The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-12-21
TBLEGRAPHIC TOUCHES
NIrIngS of a Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
summary of Interesting News and
Events From all Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, December 10

dttulehts AT the Hotel Raleigh Saturday
afternoon by Mrs. Anna M. Bradley Of
salt Lake City, died at midnight an the
Emergency hospital, Washington. D. C..
The president today sent the following
nominations to the senate: Ambassa.
dors extraordinary and penipotentiary
Henry White OF Rhode Island to France .
Lloyd q. Griscom, PENNSYLVANIA. to
Italy John VI. Riddle, Minnesota, to
Rue7ia; Irving B. Dudley, California, to
6razu. Envoy extra ordinary and
minister pienipOtentiary Leslie Combs,
Kentucky, 70 Peru.
Peary says he will make another dash
to the north pole provided be can get
the right kind Of a ship. He was given
assurances that the right kind of a yes
sci would be forthcoming.
The MOndell bill postponing the time
within which settlement may be made on
the ShOshone Indian reservation in Wv
omlng until May ) was favorably re-
ported by the house public lands com
mittee.
Whitelaw Reid, American ambassador
to the court Of 50 James, and Mrs. Reid
arrived in New York today.
One hundred and twenty additional
American teachers are wanted in the
PhiHpplnes for the next school year.
Thursday, December 13.
Recently the secretary of war issued
an order directing the officers of Con
zaga college at Spokane to return to the
government all rifles and side arms here.
tOfOTe loaned to it for instruction pur-
poses. Today Senator Piles called on
the secretary Of war and secured a revo-
cation Of the order.
Simplified spelling received a final
quietus in the house today. The subject
has been under more or less continuous
discussion on the floor and in commit
tee since congress convened. The old
way was thought to be good enough.
Private advices received at Ell Paso,
Texas, from Mexico City state that the
Mexican government has ratified the
treaty with tue government OF the United
states referring TO the great irrigation
dam at Eagle, 60 miles above Ell Paso.
Thus il removed the last obstacle in the
way of the completion of the great dam
Oy the United States.
Representative Hayes of California
introduced q resolution today requiring
Secretary Taft to advise the house
whether Chinese or Japanese coolies are
employed 10 the canal zone, and whether
their employment is cOntempla ted.
Andrew Carnegie, in an address before
the National Civic federation today in
New York, said that he believed the
major portion of the estates of enor-
mOusiy wealthy men should go to th
state upon the death OF the possessOr OF
the fortune. Mr.. Carnegie opposed
graduated income tax.
Representative Lacey of Iowa intro
duced bill today making $12 the mini
mum monthly pension to be paid veter-
ans OF the war OF 1861.
The steamer Celtic, which sailed from
New York yesterday for Liverpool,
carried 40, ,033 sacks Of mail, the largest
mail ever taken from United States
port.
Friday, December IA.
The details OF the railway merger, by
which the Mexican government takes
control Of all the important lines in the
republic, are now known. The govern
ment secures absolute control of the |
Mexican Central, the National, the Inter |
national, the InteroceaDic and the Hidal |
go and Northeastern, all of which will be |
merged into one great railway system. |
The mileage OF the system will, with ex
tensions, aggregate approximately TO- |
600 miles.
The expected financial plan OF the |
Northern Pacific railway was made pub |
lie tonight. Ii provides for an increase |
in the capital stock from S155, 100000 |
to $3.50, ,O00,0 900. Increase in pOpula- |
ton and territory served by the system
have made advisable an extension of the |
company's mileage and facilities.
Within few weeks the second great |
dam across the Missouri river near Hell |
ena, Montana, will be completed and the |
power developed will be speeding its way
over a network of wires to the cities of
Helena, Butte and Anaconda.
Representative Jones today intro
tlu"ed bill providing that after July l,
1907, the salary of each and every civil
service emplOye Of the government shall
be decreased twenty per cent.
The most complete veterinary college !
in the world will be founded in Chicago |
under the auspices of the University Of
Illinois in the near future. The new col |
lege will be financed by the packing in
terests OF Chicago.
The San Diego Union announces to-
ates have decided to build a railway
from San Diego to Yuma and have
taken the preliminary steps to that end.
Mrs Jane Dowie today formally sign
ed away her dover interests and any
claim she might have on any Zion City
property, receiving in return deed to
the Dowie summer home on the shores
of " White Lake. Michigan.
Saturday, December Is.
At the annual dinner tonight OF the
National Geographical society at Wash
ington, Commander Robert E. Peary
was presented with a gold medal for
having reached the "farthest north. "
President Roosevelt made the presenta
tiOn.
The coal famine has extended to Okla
homa. Many farmers are burning fences
and outbuildings.
The Utah Federation of Labor has re-
solved to circulate a petition to con-
gress asking the creation of postal saw
ipgs- banks. The move is said to be
under the auspices of the American
Federation of Labor.