The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-08-07

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ana the building trades council of Pitts
ourg, "a, seems to be on in earnest
The difficulty threatens TO tie up all oI
the building operations in that city:
Harry Minard, aged 60, was found
qead with bullet hole in his breast nj
his home near hentOn, o. William
NICHOLSON mulatto, is suspected of the
crime. 1t is supposed that be killed thp
old man for his money.
While team was being driven down q
hill at Missoula, Mont. the wagon
break beam broke and the RIG went
through fence into yard where sever
al hives Of bees were overturned The
insects stung the horses 50 severely
that they died soon after.
Sunday, August =.
The convicts who escaped from Folsom
prison are still at large. The country
around Placerville, Cal, is thoroughly
aroused and large parties are being
made up to search for the outlaws.
An earthquake lasting 30 seconds has
been felt in San Francisco. The quake
was OF longest duration OF any in many
years. lt was not Of a violent charac-
A desperate attempt was made by un-
known parties to blow up the Northern
Pacific bridge across the Yellowstone
river at Livingston, Mont. The big
bridge was twisted out of alignment,
windows in many houses in Livingston
were shattered.
A pleasure yacht was struck by lightn-
ing while lying tied to a wharf at Mobile
Ala, and three men were killed. Two
Others were burned by the bolt but not
fatally injured.
Through a misunderstanding of orders
Two Queen and Crescent freight trains.
both double headers, coIlided head on
near cumberland Falls, KY, and six men
were killed and fatally injured.
Made desperate by the refusal OF his
wife to live with him, w. j. Sabins shot
the woman through the brain. then
gashed his throat with a razor and made
certain of his death by sending a bullet
through his brain. The crime was COM
mitted in San Francisco.
Monday, August 3.
Reports received from various parts Of
California say that but little damage
was done by the seismic disturbances,
although they were quite severe. The
trembler was centered at San Jose where
many windows and much crOckery was
broken.
The damage sustained by the big
steel bridge of the Northern Pacific
which was blown up with dynamite at
Livingston was much heavier than at
first anticipated. The central pier of
the bridge was so badly wrecked that it
will have to be rebuilt.
Two were fatally and % seriously in
Jured by a wreck on the NOrfalk & West
ern railroad at Portsmouth, Ohio.
caused by spreading rails. The wrecked
train was q passenger.
James Wilson, a negro, whom a mob
attempted to lynch at Danville, H., on
July 20, causing a riot which was
quelIed by state troops has been sent
enced 10 long term in prison Tor has
assault upon Mrs. Burgess.
Although week has passed since the
Folsom prison outbreak, the officers
have not made any captures. 1t is now
thought that the y cOnvicts have di-
vided into two bands and that they can
be captured within very few days.
A forest fire is raging in the Yosemite
valley in California aud considerable
damage is being done. The state fire
warden has q large force Of men fight
ing the flames and it is hoped to get
them under control before they reach the
forest reserve,
Charles Nj. Schwab, president OF the
United States steel corporation, will
sever his official connection with that
institution, his resignation as president
now being in the hands of the executive
committee. W. Z. Cory will probably
succeed.