The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-06-01
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. Nav %.


Kansas democrats instructed for
Bryan.
A million and a quarter OF gold was
shipped from New York to Europe.
Almost entire business portion of
Lakeview, Oregon, burned. Loss is
$350,OOO.
Arizona democrats endorsed the Chi
cago platform and denounced the ad-
ministratlOn.
Twenty-three miners, II white and II
negroes, lost their lives in an explosion
at Cumnock coal mines, Chatham coun-
ty, n. c.
RiOting was renewed in the st. Louis
street car strike and a special policeman
killed while on a car. A 3-year-Old boy
was shot in a leg and a conductor badly
beaten.
In South Dakota republican state con-
vention met. The platform adopted de-
clares against trusts, favOrs a cOnstitu-
tlOnal amendment, enlarging the powers
OF congress to deal with them; indOrses
the free homes bill; indorses the currency
legislation Of congress and favOrs ex-
pansiOn.
Mr.. Fischer, one of the Boer envOys,
spoke freely with a representative of the
Associated Press today as to their gen
eral plans for the future. He said that
1T was their purpose to visit 10 or II
principal cities of the United States and
explain to the people whatever they
might wish to know of their cause. They
came to plead with the whole American
people for sympathy and support.
Thursday, May "a.
Thirty-frst reunion of the Army of
the Potomac was held at Fredericks-
burg, Va.
A Dallas, Texas, dispatch says: A
wind and electrical storm is reported at
Mineral Wells last night. General
property in the farming section suffered
severely. Hallettsville reports a cyclone
last night which did much damage to
property. Many farms were swept clean.
stroyed by the wind. No casualties are
reported
Notwithstanding the declaration of
the president that the United States will
not interfere in the South African war,
the BOer commissioners expect that po-
litical expedlency will cause him to make
a move which will be beneficial to their
cause. 1t is apparent to the commits
siOners that political agitation alone
will aid their cause and they intend 20
take advantage OF every opportunity to
press it upon the attention of the Ameri-
can people.
The war department issued a state
ment from the division Of customs and
insular affairs designed to show that the
number OF ''carpet baggers" in Cuba
had been Overestimated SO far as the
customs service of the island is concern
ed. According to the latest returns,
which were chose of December 81 last,
there were 66S customs employees, of
whom 5l5 were Cubans, 80 we're Span
iards and only so were Americans, of
whom 26 were employed in Havana,
principally at headquarters.
Friday, May %
An unknown priest suicided in Whirl-
pool rapids at Niagara Falls.
Chairman Towne announces that he
has appointed J. c. Campbell of Los
Angeles sergeant at arms for the national
silver republican convention.
The senate committee on commerce,
through Senator Mcmillan, reported the
emergency river and harbor bill. The
general appropriation by the bill was
increased from 100000 to $250,000
and the following additional harbors.
rivers, etc, of which surveys are to be
made, were authorized: San Joaquin
river, California, from Antioch to Suisun
Point; Colorado river, Nevada, from
Eldorado canyon to Rioville; Columbia
river, Oregon, for canal at The Dalles
rapids; Snake river, Idaho and Wash
ingtOn, from the head of navigation to
the Columbia.
On the very ground over which the
old Fifth corps charged at Fredericks-
burg. President Mckinley, his cabinet
and General Miles witnessed the laying
of a cornerstone for the shaft to per-
petuate in bronze and granite the hero
ism of the army of the Potomac. 1t
was an impressive ceremony, and rend-
cred the more so by the fact that among
the hundreds who witnessed the event
were noted leaders of both the federal
and confederate forces. The monument
was the personal gift of General Daniel
Butterfield to the National Memorial
association.
Saturday, Nav 26.