The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-08-30
NEWS OF THE STATES
Gathered From Hills, Valleys
and Plains of the Union.
Boiled Down AS 1t Comes From
the Wires for Information OF
Busy Readers.
Wednesday, August Fl.

The democrats of Iowa in state con-
vention nominated the following officers:
Governor, Thomas J. Phillips of Ottum-
wa; lieutenant governor, G. E. Fergu-
son Of Logan; judge Of the supreme
court, John Shortley of Dallas; superin-
tendent Of schools, w. P. johnson OF
Carroll; railroad commissioner, A. e..
Brice of Bedford. The platform re-
attirms the national platform adopted
in 1900 at Kansas City and contains a
plank on state issues demanding reform
in taxation laws, repeal of the Muliet
liquor law and enactment of local OPP
tion law.
Luke Hough, negro, was hanged and
riddled with bullets by mob at Wades-
borO, N. c., for criminal assault upon
Miss Edna Keith, and Abe Wildner was
der of Mrs Caldwell at Red Branch,
Texas.
Virginia republicans nominated j
Hampton Hoge for governor. OF the
five living confederate generals in Vir-
ginia four were in attendance.
Pennsylvania republicans nominated
Quay men for state offices.
Thursday, August %.
At Ashevlle, n c., Sheriff North and
posse killed Arthur Blackenship and
wounded his brother Walter The men
were members OF a mob attempting to
lynch a negro half an hour after he
had been tried and sentenced to be
hanged September 20 for rape.
Control of the Norfolk & Western rail-
road has passed out of the hands of the
Pennsylvania railroad and is firmly in
the grasp of the Gould interests. The
Gould interests, it is said, now hold an
actual majority of the capital stock of
the Norfolk & Western.
The exodus of miners from Nome is
fairly on, and each steamer arriving
from there brings large numbers. The
Roanoke, brought 130 cabin passengers,
besides large number in the steerage,
which makes about 1000 who have ar
rived from the north this season, and
from reports each succeeding steamer
will be loaded with passengers until the
ice closes navigation. Returning pass
engers report Nome as being remark ably
quiet and filled with idle men, many of 1
whom are willing to work for almost
anything in order to get passage money,
but there is no work, and great anxiety
is felt by residents as to what will be
done with 80 many destitute men. Ihe
Roanoke brought down 100000 in
dust.
MOntana's auction OF 100000 acres
of state lands will commence liz Carbon
county, OF which Red Lodge is the seat
OF government. on September 18 next.
Flathead county sales will begin October
%. There are $4,000 acres in this
county. No land will be sold for less
than $40 per acre, and, if not sold, will
be leased to the highest bidder.
The state department has received
from Consul General Mason at Berlin q
long report setting forth in detail the
features OF the proposed new German
tariff which will most materially affect
the United States products. BY far the
most important of these is noted in the
advances of from so to 800 per cent in
the rates on food materials and live
animals. The rate on wheat of SO cents
would be Increased under the new bill to
81 54 per 100 Kilograms. The United
States sent 465, 1913 metric tons of this
commodity to Germany last year.
Grant c. Crumley shot and killed Sam
Strong, the millionaire mine owner, at
Cripple Creek, in a saloon row.
Friday, August 23.
Iowa middle-of-the-road populists held
a convention at Des Moines. The at
tendance was very small. L. Fl. Weller
OF Nashua was nominated for governor.
All the nominations were made by ac-
clamatiOn. The resolutions adopted de-
nounce trusts and political rings, de-
mand the cessation of grants of public
franchises to private concerns. extend
sympathy to the Beers, indorse direct
legislation and declare for equal tax
alton.
Forty-two lives were lost in the wreck
of the steamer Islander a short time
after leaving Skagway, Alaska, for Van
cOuver.
San Francisco labor leaders completed
arrangements for big procession of
union men.
A check for $4,000,0OO is said to have
been received by the Girard Trust CON-
pany to be paid to stockholders of the
Bethlehem Steel company Oh account of
the controlling interest in the company
on which Charles M. Schwab holds an
option.
Saturday, August "a.
violent and protracted rainstorm,
accompanied by wind, which in some
sections approached the proportions OF