The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-04-11
ana public servants. Several indict-
ments have been returned.


privileges granted by the Spanish
authorities.
3. B. Lundlum, superintendent of a
placer mine near Telluride, Col, was
hurled fifty feet and killed by being
struck by stream of water from q hy-
oraullc giant which became unmanage-
able.
Sunday, April 8.
According to John Barrett, commits
sioner general to Asia for the Louisiana
purchase exposition, who has had access
20 the diplomatic correspondence with
| ioreign governments on fair matters.
states that the foreigners would welcome
postponement until 1904, which would
| give them chance to make better ex-
hibits.
The Ruskin, Neb., bank robbers were
chased 30 miles by posse of farmers
but escaped into Kansas and separated
The Sunday law was enforced in New
1ork and many went thirsty. The sa-
loon keepers who ventured to do busi-
ness we're promptly arrested.
A landing place for the cable between
this coast and the Philippines is being
selected. 1t will probably be either at
Monterey or San Francisco. The cable
Will be built irrespective of congressional
| action and the first link to Honolulu
Will be completed by the end of next
| October.
Ihe striking Boston brewers will have
the support of the Central Labor union.
composed OF more than 80 affiliated
bodies.
Although promised protection by the
authorities, many negroes are leaving
Lawton, o. T., where feeling against
them runs high.
Since 1883 there have been 49S, ,S91
civil service examinations, 321 ,2S3 of
whom passed, and SS,779 have been ap-
pointed to positions. The present eli
glble roll contains 80, ,5S4.
Monday. April 7.
The president of the National Live
Stock association, interviewed at Den
yer, declares that the oleomargarine
bill passed by the senate is the most
vicious measure ever voted on by con
gtess and that the association will fight
it to the last ditch.
Henry V. Lucas. who 20 years ago
fell heir to 100000 by the death of
his father, has gone through the bank
ruptcy court at Chicago.
More than 70 townships in northern
Montana are withdrawn from public
entry for use in the big irrigation
scheme known as the St. Mary's canal
and Milk river project.
A box which had lain in the railroad
depot at Gilroy, Cal, for 10 years was
opened and found to contain the remains
of man and woman The box was left
= BY rancher who was to call for it, but
-E11szppeared.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt and party left
Washington for the Charleston exposi-
tion. His journey through Virginia was
marked by extreme cordiality and en-
thusiasm.
The British ship Frankistan, coal
laden, from New South Wales to San
Francisco, on fire three days, is aban-
doned at sea, the crew being rescued by
schooner.
Albert T. Patrick, the New York
lawyer convicted of the murder of Mil
lIonaire Rice, is sentenced to be electro
cuted May 5. An appeal to the court of
appeals will act as a stay of execution
for probably year.
Eight hundred cotton mill hands at
Augusta, ia, strike for 10 per cent in
crease in wages. If the trouble is not
settled at once, the manufacturers as
sociation will close every mill in eight
towns, throwing 10000 out of employ
ment.
Tuesday, April 8.
President Roosevelt arrives a Charles
ton and is warmly received. At night
Mrs. Roosevelt was the guest of honor
at the most notable reception given in
the city for 40 years.
If the right kind of inducements are
offered, several thousand Boer refugees
will settle on farms in Colorado.
An order for great strike in the West
Virginia bituminous coal fields is ex-
pected within two or three days from
the executive board of the United Mine
Workers of America, the operators re-
fusing all appeals for joint conference.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans sailed
from San Francisco to take command of
the Asiatic station.
The Rochester & Pittsburg Coal COM
pany, at Pittsburg, Pa, which employs
10000 men, despairing of a settlement
OF the trouble with it's miners, has given
orders to close the mines. They will
remain closed at least all summer and
when work is resumed it will be with
nOnunion men only.
The president has directed the con-
solidation of the three land Offices in
Alaska and the establish nent of a con-
solidated Office at Juneau, to take effect
June /.
Instructions have been issued to give
effect to that part of the Philippine
tariff act which provides for a rebate of
export duties on goods shipped from the
Philippines into the United States.
The department of agriculture has
issued a statement which shows that
during the fiscal year 1901 foreign
countries purchased American farm pro-
duets to the value of 1852, ,0OO, 900, rep
resentiDg the largest agricultural ex-
ports in our history.
Boer ENJOYS in New York assert that
the war will last four years longer.
A Doctors Bad Plight.
"Two years ago, as result of a Sc