The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-09-29
BETWEEN THB OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
Important Happenings and Things
Interest from All Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, Sept. 20

lapse OF bandstand during a carnival
and street fair at BelIeville, Ill.
It is stated that the exchange of rati-
tcatiOns of the treaty of peace between
Japan and Russia will take place at the
white house in recognition of the part
taken by President Roosevt 1t in faciitat
ing peace measures. 1t has not been de-
cided by whom nor when the treaties will
be exchanged.
The following is the official report OF
the yellow fever plague at New Orleans
up to q p. m. today: New cases, so;
total to date, 26S9. Deaths, 6; total.
53l. Gases under treatment, 1927. Dis
charged, 2O11.
The democratic convention for the
state OF Nebraska, in session at Lincoln,
adopted resolution denOuncing the
| regents Of the state college for accepting
money gilt from John ID. Rockefeller,
and demanding it's return to the donor
The United States battleship Oregon's
I famous run from the Pacific to the At
lantic during the Spanish American war
has been outdone by the Great Northern
steamship Dakota The Dakota made
the trip around the horn from New York,
stopping only at CorOnet, Chilli, and San
Francisco.
A head end collision by two freights
on the Southern Pacific near Hearney,
New, caused two sections of a passenger
following one of the freights to crash
together. AS result two people are dead
and 43 seriously injured.
Sept. wheat closed at SAC at Chicago
TODAY.
Thursday September ri.
Miss Alice Roosevelt and ladies of her
party attended a wOmeD's luncheon at
the palace in Seoul today. On, the en-
perOr's cOnsOrt, was hostess and prOpOs-
ed a toast to the presidents daughter.
At the national dressmakers cOnven-
tiOn at Chicago today it was agreed not
to raise prices. This was decided upon
Tor the good and sufficient reason that
the organization was not strong enough
to DO so. Alter spirited fight the
crinOllne was tabOOed because women
were overburdened with toggery as it ia
and the introduction of the hoopskirt
would but add ballast.
One million dollars a month is the
profit which the Standard Oil company
will derive in additional profits from the
increase in the price OF refined petroleum
which has gone into effect the past two
weeks.
Four officials of the Schwarzschild &
Sulzberger.. Packing company plead guilty
to conspiracy to accept railroad rebates
and were fined in the sum of S25 900 by
Judge Humphrey in the United States
district court at Chicago today.
The report of the commissioner OF pen
sions issued today shows there are 49,
OAK oil bo
ity order of March Is, 1904; that 655
pensions we're raised from $72 to $1OO
month for total blindness; that there are
pending only 10, ,256 iginal claims of
the civil war, and that there are five rev.
OlutiOnary pensioners. One of these is
Mrs. Doman, 81 years old, widow of a
revolutionary soldier. and the Others are
four daughters of such soldiers
Following are the official figures with
regard to the yellow fever at New
Orleans and are up to NJ. today:
New cases, 36; total number cases, 2725.
deaths 4; otal to date, 355 Number of
cases under treatment, 319; cases dis
charged, 913.
September wheat closed at S4Rc at
Chicago today.
Friday, September %.
Prosecution OF railroads for violations
of the Elkins law relating to giving of
rebates will follow the pleading of guilty
by the four packing officials at Chicago
yesterday.
Following are the official figures with
regard to the yellow fever epidemic at
New Orleans up to 6 p. m. today: New
cases, II; total, 1862. Deaths, 4; total,
$50 Cases under treatment, 313. Cases
discharged, 2O9O.
Frank Brown, negro, held at Con-
way, Ark, charged with murder and
outrage, was taken from jail and lynched.
While the lynching was in progress the
sheriff OF the county was in Little Rock
arresting another negro for the same
crime, and says the lynched negro had
nothing to do with the crime
The city council of st. Louis has passed
an ordinance making "mashing" crime
and winking and staring lie included as
pertaining to the practice, which is said
to have become nuisance in that city.
How long the average st. LOuisian may
look at a pretty girl before the look
becomes a stare and who is to be the
Judge, the telegram doesn't state
While on the way to place flowers on
the grave OF their mother at Logans
port, Ind, the carriage in which they
we're riding was struck by train on the
Pennsylv ania railroad and Miss Bessie
Engert WAS killed while her sister Blanche
was seriously injured.
September wheat closed at S5Bc at
Chicago today.
Saturday, September 23.
In the will of the late Joseph Jefferson
which was filed for record at Baltimore
today, among other bequests, was one
leaving his "best Kentucky reel'' to ex
President Cleveland.
Arrangements for the presidents coD-
templated trip through the south have
been practically completed, except those
pertaining to his visit to New Orleans
and Little Rock. He is being urged not
to visit New Orleans as long as the fever