The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-08-29
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, August 20.

| "OuncSuAys august 20.
The supreme lodge, Knights OF Pyth-
las, closed its biennial session at San
| francisco with the installation of officers
Tor the coming two years The supreme
lodge meets in Louisville, KY, in 1904
Grain men of Kansas City, Mo, are
advising country shippers to ship grain
and mill products over some other road
| than the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
whenever possible. This policy has
| been made because the Santa Fe road
| recently issued an order which the grain
men allege keeps thousands of cars of
wheat from that market.
IRseph Shirk, inventor OF the Colt re-
| vo2er and of the grain cradle. died at
his home near Lancaster, Pa, aged SO
years.
The annual report of the pension
agent at Topeka, Kansas, shows for the
first time in the history of the office a
falling OFF in the amount of money paid
out for pensions. The total amount
disbursed from Topeka for the fiscal
year ending June 80 was SIS, ,905,1 1876.
Thursday, August Fl.
An immediate hard coal famine threat
ems Chicago, where not more than one
sixth of the normal supply at this sea-
son is on hand. The price has risen
from 81 25 to 50 ton, with only 25,-
900 tons available for purchase.
The Trans Mississippi congress, in ses-
sion at st. Paul, selected Seattle as the
place of meeting of the next congress. in
1903. New Orleans was the only other
candidate for the honor.
Six collieries are now in operation at
Scranton, Pa.
Mrs. Charles Fair, who with her hus-
band was killed in an automobile acci-
dent IN France, left an estate of $780,
600, which will be divided among her
heirs, they agreeing to forego all claims
to any part OF the estate OF Charles Fair.
The middle of the road populist con-
yention met at Topeka, Kan, with only
seven members present. The executive
committee will make the nominations
and construct platform, which will be
sent to the committeeman in various
parts OF the state to be voted upon, ac-
cOrding to the initiative and referendum
system. When completed the ticket
will be filed under the name of populist.
At Indianapolis the stallion Cresceus
trotted mile in 2:04A His driver be-
lieves that later the stallion will make a
mile in minutes fat.
Friday, August 22.
An order has been received from
Washington withdrawing another L,
600, 900 acres Of land in the Great Falls
district from entry. The order is in line
with the intention of the government to
rush forward the st. Maries canal pro-
iect as rapidly as possible.
1t is estimated that the coal and iron
policemen now guarding the idle collieries
in four counties of the anthracite region
number 5000. The employment of so
many special guards has necessitated an
expenditure by the companies to date
of 5 100000. The mineworkers have
petitioned the governor to recall the
troops.
A trust to take in all the ak, handle
and grindstOne factories in the United
States and Canada, has been organized
with capital OF $25, 100000.
According to Bradstreet's, trade de-
velOpments are still largely favorable,
fall iObbing activity being widespread,
and reports as to collections being more
uniformly encouraging than for a long
time past.
Saturday, August 23.
President Roosevelt ls making a tour
of New England and his progress is
marked by greetings, the warmth of
which could hardly be exceeded.
The United States Steel corporation is
trying to effect combination of all the
malleable iron foundries OF the country.
Should the deal go through an immense
industry would be closely linked to the
steel corporation.
The new first class battleship Maine
was given trial run, developing a speed
of over Is knots, which the contract
called for. She is the fastest battleship
in the American navy.
Hiram Cron, the only soldier of the
war of 1912 upon the government pen
sion rolls, is dying at his home in Dun
brook, N. Y. Cron is in his 103d year
and has had the distinction OF having
lived in three centuries. About three
months ago his health began to fail, land
for some time he has been confined to
his bed and daily growing weaker. He
spends much OF the time sleeping. Last
week he slept for three days and two
nights. Until about two years ago the
government allowed him So month,
but Congressman Sherman secured the
passage OF special act increasing the
pension to $25.
A 40 story Office building, to cost
SO, ,050,0 is to be erected in New
York.
An electrical company at lynn, Mass,
is building a train which is soon to be
used in Illinois, and which the engineers
estimate will make 80 to 100 miles an
hour. Electricity will be the motive
power and the third rail system will be
| used.
Sunday, August "a
| At meeting of the Central Federated
union, representing 250,00O work men, it
was decided to ask President Roosevelt
to call a special session of congress to
take action to end the coal strike. A
committee from the public alliance of
Wilkesbarre, Pa, waited on Senator's
Quay and Penrose and President Mitch
ell in an effort to bring about arbitra-
| tion OF the strike.
Tho ropainc of Goparal EroD1 C;oroI