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The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-11-15
NEWS OF THB STATES
Gathered From Hills, Valleys
and Plains of the Unien.
Boiled Down AS 1t Comes From
the Wires for Information of
Busy Readers.
Wednesday, November @.

Backers OF the Tammany ticket lost
about 81 100000 in bets on the result
OF the New York city election. Seth Low,
mayorelect, received the following
message from President Roosevelt: 81
congratulate the city even more than |
DO you, upon the overwhelming triumph
of the forces of decency."
Ten persons, mostly employees, lost
their lives by the burning of the Klon-
dixie theater at Hurley, Wis.
President Hutin of the Panama Canal
company has finally submitted to Ad-
miral Walker, the head of the isthmian
canal committee, a proposition on be-
half OF his company for the acquisition
OF all it's rights by the United States
government. Its terms are not yet dis
closed and it is probable that they will
not be until the isthmian canal COM
mission publishes it's report. 1t is under
stood, however, that they are consider
ably more favorable to this government
than were the figures made to the presi-
dent three years ago.
Thursday, November. Z.
Prince Lii Hung Chang, the famous
Chinese statesmen, died at Pekin.
One man killed five others dangerously
wounded, and 26 desperate convicts at
large is the result of a mutiny at the
site of the New United States prison
near LeavenwOrth, Kansas, where 400
prisoners from the federal prison, in
charge of 80 armed guards, we're at
work. The escaped convicts ran to
nearby forest, divided into small parties
and evaded their pursuers. They are
holding up farmers right and left as
they go, taking horses and clothes.
After sittings covering 40 days, and
with record which when completed will
cover about 1000 pages, the Schley
court of inquiry adjourned it's last pub
lie session. Judge Advocate Lemly made
the closing argument and the matter is
up to the court.
Charles B. Thompson of Port Huron.
Mich, supreme finance keeper of the su-
preme tents, Knights of the Maccabees,
is self confessed defaulter in the sum OF
$57 900, which he lost in a business
venture. The order is protected against
loss by surety bond.
The chief architect of the worlds fair
buildings to be erected at st. Louis puts
the total cost of the structures at So
100000, exclusive OF sculpture, decora-
tive works, etc.
Friday. November 8.
James Callahan charged at Omaha
with completely in the abduction of
young Cudahy, was discharged by the
court on an unprOven case.
Cole Younger, the notorious Missouri
bandit recently released from the Mime
sofa penitentiary, was offered and re-
fused a captaincy on the Minneapolis
police force
While grading for new federal build
ing at Helena, Montana, a ledge said to
be free milling gold ore was struck. The
government, when letting the contract,
expressly stipulated that all mineral
finds should go to the government.
Saturday, November 8.
Automobiles will replace old stages on
Malheur and Harvey county, Oregon,
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staar routes. 1t is expected that trims
whlCl now take 36 hours will he made
in X hours.
GePeral Chaffee has ordered vigor.
Gus campaign in the Philippines for the
suppression OF rebellion.
A new $50,OOO,OOO steel CORPORATION
ls oeing formed in Pennsylvania. it is
sald, for the purpose of uniting in one
powerful combination the plate mills of
the country. Ten or more plants. in
ciuoing Pennsylvania companies that
are now doing large business, are to
oe absorbed by the new concern.
helen Gould presented Rutgers college
10 New Jersey with $25, 5000.
Sunday, November 10.
Sheriff Cook of Topeka, Kansas. and
and deputy Sheriff Williams we're cap
tured by two OF the escaped federal peni-
Uentlary convicts at Pauline and held for
several hours. The convicts, whose
names can not be learned, then escaped
through line OF policemen, going east.
lhe ofhcers followed the cOnvicts into
the house OF Farmer Wooster and were
held up.
lllion IhurstOn, an emplOye of the
steamer Michigan, fell overheard and
was drowned IN st. Joe river, just above
Chatcolet bridge. He came from Michi-
gan SIX weeks ago and has an uncle,
fomp IhurstOn, living near Pullman.
he was " years old and engaged to be
married to Miss Russell. The body
was recovered.
Highwaymen held up an omnibus on
tne way from Valley City, N. D., to
North City and robbed half of the Is
passengers OF $40O.
Laura Bullion and Harry Longbaugh
were arrested at st. Louis while carry
ing IN a satchel $4,000 worth OF bills on
the Helena National Bank, stolen from
an express car in a train robbery near
wagner, Montana, July 3. The wo-
man acknowledged that she had forged
the signatures of the bank officials to
the notes.
An anti-vice crusade is on at Milwau-
kee, Wis.
Monday, November III.
Eugene Klein, timekeeper at the
STANDARD mine at Wallace, Idaho, was
shot from behind and killed in his Office
by Z. +. Shnff, a miner, who quarreled
with him about time check Snuff was
captured.
Oil was struck at Debequp, Colorado,
at depth of 200 feet.
Gen. j. E. Pittman, Mexican war
veteran. died at Detroit. Mich, aged rs.
Returns from 40 counties in Alabama
indicate that the new constitution will
be ratified by $4,000 majority.
Tuesday, November IL.
Andrew Carnegie increased his endow-
ment of the Carnegie institute at Pitts
burg from $l,OOO,OOO to $4,000. 900.
and also added another million to the
polytechnic institute.
Three more of the 26 escaped convicts
from the federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kansas, were captured by pursuing
guards near Cottonwood Falls.
Fire left 100 families homeless at
Thomas, W. Va. Loss, 100000.
The old buildings at West Point mill
tary school are to be remodeled.
November wheat closed at Chicago at
TX; December, 71H. Portland, cash,
81; Tacoma, 56A; Colfax. Al.
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GOING BACK TO WORK.
San Francisco Machinists Have Set.
tied a Big Strike.

