The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-06-22
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Wednesday, June 13.

at an end O''''
W. a. Clark and f. Aug. HeiDz9 an.
nounced that the eight-hour dav would be
put IN force IN their Montana mines July |.
VIM. Kerr, president of the Adams county
bank at Hastings, Nebraska, bought gold
orlck tor Sl3,6O0. He has received word from
the Denver mint, to which he sent it. that if
is copper.
Ihe reports OF the city assessors show that
William j. Bryan pays more taxes on person.
: al property than any other man in Lincoln or
Lancaster county. In 1899 his property was
assessed at S2o9O and this year at $456O. The
increase is mostly bank accounts and credits
The Ohio democratic state convention, after
a continuous session of over nine hours. ad
gourned. 1t was slate.smashing, a record
breaking convention. The Mclean men said
yesterday they were asking tor nothing. and
they certainly got nothing. They helped
those who have been opposed to them to the
places OF the party distinction and RESPONSE
bllIty There was so much disorder that the
chairman sent for detachment of police.
The United States court of claims has pass
ed ur0n the suit of Admiral William #
Sampson and others under his command at
Santiago for prize money on account of the
destruction of the Spanish fleet The court
declares that Admiral Sampson was the com
was the commanding officer of q division of a
squadron thereof, on duty under the orders
OF Admiral Sampson. The Spanish squadron
IS found by the court to have been inferior to
TO the American force, and bounty of 500
therefore was awarded for every officer and
man under Admiral Cerverar command. The
total amount of bounty money allowed is
Sl66,7OO, of which Admiral Sampson will re-
celve So335, and Admiral Schley about $4,000.
Thursday, Dune IA.
Governor Geer of Oregon welded Miss
isabelle Trullinger at Astoria.
John A. Lynch suicded at Berkeley, Calf,
He was a member of the Hayes-1ilden return
ing board in louisiana
Vermont democrats declared for BRYAN and
the Chicago platform. The Georgians did
likewise, and the Missourians followed suit.
Judge Belcher at San Francisco decided
that marriages of Divorces contracted out of
the state before the expiration of a year after
divorce are illegal and void 1t affects not
less than 1900 California couples married at
Reno, Nevada, alone.
Friday, June Is.
General Otis visited his home at Rochester
n. Y, and was enthusiastically received.
Advance estimates of the population of the
United States place it at $4,000, ,000 In 1890
~ WAS W uIA, IOU,
q, ?. Rummelin, furrer of Portland,
Oregon, was found dead in a river at New
y ork with his throat cut.
Moved by strange jealousy, Thomas Bach
killed his 1S-year-old adopted daughter Molhe
at Louisville, hy, because she married.
The directors of the Northern Pacific declar-
ed dividend of l per cent on the common
stock for the past six months. The last div
idend was the regular one of l per cent for
SIX months and an extra dividend of l per
cent. No extra dividend was declared.
Saturday, June 1G.
st. Louis strikers say it is war to the knife
and that they will never give up the fight.
Fifty women politicians opened headquart
ers at Philadelphia to labor with the repub.
lican convention.
Senator Wolcott Of Colorado was chosen bv
the national committee as temporary chair
man of the national republican convention.
Sunday, June II.
Roosevelt refuses to stand for vice presi-
dent.
Six street cars were blown up by strikers in
st. Louis.
Steamer Alpha returned from Cape Nome
and tells Of many rich gold finds.
W. A. Clark claims majority for his side
IN the Montana democratic convention.
Washington and Idaho delegations to the
republican convention declare for Roosevelt
for vice president.
Monday, June IS,
Two millions In gold left New York for
Germany, and half million will follow.
Gen. Joe Wheeler was assigned to the com
mand of the department of the lakes, with
headquarters at Chicago.
Seven settlers were arrested at South Bend
for perjury in making final proof on land.
They swore they had valuable improvements
when they did not.
Platt of New York and Senator Hanna are
in political difficulty. Platt wants To nnrnin