The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-06-28
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, June 10.

turned today from New York, where he
investigated the rumOrs afiOat in finan-
clal circles, asserts that the report of
pending government ownership is gen.
eral. he declared that in a few years
the Rockefeller. Hartman, Vanderbilt,
Gould and Morgan interests would turn
over to the government every line OF
railroad IN the country, the government
to pay the total value of about $10,-
OOO,OOO,OOO, a string of banks to be
controlled by the same interests to
finance the deal.
The allied third party movement,
which its promoters predict will result
before 1904 in a national organization
strong enough to name a presidential
nominee, was launched at Kansas City,
Mo. The conference was called by Lee
Merriweather of St. Louis, who with 20
other st. Louis leaders in the public
ownership party of that city came to
Kansas City after visit to Mr.. Bryan
at Lincoln, where the Intentions OF the
delegation had been laid before the Ne
braska statesman. MIR. Bryan, it was
stated, had expressed sympathy with
the movement, if he had not gone so far
as to support it. At the conference
there were represented populists OF all
persuasiOns, public ownership advocates,
free silver republicans, socialists. single
takers and Bryan democrats. 1t was
stated it was proposed to form q third
party in Missouri, which should finally
be taken up by the dissatisfied in the
old parties from other states.
Thursday, June 20.
strike at MatewaH, ". Va, marched in a
b~dy against the Maritime mines, where
nonuniOn men were at work. They tried
to effect an entrance, but the operators
with twenty guards armed with Win
chesters blocked the way. The nOnunion
miners were headed by Superintendent
Lambert, and when the union men per-
sisted in their attempt he gave the com
mand to fire. Fully so shots were fired.
Boyd Martin and Riley Johnson we're
fatally shot, and Sam Artrip was dan
gerOusly wounded. The union men did
not return the fire but dispersed. All the
union miners in Mingo are collecting and
serious trouble is expected.
Three persons were killed and several
Injured by lightning during severe
electric storm which passed, at different
points, over Indiana.
The Tennessee supreme court decided
that woman cannot practice law in
that state
The government has been asked for an
OF $4,000 to defray the
OF so PHILIPPINE teachers who
are to study for year in normal schools
OF America, these schools having offered
them free tuition
Friday, June ri.
fire and explosion of fireworks killed
II people at New York.
A syndicate of capitalists is planning
a combination with 500, 900 capt.
tai to control the entire production and
sale within the United States of the
various products and by products of
cotton seed. There are 400 cotton oil
plants in the United States, of which the
American Cotton Oil company with a
capital of S3O,O0O,O 900 owns 35 and the
American Oil company owns 10. The
Others are operated largely by cotton
planters.
One of the important duties to which
General COrbin will attend in the Philip
pines will be the enlistment OF natives as
a part of the army in the Philippines.
The army law authorizes the president
to authorize a force OF not more than
$4,000 FilipinOs as scouts, to be officered
by Americans. At present 5000 Fill
pinos are acting as scouts.
Saturday, June %
One person fatally hurt and six pros
tratiOns, one fatal, was the record of a
simmering day in Chicago. The mercury
stood at 80 degrees, but the humidity
was so great that the record of the ther-
mometer is only a faint record of the
discomfort caused. John Hall fell from
third story window while trying to
get fresh air. Charles Jenkins, aged 76,
died of the heat.
The secretary of the treasury pur-
chased 100000 3 per cent bonds at
10S. 1896.
Sunday, june 23.
Surgeon General Wyman has issued a
general circular TO medical officers of the
marine hospital service calling special
attention to the Importance of insects as
factors In carrying disease. The circular
says there is no longer any doubt as to
the relations of the mosquito to malarial
diseases and to filarisis. According to
SimOnd. it says, plague is transmitted
from the rat to man by the flea. The
Injection OF typhoid fever and to a GER
tain extent cholera may be conveyed by
flies. Medical officers are directed to
place mosquito netting over the beds of
communicable diseased patients.
The annual message of Mrs. Mary
Baker 6. Eddy to her communicates
was read at the mother church in
Boston. The message was in substance
reply to attacks on the church. She
defended the belief strenuousIy and pro-
phesled the continued growth of Christ
ian Science. The church, she said, now
has Il ,66l communicates and since last
November 2496 have been added.
Christian Science, she said, was the result
entirely of her own observations and
discovery and was founded entirely on
the bible.
Monday, June 24.
The lama men made clean sweep in
the Ohio state convention, seating Mr..
Hanna in the chair.
The Forty. eighth and Forty-ninth
volunteer regiments, eolored, arrived at
San Francisco from Manila.
Gold receipts by the steamer Dolphin