The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-02

ment of Note Teller Alvord of the First Ma
tional bank of New York there have been
many stories of new and rigid espionage by
banking houses. One of these stories con-
Germs the German Savings bank. 1t was re-
ported last night that FIVE clerks of that in
stitution have been discharged because de-
tectIves discovered that they were associates
of gamblers.
The attorney general has given an opinion
to the secretary of war that state authorities
have no legal right to enter military reserva-
tons OF the United States over which eXclu-
sive jurisdiction has been ceded by the state
wherein the same is located for the purpose of
serving process, either civil or criminal, unless
the state in ceding such reservation reserves to
itself that right.
Wlnona, Mimi, was visited by one Of the
worst rain storms in many years.
VIM Hunt was disturbing a political meet
ing at Rulo, Neb. City Marshal Wake at
tempted to arrest him, when Hunt shot the
othcer dead. He narrowly escaped lynching
Monday, October 20
Cornelius L. Alvord, note teller of the First
National Bank Of New York who robbed the
institution of 500, ,000 was arrested in cheap
lodgings at Boston. He had but few dollars.
Clifford Cawthorn, 16 years old, was hacked
to death with a hatchet by his mother at
Chattanooga, Tenn. She said he was a bad
boy and smoked cigarettes.
An east-bound Northern Pacific passenger
train was wrecked while flying over the switch
at Dehart siding, % miles east Of Livingston,
Montana. Seven passengers were killed and
2o injured, some badly.
A. Ia: Stone registered in FIVE precincts at
Butte, Montana, and is under arrest.
As result of a small fire, several explos-
n aha ol, Il ~
drug house at New York. Twelve big brick
buildings were blown down. 1t is believed
2oo persons, many Of them young women and
boys were killed, There were 200 girls in one
building, and it is thought few escaped
There was almost a general resumption of
work among the striking miners of the an
thraclte coal region of Pennsylvania, on an
increase of 10 per cent in wages
Tuesday, October 30.
At Mount Pleasant. Pa, four italian
miners attempted to rob Pay Clerk William
Hostler of the Southwest Connellsville Coke
company while he was making his trip be-
tween this city and Alverton with the pay
roll of the Alverton & Tarr Works, amount
ing to $4,000 MIR. HOstler is dead, his com
panlOn, Harry Burgess, messenger af the com
pany, Is wounded, two of the Italians are
dead, third fatally wounded, and the fourth
in jail.
Roslyn Ferrell, who murdered Charles
Lane, express messenger, in his car near
MarysVllle, Ohio, was found guilty of murder
in the first degree The penalty is electrocu-
tion.
Only four dead bodies have been found in
the ruins Of the big explosion of a chemical
house at New York
Several members of the Monclova Rough
Riders club were seriously injured as thew
were boar1 ling train at Grand Rapids Ohio
after political demonstration. They were
attacked BY mob of toughs. John Hemp
was struck with an iron missile and will die
Oscar johnson was badly injured by being
struck III the back of the head with a plece
OF iron. The postmaster of Presque Ilse was
also badly hurt, and a dozen or more were
slightly injured
Elk xPre.ident Cleveland, being shown
publication iii the Philadelphia Times pur
porting to be an interview with him. said;
The Whole thing, from beginning to END. is
an absolute lie without the least foundation
or shadow OF truth. | never have uttered
word to human being that affords the
least pret6Xt for such mendacious statement
| have already telegraphed the Philadelphia
Times to this effect" The utterances ascribed
to ex-President Cleveland in the publication
referred to embodied an expression that there
would be a landslide for Mr.. BRYAN the
morning after election"
Finley Anderson, telegraph operator, large
ly upon whose testimony Secretary of State
Caleb Powers was convicted of completely in
the murder of Gov Goebel in Kentucky, now
says his testimony was perjured. He was
paid $500 for it,
October wheat at Chicago, 724. Portland,
cash, 50; Tacoma, 81,