The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-10-25
NEWS OF THE STATES
oathered From Hills, Valleys
and Plains of the Union.
holied Down AS 1t Comes From
the Wires for Information of
Busy Readers.
Wednesday, October 10.

Inc INNING camp OF Clinton, Mont.
lost Its business district by fire.
burglars blew open a safe at Howell
lnd., and secured part of the contents
Cltlzens attacked them and a running
nght followed. Marshal Sumpter was
shot in leg. Three robbers were shot
and one escaped. The wounded robbers
are in hospital, one, Henry McCarroll o
Nashville, Tenn, dying
Booker t. Washington, the noted
Alabama negro, head of the college al
Tuskogee, dined with President Roose
welt and much of the south is up in
arms.
Duluth citizens gave Chas. A. Towne q
farewell banquet. He removes to Texas
where he will become identified with a
big oil combination.
Rhode Island republicans nominated
William Gregory for governor. The
platform pledges support to President
Roosevelt, condemns the attempt in
several states to disfranchise the negro
calls upon congress to readjust repre-
sentatiOn in the electoral college upon
the basis OF active voting population
and declares "thaU anarchy should be
dealt with by both state and federal
legislation, and the passage of laws
providing adequate punishment for An
attempt on the life of the president. y
Lynching is condemned as a foul blot
on our civilization" The platform also
advocates an isthmian canal and Iegis-
latiOn to build up the American mer-
chant marine.
At San Francisco there was a break
in the ranks of the men who went on
strike May 20 at the big iron works
The shipwrights and caulkers resumed
work at the Union and Risdon iron
works. 1t is stated no concession what
ever was made to them and that they
have simply resumed their old status.
NOnunion men who have been employed
while the strikers we're out will keep
their places wherever competent.
At Bay City, Mich, Geo. D. Jackson,
democratic candidate for congress from
the Tenth district to succeed the late
Congressman Crnmp, admits his defeat
in yesterdays special election by from
200 to 500 majority. At the republican
headquarters the majority of H. H. Al
pin, republican, is estimated at over
800.
John NJ. Neall, formerly captain in
the United States army, was convicted
OF forgery in handling his accounts at
San francisco and sentenced to two
years at hard labor at San Quentin.
Thursday, October Irsv=-ss sss
80 Assss.s o. naooror of NGalla Walla said at
the bankers convention at Milwaukee,
after speaking of Washington's match
less resources: when wise shipping
laws are enacted and when American
enterprise has had time to establish
trade relations with the 100000, 900
people on the other side, commerce will
arise on the Pacific ocean such as the
world has never known"
Patrick Hayes, who murdered VIM.
Mccain at Butte, Mont, was captured
about Is miles from the city.
A Chicago telephone company armed
it's working linemen with kodaks for the
purpose of taking snapshots of attack
ing strikers.
Joseph F. Smith was chosen as presi-
dent of the Mormon church, to succeed
the late Lorenzo Snow. John r. Winder
and Anthony H. Lund are his first and
second cOunsellOrs.
Indiana republicans who have been in
Washington recently bring back the in
formation that President Roosevelt will
put the rural delivery under civil service
rules about the first of next year.
John 5. Plllsbury, governor of Mime
sofa from 1876 to 1882, and the worlds
greatest miller, died at Minneapolis.
Assistant Postmaster General BristOw
ordered the establishment of a postoffice
to be named Mckinley in Franklin coun-
ty, Washington, 13 miles west of Eu-
reka. This is the first office named so
since the death of the president.
Friday, October 1S.
The old southern "Wah Hoss" in
Washington, now sadly diminished in