Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-06-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

ment, and her friends are growing APP
prehsnsive Of her recovery.
The White & Kinney Shoe Company,
OF Chicago, assigned Tuesday. Its assets
are $50, 900 and liabilities $4,000.
A fire in the heart OF the business sec-
ton Of Philadelphia Sunday destroyed
half million dollars. worth of property.
At Somerset, KY, Sunday, snow fell
to the depth Of six inches. A snow in
May was never before known in that Sec
ton.
Jshn Crowley and Michael Cannon
were killed and Ave others seriously in
jured by the explosion of boiler in New
York Monday.
The Des Moines, Iowa, water works
closed down Tuesday, and the city is
without water. Coal to run the works
cannot be had.
The government has assessed the Car
negie company $l40, 900 for frauds which
occurred between November, 1892, and
September, 1893.
Forest fires in the western part OF
Rhode Island Saturday burned over 10
square miles. Loss in timber and houses
is heavy. Five large mills were burned.
A negro was lynched at Arlington, Ca,
Monday, for outrsging and stabbing
daughter of Washington Smith; and the
murder of her father, who came to her
rescue.
At Summerland, CAL, Thursday, Mrs.
A. Hagan threw herself in front Of q
train of cars and was crushed to death.
She was in bad health and had attempted
suicide two or three times before.
Joseph F. Krabalsk, So years OF age,
committed suicide by hanging himself at
Tacoma Monday afternoon. He had
been out of work for long time. This,
with failing eyesight, caused the deed.
A motion has been made in the Brazil
ian senate to present medals to President
Peixoto and President Cleveland in COM
memoration of the triumph Of the estab-
lished government over the revolution
lists.
At Waverly, New York, Wednesday
night, Alonzo Hyatt stabbed his wife
four times in the back, once in the side
and twice in the neck, and then cut his
own throat. Family troubles was the
cause.
@. W. LAWN, one of the wealthiest
landowners of Mexico, was bitten on
the neck by black fly. The poison
spread to all parts of his system. A sur
gical operation failed to give relief, and
he died.
Henry Scott, colored, who was arrested
for the murder of his 6-year-old STEP
daughter, at Jefferson, Texas, was taken
from the sheriff by mob of 100 negroes
and hanged. The negro confessed the
murder.
Ex-Goyernor Ashley has brought sui
against the Ann Arbor railroad for $751;,
600 with interest on account OF unpaiC
salary and loans. Ashley at one time
owned stock in the road to the amount O.
81 100000
James Widdep, an old settler, was sho
and killed in Uintah county, Wyoming
by William Blodgett, Monday, i'll a dis
pute over water rights. His son, Thos
Widdep, was shot, but not fatally. Blod
gett escaped.
Cashier D. L. Tracy, oftbe Great Falls
Mont, National bank, shot himsel
throug Oh the hear: while at work in thu
bank Saturday. His books were straight
which leads to the belief that the shoot
ing was accidental.
Ex-Assemblyman Joseph M. Jordan
who in 1874 represented the 18th assem-
bly, district OF San Francisco in the legis
lature, was found dead from asphyxia
ton in his room in that city Deceased
was 50 years of age.
The family of Mart Alder, at Monroe
ILL.,, were poisoned Thursday. Tw
children are dead, the mother beyon,
the reach of medical aid, and Alder yer,
i'll. 1t is thought some enemy of tn
family put poison in the well.
During the cyclone in some of tn
Eastern states last week two hogs and
goose were blown from the barnyard o
Sam Wainscot in Peoria, H., to Eiwood
Ind, distance OF 200 miles. The pig
and goose are as lively as usual.
August Weiss, residing with his fathe
in Rosendale, Mass, early Wednesda..
morning discovered his outcast brothe
Carl in the act of burglarizing the prem
Uses. Carl stabbed August three time
and fed. His injuries are serious.
A large cod-storage building a
Meadow Lake, Mimi, recently erected
has been wrecked by dynamite, and a
attempt made to fire another simila
building. The trouble is attributable t
the opposition to the sale of liquor.
Washington Wear, a former living fou
miles north of Oakesdale, Wash, wa
shot and almost instantly killed Saturda
morning by Alva Tucker. The men ha
a difficulty last winter over cards, an
Wear was frequently taunting Tucker.
Shannon Birdeall, night clerk of tn
Copeland hotel, at Tacoma, was shot b
the bellboy, Stewart, Monday afternoon
The bullet seems to have gone cles
through Birdsall's body. The bellboy
aged Is. They quarreled over hot
work.
A New York woman left an estate
81 100000 and stipulated that all OF
should be devoted to the building OF
msusoleum to hold her discarded ella!
8 Relatives arejgoing to make contest, an
for once, at least, will have public syn
pathy.
A desperate fight occurred near
Reno, o. T., Monday. between posse
citizens and the Dalton gang OF trai
robbers. One of the robbers was wounde
and captured, but not before one ma
. had been killed and several others bad
wounded.
William Miller, the chief miller at II
Grown Touring mill, at Stockton, Calf
met with horrible death at that instit
ton Thursday morning. He was caugl
/. in the gearing that runs the reels and h
body was torn into shreds and frightful
mangled.
Chris Hsuck WAS drowned off IL
4 steamer Altoona Saturday night while goir
from Independence to Salem to after
the rally. He had been drinking ar
0 at the time was leaning against the LII
gaurd of the boat when he fell back wa
into the river.