The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-02-24

to the scene discovered that the Turks
had burned the place and the charred re
mains OF IA women and several children
were fonnd
According to recent sermon delivered
by Overseer Biacefield, second in com
mand at Zion City, it is cinch the
| Apostle will be able to raise the dead
when the time comes In the meantime
the faithful must lay all their lucre at
the Apostles feet, and ask no questions
A dispatch from New York states that
snother Atlantic cable is to be laid and
bids for it's laying have already been
made. The new cable will embody the
| latest discoveries in this branch of elec
tricity.
La struggle for life Warden Hart oi
SteilacoOm asylum was badly hurt Sun.
day, by an inmate named E. E Hyde
Alter striking Mr.. Hart be threw him to
the floor, breaking his jaw and other wise
iniurying him.
Hearing OF contest for the Office oil
governor of Colorado closed Monday
Governor Adams ditapproves of any
demonstration in hit favor at the cap
ltal, Match 2, which has been proposed
by the building trades council.
Hon. j. B. Hepburn, the junior sena-
tor from Idaho says Santo Domingo
ought to be part of the United States,
and has introduced a joint resolution
for the annexation Of that country to
the United States.
F. A. Falkenburg, we'll known in fra
ternal insurance circles, was buried at
Denver, Col, by the Woodmen of the
World.
Monday, February 20.
At West Point today the japanese
fGd, liu litsu, received set back in favor
OF the American style of wrestling Prof.
Tomlto, foremost exponent OF iiu jiCsu,
endeavOred to show how easy it was to
defend oneself by his method, but West
Points star footballer. Upton, handled
the professor as If he was a novice in the
art of wrestling.
By an explosion in the Virginia mine,
Is miles south of Birmingham, Ala, 1875
miners are entombed, and it is believed
that all of them have perished. 1t is
not known what caused the explosion
but is believed to have been dust, though
nized as comparatively free from dust.
Maj or Darlington, VINO was convicted
OF falsifying vouchers OF the civil gov
ernment at Manila to the amount of
$500, was today sentenced to a total
OF 60 years and FIVE days Imprisonment.
He was sentenced on FIVE separate
counts, and the sentence on each charge
was II years and one day.
The Cody divorce case slowly drags its
way to the end at Cheyenne, Wyo. The
testimony Of plaintiff shows that Mrs
Cody was heavy drinker, while, accord
ing to the defense, Buffalo Bili'' was a
confirmed drunkard. The proceedings
are surprise, as they appeared to be a
well matched pair.
Twelve workmen were badly injured
by the explosion of stationary boiler
at the Providence Coal company's mine,
near st. Clairsville, o. Two of the in
iured have since died and four Others are
believed to have been fatally hurt.
Wheat closed at $118I in Chicago
today.
Tuesday, February Fl.
Messrs. Collister and Mackay, prom
inent sheepmen of Utah have secured a
years lease, with privilege OF renewal,
on SOC, 900 acres of Union Pacific rail-
road land in Montana. This move will
give the Utah sheepmen control of about
1,200, 900 acres of fine range.
The suit OF John r. PIatt of New York
to compel the negress Hanna Elias to
return him $S50,000 was dismissed by
Justice OGOrman, the Judge deciding
that there was no evidence of blackmail
After a heated debate, in which 40
women took part, the Bayonne, n. j.,
political studio club has voted, by
large majority, that the proper way for
girl to salute the flag is to touch the
forehead with the right hand, precisely
as the man does.
Governor Chamberlain of Oregon to-
day granted full pardon to Wong Gee,
a Cinnamon serving a life sentence for
murder In Union county, committed in
October 1898. The pardon was granted
at the request of Prince Kang Yu Wei,
secretary to the emperor of China, who
is touring this country on an inspection
Of institutions.
The first section Of northbound South
ern Pacific passenger train No. on the
coast line was wrecked today 35 miles
north of Santa Barbara. The train
crashed into a landslide on a curve and
a portion of the train was derailed. One
man was killed, several of the train
crew seriously hurt and eight or ten OF
the passengers more or less injured.
May wheat closed at S119B at Chicago
today.
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