The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-09-07
NEWS Oh THE STATES
Gathered From Hills, Valleys
and Plains of the Union.
BOILED Down AS 1t Comes From
the Wires for Information of
Busy Readers.
Wednesday, August %.

Wednesday, August %.
United States transport Thomas ar
rived at San Francisco from Manila
with 23l sick and wounded soldiers. 81
military prisoners, 81 cabin passengers,
| lib in the steerage and seven stowa-
ways. Seven deaths occurred during
the voyage.
National headquarters of the mid
road pOpulists were opened at Louis
vile, Ky, with Chairman j. E. Parker
in change. The leaders say a hard
fight will be made in Kentucky.
Chicago wheat raised to 7515 for Aug
ust and the same for September
Thursday, August 30.
While hunting in the Blue mountains
in Eastern Oregon, Arthur Kelly, IL
| years old, blew the top of his fathers
| head off with Winchester while asleep
in his blankets. The boy says his father
beat and abused him.
With the selection of officers and the
choice OF Denver for the national en-
| campment of 1901, the 34th national
encampment OF the Grand Army of the
Republic practically came to a close.
These officers were chosen: Commander
| in-chief, Leo Rasseur, St Louis; senior
vice commander, f. G. Miliken, Port
land, Me; junior vice commander, Frank
SeamOn, Knoxville, Tenn; surgeon gen
eral, John A. Wilkins, Delta, O.. chap
lain-in-chief, Rev. A. Adams, San Quen-
| tin, Gal.
Corbett knocked Kid Mccoy out in the
fifth round, with two blows over the
| heart, in bout at New York
Thirty eight dead men we're picked up
on the beach at Cape Nome as result
OF the big storm. Many Others are
supposed to be lost.
On account OF the recent race riots in
New York, colored men have filed dam-
age suits against the city aggregating
$26O,000.
Friday, August 81.
Fusion deals Of Idaho pobuIsts and
democrats hang fire.
Officials Of the war department are
positive that the soldiers of General
Chaffee's army took no part in the px-
tensive lOOting which followed the cap
ture OF the city Of Tientsn At the direc
tiOn of Secretary Root peIemptory or
ders were issued to military officers to
exert every effort to prevent lOoting and
to severely punish disobedience of such
orders.
In my opinion there will be strike
in the anthracite region Of Pennsylvania,
and it will be- the biggest that the United
States has ever known" said President
John Mitchell of the United Mine Work
ers of America. eve have formulated
our demands for an advance of about
% per cent in wages and the removal Of
certain conditions that exist in the an
thracite region. Principal among these
is that the operators in dealing with the
miners allow $500 pounds in ton and
in selling coal allow 20O0 pounds for
ton. Ii the strike is ordered | believe
that $4,000 men will come out"
Pensacola, Florida, coal company
closed a contract for shipment of 1OO,-
900 tons of coal to Fiume, Austria.
The battlesbip Oregon arrived at
Nagasaki, Japan. She eventually will
return to the United States for the com
plete repair OF injuries sustained in her
grounding, but will first go to China.
During July the aggregate receipts
from internal revenue from all sources
were 500 23l ,347 an increase Of 81 400
43l over the same month OF last year,
At cabinet meeting the condition Of
several hundred or thousand destitute
miners at Cape Nome and OF a large
number Of Indian tribes in Alaska was
discussed 1t was decided that the war
department should send transport to
Cape Nome to bring back such Of the
miners as are penniless and liable to en-
ia jfar
ter by reason of their destitute condi-
ton. 1t is believed that a large pro-
portion of those who focked to Nome
early in the spring hoping to "strike it
rich'' are stranded. Provisions and
clothing will be sent to the Indians, who
are said to be destitute
Saturday, September 1.
Transports GarOune and Packing ar
rived at Nagasaki with two squadrons
of the First cavalry. They will be di
verted from China to the Philippines.
About %, 900 idle tin plate workers
| of the American Tin Plate company
throughout the country will resume
work, the scale of wages having been
satisfactorily adjusted.
There was a blockade of 20 miles of
| "uedJ cars dL AFSenLlDe, hdnSdE. All
the roads 10 Kansas are unable to
handle the wheat offered.
The monthly circulation statement
issued by the comptroller of the cur
rency shows. at the close of business
August 81, 1900, the total circulation
of national bank notes was 1924, ,223,-
$40, an increase for the year of SS2,-
152,O1S and an increase for the month
of $4,20S, ,454 The circulation based
on United States bonds was S29O,341-.
$50, an increase for the year of SS4,-
46S, ,907 and an increase for the month
of $4, 1913, ,022. The circulation secured
by lawful money amounted to S33. .5S2,-
600, decrease for the year of 81, ,315,-
$50 and an increase for the month OF
$14, ,532. The amount of United States
bonds on deposit 10 secure circulation
notes was $295, 100, $50 and to secure
public deposits $SS $40, ,2S0.
Secretary Fosters annual report Of
the cotton crop OF the United States
makes the crop for 1S99-19OO 9,436, coo
bales, against 1924, $40 last year.
The monthly statement of the director
OF the mint shows that during August
the total coinage AT the United States
mints was 81, 100 as follows: Gold
$5. sos, 900; silver, $780, 900: minol
coins, $1SS, 160.
The -four mills of Minneapolis who's,