The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-01-11
TRLEGRAPHIC TOUCHES
Wirings of a Week Boiled Down
for Busy Readers.
Summary of Interesting News and
Events From all Over .
Great Country.
Wednesday, January =.


dollars.
James McCrae of Pittsburg, first vice
president of the Pennsylvania railroad.
was today elected president of the com.
pany to succeed the late A. J. Cassatt.
Copies of President Rooeevet's proc
lamatiOn setting aside 80 sections Of
land and the 'petrified forests of Gila
and Apache counties, Arizona, as the
"Petrified Forest National Monument. -
have been received at Los Angeles. The
public good will be promoted by pre-,
serving those deposits OF petrifed wood.
The legislature of Colorado organized
today. 1t consists OF 40 republicans and
30 democrats. There was no contest
over the organization, officers having
been agreed upon in the republican
caucus.
Thursday, January 3.
William R. Hearst reiterated yester-
day at meeting Of the city independ-
ence league committee in New York that
he would never again become candidate.
The senate committee at Washington
has turned down the proposition OF the
house for more salaries and has even cut
out the increases for the speaker, vice
president and cabinet officers.
Senator Nelson today introduced q bill
to prohibit the sale of lands on which
are situated beds of coal, Ignite, asphalt.
petroleum and natural gas in the gov
ernment domain until such deposits have
become exhausted. Provision is made
for leasing such lands.
George L Sheldon was today inaugu-
o1 IS MI
drsss he urged that the lobby be ban
ished from the state house and insisted
that the Legislature enact law making
1T illegal to give or accept railroad
passes.
In his biennial message to the lpgisla-
ture of Colorado Governor Jesse f. Me
Donald advised the members to frame
an antitrust law along the lines of the
Ohio law, which, he said has stood the
test of judicial determination.
Senator Piles is trying to procure an
appraiser of customs for Seattle at a sal
airy of $4,000. Today be introduced a
bill creating such an Office. Seattle now
has no such official.
Friday, January 4.
The president has offered to Philip B.
Stewart of Colorado Springs the position
of commissioner of the general land of
fee, to be made vacant March 4 by the
retirement OF Commissioner Richards.
By direction of the president, Secre-
tary Hitchcock has issued an order to
Commissioner Richards OF the general
land office at once to notify all special
agents and receivers and registers Of
local land Offices that the act of Febru
ary 25, 1885, for the summary destruc-
tion of illegal Enclosures and obstruc-
lions existing on public lands will be
rigidly enforced after April l, 1907.
The carpenters union of San Francisco
has declared a boycott against Japan
ese. Any member of the union who EN-
ployes japanese labor, patrOnizes Japan
ese merchants or purchases goods from
employers of japanese is to be fined $40.
1t was announced at Washington to-
day that Andrew Carnegie had given
$3.50, 900 for the construction Of build
ing to be used by the bureau of Ameri
can republics. Provision for the site
has been made by the United States and
South American republics. Congress
has already appropriated 100000 to-
wards the purpose.
Los Angeles is in the thrOes of the
first fuel famine in the history Of the city
The coal and wood supply is nearly ex-
hausted.
The price Of corn cobs has jumped to
almost prohibitive figure in parts OF
Oklahoma, owing to the scarcity OF fuel.
Saturday, January ).
There will be United States cruiser
Spokane in the near future. Representa-
tive Jones called on Secretary Metcalf
today and exacted from that official what
virtually means naming a cruiser after
the city of Spokane. Congress is expect
ed to authorize the construction OF a
number of cruisers shortly.
It ia reported that Senator W. A.
Clark has purchased VermejO park OF
William II. Bartlett of Chicago. The
tract embraces 100000 acres located so
miles west of Trinidad in New Mexico.
The consideration is said to be 2,000,-
600.
Plans and specifications for the new
federal building at Spokane have been
completed. Representative Jones has
been assured bv Supervising Architect
TAYLOR that everything possible will be
done for the completion OF the building
at an early date.
The national reciprocal demurrage
convention in session at Chicago ap-
pointed a committee OF seven TO urge
President Roosevelt to send congress
special message urging the passage of
la providing for reciprocal demurrage.
Consul General Bergholz at Canton,
China, advised the state department to-
dav that the Lienchow massacre indem
nifty has been paid in full by the Chinese
government.
Judge Hosmer, in the superior court
OF San Francisco today, rendered deci-
sion holding that under the earthquake
clause in many insurance policies, ls to
be included fire damage resulting from
the earthquake or damage resulting
solely from the earthquake.
Sunday, January
The tenth legislative assembly OF Mon
tsna. which convenes at Helena at noon
tomorrow, will be republican by 5U ma
iority on Joint ballot. E. ". King Of
Gallatin was chosen at the republican
causus for speaker OF the house. This
means that Congressman Joseph N.