The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-11-02
TELECRAPHIC TOUCHES
Wirings of a Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary Of Interesting News and
Events From all Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, October "a.


boldly against Bryan's railroad policy.
Government ownership is worse than
any "offense" of the republican party,
says the Texan.
The Transalaska Siberian Railway
Co. filed articles of incorporation at
Trenton, n. j, 1t is the purpose Of this
mammoth concern to connect the west
ern hemisphere with the Asiatic conti-
nent by an all-rail route. This will be
done by tunneling under Bering strait
and Joining the two continents. This
means bore under the water of at least
80 miles, an undertaking greater than
the building OF the Panama canal. The
length Of the principal lines will be 1850
miles and the branch lines 2250.
immigration to the United States this
year has been enormous. 1t will reach
100000.
The japanese boycott started in San
Francisco it is feared may result in an
anti American boycott in Japan that
will dwarf in magnitude the injury in
fiicted on American trade in the orient
by the boycott in China.
Thursday, October 20.
Because he cheered for Whitman and
bet his money on Whitman at the foot
ball game at the Willamette university,
Salem, Oregon, Paul Bower Of Spokane
was ducked in the millrace by half
dozen university students. They can't
down Whitman that way.
Ex-senator Burton of Kansas, now in
jail at Ironton, Mo-, serving out his six
months sentence, will be accorded the
same treatment as given other prisoners.
Mayor Schmitz Of San Francisco, and
Abe Ruef, the political boss of the many
times afflicted city, will have to face the
courts on charges of steals and gratis of
immense sums of money. A state CT af-
fairs equal to that unearthed at st.
Louis few years ago is said to exist.
Francis j. Heney, the noted prosecutor,
is taking a hand in thematter. Schmitz
and Ruef have become suddenly very
wealthy. The mayor is in Europe, and
may find it convenient to stay there for
the present. He was elected on the labor
ticket, and, of course, is a great friend Of
the wOrkingman-fOr the money there is
in it.
Friday, October 20.
Tremendous excitement prevails on
the northwestern side of Walker lake,
Nevada, where between 5000 and 1000
men have gathered preparatory to rush,
ing on Walker Indian reservation which
will be thrown open at noon Monday
next.
Wife abandonment has increased near
lY 100 per cent in Chicago in the last
three years.
In Portland, Maine, dispatch Mrs.
Robert E. Peary, wife of the explorer, is
quoted as saying: 81 feel just as sure as
| am living at this moment that my
husband has found the North Pole, and
that he will soon be home to tell us all
about 1T. "
Bradstreet's says that trade is active
for this season, with trade generally
complaining of car congestion, causing
losses owing to export business delayed.
This weeks reports on grain shipments,
however, show large exports of both
-four and wheat from both coasts.
The bank of jamestown, Missouri, was
entered last night by robbers, who blew
open the safe, secured $2700 and escaped.
The betting in New York on the cleo
tiOn is 21s to l in favor of Hughes for
governor as against Hearst.
Saturday, October %.
President Roosevelt came out square
for Hughes for governor of New York
as against Hearst. He says Hughes
voices the same principles as himself.
Fighting for chance to get near Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt -Longworth, who accom-
panied her husband on a campaigning
tour in behalf of Congressman Fred
Lands. hundreds of frantic and hys-
terical women pulled at one another's
clothes at the meeting at Logansport,
Ind where Congressman Nicholas Long
worth was the chief speaker. Mrs.
Longworth shook hands with 5000 wo-
men who passed in line.
1t is said that Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, is
dying at her home in Concord, n. H.,
with an incurable cancer. Scientists
deny this report.
President Roosevelt was the recipient
of many congratulations on the ami
versary of his 4Sth birthday. A family
dinner was feature of the day.
San Francisco provides separate
schools for Japanese children. The
Japanese consul has filed protest with
Governor Pardee against the exclusion
Of Japanese children from the public
schools where white children attend.
Sunday, October 2S.
The opening of the Walker Indian res
ervatiOn at noon tomorrow finds 10, 600
men waiting to make the invasion; in
fact. the invasion has already commenc-
ed The Indian police are unable to cope
with the situation.
| The announcement is made that Sadie
Julia Gompers, the daughter of Samuel
| Gompers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, will make her debut at
a local theater next week. She will APP
pear in vaudeville as a soprano singer.
The annual report of the commissioner
| OF the general land Office shows that the
total receipts for the year ended June 30
were 81, ,5S5, 524, an increase over the
preceding year OF $567,712. The total
area of land disposed of was 19,431, ,167
acres, an increase OF ?, ,374, ,565 acres.
Three men were arrested in New York
after they had addressed a meeting com
memurating the assassination OF Pres
dent Mckinley. According to the police
the speakers had lauded the act OF the
assassin. The prisoners were locked uI
and charged with melting riot.
A fierce gale has been sweeping tn,
III G.. ~ 4 die