The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-07-07
BETWEEN THE OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
Important Happenings and Things
Interest from All Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, June 2S

According to the Railway Age there
are more than 1000 miles OF railroad
under construction in the United States.
The mileage OF track laid during the first
half of 1905 is less than any similar
period since 1898. This does not indi-
cate that the total will be correspond
ingly small, as construction was DELAYED
by snow and heavy rains of the early
spring In the Pacific states 213 miles of
| track we're laid.
Nine men were killed and from II to
10 Others we're injured by an explosion
OF ton Of dynamite today at the plant
OF the Emporium Powder company
three miles west of Emporium, Pa. The
dead men were all employed at the works
President Diaz of Mexico has issued O
decree reducing the duty on wheat i'm
ports into that country by 70 per cent.
The decree is to go into effect only until
the last day of next August.
Eight persons were killed ia the farm
ing country north OF PniIlipsburg, Kan,
by violent storm late this afternoon.
Houses and other buildings were razsd
to the ground, the killed being caught
in the falling buildings and crushed.
After an exciting contest, in which
eight candidates participated actively,
John NJ. PattiSOn, Cincinnati business
man whose home town is Milford, a su
burb OF Cincinnati, was today nominated
as democratic candidate for governor
Grace Mason, aged %, and Matt GRAY
son, aged Co. were murdered on the Sac
and Fox agency near Cushing Oklahoma,
this afternoon. The crime is supposed
to have been committed by the husband
OF the woman, who is being searched for.
The heads of both victims were split
open with an ak.
July wheat closed at 914c at Chicago
today.
Thursday June %
After his heart had quit beating for
some minutes and being pronounced
dead by two physicians, Peter Eldam
was resusciated at st. Louis by the use
OF a salt solution injected into his mus
cular tissue.
The reason for Chief Engineer John f.
Wallace res'gning from his position on
the Panama canal is announced, and it
is that Wallace has been offered berth
with the New York Rapid Transit com
pany at salary of $4,000.
A $25, 100000 deal, the largest steel
COhCt oCC CFCl mduc3 DdE lu5b Uetu CtOSbu
by the Pittsburg Steet company with
the United States Steel corporation. Ii
calls for 100000 tons to be de-
livered during the year beginning July l.
Admiral Sigsbee telegraphed from
Cape Scilly to the American consul at
Paris that he will arrive at Cherbourg in
the morning with the squadron of
American warships detailed to escourt
the body of Admiral John Paul Jones to
the United States.
The Yale varsity crew this afternoon
beat the Harvard crew in the annual
four mile race by the length OF an oar.
Such race has never been seen before in
the 27 years OF racing between the old
rivals.
An armed mob took seven negroes and
one white man from the jail at Watkins
vile, Ga, and riddled them with bullets
within a hundred yards of the centre Of
town They were charged with various
crimes.
passenger and freight train collided
on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe to-
day near Kansas City and two persons
were killed outright while three Others
were seriously wounded.
July wheat closed at 92I at Chicago
today.
Friday, June 80
Little Charles Lingold, aged 10, whose
father had given him a new suit of
clothes on passing to higher grade at
school, was drowned today in New York
by his playmates on account OF their
jealousy.
Secretary Taft today appointed John
f. Stevens chief engineer of the Panama
canal commission, vice John +. Wallace
resigned. Mr.. Stevens is now in the
service OF the Philippine commission as
government inspector of railroad con
struction. His salary will be $4,000 a
year.
Secretary Morton today reIinquished
the duties OF secretary of the navy. To-
morrow morning Charles j. Bonaparte
OF Baltimore will take the oath OF office
as Mr.. Morton's successor, and assume
the duties devolving upon the civilian
head OF the navy.
Statistics of the Boston port at the
close of the fiscal year today show that
the immigration record has been broken,
with 66, ,546 immigrants, which exceeds
the greatest previous record two years
ago of $3.50.
Major General Leonard A. Wood
arrived in the United States today from
the PHILIPPINES for the purpose of under
going serious operation in his head.
His arrival in the United States was
quite surprise in army circles as many
| officers were unaware of his intended
home coming until they read it in the
papers.
| The supreme court of Colorado today
granted an order for a rule requiring
| United States Senator Thomas NJ. Pat
tersOn to appear before the court and
show cause why he should not be punish
ed for contempt, for the publication and
circulation OF certain articles and car
toons which appeared in the papers
published by the New Times Publishing
company, OF which Senator Patterson is
| the owner.
July wheat closed at 93Asc at Chicago
Saturday, July
From Orangeville, KY, comes the
news that Matilda Jane Ayres is married
again. Matilda Jane is a buxom matron
OF 33 years and is as pretty as when she
was 16, and there isn't anything sur.
prising in the announcement that she