The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-01-18
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Friday, January II.
The worst blizzard OF the winter il
blowing at Missoula, Montana.
Thirteen cars loaded with Goldfield
ore, valued at $7.000,0OO, arrived in
Sacramento, California, and is guarded
oy eight heavily armed men. The ore is
destined for Vallejo Junction, where it
will be treated in the reduction works
and turned into shining bars of gold and
silver Each car contains 100000
pounds of ore.
Oscar j. Kendall. who attended Fran
cls j. Heney as body guard during the
trial OF the land fraud cases in Portland
Ore2 on, and who has been attending the
prosecutor in the same capacity in San
Francisco, died at that place today after
a brief illness.
Representatives Of nursery and seed
concerns had hearing today by the
senate committee on agriculture. They
endorsed the proposition of the depart
ment to contine the free distribution of
| seeds to rare varieties
The senate today without division
| passed the McCumber service pension
bill. The bill was so amended as to
make it applicable to the survivors of
| the Mexican as well as the civil war, and
go prohibit the payment of fees to pen
sion attorneys.
Congressman Charles Curtis was the
| republican caucus nominee for United
| States senator.
Saturday, January ~.
| After daily negotiations which have
lasted several weeks, western railroads
| today decided to give locomotive engi-
| neers increased wages aggregating be-
| tween 100000 and $6,00O,OOO annu-
ally. The increase will affect between
$4,000 and 10000 engineers on all roads
west OF Chicago to the Pacific coast,
north to the Canadian border and south
to the Gulf of Mexico.
The northern transcontinental rail
| roads lace serious situation. No less
| than 10 Pacific coast trains carrying
thousands OF passengers which should
have already reached Minneapolis or are
due within the next II hours are snow
| bound in Montana or North Dakota.
The Oklahoma constitutional conven-
| tlon may decide to give the right of suf-
| frage to women.
A change for the better is reported in
| the condition of Peter Larson, the multi
| millionaire railroad contractor, mining
magnate and business man, who has
such diversified interests in Washington,
Idaho and Montana, so says a Helena
| dispatch.
Sunday, January 10.
The value of manufactures and raw
materials imported in II months the
past year was 100000, 900, against
| $3O7 100000 in the corresponding
| months of 1905 The total value of
manufactures exported during the year
will exceed 500, 700, so says a re-
| port from the department of commerce
/ and labor, making 1906 the banner year
| in factories.
A dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
| from Washington says: There is to be
a great revolution in the democratic po-
litical camp Pledges have been given
| which insure the election of Champ Clark
OF Missouri to be democratic leader in
| the house OF representatives and the
| party candidate for speaker in place of
John Sharp Williams Of Mississippi, the
| present leader.
1HC NOl5U pudEC vi WluItI WtdGu6E BA-
perienced in Montana in years now pre-
walls. Deep snow and the most severe
weather is delaying trains and menacing
human life in remote settlements. Old
stockmen say the outlook is more serious
for their herds than at any time since
the memorable winter of 1887 SO, when
the losses we're extremely heavy.
Monday, January IA.
No train on the Great Northern has
moved in or out of Havre, Montana, for
four days. Officials declare it to be the
worst winter in the history of the road.
Stephen B. Elkins will be elected sena-
tor from West Virginia for the third
successive term.
Andrew Carnegie will be heaviest per-
sonal taxpayer according to the list OF
assessments made public by the asses-
sOrs of New York today. The value OF
his personal property is fixed at 5,00O,-
900 and that Of John d. Rockefeller at
50, 100000.
Salt Lake City is practically out Of
coal, with no prospect OF getting coal in
less than 80 days.
A severe blizzard is general over the
greater part of Kansas. A large section
OF the state Is covered WIN SleeC ana 0n6
snow, and there is no sign of the storm
abating.
Tuesday, January is.
Plans for the national campaign of
1908 are being formulated at Washing
| ton.
Corteyou and Garfield were confirmed
| BY the senate as members of the cabinet.
For the brave defense of a prisoner,
which later caused his defeat at the polls,
| ex-Sheriff j. L. Merrill at Atlanta, Ca,
custodian of the federal prison, has re
ceived an advance in salary of $500 a
wear on recommendation OF President
Roosevelt.
Senator Simmons OF North Carolina
will be reelected.
| Guggenheim in Colorado, Brown 10
! Nebraska, Dixon in Montana, Crane in
! Massachusetts, all republicans, were
elected United States senators.
| 1t is agreed that Arthur F. Statter OF
/ WaIla Walla, this state, shall be assist
ant secretary OF the treasury.
/ The house today adopted the Hans
brough resolution granting three
months leave of absence to home