The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-02-19
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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, February 10.

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bert u. Wheeler and General Manager
George v. jackson Of the Illinois Tun-
mel company, sat at banquet 40 feet
under one OF Chicago's streets. 1t was
held in a portion OF the company's
underground workings.
The huge starch factory of the Corn
Products Company of Oswego, n. Y
consisting of three great buildings.
forming the largest establishment of the
kind in the world, has been almost
totally destroyed by fire. The loss is
over 81 100000.
All the plants owned by the National
Glass Company at Pittsburg, Pa, eight
ID number, are idle and fully 5000 flint
glass workers are on strike, as a result
OF attempted operation of two plants by
nOnuniOn wOrkmen.
Tht annual meeting of the League of
American SpOTtsmen is in session at Co
lumbus. Ohio. Seattle, Wash, will be
the next place OF meeting.
The annual meeting of the American
Institute of Engineers, which was to
have been held in Baltimore February
1920, will be held on the same dates in
Atlantic City, N. j., because OF the fire.
Thursday, February IL.
A compost estimate of the total loss
to the insurance companies from the
Baltimore fire by the 25 experts of the
leading companies outside OF Baltimore
places the figure at 100000.
Senator Hanna's condition is very
serious if not precariOus. The senator
js very weak and his pulse has reached
104.
President Roosevelt has issued his
neutrality proclamation to the world
and has stated the position citizens of
the United States must assume toward
the two beiligerents, Japan and Russia
Floods in Pennsylvania are receding,
but the danger has not passed as great
ice gOrges ill the streams.
The American National Bank of SYRIA
cuse, \. Y, has been closed by National
Bauk examiner, Josiah Van Rankin.
No statement Of the hanks condition
has been given out.
Two tremen were injured one fatally,
in the fire which practically destroyed
the large plant of the Corn Products
Company at OswegO, n. Y, yesterday.
ALhplOStS uuuDGIluS OUO nave Deeu
thrown out of work.
An attempt has been made to blow up
the railroad bridge being erected for the
New York, New Haven ( Hartford Rail
road across the NaDgatuck river at An
sonic, Conn. The deed is supposed to
be one result of the company's refusal
to employ only union men on It's work
FRIDAY February 10
For two hours the physicians in at
tendance upon Senator Hanna labored
continuously TO combat death, which
seemed to be lowering over the patient,
at last succeeding, by the use of strong
stimulent, in inducing natural respira-
tion and sleep.
LincOln's birthday was celebrated
throughout the United States today by
the schools and by the closing of banks
and public Offices.
A westbound Great Northern pass
eDger train backed into the rear of a
freight train at Pennock, Mimi, two
men being killed and two seriously in
jured, All were in the caboOse of the
freight train.
A street car filled with passengers, was
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st. Louis passenger train at Paducah,
Ky, and 13 passengers were injured, one
fatally. The motOrman, it is said, tried
to beat the train to the crossing, de-
spite the protests and shouts of the
passengers.
Speyer & Co., of New York, have con-
tracted to take the $35, 100000 Cuban
loan. The price to be paid for the
bonds is 9O1a, which is one-half per cent
above the minimum.
Frank Jones, notorious outlaw, was
shot and killed by two members of a
sheriff's posse near Poplar, Mont. Jones
was the leader of gang of desperadOes
who for 10 years have terrOrized stock
men in northern Montana.
All Of the banks Of Baltimore have
opened in temporary quarters and are
well supplied with funds. All of the
vaults OF the National banks burned
have been opened, and in each the con-
tents were found to be in perfect condi-
tiOn.
Saturday, February IS.
Notice has been posted that all of the
Lehigh Valley Company's collieries in
the ShamOkin, Pa, district, which have
been idle since October | will resume