The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-02-23
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.


Busy Readers.
Wednesday, February Ia.
Sharkey took up the challenge of Fitz
simmons to fight.
The heaviest snowfall OF the winter il
covering Nebraska and western Iowa.
Chas. ii. Macrum, who abandoned hi
post as consul at Pretoria when the wal
opened and returned home, gave out 6
statement in which he said the English
censor tampered with his correspondence
The long -talked-o of combination of tht
steel sheet mills OF the country was
formed at Pittsburg. Twenty-Five con
Germs out OF % were represented The
capital stock was fixed at $52,0OO,OOO
None OF the stock will be placed on the
market, the milliOnaires taking it all.
Holding that the federal court has no
jurisdiction in contests in Kentucky
Judge Taft refused to grant the applica-
ton Tor an Injunction against the Ken
tucky state board of elections and dem.
Ocratic contestants for state offices
other than governor and lieutenant gov
ernor. Both sides now seek redress in
the state courts and have each asked for
lnlunctlOns against the other.
Stormy scenes characterized the ses-
sions Of the national antitrust confer
ence preceding the final adjournment to-
night. The climax came when Joseph
Parker, a middle -of-the-road pOpulist.
! surprised the conference with q resolu-
ton pledging the delegates to vote for
no party that does not stand fer gov
| prn {
| direct legislation. The democrats inter
| preted this as an attack on W. j. Bryan,
| and were on their feet in an instant to
| block the movement. A score of dele
| gates took the floor and all tried to talk
at the same time. Parker charged that
the convention had ''falen into the
hands of lot of cOwardly politicians, .
and Congressman SuIzer told Ignatius
DOnnelly he was doing more than any
other man there to help out Mark
Hanna"
Thursday, February Is
Corbett and Jeffries are to fight at
San Francisco May IA.
FIfty-seven Irish-Americans left New
York for South Africa, expecting to ioin
the Beers
Both republican and democratic state
conventions Of Oregon are called to
meet at POrtlandEApril -.
Masked men tried to hold uD a train
at Fairbanks, Arizona. Express Messen-
ger Milton beat them Off and killed one.
Edward 1. Colby, engaged to marry a
slster-in-law Of Harry Peters, was stabbed
to death at Butte. Montana, bv Peters.
who objected to the marriage Peters
IS under arrest.
Brigadier General H. c. Merriam, com
manding the military department of
Colorado, arrived at Washington in an
swer to summons from the senate com
mittee on military affairs to give testi-
mOny in regard to the part taken bv
the federal troops under his command
in the suppression Of labor riots in the
Occur d'Alene mining district in Idaho
last spring.
The clash between the democratic and
republican branches Of the Kentucky
government was emphasized by the
prison officials releasing John Seals, a
Louisville convict, on a pardon issued
by Governor Beckham. Douglas Hayes,
Knott county convict, recently pard-
oned by Governor Taylor, is still in con-
tlnement, the prison officials refusing to
ACNO&hILC lOE DIS governor.
Friday, February rs.
Frank q. Simmons, postmaster at
Seward, Neb, is under arrest for a
shortage Of $383O. David Figard. one
OF his bondsmen, dropped dead when he
heard Of it.
Hon. Willis Sweet, heretofore a promi-
nent silver republican, addressed a re-
publican meeting at Boise, Idaho. He
said he was glad to get back to the re-
publican party.
Roland B. Moliueux, the young New
York society man convicted Of poisoning
Mrs. Kate Adams by mail, was sentenced
to die by electrOcutiOn during the week
beginning March 26
In response to resolution OF the SEN
ate, the secretary Of war sent to the SEN
ate a statement showing the receipts
and disbursements of public funds in the
island OF Cuba for the year 1899. The
report shows receipts of $16,346,O15
and expenditures $14. 4.085,O85 leaving
81, ,26O, ,2O9 in hands Of the treasurer.
Saturday, February IL.
For assault upon Mrs. c. L. Weeks,
wife OF a planter, Will Burts. negro,
was lynched at Burr Basket Mills,
South Carolina, and his body filled with
bullets. The rope broke on the first
trial.
At Ell PasO, Texas, two drunken negro
soldiers from Fort Bliss we're Jailed by
the city police. Other soldiers attempted
their rescue with Krag-J Jorgensen rifles
and a fight with the iailers ensued !.
Police Officer Stewart and one negro
soldier were killed.
Major Geo. A. Manning of Nez Perce
county, Idaho, rendered his resignation
of the position gof state central com
mitteeman of the silver republican party
OF that county, also his position as a
member of the executive committee. He
| gives as his reason that he has returned
to the republican party
Chairman Hepburn, OF the house com
mittee on interstate and foreign com
merce submitted the report of the com
mittee in favor OF the Hepburn bill for
constructing the Nicaragua canal. The
report says the United States is not
bound by the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and
that the right to fortify the entrances to
the canal belongs to US.
Former Governor Sylvester Pennover
of Oregon said regarding the financial
bill passed by the senate: II hold Col.
Bryan really responsible for the law. Ii
he had not artfully captured the nom
ination four years ago with his carefully
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