The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-02-02
SUMMARY OF NEWS
Happenings All Over the Union
Briefly Told.
News of Many States Collected and
Compiled in Short
Form.
Wednesday, January "a.

first infantry, has been missing since the
18th inst. He was on reconnoiteriny
duty near Santa Tomas, Luzon, aud
was evidently captured. A search for
him is being prosecuted.
Senator Butler OF North Carolina
chairman OF the peoples party commit
tee, issued call for a meeting of the
national committee at Lincoln, Nebras-
ka, February 10, to name time and
place Tor the national convention.
Senate republican caucus decided up
on reorganization of the elective offices
OF that body and nominated Chas Ben
nett OF Ne" York for secretary, to sue
ceed W. X. Cox, and Dan NJ Ramsdell
OF Indiana for sergeant at arms in place
OF R. j. Bright.
General Otis reported that the western
coast OF the island of Panay is now open
for trade and that the coast of Lagnna
de Bay and neighboring sections of the
country will also be opened to unrestrict-
ed traffic by the end of the week. He al
SO reports several minor engagements
with the Filipinos, in which the Ameri-
can arms met with the usual success.
The enemy lost heavily and a large
amount of arms and ammunition was
captured.
Thursday, January 26
Transport Grant reached Manila with
the FOrty-eighth infantry.
Senator Clay introduced a bill in the
senate to repeal the war revenue stamp
| tax.
Hon. Agustus O. Hyde, formerly SUI
perlntendent OF the poor of Calhoun
county, Michigan, stole $4,000 of the
funds and is arrested.
Henry Miller OF the firm Of Miller &
Lux, California cattle kings, is near
death from cOnCussiOn of the brain. He
was thrown from a buggy.
Helen Gould gave $125,OOO to the
naval branch of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association of Brooklyn, and also
secured site for new five-story build
ing.
State democratic committee of Penn
sylvanla set the pace for the democracy
OF other states by making Colonel VIM.
j. Bryan it's choice for the presidency in
the coming campaign.
Collier Miami, from Seattle to San
Francisco with 1000 tons of coal, struck
a reef off coast of Vancouver island.
When the tide receded the vessel broke
into and went to the bottom. Loss,
$4,000.
Bodies Of II dead OF the Washington
regiment arrived at San Francisco from
the Philippines; also 10 OF the Idaho
regiment. The bodies, where claimed,
will be sent to relatives at government
expense. Where not claimed thew will
go to the national cemetery at Airing
ton.
The case OF Brigham H. Roberts, the
Mormon epresentatiye-elect from Utah,
which has occupied so much of the at
tentlOn OF the house since the assembling
OF congress, was decided today by the
adoption of O resolution to exclude him
by vote OF 26S to so. The vote to ex-
clude was divided as follows: Republi-
cans, l60; democrats, SO; populists, f.
The vote to seat was: Republicans,
none; democrats, At; silver republicans,
2; populists, /.
Representative Jones Of Washington
introduced bill in the house to repay
settlers who have purchased lands within
the limits of railroad land grants sub
sequently forfeited $125 per acre. This
is similar to the bill just passed through
the senate by Mcbride of Oregon. Also
a bill establishing u lighthouses and
fog signals oh the Alaskan coast, at a
cost not exceeding 100000, and a bill
prohibiting the establishment or exten-
sion of forest reserves in the state OF
Washington except by act OF congress.
Friday, January 26.
Promoters of the flour trust say it
will soon be in working order
General Otis shipped 1896 released
Spanish prisoners from the Philippines
to Spain.
Henry MOhrbacher was shot and killed
in the suburbs OF Seattle. Chas. Shomo,
a saloon keeper, is under arrest with
some hard evidence against him.
James f. Muse, charged with having
embezzled $500 from tie Title Guaran-
tee and Trust Co., of Portland, Oregon,
nearly year ago, was arrested at Kan
sas City.
The house committee on military af-
fairs agreed to proceed with the investi-
cation OF the Idaho labor troubles on
February IA, and it was arranged that
the governor and auditor Of the state
and General Merriam should be asked
to appear at that time. Mr.. SuIzer of
New York and Mr.. Lentz of Ohio, who
have been urging the inquiry, are to fur
nish the names of additional witnesses
to be examined.
Saturday, January 27.
By an almost unanimous vote of the
| old Tippecanoe Club OF Chicago, Senator
Mason was requested to at once resign
his seat in the United States senate, and
the secretary of the club was instructed
| to strike his name from the roll of hon.
orary members of the organization.
The American Anti Imperialstic
League, which was organized at the anti
imperialistic conference at Chicago in
September, claims to have an effective
organization in SO states, Oklahoma
and the District OF Columbia. The off,
GERS of the league, while uncommupica-
tive as to methods, admit that it aims
to make itself felt in close congressional
districts everywhere for the election of
congressman this year who will be
against the retention of the Philippines.
The New York Herald publishes a
story, for which, however, it does not
vouch, which purports to be the secret
of the Maine. 1t is given in an affidavit
made by Edward Jose de Martinez, who
claims he was a secret agent OF Spain
and directly concerned in the plot. He
was sent from Madrid to Havana with
| Dlans for mines for the harhOr end this f