 900. This is said to be 100000
short of the number this time last year.
BY a freight wreck on the Michigan
Central near Vassar, Mich, Friday
morning two men were killed and one
fatally injured. Derailment was the
cause.
The Lee hotel at South Omaha was
destroyed by fire Saturday morning. j.
E. Smith, a prominent ranch man OF
California Junction, persisted in the
flames.
Robert Kelly, of West Superior, has
been appointed receiver of the West
Superior Iron & Steel Company. The
company is one OF the largest in the
country.
| GO6tLua6LtT- nj DlcbCil Paiby
passed through Yuma, Ariz., Friday. on
a trip to the Pacific coast. While on his
trip of pleasure he will look into the
postal wants of the west
A hotel, grist mill and 80 business
places, also the Episcopal church, tele-
gragh and telephone offices, postotfice and
the steamer Excelsior, were burned at
Huntsville, Ont, Thursday.
At Tuscumbia, Ala, Sunday night,
Tom Black, John Wills and Tony John
son, negroes, were lynched. About a
week ago these men were arrested for
burning the barn of Claude King.
Matte B. Yeo, aged 30, wife of Thomas
Yeo, highly respected citizen, was founc
, dead on the floor at her home in Dayton
Wash, Wednesday, by her children
when they came home from school.
Isaac F. Bissell, formerly superintend
ent of the American Saw Company, Al
} Trenton, N. j., has been arrested iol
embezzling $4,000 of the company'i
funds and forging check for $50.
A daughter of u. Keene was burned t.
death in the destruction of her father
house by fire, in Macon county, Tenn.
Friday. Mr.. Keene, his wife, a son ant
another daughter were badly burned.
George Holman, so years old, re
tired butcher, possessing snug fortune
committed suicide in New York Thursda
morning by shooting himself in the head
The self-murder was the elimination OF
long debauch.
l. Mrs. Mary Dallas, widow, aged g.
was found drowned in the river at Spt
kane Tuesday. She had been missin
for twelve days, having left her home
fit of anger. 1t was undoubtedly
q case of suicide.
Young Mrs. Samuel Bufiing, OF Ea
Greenfield, Ohio, dreamed that she WI
drowning cats in well. She awoke wit
~ a start to find that she had thrown her
months-old baby upon the floor vii
d such force as to crush it's skull.
John Redding and David Harper, tV
wealthy mining men of Mosella, Mexic
met and quarreled over business ma
ter. They agreed to settle the affair vii
y reyolyers. Both mem fred at the San
time and both fell in their tracks.
A, H. Major went to his wife's lodeiI
house in San Francisco, Sunday nigf
and found J. G. Horn, a printer, in /
wife's company in her apartments. DO
men drew pistols and fired. Horn W
fatally wounded in the abdomen.
- Mail advices from Yokohama report
disastrous fire at that place, which
stroyed property a quarter OF m
square. Two mariDes from the Unit
States steamer Marion and four JaI
nese women were burned to death.
est The Roman Catholic cathedral at
non. Mexico, was entered by robbers a
all the silver and gold ornaments stole
Rural guards overlook the bandits, an
brisk fight resulted in two of the band
being killed and the booty recovered.
'n' Late Thursday afternoon cycle
awept over Summerville, Texas coun
!, Mo. doing an immense amount OF da
age. Van M. Kell's house was bio
down and Mrs. Kell and three child
killed. 1t is thought others were kill
Treasurer Hunt, OF the National Az
Ter. citation OF Florists, committed suicide
Terre Haute, Ind, Monday, shoot
himself through the heart. His wife
been declared hopelessly insane, an
is believed he brooded over the mat
Albert Beck, of Indianapolis, aged
Dps. a former law partner OF Congressn
Bypum. was found dead Tuesday mo
ING with bullet in his bowels. WI
the suggestion OF murder has been ms
.a his friends think he committed suic
In addition to the quorum -colp
rule, the house will soon have sys
,ool which will absolutely compel attent
Members in the city who can be reac
will be treated as formerly. and all
having leave of absence will lose
Nv. pay