The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-11-03


was severe on the older workmen, and
advocated the annuity plan now adopted
py many large corporations.
The gigantic though delicate task oI
moving the Chicago postoffice into the
new quarters in the recently completed
S6,OOO,OOO federal building, without de-
laying or disturbing the handling of ap
proxlmately two millien pieces of all
matter which the office handles daily,
began today.
Famlly troubles was the cause OF a
triple tragedy at Cbenoa, III today in
which Mayor Nickel was killed and two
bystanders were fatally injured. VIM.
Ledue, NickePs brother.in law did the
shooting.
Sunday, October 30
heavy snowstorm lasting IA hours
dlsorganlzed streetcar traffic at ST. Paul
Mlnn,, and delayed all trains from the
west two to ten hours
Wireless messages from the battleship
west Virginia, today convened news
tnat the president was we'll and thOro-
ughly enjoying him elf on the voyage
nome from New Orleans. The cruiser
encountered no rough weather until
shortly afternoon today, when, nearing
Savannah, 1T ran into the storm which
ls prevailing along the coast.
Prsfessor Korn, in lecture before the
Electro Technical association at Muncie,
Ind, claimed the problem of transmit
ting photographs by telegraph had been
solved IN principal, and il was now poss-
ible to transmit photograph or sketch
SIX inches square in from ten to 20
minutes.
Three lives were lost, property valued
at $l5O,OOO was destroyed, scores of
families we're made homeless and .reight
traffic on the Nickel Plate railroad was
delayed Tor several hours as the result
of the breaking Of the water main at
Eighteenth and Clark streets, Chicago,
today.
The report OF the board appointed by
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia last july.
to investigate the building of the fiItera
tion system OF the city, was made public
today and shows that up to date the
city has lost through excessive costs,
collusive bids, illegal advertising and in
other ways, the sum Of $6,330,000.
Monday. Oct so
Thirteen persons we're killed and 30
persons we're injured in the wreck today
Of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
passenger train No. l, known as the
California express. While running at
the rate OF 80 miles an hour the train
struck II loose rail, ditching five cars one
mile east of Blue River, a suburb of
Kansas City.
Mayor Mcclellan, of New York City,
today formally opened the experimental
municipal electric lighting station in De-
lancy street The station supplies aiI
le lights on the Williamsburg bridg 2
and is the first plant Of the kind to use
city garbage for fuel.
A boxing exhibition at st. John,N B.,
tonight was suddenly terminated by the
d ath of Robert O'ReagaD, a local
boxer, who was knocked out by blow
on the head delivered by Fred Northrup
OF st. John. O'Reagan died within an
hour.
In deciding the case of J. w. Guthrie
vs.. Ii. L. Hardness, the supreme court
Of the United States in session at Wash
ington, today held that a stockholder in
a national bank is entitled to inspect the
books Of the bank at will.
Two more girls at st. Joseph's orphan
age asylum at Burlington, Vt, became
ill yesterday from the effects OF the pois-
oning which caused the death OF three
children and the illness OF II Others on
Friday.
As Investigations have satisfied the
police of Boston that the victim of the
suit case tragedy was Susan Geary of
Cambridge, Mass, chorus girl, they are
making every effort to discover who was
responsible Tor the death of the young
woman.
December wheat closed at 90%: at
Chicago today.