The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-07-14
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| movement having for its object the
| evangelizatiOn Of the world.
| All OF the merican athletes with the
single exception of Miss May Sutton OF
! Pasadena, Cal, have been defeated in
the International contests in England.
Miss Sutton is now the champion woman
tennis player of the world
Commenting on the recent decision of
the Kansas supreme court prohibiting
the Kansas Natural Gas Company from
doing business in Kansas, President
Barnsdell, president of the company.
said that the decision would not inter
fere with them in the least. The business
OF the corporation will hereafter be con-
tinu"d by one of the subsidiary concerns
OF the company.
There was executed this week on the
high seas curious feat in wireless tele-
graphy, IN which the steamer La SayOie,
which has arrived at New York, had a
part. The steamer st. Louis, having a
message Tor New York, passed it along
TO the LucanIa. In turn it was passed
to the Oceanic, Lorraine and La Savoie,
which last flashed it ashore.
Sunday, Juiy9.
The postmaster general has issued
fraud order against the Peoples United
States bank of st. Louis. 1t is thought
about twO-thrds of the banks funds
will be available to reimburse the 60 900
stockholders throughout the country.
Eight men were blown to pieces and
two Injured by the premature explosion
OF blast of rock powder on the Penn
svlvania railroad improvements near
New Cumberland. Pa.
Mrs. Mary Van Dorse of Baker6eld.
Cal, was murdered by burglars at
her home early this morning. Her
husband returning home from work
about 4 O'Clock, found his wife living
IL her own blood.
Silas Mcdonald of Oshkosh. Wis.
committed suicide today at Philadelphia
by cutting his throat in the presence Of
bis wife. The woman was severely cut
in trying to prevent the deed.
Edward Hammei, travelling salesman,
is serving a sentence of 20 DAYS, in de-
fault Of a $50 fine, at LAFAYETTE, Ind.
for smoking cigarettes.
Walter Scott, the Cowboy Croesus,"
left Los Angeles, Cal, on a special over
the Santa Fe, the road guaranteeing to
land him in Chicago, distance of 1855
miles III 4S hours, four hours faster than
the trip has ever been made. For every
minute over that time the road is to for
felt $50, and Scott is to pay $40 for
ever minute gained on the stipulated
period.
Investigation by the Kansas state
board of control shows that counties in
which lengthy religious revivals have
been held have higher records for the
mn Tf a.
asylum. DR.. Ii. q. Bowman, a member
Of the board, said that it was remark
able, but lunacy seemed to follow relig-
ion like an epidemic.
Monday. July 10.
Ten deaths and more than a score of
prOstrations resulted from the intense
ieat wave which visited New Yo.k this
ate noon. AT ! o'clock the thermome-
ter registered 80 degrees.
Five hundred additional teamsters will
go on strike Wednesday if the Chicago
Carriage company attempts to deliver
goods to the boycOtted houses in the
city.
The supreme court at Denver, Col, to-
day denied the petitions for q rehearing
in the cases OF the democratic county
officials Ousted BY the recent decision OF
the court and modified it's original order
in the cases so as to allow Judgment to
issue at once.
John K Wright, Baptist minister of
Columbus, Kan, has signed a contract
with New York theatrical managers to
play the part OF John the Baptist in a
Biblical play entitled the Holy City"
The formal announcement was made
at the state department today of the ap-
pOintment of Elihu Root as secretary of
state.
After literally hacking his wife to
pieces with butcher knife, at Salt Lake
City, Edward w. Mitchell committed sui
eide this afternoon by hanging.
Tuesday, July IL
Rodney B Swift, formerly of the Nc
COrmick branch Of the harvester trust,
in a suit entered today against the
trust; among other things, charges that
within three years railroads paid So, ,000,-
600 in rebates to the harvester monOp-
oily.
James A. Pinney, republican, was
Hayes, democrat, by a majority of 500.
The entire republican ticket was also
elected.
Since the 1st Of July, just IL days,
there has been 81 deaths in Pittsburg
from the effects OF the heat.
In the United States court at Chicago
today all the bankrupt proceedings
against John Alexander Dowie, the
prophet, were dismissed According to
Dowie's attorney all the claims mention
ed in the original petition have been
paid off with interest.
The Governor Magoon notified the
state department that another American
August Schimpf, was stricken with yellow
fever at Colon on July 4, and that Will
liam Cox, another American, died of the
same desease at the same place.
The monthly report issued by the agri-
cultural department is as follow: Corn,
ST. winter wheat, 80 Z; spring wheat,
81 0; oats, 90 l; barley, 81 s. The aver
age is given at 94011, 900, an increase
OF 2 0S0,000
July wheat closed at 9OB at Chicogo
today
Climatic Cures
The influence of climatic conditions in
the cure of consumption is very much
overdrawn. The poor patient and the
rich tippt too can do rouah r