The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-06-22
TBLEGRAPHIC TOUCHES
Wirings of a Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary of Interesting News and
Events From all Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, June 13.

an estimate made by immigration Com
missioner WatchOrn at Ellis island.
Orders were issued at the navy de,
| partment placing on the retired list on
| July 10 next, Rear Admiral Bowman
McCalla, who led the relief expedition
that first marched through the boxer
| forces to Pekin and thereby saved the
| lives of the legationers in 1900. Though
| the expedition was International, he
| took the lead with his American ma
rines and blueiackets, and carried the
| little force along by his own determina-
| ton.
Charles NJ. Smith and his son Charles
NJ, Jr., of SikestOn, Mo, surrendered to
| a u. 5. marshal in St. Louis when thew
learned that warrants charging them
| with peOnage had been issued They
say there is no foundation for the
charges against them. The Smiths are
farmers whose wealth is estimated at
nearly 100000. The accusations
against the Smiths is that they have
brought ne rOes from the south to work
on their farms, and have held them
prisoners in stockade and prevented
them from communicating with the out
side world
a
murder, was parOled by Governor Franz
Of Oklahoma, over the strong Opposi
ton OF those who believe Terrill GO be
guilty and dangerous AS member OF
Oklahoma's first Iegislatu ture he drew 10
it's criminal code and was the first man
to be convicted under it's provisions.
The National Editorial Association is
in session at indianapolis. About 100
editors from all parts Of the country are
i'll attendance.
The greatest fire since the confagra-
ton of 1904. involving property loss
of about 81 100000 and the probable
loss of two lives, occurred at Baltimore.
For time the entire harbOr front was
threatened with destruction.
Thursday, June IA.
In the homecoming week" celebration
at Louisville, Ky, the day was given
over to the memory Of Stephen c.
Foster, whose songs are familiar
throughout the world. The Foster
statue was unveiled by Mrs. Marion
Foster Welch, daughter Of Mr.. Foster.
and chorus Of 1000 school children
sang "My Old Kentucky Home, I" "Old
Folks at Home, "Old Black joe" and
other OF Fosters melodies The rendi-
tion Of Fosters melodies on the flute
which he used during his lifetime brought
the exercises to close.
Registration for lands upon the Crow
Indian reservation began at Billings.
Mont. and Sheridan, WyO. There are
not as many people present as expected
for the first day. but it is understood
many are coming who have been de.
layed by the washOuts.
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle of the
president, died at Sayville, L. |. He had
been i'll for several months Mr., ROOse-
welt was 76 years old. He was a lifelong
democrat.
Coipcident with the announcement
from Washington that the six long
years of battle had been ended, and that
statehood was to come, the citizens of
Oklahoma City entered into a jubilee.
Whistles were blown, fireworks were in
dulged in aud q mass meeting was held
at which addresses were made by promi-
nent citizens.
Friday, june IS.
Four distinct earthquake shocks were
felt in San Francisco and Oakland The
movement seemed to be from west to
east, and was several seconds in dura.
ton. No damage was done.
There are 81 large steamers and A
sailing vessels now on the way to San
Francisco with material for the recon-
struction of the burned district. The
cargOes consist chiefly of structural steel
and cement. The greater number of the
vessels are coming from New York, Phil
adelphia, London, Antwerp and Ham
burg.
h~ h. !
fourth time took the witness stand before
Judge Lands in the investigation now
in progress in Chicago, lost entire con-
troll Of himself toward the end OF his
story to the court and broke down and
cried. After few minutes intermssion
the proceedings were continued.
J. E. Junkin OF Sterling, Kansas, was
elected president Of the National EditO-
rial association in session at Indianap-
oils. Seattle asked for the convention
in 1909 The editors attended recep-
ton at the home OF Vice President Fair
banks.
Twenty thousand invitations were is
sued to the ball in Louisville, KY, in
celebration of ''hOme coming week 1t
was the ost elaborate affair ever
| held in the south. Another gorgeous
! feature was the Illuminated parade.
| There were 10 floats, each representing
some stage in the progress of the Ken
tucky commonwealth. A greater part of
the day was devoted to the memory OF
| Daniel Boone.
Joseph ChOate's health is in such con-
dition that his physician has ordered
him to his summer home in Berkshire,
with instructions to take a complete
rest.
Alexander Berkman the noted anarch-
ist who served q term in the PenneyI-
vania prison for attempting to kill H G.
Frick, the capitalist, was recently releas-
ed. Since his release Berkman has mar
ried (accOrding to anarchist rules) Emma
Goldman, the famous red. 1t is said
that he will head the New York anarch.
lists in future.
Saturday, June 10.
Another star was added to the union
when President Roosevelt signed the
bill admitting Oklahoma and IndiaI
territory as one state. The measure al
30 provides that Arizona and New