The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-08-28
ALL OVER THE union
The Important News of a Week
in Condensed Form.
Happenings and Matters of Interest
reported from all Sections
of the Country.
Wednesday, August 10.

len Thousand survivors Of the civil
war marched in review at the G. A. r.
eLcampment at San Francisco. Above
the national cOlOrs borne by every
marcher, proudly fOated torn and
tattered battle flags. The spectacle was
an imposing one and will probably never
be repeated upon similar occasion, as
the veterans are nearing the completion
OF their earthly life, many of them.
The Wabash Bridge & Iron company
OF Wabash, Ind, have assigned for the
benefit OF creditors. Liabilities are esti-
mated at 100000, assets at 100000,
which is capital stock.
Walter Jackson, who is charged with
the murder of 6-year-old FOnnie Buck
who was found shOckingly mutilated in
swamp near Stevensville, Mont, has
been given Il preliminary hearing aud
pleaded not guilty. Ranchers declare
that unless Jackson is found guilty and
sentenced to be hanged that they will
lynch him.
During an alteration between two
LIE term cOnvicts in the Arizona peni-
tentlary, one man was stabbed about q
dozen times in the chest, abdomen and
legs with a small knife. One Of the
slashes opened an artery and the man
died within few minutes.
Thursday, August 20
The first race of Shamrock Ill and the
defender, Reliance, off Sandy Hook, n.
York, was fizzle, owing to light and
shifting wind, but the Reliance showed
her heel to Shamrock III in command
ing style in weather which was thought
to be to the liking of Sir Thomas.
The Grand Army OF the Republic meet
ing in San Francisco has selected BOs-
ton as the next meeting place. Gen.
John c. Black of Illinois was elected
commander in chief
In a quarrel between thresher crews at
at Keel, Okla, three men were shot with
a single charge from a revolver. u. G.
Calison was mOrtally wounded; Bill
CallisOn, his brother, was slightly woun-
ded in the hand and B. 2. Jordan was
grazed on the leg, all by the same bullet
The tax assessor Of Oyster Bay town
ship has completed his records for the
year, which show n charge against Presi-
dent Roosevelt of $4,000 valuation.
W. c. Whitney heads the list at $3.50
600.
The organization OF the Southern Tex
tile company, a combine OF southern
cotton yarn mills, has been practically
completed at New Orleans and the mills
interested will soon be taken over, This
ioscEse largest cotton merger that has
ever taken place.
Friday, August Fl.
Secretary of War Root has sailed from
New York for Liverpool on the Celtic of
the White Star Line. He goes to Eng
land to act with Senator Lodge and
former Senator Turner, as the United
States representative on the Alaskan
boundary dispute.
1t is reported from Tidewater, Va,
that Professor Langley is about ready
to fly his airship. Much interest has
been taken in these experiments aud at
one time Professor Langley was com
PEELED to seek seclHsion from the news
paper men who fOcked by the score to
see his workshop.
F. B. Macarthur, a stOckman from
SacO, Mont, was stabbed in the stomach
by an unknown woman on the streets of
Kalamazoo, Mich, and will probably
die. Macarthur was walking in crowd
A small boy brushed feather duster in
the face of a woman and she thought it
was Macarthur and stabbed him with her
hat pin.
Details concerning the organization OF
the United Lead company, which has
been under way for several months,
have been announced from New York.
The cOmnaOV will have a caOital Of &07