The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-04-04

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results OF the primary election in Ar
kansas Indicate the defeat and conse
quent retirement of Senator j. K. Jones
at the end OF his term a year hence The
vote was In favor of ex Governor Clark
lot senator. Jones has been in the
senate since 1885, and for ak years ha-
oeen chairman of the democratic nation
al committee.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt has decided tc
EIslC the exposition at Charleston on
wednesday, April g.
One of the largest gaming resorts ir
the country, 70 be conducted along the
lines OF the famous Monte Carlo, is to be-
erected In the outskirts of Butte, Mont.
tnls summer.
Joseph K. Wood, United States at
Corney Tor the second district of Alaska
VINO ls serving term in prison for con.
Tempt OF court in connection with the
'udge Noyes case, has resigned.
Employees in cotton mills in Rhode
| Island, Massachusetts and eastern
| connecticut to the number OF about 25.-
ooU VIII come under an increase of 10
per cent IN wages OIL April l.
Sunday, March 80.
The transport Fitzpatrick arrived from
Manila with the Seventeenth infantry
ana discharged soldiers, nearly 1000
men IN number. There were FIVE deaths
on the voyage.
Albert L. Patrick, awaiting the death
sentence for plotting the murder of
millionaire Rice. and Mrs. L. Francis, his
iandlady, became husband and wife by
slgnlng wedding contracts in the Tombs
prison while the officials were off their
guard, the commissioners of correction
oelng opposed to the marriage.
A. Y. Burrage of Boston pays 81, ,5OO,-
oOO Tor $500 acres of placer mining
ground IN Placer county, California
One of the fiercest wind storms ever
known IN that section visited Pittsburg,
DONG lncelculable damage to property
and inJuring many people. The storm
pald particular attention to churches,
tnany OF which were wrecked. Easter
services were in progress at the time.
A 13-year-old boy killed 7-year-old
companion near Toledo, Ohio, with
butcher knife. The deed was the result
OF the younger boy calling the older one
a name and attempting to strike him
with a club.
Property damage from the flood in
tennessee Is estimated at $4,00O,00O.
Citizens Of the Choctaw nation to the
number OF 10000 are destitute, some of
them to the point OF starvation, and re-
iief Tor them is asked of The secretary of
the interior.
Madam Emma Nevada, prima donna,
visits her birthplace at Nevada CITY for
TIE first time since she left it 40 years
ago. She was met by 5000 people and
a public reception was held.
Trouble between sheep and cettlemen
over division OF the range in Ulntah
county, Wyoming, resulted in the
dangerous Wounding of Abe and Roam
Hill, sheep men, and the killing by club.
bing and shooting of 100 of their sheep
by the cattlemen.
James R. Garfield of Ohio, a son of the
late President Garfield, has accepted the
position OF civil service commissioner
rendered him by President Roosevelt.
Monday, March 81.
Reports that Admiral SampsOn's con-
dition had taken a turn for the worse
are denied, but it is admitted that he
will never regain his health
A multitude of children of all sorts and
conditions gathered on the green sward
hack OF the White House at Washington
for the annual Easter Monday egg roll
ing carnival. The grounds were open
from until sunset and the Marine band
gave concert for their benefit.
The United States Express company
has reimbursed the National Bank OF
Montana, at Helena, for the unrecovered
amount of the $4,000 incomplete cir
culation of the bank. stolen in the ex-
press robbery of July 2, 1901. The
notes will therefore be redeemed.
A meeting of the game wardens of
eight northwestern states, for the pur-
pose of exchanging views and looking to
cooperation in the protection of game,
is proposed, to be held early in the sum-
mer in the National park or some other
convenient place.
About 200 painters and paper hangers
OF Butte, Mont, demanded an increase
IN pay OF so cents day, which was re-
fused and the men locked out.
An explosion of gas and coal dust in
the Nelson mine at Dayton, Tenn, killed
SA ucu, Guo IOTCo OI Cu6 explosion DelDg
so terrific that the bodies were torn to
pieces.
Tuesday, April 1.
The directors of the United States
Steel corporation have issued a state
ment showing that the earnings of the
corporation for the first year of it's ex
istence, ending march 81, with the last
month estimated, reached a total OF
Sill. .067,195.
Chicago's new board of aldermen,
elected today, will consist OF 80 republi-
cans, 80 democrats and l independent.
Republicans and democrats gained one
each, which we're lost by the independ-
ents.
Milwaukee, Wis, went democratic in
the municipal election by from 1000 to
10000 on the head of the ticket, but the
republicans gained a small majority in
the council. Madison was carried by
the republicans by 500, gain of 1000
over last year
A thousand bullets were fired into the
body of a negro hanged by mob of
400 men at Rome, Ca, for criminally
assaulting Is year old girl.
Governor Dole of Hawaii arrived at
San Francisco.
Emperor Williams American built
yacht Meteor sailed from New York for
Southampton under her own sail, ex-
pecting to make the trip in 16 days.
a strike involving 10000 miners in