The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-03-09
NENS OF THB STATES
Gathered From Hills, Valleys
and Plains Of the Union.
Boiled Down AS 1t Comes From
the Wires for Information of
Busy Readers.
Wednesday, February %.

Inc senate committee on manufact-
ures submitted to the senate q repOrt on
the extensive investigation OF food
adulteratlons. Accompanying the re-
port Is a great mass of testimony taken
In leading cities OF America. The report
says the Importance Of the investigation
made and the legislation proposed can
not be too strongly emphasized.
The Chicago platform" democrats of
Maryland held their state convention for
the purpose of choosing delegates to the
Kansas City national convention. Near
~ every county in the state was repre-
sented. In case the regular state demo
cratic convention declares for the gold
standard and selects delegates, it is the
aVowed intention of the silver wing of
the party to go to Kansas City and con-
test the seats OF the gold men.
The battle royal over the Puerto Rican
tariff bill ended in the house in a sweep
ing victory for the republicans. The bill
was amended as agreed upon at the con-
ference OF republicans on Monday night
so as to reduce the tariff from 25 to Is
per cent OF the American tariff and lin
ltlng its lie to two years and was passed
by vote OF 112 yeas to 16I noes. Six
republicans, Messrs. Crumpacker of Indi-
ana, Fletcher OF Minnesota, HeatwOle of
Minnesota, Littlefeld of Maine. Lormer
OF Illinois and Mccall of Massachusetts,
voted with the opposition against the
bill and four democrats, Messrs. Dayev
and Meyer Of Louisiana, De Vries of Cal
fornia and Sibley Of Pennsylvania, voted
with the republicans for the bill.
Thursday, March 1.
The Utah democracy, in convention.
condemned congress for throwing POlvg-
amist Roberts out OF his seat.
Congressman Sulzer, of New York.
democrat, introduced in the house a res
olutiOn providing for intervention by
the United States in the South African
war.
From October to November last.
l5l, ,l32 ,4O5 pounds OF mail matter was
carried from the 1864 postOffices of
the United States. From this basis it
is estimated that /, ,565, ,666, sos pounds
are handled annually.
The national editorial association held
its convention at New Orleans. Presi-
dent Henry made his annual report. ad
vOcating a uniform advertising tariff,
cOndemning the paper trust and trusts
in general for their baneful effect in re-
duclng newspaper advertising.
Friday, March 2.
An advance OF Bc a yard in the price
OF print cloths was made at the Fall
River, Mass, factories.
A bill extending homestead rights to
soldiers of the Spanish and Philippine
wars was introduced in the house by
Gaines of Tennessee.
The stage between CalistOga and Clear
Lake, California, was held up by lone
hlghwayman, who secured $3.50 cash
and the express box, which was not sup
posed to contain anything of vale.
Rhode Island republicans, in state
convention, nominated H. B. Metcalf
for governor. The platform condemns
the administration for support of the
army canteen, and also condemns trusts.
special message from the president
was received in the house recommending
that all revenue collected on importa
tiOns from Puerto Rico since the eyacua-
tiOn OF the island by Spain amounting
to over $2,000,000) should be placed at
the disposal OF the president for the re-
lief OF the island, republicans greeting
the reading OF the message with demon
stratiOns Of enthusiasm.
Interest in the Puerto Rican tariff
measure now has been transferred from
the house to the senate. Consideration
of the bill embodying substantially the
provisions of the house bill, and in addi-
ton providing for temporary form of
civil fnr bo I'll &c
Rico, was begun in the senate, Senator
Foraker, chairman of the committee on
Pacific islands and Puerto Rico, being
in charge Of the measure.
Saturday, March 3,
Nearly four feet OF snow fell at
Rochester, n. Y.
Congressman Sydney Epes of Virginia
died at Washington after an operation
for appendicitis.
An anonymous letter received at the
navy department from Manila charges
the officers of the cruiser Charleston with
intoxicatiOn at the time the vessel was
wrecked.
Wool growers of South Dakota, Wv
Oming, Montana Utah, and Washington
are combining themselves into an asso-
citation to maintain prices and protect
their mutual interests.
Belief in the efficacy of prayer as a
sure cure for disease was the cause of
the divorce granted to George E. White,
ex-cOngressman and wealthy lumber
dealer, from his wife, Minnie A. White. at
Chicago.
The appeal of Admiral Dewey and his
men from the award of the court of
claims in the matter of the bounty due
for the destruction of the Spanish fleet
at Manila, has been filed in the United
States supreme court.
The Kentucky democratic senate to.
day passed the bill for the appointment
of a committee to hunt down the per
son or persons who assassinated Gov
ernor Goebel and appropriatIng $780,
600 to carry on the work. The bill had
previously passed the house, The re-
publican senate, sitting in the same hall,
took no part in the proceeding.
Sunday, March 4.
Smallpox is decreasing at Butte. Mon
tana.
Archbishop Hennessy, one of the most
Jealous of Roman Catholics, died at
Dubuque, Iowa.
Millard Hughes was murdered and
Henry Blevins and others we're injured
at dance near Eastborn station, Ken
lucky, mining town. Leonard Small