The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-04-19
NEWS 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. Anril 10.

"00oClAo05 arc piduuIuS RlRdnUlc cop
per trust, which will be second only in
capital and influence to the great United
States Copper company.
| Thirty-fve concerns manufacturing
gasoline lamps and fixtures have effect
ed an organization in which it is said
nearly all the gasoline lamp interests in
the country are represented.
The gross postal receipts for last
month for the so largest postoffices in
the country show an increase of ia
per cent over the corresponding month
last year.
Charles Wellender, city treasurer of
Phlllipsburg, Montana, has been arrest
ed, charged with embezzling $4,000 of
public funds.
Thursday, April IL.
Ralah, big tiger in the zoo at Indi-
annapolis, Ind, attacked and dangerous
ly wounded Frank Bostock, proprietor
OF the zoo and the trainer of the beast.
George @ Cannon, the great Mormon
leader, died at Monterey, Calf.
All departments of the Ashley car
shops OF the Central railroad of New
Jersey except the machine shop stood
idle. The blacksmiths and laborers en-
ployed in the shops declared strike be-
cause of sympathy for the striking car
repalrers and there are now $50 men on
strike.
In desperate battle with burglars at
Mount Washington, Pa, Thos. D.
kahney, a grocer, was killed. When
officers attempted to arrest the three
thieves Paddy Fitzgerald, one of the
| Oldest and best men on the police force.
was killed, and two other officers we're
wounded. One rObber was wounded.
and all were arrested.
The pottery workers of Ohio, 17O.-
900 in number, are about to strike for
increased wages.
Three men of work train we're killed
and four were seriously injured by
snOwside near Denver.
The Colorado snOwstorm is at an end
after 96 hours continuous fall. The
storm was of great benefit to farmers.
Friday, April IL.
The Arkansas river is out of it's banks.
At Wichita, Kansas, policemen guard
bridges to keep people off. The water
works are imprisoned in nearly a mile
OF flood. For five days it has been rain
ing continually and hundreds oi t.!9u-
sands OF acres of farm lands are under
water. No fatalities have been reported,
-Four men have been arrested for the
murder of T. II. Pemberton near
Weatherford, Oklahoma, and lynching
is expected before morning, as the citi-
zens are wildly excited.
Two men we're killed and two wounded
q ToI w
Wright and his deputies on one side and
desperadoes who robbed and murdered
Mrs. Jemima Hall and her son. The
fight occurred on the mountain ton be-
tween BoOne's Fork and Milestone creek.
Kentucky. Willie Wright, aged 18, and
Isaac Millard, aged 21, both OF the
posse, were the killed. Two of the
bandits were wounded.
OF special interest to officers of the
navy is an order issued by Secretary
Long announcing their relative posi-
tions on the naval register Admiral
Dewey, by the order, is the ranking OF
ticer of the navy. John Adams Howell
is the senior rear admiral, w. s. Schley
is No. 5 and William T. Sampson is No.
on the list of senior rear admirals.
Frank Wilde is the ranking captain.
Saturday, April 13.
The com ptroler of the treasury has
reaffirmed a decision of his office. disal-
lowing a claim for $629 from Lieutenant
Colonel j. W. Jacobs, deputy quarter
master general. The original decision
of the comptroller on June 80, 1899.
disallOwed the amount for the reason
that it was expended without authority
of law for subsistence, wines and LIQUORS
furnished foreign military attaches &C.
cOmpanying the army into the field"
Bids were opened at the bureau of
yards and docks, navy department, for
the construction of an equipment build
ing at the Puget sound naval station.
| The lowest bid was that of R. A. Griefen
of Chicago at $139, 400. The contract
| has not yet been awarded
James Dolphin, proprietor of the
| Denver house at Helena, Mont, was
shot and probably fatally wounded by
an unknown man, who escaped.
John Bond, KlOndike miner, was
robbed OF $500 in gold dust while TAX
ing in the sights at San Francisco.
Alfred Alexander, father of Fred Alex
ander, the negro who was burned at the
stake at Leavenworth, Kan, for the al
legged assault and murder of Carrie
Forbes and for the assault on Miss
Roth, has filed information with the
county attorney against a number OF
those participating in the burning and
asks for a warrant for their arrest on
the charge of murder. Before issuing
the warrant the county attorney de,
cided to examine witnesses under the law
passed by the last state legislature.
About 1900 employees of the cotton
mills at Fall River, Mass, were notified
that there would be no work next week.
The suspension will be the most general
OF any since the decision to curtail pro-
duction was made. About 25 corpora
tions, owning some 40 mills, nearly the
number on the syndicate agreement, will
stop. This will decrease the production
of 100000 pieces and means a loss in
wages to the operatives of about $780,
600. At Lowell the 23OO operatives OF
the Massachusetts cotton mills were
notified not to return to work until
April %. The entire plant will be closed
on account of the dull market. The
fremont and Suffolk cotton mills have
laid off three fourths of, the operatives
for an indefinite time In all fO0C