The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-08-23
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, August IA.


Wednesday, August IA.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
BrlstOw has received a cablegram from
the inspector general of posts in Cuba,
Mr.. Fosnes, stating that the trial of E.
T. Thompson, formerly postmaster Of
Havana, has been concluded and
Thompson convicted. He was sentenced
to pay a fine of $400 or serve six
months in prison. Thompson was
charged with irregularities in his ac-
counts.
The United States Philippine commits
sion was prevented by the weather from
landing at Iba, province of Zambales,
and arrived at San Fernando, province
OF Union, today. The commissioners
met with an enthusiastic reception.
Joaquin Oriegas has been appointed
governor.
J. Pierpont Morgan has planned the
greatest labor union of the age, a union
OF labor and capital. According to his
plans stock of the United States Steel
Corporation, valued at several millions
OF dollars at par has been set aside for
the purchase at inside figures by the
10000 men employed by the COM
panies that make up the great steel
trust.
Paul COrcOran, who was sentenced to
IL years imprisonment for completely in
the murder of James Cheyne during the
Occur d'Alene riot April 20, 1899, was
today pardoned. Governor Hunt and
Secretary of State Bassett voted for the
pardon and Attorney General Martin
against it.
Thursday, August is.
The resolutions committee of the dem
Ocratic state convention, at Norfolk, Va,
after being out 4S hours, presented it's
report at 8 O'Clock tonight. The plat
form deals largely with state issues The
first plank reads, ''The democratic
party OF Virginia, in convention assem-
bled, aftirn it's allegiance and unfalter-
ing devotion to the national democratic
party and declares admiration for it's
leaders from Jefferson to Bryan, who
have borne the party standard in victory
and defeat"
A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, saws:
1t is feared that sOme of the islands in
Mississippi sound have been submerged.
These islands are inhabited by French
fishermen and were the scene of great
loss OF life in 1898. Twenty miles of
Louisville & Nashville track through the
Texas swamps is reported under water.
All trains have been abandoned. One
train is reported lost, but it is believed
to have been tied up between two wash
outs.
September wheat at Chicago opened
h&4 lower at 72h to 74*c influenced by
weak Liverpool cables and favorable
northwest reports. Under liquidation
the matter dropped to 71hc. A rally
to 72Bc followed, covering by a few
shorts who were impressed by the magni-
tude of eeabOard clearings. Sentiment
in the main, however, was bearsh. The
prospect of heavy movement from the
two Dakotas AMI Minnesota was silently
reckOned with and the impression pre-
vailed that heavy foreign demand,
firmly sustained would be necessary to
maintain prices.
Friday, August 10.
According to the latest advices from
Rome, Archbishop ChapelIe has been dis
charged from all his functions as dele
gate apostolic to Cuba and the Philip
pines, except the explanation of por-
tions OF his report to the Roman congre-
cations having charge of the matters
involved says Washington special to
the World.
The rumor is current in the navyyard
that the converted yacht MayflOWer is
to be prepared and fitted for use as
President McKinley's official yacht
Last year the M8yfower was used by
Governor Allen of Porto Rico. 1t is
understood now that the dispatch boat
Dolphin will be assigned to Porto Rico
President Search of the National AS
sOciatiOn of manufacturers has called
special meeting of the executive commit
tee OF that organization for September
4, to consider the question of reciprocity
in all it's phases, after which, it is said, a
call will be issued for q national reci-
prOcity convention.
Charles E. T. Neal of Brooklyn has
been appointed Inspector of clothing for
the Indian warehouse at New York, sue
ceeding the incumbent, whose resigna-
tion was requested on account of recent
discoveries that clothing not up to the
standard was being furnished by the
contractor.
Saturday, August II.
Twenty deep water ships. all
chartered for wheat to Europe, are tied
up in San Francisco, unable to take
their cargoes because of the strike.
These vessels aggregate 54,576 regis
tered tons displacement and they have
carrying capacity of about 100, 900 tons
of grain.
John Winters, charged with having
robbed the vault of the Selby company,
San Francisco, of bullion exceeding
$2S0,O00 in value, had his preliminary
examination this morning and pleaded
guilty. He was sentenced to Is years.
The Great Southern hotel and theater
building OF Columbus Ohio, was sold at
sheriff's sale today for $25O,OOO The
property has been in receivers hands for
some time.
The war department has directed the
commanding officer at Jackson barracks,
at New Orleans, to issue 500 rations to
destitute people who we're driven into
Fort Philip by the recent gulf storm.
The treasury department has decided
that customs duty of cents pound
shall not be imposed on all coffee i'm
ported into Porto Rico from the United
States.
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