The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-02-22
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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, February 13.


Representative Jones' bill confirming
the soldiers additional entries on the
Columbia Indian reservation was favor
ably reported by the senate committee
| today.
| After being imprisoned at the bottom
OF 4U foot we'll. covered with tons Of
earth, for "a hours and receiving his air
| supply from an iron we'll pipe, Herman
| Frankfort, we'll digger of South Oma-
ha was yesterday dug out and found up-
| injured.
The jamestown exposition officers were
notified today that Japan has made an
additional appropriation of $136, 900
for exhibits at the exposition. Two war
ships have been designated to represent
Japan in the naval features of the expo
| sitiOn.
On motion Of Mr.. Humphrey Of Wash
ingtOn an appropriation OF SIS, 900 was
| inserted in the naval bill for a naval hos
pital on Puget Sound.
The senate committee on public lands
| today authorized favorable report on
the bill to create a reserve to be known
as the Calaveras Big Tree forest. The
bill authorizes the secretary of the inter-
iOr to obtain title to the forest Of big
trees in California known as "Sequoia
Westinghouse"
The house committee on public lands
made favorable report on Jones' bill
granting right of way through forest
reserves for public highways. The bill
was introduced at the instance of certain
citizens Of OkanOgan county.
Thursday, February IA.
The house committee on libraries has
decided to make favorable reports on
bills to erect monuments in Washington
to Benjamin +. Stephenson, founder of
the Grand Army of the Republic, and to
Captain John Ericsson.
The various express companies OF
Austin, Texas, have issued an order pro
hibiting C. o. d. shipments of liquor into
local option districts.
Senator Piles BILL which had passed
the senate today, passed the house to-
night, giving a right of way through
the Fort Wright reservation. 1t will be
signed by the president tomorrow.
The Union League club in q resolution
today commended the president and
other federal officials for their efforts
looking toward the suppression of publi-
cation OF Thaw trial details. The club
disgusting testimony is a national ca
lamity.
Representative Wharton of Illinois
introduced a resolution in the house to-
day authorizing the president to exclude
any and all publications containing
revolving details" OF the Thaw case and
other cases OF a similar nature
Friday, February is.
Senator Ankeny in answer to kilograms
hOm the Wenaha Sheep Growers asso
citation has offered an amendment to the
| agricultural bill, giving the secretary Of
| agriculture authority to regulate the in
| spectiOn OF livestock grazing on forest
reserves, Indian reservations and any
tracts under government control.
The San Francisco school controversy
growing out of the segregation of Jap
anese school children in that city has
been settled. The basis Of the agreement
reached at the White house conference
| today is that Mayor Schmitz and the
members of the board will, Immediately
after the passage Of the immigration bill
as reported by the conferees in congress-
abolish the oriental schools, and again
admit japanese children into the white
schools.
The house, after a highly interesting
debate today, passed the naval appro
priation bill, which carries about $780,
| OOO,OOO This means the building of
another battleship Of the Dreadnaught
type.
Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Glassford,
in charge Of the United States signal
corps. received word at Seattle from
Valdez, Alaska, that terrific storm was
raging in that vicinity. At Valdez the
snow was seven feet deep and the wind
is blowing gale. At the summit of the
trail between Valdez and Fairbanks the
snow is 16 feet deep, and all traffic be-
tween the two towns is entirely stopped.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Bradley today was in
dicted for murder in the first degree for
the shooting of former Senator Arthur
Brown of Utah at the Raleigh hotel in
| Washington on December s last, causing
his death December 13.
The house committee on ways and
means decided today to postpone indef-
nitely consideration of the Williams bill
for reciprocal free trade with Canada in
coal.
Saturday, February is.
The Jones bill for a dam across the
Pend Oreille river by the Pend d'Oreille
Development company passed today.
The senate today passed the bill Great
ing a new federal court district in east
ern Oregon, Baker City to be the seat,