The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-01-25

tlon of the Panama canal, will be giver
an opportunity at Washington on Mon
\ day to appear before the Panama cana
commission to make a statement as &c
their financial responsibility to carry
out the contract if awarded to them.
Sunday, January 20.
During the last "A hours Buffalo. n
T., has been swept by the most destruc-
tive windstOrm Of a decade. The gale
blew 80 miles an hour.
The Columbia river is rising rapidly
| with warmer weather, and il is expected
| that the ice bound steamer may be re-
leased by Wednesday.
A Butte special from Havre this even
ing states that the Great Northern track
was reported clear tonight. Several
passenger trains we're tied up in snow
drifts near Browning, Cutbank and In
verness.
Heavy stock losses are reported in
Montana on account Of the severe
weather. S. r. Long & Co., ranging
near the Canadian border, report the
loss of 10000 sheep in the vicinity of
Chinook. A. s. LOhman has lost 5000
sheep south of Havre. A. Van Rever re
L
Of 5000 head of sheep.
The blizzard which has been sweeping
over North Dakota ceased late today.
Railroad traffic throughout the state is
demOralized. For more than "a hours
not train has moved over the North
ern Paeific's Dakota division.
Monday, January ri.
II
the rivers and harbor bill will carry $42,
600 for improvements on the Columbia
between Bridgeport and Wenatchee,
$4,000 for snagging work near Lewis
ton, $4,000 for improvements on the
Columbia above Cello rapids, $4,000
for the canal at Cello, 100000 for a
dredge for Washington and Oregon
coast harbOrs, and $2,400,000 at the
the mouth of the Columbia river, of which
$750,000 cash is Immediately available
After the adjournment of the New
Jersey legislature tonight, 36 Of the A
republicans met in caucus and named
Senator Dryden for the United States
senatorship.
The price of -four was advanced 50 q
ton, or 20 cents barrel. by all mills in
California. Milers say this is caused by
the advance in the cost of material
labor and freight.
The appropriation for the support OF
the Indian school at Carlisle, Pa, will be
continued for another year at least
The full senate committee on Indian
affairs today rejected the recommended
tiOn to abolish the school.
The hurricane which swept the Niagara
tior hos hui1od A yonra
extended estimate places the damage at
the port OF Buffalo at about 81, 100000
The Carnation League OF America has
sent an appeal to all patriotic men and
women TO observe the birthday OF Will
liam Mckinley this year by wearing a
carnatiOn, the favorite flower of the
raardered president. Carnation day
comes on January 20, when Mckinley
would have been IS years of age.
A report is circulated at Portland that
the Astoria and Columbia River railroad
has been sold to James J HilI The con-
sideratiOn is asserted to be in the neigh.
borhood OF $3,5OO,O0O.
Tuesday, January 22.
The coal famine in North Dakota has
become so serious that Senator Hans
brough will confer with President ROose
welt to see if federal means can not be
found to relieve the situation.
Mayor Dempsey of Cincinnati this
afternoon issued orders to the police to
confiscate food and fuel where needed for
relief of food sufferers, and where dealers
attempted to extOrt unreasonable prices.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock recommends in his annual re-
port that the salaries of officers and
clerks in postoffices and the salaries of
letter carriers be increased to enable
them to meet the increased expense of
living.
Representative Jones' bill giving the
right of way to the Spokane 4 inland
Empire railway across the Fort Wright
reservation passed the senate today.
Senator Ankeny today offered a reso-
luton giving homesteaders in the state
of Washington three months leave OF
absence from claims when such absence
is necessary on account OF the severe
weather.
The Oregon legislature elected Mulkey
and Bourne United States senator's
Mulkey will serve till March 4, to sue
ceed Gearin, when Bourne will commence
the full term. Culom was elected in Hi
nois, Warren in Wyoming, Curtis in
Kansas, EIkins in West Virginia, Till
man in South Carolina. Gamble in South
Dakota, Bailey in Texas, Simmons in
North Carolina.