The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-11-16
.TBLEGRAPHIC TOUCHES
Nlrings of Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary Of Interesting News and
EYents From all Over
Great Country.
Wednesday. November :.

"OuhCsuAy. NONem Der =.
The president today made an order
which Will bring ali employees Of the in
ternai revenue service under civil service
The board OF directors of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company has ordered an
advance OF 10 per cent in the wages d
all employees receiving less than 5000
per month. The increase goes into ef
feet December l. The directors gave the
cost OF living and the present prosperity
Oh the country as reason for the ad-
vance. About 125, 900 men are affected
The president appointed Attorney
General William H. Moody of Massachu.
setts associate Justice of the United
States supreme court, to succeed Justice
Brown.
james K. Garfield will succeed Secre-
tary Hitchcock after the 4th of March
Mr. HltchcOck's health demands for him
rest. de has been secretary under two
| presidents Tor 10 years. The president
| urged him to take the ambassadOrship
| TO France, which he declined Garfield
is now Commissioner OF corporations and
ls son OF James A. Garfield. the mar
tyred president.
Thursday, November y
President Roosevelt left Washington
| tor the lsthmus "tO see how the big ditch
is getting along"
Chicago is face to face with the race
| question. Out of courtesy to the negro
voters the republicans nominated a
negro among the candidates for muni-
| cipal judges. He was elected. Chicago
| ans generally don't think they would like
to be tried by negro Judge, and tire,
mendOus Outcry has arisen.
movement designed to maintain q
profitable price for cotton against the
| conspiracies of Wall street." was inaug-
urated at Atlanta, Ca, at meeting of
the executive committee of the Southern
Cotton association.
The prOhibitiOnists Of the nation polIed
325, 900 votes in the different states in
the recent election. The total for SWal--
low for president in 1904 was 257, ,419.
The general grievance committee Of the
five railroad brotherhOOds represented
at Columbus, o., presented demands
upon the Hooking Valley railroad for an
increase in wages and shorter hours The
management was given until December
3 to decide.
The thrty-sixth annual meeting OF the
gan at Council Bluffs, Iowa. today
Among those present were General How
ard, Archbishop Ireland and Mrs. John
A. Logan.
James Whitcomb Riley has been invt
ed and has accepted an invitation to be
the guest OF honor at the Indiana so
ciety's annual dinner in Chicago, Deem
ber II.
Captain RqOld Amundsen and five
Others OF the Norwegian exploring party
who for the last three years have been
seeking the northwest passage and the
magnetic pole, sailed today for home on
the steamer Helligolav.
Friday, November D.
Mount Culebra, which is located 40
miles west of Trinidad, Colorado, is re
ported in a state OF eruption.
''Silver is going to reach price of 76
or better within two years, and it is GO
ing to hold that price" said George W.
Roberts, director of the United States
mints, in an interview at Denver, Col.
Archbishop Ireland attacked socialism
in an address delivered before the Arm
of the Tennessee at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
In part he said: THAT all is perfect in
ttle pTSbtub WE muSU uOG dS-
sert, but this we must assert, that moth.
ing should be done subversive OF public
order, destructive OF the spirit Of the
country and it's institutions. The wild
anarchists are public enemies OF society,
whom to tolerate ls to tolerate open
sedition."
MIR. Bryan, in a statement. regrets the
defeat of Hearst in New York, but is
able to get considerable satisfaction in
viewing the outcome from a democratic
standpoint. But William, you know, is
| used to defeat and rather enjoys it.
With no warning save the cries of
workmen who first felt the floors sag be-
meath their feet, five stories of the central
| wing of the new $75O,OO0 Bixby hotel
at Long Beach, Cal, collapsed at 9:35
this morning, carrying II men to death
in the tons of tangled wreckage. About
$50 artisans and labOrers were scattered
| through the structure at the moment
| it fell and nearly hundred were carried
down.
Saturday, November 10.
William Thaw, nephew OF Harry Thaw,
who awaits trial for the killing Of Stan
ford White, the noted architect, is
charged by his mother with being a
habitual drunkard.
There is serious talk OF the president
making trip to the Philippines next
year.
| Hearst will leave Monday for Califor-
MIA for rest and recuper8tion.
President Hill, of the Great Northern,
is out for free trade with Canada. 1t
would help both countries, he Gays.
Michael Storms, pioneer mining man
OF Idaho and Montana, died OF general
debility today at st. Luke's hospital in
Denver. He was SO years old and had
been one Of the most familiar figures in
Denver for Al years. He was born in
Ohio and joined in the rush to California
in 40.
Sunday, November IL
wave OF hold ups and burglaries in
Pittsburg arouses the citizens, who de-
mand more police Henry f. Smith, SOL