The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-11-02

At Pittsburg, the National Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, adopted
A universal wage scale, fixing the rate OF
wages at % cents an hour, with elght hours as
a days work. The scale will go into effect
next May.
Friday, October 26.
John Addison Porter until recently pri-
vate secretary to President Mckinley, is suf-
fering from an illness which must end in
death.
The Illinois Steel company will resume
operations in its Begsemer department Mon
day with the full force of 1000 men. after be-
| ing closed down two weeks for repairs.
Attorney General Smith Bishop filed suit
IN the district court against Jones, Douglass
Il Co, cracker company of Lincoln; the Ma
tional Biscuit company of New Jersey, and
the American Biscuit Manufacturing com
pany of Illinois, charging them with having
combined as trust in restraint Of trade. In
his petition he recounts the alleged absorption
OF the Lincoln company by the National and
American, and petitions that all agreements
between them be declared illegal and abro-
gated. The Jones' Douglass company is one
of the most important manufacturing indus
tries of Lincoln.
Congressman BabcOck, chairman Of the
republican congressional committee, asserted
than II IN the next house of representatives
two more than in the present house, and eight
more than the number needed to elect a
speaker. Mr.. Babcock said: 'The republi
cans will elect 1877 members; necessary to or
ganize the house, 179. During the past 30
days there has been marked change N the
conditions, more so than in anv campaign
with which [ have been connected since 1894 s"
There is great rejoicing all through Scran-
ton and the Lackawanna valley at the calling
off of the anthracite miners strike. The or
der has the effect of stimulating the COM
panies which had not already posted notices
agreeing to advance wages 10 per cent to do so.
Saturday, October 20.
At Lewiston, Idaho, Joseph Alexander
closed deal with Chicago cereal firm for
%, 900 bushels of bluestem wheat. All the
wheat to be shipped is bluestem. 1t is stated
the firm could not use club. It is for use in
manufacture of cereal foods. The freight rate
to Chicago is 36 cents bushel but the sale is
believed to have been made at a price above
what the coast market affords.
While republican parade was passing in
Chicago street one of the marchers was hit in
an eye by potato thrown from the sidewalk
A big fight ensued, in which black eyes and
CORY noses were fixed up. 1t took 80 police
men to stop the row.
Il or Blk nOurS ana a nail WOTklDPuen from
every branch of industry III ChIcago--lawyers,
merchants, railroad men and fnanciers--
marched through the downtown streets of the
city in the parade of republican voters, which
was planned as the elimination Of the nation
al campaign In Chicago.
w. S. Robson, one of the most extensive
cotton planters of Texas, has gathered stats
tics from the BraZos and Colorado valleys and
declared that the weevil has destroyed six
million dollars worth of this years crop.
Sunday, October %.
All the coal companies in the Wyoming
valley, with few exceptions, have now post
ed notices granting their employees the 10 per
cent increase asked for by the Scranton con-
vention. The exceptions are a few individual
operators who DO not employ many hands
But it is said that when the men employed at
these cOllieries report for work tomorrow they
will be told that they will receive the same
wages paid bv the other companies The
Kingston Coal company had notices posted
granting the increase This company en-
ploys 2200 men, and was the last Of the big
individual concerns in the valley to grant the
increase. The officials Of the Susquehanna
company had a CONFERENCE.-THE their employees
Saturday night and agreed to pay them the
advance.
In "a hours II inches of rain fell at La
Crosse, Wis, flooding marshes and causing
much damage to railroads. A large amount
of marsh hay was lost.
Since the announcement Of the embezzle-