The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-04-07
BETWEEN THB OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of q Week.
Important Happenings and Things
Interestlfrm All Over
a Greatj Gun try.
Wednesday, March 20.

The American board of commiss toner's
Tor foreign missions has accepted the
proffered gift Of 100000 by John ID.
Rockefeller, the bowling of Rev. Wash
lngton GLADDEN., notwithstanding.
While the wife of VIM. Scott, Butte,
Mont, street car conductor, was setting
near rocking their 2,year-old baby to
sleep, he placed the muzzle of a revolver
falling at his wife's feet.
May wheat closed at. 81. .12h in Chicago
today.
At the request OF Secretary Taft the
members of the Isthmain canal COM
mission today rendered their resignation
to President Roosevelt. This action of
the commissioners places the manage
ment of the canal entirely within the
presidents hands, and the future man.
agement of the work will be carried out
in accordance with the presidents de-
sire and not be hampered by an un-
weildy commission.
Thursday. March 30.
The Great Northern fly er, westbound
from ST. Paul, was wrecked two and one
half miles east of Basin, Mont, at 1890
today by the engine collidiDg with a
rock that had slipped down the noun
tain side. Engineer Weber was killed,
his body being pinned beneath the engine.
M. j. Hornby, a young negro, who
twice passed a civil service examination
and twice has been appointed to clerk
ships In the pOstOtfice at YazoO, Miss,
has complained at the White House that
he is prevented from holding his posi-
tion by reason OF the brutality of white
citizens of YaZoo. Hornby was pre-
sented at the White House by Rev L.
CarOlers, but the president was unable
to take up the case because practically
all that remains OF his time before leav-
ing for his western trip has been filled
with engagements.
A bill prohibiting the shooting OF live
pigeons or other birds in craftsmanship
matches was passed by the Illinois
house OF representatives today. The
bill had already passed the senate and
now goes to the governor.
Judge Lochren OF the United States
district court, iD decision handed down
today &C st. Paul, holds that land in
an Indian reservation is still subject to
government control, even though the
title has passed from the government.
May wheat closed at Slips in Chi
cago today.
j. Mogan Smith, a boOkmaker and
race track gambler, and his vile, were
arrested in Cincinnati today, charged
jointly with Nan Patterson with the
killing of Caesar Young, the New York
sport and hOrseman.
Friday, March 81
Harry n Pillsbury, American champ
ion chess player, attempted to Jump out
of window on the fourth story of the
Presbyterian hospital at Philadelphia
today and was only restrained through
the efforts of the nurses.
The total number of immigrants to
land at New York during the month
of March was $4,000, an increase
of ~ 900 over the same month OF last
year.
Notices we're posted in the mills OF the
National Tube company at McKeesport.
Pa. that an Increase in wages would go
workmen.
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, accompanied
by counsel, had a long consultation
with Acting Secretary of State Adee at
Washington. Owing to Mrs. May
bricks peculiar legal status, she is
seeking the state departments good
offices with the British government IN
order to rehibilitate her in the eyes of the
law.
Mollie Matlock and Irma Cook were
seriously injured through being thrown
from Ferris wheel at Kern City, Cal.
May wheat closed at $1.13$ at Chi
cago today.
Saturday, April I.
The Oriental Trading company,
Japanese contractors OF Seattle, through
their attorney, Gown S. Shante, today
made an offer to send 10000 Jananese