The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-05-18

San Jose scale is prevalent at Lewiston, Idaho.
Exodus began from the coast ports to Cape
Nome.
Senate refused to sanction a government
armor plate factory
Snake and Clearwater rivers in Idaho are
oYer1oWlng. No particular damage.
Sunday, May 13
Three st. Paul people were victims Of q
thunderstorm. All killed.
Because of the street railway strike in St.
Louis only mail cars ran. There were no dis
turbanceS.
Mob Of 2000 men took control of Turtle creek,
eight miles from Plttsburg, Pa. sheriff and
posse dispersed them.
In quarrel over a street car seat Alec Whit
ney, society leader at Augusta Ca, was shot
and killed by Gus Wilson, a negro.
Monday, May IA.
The st. Louis street car strike is practically
cleared up.
From Chicago to New York this is the hottest
May on record. Three prostrations at New
YORK, one death and four prOstratiOns at Chi
cagO, with the thermometer at only Sc to 90. At
st. Paul 1t was 80; Winnipeg, 80; Milwaukee, Sc;
Des MOines ana Omaha, IS.
Settlers on the Nez Perez Indian reservation
IN Idaho and also those on the COIviIIe reserva-
IOnin Washington, when it is opened for set
tlement next October, will take free lands
under the homestead laws. This was assured
by the passage today by the senate of the free
homes bill. The measure had already passed
the house. and there is no doubt that it will be
approved by the president
At HoughtOn, Michigan, 500 miners. tram
mers and tlmbermen at the Arcadian mine con-
trOlled by Standard Oil people, went on a strike
for 10 per cent advance. The striking trammers
at Quincy were joined by 500 machinists. car
penters and other surface men, who demand 10
per cent increase in wages. About $500 men, or
approximately quarter of the total minin @
force OF TINS district, are now idle, and it is
prooaoIe that strikes VIII follow this week at
many other mines.
The April statement of the imports and ex-
ports OF the United Statess hOws as follows:
Merchandise - Imports $73,466, 742, of which
$33 O27 were free of duty; total increase over
APRIL 1892 $4,000 900. Exports Sis 926 5O7: in
crease, $3O,O0O000. Gold / Imports, So, ,315,115;
increase, 81 009, 000 Exports 81 916 $50 increase
100000. Silver Imports, $3,266, ,283: increase
$4l6,O0 Exports, $4,112 043; increase, $500 900.
During the last 10 months the exports of mer-
chandlse exceeded the imports by s455, ,495 141,
and during the same time the imports of gold
exceeded the exports by $9,216,624. The silver
exports during the last 10 months exceeded the
imports by $l7,665, ,292.
Tuesday, May 10.
There was another fatality in the St. Louis
street car strike A striking mOtOrman had his
spine shattered by bullet and stones flew fast
and furious.
W. A. Clark, democrat, of Montana, who was
few days ago denied seat in the United
States senate resigned. He was out half day
when the popuist governor of his state con-
veniently absented himself and Acting Governor
Spr1ggs appointed him.
The young wife of ]. Brackenburg, pastor of
the Methodist church as PrOsser Wash, elOped
with rogueS' gallery man from North Yakima
with several names. The wife of 25 years tainted
away when her husband faced her and she
learned the character of the man at the SpO-
how