The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-10-27

\ president was driven through the city
! gate, where he was presented bv the
school children with a floral key to the
city.
The great tunnel, 800 feet long, under
| the Chicago postotfice, to be used ex-
clusively for the transmission of mails
was completed today, when the two
crews Of miners who, for the past 40
days, have been working toward each
other from opposite ends OF the bore,
| finished the work OF excavation forty
feet below the street level
j. A. LenroOt of Superior, speaker OF
| the Wisconsin legislature aud L2-
Toilette leader. tonight announced his
candidacy for the governnrship of Wis
cOnsin.
by the caving Of stOpe in the High
land Boy copper mine at Bingham, Utah,
today five men were instantly killed The
bodies have not yet been recovered and
can not be reached for several hours.
Following are the official figures with
regard to the yellow fever situation at
New Orleans up To p. III. today: New
cases, n; total, 1859 Deaths, O; total
43o Cases under treatment, % Cases
discharged, 1892.
December wheat closed at 871s, at
Chicago today.
Sunday, October %
rumor spread through the city OF
Rome the morning that the pope was
seriously ill. DR. Lapp0ni, bis physician.
authorizes the Associated Press to an
nOunce 1.-The statement il inexact," the
pope merely having a cold.
gasoline launch containing four
passengers, making its first trip on the
Mississippi river at St Louis, exploded
near Ivory station, IA miles below the
city, and two OF the passengers are be
lleved to have been drowned, the other
two being probably fatally burned. Ex
plosion was caused by leaking gasoline
pipe.
Two children were killed and eight
persons injured. three probably fatally,
at Indianapolis, Ind, in a crossing
accident tonight, when a car on the
Indianapolis, Columbus & Southern
Traction line struck a wagon loaded
with pcknicers returning from the
country.
President Roosevelt left st. Augustine,
Florida, at 9 o'clock for his tour to
Alabama and is not scheduled to max e
a stop OF any length until be reaches
Mobile tomorrow afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock, His stay in st. Augustine was
quiet one. lie attended services in
the Presbyterian church at III O'Clock,
and alter luncheon drove to Fort Mer
uOn, where he boarded a launch and
went TO Anastasia island. Here he
donned a bathing suit and had bath
IN salt water.
Three men fought a battle with pistols
On an eighth avenue car, New York city,
today, and ali Of them were seriously
injured. While the fight was being
waged the ear ran at top speed fur half
mile, the gong sounding an alarm, and
the passengers lying fiat on the floor to
escape the shower of bullets. At Twenty
sixth street several policemen boarded
the car and seized the combatants, all of
whom were too badly injured to offer
any resistance.
Monday. Oct 23
Ex Congressman Jerry Simpson died
at st. Francis Hospital, Witcita, Kan.
sas this morning at 6:05, from aneurism
OF the aorta. The funeral will be held
Wednesday at the Scottish Rite Temple.
Mrs. E. Champlin, age SO years, OF Three
Rivers, Mich, committed suicide today
by putting her head in kettle Of scald
ing water. Mrs, Champlin's mind had
become deranged over religious matters.
she having recently joined an Organiza-
tiOn called "Mind Healers." THIS,
together with the recent death of her
husband, is said to be the cause Of her
rash act.
In abject destitution Matilda Van
DOsen, granddaug ter of Henry Van
Dolsen, an aide on the staff Of General
Washington and daughter of William II
Van DOtsen, an officer 10 the United
States army in the war Of 1912, died to
night in New York in tiny, squalid
room ia East 139th street. Miss Van
Dolsen was " years OF age.
The supreme court of the United
States today decided that State Senator
George q. Green of New York must come
to Washington for trial on the charge Of
conspiracy with George W. Beavers and
others to defraUd the government in the
purchase Of supplies for the pOstOffice
department.
All Billings, Mont, is today searching
for pretty young girl, scarcely Is years
Of age, who escaped from officers last
night. The girl is Ethel Smith. She was
arrested upon request OF the Denver
police for frequenting houses fill repute.
Dec. wheat closed at 92h cents at
Chicago today.