The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-04-26

"Hchy HdCIOnaI guard was ACQUITTED by
Jury OF completely in the Goebel muir
der
canton, Ohio, was snowbound and
cut on from the rest of the world. Snow
was IL to Is inches deep on the level
Other Ohio towns suffered likewise
SNOW fell over eastern Kentucky, West
Virginia and the Ohio valley Is inches
deep. Tennessee was also whitened, and
the states south were rain soaked.
Transport Garonne, about which
there we're fears, landed the Twenty.
sixth regiment of volunteers at San
francisco after stormy passage.
Honest Tom" Sampson. detective
army veteran and life saver, died last
night at Mount Vernon, N Y. CAPTAIN
Sampson had Is medals for meritoriOus
service, a number of them for saving
me- one being awarded him by congress.
ne alded IN the arrest of Mrs. Surratt.
MISS Fitzpatrick, Edward Payne and DR..
oamuel Cox, who were charged with be-
ing implicated in the plot to assassinate
PRESIDENT Lincoln. Captain Sampson
was born in England in 1927 and came
10 this country at an early age
Judge Clancy in the district court at
Butte awarded Thomas H. Hindes
$231 900 for his services while receiver
Tor the Boston & Montana company
about two years ago.
Sunday, April ri.
The steamship Indravelli arrived at
Portland from Yokohama. The IDdra.
vell ls the first of a feet of 5000 ton
vessels comprising the Portland and
Aslatic steamship line established bv the
y. K. u n. to operate between Portland
and the countries of Asia.
Henry Morrick, 7 years old, went into
a granary at Chestnut, Montana. to
drive out some chickens. One flew
against and knocked down a gun lean
ing against a wall 1t was discharged
and Instantly killed the boy.
Pennsylvania and Ohio streams are
receding slowly, but losses are estimated
at millions of dollars.
The Flood Hollow dam in MiddIpfeld
Mass, gave way, letting loose the water
IN the big reservoir, which rushed with
terrific force into the west branch of the
Westheld river, sweeping everything be-
tore 1t and submerging the greater part
OF this town. No lives were lost, but
great damage has been DONE
At Erie, Pa, the snow and sleet storm
was the worst known in 60 years. Fruit
crops in Pennsylvania and Ohio are bad
ly damaged.
The prospectus of the 100000, 900
British loan was issued from the office
OF j. P. Morgan & Co. The bank an
nOunces that half has been already
subscribed for.
Monday, April 2z
The last express from Memphis was
held up and robbed by three men at
Bridge Junction, Arkansas. Two train
men were shot and seriously wounded.
1t is thought big haul was made.
The Wholesale Salesmen's league of
the United States has forwarded a COM
munication to Agricultural Secretary
Wilson, charging Irregularities in the
free seed distribution of his department
and protesting against payment for
seeds furnished on the April, 1901, con
tracts. The assertion is made that
common and cheap seeds have been sub
stituted for the specific varieties indi-
Gated in the specifications of January
u, 1900, that the stipulated weights
have been reduced and that contractors
have been benefited because of these and
other irregularities.
Mrs. Carrie Nations visit to Kansas
City two Sundays ago, and her arrest,
has resulted in a strong movement
against the Sunday saloon and may end
in bringing to definite issue the fight
between the Kansas Joint smasher and
the police.
The present rise of the Missouri river
is creating havoc on the Kansas side
and the towns of Wathena and ElWOOd
are in danger of being swept away. The
river has shifted to the west nearly half
mile, causing great losses to bottom
farm lands that had never heretofore
been under water.
Heavy damage from frOsts are re
ported to the fruit and cotton crops in
various sections Of Florida, Mississippi,
Alabama and South Carolina.
Tuesday, April 23.
For fatally wounding j. b. Farmer, a
white man, at Adams, Tenn, Wyatt
Mallory, negro, was lynched from the
court house at Springfield.
At 6 o'clock the stage OF the river
at Cincinnati was SOIL feet and rising
at the rate Of two tenths of a foot per
hour. This is more than five feet above
the danger line, and within three feet OF
the limit expected during this food. The
weather bureau announces that the river
will become stationary here some time
tomorrow and that it will not exceed SO
feet, or eight feet above what is known
| as the danger line.
1t has been determined to increase the
regular army to approximately 10000
men and to leave it at that number un-
less conditions in the Philippines should
make more troops necessary. The pres-
dent and Secretary Root reached this
conclusion.
After conference lasting several days
the plow manufacturers of the United
States completed the formation OF a
$50 100000 combination. The com
bination has for one of it's purposes the
elimination of long credits which have
been given country merchants. 1t is
said to have been the custom to give
these dealers as much as a years time,
and inasmuch as the manufacture
have not enjoyed such credits in buying
British materials they say they have
been placed at a disadvantage. Some
twenty manufacturers we're represented
at the conference.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, Mrs. Lucy White,
| Mrs. Julia Evans and Mrs Linda