The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-08-18
BETWEEN THE OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
Important Happenings and Things
Interest from All Over
aGreat Country.
Wednesday, August 9

The governors of 26 states have so
lar accepted the invitation of the National
Civic Federation to appoint delegates to
attend the national conference on immi-
grafton to be held in New York city
December and z.
The comptroller OF the currency today
made public a statement showing the
condition of the failed City National
bank of Kansas City. 1t classes the as
sets as follows: Good ,,,$4S9, ,99S; doubt
ful, SOL 1893; worthless, $7l ,5S2
The following report of the progress
| OF yellow fever in New Orleans is up to 6
p. IN. today: New cases, 63; total to
date, 679; deaths, 6; total to date, 119
The pope was reported yesterday, ac,
| cording to the Rome correspondent of
the y. I. Herald, 70 be suffering from the
gout. His physician, DR.. Lapponni, has
ordered him to take complete rest.
Arch Bishop p. L. Chapele of the
diocese of Louisiana died today at New
Orleans from yellow fever which he con-
tracted last Friday.
September wheat closed at S31Se at
Chicago today.
Thursday August 10
Cole Younger, ex bandit and train
robber, is the head and front OF move
ment to build an electric railroad from
Lone Jack to Kansas City, Missouri
Putting a shotgun to his ear ct
Ogden, Utah, IL year old o. A. Reeder
called companion to pull the trigger
that he might hear the sound. Not
knowing that the gun was loaded his
companion obeyed the command and
blew the top of Reeder's head off.
The Arctic stee mer, Terra Nova, res
cued Anthony Flala and all the other
members of the Fiala, Zeigler polar ex.
petition with the exception of one
Norwegian sailor. The expedition was
crushed in the ice during the winter OF
1908 4 and the rescue was timely.
The following report OF the progress Of
yellow fever at New Orleans is up to 6
p. N. today: New cases, 60; total to
date, $50; deaths, z; total to date, 1876
Rear Admiral Charles E. Clark, one OF
the naval heroes of the Spanish war,
became 81 years old today, and for that
reason was, transferred to the retired
list OF the navy.
The report of Collector Stranahan of
New York shows that during the last
tuI6o years OU, 1JOO,
from the ports of Europe, 1872. .934
steerage passengers embarked for New
York, of whom 432 died on the voyage,
or about % deaths per 100000 pas
sengers.
Sept. wheat closed at SIC at Chicago
today.
Friday, Aug. IL.
Mrs. A. NJ Burt of jamestown, n. D.,
who was one of party ascending Sperry
glacier above lake Mcdonald Monday,
stepped upon blind crevasse, fell about
so feet and was rescued with extreme
difficulty after being in an icy tomb for
over two hours.
Mrs George Brow, wife OF we'll known
rancher OF southern Montana, was struck
by lightning today while watching her
husband and his employees making hay.
Before aid could be rendered the clothing
of the woman took fire and was COM
pleteIy burned from the her body.
Four persons died and % were pros
trated in Chicago from the effects of the
heat and extreme humidity. No relief is
promised for tomorrow.
The Ham burg American liner Graf
Waldersee arrived in New York today
being only two hours overdue, DOtWlth-
standing the fact that the vessel drifted
for "a hours at the mercy OF hurricane
which struck her in mid ocean. At the
height of the storm baby was born in
the steerage and was named after the
ship.
Sept. wheat closed at S2ac at Chicago
today.
Saturday, Aug. IL
One japanese was killed and three
Others injured by a special train carrying
Louis Hill and other railroad officials
east today. The Japs were section
hands and were on a hand car when
struck by the special.
Another pilgrimage in search of the
Redeemer has been instituted by Douk-
hobors and the vanguard OF the main
hodu Of modern snakars Of the hnIu crrail