The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-05-23

oeSocIation. Uuless the price of meat
| comes down they will start cooperative
stores, buying meat in Philadelphia.
"here the beef combination does not
control the market.
Robert A. Williams. who was chief of
the Chlcago fire department during the
n years.
A i3-year-old girl riding a bicycle at
Toledo, Ohio, was run into and killed by
an automobile that was being speeded.
One OF the most destructive cyclones
10 the history of Texas struck Goliad,
killlng 30 persons and wounding over
IoO. 1t came from the southeast with
out warning, completely demolishing a
strip two blocks wide and mile long
through the town. Austin, San Antonia
and other places suffered severe losses by
hlgh winds, the velocity at San Antonio
DeIng ~ miles an hour and continuing
FOR 70 minutes.
Monday. May 10.
A storm in Wyoming reached the pro-
portions OF blizzard, killing sheep and
lambs by the thousands. In Uintah
county alone the loss is estimated at
200, 900 head.
John +. Gaynor and Captain Greene,
the fugltives from the American court,
who were captured at Quebec and taken
TO Montreal for extradition proceedings,
were returned on a writ of habeas corpus
TO Quebec, where they think the pro
ceedings can be successfully fought.
A party of four New Workers made an
automobile trip between New York and
Philadelphia, 103 miles, in four hours
and eight minutes Saturday afternoon,
breaking all previous records. A "a
morse power gasoline machine was used
and the average speed was 25 miles an
hour.
slight shock of earthquake was felt
in northern California.
Between IT'S and 225 men and boys
were instantly killed at the Fratervile
coal mine, near Coal Creek, Tenn, by an
explosion of gas.
President Mitchell of the United Mine
workers of America has established
strike headquarters at Wilkesbarre, Pa
The situation is unchanged.
Latest reports from Goliad, Texas,
state that SO persons were killed and
lob injured by the tornado. The storm
demolished $50 stores and residences.
Nonunion telephone linemen in Chica-
go and other Illinois towns, who took
the places of union men who struck last
summer, are on strike for union wages
and conditions.
Bishop Taylor of the Methodist
Episcopal church, who has been on the
retired list since 1894, died at PaIo
Alto, Cal, aged 81. He was in the SER
vice OF the church for so years.
Tuesday, May 20
Seven men are under arrest at differ
ent points in Utah for selling counter
felt dollars at 25 cents each. They ad-
nit the character of the coins, depend
ing upon the cupidity of the purchasers
for sale.
The temporary Injunction asked for
by the government against the members
Of the SO called packers combine is now
in force. 1t was issued at Chicago by
Judge Peter S. Grosscup. The order
gives the relief prayed for in the bill. 1t
is so wide in it's scope that if the pack
ers or their agents continue with their
present ialleged unfair arrangements
they will be taken into court on con-
tempt proceedings and the burden OF
proof will be on them to show that they
have not violated the order in any par
ticular.
A terrific wind and rain storm at Gin
cinnati and vicinity caused the death by
drowning of six persons and the injury
OF many others.
The victims of the gas explosion in a
coal mine near Coal Creek, Tenn, num-
ber 1877.
The Minnesota state board of control
has advanced the salaries of all state
employees 10 per cent, because of the in
creased cost Of living.