The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-10-14
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Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
important Happenings and Things
of Interest from All Over
Great Country,
Wednesday, October 8.

| A@Ao 'CE1 lifei is TleluR TdplUly. Il lie
stream has been out of it's channels for
several days and a continued raise
would endanger many lives and much
property.
The first public reception for Alton B.
Parker since his nomination for the
presidency, has been rendered him by
the Manhattan club of New York City.
The big steamship Minnesota has left
Norfolk, Va, for Seattle, heavily laden
with coal. The vessel will make no
stops en- route. The Minnesota has the
largest carrying capacity of any vessel
ahOat
Prelates from five continents and dis.
tant islands of the sea, representatives
OF the Anglican church throughout the
world, participated in the opening cere-
monies of the triennial general cOnven-
ton OF the Episcopal church in Boston.
A passenger train on the Augusta
Southern Railway ran into a burning
trestle near Mitchell, Ca, one man
being killed and eight persons injured.
President Roosevelt has formally
designated First Assistant Postmaster
General Robert j. Wayne, as acting
postmaster general. 1t is understood
| that George B. COrtelyou, now chair
man OF the republican national com
mittee. will be appointed postmaster
| general.
A coalition of the two populist parties
IN Indiana has been effected, the fusion
lists Withdrawing their state ticket, the
one nominated by the middle of the
readers becoming the populist ticket of
Indiana.
Thursday, October q.
While speeding along in the Bronx,
New York, an automobile containing
nine persons went over an embankment,
and three people, two men and wo-
man, were killed.
rObber walked into the Savings
Bank at TrynOr, Iowa, and at the point
OF revolver compelled the assistant
cashier, Miss Frances Flood, to take
Sl5, 800 from the cash drawer and put
the money in sack which he carried.
The robber then drove the young woman,
who was alone in the bank, into the
vault and locked her up.
Four holdup men have been sentenced
by Chicago court to the penitentiary
Tor life. This makes eight such cOnvic
tions and sentences in that city within a
week.
Weakness OF foreign grain markets
and increasing primary receipts in the
United States were causes of a break OF
LIZ to cents in the price of wheat in
Chicago. The low point was 1.091s for
December and $1.O94 for May.
The full honOrs due a cabinet officer
will be paid to the late Postmaster
General Henry Z. Payne, arrangements
having been completed for the official
funeral to be held at St. Johns Episco-
pal church, Washington City.
Germans from all parts of America
assembled on the worlds fair grounds
to celebrate German day in cOmmemora-
tion of the landing of the first Germans
on American soil October 6, 1893.
At a meeting Of the executive com
mittee of the republican national com
mittee in New York City it was decided
not to enter into any more contracts
for campaign materials. The prelimin-
ary work of the campaign is practically
completed.
George Foster Peabody, treasurer of
the democratic national committee, has
issued an appeal for campaign funds.
Friday, October z.
The estimates for the department of
agriculture as finally framed by Secre-
tary Wilson for the fiscal year beginning
July l, 1905, aggregate $5,699, $40.
This is an increase of $26S, ,27O over the
present year.
Orders have been issued from the navy
department at Washington for one or
more ship OF the South Atlantic squadron
to attend the inauguration Of the presi-
dent of the Argentina republic at Buenos
Ayres, October Il.
Popular estimates of leading crop
yields continue to enlarge. Corn has
passed out OF danger OF serious frost
damage in the west, and distribution
both at Wholesale and retail points ex-
pands as cooler weather approaches.
The funeral OF the late Postmaster
General Henry c. Payne, has been held
in St. Johns Episcopal church in Wash
ington City, attended by President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, members OF the cabinet
and officials of Washington. The ser
vices were very simple.
Five torpedo boats, built at Massa-
chusetts have been shipped BY rail to the
Pacific coast. The boats were loaded in
sections, are valued at 100000 and
occupied II new steel fat cars and six
| box cars.
The Stracy hotel in South st. Joseph,
Mo-. has burned to the ground, four
| persons losing their lives.
Judge Marshall of the United States
circuit court is hearing argument in one
Of the now famous Cripple Creek iDiunc-
tion cases. The court is setting in
Denver and will hear argument for sew
eral days.
Saturday, October 3.
This was the first day for the regis
tration OF voters in Chicago, and the
number registered was smaller than in
either 1896 or 1900. The fgdres for
the first day were: 1896, 293, ,5O7;
1900, 2S7 1869; 1904, 262. 1913.
Robbers dynamited the Bank of Free
land, Ind, and secured $4,000. The
safe was blown open and looted and the
entire side of the bank building blown
out.
The Carnegie Steel Company announces
that every department OF the Home
stead plant will resume operations at
Pittsburg. Pa, giving employment to