The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-01-02

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try, 1t is believed that about $3.50.
600, 900 will be paid out.
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont. widow n
General Fremont, is critically i'll with
pneumonia at her home in Los Angeles
California.
Sunday, December %.
While coasting down the leype on the
Ice formed along the Mississippi river at
st. Louis. Mary Galleano, aged Is. and
Andre Cafterala, aged IS, broke through
the ice and we're drowned.
W. ID. Ryan, secretary treasurer of the
United MinewOrkers' OF Illinois. in q
statement says that the miners of the
United States will make demand for a
material increase in wages at the ma.
tIoDal convention at INDIANAPOLIS on
January 10.
Kansas is under a general snowstorm.
The temperature is mild and no suffering
among stock will result from the storm,
Complaints are being received from west
ern counties that the coal famine has
not yet been relieved, as the railroads
confscate for their own use all the coal
that is shipped
The real legal battle for the possession
OF the StrattOn Millions is on at Colo
RADIO Springs. Prominent lawyers from
all over that state are assembling and
the Indications are that the battle will
be long drawn out.
Cornelius Vanderbilt continues to i'm
prove. His temperature is SLOWLY droD.
ping toward normal. The attending
physicians are we'll satisfied with his
progress.
Governor Dockery of Missouri has
offered a reward of $500 each for the
arrest and conviction of the men who
robbed the bank at Union, No.
Monday, December 20.
In full view OF passing crowds the win
dow in the pawnshop of R. Simpson &
Co., New York, was smashed with q Bel
gian paving block and $1,000 worth of
diamonds were stolen.
Fire which broke out in the Wholesale
whisky house of Bonnie Brothers, Louis
vile, Ky, caused a loss of about $780,
600.
The Order of Railway Telegraphers,
which has been successful in gaining con-
cesslOns from a number of railroads
lately. is preparing to make an effort to
secure an understanding with the Santa
te system.
There was one casualty in the blizzard
throughout northern Michigan on Christ
mas day. The body of Mrs. Ida Park
hlnnon, 30 years of age, was found near
Calumet frozen stiff
Plans are being made to effect within
a short time the consolidation of the
National Broadway, the Seventh Ma
tional and the Mercantile National banks
OF New York. The combined bank will
be known as the Mercantile National.
and it is likely that its capital surplus
will amount to $1O,O00,O00.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared dividend of II per cent in
favor of the creditors of the insolvent
Merchants National bank of Helena,
Mont.
Tuesday, December so.
AT the conclusion of the church service
IN Los Angeles over the late Mrs. Jessie
Benton Fremont, a disgraceful scene was
created by the attempt of number of
women to obtain relics of the funeral
services. A violent effort was made hy
these women to reach the beautiful floral
pieces presented by the friends OF Mrs.
Fremont. 1t required determined re-
sistance on the part of the ushers and
Others to prevent the destruction of the
floral offerings
Miss Mary Barber, eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Barber, of Canton, Ohio,
has married Major Ralph Hartzell. Miss
Barber was the favOrite neice OF the late
President Mckinley.
The big building occupied by the Re-
view 4 Herald Publishing Company,
the Seventh Day Adventist's colony at
Battle Greek, Mich, has been burned.
The loss was $35O,000.
The board of directors of the North
ern Sureties company met in New York
and reelected its former officers and ex-
ecutive committee.
Former Judge William G. TaIcott. the
oldest newspaper man in Indiana ,is dead
in his S7th year. For 40 years be owned
and edited the Porter County Vidette.
Several years ago Judge Talcott wrote
1000 word sermon which was to be
read at his funeral.