The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-09-08
BETWEEN THB OCEANS
Important Happenings and Things
Interest from All Over
aGreat Country.
Wednesday, August 80

shaken from shelves ani in many cases
people rushed into the street.
1t ia announced from Carlsbod that
President Roosevelt in all probability
will receive the Robel peace prize next
year.
Secretary Bonepart today ordered
Commander Lucian Young and Ensign
Wade before a cOurt-martial to clear
themselves of the charge of neglect OF
duty at the time of the explosion on the
guDboat Bennington.
A tornado struck the northern part of
Carbondale, Pa, at S:O5 O'Clock tonight
and demolished a score of houses, barns
and railroad cars, but fortunately
caused no fatalities
III. M, Hanna of Cleveland, Ohio, today
offered e. K. 6. Billings $4,000 cash
Tor Major Delmar, champion trotting
gelding, with record OF 1:59 "a. The
| offer was refused.
Following is the official statement of
yellow fever at New Orleans up to pm
today: New cases, 46; total to date.
1878. Deaths, 4; total, PIT.
After three days conference between
the mine owners and representatives of
! the United Mine Workers at Helena.
MOnt., scale was signed fixing the
wages to be paid until October, 1906
The new scale is practically the same as
the one in force
September wheat closed at 78h at
Chicago today.
Thursday August 81
Seven members of the Louisville base
bail team we're injured in collision TO-
day between trolley car and wagon
cite at Kansas City, in which the club
was being taken from the ball park to q
hotel.
The new 10000 ton battleship Yer
mont, built for the government BY the
Fore River Shipbuildng company, was
launched today at Quincy. Mass
The Subway Inn, which .some months
ago was opened with an address by
Bishop Potter and the singing of the
doxOlOgy closed it's doors as a sanctifed
saloon today. The new owner will take
out the water wagon" sign and, after
extensive alterations, will run the place
as an ordinary saloon.
The bodies of Mrs L B. Haver, wife
prominent real estate dealer. and
her year old son were recovered from
the Bessemer ditch at Pueblo, Col,
early today. The bodies were securely
tied together with a stout cord. No ex
PLANTATION was left by the woman for
her deed, except that she was in poor
health.
United States District Judge De Haven
granted an Injunction at San Francisco
today to the Seattle Brewing & Mailing
company restraining labor unions from
boycotting it's products.
In sight OF 25,O people, including
his wife and children, Professor John
Baldwin was blown to atoms at Green
vile, o while 1900 feet in the air. Bald
win had been giving ballon exhibitions
for several days. He ascended today
until only tiny spuck was visible to
the thousands beneath, when a great
cloud Ofsmoke was noticed, when it clear
ed away nothing was visible Searchers
found fragments Of the balloon and the
mains body scattered over 20 acre field
mile from where the ascent was made.
Sept. wheat closed at size at Chicago
today.
Friday, September
Since the absence of Jose Aymer on
his wedding tour robbers have succeeded
in carting upwards of 500, 900 worth
OF furnishings from his palatial residence
at rs East FOrty-fourth street, New
York city, and no Grace of it has yet
been found.
With the construction of about 200
miles OF connections at diffrent points
on the line, continuous passenger and
freight electric line will be established
between New York and Chicago 1t is
thought June l, 1906, will see through
electric service between these points.
The following is the official report OF
yellow fever in New Orleans up to pm
today: New cases, 80; total to date,
1885. Deaths, 4; total, $780, Number
OF cases under treatment %.
The announcement was made at the
headquarters of the Amalgamsted win
dow Glass Workers at Cleveland, today
that 5000 men will go to work tomorrow
This m ans that 21 factories, represent
ing 641 pots, will start operations.
Charles Christian, IL years of age, son
Of Lee Christian, was roasted alive on
Union street, Hannibal, Mo-, last night
by another boy named McLain, who
dashed can of gasoline over the clothes
of young Christian and then applied a
lighted match.
September wheat closed at 79Ac at
Chicago today.
Saturday, September 2.
In report to the war department
Brigadler General Theodore j. Wint re-
ports the complaint about saloons
around military posts over which the
authorities have but nominal control
and strongly urges the re-establishment
of the canteen saloon.
Following is the official figures with
regard to the yellow fever at New
Orleans and are up to 6 pm today:
Deaths, 3; total to date, 1895 Number OF
cases under treatment, 338; cases dis
charged, 2373.
1t bas been decided that change OF
method in dealing with the Doukbobo
in western Canada is necessary in order
to keep them within the bounds of COM
mon decency. eretofore leniency by
the authorities has but encouraged all
manner OF freak pilgrimages in search of
the. Messiah. the latest being a nude
iaunt over the prairie. The fanatics we're