The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-01-05

no provision for divorce. ONLY the
catholic reasons for separation are rec
ognlzed in the order. Girls u years
old and boys OF IA are permitted to
marry with the consent of their parents.
but otherwise they must be 81 years
old.
The steamer Bundesrath, belonging
to the German East African line. was
captured by a British gunboat and
taken as prize to Durham. A repres-
entative of the Associated Press has
learned that there we're three officers
ana ~ men attired in Khaki and intend
ing to serve the Beers, on board the
Bundesrath, which explains her capture.
German newspapers are wrathy over the
seizure.
Sunday, December 81.
The heaviest snow ever known in
Georgia and South Carolina fell. At
Macon, Ca, six inches laid on the
ground.
Roy Brewer and Roland Burke, bows
OF II, were playing soldier with a %
caliber rifle. 1t was discharged and the
ball struck Burke in the right eye, kill
ing him instantly. Both lived at Walla
Walla
The United Irish societies of New York
ana vicinity filled the Academy of Music
tonight at mass meeting called to ex-
press sympathy with the Beers and op
position to England in consequence OF
the South African war.
One hundred and seventv.one sacks of
ore concentrates were brought to Ia
coma on the City of London from the
mines near Singapore, in the Straits
Settlement, for treatment in the Tacoma
smelter. This is the first shipment of
ore from the Orient to an American
smelter. The product of these mines
has been sent to England in the past.
and this shipment is in the nature of
trial order for the Tacoma smeIter.
There are number of large producing
mines in the Settlement, and others are
being opened up.
1t is asserted that the pope during the
recent service of opening the holy door
at st. Peters cathedral addressed his in
innate encourage and said: II thank
Divine Providence for granting me the
grace OF being able to celebrate the great
junction and | wish for nv successor
grandeur and long reign, to the greater
glory of God. My successor will be
young, as compared with my own age.
and will have time to see many gI0ries
OF the papacy and the church." Later
Leo clearly designated Cardinal Circle
mano Maria GOtti, project of the con-
gregatlon of indulgenccs and sacred
relies, as his successor. Cardinal Gotti.
the famous Genoese monk, is a man of
great piety and modesty. Now about
"a years of age, he has always lived the
lie OF aD ascetic, and despite theldignity
OF prince OF the church, he always
sleeps IN a cell and on hard mattress.
Monday, January 1.
Kid Mccoy whipped Peter Maher in
five rounds.
The Ohio assembly met and elected
the republican caucus nominees by a
strict party vote.
Il. c. Hershey, county treasurer at
Lancaster, Pa, is reported short $G5,-
O42. He has fed.
Torpedo boat Goldsborough, built at
Portland ran for eight minutes at 30
miles an hour, against a two-mie cur
rent.
For the first time in many years, the
Mississippi river is frozen over at St.
Louis. AS result no boats are arriv-
ing and departing and the ferries have
been compelled to shut down.
Orlando Stevens of Ottumwa. Iowa
has made new worlds record in a com
petition mile bicycle race. His time was
l:o9 IA. The record was formerly held
by Fred Sims, made at Washington in
200 2-5.
A Manila dispatch says: The first
movement of q general southern ad-
vance occurred this morning, when two
battaliOns OF the Fourth infantry landed
and occupied Cabuyo, on the south side
of Laguna de Bay. Two Americans
were killed. Twenty-four FiIipinos we're
found dead in one house. One hundred
and fifty prisoners and four rsix-pounders
were captured.
Tuesday, January 2.
Members OF the new Cuban cabinet
took the oath of Office.
Gov. Taylor of Kentucky asks the
Legislature to repeal the Goebel election
law. He says it is''an infamy which has
demoralized, disturbed and disgraced
the state"
When all the English troops destined
for South Africa are there they will
reach 100000. Winston Churchill,
who escaped from the Beers, says Eng
land will need 250,000 men.
After four years Of retirement J. S. C.
Blackburn was chosen tonight by the
join caucus of the democratic members
OF the Legislature as the successor of
VIM. Lindsay in the United States
senate from Kentucky.
The statement issued by the director
OF the mint shows that the total coin
aga executed at the mints of the United
States during the calendar year ended
December 30, 1899, was $139, ,243, ,191,
as follows: Gold, Sill, IA, ,220; silver,
S26,O61;O55; minor coins 81, 1887, ,451.
At Chicago the quietude of the holiday
markets was broken in the wheat pit
and the frmness characterizing it was
turned to decided strength by an i'm
posing array of bullishness and statis-
tics. January, sc 81; May, 7O4.
Portland, cash, 80; Tacoma, 81.
The Canadian. regiment captured a
Boer laager at Sunnyside and took 40
prisoners, some tents, three wagons,
great store of guns and ammunition,
forage, saddles and equipment. Two
British were killed and one wounded.
The Boer loss is given at SIX killed and
Il wounded.
Secretary Wilson of the agricultural
department walked into Adiutant Gen