San Francisco, Nov. 1.-THE strike of
iron workers which began on May 20 is
nearing an end. Today about 500 men,
mostly machinists, returned to work at
the Fulton Engineering & Shipbuilding
works, and it is stated that all of the
other big establishments will soon be
running with full union crews.
The chief contention of the strikers
was for nine hours work without any
reduction of the 10 hour pay schedule.
Since the strike began many concerns
have reduced their working day to nine
hours and it is asserted that over so
shops are now running on basis salts
factory to the unions.
The boiler makers and other iron
workers involved in the local disturb
ance, left their places in sympathy for
the machinists. They were not ordered
out by their national organizations, as
were the machinists, and whenever set
tlement has been made with the machin-
lists they have returned to work.
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GOOD MEN ONLY.
Eresident RooseyeIt OverIooks
Party Organization.

Washington. Nov. 9.-The president
has appointed George W. Burroughs
postmaster at Fort Worth, Tex; Anna
Durham at Clarksdale, Miss; Floyd
Hinds at Decatur, Ala, and Henry Har-
rls at Union Springs, Ala. In each case
ne .dlsregarded the, Recommendations of
the state republican organization be-
cause the organization candidate was
found not to meet all the requirements.
There was a greater number of recon-
mendations in the Fort Worth case than
IN any case on record.
Moses Dillon was today removed from
the office OF collector of customs at FL
Paso, Tex, on account of charges of
violation OF the civil service law. Hhest.
charges were filed last spring by the civil
service league and have since been under
investigation. They we're indorsed by
the civil service commission. The specific
charges were that Mr.. Dillon was instru-
mental in having questions in civil
service examination supplied in advance
to candidates for appointment to places
under himself, and also that he received
contributions for campaign purposes.
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S9ltice Is Blind.

Chief Seltice of the Coeur d'Alene In
dianF, who was brought down by George
Steele of Pennington to be treated for
blindness, is making satisfactory prog
ress at the Sacred Heart hospital, says
the Spokesman-Review. The aged chief
was suffering from a cataract of the left
eye and was wholly blind in the other.
He was operated upon at the hospital
and the cataract was removed. The
operation was very successful. The aged
chief will be kept in darkness for several
days, but there is little doubt OF his re-
gaining the sight of the eve.
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COURT OF HONOR,
Two Dutchmen Fought and One
Was Killed

