The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-01-25
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Wirings of a Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary of Interesting News and
Events From All Over a
Great Country.
Wednesday, January 16.


All the railroads in the Central Pass
enger association have entered into ar
agreement not to exchange business ol
courtesies with the electric lines. ThC
| result of this agreement, it is said will
be an appeal to the interstate commerce
commission to compel the roads to put
in Joint tariffs with them and to treat
them as they do the steam roads
Three Japanese who had been en-
plOyed as servants by the officers al
Fort Clark, Texas, have mysteriously
disappeared. Their actions 10 examin
ing the fort and its equipment, and their
frequent making OF memoranda led tC
the suspicion that they we're in the ser
vice OF the japanese government.
Mrs. Katherine Tingley of the Point
Iona California; homestead, who is
the owner Of 100 acres of land on the
San Juan Hill battlefield, near Santiago
Cuba, announces that she proposes to
erect there a monument to mark the line
OF trenches. She will also put up build
ing TO be used for a school at this his.
toric spot.
The two houses of the Delaware legis-
lature met in joint session today and
formally elected Harry A. Richardson,
republican. United States senator, to
succeed j. Frank Alice
Rear Admiral Sigsbee, who command
ed the battleship Maine when that ves-
sci was blown up in the harbor OF
Havana, in February, 1898 was today
transferred to the retired list OF the navy
on account of age.
The president signed a proclamation
today establishing the Caribou forest re
serve in Idaho and Wyoming containing
100000 acres, mainly in Idaho.
Thursday, January IL.
After being delayed for 10 days in
Montana and Dakota, Great Northern
train No. 4, from Seattle, finally arrived
in st. Paul this afternoon. The coaches
were covered with snow.
More than 1000 sheepmen gathered at
Salt Lake City today to attend the an
nual convention.
President Roosevelt is out in favor OF
two monster fighting vessels being built,
of the Dreadnaught class, and asks con-
gress to make the appropriations.
The secretary Of the ravy has received
q cablegram from the Hamburg-Ameri
can officials advising him that according
to message from the captain Of the
cOmpany's steamer President, dated
Port Au Prince, Hayti, great caution is
necessary on the part Of ships approach
ing Kingston, as the bottom Of the sea
has changed by reason Of the earthquake
and that the lighthouse has been demol-
ished.
Friday, January 1S.
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tion today voted solidly for the proposed
increase of salaries for representatives
and senator's from $4,000 to $500.
Representative French of Idaho voted
against the proposition.
The Ohio river is on the rampage, much
damage having been done by high water
Thousands of people are homeless and
many towns plunged in darkness. The
Gla river in Arizona is running banks
full and much damage has been done.
What is to be known as the Mover
Haywood league will be inaugurated in
Portland February II by members of
the trades unions Of that city. This
organization has for its object protest
against the "persecution" of Moyer,
Haywood and Pettibone, who are
charged with the murder OF ex Governor
Steunenberg Of Idaho.
The steamship Columbia Of the San
Francisco & Portland Steamship com
pany's line is still fast in the ice three
miles above st. Helens, in the Columbia
The liner Aragonia is endeavoring to
extricate the Columbia.
Saturday, January 19.
The steamer Allegheny, with supplies
OF food, clothing and medicine for ia
maica for the earthquake sufferers, sailed
from New York today.
After an experiment of many months
J G. Phelps Stokes and his wife, Rose
Pastor Stokes, socialists, have an
nounced that they will give up settle
ment work on the east side, New York,
as they are disappointed in the results.
1t is estimated that at least $4,000
people are homeless owing to the food
ing OF the lower sections OF Cincinnati
and the cities on the Kentucky side
W. j. Oliver and Anson Bangs, who
were the lowest bidders for the construc