The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1900-06-15
Jews OF 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, June d

Wednesday, June q.
South Dakota democrats instructed
for Bryan.
The ice is reported out of Bering sea
end navigation open to Cape Nome.
Forty buildings burned at Susanville,
CALI. The loss was heavy in the business
section.
West Virginia democrats nominated
Judge j. ii. Holt of Huntington for
governor.
The first step looking to the organiza-
tion of national negro party was taken
in Philadelphia. Prominent negroes
bishops, ministers, editors and lawyers
at meeting decided to place a presi-
Dental ticket in the field with negro
candidates. The plan is to organize the
party in every state in the Union, and
nominate candidates for state and con-
gressiOnal Offices.
Wheat was strong at Chicago because
OF anxiety over the northwest crop sit
uatlOn and reduction in the Ohio crop
figures, which put the condition at % 80
points under the government report for
May and the lowest since 1866. Only
10 counties reported a probability of
raising even half a crop. The figures
looked to traders like practical wiping
out OF the Ohio crop, which last year
was 40,0O0,00O bushels In the pit it
was predicted that the Indiana crop was
in even worse shape. The Daily Trade
Bulletin reduced its figures on the esti-
mated winter wheat yield from 374,-
100000 to 340,O0O,0O0 bushels.
Thursday, June z.
The Connecticut democrats endorse
Bryan.
Town OF Virginia, Mimi, was almost
wiped out by fire, 125 buildings burning.
President named W. L. Distan OF
Illinois to be surveyor general of Alaska.
W. S. Taylor announced that he would
not again be a candidate for governor
of Kentucky.
Congressional appropriations are given
at $578, ,482,32f for 1901. against
$515, ,S45, 1914 for 1897.
Two hundred feet of Mississippi river
levee, five miles above New Orleans, gave
away, causing serious damage.
At Diamond Springs, Calf, Zachariah
Zumwalt shot and killed his wife, his
son George and the latter's young baby.
He also seriously wounded his sons wife.
1t is thought brooding over domestic
lIOuUleS uuuluS0u his mln0.
Because the republican national con-
ventlOn hall is said to nave been com,
pleted by non.uniOn labor, the 43 organ.
izations Of the Allied Building Trade
Council refused today to accept an in
vltatlOn to participate in the parade OF
the Allied Republican Clubs during con-
vention week. The trades organizations
were asked to turn out 20 men each in
the parade.
The dullness Of months was broken in
the Chicago wheat pit and the space
allotted to dealers in that cereal was
crowded. July opened a shade changed
from last nights close. When it began
climbing traders were filled with items
from all over the northwest. Some said
the crop was already damaged, others
that unless rain in plenty came the crop
would be failure, and on top of all this
the weather bureau prOphesied fair and
cool weather. Recently the reports have
been taken with grain of salt and the
crowd generally cOntented itself with
playing safe, an operation which resulted
IN some very stagnant sessions. Today
the northwest made clamorous bids and
a sort of panic followed. In two hours
from the opening July advanced to Toe.
Then profting sent July back to 69%c
A huge amount of buying had already
been done on the advance and the dip
was the signal for more of it. June
wheat closed at 50.
Friday, June s
About Minnewaukan, North Dakota, a hard
freeze formed a quarter inch of ice. Much
wheat was cut to the ground. Crops cannot
exceed half the ordinary yield.