The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-03-09

Hughes. Hughes head was shot off
ana Bleyins and others we're hit bv strev v
shots. SmallwOOd later went to sleen
IN the room where his victims Law.
Inc CarterviIle, Illinois union miners
VINO have been on trial for the past 40
! Gays at Vienna, charged with numbering
nVe negro miners, were acquitted by the
Jury today, Four other charges are
pending against the miners.
ne American German League of Penn
| sylvanla, representing an aggregate of
| zV'OOO members, adopted a petition
urging the government to use it's friend
~ o1nces to bring about a cessation of
hostllities between Great Britain and
the South African republics, and it was
resolved that all Boer sympathizers
throughout the land be invited to CO.
operate IN sending a general appeal to
Washington.
Monday, March 5.
Chicago and Milwaukee were in thc
grip OF the worst storm of the winter.
Sharkey and Fitzsimmons agreed to
fight 25 rounds the first week in August
Frances NJ. WOlcOtt was given a d.
vorce from her husband, United States
Senator Edward 0. Wolcott, of Colorado,
DR.. W. W. Watkins Of Moscow, Idaho.
is among the members of the board of
visitors to the naval academy appoint
ed by the president.
Secretary Hitchcock has sent to con-
gress, with his approval. bill drawn by
commissioner Hermann Of the general
land office to authorize and regulate the
sale and use OF timber on the unapprO-
priated and unreser we'd public lands.
Representative De Fries of California
today introduced Joint resolution for
the repeal OF duties on white or printing
paper and the material from which il ia
made, and directing the attorney general
to proceed under the antitrust law
against those maintaining a monopoly
IN such paper and material.
Lieutenant Edgar F. Koehler, of the
Ninth Infantry, was shot in the abdomen
IN village near Tarlac, where he went
IN search OF some hidden rifles. A Fill
plno, promising to produce the rifles.
led him into an ambush away from his
soldiers. The soldiers, in revenge, killed
- OF the enemy and burned the village.
Tuesday, March g.
March wheat at Chicago, 647z; Nav.
66B, Portland, cash, so to 525: Taco
ma, 50H to 81.
Gold standard bill, as agreed to bv
the conference committees of the house
and senate, passed the senate on q vote
of A to 26.
President Bernard Moses of the Uni
verslty of California was appointed by
the president as the fifth and last mem
Der of the Philippine commission.
with one precinct to hear from, Frank
E. Moores, republican, ,is reelected mavor
OF Omaha by majority of nearly 1000
over W. S. POppleton, fusion. The rest
OF the city ticket goes through with
Moores, with the possible exception Of
taXcOmmissioner. OF the nine council
men two or three are in doubt, the rest
being republican. The election held to-
day the most closely contested and
the@campaign the hottest ever known.
Acting Secretary MeikeIjohn sent to
the house OF representatives a state
ment of expenditures by the war de-
partment covering the military OPERA
tions in the Philippines, including out
standing liabilities from May 1, 1885,
November /, 1899 The total is given
at SIS $3.50 the principal items be-
ing: Quartermaster's department. $27,-
7l5,9O1, of which $17,136,S is for
army transportation subsistence de-
partment, $950,00O; medical depart
ment, $1,2O6,137; pay department,
S1O,833, 134; ordnance department, ST.
86O,239.
Justice Brown, as circuit justice of the
Seventh circuit court allowed a writ of
error to the supreme court of the United
States which will probably call out an
opinion on the validity of the contracts
specifying payment in gold coin. The
case Is that OF Eliza and George Dorr
versus Amy Hunter. from the supreme
court OF Illinois. Tie DORIS gave Miss
Hunter note for $45OO. payment to
be made in gold coin. Default being
made, suit was brought and collection
resisted on the ground that the clause
requiring payment in gold was contrary
both to the constitution and to acts OF
FEBRUARY %, 1888, and July IA, 1890.
The contract is therefore claimed to be
both unconstitutional and illegal.