The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-06-19
several lives have been lost.

- III L lbloDuFR, 1d., OF one o
che greatest combinations in banking
interests ever taken in the country. The
ne" institution will be backed by one O
the most active and aggressive of the
strong financial groupes of capitalists
west OF New York.
AS the waters recede from the flooded
sections OF Kansas, Iowa and Missouri.
bodies OF persons drowned are being dis
covered. Many buildings have to be
blown up with dynamite in order to in
Vestlgate the ruins.
Sunday, June Il.
The Farley hotel at Jackson, XIV. q
three story building owned by Capt. B
j. Even, the principal witness against
Jett and White on trial for the assassin
alton OF j. b. Marcum, has been burned
20 the ground. There were Is guests in
the hotel, but all escaped without in.
Jury 1t is thought that friends of the
prisoners set fire to the building. No
insurance.
Inc thirteenth annual convention oi
the Modern Woodmen of America will be
10 session in Indianapolis this week.
;IInlrty- three states will be represented.
Inc subject of chief Importance to come
before the convention will be the adjust.
ment of rates.
The river at East st. Louis is still
falling, but the danger line will not be
passed for several days yet. There has
been some trouble over the cutting of
dykes in that vicinity 1t is alleged that
the dykes were cut to allow the back
water to go out when the river receded.
statement has been made public by
a committee of building constructors,
Knights of Labor, of New York, favor
ing the master builders manifesto to do
away with indiscriminate strikes called
0y walking delegates and submit greiev
ances to arbitration.
The bodies of Frank Okerman and
Hans Oustead, who were drowned in the
Missouri river at Great Falls, Mont,
last Tuesday, have been found at Fort
Benton, 65 miles down the river. The
bodies had Travelled that distance in one
hour less than five days. They had
gone over six falls and miles of rapids.
Monday, June is.
About 35 miles distant from Miles
Clty, Mont, man by the name of Finn
Kennedy has discovered q deep hole in
the ground near a coal bank from which
Issues smoke and vapor. 1t is SO hot
that it is impossible to hold ones hand
over it without being burned. 1t is
thought to be coal vein on fire.
The entire graveyard" shift at the
Toltec tunnel near Silverton, Col, num-
bering three men, were killed by an ex-
ploslon OF giant powder which they were
thaWing preparatory to going to work.
All of the dead men were married.
The first international convention of
cement workers is in session in San
Francisco. There are over 100 dele
gates present from all parts of the
United States and Canada.
: The food is receding rapidly from East
st. Louis. All along the river front a
stream OF back water is pouring into the
river and daily more ground is being ex-
posed in the flooded districts. Railroad
traffic is gradually being restored.
Within an hour OF the time set for her
marriage Miss Hattie E. Thomas of New
Orleans committed suicide by taking
laudanum. She left a note asking her
family to pray for her.
Reports say the sheriff's force from
Glasgow, Mont, have the outlaws, Har-
dee and Mckinney, surrounded in the
bad lands and that they will make the
capture at an early date. These are the
men who broke jail at Glasgow and
killed deputy sheriff.
Tuesday, June 10.
In short time about $7OO,OO will
be spent on improvements to the Pre-
sidiO buildings at San Francisco. A
number of new structures will be erected
and the grounds greatly improved for
the accommodation of United States
troops.
So many of the walters and other
striking hotel employees have returned
and asked to be reinstated that nearly
all OF the restaurants and hotels in Chi
cagO, which have had their doors closed
for several days, have again opened or
announced their intention OF so doing.
These are the last days of the home
seekers rates from the east to the
northwest and the transcOntinental lines
are having all they can do to take care
OF the large number of people who desire
to come to Washington, Idaho and
Oregon.
Former Lieutenant Governor John A.
Lee OF Missouri has testified before the
grand jury in effect that he had been
offered $1,000 month to place himself
beyond the reach OF the grand jury un-
til the Doodle inquiry was ended in st.
Louis.
President Mitchells advice has pre-
vailed and all talk OF strike in the an
thracite region of Pennsylvania has been
silenced. The convention of anthracite
mineworkers is in session at Scranton.