The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-07-20
TELEGRAPHIC TOUCHES
Wlrings of a Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary OF Interesting News and
Events From ali Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, July III.

Neunesday, July III.
| The steamer Quincy struck a bank in
the darkness near Trempealeau. Wis
| turned half over and then caught fire
1t is believed that the majority of the
200 passengers on board were saved and
only one drowned is definitely known.
| that OF an infant, which was washed
| from it's mothers arms.
Leading democrats Of Nebraska are
arranging for a special train to go to
| New York for the reception to William
j. Bryan. The leaders Of the movement
expect TO take about 300 "home folks"
who will meet Mr.. Bryan when he steps
on the pier.
The crusade against impure meat and
| unsanitary slaughter houses il being
pushed vigorously by the health bureau
OF Philadelphia. About 33, 900 pounds
Of impure meat found in the cold storage
plant OF the Delaware Freezing company
was condemned, carted away and turned
over TO a fertilizer plant.
Miss MiIlie Ellison, milliner Of Ellis
| worth, Wis, WAS murdered in Mime
apolls. She was tied to her bed in a
hotel, her head crushed and the bed set
on fire. Robbery is supposed to have
been the object, as she had over $4,000
with her.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was arrested at
ClebOurne, Texas, on a warrant charging
her with having misused the mails. She
was taken to Dallas, and after q hearing
was released on bonds of $25OO. The
trial is set for July 81. The warrant
comes from Guthrie, Okla, and specifies
that she deposited in the postoffice a
publication containing an improper
article, "A Private Talk to Boys"
Thursday, July IL.
The Jewish cemetery at Butte, Mont,
has been jumped rs gold mine. So has
the entire south half Of the Mount Mo-
riah cemetery, and all the land interven-
ing between the Catholic and protestant
cemeteries has been staked out to com
prise a 10 acre placer claim known as
the Palm Leaf placer. Herman Mueller,
wealthy saloon keeper, declares that
there is gold in the cemeteries.
Eight children at picnic on a river
bank only three blocks from home, near
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, went wading. The
smallest one slipped into deep hole in
the river and in trying to rescue her
seven Others were drowned. All were
glrls, their ages ranging from seven to
16 years.
Twenty-Five buildings were burned at
Lynneville, Ind, and the town, which
has population of 1000, was practical
ly wiped out.
Conductor n NJ Riggs, who was ar
rested at ElrOy, Wis, in connection with
the death of Miss Ellison at Minneapolis,
shot himself, dying instantly.
The grand jury of the District of Co.
lumbia has returned indictments against
the American Ice company and the Cha
pin-Sacks Ice company on the charge of
conspiracy to increase the price of ice.
Mrs. Asi l.. Esac, who has written
Secretary Loeb that her name is Case,
spelled backwards, has arrived in Oyster
Bay and taken a room adjoining the ex
ecutlve offices, where she SAYS she will
wait until she can interview Mrs. ROose-
welt on a matter of life or DEATH
Friday, July 13.
The men Of the bitumin0us coal dis
trict OF Pennsylvania, numbering nearly
10000 who have been idle since April l,
when the mines closed down because the
operators would not restore the scale OF
1908, will resume work on practically
the same scale as 1905. The agreement
getting the wage advance and the oper-
atOrs the open shop, arbitration and
check weigh man points.
The announcement is made of the en-
gagement Of Miss Annie Idp, daughter of
Governor General Ide OF the Philippines,
and BOurke Cochran The wedding will
occur in Washington next fall.
Three men we're blown to pieces, three
Others were fatally injured and several
others badly hurt by an explosion which
wrecked shanty in the Mclaughlin
stone quarry at Ballwood, short dis
tance northwest Of Chicago.
An investigation is to be made by the
inter state commerce commission, by
authority of the United States senate,
of the elevator, grain buying and for
warding business of the country to de-
termine to what extent special favora
have been granted to them by railroad
companies.
Saturday, July IA
The tenth annual convention of the
National Association of State Dairy and
Food departments Interstate pure food
cOmmissiOn) to be held at Hartford,
Conn, July II 20, promises to be the
| most important conference of it's kind
ever held in this country, following as it
will Immediately upon the passage of the
| first federal pure food law.
Bishop Nichols of the Episcopal church
of San Francisco, says that the site Of
| the Crocker mansion on Mob Hill will be
| given to the diocese of California for the
| building of a palatial cathedral. The lot
is probably the most valuable piece Of
residence property in the city, and COM
mands view of the Golden Gate, the
bay and the entire city. Arrangements
| for the transfer are now being made.
Isaac Lyerly. his wife and three chill
dren were murdered in their home near
Barber's Junction, n. c., by robbers,
who, after looting the house. set fire to
the bed on which Mr.. and Mrs. Lyerly
lay. Two Older daughters who were
sleeping upstairs rushed down in time to
extinguish the fiames before serious dam
age had been done. Lyerly was highly
respected and wealthy merchant and
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