The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-09-01

children, the eldest q daughter II years
old, were swept away by the flood, ii e
mother being the only one saved, she
having clung to come floating debris.
Following is the off ial report of vel
low fever at New Orleans up to 6 pm.
today: New cases, Al; total to date,
1712. Deaths, 10; total, 242. Cases
under treatment, 243
The burning at the stake OF Tim Will
Jams, negro, for attacking a white
woman, was commended at the state
canvention of negro Baptists at Dallas,
Texas, yesterday. Rev. Mr.. jackson, of
Dallas, declared that if any action we're
taken By the convention in regard to the
lynching resolution should be passed
commencing the whites
Sunday, August q.
John Moore, negro 20 years old, was
taken from Craven county jail in New
burn, North Carolina, early today and
lynched by mob of 100 masked men,
armed with rifles and revovers.
Two persons were killed and many
Others Injured In wreck of Pennsylva-
MIA railroad excursion train at LOgans-
port, Indiana
But a lew minutes after the close of
Rev Wiley's address at the First Baptist
church, Minneapolis, a man who is
thought to be W. Rowen, of Sublette,
llilnols, got up IN pew and fired q bull
let through bis heart, dying instantly.
On search OF his clothes a draft for S7OO
was found on bis person, made out in
the name OF w. ROwen, on Sublette. ILL.,.
The AerOlite, winner of Cleyelapd's q
challenge cup for trotters, and Leola.
owned and driven by E. Nj. Hanna, trot-
ted mile to pole at the Glenvile matt
nee, Cleveland, today in 2:10 fiat, break
ing the worlds team record for trottipr
mares and winning credit for being the
first pair trOtting to beat 2:15 without
prompter.
Medical scientists throughout the coun-
try have had their attention directed to
remarkable case Of catalepsy in YOnk-
ers, New York, where Charles Canepi, 8
years Of age, has been in an unbroken
trance like sleep for more than four
months, and it is probable consultation
OF specialists in nervous diseases from
this city will be called to investigate the
case.
Monday. Aug rs.
The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
consisting of IL acres near Hodgeville,
Kentucky, was sold today by A. W.
Bennett to Z. j. Collier, of New York,
for $4,000. This property was purchased
from Mr. Lincon's father by a family by
the name Of Creal who sold it to Mr.
Bennett Is years ago.
Fong Len,s cabin boy on the presidents
yacht Mayfower, was captured last
November during raid which the i'm
migration inspectors made upon vessels
at the Puget Sound navy yard, and
charged with being illegally in this
country. Fearing lest he be taken away
from serving the chief executive Of this
country, he has written to Chin Tau of
Seattle asking him for protection by
having tbe charges against him dis
missed. FOng Len claims to have been
born in San Francisco.
Twenty men were drowned during a
fierce gale off the coast of Florida, by
the sinking of the steamship Peconic,
bound from Philadelphia to New Orleans.
Only two men were saved, they succeeded
in lowering life boat and reached shore.
At corners jury held at Butte, Mon
tana, tonight to fix the responsibility of
the awful disaster which Occu rred there
on August 20 by the collision of street
car and a freight tram, in which 10
people were killed and large number
we're Injured, returned verdect finding
censure for the Butte street car company
and the city council ia their neglect to
have stiles put in at railway crossings.
Nearly hundred witnesses were called
to testify.
The champion swimming record of the
world was broken today at Leeds, Eng
land by B. B. Kieran of Australia. Kie
ran although being the worlds champ
ion beat bis own record Of 6 minutes
23 2 5 seconds for 500 yards, by Is Is
seconds.
September wheat closed at 79h at
Chicago today.