The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-09-14

about $4,000 people there. many of
them IN destitute circumstances. and "a
winter approaches much uneasiness nre.
walls among the unfortunates. as thev
cdn see no prospects of getting awav
and nothing ahead but suffering and
perhaps death
Inc national executive board OF the
united MIne-WOrkers of America ad-
lourned sine die without promulgatipg
formal Endorsement of the application
OF the miners of the anthracite coal dis
Urlcts Tor permission to strike.
The action of the national executive
board OF the United Mine Workers. in
session at Indianapolis, in declining to
declare strike involving the miners of
the entire anthracite coal fields until
lurther Efforts at Cancellation have been
mace, Is taken among the mine workers
aC nazeltOn, Pa, as an indication of
observation-disclosures on the part of the lead
ers, ana they are now confident that the
way Is open Tor bringing about a settle
ment through arbitration, although
only lew OF the many operators who
would he affected by the strike have
agreed thus far to that proposition.
John Goodnow, the United States con-
sui general at Shanghai, after Inquiries
IN every possible source, learns that the
number of British and American mis-
slonaries murdered during the uprising
IN China has been 90, while ITO Others
stationed in Chi Ii and Shan ST prov
lnces are unaccOunted for, and there is
reason for the belief that they have met
the same fate. OF those whose deaths
have been absolutely proved, % were
Amerlcans-eight men, eight women and
six children; 27 were British-nine men,
eight women and 10 children.
Carrying out its traditions of many
years with but one preak, Maine went
republican in the state election today
by large majority. The republican
state ticket was elected, with all four
congressman and a great majority of
the Legislature. Chairman Manley says:
Name stands by the splendid admins
tration of William Mckinley. The vot-
ers OF the Pine Tree state have given to-
day the largest republican majority ever
given III the history of the state to any
party, with the single exception of four
years ago, when our opponents we're
completely paralyzed and threw the
smallest vote they ever cast in a pres-
Dental year since 1910" Incomplete
returns indicate that the plurality will
be about $4,000: At the September
election in 1896 the republican candi-
date for governor was elected by a plu-
rality OF 48,377, receiving 80, ,767- votes,
as against 1887 votes for his demo-
cratic opponent. At the state election
IN 1898 the republicans had a plurality
of "a, ,769, polling 54,266 votes as
against 29.497 for the democrats.
Because of jealousy, Frank Forrest
shot and killed Willis Howard and
fatally wounded Flora Zinn as thev
came out of the door at Rock Creek
church, near Livingston, Montana. He
then suicided.
In an attempt to hold up Salt Lake
gambling house two robbers we're shot
and one captured. Geo. Prousse was
also wounded.
Speaking of the situation in New
York, Chairman Hanna said: ave
know that Croker has made a deal with
Bryan. 1t is foolish for me to talk
about winning in New York without the
biggest kind of fight. We have fight
on our hands, and unless we are willing
to fight as hard as our opponents we
are in danger of getting whipped
Portland advices say the local wheat
market is unfavorably affected by
further rise in freights. the Riversdale,
the only disengaged ship in the north
west, being chartered today at Ats Cd,
the highest rate paid since 1893