The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-12

The body of a man thought to he
William Bartholin, accused of the mur.
der OF his mother aud sweetheart in Chi
cagO month ago, was found in q field
near Lowther, Iowa, 800 miles from
Chicago. He had been shot in the head
and pistol lay near by.
The transport Buford arrived at Sau
francisco, Al days from Manila. The
long trip was caused by her putting in
at Honolulu on account of detective ma
chlnery. The Buford brings 900 men O.
the Eighth, Fifteenth and Twenty sixth
infantry and 96 men.
A tornado struck the towns of Abba
and Hileman in Iowa. Much damage
was done, but no lives are reported lost
Funeral services for William Craig, the
secret service man. who was killed while
accompanying President Roosevelt or
his New England tour, were held in Chi
cago. President Roosevelt ordered q
large floral design and one was sent by
the members of the secret service sta
toned in Chicago. Mrs. Craig was 40
overcome by grief that she was unable
to attend the funeral
Sunday, September 7.
President Roosevelt is the guest of the
city OF Chattanooga, Tenn, and is be
ing right royalty entertained. From
early morning until late evening he was
driven from one historic point to an
other, and details OF the battles that
have made that city famous explained
to him by men who we're participants in
the struggles. In the evening the presi-
dent attended the First Baptist church.
The body supposed to be that of
William BarthOIin, the Chicago muir
derus, found at Riceville, Iowa, is identi-
lied by gold crowned teeth found in the
mouth OF the suicide. The body was al
so identified by William Mitchell, brother
OF Minnie Mitchell, whom Bartholin
murdered.
At Oceola, Ark, Badly Taylor, a ne,
gro, shot three white men, two of them
fatally, and was in turn shot by one OF
the white men. Taylor is in Jail Taylor
had entered the coach reserved for white
passengers and announced be intended
to find seats for two negro women. A
passenger told Taylor he was in the
wrong car, when he drew a revolver and
began firing.
At Durant, I. t, feud was settled by
a bloody fight between Rev. ". e.
Whaley and bis two Sons, Ernest and
ALI, on one side and j. A. and J. E.
Richardson and their brother-in law,
John Waltenburger, on the other. The
elder Whaley was killed and AIf's arm
was shot to pieces, while j. A. Richard
son received severe flesh wound.
At Toledo, o., a wife's interference
prevented Louis Quin from being shot
to death by his brother-in-law, E. G.
Dlls. Quin entered Dils store and ac,
cused him of writing a communication
against his candidacy for auditor. A
quarrel ensued and Dis shot Quin in the
head. Mrs. Quin then stepped between
them and prevented further shooting.
There are all manner of reports re.
gardlng the leasing of the lands of the
Creek nation in the Indian territory.
Some OF the largest companies are said
to have acquired as much as 100 900
acres, while Others have secured 10000
to $4,000 acres each. What the com
panies intend to do with these extensive
tracts is puzzling the residents of the
territory. A recent report is that it is
the intention to break the land into
small pieces and place southern negroes
on them with the object of growing cot
ton on large scale.
A fight is on to the finish in Kansas
City, Kansas, between the church peo-
pie and the Joint keepers. At mass
meeting of church people $500 was
raised to fight the joints
Monday, September 8.
President Roosevelt spoke before the
convention of the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen in session at Chatta-
nOOga, Tenn, and was made an honor
ary member of that organization.
District Attorney Lewis F. Byington
of San Francisco, after a long consider
alton, has decided to prosecute Mrs.
Nettie K. Craven for perjury in connec-
tion with her contest of the will of the
late Senator Fair.
Governor Stone OF Pennsylvania is in
New York City. belief is expressed
that ne will make an attempt to get the
coal presidents to an agreement tend
ing to end the strike. President Baer OF
the Reading railroad is also in that city
The strike of great steel galena lead
in the excavations of water ditch near
Murray, Idaho, has led to a stampede
equalled only by the rush which occurred
ill the fall OF 1888, when hundreds of
people went to that country for the first
time. The town of Murray is depopu-
lated.
Advices from Longs peak in Colorado
are that six forest fires are burning in
that vicinity and are beyond control
Large areas have been burned over, and
millions of feet OF valuable timber de-
stroyed.
Tuesday, September 9.
Governor William A. Stone of Penn.
sylvania, who made an effort to zee
what could be done about settling the
anthracite strike, returned to Harris
burg without apparently having been
able to accomplish a settlement.
Henry W. Grady, only son Of the late
Henry W. Grady, editor OF the Atlanta
Constitution, has disappeared and his
friends and relatives are much con.
cerned. Young Grady was last seen at
Norfolk, Va, when he left the hotel to
secure transportation to Atlanta.
Passengers on the last trip of the
steamer Bertha from Alaska saw what
mariners say is the most unusual spec
tacle of mountain scenery. Volcanoes
in three mountains, Redoubt, IIIiamna
and Augustine, were all in active erup