The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-01-18
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, January q

| community OF interests are trying to
accomplish. Instead OF a combination
OF great railroads under one system, he
said he was trying to bring about an
agreement between certain big systems
OF the northwest, by which friction"
would be prevented and the roads oper-
ated more economically.
Sltka, Alaska, narrowly escaped de-
| structiOn by fire The blaze started in
carpenter shop in a high wind The
| lire department, assisted by the United
States marine corps of 56 men, in com
mand of Captain J. H. Pendleton, after
several hours Of fighting, succeeded in
saving the city from destruction. Cap
tain PendletOn was severely burned and
several members of the department
more or less injured. The loss is esti-
mated at from $4,000 to $1,000.
Rev. Chas. Riogel, Catholic priest at
Philadelphia, was murdered by thugs.
He was found in the hallway of a lodg-
ing house.
New York had a $15O,OOO dock fire.
caused by a steamer on fire drifting in
the harbOr.
Congressman Frank Clark of New
Hampshire died from quick consump-
ton.
Thursday, January 10.
W. H. Hurlburt, general passenger
agent of the 0. R. & n has resigned to
accept the position of general manager
for Morris 4 Whitehead, Portland bank
ers. Mr.. Hurlburt will also be president
OF the East Side Railway Company.
Philip H. Kennedy, agent for the Mer-
chants Dispatch Transportation Co. at
Kansas City, was shot four times and
Instantly killed by his wife OF month.
When he fell the woman kicked the life
less body and exclaimed, Now, you will
never seduce another woman The
woman is 20 years old and he was 80.
Their marriage was at the pistol points
OF her father and brother.
Bills making kidnapping a capital
Offense we're introduced in the Indiana
and Illinois legislatures.
Judge Henry e. Burnham OF Man
chester won the New Hampshire nOmi-
nation for United States Senator on first
ballot over W. A. Chandler and others.
Chandler, who has long been senator,
was opposed by many republicans be-
cause of his pro silver views.
The pOpulist members OF the Kansas
legislature dropped Jerry Simpson as
senatorial candidate and substituted
David Overmeyer.
A bill re-establishing capital punish
ment in the state was introduced in the
Kansas legislature and seems to be
favOrably looked upon.
The successful cultivation of tea at the
Pinehurst farms, Summersville, near
Charleston, 5. g., has attracted northern
capitalists who will go into the business
on a large scale, and who expect to raise
5000 pounds annually for the Ameri-
can market
Friday, January IL.
Three of the largest cattle deals made
III the west during the past year were
consummated at Salt Lake. The trans
actions involve total of 10000 head
OF cattle and the aggregate cOnsidera-
tiOn is over a quarter of a million dol
lars.
One of the biggest timber sales in the
history of the northwest is about to be
cOnsummated. The property, which is
white pine land, is in north Idaho, in
Latah and Nez Perce counties, and the
consideration, if the deal is cOnsum-
mated, will be more than half a million
OF dollars. The principals are the state
and the Hines Lumber company of Chi
cago, one of the biggest concerns of the
kind in the United States, and others.
The second trial of Jessie Morrison for
the murder OF Mrs. Olin Castle will be
held at the March term in EIdoradO,
Kansas. The district Judge has formally
assigned the case to place on the
hor
proposed trip to the east.
At Chicago prices for fresh meats
reached the highest point for January
since 1894. With 5000 cattle, 10000
hogs and 10000 sheep on the market
at prices ranging from 81 5005 so for
| cattle on the hoOf, hogs $5 1905 .47h
and sheep $3.50@4 so per 100 pounds,
the consumer was forced to pay % cents
per pound for a porterhouse steak; 10
| cents per pound for pork chops and 20
cents per pound for choice cuts of lamb
and mutton. The prices were: Sirloin
20 cents, pot roast to - cents, salt
pork II cents, corned beef to II cents
Saturday, January 12.
Fred Alexander, colored, assaulted
and almost murdered Miss Eva Roth on
fashionable residence street at Leaven-
worth, Kan. He was soon captured.
The officers spirited him away from
mob of 1000 and landed him in Lansing
| penitpntiary.
Heavy rains fell all over the coast and
| inland empire swelling streams and
causing several wrecks and much dam
age to railroad property.
At Salt Lake another important
cattle trade was made. 1000 head of
one and -year-olds selling at $22
and 500.
An oil gusher spouting 5000 barrels
OF petroleum daily was struck near Sa-
bine Pass, Texas. 1t was reached at a
depth OF less than 1000 feet.
At Minneapolis Mrs. Matilda Hell
strom struck her 16-year-old daughter
with bottle and killed her instantly.
At Albany, n. Y, Louis Currier, aged
40, cut his wife's throat, broke his son
Archie's head with baseball bat, took
a dose OF paris green and then cut his
throat from ear to ear with a razor. All
three are dead.
Sunday, January IS.
The big oil well flowing Is, 900 barrels
a day near Beaumont, Texas, is not