The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-09-02
BETWEEN THE OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
important Happenings and Things
of Interest from All Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, August "a.

| The latest st. Paul railroad reports
declare damage to wheat in the Da-
/ kOtas has been checked.
The Nevada mining towns of Gold
fields and Tonopah, situated in a
! mountainous country, are threatened
/ with famine as a result of railroad wash
outs.
| A call for the 18th session of the
| Transmissssippi commercial congress, to
| be held at st. Louis, October 25 to 20,
| inclusive, has been issued.
Pension Commissioner Wares annual
report shows that during The fiscal year
ended June 80, the cost of maintaining
the pension system was $144, TAI, ,787,
| or 81 ,706, 500 less than the appropria-
tion for the purpose. During the year
| 47.374 names were added to, and 40
157 names dropped from the pension
list.
Chicago city authorities are to make
a second effort to settle the stOckyards
strike, and to that end IL aldermen
were appointed a committee to endeavor
to bring about settlement.
Rear Admiral J. C. Watson is placed
on the retired list, having reached the
age OF 50 years.
A chemical laboratory for the ex-
animation of imported food products
will be opened in the department OF agri-
culture at Washington, September 5.
Thursday. August 20
A mineral discovery in Chapter noun
tain, Colorado, has started q rush Of
prOspectOrs to the locality. Measure
ments show rs feet of ore running 90
per cent copper and $1S in gold per ton.
The latest Manitoba news says there
is slight rust damage, and a good crop
of wheat.
Owing to serious washouts in Arizona
and New Mexico, Santa Fe passenger
trains are stalled and are unable to
travel either east or west.
At Missoula, Montana, 70 square
inches OF skin was grated on the body
OF James RCxch, who was badly burned
about month ago, the skin on a part
OF his back being completely burned Off
A special committee of the grand jury
at Denver, Colorado, reported criticizlng
certain expenses of the military during
the camping in Cripple Greek and Telu-
ride as ''extravagant." The reports
show total indebtedness on account OF
instructions of 1921 ,239.
At Kingman, Arizona, more than two
inches of rain fell in an incredibly short
time, converting the canyons into rag
ing torrents. The water was 20 feet
deep, sweeping away heavy railroad
grades, tearing bridges from their
foundations and wrecking miles OF track
Friday, August 20.
The civil service commission addresses
a circular to the heads of all govern
ment departments and bureaus, calling
attention to violations of the civil ser
vice law in past political campaigns, and
giving warning against demanding or
paying political assessments and parti-
zan activity of office holders.
In the prize ring at San Francisco,
Champion James j. Jeffries knocked out
Jack MunrOe of Butte, in the second
round.
Efforts of the committee OF aldermen
to settle the stockyards strike at Chi
cagO resulted in failure. The packers
say that they are running their plants
with IS per cent as many men as they
employed before the strike, are now
turning out 90 per cent of the normal
output, and have nothing to arbtrate.
The department of state decided that
this government could not interfere with
the cOnhscatiOn OF American goods, de-
cided by Russia or Japan as cOntraband,
if carried in other than American ships.
The American mining congress, in
session at Portland, decided to estab-
lsh permanent headquarters at Denver,
Colorado. The contest was between
Denver and Salt Lake. -
A Washington dispatch states that a
determined effort will be made again
this year to induce the secretary OF the
navy to recommend an appropriation
for a second drydock at the Puget Sound
navy-yard at BremertOn, of dimensions
greater than anV other in this country.
There is now only one dock in the coun-
try that can accommodate two vessels,
and that is the private dock at Newport
News.
Saturday, August 27.
| Bears have become SO numerous in
| Yellowstone park as to interfere with
the pleasure of camping parties. No
provisions are sale from the ravages of
the animals, which are protected by the
government and have lost all fear OF
man. A tourist who endeavored to
drive one OF the bears away with club
was cuffed by the animal and severely
| WOunQe0.
New York tea importers say importa-
tions into America this year probably
will be three or four million pounds less
than the preceding II months, due to
extensive speculative buying just before
the Russo-Japanese war began.
miner IN the Gwinn mine at Coloma
Calf, fell 1000 feet to his death down q
shaft.
The master plumbers of Brooklyn
having consented to increase wages from
$3.50 to $4.75 day, beginning Janu-
ary l, 1900 plumbers will return to
work.
The first post marking the boundary
line between Canada and Alaska, as de-
termined by the boundary tribunal, was
erected near the mouth of Salmon river
on Portland canal. by representations
from both countries.
M. Picard, delegate of the French gov
ernment to the st. Louis exposition, will
come to America with rank equal to al
ambassador, the French government at
taching unusual Importance to the mis-
| siOn