The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-01-31

soi' from the navy. His eyes we're found
nos permanently affected and he j,
oraeIed to duty in connection with the
OhariestOn exposition.
A gas explosion in the Lost Creek Goa
mine, ten miles south of Oskaloosa 10 ra.
suited IN the death of 81 miners and
ln!nry OF eight others.
1he democratic members of the house
OF representatives met in caucus and
aitef short but spirited contest adopt.
ea resolutions declaring that they were
wi1hout power to promulgate a plat.
iorh OF principles for the party owing
10 .he binding character of the party
platform heretofore regularly made at a
national convention.
hlch gold finds in the western end Of
the Norwegian gold district, 25 miles
RON Fony, Mont, are reported.
Two shocks of earthquake visited nor.
Clons OF Missouri and Illinois. No dam
age was done.
me treaty of cession of the Danish
west Indies from Denmark to the United
States was signed at the state DEPART
meht today by Secretary Hay and Con
stanflne Brun, the Danish minister. The
price is not given out, nor will it be un-
I'll rhe president sends it to the senate.
put it Is believed to be about 5000.
O00. TO'oo'''
Saturday, January %,
Edmond Beaupre, a French halfbreed
arrived at Great Falls. Mont. from his
home in the Northwest Territory. He
ls ~ years old, feet 1Oh inches tall,
weighs 367 pounds, his hands are / l
lnches long from base of palm to tip of
Hhgefs, leet IL inches long and wears a
NO. 22 shoe. He has been cowboy but
mas OutgrOWn all the horses on the
range.
Rear Admiral Schley arrived at Chi
cage and was given a royal reception
oy immense crowds. He thrice declared
that he had no intention of entering
pollVlcs, and that no Office, however
hlga, would tempt him to jeopardize the
love which the people of this county
have expressed for him.
One OF the heaviest blizzards ever ex.
perlenced in Nebraska is raging, SEEM
lngly at all points in the state. Reports
indicate that the loss to livestock will
be heavy, as not only is the snow fiying
IN binding sheets, but the temperature
has sunk far below zero. Several points
report II to IS degrees below, with
WIND turrying and snow drifting.
Sunday, January 20.
Isaac Murphy, smallpox suspect,
eluded officials at Kokomo, Ind. and
was later arrested 10 miles away by
William SOmers. A mob threatened
both men with lynching, but Somers
nTCVA
John Pool, night watchman, ap-
preached the house and was seriously
wounded by Somers by mistaks.
+. A. GOOdchild, a big miIlman at
Thompson, Montana, went into the hills
on hunt and ten men have since been
hunting him without success.
After II years as fugitive from JUS
tice from StevensvilIe, Mont, on
charge OF cattle stealing, G. A. Bennett,
b brother OF Nelson Bennett, the welf>
known railroad contractor, was cap
tured at Albuquerque, N. NJ, and re-
turned to Montana for trial.
Monday, January 27.
The reserve supply of high explosives
for rapid transit tunnel at New York
exploded near the Grand Central depot.
killing six persons, iniuring 100 and
seriously damaging the Murray Hill and
Grand Union hotels, the Grand Central
station and other properties. j. Rod
erlck Robertson of Nelson, B. c., was
killed in his room at the Murray Hill
hotel.
President Roosevelt wrote a strong
letter to Secretary Hitchcock, directing
him hereafter to appoint as forest rang.
ers only western men of experience and
ability, and to discontinue recognition
OF eastern college bred dudes" whose
knowlege OF forestry matters was ac-
CURED from books. He wants the forest
reserves placed in the hands of men
competent to administer and care for
them, and not allow them to fall into
the control of theorists.
The cold wave struck Chicago, send
ing the mercury down 46 points, to s
below zero. Des Moines, Iowa, showed
Ii below and the same at st. Paul. with
La Crosse, Wis, II below.
Tuesday, January %.
The frozen body of a 12-year-Old boy
was found a few miles from Winfield,
Kansas. He had lost his way in the
storm. The body was guarded by two
dogs.
The Platte Valley State bank at Ell
wood, Iowa, is closed and Cashier Fl. G.
Gould is under arrest, charged with for
gerry.
Ihe military appropriation bill has
been practically completed by the house
committee on military affairs. The bill
carries approximately $47,OOO,OOO
which is about $10,O0O,OOO below the
estimates and about $26, 900 below
the amount carried last year.
Senator Nelson's bill creating a de-
partment OF commerce and labor passed
the senate.
Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, q. S. N,
retired, died at West Newton, Mass,
from heart disease. He entered the navy
in 1916.
January wheat at Chicago, TAX; Nav.
Tx. Portland, cash, "a; Tacoma, So;
Colfax, 48.
'Some time ago my daughter caught
severe cold, She complained of pains
in her chest and had bad cough. |
gave her Chamberlain Cough Remedy
according to directions and in two davs
she was we'll and able to go to school.
| have used this remedy in my family for
the past seven years and have never
known it to fail,'' says James Prender-
CAST, merchant, Annato Bay, Jamaica,
Wact India TcIa0da Tho Do;o, =; - :