The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-05-11
TELEGRAPHIC TOUCHES
Weeks Summary of Interesting
News and Events at Home
and Across Oceans.

The British ship Anglo Peruvian
fOundered recently in the Atlantic as a
result OF the collision with an iceberg
All the members of her crew were picked
up by the British steamer Mohawk from
New York.
The British ambassador at CONSTANT
nOple presented a note to Turkey de-
manding the complete withdrawal of
Turkish troops from Egyptian territory
The note is practically an ultimatum
and constitutes Great Britain's last
word on the encrOachment Of Turkey in
the Sinatic peninsula.
Estimates of the damage wrought by
the earthquake in Oakland foot up S2..
100000. according to report submit
ted to Mayor Mott by Building Inspec.
tor j. F. TOwle.
A dispatch from Santa Rosa states
that the property loss caused BY the re-
cent earthquake will amount to $3,000,-
600, 1t will cost at least $150,0OO to
clear away the wreckage
John r. Walsh, former president of
the Chicago National bank, has been
held to the federal grand jury in bonds
The home OF W. j. Eckers, a coal
mine superintendent at Smithton, Pa,
was partly wrecked by dynamite. No
one was injured. Eckers had been
threatened by ''black hand" letter fol-
lowing the discharge of two employees
last week.
The town council of Nordhausen,
PTussian SaAony, has issued an ordi-
nance prohibiting women to allow the
trains of their dresses to drag in the
streets "A measure for the protection
OF health and for the prevention of faint
ing the air with dust"
Ten persons are dead as the result OF
the collision on the PENNSYLVANIA road
near Glover Greek Junction, Pa. Six
were killed outright and four died as a
result of Injuries received. About 20 of
the passengers and train crew were more
or less seriously injured, but as far as is
known, all will recover
CONSERVATION has reigned in the Vo-
Iva ranks as the result of the public
reconciliation Of John Alexander DOwie,
Mrs. Dowie and Gladstone Dowie. An
impression exists that Voliva and bis
aides will be unable to stem the tide
setting in against them, although they
are making desperate efforts to cast
ridicule on the thrilling drama that was
enacted before a handful of profoundly
moved people in Shiloh tabernacle.
Forced by their losses in the San
Francisco fire to strengthen their re,
serves, a score of fire insurance com
panies in New York have raised their
rates and cut down commissions to
agents and brokers.
Vice Chancellor Pitney has advised
that a decree OF absolute divorce be
granted to James B. Duke, president Of
the American Tobacco company, in his
suit against Mrs. Lillian Duke. He said
the evidence was overwhelmingly in favor
of Duke
Corwin Fl. Spencer. a leading grain
trader. capitalist, vice president of the
Worlds Fair, and former president of
the Merchants exchange, collapsed while
watching the stock quotation board at
the Planters hotel, in st. Louis, and
died soon afterwards.
The senate has passed the bill open
ing to homestead entry agricultural
lands within forest reserves.
Henry G. Coll, formerly cashier OF the
First National bank, Milwaukee, in
dicted for misaDplying funds. was
sentenced to 10 years at Fort Leaven
worth prison
On the advice of President Mitchell,
representing the subscale committee, the
miners convention unanimously voted
to adopt the first proposition of the
operators, continuance of the award
OF the anthracite coal commission, with
the modification that the term for which
it is to continue shall be mutually
agreed upon. The operators sugges-
tiOn was that it should be at least three
years.