The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-04-17

Creditors of the dry goods commits
| sion firm of Dresser & Co, of New York,
representing about $1,O00,OOO of the
$7l 100000 for which the company
failed on March 8 last, are told that Mr.
Dresser, president, would provide within
10 days for the payment Of the $3.50.
600 unsecured liabilities.
Thursday, April o.
A disastrous explosion occurred on
the battlesbip Iowa while the vessel was
at target practice off Pensacola. Florida.
The forward port II inch gun burst
from premature explosion of a shell.
Three men were killed and five Injured
two seriously.
Larger than any vessel ever built in
this country and only exceled ia size OF
all the worlds fleet by the Celtic and
Cedric Of the White Star Line, the Mime
sUta will be launched in New London,
on April 16. The Minnesota will carry
between Puget Sound end Oriental
countries and belongs to j. J. Hill.
Members of the Union League club of
New York will take radical steps, it is
said, favoring negro suffrage in the
I !, tn at their April meeting 1t is Just
4 year since the club was divided on the
subject OF discharging negro attendants.
Mrs. Amanda Williams followed her
lover, CarrOl Mix, from Fayetteville,
Ark, 70 Kansas City and entered his
room while he was asleep and shot him
four times. She was Immediately ar
rested and said that she intended to kill
him. The wounded man is in a yerv
critical condition.
When the presidents train arrived at
Livingston, Mont, a tramp dropped
from the roof OF the private car He
explained that he had ridden from Miles
City. President Roosevelt when inform
ed OF the incident, remarked: "Tbe
poor fellow probably was broke. If
had seen him would have been tempted
to help him trifie."
Official announcement has been made
OF the dissolution OF the Southern Pa
cific pool which has been engineered bv
Mr.. Keen and the firm of Talbot ].
Taylor d Co. Mr.. Taylor made the an
nOuncement.
Friday, April 10
The suits instituted against the Pacific
Steamship company for loss OF life and
the steamer City of Rio de Janerio on
February %, 1901, have been settled.
The opinion fixed the liza bility of the
company at $4,000 ont of which
claims aggtegating $50, 900 will be par
TALLY paid
Three thousand tanners and curriers'
have returned to work in Chicago, end
ing strike of several weeks, the settle
ment marking the first victory of the
Chicago Employers association since it
made rule to grant absolute union
recognition to no labor organization.
The fire and police board of Denver,
Colo, have issued an order that no more
open gambling would be permitted in
that city and every gambling house was
promptly closed.
James W. Bess, convicted of killing
Mrs. Martin, March 6, has been sen.
fenced TO be hanged at Lexington, KY,
on Friday, June u.
A 10 per cent voluntary increase in
wages has been granted to the 300 OF
more iron moulders and laborers of the
Walter A. Wood Mower and Reaper
company at Hoosick Falls, n Y.
A wind storm at Parsons, Kansas has
| caused considerable damage. Nearly all
OF the temporary buildings at the state
| asylum were destroyed and the walls o.
the power house which was ready for tht
roof we're demolished.
Robbers wrecked the vault OF the bank
OF Smithson, Mo-, with dynamite, but
were frightened away before they secured
any booty. The robbers escaped but il
is thought that one of them wa.
wounded by the citizens posse.
Saturday, April IL.
After seriously shooting and wound
ing Miss Ceiba Young, a bandsom,
young woman OF Little Rock, Ark, vii
Alexander, 80 years of age, killed him
self. 1t is thought that Miss Young viii
recover.
terrific storm has done great dam
age in the gas belt OF Indiana Severe