The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-12-09

men that the strike in Cripple Creek,
Colo, which was begun Is months ago,
will be declared off by the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners within one week after
Governor elect Adams is inaugurated.
Order have been cabled to the Pacific
squadron at Panama to start south
ward as soon as Secretary Taft leaves
the lsthmus. The squadron probably
Will go as lar as the straits of Magellan
and then cruise northward, reaching
Magdalena bay about March L, in time
to conduct it's annual record target
practice.
The president has appointed Royal A.
GunDisOn OF Binghampton, n. u, to be
United States judge for the first division
OF Alaska, vice Melville c. Brown, whose
term has expired.
wreck on the Missouri Pacific rail
road at Holden, Mo, resulted in 10 per-
sons killed and 45 injured. The wreck
was caused by broken rail which pro-
lected from the track, catching a pass
enger coach and throwing it down an
embankment and causing a Pullman
and two other coaches tofollOw it.
Sunday, December 4
Prohibition is having a rapid spread
IN Texas. According to the annual re-
port OF the state revenue agent Just
issued, total prohibition prevails in 100
OF 24S counties of the state, and partial
prohibition is in effect in 81 additional
counties. In nearly all of the counties
IN western Texas, where cattle interests
are situated, the sale of liquor is pro-
hibited by local option law.
A large and enthusiastic meeting Of
the Irish league was held at Baltimore,
Md, for the purpose OF raising funds for
the cause OF Irish home rule. Cardinal
Gibbons was among the distinguished
guests. About $4,000 was contributed.
Three persons were burned to death in
fire that destroyed a roOming house
in DennisOn, Texas. Thirty five guests
escaped from the building by jumping
from second story windows.
Monday, December 5.
Grain shipped from an outside state
to dealers in Washington is subject to
inspection under the grain inspection
laws OF this state. 1t is immaterial
whether such grain is inspected under
the laws of another state before it
reaches Washington. An opinion to
this effect has been given by Attorney
General W. b. StrattOn to State Grain
Inspector John W. Arrasmith. A con-
signment OF oats sent from Minnesota to
Tacoma dealers for trans-shipment to
Manila called for an Interpretation OF
the law, and the attorney general ruled
with the grain inspector.
The last session of the Fifty eighth
congress was called together at noon.
Hundreds OF sightseers thronged the
corridors aud crowded into the galleries
to witness the formal proceedings.
Thomas Clark, son Ola former county
sheriff and now travelling for Knox
vile house, is under arrest at Rutledge,
Tenn, charged with the murder of Chas.
MalicOte, whose sister Clark married two
hours after the tragedy.
Pinned between two piles of pier at
the foot of West Thirty second street,
New York City, so tightly that the com
bined efforts Of fremen and policemen
only released him after long and frantic
efforts and with the rising tide threaten
ing death by drowning, man supposed
to be George Fahey became a raving
maniac and died today after having
been removed from his perilous position.
George Heaton, the inventor and de-
signer of the California airship Messen-
ger, has demontrated not only that his
flying ship will fly, but likewise it will go
where it is hidden, regardless of condi-
tions of wind The airship made anoth-
er ascent Sunday at Alameda. Cal, Hea-
ton spending an hour in the air and
travelling at will in any direction he de-
sired. The mechanism for working the
ship worked without a hitch of any kind.
Tuesday, December q
A shocking tragedy occurred four
miles south of Rochester, Ind, at 6
O'Clock p. IN. Gilbert Burns, a school
teacher, aged so, murdered his wife and
infant child and a man with whom his
wife had sought refuge from his cruelty
and for whom she was performing do
mestic service. An old lady was wound
ed by stray bullets, but not seriously.
Thomas Kinds, F. Augustus Heinze's
political manager, has instituted
suit against Editor John. G. Murphy
and the Intermountain Publishing com
pany of Butte, Mont, the organ of the
Amalgamated Copper company, for
100000 for an alleged libelous article
in which Kinds was characterized as
CRATER"
The Oregon Short Line and Union Pa
cifc railroads we're made defendants in q
suit for damages brought in the United
States court by a wholesale hardware
company Of Salt Lake, Utah. The
hardware company alleges that the rail-
roads have given rebates on freight,
contrary to law. 1t is alleged that in
some cases special drawbacks and re-
bates were given equal to 33 per cent of
the published tariff rates.
The clergy OF Trinity parish in New
York city announced that under no cir.
cumstances will divorced persons be
married by any OF the clergy of the
| Episcopal parish, nor will such mar
rages be permitted either in the church
at Wall street and Broadway or in any
of the parish's eight chapels.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
sailed for Italy on the steamer Koenie
| Lonis Mr.. Rockefeller said he was go
ing away to take much needed rest.
Secretary Hay requested congress to
provide for an envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Romania
and Servia, at salary of $500.
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