The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-08-09
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, july 81.

| h0Io are uO CHdnReS IN C1e org san
Francisco strike of dock men and team.
sters. Both employers and strikers are
standing firm, and each express conf
dence in winning.
hot weather again returned to Kan.
sas, but nothing like that before the
breaking of the drouth. The temper
ature reached as high as 100, and some
prostratiOns are reported on account OF
the humidity. In Leavenworth there
was one death from the heat. Rains
fell last night in numerous districts.
Five masked men held up train 81
miles from Chicago. They got no booty,
having dynamited three mail cars in
stead OF the express, which they hauled
away from the remainder OF the train
one at a time. The express was the
| fourth car in the train and out of it's
usual place. No passengers were mo-
lested, but most of the trainmen were
shot at.
1.-The progressive democratic party
was organized in the hotel room of the
promoter, Geo. A. GrOot, at Columbus,
Ohio, with reporters as the principal
audience. full ticket, headed by DR..
Radolph Reamlin for governor, was
nominated. The organization is a pro-
teet against the recent action OF the
Ohio state convention IN ignoring Bryan
and the Chicago and Kansas City plat
forms. Though the call was widely pub
llshed, less than dozen were present.
Thursday, August 1.
For the brutal murder of Mr.. and
Mrs R. I. Talifero, Betsy McCray, her
son Belteld and daughter Ida, all col
ored, we're hanged by mob at Carroll
ton, Miss.
Clarksville, Mo-, lost ten business
blocks by fire.
The actual consolidation of the coke
properties of the constituent concerns OF
che United States Steel corporation oc-
Cured, when the H. C. Frick company
OF the Carnegie company became para
mount factor in the coke operations of
the COnnellsville district.
The acting secretary of war has named
| the big freight transport Samoa the
Dix, in honor of General John A Dix,
who issued the famous order: "If any
man attempts to haul down the Ameri-
can flag, shoot him on the spot"
The only new phase to the San Fran.
current that is making for peace. The
municipal league, which held secret meet
lngs with labor leaders and EMPLOYERS.
reports that the outlook for a settle
ment is encouraging and that basis of
adjustment may be reached within "a
hours.
The California Cured Fruit Association
reports large sales OF prunes at cents
d pound.
The coinage of the mints of the United
States for July was $5,621 ,S3O-gold,
1925, 900; silver, $1,312,O 900; minor
coins, $84, $50.
Friday, Augusc g
The entire business community of
Tampa, Florida, is more aroused than
ever before on account of the manifesto
signed by the manufacturers declaring
they would move their factories to an
other city if the citizens of Tampa did
not suppress the anarchist leaders of the
Keslstencla strikers and protect them in
their own business. The manufacturers
represent over $40,OOO,0OO.
Three highwaymen held up IL harvest
hands in the railway yards at Arkansas
City, Kan, and secured $1O5, seven
watches and some other iewelry. The
harvesters have been in Oklahoma and
were on their way to work in the Kansas
fields. The robbers escaped to the ter
ritOry.
Steamship Victorian came down from
Alaska with 100000 in treasure
aboard.
Fire did $55, 900 worth OF damage to
the Grand Trunk railroads grain ele-
vators at Chicago.
Waves from a passing steamer upset
row boat full of excursiOnists in the
river near Central City, W. Va, and
drowned four of the occupants.
At Denver the hodcarriers' strike has
been declared off. Eight hundred men
were out and the strike has seriously in
terfered with building. The other labor
unions refused to sanction and support
the strike.
Hugh Keller, minister OF Agriculture,
estimates the wheat yield in Manitoba
and the Northwest Territory this year
at from 55,0Q0,000 to 60,OOO,OOO bush
| els.
Saturday, August 3.
Poundmaster Joe Lennon of Crystal
Falls, Mich, placed a COW belonging to
Captain Bennett, superintendent OF the
Oliver Mining company in the pound.
Bennett became angry and on meeting
Lennon this evening hot words followed,
and the result was that the captain
pulled his revolver and shot Lennon
through the heart. Bennett is one of
the best known mining men in the upper
peninsula and is said to be worth $780,
900. He was arrested.
At San Francisco the scene on the
water front strike was a peaceful one.
Not a vessel left port. The steamer
George W. Elder arrived from Portland