The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-12-19

The IL Cuban children who were de
tanned at Ellis Island, n. Y, and over
whose custody there was a controversy
between the Gerry society and the people
IN the Iona brotherhood have been AL
lowed to proceed to Point Iona, Calf
where they will remain.
President Roosevelt has formally ac.
cepted the invitation to attend the dedi
cation OF the navy monument in San
FRANCISCO to commemorate the battle OF
Manila. The dedication will be some
time in May.
Sunday, December IA.
Mrs. Ulysses s. Grant is dead at her
residence IN Washington, ID. C.. Death
was due to heart failure, Mrs. Grant
having suffered for years from velvulor
disease OF the heart, which was aggra-
waited by severe attack of bronchitis.
-Four children were born to General
afterward president-Grant, all of whom
survive the mother. Mrs. Grant was
born in st. Louis in 1926.
A fire at Leadville, Colo, has de.
stroyed $15O,O00 worth of propertv.
Among the buildings DESTROYED was the
Pap" Wyman house, one of the famous
landmarks of the city.
Lucille Gage, the IL year old daugh-
ter OF ii. I. Gage, ch-istened the trans
racine cable by breaking a bottle OF
champagne over the shore end. Thirty
or forty thousand people witnessed this
ceremony. This cable will connect San
francisco, Honolulu, Manila and Hong
kong, or some other point on the China
coast.
-Four negroes with drawn revOlyers
entered the grocery store of John KOon-
soman in South Bend. Ind, and at
tempted to rob the store. Koonsoman
was shot to death. The murderers es-
capped.
The Philadelphia & Reading road has
over 5O locomotives in service trans
porting coal to market. The company
claims that 10000 tons have been start
ed IN the last "a hours. Most of it is
destined for tie larger eastern cities.
The motive power Of the company has
never before been so taxed.
Monday, December Is.
Three men made a daring attempt to
hold up the cashier and rob the First
National bank at AlvOrd, Texas. One
OF the robbers was killed, another 0ps-
perately wounded and the third is in
custody.
The emergency hospital ambulance in
Buffalo, n. 7 picked up what appeared
to he laboring man whose leg was
broken. On the operating table it was
IouGd thaG the patient, who gave the
name OF Harry Newman, was a woman.
She said she was 30 years old and he'd
passed as q boy and man since she was
eight years of age.
The 5000 employees of the shops of
the Pullman Palace Car company are
TO take a stand in support of
a demand for shorter hours and no Sun
day work.
General Fred D. Grant, U. S. A., CON-
the department of Texas. re-
turned to San Antonio from tour of
OF the army posts. At Alice
lie firsG learned of the death OF his
mother. Accompanied by Mrs. Grant
ne immediately left for Washington City.
Several little girls employed in silk
mills were called to the witness stand be-
lore the strike commission and as a re-
suit Chairman Gray plainly gave his
opinion OF parents who send their chill
dren to work at tender age. The first
girl called was only IL years old and she
had to go to work because her father
had been hurt in the mines. She said
she worked from Z a. m. to 6 D. m. for
81 per week.
Tuesday, December ia
Mrs. w. A. Clark, Jr., daughter-in-lay
of Senator Clark of Montana, who gave
birth to a boy two weeks ago, lies very
low and specialist has been summoned
from Denver. Great anxiety is felt. The
boy, If he lives, will be the heir to the
Clark millions. The Inter Mountain
estimates that at maturity he will be
the richest man in the world.
Mutilated almost beyond recognition,
the body of Roger Hanberger of Com
pany [, Twentieth U. S. Infantry, has
been found in deep ravine in the
southern part OF the reservation at Fort
Sheridan, near Chicago. Hamburger was
dubbed to death with the butt of his
own musket by two military prisoners
whom he tried to prevent from escaping.
The wool market is strong with the
tendency still upward. 1t is stated that
not in years have the different houses in
Boston been so thoroughly cleaned of
odds and off lots as they are at present.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is very ill at his
home in New York. The doctors say
the crisis will not be passed for several
days.
The bank at Clarence, Ill, has been
opened by robbers and $4,000 taken.
The gang cut the telegraph wires to pre-
vent an alarm being sent to neighboring
towns. Citizens were awakened by the
explosion and chased the thieves, but
they made their escape on a hand car.
No clue has been secured.
Wanted.
No Unuid EEa IN