The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-01-30
ALL OVER THE union
Ihe Important News of a Week
in Condensed Form.
Happenings and Matters of Interest
reported from all Sections
of the Country.
Wednesday, January Fl.

'o00ph MoSler, Jr., ana Albert MOsIer,
TWO young men of Whitney, Idaho, were
kliled IN snowslide in Club river can
| yon. The two Mosiers, together with
three other young men, were engaged in
geCtlng out trewoOd when the slide came.
The supreme court Of Nebraska has
| orGered the dismissal of the suit against
the Union Pacific railway for $685.. 900
damages for alleged violation of the Ne
braska freight law. This declares un-
constitutional the act creating the state
BOARD OF transportation.
Ihe executive council Of the American
Federation Of Labor has authorized
resident Gompers to proceed to Porto
klco to investigate. the labor conditions
IN the island and aid the wageworkers in
organizing.
The United States naval tug, Leyden,
from Porto Rico to Newport, went
ashore off Block island The officers
and men were taken ashore, but the tug
IS total wreck.
| A crowd OF men, women and children
attacked and captured train of seven
cars, Loaded with more than 200 tons of
anthracite on the Long Island railroad
In Brooklyn. Those who took the coal
say they are ready to pay for it and
that it was only after efforts to buy had
resulted in failure that they decided to
| raid train.
A Dill has been presented in the Hi
hOls legislature granting cities in that
state the right to own and operate
street railways.
Thursday, January %.
Inc inquest IN the Gonzales tragedy
at Columbia, S. c., has been concluded
and the verdict found in less than five
minutes afher the jury retired, was a
plain statement that "the deceased. n.
u. Gonzales, came to his death from a
gunshot wound inflicted by the hand of
James IL. Tillman on the 18th Of Janu-
ary, 1903"
At the session of the International
Brlcklayers' union the report of the CON- |
mlttee on subordinate unions showed |
Sl95, 1853 in the hands OF the treasurer. |
The total membership of the order is
1926.
somewhat notorious murder |
mystery of two years standing was
cleared at Toledo, Ohio, when Mrs.
Johanna Sullivan in court positively |
identified Al. and Ben Wade as the muir
derers of her sister, Mrs. Kate Sullivan.
A cavein occurred in a mine at Nata-
lie, Pa, killing Joseph Petr0ss and his
sons, John, aged IL, and Joseph aged |
8. and fatally iniuring the eldest son,
Michael, aged 13.
Mrs. Leila Mansion and George Will
son, who have been in BroOkiine Conn.
jail for sometime on suspicion that they
were connected with the death of Viii |
sons mother by poisoning, have been
given a preliminary hearing and re-
manded to Jail without bonds.
The treaty between the United States
and Colombia for the construction of |
the Panama canal by the United States
has been signed.
Friday, January 23.
Earthquake shocks have been felt
again at Charleston, S. c.. and Sa
vannah, Ga. They were OF sufficient
force to rock buildings.
Three saloons were held up in Denver
about midnight, all within four blocks
OF the state house. Nearly $1,000 was
secured from the saloon men.
Mrs. Roosevelt gave another of her
Friday evening musicales at the White
House, to which a large number of
guests were invited. Preceding the
musicale the president and Mrs. Roose-
veit entertained party at dinner.
Stella Wright, a young woman acting
as hOusekeeper for William F. Lewis, a
carpenter living in Chicago, was killed
by Lewis. The crime was committed
with hatchet. When arrested Lewis
cut his own throat with razor and
will not recover.
M. W. Savage, recent purchaser and
present owner of Dan Patch, the famous
PAGER, has insured the horse for $112,-
600.
Detectives made raid on a lott in
Prince street, New York, arrested Hy-
man Filarsky, the reputed head of fur
company, and seized fur garments to |
the value of $4,000. Fur dealers are |
Identifying many OF the garments as
having been stolen from their establish |
ments. Almost every piece in the loft |
has been identified.
Saturday, January "a
The third of the cabinet dinners in |
honor of President and Mrs. Roosevelt |
has been given by Attorney General |
Knox and Mrs. Knox. Covers we're laid |
for 1S.
The officials of the Burlington road |
have issued an order that until further
notice no freight will be accepted for sta
tiOns not on its own lines. Shortage OF |
In two fights within II miles of Union. |
Mo-, between posses and mem suspected
of being the robbers who looted the