The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-06-30


was born in North Carolina.
Sunday, June 20.
Charles W. Chestnut, a negro author.
IN an address before the Boston His
torlcal society, speaking on Race Pre-
Iudlce, It's Cause and Cure said the
hnal solution OF the question would be
tue amalgamatiOn of the white and
black races through utter marriage.
4 Durr, Of New Rachelle, Ny is a
curlously constructed human. being the
possor OF two hearts. Lately he caused
an advertisement to be inserted in New
YORK papers Offering for sale a deed to
his body, good after death. He refuses
TO state the amounts offered. as be il
alter all he can get, but it is known they
reach into the thousands.
While Watt c. Gregg was on his wav
TO nelghbOr's today at Denver. Col.
| ne neard gun shots coming from his
| home. Returning there he found his
TOUR children dead in their own blood.
while his wife lay wounded on the floor.
| The woman had shown signs of mental
alteration, but no attention was paid
| to it.
Thomas NJ Casey, cashier of the de-
funct Salmon 4 Salmon bank at Clinton.
Mo-, was arrested today for forging two
notes aggregating $4,000. The banks
finances are in deplorable condition,
and depOsitOrs will realize but little.
Casey is a son of Geo. M. Casey, known
as the ''cattle king of Missouri"
Seven thousand dollars has lust been
paid by the New York Central to Ignace
Paderewski, the pianist, as damages for
jOltlng he received in railroad
accident near Syracuse last April The
pianist was prOstrated and forced to
| cancel his American tour. Railroad at
tOrneys are congratulating themselves,
as they say, it's hard to estimate what
damages jury would award should
Paderewski's injuries prove permanent
Monday, June 20
Secretary Taft, in speaking at the law
school exercises at Yale college today,
placed himself in the position of one who
thinks the American idea not exactly
the proper thing, more especially when
colonial possessions are considered The
abolition OF the jury system, with proper
appeal, would not, he thought, deprive
litigants OF an impartial hearing.
J. E. Ingram, millionaire, of Chicago
discharged for drunkenness driver whom
be had recently hired. This, however,
did not appnase the wrath OF the man
OF millions on beng compelled to drive
his own rig or walk, so he hunted his
drunken cOachman up and hOrsewhipped
the helpless drunk in a terrible manner
He later ordered the sheriff at Goshen,
Ind, to arrest the man, which the sheriff
did, but the citizens are incensed at the
brutality OF Ingram and threaten to
prosecute him.
Unable to endure the long separation
in the foreign service to which he was as
signed, Henry Eichenrodt, bandmaster
OF the United States battleship Alabama,
and his young wife, to whom he had been
united less than year, committed sui
eide today at Paterson, n j.
Two men were brought into Bullfrog,
New, today who were found wandering
aimlessly about in Death Valley. Their
misfortune is but a repititiOn of dozens
OF others lately. Carcasses Of men and
burrOs heavy laden have been found in
great numbers.
Three persons were killed and Is in
jured in rear end collision on the Hi
nOls Central near Vine Grove, Ky., today.
The referendum vote of the Chicago
teamsters resulted in virtually a unani-
nous decllnation to accept the terms of
the employers. A meeting of all the
locals will be held tomorrow for the pur-
pose OF financing the strike. The ques-
tiOn OF calling out more men will also be
discussed.
A tornado struck Plankington, S. D.,
Sunday and did much damage. man,
his wife and daughter were struck by
flying debris and instantly killed. At
RI an frpn Ill
damage done.
July wheat closed at 99itc at Chicago
today.
Tuesday, June %.
Under a decision Of the supreme court
of Indiana delivered at Indianapolis
today a saIoonkeeper, through whose
sale OF intOxicants a man is killed in
brawl or otherwise, lis responsible in dam
ages to the child of deceased even though
at the time of the demise the child is
| unborn.
Although the convention is still en-
| deavOring to agree on candidate it is
almost a sure thing that John NJ. Pat
| tisOn will be the nominee for governor of
| the democratic state convention now in
session at Columbus, Ohio
Geo. E. Larney, convicted sometime
ago OF conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in connection with the sale Of letter
box fasteners, was today removed to
| Jail at Washington and will be removed
to the federal prison at Moundsville, "
| Va. He was sentenced to two years and
$4,000 fine.
Capt. Robert D. Graham, lawyer, Sc
years old and confederate veteran, q
son of former member of the cabinet,
today leaped from a window on the
sixth floor OF an apartment house at
Washington, D. C. He was dead when
picked up. Iii health is supposed to
have prompted the act.
Roy Knobenshue, the aeronaut,
made a trip in his new airship today at
Toledo, o. He started on the trip over
the city and sailed the ship for 45 min
utes, with and against the wind.
Advices from the Russian front indicate
that the Russian van posts, under press
ure, are retiring.
Chicago July wheat closed at 90%.
Makes digestion and assimilation per-
feet. Makes new red blood and bone.
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will do. tonic for the sick and
weak. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Elk