The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-08-03
NEWS OF 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, July 20.

Wednesday, July 25.
The report of Fourth Assistant Post
master General BristOw, sent to Cuba to
look into the postal frauds, is that de-
faulter Neeley stole $150,000
Main street Of Yuma, Arizona was
swept away by fire.
At indianapolis, by unanimous vote
OF the national committee Of the national
democracy this afternoon the scheme OF
fusion with the anti-imperialistic move
ment, originating with the recent mass
meeting at the Plaza hotel in New York
was defeated. as was also the plan to
place gold democratic ticket in the
field this year.
New Orleans is in a race riot over the
exclusive employment Of negroes on
docks and levees. Charles, a negro,
killed two policemen; mObs killed two
negroes and wounded others.
At their convention the Kansas de-
mocracy surrendered to popuism, and
thereby made possible the tightest and
most harmonious fusion that has ever
existed in that state. The popuists had
demanded from the democrats the office
OF associate justice in exchange for that
| OF attorney general, although the former
office had previously been granted the
democrats in what YVES supposed to be
| an alright agreement After an all
| night session OF the conference committee
| the question was left open TO be settled
| by the democratic convention. A fight
was expected before the democrats would
give up this plum, but, led by J. G.
johnson, national committeeman for
Kansas, they finally acceded to the de-
mands OF their brethren and embraced
the opportunity for a love feast. The
| pOpuIlsts, when the action OF the demo-
Gratis was made known, went wild with
delight.
Thursday, July 20.
In the riOting at New Orleans one
negro was beaten to death, six so badly
wounded their lives are despaired of,
and score OF people, white and black,
male and female, more or less seriously
injured. The governor ordered out
troops.
A jail break by the tunnel route was
discovered in the Pennsylvania peniten-
tiary and frustrated. The tunnel was
being dug from the outside.
The effort of President G0mpers of the
American Federation Of Labor to bring
about settlement OF the Chicago labor
troubles has apparently failed.
Arizona rivers are dry in many places
and great suffering is resulting.
General Sternberg says that 100 ad-
ditional medical officers are wanted by
the surgeon general for duty in the
Philippines and China He saws that
only graduates Of reputable medical
colleges with some experience and under
40 years OF age will be accepted
Friday, July 81.
Troubled over his son, who is in iail at
San Francisco on a murder charge, DR..
A. l.. Harris suicided at Salinas, Calf.
Robert Charles, the negro desperadO
at New Orleans, who had killed two DO
licemen, was smoked out of his barri-
cade and shot to pieces, but not until he
had Killed two more officers and two
citizens, fatally wounded two others and
more or less seriously wounded several
others. With his death the riOting has
stopped.
Captain Wilde reported the Injured
Oregon safely docked at kure, Japan,
The structural strength is intact.
saturday, july 2S
W. A. Clark, who was refused a seat in
the senate because of bribery, feft for
Europe. just before leaving he said:
Yes, have given check for 500, 900
to the democratic campaign fund. Per-
haps it was for more than that amount"
f. 6. Rathbone, former director Of
posts in Cuba. was arrested for com
plicity in the Neely steal. There are
four charges. He went to jail
A severe tornado passed through Traill
county, North Dakota, and across the
river into Minnesota, where 1t split into
two parts. The path OF the storm in
Traill county was 81 miles long and four
miles wide. But one fatality is reported
ThOs. Everson, aged II, three miles
north of Caledonia.
Governor Scofeld and associates OF
Wisconsin bought 10000 acres OF Idaho
state timber land on the Clearwater
The fruit growers will be glad to know
that among the general results OF the
late diplomatic agreement with Ger
many is the removal of tie vexatiOus
inspection Of dried and evaporated fruit
| exported from the United States These
fruits will be hereafter admitted into
Germany as formerly, without inspec-
ton.
Near jamestown, n. D., a terrific hail
storm occurred. The train on the Great
Northern was two hours late The
stones broke all the windows and the
passengers had TO take refuge in the
| baggage car. The paint and wood work
OF the cars was all dented up The
storm was three miles wide. Much dam
| age to crops resulted.
Sunday, July 20.
| A cigarette fool threw lighted cigar
cite into some powder and prematurely
| discharged the evening gun at the
national guard encampment at Spring
field, Ill. Two persons were fatally in
| iured and eight Others more or less hurt.
E. L. Swazey, well known cattle man,
mortgaged cattle twice, to the extent OF
$4,000, and escaped from Kansas CITY
to South America.
Four batteries of the Third artillery,
Ats men, sailed from San Francisco on
the Hancock for China.
Lightning struck a street car at
Toledo, Ohio. Ten people were injured
one fatally.
At Owassa, Iowa, in a Jealous rage
Otto Pennington shot and killed his wife
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