Berlin, Nov. 9-The public mind was
considerably excited this week on ac-
count of a duel at Insterburg, East
Prussia, in which Lieutenant BIasko-
witz of the army was killed by Lieuten-
ant Hildebrand, also of the army. The
military authorities have not yet made
a statement OF the facts in the case, but
the National Zeitung has obtained an
authoritative account OF the meeting.
which is as follows:
Lieutenant Hildebrand and Rass
mussen met Lieutenant Blaskowitz go
ing home one night in state of intoxi-
cation. They carried him to a spot
near his residence and left him there
They returned to the spot later, how
ever, and found BlaskO kOwitZ croucbinp
against a wall asleep and tried to arouse
him and get him on his feet. Blasko
WITT, being ignorant of the identity of
the two men, who were endeavOring to
help him, struck right and left in his
seml-somnambulent state and hit Lieu
tenant Hildebrand. The latter reported
the affair to the court of honor, who de-
cided that duel was inevitable, where
upon Lieutenant Hildebrand challenged
Lieutenant Blaskowitz.
The latter, however, Unconscious OF
what had occurred while he was intOxi,
Gated, went to EyEeau the next day to
attend party held at the house OF a
young lady whom he was to marry on
the following day. When a telegram re-
calling him to meet Hildebrand was re-
ceived, Blaskowitz wanted to settle the
matter with an apology, but the highest
officers of the brigade and division sane
toned the finding of the court of honor
that duel was necessary, and it ended
in the manner already detailed.
Newspapers of all shades of opinions
express am6zement at the action of the
court of honor.
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II. W. GOFF, FIRE INSURANCE.
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Agents Northern Pacific Railway.
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Another Delivery Route.

j. c. Bains is interesting himself in the
establishment Of fourth free rural mail
delivery route out of Colfax, and be-
lieves he will be successful. The pro-
posed route is laid to go to Pleasant
valley and back by way OF Edgar Tor
RANGES, MockOnema and the fair
grounds. There are los families on the
route who can be served.
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ihe only large places in which the
strlke IL still on are the Union and Ri.
don iron works and ship building works
Ihere Is a report that the former em.
ployes of the Risdon company will 70.
turn to work in few days. but this tho
labor people refuse to affirm or deny.
All negotiations are heinR 0uietly con.
Quoted and definite information il diff.
cult to obtain. ''''
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At the Opera House

In the near future the Hunton Family
will present their highly entertaining
comedy, ga Concert Company" written
and arranged by Ernest Hunton. Watch
for bills announcing date.
H w GOEE FIRE INsURAErrE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
First Mate Had to Enforce Discipline
With Revolver
WHILE SHIP WAS In DIRE PERIL
Officers Charged With Favoring
Actresses in Awarding Food.
CAUSE OF THE TROU BILE

PARIS, January 12.-Ugly stories are
leaking out concerning the behavior of
part Of the crew of the steamer Russie,
wrecked off Farallon, Rouches du Rhone,
Monday, whose crew and passengers, num-
bering 1O2 persons, were rescued by boats
from the shore yesterday. The Matin pub
fishes an interview with passenger. who
said the conduct of some of the sailors was
beneath contempt. The first mate had to
enforce obedience at the muZZle of re-
volver and was obliged to pass the nights
with loaded revolver in his hand. These
assertions are confirmed by two women
passengers. The other passengers, adds the
correspondent, while praisng the officers.
maintained a significant silence regarding
the seamen.
A correspondent of the Echo de Paris al
leges that discord prevailed on board in
consequence of the conduct Of two women.
vaudeville artists, and certain other pas
sengers, declaring that scandalous Incl
dents occurred in the smoking room be-
tween them and some of the officers, In
spite of the fact that all on board appeared
to be on the threshold Of death. The cor
respondent adds:
Cause of the Mutfny.
at is asserted that the officers surrepti-
tiousy favored these women, giving them
an unfair allowance of biscuits and
oranges. These rumors spread to the crew,
who seized on them as a pretext to start u
little mutiny. The seamen refused to do
duty, saying there was no longer any dis
cipiine board: that in face of the COM
mon peril every one had the right to save
his own skin, and that the common danger
made all equal Matters came to such a
point that the first mate, after a refusal
of obedience. was obliged to threaten the
H,,.lo
stored, but not entirely. as the quarrel
broke out anew on landing"
A correspondent of the Petit Parisien
sends the following statement:
"A sailor tells me that when the Caro-
lifeboat ran alongside the Russie Capt.
Jouve stood at the gangway with a re-
volver in his hand to prevent any incident
calculated to jeopardize the good order Of
the Decentralization
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Movements of Naval Vessels.

