The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-01-10

dynamite and robbed of $4,000. The
| ROBBERS escaped.
Saturday, January 4
-, In the republican caucuses in Ohio fol
tne organization OF the general assembly
Ine Hanna men secured control of the
mouse and the Foraker men of the sen
ate. The entire contest was primarily
LOT the speakership of the house, which
nanna won in the election of McKinnon
Prlce, the defeated candidate, announced
himself for Hanna's reelection, after the
vote.
At meeting the Massachusetts demo.
cratic state committee refused unani.
mously to cooperate with the Common
wealth club in the reception and ban
quet to be rendered by the latter to
non. William Jennings Bryan.
Acting on cable instructions from
FarIs, NJ. Bouefve formally notified Ad-
mlral Walker, chairman of the isthmian
commission, that the Panama Canal
company declares itself ready to trans
Ter to the United States, on the payment
OF $40, 100000, it's properties and con
cesslons connected with the Panama
route across the isthmus.
Secretary Hay and several other
gentlemen interested in the fund of ten
million dollars to be presented to the
United States by Andrew Carnegie to be
used to advance the cause of education
met at the state department to consider
the matter. Articles of incorporation
were submitted and adopted and will be
MED at once. The name of the corpora.
ton will be the Carnegie institute.
Sunday, January s.
On account of the almost total failure
OF grass and the high price of feed stuffs
over 1000 head of horses and mich cows
nave been killed in San Antonio, Texas.
during the past 60 day 8 to prevent them
from dying from starvation. There has
been a drouth in this section for -
months or more, and there is no pros
pect for an Improvement.
1t is rumored that Captain Richmond
t. HObson will resign from the navy
and enter politics 1t is said he will op-
pose Hon. John Fl. Blankhead as con
gresham from the Sixth Alabama dis
trict.
-Four thousand people attended q pro
Boer meeting at Cleveland, Ohio. There
was enthusiastic applause for every ex-
preston of sympathy and encourage
ment for the Beers. ". !. BRYAN was
present and spoke for five minutes, in
which he said he was glad that the war
had cost England so dearly and that
the disastrous cost in money and life
would be much needed lesson for the
English government, because it would
teach, and has already taught, lesson
that will not be soon forgotten.
In scutfie over his child Leonard
Sehlgren of Cherokee, Iowa, was killed
by blows OF Frank B. Ferguson's fists.
James Pleas was killed while sitting
before his hearthstOne with his wife and
four children, near Franklin, XIV. He
was hred upon through a window with a
shotgun, the top of his head being blown
off.
Monday, January 9.
The senators and representatives of
the Pacific coast, who have been con-
sidering bill for Chinese exclusion, have
perfected measure which will be intro
duced in both houses in a few days. 1t
does not limit itself to any term of
years, as did the Geary act, but if pass
ed in it's present form would be perpetu-
al unless repealed.
A bill to re-establish the army canteen
was introduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Kern of Illinois.
W. B. Douglass, attorney general OF
Minnesota, and M. d. Mum of st. Paul,
assistant counsel, arrived at Washing
ton for the purpose of asking permission
OF the United States supreme court TO
file petition of mandamus against the
so called Northern Pacific merger.
An endowment of $1,OOO,OOO has
been given by Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Nc
Cormlck OF Chicago to found medical
institute, which will be known as the
Memorial Institute for Infectious Dis
ease, as tribute to the memory of their
little son, John Rockefeller Mccormick,
who died of scarlet fever year ago,
John Townsend, cashier of the Bristol
County National Bank at Taunton,
Mass, is reported $4,000 short in his
accounts, due to speculation in cotton
lie had been 25 years with the bank.
Tuesday, January Z.
M0ntagu Lessler, republican, was
elected to congress in the Seventh New
York district. to succeed Nicholas
Muller, democrat, resigned. He beat
Perry Belmont. the regular democratic
candidate, by 394 votes.
Cole and Jim Younger have asked for
communication of their life sentences to
80 years, which they have already
served. They are under parole and can
not reside outside Minnesota. They
want to return TO Missouri.
Representative Hooker introduced a
resolution in the lower house of Icon
gress reciting that Schley was in actual
command of the feet at Santiago and
entitled to the credit due to victory.
The admiral has concluded to appeal
from the majority decision OF the court
OF inquiry to the president.
Six masked men overpowered the
watchmen and robbed the National
Stock Yard bank at East st. Louis OF
$4,000.
January wheat at Chicago, 79h. May,
S3n. Portland, cash, 60 to So; Ia
coma, SO; Colfax 48.
A Deep Mystery.
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