The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-08-31
TRLEGRAPHIC TOUCHBS
Wirings of a Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary OF Interesting News and
Events From all Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, August %

EALFtLne neat prpValls I'D the middle
west. During the day ten deaths oc-
| Cured in Chicago, five in Milwaukee and
| four at Cleveland as a result Of the heat.
and prostrations were numerous.
| HOke Smith, secretary of the interior
in Cleveland's cabinet was nominated for
governor OF Georgia by the democrats
| by an unprecedented majority.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the Denver
county court, whose methods in treat
| ment Of juvenile delinuuents have at.
| tracted attention throughout the coun-
| try, has announced his candidacy for
the democratic nomination for the gov
ernOrship Of Colorado.
Vice Governor General James F.
Smith of the Philippines, who was on the
| steamer Manchuria when Rhe went
aground near Honolulu. has advised the
war department that he will probably
not be able TO reach Manila until after
| September 20. the date when Mr.. Smith
should be in the islands for his inaugu-
ration as governor general to succeed
Mr.. Ide.
Thursday, August 23.
Mrs Yerkes- Miner, widow OF the late
Charles r. Yerkes, the railway magnate,
is scolded by the German press for her
refusal to pay damages to the widow
and orphans Of a mechanic who was run
over by her automobile in the Rhine
country in September, 1904. The day
after the accident she sent the man.
whose injuries were thought to be slight,
S75, but he died week later German
courts last February awarded his family
$375O, but Mrs. Yerkes Miner refused
to recognize the verdict on the ground
that it can not be enforced in the United
States. Personal appeals through con
sular officials have proved futile. The
mechanics Is widow and children are said
to be utterly helpless.
The national convention of the Sons of
Veterans at Peoria, ILL.,, closed it's ses-
siOns with the election of officers and the
selection Of Dayton, Ohio, as the next
meeting place. Edward NJ. Aunes Of Al.
tOona, Pa, was elected commander in
chief
A seat on the New York stock ex.
change was sold for $4,000. This is
the record price for a seat on the ex-
change, and was reached but once before.
terrific rainstOrm prevailed in Kan.
sas City and caused much damage. In
Kansas City 53 inches of water fell q
lOI tuf lltut. Three HOuTB ana d
half. At ElmwOOd cemetery, five miles
east OF the business district, serious dam.
age was done Practically the entire
cemetery grounds were flooded, resulting
in the washing out Of dozens Of graves.
At least 200 bodies were exposed.
An entirely new figure in the threa ten
ed fight for the millions of the late Rus
sell Sage is in the person Of w r. Laid
low. When Mr.. Sage was attacked BY
bomb thrOwer Is years ago Laidlow
saved his life and was himself manned
for life. He was never rewarded for his
bravery, although he sued MIR. Sage, and
will now open another suit.
Friday, August "a
Millions will be held in reserve for the
policy holders of life insurance companies,
and the cost OF insurance will be ma
terially lowered, il a bill approved by
the insurance commissioners at their
session in st. Paul meets with the ap-
proval of the various legislatures next
winter. The bill, which requires an an
nual apportiOnment and accounting OF
the surplus of life insurance companies,
it is maintained by many Of the commits
soners, strikes at the root OF all the
evil OF the life insurance companies by
holding their officers accountable for the
enormous surplus Of funds accumulated
under the deferred dividend contracts
under which nearly all OF the large com
panies operate.
The federal grand jury for the western
district of New York has returned indict-
ments against the Standard Oil company
and the New York Central Railroad com
pany. charging violations of the inter
state law in giving and accepting special
rates in the shipments OF oil.
Sixty policemen were overwhelmed by
q mad rush of men and women who were
determined to get the first money paid
out OF the vaults OF the ruined Milwau.
kee Avenue State bank of Chicago. Re-
ceiver Fetzer had made arrangements to
pay 20 per cent to 5000 Of the 900
depositors and everybody was anxious
60 be among the 5000. The receiver
was all day paying the 5000 and will
pay as many more tomorrow.
Saturday, August %
Arms and ammunition for the Cuban
government were shipped from New York
for Havana on board the Ward line
steamship Mexico The steamer had in
her hold $4,000 Remington repeating
rifles, 100000 rounds of ammunition
and six Gattling rapid fire guns for the
use OF President Palma's forces The
shipment would have been larger, but
the vessel could carry no more. The
steamer will carry 100000 rounds of
ammunition and 5000 Remingtons for
| the cuban government.
| Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks
and Booker T. Washington, the colored
leader and president OF Tuskegee col
lege, addressed the Ohio State Colored
Industrial and Educational Exposition
at Grove City, a suburb Of Columbus.
In San Francisco the carmen's union
has presented the cable railways de-
mands for $3 per day and shorter hours.
The demands are similar to those given
to the United railways. No action was
taken by the cable companies. con
ference will be held at which Mayor
Schmitz, President Cornelius of the car.
mems union and Mr.. Mullaley OF the