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

! q,
to stump Nebraska and Kansas.
A tentative decision has been reached
by Chairman ShOnts OF the canal com
mission that the Panama canal be bui [
by contract. An announcement Of the
final determination of the canal officials
respecting the method of construction is
expected in few days.
Mobile, Ala, passed a day of great
excitement when a mob went to the iaiI
to get the negro, Cornelius Robinson
charged with assault on the little SOssa-
mon girl. The mob was guieted, how
ever, after it was made known that the
trial OF the negro had been set
The reports first received OF damage
and loss Of life at Pensacola by the re-
cent hurricane have been more than full
filled.
The Starbuck-Tallant fish cannery at
Port Kenyon, California, agreed to
Immediately deport the Chinese from
Humboldt county and not again at
tempt to bring Chinese labor into the
| city. Five hundred WOOdsmen convened
at Fortuna this morning and demanded
that a guarantee be given that by 5
O'Clock the Chinese would be deported.
Should Sir Thomas Upton decide to
try once more fer the Americas cup the
challenge will be issued from Chicago.
| This statement was made by the baro
net shortly after his arrival from the
| east.
Thursday, October 4.
Senator Beveridge OF Indiana spoke in
| Lincoln, Neb., to a crowd which filled the
| Oliver theater. He said Bryan was
''sincere and highminded, but an i'm
| practicable idealist"
The German Insurance company Of
| FreepOrt, and the German National In
| surance company of Chicago have pre-
| pared plan for the settlement of losses
| in the San Francisco confagratiOn of
last April whereby the policy holders are
to place their policies in escrow with
number of Frisco hanks, permitting
the Insurance companies to settle claims
on or before November 10 at 60 cents
on the dollar. The plan will not become
effective unless substantially all the
| claimants deposit policies The Associ-
ated Savings banks OF San Francisco
have indorsed the plan.
Following close upon the bold day
light robbery of the japanese bank at
O'Farrell and Webster streets, San Fran
cisco, yesterday, which resulted in the
death OF a clerk and probable fatal
injuries to the cashier, the police
we're startled by another daring holdup.
The department of justice at Washing
ton has taken measures to enforce the
eight hour law and instructions have
been sent to special agents of the de.
partment in various parts of the coun-
try to investigate as to whether there
have been any violations of that law on
the part of contractors engaged in pub
lie works.
Friday, October .
Reliable reports have reached Bisbee,
Arizona, that Jack Simpkins, alias Sim
mons, wanted for the murder of former
Governor Stunenberg of Idaho, was ar
rested at Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, Mon
day by Colonel kosterlitzky, commander
OF Mexican rurales. Simpkins was a
member OF the executive committee of
the Western Federation of Miners.
Federal employees at San Francisco
ask for raise in wages. They point
out that since the tire prices have raised
to such an extent that their salaries are
insufficient. The petition has been for
warded to Washington.
The cotton market had very excited
advance in New York at the opening to
day, with spring months selling above
| | cents.
Business on the cotton exchange was
heavy today.
The secretary OF the interior has with
drawn from entry all the public land
within an area of 100000 acres in the
San Diego land district in California to
be incorporated in the proposed San
Diego forest reserve.
Sir Thomas Upton was wined, dined
and applauded at dinner given for him
by the mayor and people OF Chicago at
the Chicago Athletic association.
Saturday, October q.
gale reaching a maximum OF 40
miles an hour and accompanied by a
heavy rain swept Lake Erie today. Many
vessels we're forced to seek shelter.
The Cuban rebels decline to give up
arms until the volunteers organized by
the Palma government are disbanded.
Vincent St. John, former president OF
the Telluride, Colorado, miners union
and later of q union at Burke, Idaho,
has been discharged. He was suspected
of being implicated in the assassination
of Governor Steunenberg OF Idaho, and
also OF murder in Colorado. The evi-
dence was not sufficient to hold him.
A city without a saloon, brothel, the
| ater or Sunday cigar store is in process
of incubation for the state of Washing
| ton. William Arthur, we'll known ar
chitect of Omaha, Neb., intends to estab
lish city in which the prohibitionists
will control. Arthur is negotiating for
a tract in Mason county and expects to
start with 5000 people.
Sunday, October ..
Dowie sees a vision and hears a voice
telling him not to go to Mexico. Deacon
Arlington is summoned to Chicago to
raise million dollars for him.
The first landing OF American soldiers
in the present occupation of Cuba was
accomplished at Havana with prompt
ness, and 500 men of the Fifth United
States infantry and $50 men from the
second battalion OF engineers are settled
under canvas in Camp Columbia. The
cruiser Brooklyn arrived at Havana this
afternoon with 400 men on board.
Sixty tO TX souare miles Of hrush land