The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-02-17

While temporarily insane James
Estes, a farmer, at their home at
Marshall. a small town near Gutherie, o.
T., murdered his wife and daughter,
attempted to kill his son, who escs PED, ,
set fire to the house and literally blew
his own head off with shotgun. The
house was destroyed and the bodies
burned to crisp.
O. w. Stewart was today nominated
by the prohibitionists for mayor of
Chicago. Among other things in the
party platform is plank calling for ]
cent fares within the city.
Sunday. February II
Damage done by ice and high water in
the Ohio river already amount to mil
lions OF dollars. Many coal barges have
been caught in the ice and other ship
ping is in imminent peril with not much
hope of saving it.
A project ia on foot in the city OF
Mexico TO build a new bull ring, con
structed entirely of steel and masonry,
having seating capacity OF $4,000.
One killed and several injured besides
a property loss of hall q million dollars
is the result so far OF Il fire at Mouile,
Alabama.
The police in Russia are giving the
strikers the alternative OF going 70
work or going to Jail. 1t is pretty much
the same the world over, keep the workers
working. 1t doesn't make much diff r
ence whether it's club or some other
means that's employed to do 80.
st JOeeph is threatened with q Goa
famine by reason of inability of the rail
ways to move fuel in fast enough, due TO
the extreme cold. H5 was 1S below zero
there last night.
The balloon which started Sunday
night, under the direction uf Faurp and
Latham. from the Crystal palace. L
don, arrived safely at st. Denis, France.
after journey of less than six hours.
This is less time than it takes from
bower TO Calais by boat. Faure and
Latham claim their system of steering
is perfect, and they can guarantee pas
sengeF service.
Abundant evidence ia at hand that the
German government is lending the aid OF
its troops to Rusaia in order to effect
lively patrol the Russo Polish frontier
The railroad bridge iust out of SusnOvice
is being guarded by German soldiers eu
tirely.
car on the Sutro electric, San Fran
cisco, filed with passengers bound for
the beach, got away from the motor
man and jumped the track at a curve
1t plowed through 80 feet of sand with.
out OverturniDg. Fred Kettleman OF
Stockton was on the front end of the
car, and when it left the track hp
jumped of, pulling his wife with him
HE skull was fractured and his injuries
may prove fatal. Mrs. KettIeman was
cut about the head and face, A number
Of people suffered minor hurts.
Monday, February IS.
The senate today confirmed the nom
ination of Joseph Pinkham as assayer
at the Boise assay Office, to succeed
Smith D. WooIIey, recently removed.
For recklessly pushing an automobile
to its utmost speed, Mrs. Thomas <.
Jefferson, nee Jessie Galusha, former
belle of Spokane, is responsible for the
death OF a mechanic at Los Angeles,
Cal. The other occupants OF the car
were Count Castiglioni, Frank Hutchin.
son and the counts chauffeur. Mrs.
Jefferson and Mr.. Hutchinson gave up
their places in the aristocratic turnout
while it bore the injured man and his
wife to the hospital, and the report adds
that the count condescendingly took the
poor wife home again after the man died
W. R. Hearst and Mr.. Sullivan of
Massachusetts had a gentlen.anly dis
cussion on the floor of the house today.
Degenerate millionaire was handed to
MIR. Hearst, who landed with the infer
ence that Mr. Sullivan was a murderer.
. vNloo ,HrHO, ha.u sAI
out interruption after which the house
took up it's regular routine with renewed
vigOr.
F. FL. Shitz, aged 80. 5 It. S in., dark
complexion and hair, partly grey nous
tache. blue eyed, weight about 10, has
skipped out and left a wife and two
children in destitute circumstances at
Mullan, Id. Chief of Police Barney Ford
would Ike to locate the gentleman.
Tuesday,.Februa IL.
Beforelthe Interstate commerce com
mission today it was charged by conn
sel that the railroads made profit out OF
coal strikes, and that wage reduction
would noe be justified by lowering OF
coal rates.
Mrs. Christian Schearer, bride of six
months, whose husband was killed in an
automobile accident at Los Angeles,
Cal has entered suit for $25 900 dam
ages against the count aud the 9th
occupants of the machine.
The defense closed today 10 the Pea
body Adams contest at Denver. Five
days are given Peabody for rebuttai
The committee must report on nr be
fore March l, and on March 2 the con-
test will D. decided.
George G. S0u'e, at PlsinwelI. Mich
died suddenly today from congestion II
the brain brought on by receiving news
Of the death OF his son, Ellis Soue, of
Spokane. Funeral services will be held
over the remains of father and son at
Plaingell.
Bills granting suffrage to women we're
defeated both in Kansas ana Montana
today.
May wheat closed at s1.18 in Chicago
TODAY.
Health
Mpana the ability To do pood day