The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-07-13
TELEGRAPHIC TOUCHES
Wirings of Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary Of Interesting News and
Events From all Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, July 4.

| he spoke IN the open air and nearly all
OF his important utterances were deliver
| ed during a heavy downpour OF rain.
When he had finished, both himself and
his thousand or more auditors we're
drenched. None deserted the celebration
The rain came suddenly and there was
no shelter in sight.
A week ago one Of the students at st.
Stanislaus college at the Bay OF st.
! Louis, on the gulf coast, was captured
| by a maneating shark while swimming
about half a mile from shore. The
boy was never seen after he was dragged
under the water. Since that time war
| has been made on the sharks which in.
habit the bay, and very large one be.
ing captured by two men was as a mat
ter OF curiosity cut open and a part OF
| the head and arms of the unfortunate
student who disappeared was found in
the fsh's stomach.
| At Wanami, a Pennsylvania mining
| town, five boys were killed and nine
Others injured by celebration Of the
| Fourth of July. They had placed DOW
der in pipe and it failed to 60 off. They
| then forced a stick of dynamite into the
| pipe and began pounding it. terrific
explosion soon followed. Four Of the
boys were badly mangled, and the fifth
! died on the way to the hospital
Harry K. Thaw, under Indictment for
the murder Of Stanford White, gave his
fellow male prisoners at the Tombs a
pleasant surprise by treating them all to
ice cream and cake.
A runaway mine car, flying down a
| track that runs from Puritan to Port
age, Pa, killed II men and injured
n ha hoH 1,ft
near Puritan, and some malicious per.
son loOsened the brakes and permitted
the car to speed down the sharp incline
Thursday, July 5.
There is awful dread in the family of
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., that his son,
John d., 3D. will be kidnapped. Several
letters asking for money and threatening
all sorts OF vengeance in case Of refusal
have been received by the father OF the
youngster. The baby Of the czar is not
kept under more careful scrutiny.
Former President Cleveland is i'll at
his home in Princeton, n. j. He is suf-
fering from an attack of asthma, to
which he is subject. His condition is not
serious.
Five boys, members OF the First divi-
sion OF the Illinois national reserves,
were drowned at Chicago while practic
ing rowing in Lake Michigan.
For the first time since April 18th the
saloons were permitted to reopen in San
Francisco. Licenses had been granted
to about 600 drinking places aDd all did
a rushing business.
Plans for extensive maneuvers of the
North Atlantic fleet are being matured
by the general navy board in cOniunc-
ti0n with Rear Admiral Evans, com
manding the feet.
While watching display of fire works
on Lake Manawa, near Ontario, 100
persons were precipitated into Is feet of
water from a floating dock Six bodies
have been recovered and many Others
are missing or injured.
Secretary OF War Taft, has determin-
ed to make a trip of inspection westward
next October to Fort Riley and Fort
Leavenworth, as we'll as to Fort Sam
Houston at San Antonio. His purpose
is to examine these places with reference
to She execution OF the plans of the gen
eral staff for the creation OF large brigade
posts at these points.
Friday, July 6.
Congressman Hearst states positively
that he is not candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for president in 1908.
Michael J. Brick and John Mullins were
burned to death in a fire that destroyed
the principal business block in Libby,
Montana.
The widow of Stanford White who was
killed by Harry Thaw, was paid by the
Equitable Life Assurance society $149,-
| 040, which was the value of single pol
| icy Mr.. bite had carried on his life for
a number of years.
Miss Helen Keller, the deaf, dumb and
blind girl, will be a member OF the new
commission for the industrial education
of the blind, which has long been advo-
Gated by her and which recently was cre-
ated by the Massachusetts legislature.
Grover Cleveland, who is i'll OF indiges-
tion at his home in Princeton, n J., sent
| down word from his room to a reporter
for the Associated Press that he has been
slightly i'll, but is feeling better and will
be out in day or two.
Saturday, July =.
Judge Banker of the probate court at
| Findlay, O., has issued a summons for
| John d. Rockefeller in connection with
the suit recently filed against the Stand
ard Oil company and Mr.. Rockefeller. in
|
antitrust law has been violated bv the
Standard company.
Five Yosemite valley stages were held
up by a lone high wayman, who obtained
money and jewelry from the passengers
The conveyances were halted in rapid
succession at curve in the road near
Advance at the spot where a lone ban
dit, year ago, relieved several wealthy
tourists of their valuables.
Women missionary workers in the
Tombs we're requested not to annoy Mrs.
Harry K. Thaw when she visits the
prison to see her husband. One OF Thaw' g
counsel told the warden that he does
not care to take the chances of spies for
the prosecution coming in contact with
Mrs. Thaw by representing themselves
{ as missionaries.
President Roosevelt has appointed E.
E. Clark member of the interstate com.
merce commission. Mr.. Clark is grand
chief of the order of Railroad Conduct.