The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-04-27
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, April 1S.

Hackett OF New Hampshire to be assist
ant secretary Of the navy.
The largest single importation OF
opium to arrive at San Francisco was
that brought on the Nippon Maru. The
opium IS worth S600,O0O and the duty
amounts to $20,9S2.
dispatch from Manila announces
that Colonel James S. Petit Of the
Ihlrty-hrst volunteers has sbeen court
martlaled for handing a prisoner OF war
over to President Medell OF Zamboanga
who killed the man at once, without
trial
The state delegations in congress from
the Pacific coast called on President Nc
kinley in behalf of the Nicaraguan canal
project. The president assured them
that he was earnestly in favor Of the
canal, but thought it now would be wise
to wait until the Walker commission
should report.
Thursday, April 10.
Representative Levy OF New York
introduced a bill to repeal the war
revenue act.
Twenty-six Italian strikers were locked
up at Croton Landing, New York. One
hundred fed to avoid arrest.
New Jersey republicans unqualifedly
endorsed the Mckinley administration
and the shipping subsidy bill
Slayer Of Lawton is believed, on evi-
dence received at Los Angeles, 10 be
Hamilton Howard, deeerter from TIE
California regiment.
indictments were returned by the
Kentucky grand jury against John w.
David and Green Golden as accessories
to the murder of Governor GoebeI.
The navy department has secured a
oOOO-ton steamer to carry the wheat
and other food supplies collected by
charitable organizations in New York to
the plague and famine sufferers in India.
Nevada republicans elected six dele
gates to the national convention. The
platform endorses the administration OF
President Mckinley; favors construction
OF the Nigaraguan canal; the largest use
OF both gold and silver as money; the
election OF United States senators by
popular vote; the suppression Of trusts;
the passage OF an amendment to the
federal constitution prohibiting lotteries,
prize fights and bull batting. and the de-
In the Alabama republican state con-
yention, the cOntending factions having
Jailed to agree upon a chairman, the
state cOmmitte, by vote Of IL to 10,
decided to name the temporary cOnven-
ton officers and prepare a temporary
roll Of the delegates. The beaten fac
ton left the room and secured pOss es-
sion OF the convention hall. In an at
tempt OF the majority to capture the
hall, struggle took place at the door,
IN which Frank Maragne, who had been
elected sergeant-at-arms, fired three
shots at CASTOR Scott, two Of which
struck, seriously wounding him. Gov
Johnston closed the state house to both
factions.
Friday, April 20.
Floods in southern rivers still continue,
and the damage has already reached
millions OF dollars.
Miss Mary E. Dinse, aged 80, at
tempted suicide by leaping from the
Brooklyn bridge, but was not much hurt.
Both factions OF Tennessee republicans
nominated state ticket. This is the
outcome Of bitter factional fight waged
for some time.
Representative Hepburn, in charge Of
the Nicaragua canal bill announced
that a definite arrangement had been
reached by which the bill will be consid-
cred by the house on May l and 2 and
will be passed.
The provision for the repeal OF the re-
strictiOn to $500 ton on ship armor
plate in the current law was killed on a
point OF order raised by Van Diver, dem
ocrat. This will make impossible the
purchase Of armOr for the Maine, Ohio
and Missouri.
After extended conferences the house
committee on invalid pensions decided
to report to the house the senate bill.
known as the "Grand Army BILL" The
final draft Of the bill aggregates the dis
abilities under which application NAV be
made for pensions under the act OF June
27, 1890. The other radical change in
the existing law is the changing OF the
rate OF income Of a soldiers widow from
the present rate OF 500 per year to an
'actual net income Of $3.50 per year"
Saturday, April Fl,
House passed the naval appropriation
bill without division.
Shoshone, Idaho, republicans, in con-
ventiOn, recommended retention of fed
eral troops in the Occur d'Alene district.
News reached Seattle that a strike
running as high as $40 to the pan has
been made 100 miles east OF Cape Nome.
Edward c. Hanford, OF Seattle, son OF
United States District Judge Hanford
has received word from the war depart.
ment that he will be appointed a cadet
at West Point next July.
Former Congressman David G. Colson,
who killed Lieutenant Scott, Luther De-
marree and Chas. Julian in a pistol fight
in the Capitol hotel at Frankfort, Ky.
recently, was acquitted by a jury in Is
minutes.
Rowland P. Hill, formerly professor in
the Puget Sound University, was arrest
ed on a Nebraska complaint charging
bigamy. He claims he had not hearC
from his first wife for FIVE years and sup
posed the marriage was annulIed.
The announcement OF a change in thu
title OF the silver republican party wa'
made at Minneapolis in a document set
ting forth the party platform, issued by
Executive Agent Corser. The LincolI
republicans are to succeed the free silve