The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-09-01
BETWEEN THR OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
Important Happerings and Things
Interest from All Over
aGreat Country.
Wednesday, August 23

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+. A. Peckham, indicted for completely
IN the cotton report scandal, was arrest
ed at Saratoga, New York, today and
arraigned before United States Commits
sioner Dawson. In default OF $4,000
bail Peckham was lodged in jail await
ing continuance of his hearing tomorrow.
Rev. DR.. G. Campbell, who occupies
the late Dwight L. Moody's place at
East NOrthtield, Mass, said today that
the Protestant churches membership in
America pay more attention to social
pleasure than they do to godliness. The
influential church members wrap up in
their own affairs or get busy in the pur-
suit OF frivolity aud forget the pledge
made to their church as Christians.
Secretary BOnaparte and Superintend
ent Sands OF the naval academy, have
chosen April "a, 1906, for the celebration
in honor OF John Paul Jones, the ami
versary OF the capture of the British war
ship Drake by Jones.
Oliver Lott, negro, killed one man
and seriously wounded another at Selma.
Alabama, today. After the shooting
Lott barrcaded himself in house and
killed the leader of the posse trying TO
capture him. The building was fired
and Lofts charred body, riddled with
bullets, was afterwards found in the
ruins.
While asleep in a houseboat which had
been broken loose from it's moOrings in
the Ohio river near Maysville, Kentucky,
a family named Gates, consisting OF
Gates, his wife and five children, were
run down by river packet and drowned.
Benjamin Henford, vice presidential
candidate on the socialist ticket in the
campaign of 1904, is seriously i'll in the
Presby terian hospital in New York City.
His recovery is doubtful.
Sept. wheat closed at S0%c at Chicago
today.
Thursday August "a
The city committee of the Citizens
union tonight, by q vote of 80 to 16,
decided to offer the nomination for mayor
OF New York City to the present district
attorney, W. I. jerome.
Tahasco, a mining town near Trinidad,
Colorado, was submerged by a cloud
burst and nine people drowned.
OF the funds of the Continental Finance
company, OF which Henry WuIff, former
treasurer OF Illinois, is president, but
LIZ
the creditors, who will get what is left
after the expenses of receivershp have
been settled.
BY the explosion of giant powder at
Paris. SO miles from Bakersfield, Califor
MIA, Mrs. o. W. McRae, her son, and Os-
car Duclose, a miner, were killed, Mr.
McRae was fatally injured and three
Others seriously hurt.
Johann Hook, convicted of the murder
OF one OF his numerous wives, will not be
hanged tomorrow, Justice Magruder to
day issuing a supersedeas to enable the
supreme court to review the case
Following is the official report OF vel
low fever at New Orleans up to 6 o. m
today: New cases, A; total to date,
1900. Deaths, z; total, 262; under treat
ment. 2S7.
September wheat closed at SOh, at
Chicago today.
Friday, August 25.
President Roosevelt, notwithstanding
advice OF friends and official associates.
late this afternoon made a descent in
Long Island sound on board the subma-
rine boat Plunger, and as a result the
president has endeared himself to naval
men the world over. The boat went
through its maneuvers much to the edit
cation of the president, and during the
40 minutes under water the boat went to
depth OF 40 feet
Robert l.. Wimberly was shot and
killed at Downievile, Calf rnia, by his
17-year- r-old sister in law, Bertha Bennett.
All that is known about the shooting ia
that Wimberly met Miss Bennett on the
trail, carrying water to the house, and
the shooting soon after took place. The
girl refuses to talk about the affair.
Edwin S. Holmes. Jr, of Washington
City. until recently associate statistcian
OF the department of agriculture, but
VINO was dismissed as an outcome of the
investigation into the leakage in the
cotton crop reports, was today indicted
by the grand jury on charge of conspi-
| racy to defraud the government.
David j. Barr, carpenter engaged up-
on the new Great Northern coal chute at
Wagner, Idaho, committed suicide in
sensational manner this morning by
rushing head first into the landseeker
special train going west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen c. Depp, of Hickory
Run, Pennsylvania, with the appearance
VI yCStClAoy, oIO UuC pdEenI6 OI 20
children. The parents are only 40 years
OF age, and claim to have the largest
family in Amdrica. age considered.
Sept. wheat closed at S5sc at Chicago
today.
Saturday, August 26.
The United States barracks at West
town cemetery, Canton, Ohio, was con-
sumed by fire today. Ever since the
body OF the late President Mckinley has
rested at Westtown the United States
has kept guard there and it was the
soldiers quarters which burned Twelve
guns and 5000 rounds Of ammunition
were burned. and the exploding cart
ridges made living in that neighborhood
a rather hazardous proposition for the
nonce.
Three thieves entered the jewelry store
OF c. w. johnson in Chicago, and at the
point OF reyolvers compelled the jeweler
to hand over tray of diamonds. Later
one OF the robbers was captured with
portion OF the Diun0er but the other tgo