The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-10-31
ALL OVER THB union
The Important News of a Week
in Condensed Form.
Happenings and Matters of Interest
Reported from all Sections
of the Country.
Wednesday, October 22.

According to press dispatches from
Little Rock, Ark, the engagement of
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, to John Greenway of
Hot Springs, Ark, will be announced in
a few days, Mr. Greenway is about 80
years of age and is the son of Dr. Green
way, leading physician of Hot Springs.
lie was lieutenant in the Rough Riders
regiment duling the Spanish-American
war. He comes from an old southern
family and is a young man OF high
character.
The report of John W. Lyons, register
OF the treasury, for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 last, has been made public.
| The most interesting feature of the re-
| port is an analysis of the holdings of
treasury bonds showing the number of
| foreign holders of .. S. bOdns compared
with domestic holders. This analysis
shows that out of total of 1882, ,924,-
| $50 OF bonds only $16,022, $50 is held
| by foreigners, and of this latter amount
| $l2, ,57S, 900 is held by insurance CON-
panies and is on deposit in the several
states. That leaves the individual for
eign holdings at So, ,444 $50.
For the first time in 10 years D. B.
Hill, former governor and former sena-
tor from the state of New York, has
spoken in Tammany hall The occasion
was the ratification of the democratic
state ticket. Former President Cleve-
land sent letter expressing his regret
that an earlier engagement prevented his
| attending the meeting. The hands of
old line democracy are once more clasp
ing the paw of the tiger.
Rapid progress is being made by all
the coal companies in the anthracite re-
giOn toward a general resumption of coal
mining. 1t is believed that not more
than 25 per cent of the normal produc-
tiOn will be reached before next week. A
number of mines will not be in condition
for operation for several months. and
there are Others that will not be ready
for two or three weeks. In number of
collIerles there will have to be much tim
bering done to prevent 'squeezes."
Thursday, October 23
One of the greatest sensations sprung
within the political arena of Montana in
which a number of milliOnaires are strug.
Cling for supremacy is the statement of
Charles W. Clark, son of W. A. Clark.
millionaire mineOwDer, that he has been
offered bribe OF 50, 100000 to assist
Heinze in securing control OF the legisla
ture that two more supreme justices
might be selected. These judges would
be selected by Gov. Toole, one OF Heinze',
alleged lieutenants.
According to interviews secured by the
Oakland, Calf, Tribune, with the heads
OF railroad unions and the members,
there will be demand upon the South
ern Pacific within the next 80 days for
increased wages, which will affect up-
wards of 10000 of its employees. Dur
ing the last six months the membership
OF the Brotherhood of Railway En-
plOyes has increased over 100 per cent
Six months ago there were only 5000
members of that organization in the
employ of the Southern Pacific, now
there are over 10000.
Atcing Adjutant General Carter at
Washington has been informed that
headquarters, band and troops +, G and
Il of the Ninth cavalry, recently re-
turned from hard service in the Philip
pines, have left San Francisco for their
new station at Walla Walla, Washington.
At about half of the cOllieries around
Scranton, Pa, apparently full forces of
men have been put to work. At all, ex-
cepting few, portion of the men were
sent in.
Two worlds records have been broken
and another tied at the driving park at
Memphis, Tenn. Cresceus made a gal
liant attempt to lower his own trotting
record. Onward Silver, accompanied by
runner, made mile in 2:14h, and the
same horse made a new record in a two
mile trot, making the time 4:2SA. Cres-
ceus trotted mile in 2:04 fat. In the
diamond handicap Major Delmor trotted
the first heat in 2:05h, equalling the
worlds record for geldings in race.
Friday, October "a.
A dispatch from Chicago says that
James Dacden has abandoned his candi-
dacy for congress in the Ninth Illinois
district, and that the probabilities are
that j Hamilton Lewis, formerly a men,
Der of congress from the state of Wash
ington, will be nominated in his place,
Mr.. Darden concluded to withdraw after
a conference with Mayor Harrison, fol
lowing publication that he had been
arrested in 1895 in Portland, Ore, on a
charge of forgery and embezzIement.
One of the most daring train robber-
les and brutal murders in the history OF
the Northern Pacific railroad occurred at
a lonely spot known as MuIkey canvon,
three and one-half miles west of Drum
mond, Mont. Engineer O'Neill was shot
to death in struggle with the ruffian.
So far as known, but one man was en-
gagged in the attempt to rife the express
car. He cooped up a whole train crew
and train load of passengers while he
was at work. The train was the North
Coast Limited. The robber secured only
small booty.
After lingering between life and death
for IL days DR.. Henry Cayley the alleged
victim of Editor J. W. Kelley, is dead
Kelly has been confined in jail and must
now face the charge of murder in the
first degree, which in Montana means
death if conviction is found. Madam La
Bonte, the French dressmaker in the
case, will be charged jointly with the
crime if she can be found. She has thus
far eluded the officers, but it is believed
she is hiding somewhere on the coast.
There are % more mines in operation
in the anthracite region and the output
will now reach close to 100000 tons
daily. From reports received the highest
daily output since resumption of mining
has been rs, 900 tons. When in full op-
Grafton the mines employ about 145, 900
men. The regular output at full force is