The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-01-12
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Happenings All Over the Union
Briefly Told.
News of Many States Collected and
Compiled in Short
Form.
Wednesday, January 3.

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one OF the crossings of the Orange river.
Senator Hanna declared that although
ne had been urged to stand for the per
manent Craftsmanship of the next re,
publican national convention, he would
not do so.
Mississippi democrats in the legisla-
| ture, in caucus, unanimously nominated
ex-governor j. A. McLaurin for United
| States senator.
Eleven tons of powder on two seghs
exploded near Lake Linden, Mich, blow
ing to atoms the drivers, Joseph st,
Louis and Joseph PammerstoD, and
| four horses. The shock was felt for 20
| miles.
One case of bubonic plague was found
| at Manila.
Thursday, January
The steamer Australia, from Honolulu,
| reports the death of a white girl at
| Honolulu on December % Two Chinese
were found dead in the Chinese quarters
| On Christmas day. These fatalities
started the plague scare again, and
every precautiOn was being taken to
stamp out the disease when the boat
left.
General Wood issued an important
order giving freedom to civil prisoners
in the province of Santa Clara, Cuba.
Some of them had been detained without
| trial and Others we're suffering excessive
| punishment. Reports from other de-
| partments are daily expected, and it is
believed that before the end OF the month
large number will be released, especial
ly i'll the province of Havana. The cases
of those who have been held for a long
time in detention without trial will be
| the first to be investigated
Emperor Nicholas has assured the
British ambae sadOr at st. Petersburg
that England ueed not fear Intervention
or any sort of difficulty from Russia in
the South African complications. This
may fairly be interpreted as an assur-
ance including an indirect promise that
France will abstain from creating diff
culties for England.
Representative Jones OF Washington
| introduced a bill appropriating $l75,-
600 to be Immediately available for the
erection OF new convalescent military
hospital at Vancouver barracks for the
reception of sick soldiers returning from
the Philippines.
Friday, January 5.
British detachment from Mafeking as
saulted Boer fort, reaching its walls,
but were driven Off with 20 killed, in
Guiding SIX officers, and many wounded.
Troopship Logan and animal trans
port Wyetield arrived at Manila.
At Cape Town supreme court has
ordered that the British steamer Mash
ona, Captain JohnstOne, which left New
York Nov. B for DelagOa bay, laden with
Hour Tor the Transvaal, and which was
captured by the British gunboat Part
ridge. will be delivered to the claimants
upon giving satisfactory security, and
that the portion OF the cargo claimed as
prize be stored in the custom house at
Port Elizabeth upon security provided
by the authorities. The prize cargo con-
sists OF $1,000 bags OF flour.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections decided. by a vote of 4 to
3, to make an adverse report upon the
resolution to seat Senator QUAY OF
Pennsylvania, who was appointed by
the governor.
-Four and a quarter millions in gold
was shipped from New York to Europe
Michigan legislature appropriated
$75, 900 to care for sick and INDECENT
soldiers of the Spanish war. Previously
$1S4, 600 had been spent.
January wheat slumped to 65H at
Chicago; May, 6SB. Portland, cash, so;
Tacoma, 51h.
Saturday, January 6,
The grand jury of Ingham county,
Michigan, indicted Edgar James, speaker
of the house of representatives. for
bribery; W. A. French, state land com
missioner, bribery; Chas. H. Pratt, law
book agent, bribery; Representative S.
j. Hammond, soliciting bribe; Fred A.
| Mayn ard, ex-attorney general, retaining
part of chief clerks salary; W. L. White,
state quartermaster general; Colonel
Harold Smith, assistant quartermaster;
| Arthur F. Marsh, adjutant general and
| Eli r. Sutton, regent of the University
| OF Michigan and member of Governor
| Pingree's military staff, charged with
| alleged fraud and embezzlement in con-
| nection with the sale and alleged re-pur-
| chase OF military supplies.
Dan Moore killed Sam Harpham in a
| row at dance in Council valley, idaho.
Beers deserted Ladygrey.
DUETS ATTACKED OuCpOSt6 at Lady
smith in force, but were repulsed.
Mineral productions of the United
| States in 1899 are placed at 1891, ,424,-
082. Gold, $72, ,4S3, ,055; silver, 81, ,619,-
$50 ounces: coal, pa ,5S1, 1915 tons, the
largest ever mined in one year and plac-
ing the United States for the first time
ahead of Great Britain in coal produc-
ton.
Butte, Montana, has rs cases of small
pox.
Sunday, January Z.
Beers are reported to have captured
the garrison of 120 British police at
Kuruman, in British Beuchanaland.
A Jack-the-Ripper murdered young
Rachel Ferguson at Toronto, Canada.
An address by the officers of the Order
of Hibernians says: sit is unnecessary
for the Hibernians to proclaim their
loyalty to the United States, but it be
comes them to state that no act o
theirs will be contrary to the laws
knowing the character of the British
government, it's cruelty, it's ambition, VI
are desirous to assist the citizens of {