The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-03-28


way Tor commercial improvements.
at Springfield, Mass, I. R. Geisel
mace a successful attempt upon the
WORLDS 100 shot record on the American
standard target at 200 Yards aud
raised 1t three points to S9S. The
record was held by Mr.. Bergeson of
Cheyenne, Wyo.
4 strike is threatened among Boston
brewery workers. Unless the EMPLOYERS
grant an eight hour work day without
reduction OF wages, it is probable that
every brewery in Boston will be closed
on April l.
j. Pierpont Morgan, who managed
The consolidation of Pacific northwest
railroads, was served with a subpoena to
appear IN court and testify in the case
no" pending against the merger. The
othclal serving the writ found it ex-
pedlent to pass himself off as a mess
enger for Mr.. Morgan's attorney, and
gained entrance to the Morgan residence
10 New York, where he found the owner.
Sunday, March 23
april . has been set apart as presi-
dents day at the Charleston exposition.
Inc feature OF the day will be the pre-
Sentation to Major Jenkins by his former
chiet OF the Rough Riders of a beautiful
sword from the South Carolinians.
Lowell, Mass, is threatened with one
OF the greatest strikes in it's history. as
result OF the cOmmunica ton sent to
the textile Union by the mill agents in
reply TO the official demand of that
BODY Tor an advance in wages for the
textile operatives of the city. The com
munlcatlOn was positive refusal of the
demands. The number OF operatives
who would be directly affected by gen
eral strike is 1920.
AS the result of meeting at Balti-
more Ot the joint commission of the
Methodist Episcopal church and the
Methodist church South, the general
conference OF the northern church will be
Urged to adopt, at it's next meeting, a
plan for federation in several branches
OF work. The adoption of this plan will
result IN a consolidation OF mission
work, and the publishing houses at
shanghai, China, the publication of a
union paper in Mexico, and the prepara-
tlon OF a union hymn book, common
catechlsm and common order of public
worship.
Five convicts in jail at Kosciusko,
Miss, made an attempt to burn their
way out of prison. burning the stockade
10 which they were confined down over
their heads, cremating themselves. They
were all negrose.
The big battleship Retvizan, which
has just been completed for the Russian
government at Cramps shipyard, PhiIa-
delphia, was officially added to the czar's
navy.
Prof. Osborne Ward, an eminent his
torian and linguist, died at Yuma. Ariz.
Monday, March "a.
PostpOnement of the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition to 1904 will probably
be officially announced about April 1.
Brigadier General Leonard Wood will
probably be appointed to the vacancy
IN the 81 ade OF major general which vii!
be created by the retirement of Major
General +. s. Otis. Following this pro
motion he will be eligible for appoint
ment as the successor of Lieutenant Gen
eral Miles in command of the army.
Tomas Estrada Palma, president elect
OF Cuba, met President Roosevelt in his
official capacity for the first time, when
the former was the guest of honor at an
informal dinner at the White house.
Miss Blanche Boise, a follower of Mrs.
Carrie Nation, attacked Mayor Parker
of Topeka, in his office, and gave him a
She gives as an excuse
Tor her action that ''the only way to
make public officers enforce the laws is
to horsewhip them" She claims to
have an organization behind her.
Under a recent decision of the court of
appeals for the District of Columbia a
white man adopted into an Indian tribe
is entitled to all the rights OF an Indian
in the matter of the allotment of land.
The United MinewOrkers of America,
in session at ShamokiD, Pa, demand
prompt concessions from mine owners,
shorter working day and more wages
being two of the demands. President
Mitchell OF the convention cOnfesses that
a strike is imminent, which, SHOULD it
occur, will not terminate until it has
been officially declared ended by a com
mlttee representing the three anthracite
districts.
Tuesday, March Is.
Major General E. s. Otis closed his
active career in the army by reason Of
his age and will go into retirement. He
will be succeeded in command of the de-
partment of the lakes at Chicago bv
Major General Macarthur.
President John Mitchell of the United
mineworkers, accompanied by Presidents
John Fahey, Thomas Nichols and
Thomas Duffy OF the anthracite district
organizations, arrived in New York to
carry out the mission entrusted to them
by the miners convention of soliciting
the Intervention of the civic federation
for the purpose of avoiding the threat
ened strike in the anthracite regions.
j. Steinman, a Wisconsin convict
claims that he was the accomplice OF
Czolgosz in the assassination of Presi
dent Mckinley. He says he bound the
handkerchief around the murderer's
hand. and says that he was ready with
two loaded revolvers to do the work in
case Czolgosz should fail.
W. Fl. Wallace, a Pullman car porter.
was lynched by a mob of 1000 angry
people at La Junta, Col. He was ac
cused OF having outraged an old lady.
He died protesting his innocence.
The whole police force OF Helena, Mon
tana, has resigned, refusing to serve
under Mayor Edwards. They claim to
have been ordered to do detective work
to which they objected, the work to be
in the interest of MayOr Edwards who