The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-05-24
Saturday. MAY 1S

Edward Otto, well known cattle
man, was killed at Pollock, idaho, on
the little Salmon river, by VIM. Dunk
ard, a saloon man. The trouble was
over attentions paid by Otto to Dunk
ards wife. Dunkard is in jail at Grange
vile.
Arrangements for control of the
Northern Pacific have been effected, and
the former cOntending parties are await
ing the arrival of j. p. Morgan from
Europe, when the details of the manage
ment will be submitted for his approval
1t appears that the Morgan Hill cOntin-
gent have agreed to give the Hartman
people representing the Union Pacific a
representation on the board of the
Northern Pacific How many members
of the board will be accorded the Harri-
man people is not definitely known, but
it is stated they will have at least two
AS a result of the understanding the
Burlington officials will stop any con
templated western extension of the Bur-
lington system.
At Albany. n. Y, the great street
railway strike, lasting u days, requir-
ing the presence of 5000 members of the
National Guard in the city, costing the
lives OF two prominent merchants and
entalllng an expense to the county of
Albany of over $34, 1000, is amicably
settled and if the agreements are kept
there will be no trouble for three years
at least. From the face of the agree
ment it is evident that the striking men
won these concessions: Increasing night
mems and extra mems wages to 20
cents per hour, granting men the right
OF appeal from a decision of an Inspector
or the superintendent to the traction
cOmpany's executive board, providing
that inspectors boarding a car need not
be rung up unless they present an equiva-
lent to fare, the road to pay an en-
emplOye for lost time when suspended
and found not guilty, employees per-
mltted to ride on their own divisions
free by showing their badge, no discrimi-
nation against strikers who have not
committed violence.
The traction people obtained these
concessions: That men who were on
strike and committed violence shall not
be reinstated, that the road may hire or
discharge any man without reference to
his aftiliatiatiOn or otherwise with a
union, that no preparation to strike
shall be acted upon until 4S hours has
elapsed from the time of notification,
and that if strike is ordered it shall
not take effect until six days.
Sunday, May 10.
At Evansville, Indiana, Everett Con-
way aged 81, shot and killed j. Garri-
son and wife in this city this morning
and fatally wounded Patrolman Benja-
min Wallis. After being driven to des-
peration by the police, Conway then
killed himself. Conway and the Garri-
sons we're neigbors. The families had
not been on friendly terms for several
months. The murderer left a letter say.
ing he was from Kentucky and that peo.
pie know now what is in them.
Weston Howland, discoverer of the
method of refining petroleum, died at
Fairhaven, Mass, aged 80.
Fl. II. Goucbenhour of Greenvile
Tenn. "a prominent democratic politician
is under indictment on the charge oI
using the mails for fraud. 1t is alleged
that he collected from some of the post
masters in the First congressional dis
| trict contributions to the camneipr