The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-04-05
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.
Tuesday, March 20.

| MOTIFS, brother OF Jack, interfered
when Dollarhide turned on him with the
knife and was shot to death.
The Chicago horse market broke the
record OF receipts, there having arrived
at the Dexter park amphitheater, Union
stock yards, during the day 1897 horses
In LA cars, constituting the largest
number ever received in one day. The
highest record was June 13, 1898, when
IlOS head arrived. A large number oil
the horses now being purchased in this
market are for the English army. 4
significant fact is that large proper
ton OF the consignment consists OF
horses bought especially for English
army officers, many of the mounts hav-
ing been already selected especially for
certain officers who prefer the American
horse to any other.
President Mckinley approved the new
army ration prepared under the direc>
tion of General Weston, chief commits
sary. The principal change is the in
crease of the sugar ration, being 30
pounds to each 100 rations, instead OF
/ D pounds as heretofore The vinegar
component, which was 625 gills, is
changed by allowing half of that amount
IN cucumber pickles, when desired.
Battleship Iowa sailed from San Fran
cisco for Puget Sound, where she will go
into dry dock for repairs.
Owing TO the passage by the legisla-
ture OF Nevada of a valid policy lazy
over the governors veto, the coast rep
resentatives of nearly all the standard
| Insurance companies have decided to
write no new risks in the state of Ne
vada. Existing policies will be allowed
to expire.
Wednesday, March 27.
A strong effort is under way to secure
control OF the Burlington and to turn it
over to the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern. The proposals origi-
nate with President J J. Hill and the
negotiations are entirely in his hands.
Mrs. Nation invaded Kentucky and
visited Lexington saloons, but did not
attempt to smash anything.
Reports coming in from eastern Colo
RADIO towns today Indicate that the
stock losses resulting from the blizzard
of Sunday and Monday will not exceed
3 per cent.
Colonel Joseph Gunter of Sherme.
says the entire wheat and oat crop ef
northern Texas is threatened with de-
structiOn by the fly pest.
The Carnegie company has received an
order from the Chilean government for
$4,000 tons OF standard steel rails for
the roads of that country. The rails
are to be delivered within two months.
Notice was sent out of an advance in
structural steel prices amounting to 50
ton on beams and channels and of 81
on angles. These prices will 90 into
effect at once. The demand for building
material, according to the trade author
ity, has brOadened greatly in the last
few weeks
The secretary OF agriculture has sent
dairy experts to Japan and China for
the purpose of introducing American
dairy products in the markets of the
China sea, and another to the Caribbean
sea for the same purpose
Thursday, March %
At Raleigh, n. c., Chief Justice
Fursches and Associate Justice Douglas
of the supreme court of North Carolina,
who after being presented for impeach-
ment by the house OF representatives on
February %, have been on trial before
the bar OF the senate since March 4,
we're acquitted on the five counts in the
articles OF impeachment by vote of 81
for conviction and % for acquittal.
Thirty-four votes were necessary to con-
vict. The accused judges are repub-
licans.
At lOnia, Mich Chas. A. TOwne of
Minnesota was the chief speaker, his
subject being "The Spirit of Democracy. :"
He declared that the country was never
facing SO great a crisis as now. He said
there was no excuse for a standing army
and charged treachery on the part of
America in the Philippines. "The Fill
pinOs would continue to fight" he de-
clared, even though Aguinaldo has been
captured. Funston's raid is the out
come OF treachery and a shame to
America"
Carrie Nation went into Cincinnati and
lectured before small house. She spoke
of her experiences in Kansas and what
she had witnessed in her various slum-
ming tours in Cincinnati and other
cities. She was listened to with great
interest but there was no enthusiasm
displayed.
General Macarthur, in cables to the
war department, gave Funston all credit
for capture of Aguinaldo and recon-
mended his advancement to brigader-
generalship in the regular army. The
president promptly appointed him.
Beaumont, Texas, now has three
! gushing oil wells instead of one The last
is equal to the first geyser and about a
quarter of a mile distant, but was
| closed with less trouble.
Friday, March %.
The Jefferson hotel at Richmond, Va,
erected at cost of 81 100000, burned.
The president rewarded Funston for
capture OF Aguinaldo by appointing him
brigadier general in the regular army.
He was advanced from the same grade
in the volunteer army.
George Q. Cannon. one of the highest
OF Mormon apostles, is critically ill at
Monterey, Calf.
A seat on the New York stock ex.
change was sold for $55 900, which is
$2500 more than the highest price here
tofore paid.
At New York, Joseph O. Conlon, post
Office clerk, arrested in San Francisco
recently on the charge OF stealing $4,000