The Annapolis. Frolc, Wompatuck and
Piscataqua, comprising the Mosquito fleet.
have sailed from Bermuda for Madeira.
The Isla De Luzon has left Manila for Hong
Kong. The Wilmington has left Singapore
for Manila, the last stage Of her journey to
the Asiatic station. The training ship To-
peka arrived at Funchal yesterday. The
Mayfiower has arrived at San Juan. The
Standish has arrived at Annapolis. The
Glacier arrived at Manila ON the 9th in
St2nt.
Admiral Remey has reported the follow
ing distribution Of vessels in the waters
of the Philippine Islands: Brooklyn and
Glacier at Manila: Newark. General Alava.
Cu,goa, Glacier, Manila, and Princeton at
Cavite; Don Juan de Austria and Villal"bos
on the coast Of Bohol; Castine. Leyte. Par
aqua at Iloilo; Concord, Pampanga and
Panay at Cebu; Isla de Cuba. Arayat and
Mlndoro on the coast Of Samar; Marietta
at Zamboanga: Petrol in the straits Of San
Bernardino; Yorktown and Quiros on Vigan
station; Basco in Bataan province; Calam-
lanes and Callao on the coast of Mindanoa
Gardoqui and Urdaneta in Subig bay, and
Samar In Balayan bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL EXTENSION
Amendment to the District Bill Ap-
prOpriatinE $5O.OOO.

Mr.. Mcmillan today reported to the SEN
ate from the District committee an amend
ment which he will propose to the District
appropriation bill appropriating $4,000 for
the erection and equipment Of a power
house and nurses home to be erected at
Providence Hospital. The report Is accom-
panied by communication from the medi-
cal staff of Providence Hospital urging the
necessity for the building. They state that
the present building Is insufficiently heated
and lighted. During the past year the num-
Der of patients treated was q per cent
over the previous year. and with few ex-
ceptions the patients have been those suf
fering from acute disease. There are now
forty nurses at the hospital and they now
have to sleep in crowded quarters near
the patients. At the present time the base
ment of the hospital Is taken up with BOIL
ers, machinery and space necessary for the
storage of coal. If the power house is
built the space thus occupied can be used
with advantage for cold storage purposes,
laboratories and drug rooms, which are
greatly needed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
SCHOOL QUESTION AT MANILA.
Taft Commission Hears More Argu'
ment on Religious Phase

MANILA, January 1.-THE arguments on
the section Of the school bill allowing re-
ligious teachings in schools were continued
today. DR.. Manuel Burgos, who made the
principal speech. said the friars would at
tempt to take advantage Of such situa-
ton DR.. Burgos urged the commission to
consider the advantages 1t would give
Catholicism. On account Of the church's
overwhelming preponderance.
Judge Taft explained that this legislation
was experimental. If 1t became the instru-
ment Of ecclesiastical oppression it would
be repealed.
DIR. Burgos replied that 1t ought to be re-
pealed now. The Filipinos, he said, had
had enough of the results Of religious In
struction in the schools.
Judge Taft contended that 1T was impos-
sible to Judge Of the new system at hap
hazard or by the results Of another sys-
tenn He believed things would be accom-
plished under the present which were i'm
possible under the former regime. He ask
ed whether 1t was not impolitc to take
action which would unnecessarily shock
the feelings of the Catholic people.
The doctor replied that it was better to
eliminate now section which was bad
and certain to create difficulties.
Commissioner Henry c. Ide asked which
course would satisfy the greater number
of people.
DR.. Burgos in reply quoted the declara-
| tions Of the Malolos congress and federal
party in favor of the separation of church
and state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
MAY COME FROM A PLANT,
Mr.. Eddy Gets Electric Signals From
Unknown Source.


