The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-23

| ~ 'ne sdme nands during the coming
administration.
Ihe annual report OF United States
commissioner IF Fish and Fisheries
Ge0rge NJ. Bowers says the total number
OF hsh distributed by the government in
tue past fiscal year was 1,164 4,336,75
an increase principally OF shad, cod, fiat
nsh, whitetish and lake trout OF about
1oo, 100000 over the previous year.
The opinion is growing among public
men who are in the confidence of the
president that he will oppose any move
ment looking to reduction of the con-
| gresslOual representation of the south
efn states on account of charges of the
disiranchlsement OF cOlOred voters. The
president Is said to be opposed to reviv-
ing Ill feeling, which be thinks would be
tue result of a bill thus touching the
s9uth's suffrage.
Saturday, November II.
1t is reported that Senator Spooner of
| Wisconsin will succeed ATTORNEY General
| GFlggs, who will retire from the cabinet
at the end OF President McKinley's pres
eat term.
fThe New York clearinghouse made an
unexpected good showing for the week
endlng November II, cash increases hay-
ing surpassed all expectations The
gain footed up $5,20S, 300. divided al
most equally between legal tenders aud
specie. The increase was due for the
most part to operations with the treas
| ury, although it is known that New
York gained appreciably during the
week from the interior. Then, too. a
portion OF belated gold imports figured
IN the reserve item.
Three cOwbOys-John and Albert Ber-
dice and Tobias Berner-fOught a duel
in the mountains near Otto, Wyo. Three
horses were killed and the Berdices were
both wounded. John was shot in the
arm and Albert in the stomach. IT ia
alleged the two families have been at
war for some time, and further trouble
will probably ensue.
United States surveying corps found
over hundred dead bodies in a swamp
Just west OF Galveston, Texas, on the
island where they had been deposited by
the storm of September 8. The unburied
dead were in an out of the way place
near the county road and had not been
discovered by the hurying parties sent
out after the storm.
The annual report Of the commission
er OF internal revenue for the fiscal wear
ending June 30, 1900, shows a collection
exceeded by only one in the history Of
the bureau. The receipts, $293, 1853, 1877,
being 5 0,316, ,107 in excess OF the eeti
mated amount and $21 ,S31 ,534 more
than during the previous year. The per
centage of cost OF collection was SO. as
against 1.68 for last year, being the
smallest in the history Of the internal
revenue service.
Sunday, November 1S.
Chas. R. Holmes of San Francisco
welded Miss Hattie Norton at Windsor.
Ontario. At Detroit she drew 500 from
bank at her husbands request and he
disappeared with it. They met through
the agency OF a matrimonial bureau.
Coroner's jury at LimOn, Col, found
that John Porter. the negro burned at
the stake by a mob for assault upon
and murder of 11-year-OId Louise Frost.
came TO his death at hands unknown
though there was no secrecy among the
300 who did it.
Frank NJ. Brown, assistant cashier Of
the German National Bank of Newport,
Ky, disappeared $201, 900 short. The
bank is wrecked. He led fast life with
wine and women.
In the burning Of the McGonigal house
at OsWayO, Pa, four men pershed.
After $4,000 mile trip through ST.
IBERIA, Russia and Europe, w. NJ Bunker,
commissioner OF foreign commerce Of the
San Francisco chamber Of commerce,
says: "The transsiberian railroad has
given this country a large market for
foodstuffs and other supplies, and this
market will keep pace with the increas-
ing colonization OF eastern Siberia. Al.
though the railroad has been running as
far as lrkutsk for two years, the coun-
tries OF Europe, aside from Russia. have
not benefited by the new transportation
facilities. At the same time the Russian
Asiatic trade of the United States has
steadily Increased. Americans and
American products are popular with the
Russians and Siberians. Americans are
almost invariably given the preference
IN trade affairs AS far as | can see the
Pacific coast is destined to be the biggest
beneficiary of Siberian Industrial de-
velopment."
At Joliet, H., the billet mill and con-
verter OF the Illinois steel works resumed
operations after a three wee ks shut
down. About 1000 men are affected.
Monday, November 10.
In court at Van Vert, Ohio, Judge
Mooney refused to quash an Indictment
against Mrs. Van Liew, charged with
throwing vitriol in the face OF Miss Alice
Hammel, from effects OF which the girl
died. Mrs. Van Lew is the wife of a
prominent banker, and has been in iaI
since her arrest two months ago.
Heavy rains have flooded the country
| along Salt river, Arizona, causing much
damage to irrigating canals. At Pima
half the town is under water.
Rev. D. n Stewart, pastor OF the
Baptist church at Wyoming, Pa, is
under arrest on a charge of poisoning
his wife OF three months He also failed
to account for church money.
At Milwaukee, Wis, the E. P. Ais Co.
owning the Reliance Iron works, an
nounced a reduction in the working
time of its 200 employees from ten to
nine hours a day. The wages will be
| slightly reduced.
A $4,000 package of money, shipped
from Sheldon to Sioux City, Iowa, dis.
| appeared.
Senator Pritchard OF North Carolina
says if the count had been fair in that
state the republicans would have car