The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-09-14
Thursday, September 6


Thursday, September 6.
Frank W. Browning, foreman on a.
ranch, near Fresno, Calf, became in
sane, killed Jap and then blew himself
up in a powder house.
NermOnt's republican plurality is 81
46S. 1t exceeds by 2691 the average of
the last three presidential years and by
1913 the average for the last six election
years.
Still no fusion in Idaho, and efforts of
leaders for ten days are suspended.
Reports received from Sharpdale,
small town in southern Colorado, saws.
that the feud over the use of the range.
which has long existed between cattle
men and sheepmen, reached climax
this week when the cattlemen drove
5000 sheep over high precpice. The
trouble has grown out of the scarcity of
water along the water courses.
Friday, September :.
General John A. McClernand, a veteran
of the civil war, is near to death at
Springfield, III.
The census bureau up to last night
had tabuIated the returns of "a cities.
these show population of II, 4,644,7 I'll.
This is an average increase in pOpula-
ton per city OF 27.9O per cent.
Lulu Turbening, an insane woman
confined in the Wayne county. Mich.
asylum, garroted another insane inmate
named Rebecca Ternan, causing her in
stant death.
The war department has been in
formed OF the arrival of the transport
Warren at Nagasaki yesterday with two
battaliOne of the Ninth cavalry and re-
cruits aboard. The health Of the troops
Is reported to be excellent. The Warren
will proceed to Manila.
The postoftice department issued a
fraud order" against the American
teachers Agency, the American Civil
Service College, l.. d. Bass manager R.
M. Hines secretary and treasurer, and
l.. d. Bass and R. NJ. Hines individually.
all of Washington, D. G.
Deciduous fruit shipments from Cali
fornla to eastern points so far this sea-
son show falling OF of 225 carloads,
as compared with the same period last
year. Up to last Monday the shipments
this season amounted to 471O cars.
California democrats nominated an
electoral ticket
Saturday, September
The proposed big strike of coal miners
III the anthracite region has been post
pOned.
James j. COrbett left for Europe, it is
said with an actress, and deserting his
second wife. The wife SAYS his recent
fight with Mccoy was fixed, and in this
she is supported by McCoy's wife, who is
suing for divorce.
Mrs. Ellen j. Foster of Washington,
D. e., is to stump Kansas, Colorado,
Utah, Idaho and South Dakota for the
republicans.
The bark May Flint, laden with 5000
tons of coal from Seattle, collided with
the bark Nidette in San Francisco har-
bOr, while trying to sail in. She then
drifted onto the bow of the battleship
Iowa and soon sank. 1t is feared the
Iowa was much damaged.
San Francisco celebrated in style the
tiftieth anniversary of the admission of
California to statehood.
The republicans of Ohio formally
| opened the presidential campaign at
Youngstown with a large parade. fol-
lowed by meeting which for enthusi-
asm, eloquence and attention has rarely
been equaled in the Buckeye state. Three
| oratorical stars, Senator'S Chauncey NJ.
Depew, J. B. Foraker and Marcus A.
Hanna, drew thousands of visitors from
all parts of Ohio and western Pennsyl-
wanna.
Sunday, September 9.
The steamship Elihu Thomson arrived
from Cape Nome, bringing 200 pass
engers, many OF whom are without
means. The Thomson sailed from Nome
August %, and her officers report con-
ditions but little changed. There are