The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-03-21


Lieutenant General Miles. commandar
OF the United States army. requested the
war department to send him to the
philippines, submitting a plan which. in
his opinion, would bring the war to an
END without further bloodshed, propos-
ing to employ methods similar to those
successfully used by him in Indian cam
palgns. Secretary Root denied the re
quest and was sustained by the presi
cent, they holding that the war ia al
ready virtually at end and that change
OF policy now would be unfair TO the
officials whose work has brought it
about.
General Chaffee has signed a contract
lor the purchase of site for an army
post at point seven miles up the Pasig
river from Manila. The site is a mile
and a quarter wide by two miles and
half long.
Geronimo. the Apache chief, for IA
years military prisoner at Fort Sill.
Oklahoma, petitiOned for release. Gen
Armstrong recommends that he be pa-
rolled and made citizen. With Geroni-
mo are 29S Apaches.
Willard Smith, 20 years old, was killed
at lille, Neb., while resisting arrest. He
attempted to blackmail merchant and
tour men were set to entrap him when he
went to the appointed place for the
money.
North Dakota and the Canadian
northwest experienced the worst SNOW
storm IN years and railroad traffic il
paralyzed. 1t was a veritable blizzard
extending as far as Michigan. Georgia
and Alabama are flooded.
Monday, March II
Eight men held at Alturas, California,
charged with lynching five men at Look
out, Nodoc county, recently, were dis
charged by justice of the peace. Eleven
ot0ers are held in jail, under grand jury
indictment.
Near Pocatello, Idaho, a passenger
coach on fast train took fire from
hot box, while running, and burned to
the trucks. The passengers barely
escaped.
General Funston was selected for COM
mander OF the department of Colorado,
United States army, succeeding General
Macarthur, who will be transferred to the
department OF the lakes upon the statu-
tory retirement of General Ods, March rs.
The Chicago Record Herald saws:
Within week legal action will be begun
Dy the government against the railroads
centering IN Chicago, with a view to en-
Joining them from violations of the in
terstate commerce act.
The big Boston strike, involving
10000 union men, is wiped out. practi
cally every man returning to work.
Two small children, in separate houses.
were burned to death at Galena, Kan,
the houses catching fire while the moth
ers were absent.
Hall the members OF the congressional
house OF representatives at Washington
wore the Irish shamrock on their coat
lapels, in commem Oration of St. Patrick.
The Dakota blizzard subsidized and
railroad traffic was opened. A family
OF four is reported to have perished near
MlnOt, North Dakota, end two or three
Others are said to have frozen to death
at different localities. The loss of stock
Is hard to estimate. A report from
Dickinson, North Dakota, places the loss
at from 25 to 80 per cent, while rumor
places it in other localities at much
higher figure.
Seven members of the crew of Mono
moye life saving station on the Massa-
chusetts coast, including the captain,
were drowned while trying to aid dis
tressed barge in terrific sea.
Tuesday, March Is.
Safe blowers at Marissa. ILL.,, started a
fire which destroyed $150,00O worth of
property.
George Van Zittar. British consul at
New Orleans, declares his life and prop
erty is in danger from the Beers and
Boer sympathizers in the city, and ap-
piled to the mayor and chief OF police
for protection.
The senate committee on privileges
and elections began consideration of the
house resolution providing for the cleo
tlOn OF United States senator's by direct
vote OF the people, but beyond hearing
the views OF several members OF the com
mittee made no progress.
Following a meeting OF the Nebraska
state board of health, at which it was
announced there we're 764 smallpox
cases in the state, the secretary was
ordered to communicate with the federal
authorities as to the best means of
stamping out the disease.
The senate committee on finance
authorized favorable report upon the
bill repeating the entire war revenue
taxes.
May wheat at Chicago, rs. Portland,
cash, 65h to sc; Tacoma, 65.