The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-08-10
TRLEGRAPHIC TOUCHES
Wirings of Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary OF Interesting News and
Events From all Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, August 4.

At meeting OF the American Fedora
tion of Catholics, in Buffalo, N. Y, a
resolution was adopted recommending
the enactment Oflaws granting a separa-
ton or limited divorce in those states
which have no such laws and in states
which grant absolute divorces the fedora
ti0n asks that the applicant be allowed
to ask for limited divorce on the same
grounds under which an absolute di-
vOrce is granted.
Reports from every county in Kansas
indicate that this years wheat yield will
be 9O,OOO,OOO bushels, and that the
corn crop will be about 200, 900, 900
bushels. Not more than a third of the
wheat crop has been threshed, but this
estimate is based on the threshing which
has been done. At present values the
wheat crop is worth $50,000,000, while
the corn value is $65, 100000.
A terrific explosion occurred in the
mine Of the Warrior Run Coal company
near Wilkesbarre, Pa, a miner was killed
| Through crevices formed on the surface
| by the explosion the gas escaped from
| the workings below into the houses stu
ated over the mine, and coming into
contact with lighted lamp in the home
| of John Williams, caused the death of
his daughter, Margaret, aged 16 years
The Iowa republican state convention
| renOminated Governor A. B. Cummins
Tor chief executive on the first ballot.
Annual celebration of the admission OF
Colorado, the "Cen teDnial state" TO the
union. which took place 80 years ago,
was inaugurated at Denver.
An innovation in banking methods
was inaugurated in Chicago, when q
twenty four hour bank opened for bust
ness. With the exception OF Sundays
and holidays, the bank will be open at
all time during the day and night. The
work will be divided among three shifts
of employees. The bank includes both
commercial departments.
Thursday, August z.
The board of inquiry appointed to in
vestigate the collision of the battleships
Illinois and Alabama last Monday off
BrentOn's Reef lightship, is in session on
board the Illinois. Both vessels sus.
tanned serious injuries and will have to
go to the navy yard for repairs.
Armour & Co of Chicago, have paid
down about $4,000 as option money
for the purchase of q large tract of land
lying in the northwest part of st. Paul
and partly in Minneapolis, for the pur-
pose OF building slaughtering plant.
President Jordan of Stanford Univer-
sity is said to have been stripped Of
some OF his most Important powers and
the board of trustees will assume con
troll of a portion of the executive drec-
tiOn that has formerly been in Prof
JOrdan's bands. Under the new rule
Jordan resigns both the power of ap.
pointment and dismissal of professors.
About 500 employees of the lithO-
graphic firms Of New York struck to en-
force a demand for q reduction of their
| working hours from SO to 48 hours per
week. On orders from the national
headquarters of the LithOgraphers'
International association in New York,
photographers in 10 of the IA lithograph
plants in Cincinnati went on strike,
throwing out of work over 400 men.
Chicago is also affected by the strike.
Friday, August 8
Two candidates filed certificates of
nomination for the Office of general over.
seer of the Christian Apostolic Catholic
| church in Zion City. They are Wilbur
Glen VOliva, who took charge after
DOwie had been suspended, and A. E.
Bills, former adherent of Dowie Dowie,
through his attorney, for the second
time announced that he would not be a
| candidate.
A tunnel on the Southern Pacific. one
mile south OF Gregory, Cal, caught fire
and every stick in it was burned. With
the burning timbers the supports for the
back and sides were destroyed, and a
| large section has caYed in. The road is
| completely blocked and it may be two
| days before trains can be passed.
| The three cOrnered war among the
Hartman, Hill and ST. Paul railway
| interests in the northwest is reaching an
acute stage. 1t develops that j. J. Hill
| is behind the Dakota Midland railway,
which is about to invade the St. Paul
territory between Sioux City, Iowa, and
| Pierre, S. D. J. 2. Morgan and his
| interests are allied with Bill, and the
| Hartman interests are believed to be in
| close alliance with the st. Paul.
| For the purpose Of testing the reports
regarding the quality OF meat given to
| the enlisted men at the navy yard at
Brooklyn, Rear Admiral Coghlan, com.
mandant of the yard has appointed a
| board of inquiry. There has been
| trouble on the receiving ship Yankee at
| the yard because of the meat and vege-
table supplies.
Saturday, August A.
Jose Antonio Ostos, Mexican student
at Cornell university, walked on the
water of Cayuga lake. He wore a pair
| OF water shoes, which he recently design
ed in the department of mechanical engi-
neering. He shot about over the water
with little effort. The shoes are con
structed OF tin, with four air chambers
in each and a separate compartment for
the foot. They are FIVE feet three inches
long, IA inches wide and nearly 10 inches
deep. Collapsibe fans prevent them
from slipping backward. A large crowd
witnessed the test.
President Roosevelt will visit the canal
zone in November President Amador,
through Governor Magoon, extended a
formal invitation to President Rooee-
velt to visit the city of Panama.
Daniel Baird Wesson. the revolver
manufactures, died at Springfield, Mass ,
OF heart failure. Mr.. Wesson was found
er of the firm of Smith & Wesson.
1t has been definitely decided that the
new Palace hotel at San Francisco will