The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-04-27

republicans and the national silver re-
puOhcan party is to give way to the
Lincoln republican party. The transfer
is to take place at Kansas City july 4.
when the national conventions OF free
silver republicans and democrats are in
session.
Inc New York banks are adding stead
ily TO their surplus despite the expansion
III deposits, an operation that calls for
additional reserve. The statement for
the current week shows a gain OF over
$4,000, 900 in cash holdings, the reserve
primarily OF treasury disbursements.
At the Offices OF the American Steel &
wire Company an empIoye confirmed the
report that the reduction Of 500 per ton
had been ordered in the price Of wire
nails, barbed wire and galvanized fence
wire, with an IS cut in annealed fence
wire. This is equivalent to a reduction
OF cent pound in wire nails, making
the price 1920 a keg The price for
oarbed wire is 81 80 a hundredweight,
and Tor galvanized fence nails, 1926 a
hundredweight. The cut in annealed
fence wire is from $305 to S215 a hun
dredweight.
Sunday, April 20
While insane, Chas Smith slew him
sell and wife at Brownsville, Neb.
Footpads held up Joseph Hildner and
his mother Of Peoria, ILL.,, at Los Ange.
les. Both started to run and Hildner
was shot through the heart.
Thos. c. WoermaD set fire to the house
OF j. Z. Fox at AtchisOn, Kansas, in
order that he might play the heroic and
save the family. He goes up for Is
years for arson.
An attempt was made to blow up the
locks OF the Welland canal with dyna-
mite, but only small damage was done.
Had it been successful all Of the seven
big locks below would have been swept
out by the terrific pile of rushing water
and town Of $500 people below ami
hllated. Three men are under arrest for
the deed.
Monday, April 23.
Slight earthquake shock occurred at
Portland, Oregon.
Transport Rosecrans sailed from Sc
attic with company G, Seventh infantry,
for Port Ealdes, Alaska.
General Joe Wheeler formally rendered
MS resignation as representative from
the Eighth Alabama congressional dis
trict.
An unknown man dived into a coke
oven at Conrellsville. Pa. and in less
than minute nothing was left of him,
SO intense was the heat.
James Harris confessed to murder Of
John Allen, wealthy merchant at Bur
lingtOn, Kansas Aliens wife, who was
infatuated with Harris, arranged the
deed and has been arrested. Harris is
26, while the woman is 80.
In the senate a bill was introduced ex-
tending the provisions Of the act Of July
L, 1898, relative to the adjustment OF
claims to lands within the
limits OF the Northern Pacific railroad
grant, to all instances in which lands in
1dd-numbered sections within the in
demnlty limits of the grant to this
company were patented to settlers under
the public land laws prior to the passage
OF this law.
Members Of the North Montana
Roundup association, endorsed the bill
pending in the United States senate to
extend the maximum time cattle may
be transported on cars without unload
ing from % to 40 hours, and also con-
demned the bill seeking to prohibit the
making of OleOmargarine. Such a pro-
hlbitiOn, the association declared, would
take $3 to $4 from the value OF each
animal, that being the worth of the
butter fat in each carcass for the manu-
tacture OF substitutes for butter.
Tuesday, April "a.
Traffic in Mississippi and Louisiana is
paralyzed by the floods, which have
taken on fresh impetus.
April wheat at Chicago, 65A; May,
65A; July, 66a. Portland, cash, 50 to
%; Tacoma, 53A for club, 55A for blue
stem.
Judge Frank DelIenbach OF Columbus,
Ohio, was disbarred by the supreme
court for sharing a fee with an attorney
in case which came before him.
The treasury department ordered a
special agent to proceed to the Pacific
coast to investigate the large influx of
japanese coolies to this country within
the last few months
The New Hampshire republican con-
vention said: president Mckinley has
met and solved greater national prob
ACLIo budA nave Sdileil W JuG IOU vi any
predecessor save Washington and Lin
coin" His denomination is recommend
ed.
Hon. Matthew S. Quay was refused a
seat in the United States senate on the
appointment OF the governor of Pennsyl-
vanla by a vote of 33 to 80. The entire
time OF the senate today was devoted to
debate upon the question, many Of the
greatest lawyers and orators OF the
body delivering speeches.
The senate committee on agriculture
reported the agricultural appropriation
bill to the senate. AS reported, the bill
carries a total appropriation of $3,-
390, ,32O, net increase of only $22, ,230.
The senate really added items amount
ing to So, ,320, but by diminishing the
house appropriation for the purchase of
seed, $40, 600, and that for agricultural
department publications, $4,000, the
net increase was reduced. The principal
items of increase are $40, 900 for forestry
Investigations and $4,000 for irriga-
tion Investigations. Among the amend
ments are the following: To continue
the investigation Of the soils OF the
United States, to investigate the tests
applied to American food products in
foreign countries, to increase the salary
OF the chief OF the weather bureau to
$4,000 per annum.