The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-07-21
BETWEEN THB OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
Important Happier ings and Things
Interest from All Over
AGreat Country.
Wednesday, July IL

SIX deaths and a score of prOstratiOns
due to the heat in Philadepha; and ten
deaths and nearly three score prostra-
tions in New York city, is the record for
today.
A coroners jury in San Francisco in it's
verdict today in the case OF Samue!
Cowap, crushed to death in the collapse
OF four story building, said: 1--WE find
that the present system of building in
spection is entirely insufficient for the
protection of life and property"
A plot to abduct the son of Gov.
Oteri OF n. NJ, was exposed at Santa Fe
today. Eight convicts had formed
themselves into band to carry out the
plot. They planned to hold the
governors son for ransom.
McMurrey. white, .and Shepard, a
negro, attacked their guard at Fort
Mason, Cal, almost beat him to death,
and then made their escape. Murray
was captured but Shepard is still at
large.
To escape the camera of the rogues'
gallery photographer, Samuel Levine,
accused OF attempted arson, Jumped from
the sixth floor of police headquarters at
Brooklyn, n. Y. today, sustaining
injuries which will probably prove fatal.
One Thousand delegates from the
Indian territory and Oklahoma met in
convention at Oklahoma City today to
take some detinate action looking to
immediate statehood
Nearly 20 Italian laborers we're in
iured, three probably fatally, in an
accident near Baldwin, O. In preparing
spaghetti for the gang, the cook called
for more water. The man by mistake
poured a bucketful of gasoline into the
kettle and an explosion followed.
July wheat closed at S9Hc at Chicago
today.
Thursday July 13
Thirteen deaths attributed to the hot
weather, were recorded in New York to-
day. In addition score or more of
persons we're overcome by the heat and
are under treatment in the city hoe
pitfalls.
One of the worst storms that ever
visited the Rosebud reservation struck
the towns Of st. Elmo. Burke, Herrick and
Gregory, SD, today, resulting in the
death of one person and the injury of II
others, two of whom may die.
Judge Quarles, Of the U. S. district
court, announced today that a special
U S grand jury will be summoned to
meet in Milwaukee in September to
inquire into the affairs of the General
Paper Company" the so called paper
trust.
One man was probably fatally injured
and several more slightly hurt in a riot
Of striking tailors and their sympa
thizers today at Brooklyn, N. Y The
clothing factory OF Isaac Newman was
wrecked before the police dispersed the
crowd.
At a meeting of the western window
glass jobbers in Chicago today the retail
price of window glass was advanced 10
per cent. the price to take effect at
once.
t. E. Albright, representative,
charged with bribery in connection with
the passage of the bill granting a fran
chise to the St. Louis & Suburban Rail-
way Company, was acquitted at Troy,
Mo. today.
July wheat closed at 881s: at Chicago
today.
Friday, July IA
A. G. Wheeler and four prominent poll
tians, charged with forging the records
of the Chicago city council tor the benefit
of the Illinois Telephone 4 Telegraph
company. we're found guilty at Chicago
today by Judge Chetlain, who took the
case from the jury.
passenger train on the G. & l.,
leaving St. Louis at midnight, collided
with a suberban train at Steger, H.,
today. Three persons were killed and
16 injured. The engines of both trains
were demolished.
E. W. Warfield, cashier of the St
Louis county bank at Clayton, Mo-,
today shot himself while seated at his
desk, dying almost instantly. LII health
probably led to the act.
1t was announced today at the navy
department. that the battleship Oregon
had won the trophy for the highest score
made by vessels Of her class at the last
annual target pratice. The same vessel
won the trophy year ago.
A party of 26 strikebreaking printers
arrived in San Francisco today from st.
Louis, in charge of A. c. Bremen and an
attorney. 1t was composed of Ia com
child and guards. They were taken to
L. tive VI luc lncu
escaped tonight, and most of the men
claim that they we're brought here not
knowing the true state of affairs.
July wheat closed at 86Sc at Chicago
today.
Saturday, July 10
Three men were killed on Holly creek,
near Lee City KY. today as result Of
a fued of long standing. The dead are
Frank Smith, aged so, and his two sons,
William and Manfred. Scott McQuinn
admitted killing all three.
E. 81. Funston, ex-congressman and
father OF Gen. Funston, was placed on
trial at lola. Kan, today charged with
carrying concealed weapons and dis
turbing the peace. After the explosion
in lola recently, when a temperance
crank wrecked three saloons, Mr.. Fun
ston had trouble with an officer and it