The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-02-01
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, January 2S.

| fighting men who say they are ready to
! fight for their old tribal laws and Gus
toms.
Lieutenant Taylor of the United States
revenue launch Penrose was drowned at
Pensacola, Florida.
Mrs. Carrie Nation raided and smashed
saloons at Enterprise, Kansas. Mrs.
| Schulling, wife of one saloon man whose
place was wrecked, smashed Mrs. Ma
tion in an eye, but did her no serious
damage.
Thermometers marked 78 degrees be-
| low zero at Forty Mile creek in the Yu-
kOn country and 68 at Dawson.
A telephone company at Tuscaloosa,
Alabama, paid $500 damages to heirs
of O. j. Wilson, who, while talking
through a telephone, was struck by
lightning and killed.
California's orange crop promises to
break all previous records, and it is now
thought 10000 carloads will be shipped.
Thursday, January "a.
Idaho republicans in the legislature
refuse to support bill to again legalize
gambling in the state, and the chief of
Portland police says he will close every
thing there.
There is ChOctaW uprising in Indian
Territory. The Greek Snakes have been
organizing and arming for some time.
They call themselves the ChOctaW Snakes.
They comprise all those Indians who are
opposed to allotment, and the conflict is
between them and the treaty Indians
While nOncltlzens are in no danger, it is
stated that the Snakes have planned to
destroy all the railroads in their nation
by burning bridges and section houses
at preconcerted time. They have de-
posed Governor Duke and issued an
order to all citizens to cease leasing or
renting to whites. The first offense they
will punish with so lashes, they say ;ears
will be cut off for the second offense, and
death for the third. They have organ
lied and have leaders in every Choctaw
county, and claim to have a member
ship of 26OO. They have threatened
several towns.
Senator Aldrich, chairman of the SEN
ate committee on finance, reported the
war revenue reduction bill back to the
senate. The committee reports a com
nlntn auhstitufe fo= the bin as il passed
the house. Senator Aldrich made a
statement explaining the changes, which
are as follows: Stamp taxes repealed
Promlssory notes, mortgages, bills of
ladIng for export, powers of attorney.
protest, charter party, certificates of all
kinds, leases, warehouse receipts, tele-
graphic dispatches, telephone messages,
passage tickets costing less than $50,
express receipts, bonds Except bonds of
indemnity, legacies to religious, charit-
able, literary or educational institutions.
Special taxes repealed - Commercial
brokers. Taxes reduced-Conveyance
insurance, bankers, capital, proprietary
medicines, cigars, tobacco and beer.
Friday, January 25.
James Summers, sheriff of Madison
county, Montana, was shot from am
bush and instantly killed, II miles south
of Ennis, by John Woolf, IS years old,
whom the sheriff was trailing for bur-
glary.
A special from Enterprise, Kansas,
says: After a lengthy trial this after
noon the assailants of Mrs Nation we're
each fined 81 with COSTS The sentiment
of the town is very bitter against her
and her coming is thought by some to
have done the temperance cause harm.
Saturday, January 26.
The New York World published what
is evidently a fake story of an interview
with Aguinaldo, in which he declares he
Will never accept amnesty.
More Injunction suits were brought
against iointists in Abilene and Enter
prise, Kansas, and tonight there is not
an open joint in Dickinson county, SO
far as is known.
Tom Tiger, captain OF the light horse
men of the insurgent Snake band in In
dian Territory, and his father, Walka
Tiger, desperate character, were ar
rested at BristOw and ordered held by
United States Marshal Bennett. There
are 900 insurgent Snakes four miles
south OF the city at the old Indian
camp grounds. Pickets are patroling
the town limits, as it is feared an at
tempt will be made to release the Indian
captain.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
introduced in the house bill providing
for survey, examination and report on
the possible cost OF a comprehensive
water storage IN the arid lands region.
Sunday, January 81.
The anthracite coal operators and
AilhCAo VI cuuSS ~ AHA were muC0
stirred up by the report sent out from
Indianapolis that the United Mine
Workers had decided to invite the
operators of the anthracite region to
meet their miners in conference and de-
eide upon new wage scale, which would
call for an advance of 10 per cent over
the wages paid at present Many think
that this is a forerunner of another
strike in the hard coal regions, as it is
believed the operators will not consent
to meet the miners in conference.
The dead body of Jacob Kuntz, her
NIT, was found in miserable cabin near
! Peoria, LII. The body was clad in rags
On his person was $450 in money and a
| deed to 80 acres of valuable land. He
had literally starved himself to death.
Deputy United States Marshal Grant
johnson arrested Crazy Snake, chief of
the troublesome Choctaws of Indian
Territory. 1t is believed this will end
all trouble.
Monday, January %.
1t appears that only single member
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