The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-06-08
NEWS OF THB STATES
Gathered From Hills, Valleys
and Plains of the Union.
Boiled Down AS 1t Comes From
the Wires for Information of
Busy Readers.
Wednesday, May 80.

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The Alabama populist state conven-
ton nominated a full state ticket and
adopted a platform indOrsing the nOmi-
nation Of Barker and Donnelly.
The st. Louis board OF police COM
mlssioners decided to order the sheriff to
summon a posse cOmmitatus of 1000
men to preserve order in the street car
strike, the city officials being powerIess.
At San Francisco the board OF health
held an autopsy on the body of China
man found last night in a Chinese under
| takers establishment. A member of
the board stated that the result of the
autopsy strongly indicated that the
Chinaman died OF the bubonic plague.
At Hagerstown, Md, another link in
the chain which binds together the once
warning factions of the north and the
south was forged today by the dedica-
| tlOn of a monument erected to the men,
| Ory of the men who wore the gray as
well as those who wore the blue, who
died in mortal combat upon the bloody
field Of Antietam. The event, which is
| probably without a parallel in the his
tory of the world, was graced by the
| presence of the president of the United
OF his cabinet, q score of United States
senators, thrice as many members of
congress, the governor OF Maryland and
other prominent men.
Thursday, May 81.
Four companies of the Seventh in
fantry left Seattle for Cape Nome.
A bench warrant was issued at Frank
fort, KY, for arrest of former acting
governor, w. S. Taylor, charging him
him with completely in the murder of
Goebel as accessory before the fact.
Taylor is in Indiana.
At Miles City, Mont, the Northern
Express cOmpany's office was robbed of
a $4,000 package and $4,000 received
for the sale of lands Alfred Morrow.
the night operator, was acting for
Station Agent Gibson and the money
was taken during MorrOw's absence.
Two strangers, who were lurking about
the station, are missing.
All the officers of the confederate
veterans were reelected by accamation.
The election was put through in record
time, the whole thing taking less than
one minute. The list of officers follow:
General J. B. Gordon, general command
ing; Lieutenant General Wade Hampton,
commanding army of northern Virginia
department.; Lieutenant General s. D.
Lee, commanding army Of Tennessee de-
partment; Lieutenant General W. /.
Cabell, commanding trans Mississippi
department.
The naval court martial which has
been trying Captain j. II. McGowan on
charges OF sCandalOus conduct and ne
gleCt OF duty in connection with the kill
ing by him Of a Filipino while in com
mand OF the MOnadnOck in the Philip
pines, today submitted its conclusions
to the secretary of the navy for con-
sideratiOn. The court found the captain
guilty OF the charges and specifications
and sentenced him to be suspended from
duty on half pay for two years and to
be reprlmanded by the secretary. There
was, however, a unanimous recommends
ton for clemenCy, which will be taken
under consideration by Secretary Long.
Friday, June 1.
Frank ROyse was sentenced to 20
years for murder Of his grandfather near
Walla Walla.
A general strike of all the building
trades in Kansas City, was ordered at a
meeting of the Building Trades Council.
1t is said that 5000 workmen will be in
vOlved.
Mrs. Naomi Moss was mardered in a
park at Portland, Oregon, by her hus-
band, Riley Moss, who later suicided.
They had been married but a few
months.
The most conspicuous feature of do
mestic news is the steady progress to-
ward lower level OF prices for the chief
materials Of industry. The decline in
pig iron continues.
The house defeated the proposed anti
trust amendment to the constitution bv
vote of 154 to 131, the vote being di-
Vided practically on party lines. repub-
licans for and democrats against. To
carry the measure required thirds
vote of the house,
The safe of the Bank of Sheldahl Iowa,
was blown up last night by robbers, who
secured $1,000 and escaped after holding
80 unarmed citizens at bay with rifles.
Shortly after midnight a terrific explo-
sion shook the town and Immediately
the inha abitants turned out to learn the
cause. A glance up the main street
showed the building of the Savings bank
to be in ruins and the timbers burning.
Fifty citizens rushed to the place, to be
met by two rifles in the hands Of two
strangers who ordered them to halt. AS
the ruins burned brighter two other
strangers were seen lOoting the wrecked
safe. The crowd had brought no weap-
ons. The two robbers on guard threat.
ened death to the man who moved from
his tracks and the hapless citizens were
compelled to witness the robbery of their
savings without lifting a hand in re-
mOnstrance.
Saturday, June 2.
Three departments of the Illinois Steel
company's mills at South Chicago were
closed for an indefinite period, throwing
over 5000 men out of employment.
At Butte, Mont, Fred Bartlett con-
victed OF perjury in connection with his
bankruptcy case, was sentenced to 10
months in jail by United States Judge
Knowles.
Louis Smithie, sheepherder at Con-
don, Oregon, gave himself up to a sheriff
and confessed the murder of George
Young at Soda Springs, Calf, three
years ago.
The 'Black Kid" single-handed,
armed with a magazine rife, about 10
O'Clock this morning held mn and rohhad