The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-03-31
BETWEEN THR OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
Important Happenings and Things
of Interest from All Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, March %.

fuil carload OF iron beds, tents and
other camping equipment has arrived at
Burr, Texas, preceding the arrival of
President ROOsevelt's party, which is
soon to hit the western wilds in search
of big game.
The crest OF the food was reached
early today at Pittsburg, Pa, and the
Monongahela and Allegheny rivers are
receding rapidly. The food damage
otals over a million dollars. At Bell
ire, O., the Ohio is still raising and the
whole lower portion OF the city is SUBJ
merged.
A Washington dispatch says although
the officials of the state department of
justice are noncOmmittal on the subject,
it is known that reports have reached
the department that pOlygamy is being
practiced in Hawaii and United States
Attorney BreckoDs at Honolulu has been
instructed to make an investigation of
the subject,
Six miners were killed and four fatally
injured by an explosion in the Prince
ton Coal Co.'s mine at Princeton, Ind.
Justice Edward L. Cook, who presides
at Madison, n. j., decided that q
| w0man's tongue was a concealed weapon
and therefore fined the owners so for
| prOmiscuOus use of same. Later an un-
married county Judge was found who re-
+ versed the Justices decisi ion and the fines
were returned.
Wheat closed at $1.14h in Chicago to-
day.
Thursday, March 23.
According to New York advices from
| India the ravages of plague are fearful
| The latest figures show that for the four
weeks ending February %, there were
148, GOT deaths, and from the irst OF the
year up to February %, the total
deaths amounted to 346, 6,S99.
Because the material happiness of
Louis Gurber had been lessened whereby
he was able only to swill 1S glasses OF
| beer daily, whereas 80 foaming mugs
had been his daily stunt, a jury at Cam
den, N. j., awarded him $1,000 damages
Gurber had been injured in street car
accident.
Reno barbara and VIM. ]. Byers were
hanged at Pittsburg, Pa, today for
murder. When the trap was sprung on
| Byers the loop of the moose pulled away
and he was precipitated to the ground.
Later he was resuscitated and on the
second trial was launched into eternity
in just AZ minutes.
The long drawn out Cody divorce trial
has come to an end, the notorious buf-
falo killer being denied the sought for
release.
The Delaware joint assembly today
separated. This means that the state
will be represented in the United States
Senate by one senator until 1907.
Wheat closed at $1.12% in Chicago
today.
| Friday, March "a
| Charles Sheppin Rogers and wife were
found dead in bed at Los Angeles this
afternoon. 1t is thought that Rogers
shot his wife and then committed suicide.
Wheat closed at $1.12h in Chicago to-
day.
| Jules Verne, the famous French novel
ist, died at Amiens today from the effects
| Of chronic diabetes.
A sensational phase was given the VIM.
| Weightman will contest case at Phila-
| deIphia today. 1t is now said that the
aged millionaire sought to marry his
sons widow and because he was turned
down cut off his sons children.
Bishop Spalding OF Peoria diocese is so
much improved from his recent attack OF
paralysis that today he was able to
leave the house.
| John Hill, colored pugilist, died from
the effects OF an uppercut delivered in the
| fourth round OF what was to have been
six round go between him and "Kid"
| Dorsey at Philadelphia last night.
Mrs. Margaret Norrington, aged Is
| years, impoverished and feeble minded,
was today ordered deported to Victoria,
B. c., from San Francisco, a second
/ he hnr hxy
Victoria officials and was promptly sent
| back. The Victoria police at once re-
| turned her on a steamer, and now she is
to make the northern trip again. The
woman says she originally came from
New Zealand in search OF sister.
Saturday, March 20.
| Countess Tackacs de kis Joka, nee Miss
Hart OF Cleveland, was granted divorce
from the count by Judge Bascom at
Cleveland today. Previously the count
ess had been released by the bankruptcy
court Of liability for the counts debts.
Minneapolis millers report that orders
from Japan continue to arrive at the rate
of from 5000 to 10000 sacks week.
The recent orders are all made clearable
within so days, which is taken to indi
cate that Japan is short in flour.
Over 10000 employees of the United
States Steel company at Pittsburg will
receive an increase ia wages OF from 10
to Is per cent. The total amount will
approximate $9,O0O,0O0.
II plans formed by the New York and
Chicago democrats do not miscarry they
will be enabled to listen to the speeches
at both Jeffersonian banquets through
the telephone.
Maurice Barrymore. actor, died at a
sanitorium at Amityville, N. j., today.
Sunday, March 20
A bomb was thrown into the carriage
of Baron Won Nolken, chief of police at
Warsaw, and the baron was severely
wounded Another bomb was thrown
into the police station in the same city,
injuring several persons. 1t is supposed
to be the work of revolutionists.
Because they whispered while the min
lister was trying to start hymn for the
congregation at Chicago, three young
society people, Dan Leslie, whose
father ie president of building and loan
association OF Chicago, his sweetheart,