The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-02-13

Congressman-elect Craft. James II
llilman's law partner, and n Z. Nelson
a criminal lawyer OF Columbia, s. C.. at.
torneys for James H. Tillman. will ask
that Illlman, who is charged with kill.
ing Editor Gonzales, be released on bail
1hey have served notice OF this action
on Attorney General Gunter.
Sunday, February
Unless the trouble between the Busi-
ness Managers Association and the eIe.
Vator conductors and janitors' union.
whlch went on strike few days ago in
10 OF the blocks of Chicago, shall he
settled, the men employed in the other
ol buildings controlled by the associa-
ton Will be ordered out on strike.
Two distinct earthquake shocks have
Deen felt ID st. Louis and vicinity. The
hrst shock was of almost 20 seconds
duration, and was sufficiently forceful to
rattle dishes and swing doors.
campaign against crime has been
begun by the ministers of Louisville. XIV.
Ihey propose to cover the entire state
with their labOrs
An etort was made to see John d.
Rockefeller in regard to the kilograms
purpOrtlng to be sent by him to various
senators, but at his home in New York
he sent out word by servant that he
begged to be excused"
Mrs. Laura M. Cranston, wife of Bishop
Earl CranstOn of the Methodist church.
is dead at SilOs, Mexico, where she went
with her husband who is holding con-
ferences in that country.
Walter Tripp, "a years of age. attempt
ed to kill his former sweetheart. Nellie
Tanner, aged % years, and then com.
mitted suicide at Duluth, Mimi. The
woman will recover.
Monday, February o.
Sunday evening a young man held up
a grocery store at Sacramento, Calf,
secured $50 and decamped. Constable
Frank Parker trailed him down and
duel ensued. The constable escaped and
the fugitiue's face and chest were riddIed
with buckshot. Although desperately
wounded, be will live.
An attempt to hide robbery and mur-
der resulted in the wrecking by dvna
mite OF an Italian boarding house at
Portage, Pa. Two persons are dead and
two fatally injured
William Hooper Young, on trial for
the murder of Mrs Anna Pulitzer of New
York, pleaded guilty to murder in the
second degree and was sentenced to life
imprisonment.
What is known as the Philippine ex-
tradition bill has been signed by the
president and is now law.
1t is stated upon good authority that
all traces Of the bubonic plague has been
wiped out OF San Francisco aud that
that city is now ''clean port"
The operations of aD opium sn,uggl-
ing ring, which is said to have it's head
quarters in Seattle, has been uncovered
in San Francisco.
The report that Speaker Henderson
wowld enter the law firm of Simpson.
Thatcher, Barnum & Bartlett of New
York is said to be unf0unded.
Tuesday. February 10
All the warships in Admiral Glass
squadron have started from San Fran.
cisco to Honduras They are the New
York, Boston, Marblehead and Ranger.
Great Britain's protocol has been
formally accepted by Mr.. Bowen for
Venezuela. The German and Italian
are stiIl undergoing revision,
but assurances are given in authoritive
quarters that they eventually will be
made to conform in all essential respects
to that of the British ambassador.
The state senate of Illinois bv q vote
OF 43 to l adopted joint resolution in
favor of electing United States senators
by direct vote Of the people.
At meeting of the third class men of
the Annapolis naval academy it was
decided to accede to the
demand of Superintendent Brownson
that members of the class refrain from
haziDg of all forms.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, who is filing q
lecture engagement at the Chutes theater
in Los Angeles has been arrested for
an ordinance forbidding the
of attractions by the use
of carriages decorated with painted ban
ners.
There is good chance for the equal
suffrage bill to pass the Kansas legis-
lature. A majority of the members are
said to favor the measure.