The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-12-01
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Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
Important Happenings and Things
Interest from All Over
aGreat Country.
Wednesday. Nov. %

W. K. Thomas. who was associated
with e. j. Devlin, the coal mine operator
and one OF the principal stockholders in
/ the defunct First National bank of To
peka, KAN, took carbolic acid in a bath
room in Leavenworth. Kas.
| Twenty -four provinces in European
Russia, not including Poland, Finland
and the Caucasus, having a population
| OF 52, 600 900, are now in a state of in
surrection- Peasants everywhere are
seizing the land of the great estate
owners who are fleeing abroad
| At POcatello, Ida, early this morning.
Mexican named Garcia was shot and
killed by Deputy Sheriff Dave Quigley.
While carousing in saloon at Moore.
Mont, last night, Sherman Shaffer made
the boast that he could drink a quart of
gin. Others purchasing the LIQUOR, Shat
fer drank it, and soon afterward sank
into a stupor. This morning his bodv
| was found in the rear OF the saloon,
death having resulted directly from his
feat in winning the bet.
Thursday. November 23
Electric locomotives will displace mules
in both the Black Diamond and Coal
Creek mines, owned by the Pacific Coast
| company, the new system being installed
By the fret Of the new year Forty. seven
mules now living underground will be
displaced, brought to the surface and
sold. Some OF these mules have not
been on the surface for between 10 and
15 years.
distressing accident occurred in the
residence Of Marshall Field, 1919 Prairie
avenue when his son, Marshall Field, Jr.,
accidentlly shot himself in the stomach
while cleaning a revolver.
The foreign warships which will partici-
pate IN the movement to cOerce the porte
OF Turkey. are now Assem- bled off Piraeus.
Greece, and we're expected to sail on Fri
day. The customs house at MityIene
will first be seized, and if that fails to
bring about backdown on the part of
the sultan similar course will be taken
on the island of Lemons, this to be fol-
lowed by the blockading of the Dardan-
elles.
All but one Of the 400 girls attending
the parOchial school OF st. Anne's parish.
Lawrence, sMass., whose lives were en-
daDgered by fire in the building today
escaped without injury, although 25
were caught by firemen in nets as they
were dropped from third story window
by teacher.
Friday. November "a.
Before adiourning sine die this evening,
the National Grange, Patrons of Husb-
andry, adopted a resolution declaring
that we, as American citizens, believe it
is every mans privilege to work as
many hours as he wills for pay; that
energy, thrift and activity are entitled
to encouragement and should command
rightful compensation for service rend-
ered."
George Allen, foreman OF the STANDARD
mine at Mace, Idaho, was instantly
killed in the mine this afternoon by
being struck By descending cage. Allen
was alone when the accident occurred,
and the exact manner in which the acci-
dent happened is not known.
George Edward Adams, for seven years
cashier OF the United States assay office
in Seattle, and one of the best known
young men in Seattle, is under arrest,
accused by secret service officials Of the
theft Of $35, 900 in gold dust. to which
be had access in his official capacity. OF
this sum, $12, 900 was taken off Adams
by Secret Service Agent ConDell, who has
been at work on the case for several weeks
murueF COMMITTED nearly TWO weeks
ago and peculiarly CHASTITY in its details,
was discovered in Albany n u, when
the badly decomposed body Of Mrs.
John hammond was found wedged in a
trunk in a second story room of her
home. The trunk stood in the fireplace,
and the body within was sprinkied with
chloride of lime.
Saturday, November 25.
A desperate attempt to escape from
the Missouri state prison at Jefferson
City. was made by four convicte at 3:15