The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-02-08
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Wirings of a Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary of Interesting News and
Events From All Over
Great Country.
Wednesday, January 80.

A dispatch from the mayor of Lead
5. d., says the people are freezing for
want of coal.
Carrie Nation, attended by two friends,
called at the executive offices of the
White House today. She was denied
admission and began to harangue the
crowd which had gathered regarding the
treatment offered her. After speaking
about minute she voluntarily retired.
1t is said that Indian Inspector Nc
Laughin OF Washington has Just Sc
sured an agreement with the Rosebud
Sioux Indians for the throwing open by
the federal government of nearly a
million acres of land in Trapp county,
;. d., as soon as details can be attended
to.
Two thousand cars of freight are be-
ing held by the Great Northern at Min
neapolis waiting for the lines to be
cleared and engines to move them. All
are loaded with merchandise consigned
to points all over the northwest, includ-
ing thousands Of dollars worth of
Christmas goods that have not yet ar
rived at their destination.
An expenditure Of nearly $1,OOO,OOO
for the purchase of cattle to supply the
uecu6 Vi lu6 luulHuS Oh reservations ID
North and South Dakota, Montana and
Arizona will be made by the interior de
partment within a short time.
Advertisements for bids for the con-
structiOn of the Spokane public building
have been mailed to the newspapers
Architect Taylor said today the pro-
posals for the construction of the build
ing will be opened at the treasury de
partment March IA at o'clock.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland has ac-
cepted the invitation of the Union
League club of Chicago to deliver the
Grafton at the annual celebration of
WashingtOn's birthday, conducted under
the auspices OF the club.
The senate has passed a bill placing
the control of the Panama railroad
under the isthmian canal commission.
Thursday, January 81.
The mail carriers Of Butte, Montana,
have turned in their designations, to
take effect on March / unless they are
granted an increase in pay.
Grover Cleveland was unanimously
elected chairman of the association OF
life insurance inspectors at a meeting of
the executive committee of that organi-
zation today in New York and has &C.
cepted. His salary will be $25, 900
year.
The worst blizzard of the winter pre-
walls in North Dakota tonight. Rail.
road traffic is completely demoralized
and the scarcity of fuel will become even
more serious than at present.
As a result of the conference at the
White House between the president and
Secretary Taft and General Bell, chief Of
staff, an order has been issued directing
an increase in the rural guard OF Cuba
from 5000 to 10000 men.
The war department has decided to
place Major General John Weston, now
in command OF the department Of Luzon,
on the relief from that duty of Major
General Leonard Wood.
Friday, February I.
The worst storm of the winter set in
at Helena, Mont, early today. The
temperature fell rapidly and a heavy
wind from the northeast set in. At mid
night it was 10 below and still falling.
After meeting in joint conference this
morning, both houses of the Oregon leg
islature voted on and passed a resolu-
tion raising the pay of the law makers
from $12O to $4OO for each session.
Salton sea, it is claimed, is tanned
again. The Colorado river is almost
back in the old channel.
Mrs. Russell Saga has given a million
dollars to the Rensselaer, Poly technic in
stitute of New York.
The monthly circulation statement
shows that at the close of business Jan
uary 81 the amount of national bank
notes outstanding was 1896, 1877, 500,
an increase for the year of $50, 1867, ,4S5,
and an increase for the month of $35, 100.
The amount Of circulation based on
United States bonds was $549. .69S,574,
an increase for the year of $43 1872. .S25
and an increase for the month Of $41S,-
400
The senate today passed bill increas-
ing the pension of survivors of the Indian
wars from So to $40 per month. The
committee report says there are now
5000 survivors of the wars.
The senate today passed bill increas-
ing the salaries of letter carriers in free
delivery Offices The bill fixes the first
years salary at 5000 With an annual in
crease OF 500 until the maximum has
been reached.
Saturday, February 2.
The famous battleship Oregon is to be
modernized, and Secretasy MetcaIf has
announced that he has authorized the
expenditure OF $1.OOO,00O from the ma
val repair fund for the purpose. The
work will be done at the Puget Sound
navy yard and will require one year.
Judge Edward W. Lander. the first
chief justice Of the territory of Washing
ton. veteran of the Mexican war, and
for 10 years president of the Harvard
club in Washington, d. O., died in that
city today aged 80 years.
What is by far the worst storm OF the
winter in North Dakota is just subsiding
after having wrought havoc with the
train service and occasioned much suf-
fering among isolated homesteaders.
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Root have each contributed 800 to the
Chinese famine relief fund.
The state railroad commission OF
Texas has issued an order requiring the