The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-03-16

Sunday, March IL.
1t is rumOred that the great western
railroads have made an agreement to
90 no more cutting of rates between
chicago and the western coast The
agreement, it is reported on excellent
authority, practically amounts to an
alliance of those railroads for mutual
protection against the interstate com
merce law.
Captain Abercrombie and 43 govern
ment engineers will sail for the Copper
river, Alaska, on the steamer st. Paul.
Monday or Tuesday. They will at once
prepare to lay bridges over the Copper,
hiutena and other rivers for the trail to
the Yukon and will begin setting poles
lot the telegraph line. 1t is the inten-
ton to string most of the wire for the
new line from Valdes to st. Michael.
Implement men say trouble is about
10 result because OF the recent action
OF the board of control of the
Kansas state penitentiary making bind
ing tWIne. Kansas City makes about
i,OOO,OOO pounds OF twine a year and
the new factory at the state penitentiary
is equipped to turn out one-tenth OF this
amount. This is enough to disturb the
market. While regular dealers are ask
ing retail merchants to pay them IL II
cents per pound for their offerings. the
Kansas penltentiary managers say they
Will sell direct to the farmer at 10 cents
per pound, half a cent lower than the re-
tail dealer can buy it.
Y. b. hopkins, general manager of the
Inland Telephone & Telegraph company,
mas been Tor some time endeavOring to
secure right of way across the Yakima
Indian reservation for his telephone
system, proposing to erect his lines Just
outside OF the right of way OF the North
ern Pacific railroad. The commissioner
OF indian affairs has decided that the
department has no power or authority
70 grant franchise for the construction
OF telephone and telegraph lines through
Indian reservations. Congress alone, he
says, can give the authority necessary
III this case. This view of the commits
sloner has been sustained by Secretary
hitchcock of the interior department.
Monday, March IL.
The American Snuff Company was in
cOrporated at Trenton, n. j., with an
authorized capital Of $25, 100000.
The San Francisco board of health de-
cided that Chinaman who recently died
IN that city had bubOnic plague. Strict
quarantine of Chinatown is being en-
forced.
W. A. Young, democrat, from the Sec
.ond Virginia district, was unseated in
the national house of representatives
and his place given to r. A. Wise, re-
publican.
At conference between type founders
OF the United States and their employees.
regarding wages and hours, their differ
,ences have been settled in a manner
satisfactory to both sides
Another serious complication in the
great building strike came today when
the sash, door and blind manufacturers
OF Chicago and vicinity voted to close
their mills until the labor troubles are
adjusted. By this action 1000 men are
added to the $4,000 now idle.
The recent order of the treasury de-
partment for the collection of duties on
all American goods arriving at Alaskan
ports in British vessels has created com
motion among Canadian transportation
companies and they have forwarded to
Washington vigorous protests. Accord
ing to the latest advices from Victoria
and Vancouver, they threaten to retail
ate by bringing pressure to bear upon
the Canadian government to prohibit
American vessels carrying goods destined
for Dawson and shipped through the
United States in bond.
Tuesday, March IS.
March wheat at Chicago, IS; MAY,
65%, Portland, cash, 50; Tacoma, 5OH. |
The last legislative step in the enact
nj fin oil I,-I
the house of representatives today when
the conference report on the bill was
adopted by a vote OF 166 to 120. The
senate had already adopted the confer
ence report, so that it only remains for
the president to atfix his signature to
make it law.
The Rhode Island republican state
convention was the largest ever held in
the state and nominated a complete
state ticket. The platform adopted by
the convention expressed allegiance to
the national republican platform of 1896
every promise of which the resolutions
SAID had been kept and every prediction
made therein fulfilled; endorsed the ma
tlonal administration and congratulated |
the people Of Rhode Island upon "the |
unprecedented commercial, manufacture
ing and agricultural prosperity now pre-
Valling throughout the country"
The Legislature of Kentucky adjourned |
cine die. A conference between Adiutant !
Generals Collier and Castleman resulted
IN perfect understanding being reached.
Governor Taylor will continue to act as
governor, Governor Beckham will make
no move toward securing possession OF
the state buildings until the court of ap-
peals has decided the matter. The leg
lslature appropriated 100000 for the
use OF Governor Beckham in organizing
the militia. Governor Taylor will not
outline his intended action beyond the
statement that he "would continue to
act as governor" Republicans in Tay-
Ior s confidence, however, say he will re-
main at Frankfort in the discharge of
his duties until the court OF last resort
passes on the question at issue. Then if
the decision be against him he will step
out at once and turn over the state
buildings to Governor Beckham.
Great Gold Strikes.