The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-11-10
BETWEEN THB OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
Important Happenings and Things
Interest from All Over
I Great Country.
Wednesday. Nov. L

The first consignment of Miss Alice
| RoOsevelt's presents and souvenirs from
the orient was received in the George
| town customs house TODAY. 1t consisted
OF two dozen trunks, boxes and pack
ages.
| Oscar st. Cyr made a new worlds
record Tor swimming 40 yards tonight in
| the tank OF the Chicago Athletic associ-
alton, covering the distance in 21
seconds. The record was made in com.
petition.
| The Michigan members OF the National
| Manufacturers association at a meeting
! In Dewitt today. at which about two
| thirds OF the members of the Michigan
branch we're represented in person or by
| proxy, unanimously adopted resolutions
| emphatically endorsing President Roose-
velt's position on the freight rate legis
| lation.
| The state department at Washington
has recognized the new government of
| Norway, though not in an official man
| ner.
While playing game OF "hold up as
a Hallow' w'een prank, Frank Wright, q
boy of 13, shot and fatally wounded
| Cleveland Hood, about the same age, at
Chicago. They didn't know the revolver
was loaded.
| The Is students of the Chicago Dental
| college who were arrested for creating a
| disturbance last week were discharged by
| Justice Chatt today because a conviction
would prevent them from practicing
their profession in Illinois.
A linotype operator on a newspaper
has demonstrated that the voting
| machine TO be used at the coming elec-
tion in San Francisco can be manipul-
| ated. BY placing a rubber band near
the name of the fusion candidate for
| mayor it will not register for him,
although it will mark all the other
candidates.
December wheat closed at S84c at
Chicago today.
Thursday, November =.
In a speech before the Eikins, W. Va !,
board OF trade ex-senator Ii. @
Davis, vice presidential candidate at
the last election, spoke against gov
ernment regulation Of railroad rates
A new speed record for American bat
tleships was established today by the
Rhode Island on her official standard
ization trip over the measured mile
course OFF Owl head, during which she
stpamed one mile at a rate of 10 33
knots an hour.
All grades Of refined sugar were re-
duced 10 cents per 100 pounds at New
York today.
Cashier Clark Of the Enterprise Nation
al of Allegheny, Pa, made a written con
lessiOn before hisdeath, which is in the
possession of Receiver Cunningham, in
addition to the letter written TO his vile,
in which he charges Andrews with his
| ruin.
protest will be forwarded to Presi-
dent Roosevelt from Atchson, Kan,
against the appointment Of James F.
Smith to be governor general of the
Philippines, because his influence in the
islands would be detrimental to the
Catholic church.
December wheat closed at S9Ac at
Chicago today.
Friday, November g.
One man was killed and seven others
injured, three probably fatally, in col
lision today between o sand train on the
Indiana HarbOr railroad and a west
bound freight on the Michigan Central
| near Hartsdale, Ind.
Lawrence FL. Graham of New York
has been appointed commissioner OF the
| interior of p Orto Ric0, vice John S.
| Elliot, resigned.
The daughter of Mrs.. Lena E. Sang
ster OF Bloomington, Ill, was poisoned
| by candy sent to her mother Mrs Sang
ster is suing a Jacksonville, Iii woman
| for damages for alternating the affections
Of her husband, who is salesman for a
candy house.
| The board of ordnance and fortifica-
tiOns of the army in its annual report
states that the government refuses to
| aid in the development of designs until
there is practical demonstration.
There were 10 contestants for the
typewriter championship of the United
| States, held at New York. Paul Munter
of that city won first prize with 2099
words in 80 minutes.
The autopsy on the body of Mrs Mar
garet Todd, the rich woman who was
found on the railroad tracks at Phila-
delphia few days ago, proves to the
satisfaction of the coroner that she was
not killed by a train.
Dec. wheat closed at S9b cents at
Chicago today.
Saturday, November A.
A reward of $500 was offered yesterday
by the Ithaca, n. Y, Streetcar company
for the apprehens on of the Cornell uni
versity students who, it is alleged, on
Thursday night placed in peril the lives
OF passengers under the guise of col
lege prank.
Every nude statue in public view
should be draped,' said chief of Police
Collins of Chicago in speaking of the art
exhibit at the Field Museum, especially
statue OF woman. This is true OF
the big exhibitions, including the art in
stitute, il there are any statues there.
1t does not matter how artistic the
model. nor how artistic the work, or how
graceful the pose, drape em ALL"
The Southern Pacafc sOuthbound
coast line limited passenger dashed
iato train OF tourist cors at Santa
Margarita station. IA miles north OF
San Luis 0bispo, Cal. Ninteen people
were hurt, several OF them seriously, and
two probably fatally.
Mrs. James d. Brennan of Minneapolis
quarrelleG with her husband and after
he had gone to work attempted to xii
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