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

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jury considered for so minutes the cas-,
which had occupied the entire week ir
! presentation. SByder's crime is bribinp
St. Louis lawmakers to vote for street
railway franchise.
Secretary Cortelyou states that the
conference held by the president with the
rallroad and coal presidents was a se
we're strain upon the executive. While
IN the opinion of his physicians, progress
has been satisfactory, they consider that
TO avoid the possibility of set back. be
should be relieved of any undue tax up.
on his strength. The president is rest
less In his enforced quietude, and desires
very much to be at hard work again.
Charles Barry, a lawyer, formerly of
chicago, and whose Office is given as the
headquarters OF company claiming to
cOntrol large acreage of coal lands in
Virginia, west Virginia, Tennessee and
Kentucky has written to President
Roosevelt Offering the control OF these
lands unGer any condition the president
may suggest. Mr.. Barry claims to be
acting IN the interest of the public.
A petition is being circulated in Hi
nOls under the direction of Senator Viii
liam Il. Mason asking President Roose-
welt to call an extra session of congress
TO enact some measure for the preven-
ton OF coal famine. One method sug-
gested ls a provision for the appoint
ment OF temporary receiver to operate
the Pennsylvania mines which are closed
on account OF the strike.
Sunday, October 5.
In an earnest effort to expedite the
adjustment OF the coal strike problem
another conference over the situation
has been held at the White House. No
statement was given out as to the con-
clusions reached and every participant
absolutely refused to discuss what had
taken place during the meeting. Beside
the president there were present Secre-
tary's Root and Moody, Attorney Gen
eraI Knox and Commissioner Wright.
The rumOr started several months
ago that the Chicago Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railroad was seriously contem-
plating the extension of it's system to
the coast has again been revived. The
stockholders at meeting in Milwaukee
have voted $25,OOO,OO0 of common
stock. The st. Paul road now has a
surplus in it's treasury of $15, 100000.
This surplus, together with the proceeds
OF the new issue, will give the road sui
ticient funds to build from any OF it's
western terminals to the coast.
Sheriff Henry Robinson of Cripple
Greek, Colo, has levied on a Pullman
na for to
the Pullman company neglected to pay
and IN order TO prevent the removal OF
the car has chained it to the track.
The Both national encampment of the
q. A. K. is gathering in Washington.
The meetings this week will be OF the
various organizations affiliated with the
main body. The president will be un-
able to review the veterans, as the
physicians have issued orders that he
undertake no heavy exertiOn whatever
Monday, October 6.
Governor Stone of Pennsylvania has
ordered out the entire division OF the
national guard OF that state to duty in
the anthracite regions. The soldiers will
be in the field within "a hours. The
civil authorities are entirely unable to
Winston Churchill, the novelist, has
made his entrance into politics at Corn
ish. n. H., through the medium of the
republican representative caucus, which
gave him a nomination for congress. 1t
is considered equivalent to an election.
The board of aldermen of New Haven,
Conn, have passed resolution calling
upon President Roosevelt to "immedi-
ately declare the coal lands public
property, after due compensation, and
60 have them held so and worked by the
government just as Abraham Lincoln
supported greater difficulty in eman-
cipating the slaves"
At meeting of the board of legisla-
tiOn of the city OF CINCINNATI resolu-
ton was passed cOndemning the action
OF the anthracite mine owners and rail-
road presidents in their conference with
President Roosevelt. The president is
firmly supported in his stand in the
matter.
Tuesday, October z.
United States Senator'S Burton of
Kansas, Foster of Washington and
Mitchell OF Oregon have returned from
the Hawaiian islands, where they have
been on tour of investigation as a sub
committee OF the senate committee on
Pacific islands and Porto Rico. They
were accompanied by ex-senator Thurs,
ton of Nebraska.
Sam Arnold, y years old, who was
convicted in 1865 of participation in the
assassination of Abraham Lincoln, is
dead at his home at Masonville, Md
Arnold, along with DIR. Mudd, Frank
Mclaughlin and Others, was convicted
and sent to Dry Tortugas for life. Presi-
dent Johnson, after he had been ac-
quilted in the impeachment trial,
pardoned Arnold.
When You Go Into a Drug Store
to get bottle of Painkiller, examine it
carefully to see if it is made by Perry
Davis, and don't be persuaded to take