The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-11-08

terminated the treaty under which thu
oniCeu States was empowered to con
euiucC an lnter-oceanic canal across the
territory OF Nicaragua. This action has
peeh conveyed to the state department
oy the Nicaragua minister of foreign
ahdlrs. That officer declares that the
termination in nOwise affects the friendly
relations between the two countries. and
Che NIcaraguan government desires the
conclusion OF new treaties. The treaty
Oh 1910 was likewise denounced. NC
motives are given.
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo
closed at midnight.
Governor Durbin OF Indiana refused
TO honor Kentucky requisition for ex
GoVernor Taylor and Chas. W. Finley,
INDICTED for completely in the murder oi
GoVernOr Goebel. Governor Durbin re-
clCes that this is the second reuuisition
ior the return of the fugitives and states
that ne must decline for the same rea-
sons that prompted his predecessor, that
the time has not yet arrived when an
unpreIudlced and nonpartizan hearing
oi tne charges against the fugitives can
oe held in Kentucky.
sunday, November 3.
Edward Stokes, who shot and killed
Jim" Fiske at New York in 1872, died
at New York.
Seventy three carloads of -four and %
cars burned in q warehouse of the Wis
cOnsln Central railroad at Manitowoc,
Wis.
Because J. J. Crowley, an excommuni.
Gated priest, entered Holy Name cathe-
oral at Chicago and took seat almost
under the pulpit. solemn high mass was
stopped after his refusal to retire. He
then hurried away.
under recent ruling of the postofice
department, 80 publications in a num-
Der OF cities are barred from the mails
at secOndclass rates and must hereafter
pay third-class rates.
The census bureaus preliminary report
upon the silk industry in the United
States shows that the capital invested
aggregates $S1, ,OS2 POI. an increase of
90 per cent since 1890, and that the
value of silk products in 1900 was $1O7,-
256, 1888, an increase of almost % per
cent. There are 4S3 establishments,
against 472 in 1890. The average mum
ber OF wage earners in the industry ia
54l2, with total wages of $50, ,9S2, 1914.
The miscellaneous expenses were $40,
264, ,2OS, an increase Of 14l per cent,
and the cost of materials used was $62.
606, ,665.
A shipment of 100 boxes of apples
was made from Yakima to Hong Kong
China and a smaller lot to Manila. Each
apple was perfect and well wrapped in
tissue paper. Shipments will be made
every month until spring.
Monday, November 4.
Fire practically destroyed the business
portion OF Clifford, N. D. at a loss of
$50, 900. The fire is believed to have
been started by burglars, in an attempt
to blow butchers safe.
The powder magazine of the Santa Fe
4 Pacific at Williams, New Mexico, con-
tanning 1000 pounds Of pounds of pow
der, exploded, the shock breaking win
dows and glassware and tearing off
doors Of houses. The magazine is sup
posed to have caught fire from sparks
from an engine which was switching
nearby. The engineer and switching
crew escaped injury, but the cars they
wood and the engine wrecked. The
damage will amount to many thousands
of dollars.
Dan M. Hogan, known far and wide
as bookmaker and sporting man, was
shot to death by his son, Dan M. HO-
gan, Jr., at Wilmington, III. The father
was brutally abusing and striking the
young mans mother. A cOroner's jury
said it was justifiable.
Snow fell in Northwestern and Central
Missouri.
Eighteen blast furnaces in the Pitts
burg district and the Mahoning and
ShenangO valleys have or are about to
close down for want of coke. The short
age OF ears upon the railroads is respOn-
slble for this condition. Suspension of
these blast furnaces will cut off pig iron
production over 5000 tons daily and
will throw about 1900 men out of work.
The same condition exists about
Youngstown, Ohio.
An unknown negro, who confessed a
crime against Mrs. Fortenbury, was
burned at a stake in Perry county, Miss.
Tuesday, November S.
UukhOWn men 0Vnamlte0 ana badly
damaged the Saint Maries mine at Pearl,
Idaho, owned by Culp & Lynch.
Chambers of commerce of both Knox
vile, Tenn. and Indianapolis have in
vited Admiral Schley to be their guests.
The Chicago & Northwestern has
ordered complete equipment for the
overland limited This necessitates ten
new trains, complete from engines to
baggage cars, at cost OF $1,200,000,
the largest single order ever given
VIM Mcbride, son of Judge John r.
Mcbride of Spokane, is in trouble at
Portland because two women claim him
as husband.
Thieves broke big show window at
Cincinnati and made away with a tray
of $4,000 worth of diamonds, but
strewed many along their trail.
November wheat at Chicago, 71Y; De-
cember. 72%. Portland, cash, Sc: Ia
coma, 55A Colfax, Al.
Jumped on a Ten Penny Nail.
The little daughter of Mr.. j. N. Powell
jumped on an inverted rake made of ten
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