The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-09-22

the Japanese army occupied SakhaliD
The doctor tells a remarkable story o
Russian cruelty throughout Siberia.
Mrs. Anna C. Deuth shot her husband
IN the head while be was asleep in theil
home at Oakland, Cal She cut his
throat with razor and then committed
suicide by the same means. jealousy
was the cause of the tragedy.
The flood situation at Topeka. Kan.
is serious. The levees protecting The
lands along Soldier creek have broken
and thousands OF acres OF corn Il Ids are
under water. The water has reached
the high water mark of 1892, and the
worst is yet to come.
September wheat closed at soc at
Chicago today.
Sunday, September II
notwithstanding John d. Rockefeller
statement that absolute fairness in deal
ing with employees is the reason the
Standard Oil combine never has labor
troubles, another more potent reason
has come to light. This is the existence
OF a sOcalled intelligence bureau organ
lied Tor the purpose OF spying out those
employees who are stv,ed agitators and
who are discharged before the average
employe asslmilates sufficient courage
to formulate a complaint on existing
conditions.
A tremendous downpour in the Mis-
souri, river valley in Missouri, continuing
in many places for four days, has re-
suited in floods that are already surpass
ing the great overflow of 1903.
Lewis Westerfeld, an engineer, was
lying down on the running board, oiling
the bearings OF his engine as it ran at
high speed near Plaintield, N. j., and as
the engine rounded sharp curve Wester-
field lost his balance, falling under the
wheels The engine and 20 cars passed
over his body.
Grief stricken because her 6 year-old
son, from whose father she had been
separated a month, grew pale at sight
OF her and refused to come within reach
that she might kiss him, Mrs. Laura
Walker Chemault, a former society belle.
committed suicide at Richmond, XIV. by
swallowing carbODic acid
Rev. William Robinson, pastor of the
Methodist church at Monroe, Ga died
suddenly while praying in the Baptist
church in that place during the morning
services.
Following are the official figures with
regard to the yellow fever at New
Orleans and are up to pm. today:
New cases, "a; total number cases, 2571;
deaths 2; total to date, 335. Number of
cases under treatment, $685. cases dis
charged, 1913.
Monday, Sept IS
The Methodist Episcopal conference in
session at Madison, WIS. adopted
resolutions asking the United States
senate to declare the seat OF Reed Smoot
vacated and for a constitutional amend
ment prohibiting polygamy.
Rain in the Face, one of the leading
chiefs in the Custer massacre, and who is
said personally to have killed General
Custer, died at the Standing Rock
reservation in South Dakota today.
He was 62 years old.
With a black flag flying and it's
occupants armed, sailing craft appeared
off the foot of Thirty third street Chicago
and after battle with members of the
Douglas Yacht Club, in which the latter
were forced to appeal to the police,
weighed anchor and disappeared No
booty was secured
The big circus tent of Ringing Bros.
collapsed at Marysville, Ky, this after
noon. Two men were fatally hurt, five
others seriously and scores of others
trampled upon. The high wind which
was blowing lifted the poles from the
ground and the whole thing collapsed on
top OF 10000 people gathered to witness
the show, and the wonder is more we're
not injured.
The Chicago freight handlers and
representatives of the 10 railroads enter
ing the city reached an agreement today
and the threatened strike will not occur.
There are now 1875 troops in the
Philippines, including 57S1 native scouts,
and General Corbin. in his annual report
issued today, recommended that there
be no reduction in this number.
Following are the official figures with
regard to the yellow fever at New Orleans
and are up to 6 p Ia. today: New cases,
"a; total number cases, 26O5; deaths,
6; total to date, 341; under treatment,
317; discharged, 1858.
Sept. wheat closed at S3Xc at Chicago
today.
Tuesday, Sept. 10.
A resulation was adopted at today's
meeting OF the executive council OF the
American Federation of Labor expressive
of the sentiment OF the workingmen to
thwart any effort of those interested in
any change in existing laws excluding
Chinese from the United States.
Three months ago James Mayhem and
Thos. Quinn at Greenvile, Pa, traded
wives, or the wives traded husbands, as
you like it. Today Mayhem aud his
woman had trouble and be went to Quinn
and demanded his wife back The woman,
however, traded for keeps and refused to
be transferred land tight ensued Q linn
WAS badly cut with a knife, while May
hew had an eye gouged out.
While waiting to greet his wife at a
Chicago station of the Ilinnis Central,
W. P Appleyard, was run down and
killed by the locomotive drawing the
traiu on which his wife was returning
from an eastern trip.
The farmers OF Illinois, Indiana, Wis
consin and other adjacent states will
organize and affiliate with the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor The farmers
are said to be enthusiastic over the pro-
position, which is for the purpose of con-
trolling their products.
A Pittsburg brewer sent to the white