The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-06-29
NEWS Oh THE STATES
Gathered From Hills, Valleys
and Plains of the Union.
Boiled Down AS 1t Comes From
the Wires for Information of
Busy Readers.
Wednesday, June 20.

| funds.
Thursday, June Fl.
Texas democrats adopted an anti.expansiou
| platform.
War in China caused a falling off of exports
from New York.
Jim Hanson, the Indian on trial for murder
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hanson near Skagway
Alaska, confessed and implicated ten othei
Indians.
The Southern Pacific rouudhouse at Kerr
City, Calf, burned. Patrick Quin and Byrd
Gilmore, employees, perished The fire wa;
100000.
Friday, June %.
Congressman J. A. T. Hull was renomi.
mated by the republicans of the Sew enth
Iowa district.
Bryan wrote letter in which he said the
TO to | plank in the democratic platform
would be plain.
Jessie Morrison cut the throat of Mrs. Olin
castle, bride OF week, at Eldorado, Kan
sas. Jealousy was the cause
Reinhard Brook, Portland saloonkeeper,
Tell into the Columbia river from the deck of
the steamer Bally GRtzert and was drowned.
Today's statement of the treasury balance
UOO gold IN the division of redemption, shows:
Available cash balance, SAG, 766 III; gold,
$67, ,921, ,445
At Peru, Indiana, a terrific windstorm with
tour distinct cloudbursts did much damage.
An unprecedented rainfall of four and a half
inches followed, flooding cellars and convert
ing streets into miniature rivers.
Saturday, June 23.
Bryan said he would not attend the Kansas
City convention
Senator Hanna predicted that the western
states will go strongly republican.
The export of specie from the port of New
ork tor the week amounted to S4, 251 783 in
gold and 81, ,055, $40 in silver.
Nine soldiers of the Fortieth regiment were
Killed and Y wounded in an ambush at Cay
azan, Mindanao, by insurgents.
A passenger train on the Southern railway
ran into washed out bridge near McDonough.
Ga., and went into the river Over 40 lives
were lost and many injured.
A tramp arrested at Cotton, Utah, fer rob-
berry had $16S2 in money and certificates of
deposit on various banks in the state of Wash
mgton concealed upon him, besides FIVE gold
watches and dozen rings.
Sunday, June "a.
Battleship Oregon left Hong Kong for
Taku.
A cyclone in Beaver county. Oklahoma,
killed three men.
Alabama crops have suffered immensely
from too much rain.
In an ambuscade near Tientsin, China, four
American marines were killed and seven
wounded.
Fay Severe, colored woman, stabbed and
killed Emma Golden, cOlOred, on Portland
street. Jealousy.
Chas. Meford, maniac, ran amuck, killed
four people with an ak and then suicided at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
An excursion train near Green Bay, Wis.
was telescoped by a freight. Eight were
killed, one is missing and 81 were injured.
At Redford, Indiana, Albert Roberts and
Oscar Jeans fought pistol duel over Miss
Jessie Russell. She jumped between them
and was instantly killed by shot from Rob-
erts. He will lose his mind.
Monday, June 20.
Geo. Maxfeld, laborer, shot and killed his
young wife near Seattle. They were married
nine months ago, but were separated.
4 disastrous hailstorm swept over Denver,
Idaho, destroying wheat fields and orchards.
The hailstones were as large as eggs. Horses
were knocked down.
SherlH Neal MOTIFS was wounded and two
of his deputies killed near Cloud Chief, Okla
homa, while pursuing George Casey and
man named Mckee, who had broken Jail at
Arapahoe.
The equal suffrage amendment was defeated
at the Oregon election by vote of %, 261 to
26,2S5. Suffrage leaders are jubIlant over the
large vote. Twenty-one counties out of 80
gave good majOritles One county was lost
by tie and one by one vote. The leaders
are going right ahead to try again.
The reported action of the gunboat Mono
cacy, in failing to respond after she had been
fred upon from the Taku forts, Is understood
to have been received with surprise by the
president, who requested an explanation of
the matter, which has not been furnished.
offset the published intimations that the
Monocacy would not have failed to respond
unless she had been ordered to holi her fire.
Tuesday, June 20.
jeff Davis is the democratic nominee for
governor of Arkansas.
Illinois democrats nominated Samuel Ais
chuer for governor. He is a German.
Tom Sharkey was whipped in Is fast
rounds by Gus Rubin at Coney island.
Captain John L. Powers was arrested at
Harlan, KY, charged with being accessory
to the murder of Goebel.
Volunteer companies have been formed in
Oklahoma and Indian Territory which have
been offered for service in China.
There were two deaths and four prostra-
tions from heat at Pittsburg, Pa. There were
several prOstrations at Sioux City. Iowa. also.
At Chicago there were six prostrations and