The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-12-13
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, December 4


Jesse Bays, recently from Missouri
was killed by blow on the head from
cane in the hands of City Marsha
kirkpatrick at Caldwell, Idaho. Bays
was intoxicated and the marshal was
endeavoring to induce him to put up an
open knife carried in his hand, which he
refused to do.
Geo. Biles was shot and killed BY
David Staley, faro dealer, whom ht
attacked with knife at Baker City.
Family extravaganza is given by
Teller Fitcham OF Ballston, N. Y.
bank as the cause of his shortage o
$116,00O.
Speculation on the Chicago board oI
trade was such as to recall the great
transactions of Hutchinson, Cudahy
Keam and the other giants who ruled
the pits and swung prices for fortunes
every session. Bull enthusiasm such af
has not been seen in the last few. years
had possession of the markets and in
spite of heavy selling for profits every
pit closed strong. Transactions in
wheat were on a scale that indicated
that the western country was thorough
ly aroused to the situation.
The Kansas and Oklahoma Implement
Dealers association passed in their an
nual meeting a resolution providing for
the formation OF nonpartizan anti
trust leagues all over the United States,
the initiative to be taken by the retail
implement dealers.
Thursday, December 8.
A gigantic combination is being
formed at Rawlins, Wyoming, by the
sheepmen of what is known as the
Sweetwater country, for the purpose of
excluding tiOckmasters from Utah and
local cattemen from encrOaching upon
what is known as the Red desert winter
ranges in Sweetwater county. 1t is
proposed to lease and buy from the
Union AaCitic every alternete section
owned by the company and thereby con-
troll approximately 100000 acres of
the finest winter feeding ground in the
west.
Booming bull enthusiasm, the heaviest
transactions in over year in all pits,
record prices in grains and heavy profits
for the fortunate sellers-these were the
characteristic features of business on
board OF trade at Chicago. The craze
for buying which began to show itself
yesterday was present again at the
opening and was augmented on every
hand as the session advanced.
Fire at Des Moines, Iowa, destroyed
the National Starch works; loss, $780,
900.
Carrie Nation, the Kansas Joint
smasher, announces the suspension of
her paper, the Smasher's Mail. The
paper was started about a year ago
She says it did not pay.
Mrs. Emma Kastner was assaulted at
Dayton, Ohio, by two men, who leaped
from a buggy and choked her into in
sensibility, after which they set fire to
her clothing. She was rescued by a
colOred man.
Friday, December g.
Bud Wilson was hanged at Little Rock
Ark, for murder. He came to life after
being placed in the coffin, but died after
being carried back to the scaffOld.
Unknown eastern capitalists are in
terested in the formation OF large
lighting and power company which has
been organized in San Francisco with a
capital of $30,0O0,0OO.
Representative Gardner of New JERSEY
has introduced resolution authorizing
the state department to purchase the
Dutch West Indies and appropriating
100000 for that purpose. The reso-
luton refers to the desirability of Ameri-
can ownership of these islands under the
Monroe doctrine.
The National Livestock Association
passed resolutions as follows: "That
the association give all possible aid to
agricultural classes. That the presi-
dents recommendation that the forest
reserves be transferred from the interior
department to the agricultural depart
ment be approved. That there should
be no livestock inspection by states on
interstate shipments after the United
States inspection. That the goat raisers
be protected against Chinese goat skins.
That the association recognize the fight
of Ed Reed of Colorado against inter-
state inspection by making him an hon.
Orary member"
Saturday, December Z,
A test of the submarine boat Fulton
was made in Long Island sound for
Captain Geelmudgen OF the Norwegian
navy. The Fulton was given a surface
trial of one mile and was then sub
merged for longer run, at the end of
which two torpedoes were fired at imap-
mary targets. The trial was pronounced
entirely successful, and Captain Geel-
mudgen expressed great satisfaction
over the Fulton's showing.
The California express was wrecked
500 feet south OF the Salem, Oregon.
depot by misplaced switch. Fireman
Silas l.. Fish was killed and Engineer
White badly injured.
President Roosevelt signed the first
bill sent to him by congress, thus Great.
ing the first law to be enacted under his
administration. It was the act to ad
nit free of duty and permit the transfer
of foreign exhibits from the Pan.Ameri.
can exposition to the South Carolina
Interstate and Industrial exposition al
Charleston, s. c.
Three burglars robbed a bank al
Archibald, Ohio, of $4,000 and escaped
Sunday, December 8.
Rev. J. W. Bradford in entering upor
his second year as pastor OF the Method
ist church at Brookside, Ala, said rela
tions would be pleasant if such men ae
Justice of the Peace R. D. Coffman yould
stop lying about him. For the remark
Coffman shot and killed him.
Native scouts from Bangabon. prov
ince OF Nueva Eciia, have killed th,