The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-10-03

negro, was burned at the stake n
Corlnth, Miss, after having confessed tC
one OF the most atrOciOus crimes in tn,
history OF north Mississippi, the assault
ana murder OF Mrs. Carey Whitfield or
august 18th last. Before the torch wa.
applled Clark stated that he deserved
his fearful fate.
Another operation has been performed
on the abscess on the left leg OF Presi
Gent Roosevelt. In the first operation q
simple needle was used to relieve the
trouble, but this time the surg cons with
a knlle made the incisiOn into the small
cavity, exposing the bone, which was
found to be slightly affected The presi
dents case Is reported to be progressing
satisfactorily.
Tue annual report of Commissioner oil
Pensions Eugene f. Ware shows that
| the number OF names on the pension
rolls still Is under the million mark. de.
spite the net gain of 5732 since 1898.
| Inc total enrolment July Let was 999 :
446 against 997, ,735 last year. The
| total comprises 73S,S 800 soldiers and
26O,63I widows and dependents.
One OF the largest fires in the history
OF otockton, Cal, has occurred in the
agricultural pavilion, which was totally
destroyed with all its contents. Two
residence blocks were totally DESTROYED
and two Others burned to the ground
The approximate loss is half a million
| dollars.
Monday, September 20
Among the petitions in bankruptcy
filed IN the United States district court
OF New York, is one by Andrew F. Bur
leigh, attorney at law. The petitioners
liabilities amount to $206,251; assets
S24. 925. OF the total liabilities. $40
AZ Is secured chiefly by property in
Monte Cristo, Wash, and by mining
stock. Mr.. Burleigh was at one time
receiver for the Northern Pacific.
The president passed an uneventful
day, remaining most of the time in bis
wheel chair, by which means he was able
to be moved to various parts of the
room. There were no visitors excepting
DR.. Lung the regular White House Dhys-
lcian. Misses Alice and Ella Roosevelt
have Joined the president and Mrs. ROose
welt at the White House.
Secretary Root has been quoted in
New York as saying: The rumOrs about
my retiring are false. | have given the
matter no thought and do not intend to
retire. When do decide to do so there
will be no rumOrs. | will simply resign.
and that will be all the public will know
about it," Secretary Root will return
TO Washington Immediately.
A conference Of the interests identified
with the new shipping combine has been
held in the New York Offices of ]. 2.
Morgan & Go. Mr.. MOrgan's partners
said they would give out nothing regard
ing the shipping combine for few days
Tuesday, September 80.
Ihe president has taken initiative
steps TO ascertain what, if anything, can
be done by federal authority to settle
the coal strike. The result was a gen
eral expression of opinion by the advis
ors of the president, who were present, to
the effect that the federal laws and con.
stitution did not afford means of federal
interference to end the strike, but au
other conference will be held and the
president will do all he can properly and
legally to bring about settlement.
September wheat is selling on the
Chicago board of trade at 95 cents.
which Ifs the highest price on that cereal
since the great Letter deal in 1898. The
cause OF the high price was the fact that
ali of the available supply was practi-
cally cOrnered, and it was rumOred that
Armour & Co. held the greater part of
it. There has been great anxiety among
shorts in September wheat for the past
two weeks, but it was supposed that all
OF them had covered during the scare Of
last week
The New York stock market has made
a sensational recovery from the close
condition of the past few days. The
chief causes for the complete reversal
were the action OF Secretary Shaw in re
moving the restraint on bank reserves,
and persistent reports from various
quarters that the coal strike had reached
the point where the negotiations for
settlement were actually under way
Opening prices we're better all the way
from fraction to five points
The heads of the coal roads are in
conference in New York at one of the
weekly meetings of the Temple Iron
company, Of which they compose the
board of directors. The coal situation
IN New York is more serious than at any
time since the strike Of the miners began
Instead of the 10000 tons usually in
stock at this time of the year, there are
but 1000 tons OF hard coal.