The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-01-17
sunday, January II

sunday, January IL
henry Pearlstein. wife and five chill
ulsn noIa n rom one to twelve years OF age
80; mSio ourheo TO death in the building in
"ncn 1ney lived over New York shoe
SUIT: Joseph Supowski, owner of the
ouilulng' who had $4,000 insurance on it
ls arrested for firing it.
:, Inc death list OF 16, caused bv the
New ork tunnel accident, was swelled
10 Ii by the death of Winfield SIutze. q
passenger.
zen thousand dollars was contributed
TO Ine national fund for a Mckinley
memorial by the workmen OF Home.
stead Ia. The majority gave half q
day pay, from the lowest laborer to
neaus OF departments, though a few
gave nothing.
Lottle Richards, a child acrobat of II
years, was sent on an errand to q
grocery at st. Louis and disappeared
lV Is believed she was kidnapped. Six
months ago her half, brother, 10 years
oio' disappeared under almost identical
circumstances and has never been
heard of.
4 large and enthusiastic pro-Boer
meetlng was held at Denver, Colorado,
WITH webster Davis as chief speaker.
The Central Trades and Labor unions
dI oC' Lewis protested against employ
meht OF on-union labor by the worlds
tair and advising union men to paw no
more assessments on worlds fair stock.
The Chicago branch of the American
lransVaal league called upon President
roosevelt to enforce the neutrality laws.
It is cOntended that If the augmeDta-
tlon OF Great Britain's military supplies
from the port of New Orleans was
stopped the South African war would
soon come to a close. The signers,
"hlch include large number of promi-
nent men, Judges and lawyers, particu-
larry ask for an embargo on the ship
ment OF horses and mules.
Monday, January 1S.
After drifting II days on an, overturned
boat, without food or water, Pete Wal
lace, San Pedro, Calf, crab fisher, was
rescued by a fisherman. Harry Olsen,
who was Wallace's companion, gave up
and slid into the water on the four
teenth day.
Two young men held up a pool room
at n ansas City and escaped with about
$4,000.
Secretary Root sent to congress esti-
mates OF $3O7 900 for the defenses of
the island OF Guam and $4,000 for
the defenses of Hawaii.
Land Commissioner Herman has
ordered a survey of the Bitter Root
forest reserve i'll ShoshOne and Idaho
counties, Idaho.
The United States supreme court sus.
tanned decision of lower court that
the withdrawal from settlement by the
secretary of the interior, under the act
OF congress of 1866 lands for railroad
indemnity purposes was illegal.
Lieutenant Hobson announces that
he has not resigned from the navy, but
has merely applied for a years leave of
bsence, which he will devote to a lee
tUrs-T tour.
Cnas. Larsen, passenger on the
sunken steamer Walla WalIa, saws he
saw the lights of the French bark Max,
which dealt the death blow, fully 20
minutes prior to the collision.
The Cherokee, Choctaw and Chicka-
saw nations have by their councils
passed resolutions asking congress to
do away with tribal government and
asking that territorial government be
instituted.
Tuesday, January IA.
Scriptural readings rejecting upon a
persons character and sent by pOstal
card through the mails are a violation
OF the postal laws, according to a YER
dict returned by jury in the United
States district court at Chicago. The
case was that of |. P Bulls of Orchard,
Iowa, against Rev. VIM. Whitehead OF
Aurora, Ill. Whitehead sent several
cards quoting scripture to the effect
that Bulls was hypocrite and had dis
inherited his daughter. The writer
pleaded justification, but was fined $50
and costs.
Arthur Pue German was chosen
United States senator from Maryland,
receiving the entire democratic vote of
both houses of the Legislature.
Mrs. Nation visited saloon at To,
peka, Kansas, on a smashing expedition,
but was repulsed by the owners. She
carried her hatchet and said she would
return when not expected. Mrs. Nation
is under $4,000 bonds to keep the peace,
which will be forfeited if she goes smash
ing again.
Notice has been served on the Illinois
branch OF the United States Steel
corporation that it must pay into the
treasury OF the state OF Illinois from
$65, 900 to $4,000.
One Filipino colonel. three lieutenant
colonels, one major, five captains, u
lleutenants and 254 men and rifles sur
rendered to the Americans at Taal,
Batangas, Philippine islands.
January wheat at Chicago, 77% May,
olB' Portland, cash, 64 to IS; Ia
coma, "a. Colfax, 48; oats, 81 a hun
dred; barley, 70 cents hundred.
New Cabinet Officer,