The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-02-08

but the strikers refuse to return to work
ubtll they are organized into unions O
textile workers. The mill managers de
clare they can make no further advances
Many OF the strikers are girls under 1G
years OF age, many scarcely 10 years old
Governor Toole of Montana signed
the eight hour law.
The war department practically has
completed it's arrangements for recruit
ing the army under the provisions of the
| reorganization act Enlistments during
January numbered 1912, an increase OF
| SOO recruits over those secured during
the preceding month of December. The
| oflclals are much encouraged at this re-
| suit, and have no doubt of their ability
to secure all the men they need. Many
| new recruiting stations have been estab-
ifshed IN various parts of the country,
The first annual convention of the
American Cattle Growers Association il
called to meet at Denver March 10.
The coinage statement for January
| shows the total coinage executed at the
nlnts OF the United States during the
month was SIS, ,523, 800, as follows
Gold, $12, 2,657 200; silver, $2,723, 900
nInOr COINS, SI03, ,4SO.
The president signed the army reor.
ganzation bill and it is now a law.
Sunday, February 3.
Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa. Wis
cOnsin and Missouri we're storm and
i blizzard swept. Six inches of snow fell
at Chicago, with drifts piled to second
story windows in outlying districts.
Three inches fell over Nebraska, Iowa
and Kansas, drifting badly and block
ing trains. 1t is the worst general storm
OF the season. A tornado did great
damage in the western portion of Delta
county, Texas. Two persons were killed
and two injured.
BY an explosion of 700 quarts of nitro
glycerine at the magazine of the James
Belt Torpedo company -four miles north
east OF Alexandria, Indiana, Percy Fort,
carrier, with his team of horses, we're
blown to atoms, not a vestige having
since been found. A hole Is feet deep
and 40 feet wide was left where the
magazine formerly stood.
David B. Hill announced himself not
candidate for the presidency, in any
sense.
Captain Garnett D. Ripley was arrest
ed at Newcastle, KY, charged with com
plicity in the Geobel murder.
Monday, February 4.
The cut nail pool announced an in
crease in prices of five cents keg, to go
into effect at once. Cut or all style iron
nails have been selling for six months
at Sl.95 keg in carload lots to job
bers. The net price advanced the quo
tatiOn to 81 per keg. In less than car
load lots the price is $205, and to re-
tailers s.. Is a keg.
W. c. T. U. officials decided to send
circulars to all medical journals, hos
pitfalls and medical colleges throughout
the cOuHtry, petitioning all physicians
connected with the institutions to re-
train from prescribing alcohol for medi-
cal use.
Mrs Nation and a dozen female fol-
lowers raided Topeka restaurant Joint.
A dozen men barred the entrance and
the women struggled hard to force a way
in, but were unsuccessful. In the melee
two women were thrown down and their
hatchets taken from them. The women
were arrested. One Joint man, who was
a little OverzealOus, insisted that Mrs.
Nation be killed, and punctuated his re-
marks with great deal of picturesque
language. Mrs. Nation turned to re-
buke him, when be tried to hit her. A
man near by gave the would be assaulter
a blow in the face. He Immediately
turned again to the attack, and then
the fight became rather general. Several
list fights were in progress all the way
to the station. Mrs. Nation was told
she must report tomorrow for trial and
was freed. She visited a drug store,
tasted several brands of the liquors and
pronounced them excellent. She said
she was from Kentucky and knew all
the brands of liquor as soon as she
tasted them.
A Standard Oil representative, who
has tested it, says the oil from the big
well at Beaumont, Texas, is practically
valueless.
Transport Warren landed over 400
sick soldiers at San Francisco. The ma
iOrity are convalescent.
Tuesday, February 3.
Negotiations for the sale of Andrew
Carnege's controlling interest in the
stock of the Carnegie company were
brought to a successful conclusion on
Monday, j. Pierpont Morgan and his
associates being the purchasers. Mr..
Carnegie held nearly 81 per cent of the
$3.50, 900 stock.
Mrs. Nation and three followers
smashed the Senate saloon at Topeka
at daylight. The police followed up in
the afternoon by arresting the proprie
tor, "Shep" Lytle.
Henry E. Youtsey, convicted of the
murder of Goebel, was sentenced at
Georgetown, KY, to life Imprisonment.
Utah Legislature passed a resolution
favoring election of United States sena-
tors by direct vote.
February wheat options at Chicago,
72%; May, TAX Portland, So; Tacoma,
5513; Colfax 80, with no sales.