The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-10-17
ALL OVER THB UNION
The Important News of a Week
in Condensed Form.
happenings and Matters of Interest
reported from all Sections
of the Country.
Wednesday, October 8.

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the miners organization Throughout
tne hard coal belt have held specia
meetings and decided to remain OF
strike until the mine owners grant then
some concession.
The attempt Of the New Orleans Rail
way company to start cars on it's lines
winch have been completely tied up fol
IL days, precipitated a long impending
conflict between the strikers and those
who attempted to fill their places. AL
though hundred shots were fred no
body Was killed, but a number were
wounded. The governor of LOuisiana
has been appealed to for military aid tc
| quiet rioting.
The army transport Sherman. which
LETT Manila 3S days ago, has arrived of
quarantine at San Francisco. No com
municatlOn with the troops is permitted
DuB magaphone message conveyed the
news that there had been no sickness or
bhe sherman since she tied up at Naga
sak!, Japan. Her passengers may be
landed, but the vessel will be held fol-
fumigation.
Delegates to the Interstate conference
on the coal situation called by Mavo1
Mayburp OF Detroit and a special com
mlttee OF the common council, are arriv-
ing IN that city. 1t is expected that
800 delegates will be present. The con.
ference will be held in the Masonic
temple. No plan of action will be pre-.
sented by the mayor or committee,
everything being left to the delegates.
Thursday, October 8.
Tho cituo tion oo H,,Io L
ls such as to give government officials
IN Washington great concern. 1t is
feared that Cuba is drifting away, and
evidence is multiplying day by day to
mark the growth of a spirit of indiffer-
ence toward the cultivation of friendly
commercial relations with the United
States that almost borders on hostili-
ties. The treaty whereby the terms of
the Platt amendment might be entered
into by the two governments, has neither
been signed or rejected by Cuba.
Delegates representing IL states in
conference in Detroit have adopted
strong resolutions urging the president
Go institute civil proceedings looking to
the enforcement of the Interstate com,
mnrSa act against the coal companies
and criminal proceedings against their
officers, and petitioning the government
to condemn all the coal carrying rail
roads and sufficient of the mines to sup
ply the demands of the people.
The National Irrigation congress in
session at Colorado Springs, has ad-
l0urned to meet next year at Ogden,
Utah. Colonel Edwin T. Holmes OF Salt
Lake, was elected president; Governor
l.. Bradford Prince Of Santa Fee, vice
president; AnsOn J. McCune Of Denver,
second vice president; E. Fl. Libby OF
Clarkston, Wash, third vice president;
Colonel II. B. Maxon of Reno, New, sec
retary.
kilograms have passed between the
officials of the Western Federation of
Miners and President Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers looking to COM
plete tieup of all bituminous coal mines
in the United States and Canada. The
telegram of President Mayer and Secre-
tary Haywood of the Western Fedora
tion says: "Exigencies demand that ne
coal be mined in the United States and
Canada until the anthracite strike is
won. The Western Federation of Miners
will cooperate to this end"
what do you mean by politicians?
| want you and all operators to under
stand that | am the governor of New
York, the chosen representative of T.
O0O,O 900 people, and that | am here in
this matter solely in that capacity, and
to relieve, if possible, an intOlerable
situation. And what is more, | intend
to use every power at my command to
do it," Governor Odell OF New York
made this statement to President Baer
OF the Reading road in the presence OF
United States Senators Platt of New
York and Quay and Penrose of Penn
sylvania. 1t was the elimination of a
heated interview in the office of Senator
Platt and the result of the meeting be-
tween Governor Odell and President
Baer. The firm stand of the governor
brought forth an apology from Presi-
| dent Baer.
The broncho busting contest for the
championship belt offered by the Noun.
tain 4 Plain Festival association at
Denver, has been finished. NJ. Thad
Sowder of Cheyenne, WyO., was success
full in defending his title to the belt.
Owing to the urgent need of naval
oEhCOIo, Cnc navy uepdrCHeuG VIII HOiu
special examination for midshipmen
at Washington city on November 70
under the supervision of the civil service
commission. Each United States senat.
or and member of congress is authorized
to nominate a principal and five alter
mates. No candidate who has failed to
pass any midshipmen examination this
| year can be nominated for November 12
Vacancies not filled at this examination
| must remain over to be filled by the
fifty y-eighth congress.
Saturday, October II
One hundred of the wealthiest families
in New York City are "homeless," so tC
| speak, unable to get into their Fifth
avenue mansions, simply because ont
union OF painters and decorators il
fighting another union about the ques
ton as to whether they shall CONSOLE
date or not. This is the time OF yeal
when everyone in the fashionable set
is supposed to return to their towr
house. They are now living at the
hotels, some having gone back to their
summer homes.