The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1905-05-19

person was killed aud many injured The
path Of the twister was half mile wide
and the country for three miles is cleared
OF every sign Of habitation.
At Valley Falls, Kan, a cyclone did
much damage to property. No loss OF
life. At Mayetta, Kan, school house
the storms path were blown TO the
ground.
Miss Edith Isabella Gibony of ST.
Louis, was today awarded at Pittsburg,
$14, 900 in a $4,000 damage case for
breach OF promise against Klaus J.
Steiner, son of a millionaire iron
manufacturer at Allegheny.
Dis trict Attorney c. c. Hamlin of
Cripple Creek, Col, today dismissed the
cases on the criminal docket against the
members of the Western Federation of
Miners, charged with responsibility for
the Victor riots of June. 1894.
Sunday, May IL.
Serious fighting has been going on the
past two weeks on the island of JOlo,
between the Outlawed Moro chief, Pala,
with 600 well armed men, and troops
under command of General Leonard
Wood. Pala's losses have been 800
killed, while the American loss is stated
at killed and 10 wounded.
Jesse Bartlett Davis, noted contraIta
singer, Tor years member OF the
Bostonians, died today in Chicago at the
age OF 46.
The Santa Fe passenger, No. IL, was
ditched today by trainwreckers, near
Emporia, Kan, and six passengers are
thought to be fatally wounded Spikes
and tishplates were removed on the in
side OF curve, ditching five cars. There
is no clue to the wreckers.
A woman who claimed to be Carlotta.
wife of Macmillan, former emperor OF
Mexico, and brother of Francis Joseph,
present emperor of Austria, has, accord
ing to the Herald, left the city after
about $40, 900 from mem bers of |
the Italian colony on the pretense that |
she was rightfu claimant to the Aus |
trian throne.
The strike of IA, 900 agricultural |
laborers in Porto Rico has ended, the |
gaining their point. The strike |
was for 30 per cent increase in wages |
and 9-hour day.
In a storm which swept over Sulphur,
nation, a number of houses we're destroy |
ed. The body of John Layton was re
covered from the ruins of the Harper |
lotel, destroyed at Sulphur. Near Ada |
George BOlen was killed by the storm.
Monday, May 10.
JOhu K. Olsen a we'll known travelling |
salesman, was sentenced at Los Angles |
today to five years in the penitentiary |
Olsen pawned the jewellery Of q Mrs. |
Ihursber, which she had placed in bis
possession, but claimed it was with her |
and that it was their intention
to embark in business tOgather.
The executive committee OF the 18TH
naian canal commission today decided |
to purchase in the markets of the world |
any material and ships necessary for
the building of the canal
w. 2. Robinson at San Diego, crazed |
by drink, left his room this morning |
and shot everybody be run across, until |
be had killed four people and fatally |
another. Then lying down on |
a bed vacated by one of his victims, |
blew the top of his head off.
Miss Edith Smith accOsted Miss Alma |
Callahan on the streets of Chicago today |
ing the attentions OF young man, |
mutual acquaintance of the two, Miss
Callahan refused to relinquish the smiles
of the young man, whereupon Miss
Smith drew a knife and fatally stabbed
her rival.
K. Warren Toole, one OF the foremost
lawyers OF the west and brother of Gov
ernOr TOOle OF Montana, is dying at his
home in Helena, Montana, OF compl-
cation OF diseases.
May wheat closed at 95A at Chicago
today.
Tuesday, May 10
1t is announced from Philadelphia that
Nan Patterson, recently released from
the TOmbs prison, New York, has signed
a contract to again go on the stage. ap
pearing in a vaudeville act, at a salary
of 81 900 week.
Illinois new lynch law signed today By
Governor Deneen, provides for the vaca-
ton by proclamation of the sheriff
Office when that official allows prisoner
to be taken from him and lynched, and
also provides for fine of 81 900 for par
ticipation in a lynching mob.
After considerable discussion by the
uOoluC Va hColbuy III SEB5IoH db
Washington, d. c., they adopted the
following in lieu of the quarantine com
mittee report; 1T is the belief of this
conference that vaccination is the only
true and practical preventative of small
pox.
Mrs. Henry Blackshire and two men
are in Jail at Parkersberg, W. Va,
charged with completely in the murder
of the woman's husband. BIackehire's
life was insured and the wife took this
means OF getting hold OF the insurance
money
Residents OF the lowlands pear Des
Moines, Ia, are patrolling the levees of
the Des Moines river. Govern ment
gauges register within a few feet OF the
danger mark.
May wheat registered at Csc at the
close in Chicago today.
A Noiseiess Typewriter Wanted
A noiseless typewriter is something devout
ly wished for. he constant din of present
machines is said to be very trying on the
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