Unknown Source.
NEW YORK, January 12.-Wm. A. Eddy
of Bayonne, N. Y, says that since 1892 he
has drawn from. his kite wire hundreds of
electric signals, both regular and irregular,
which may have come from some planet
and that the signals have been usually in
groups Of three, regularly timed like a
Morse sounder. When the ends Of the kite
sustained steel wires are separated by silk
strands, the sparks jump at twelve second
intervals. Then there are mysterious dis
appearances of all electric action for sew
eral minutes. These electric sparks come
from a high point in the air not near to
the low tension electric currents Of trolley
and live wires.
Mr.. Eddy Is about to begin a careful
series of measurements of these spark
lengths. He does not believe that the
Morse saunders affect his wire because the
dynamo electricity sticks to its wire and
does not radiate to unknown distances, so
used in wireless telegraphy, and the same
high tension sparks drawn by him from
the clouds.
Mr. Eddy says that these spark signals
may come from an outer planet because
electricity travels at the rate of 10000
miles a second and is as tireless as light,
which travels 1S8,3OO miles a second, as
measured by rapidly revolving toothed
wheel Great variability in effect is pro-
duced when there Is apparently no change
whatever in the condition Of the upper air.
so far as known
Mr. Eddy has been trying to decipher
these signals since 1892. 1t is also to be
noted that Tesla's signals come from Pixies
Peak and at a high point in the air. Mr.
Eddy points out that electricity is superior
to light because an interruption can be
a dark shadow especially If the shadow is
of small diameter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
FREIGHT RATES REDUCED.
Pennsylvania Cuts the Tariff on Iron
md Steel.

PHILADELPHIA, January II. - The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company today an
nounced a big reduction in existing freight
rates, especially on iron and steel products,
from Pittsburg to New York. This matter
had been under consideration for many
weeks by the freight traffic managers Of
the various lines. and these officials reach
ed a final conclusion on January 4, but no
official announcement was made until to-
day, when W. H. Joyce. freight traffic man
ager of the Pennsylvania, said
ION February l new schedule will go
into effect on third and fourth class freight,
which class embraces iron and steel art
icles. The present rates are 35 and 80
cents per 100 pounds, respectively, and
these will be reduced TO 30 and % cents per
100 pounds, respectively.
The rate on billets Is now $3.50, and Will
be reduced to $40 from Pittsburg to New
York Pig iron Is now rated at $2so from
Pittsburg to New York. and will be reduced
to 81 20.
ION or about April /. with the opening
OF navigation these rates as stated would
have gone into effect Therefore. by is
suing notice that the new rate would take
effect February 1 we have simply antlci-
pated the date by practically two months.
In other words, shippers will be given the
benefit of the reduction almost Immediately
instead of waiting until April"
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WILL BE MADE POLICEMEN.
Volunteer Soldiers Who Decide to Re.
main in the Philippines.


Secretary Root and other officials of the
War Department express qualification over
the fact that nearly one-half Of the 37th
Volunteer Infantry have decided to remain
in the Philippines in preference to accepting
the chance to come home on the transport
Sheridan. That vessel was assigned to
the duty of bringing home the 37th Infant
ry, and started on the journey Thursday.
Instead of having the full regiment as pas
sengers. however, she carried little over
half it's number That fact is accepted at
the War Department as an indication of
the success Of its recently adopted policy
Of encouraging American soldiers whose
terms have expired to remain in the Phil
ppines in civil, If not in military ca
pacity. 1t is intended to appoint as many
of these men possible on the police forces
of the different municipalities and to util-
ize them an auxiliary to the army in
executing the policy of the government for
the suppression Of the inSurrection and the
maintenance of peace and good order.
These policemen will be paid out of the
revenues of the Islands. Under the law
soldiers discharged in the Philippines are
entitled to transportation to this country
and mileage at the rate Of cents a mile
from San Francisco to their homes, just
the same as those discharged at San Fran
cisco with their regiments, SO that those
who remain in the Philippines for private
purposes will suffer no loss on that ac-
count.
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CHANCE FOR ENLISTED MEN.
Bill Providing for the Promotion
BOatswains and Gunners to EnSigI

Bill Providing for the Promotion of
BOatswains and Gunners to EnsfEns.
Secretary Long has submitted to the
chairman Of the House naval committee.
with commendation to the favorable con-
sideration of the committee, drafts Of
proposed measure providing for the pro-
motion of boatswains and gunners to the
grade of ensign in the navy. He says that
the proposed legislation would have a tend
ency to popularize the navy. inasmuch as
it would afford deserving enlisted men an
opportunity to secure reward for meritor-
ious service by promotion. through inter-
mediate grades. to the rank Of commission
ed officers in the regular line OF promotion:
He suggests that If practicable the naval
appropriation act be amended SO as to pro-
vide that vacancies in the grade OF ensign
untitled by graduates Of the Naval Acad-
emy, be filled by the appointment OF boat
swains or gunners, to a number not ex-
ceeding six in any one calendar year.