The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-04-19
operatives will be idle in this city next
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operatives will be idle in this city next
week.
Inc sale Is reported of a seat on the
New 1ork Stock exchange for $4,000.
1ne previous price was $5S,000.
Sunday, April 10.
Dr: victor Vaughn, dean of the medi-
cal department, and one of the most
noted bacteriolOgists, appeared before
the state board of health at Ann Arbor.
Mich, and practically acknowledged the
case OF Student Hare is one of bubonic
plague: de assured the board there
would be no spread of the disease, as all
precautions had been taken to prevent
1t, ana the student will recover
New York trades unions decided to
enter politics for the first time and start
labor party.
The governors of the various states
are beginning to announce their appoint
ments OF delegates to attend the con
terence on taxation called to meet at
Butfalo May % and "a by the National
Clvlc Federation. At headquarters
notice OF the appointment of the delega-
tlon has been received IRON the govern
ors OF Missouri, Maine and Montana.
The cali for the conference is signed bv
leaulng economists, tax experts and
pubic men representing all portions of
the country and all interests.
Monday, April 10.
At Minneapolis the lockout of union
carpenters by members of the Master
Builders Association became effective
and 800 men are idle, Work on all
@ ic
st: raul 2OO painters and paper hangers
quit work because master painters had
not accepted an agreement offered by
IOurneymen. One-third of the masters
signed and 100 union men are at work.
The first conflict with a trust opened
by hall OF the men striking in the De-
wees wood plant of the American Steel
Company at McKeespOrt, Pa. The
cause OF the trouble was the discharge
OF seven men, who, the men claim. were
dismissed because they were members of
the newly organized lodge of the Anal
gamated Association.
The strike in the Ipswich, Mass.
hosiery was settled. The operatives
went out against 10 per cent wage re-
ductlon. Under the agreement the
operators are to restore the old wages
as soon as business will warrant, with
out prejudice against any participating
in the strike
The secretary of the treasury purchas-
ed SIG, 100000 short term 4 per cent
bonds at $113.55.
Frank A. Vanderlip, ex-assistant sec
retary OF the United States treasury. is
IN st. Petersburg. He is investigating
conditions with the hope of promoting
business relations between the United
States and Russia.
Heavy losses OF cattle and sheep are
reported because of the big storm in
eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
Jack Edwards lost half of a band of
$4,000 sheep, which were on the lamb
ing beds when the storm came up.
A strong flow of natural gas was
struck at Fountain, Colorado, while
prospecting for Gil.
Judge Elliott, in the circuit court at
Milwaukee, decided that Christian Scien-
lists are not liable to prosecution under
the state medical law. The court ruled
that the Scientists can no more be held
for practicing medicine when their means
for healing is by prayer, than can a
"hO pays buC Ucu5IuS vi bue
sick and receives therefor a fee, either
directly or indirectly.
Tuesday, April 16.
Peoria, ILL.,, went democratic by pu-
ralities of 800 to 5000. W. F. Bryan,
democrat, displaced H. W. Lynch. re-
publican, the present mayor, by 2940.
Forty thousand acres of oil land in
California sold for So, 100000.
The close of the second day of the De-
wees wood plant strike at McKeespOrt,
Pa, forebOdes a stubborn fight and
big iron and steel strike is feared. The
breaker boys at the Prospect mine of
Lehigh Valley Coal Company struck be-
cause one of their number was discharged.
This shut down the breaker and three
mines whose coal went through it.
James j. Hill announced the success
OF the long pending deal for control of
the Burlington system. He said he had
concluded negotiations for it's purchase
Lead prices we're lower than for sew
eral years in all great markets. .37h at
New York.
Colorado has another blizzard on.
May wheat at Chicago, 7Oh. Port
land, cash, 81; Tacoma, $56H.