The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-03-20
ALL OVER THB union
The Important News of a Week
In Condensed Form.
happenings and Matters of Interest
Reported from all Sections
of the Country.
Wednesday, March IL,

Wednesday, March IL.
at New Orleans it is generally ad-
mitted that the Mississippi will in all
probability break all records before the
present flood begins to recede. The
tsrlVer ls now just one foot below the high
water record.
Inc collision between passenger and
q freight on the Colorado & Southern.
II miles south of Trinadad, Colo. re.
suited In the death of one man and the
injury OF two more, one OF whom will die.
Mrs. Arthur Pennel, who with her hus.
band was hurled over an embankment
| at Buffalo, N. Y, while automobiling, is
DEAD. MIR. Pennel, who was Instantly
Killed in the accident was connected nv
the police with the Burdick murder.
After jury in the county court at
Springfield, ILL.,, has found John Gill and
Charles Schley not guilty on a charge of
larceny, they were rearrested on fugitive
warrants from Butte, Mont, where they
are wanted on the charge of forgery.
Walter Ell Brooks, who broke into
the room of Emory Cheverier of Butte.
Mont, six weeks ago and finding his
vile sitting on Cheverier's knee, shot
him dead, has been convicted of man.
slaughter. He will be sentenced in few
days.
Governor Bailey of Kansas has signed
the stockyards bill, and it will go into
effect at once. The bill reduces the
yardage price on cattle 25 per cent. It
is reported that the officers of the Kan
sas City Stockyards company are con
sldering the moving of the Yards into
MISSOURI on account of the law.
Thursday, March IL
Small dealers in hides in San Fran
cisco are busy discussing an alleged
combination of the leading tanneries of
California. The claim is made by inter
ested parties that three fourths of all
the tanners of California have entered
into the combination.
A. A. Ames. formerly Y mayor of Mime
appOlls, contrary to the advice of his
physicians and, it is believed, without
the knowledge OF his counsel, has de-
cided to return to Minneapolis to stand
his trial. He is now at Manchester.
N. H.
Adolph Krauss, German farmer liy.
ing IL miles from ST. Louis has killed
that Krauss became suddenly insane and
that while in that condition committed
the crime. He had the reputation Of be-
ing quiet industrious and inoffensive
man.
Within one week the commissioner of
the land office will receive orders to pro-
ceed vigorously against all persons who
may have illegally fenced the public land
for grazing purposes. President Roose-
velt has decided that ali illegal fences
erected by cattlemen or others shall
come down and stay down.
The Missouri legislature has passed a
law making chicken stealing a felony
and providing penitentiary sentence.
1t now goes to the governor for his
signature.
When the bank robbers Rudolph and
Collins reached Union, Mo, they were
presented with copies of the information
charging murder in the first degree for
killing Detective Schumacher.
Friday, March 49,
At the request OF County Attorney
Westervelt of Salt Lake three Judges OF
the circuit court have decided to call a
special grand jury for the April term to
investigate 'suniry public offences al
legged to have been committed, and var
iOus abuses alleged to exiet within the
jurisdiction" The public offences" al,
legged to have been committed refer to
the charges recently made of the prac,
tice OF poligomy in that city and county.
At st. Paul all negotiations between
the various committees of railway train
men and the four companies looking to
an agreement on the wage question
have been called Off The question of
pay was agreed to by two companies,
and with two other companies no agree,
ment was reached.
At meeting held in Chicago by the
Central Freight Association the EIkins
law came under discussion. The lines
decided to simply send copies to their
agents with instructions to obey it's pro-
visions.
The food situation in the parts OF
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
traversed by the Merrimac river has
again become dangerous
The river gague at Memphis is still
rising and the weather bureau predicts
that the rise will continue at an in
creased rate until stage of more than
~ feet is reached.
United States Consul John Bittenger
OF Montreal has been invited to resign.
He will be succeeded by Major A. W. Ed
wards. Consul Bittenger talked too
freely of the relations existing between
the United States and Canada.
Saturday, March IA.
The tremendous floods are straining
the banks and levees of the Mississippi
river and at almost every point from
Memphis to New Orleans the Levees are
are being strengthened by the placing OF
| sandbags in the weaker spots. 1t is be-
lieyed that the high water will reach if
not exceed the point of six years ago.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the
president, has sailed on the steamer
Como for Porto Rico, where she will visit
Miss Elizabeth Hunt, daughter of Gov
ernor Hunt.
| The rainfall at New Orleans during 12
hours amounted to Z 80 inches, of which
| 5h inches fell from noon to three O'Clock.
The drainage machinery was simply
overwhelmed and many streets were
/ Ano0nd tho lovpor Hnors of o+o~o- :.