The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-05-09

| y CbhCA pOTliOUb OI the state
especially the San Luis valley, are suffer
ing from lack of water.
great strike is about to occur in the
anthracite coal district of PENNSYLVANIA
nearly 10000 workers will be involved
hundreds OF raw meat dealers through
OUT the country have begun the organ
lAatlon OF packing company, with a
capital OF $5,000,000. 1t is proposed
oy tne organizers to erect a modern
packing plant in Chicago large enough
70 supply all the beef products in their
n lLaGe' The largest subscription that
VIII oe accepted from any one firm or in.
diVldual is $4,000. This is to prevent
the absorption of the company by the
packers who now control the beef bust.
ness.
A .cablegram bestowing the papal
piesslng upon Archbishop Corrigan has
Deen received from Rome 1t also con-
talhed an inquiry as to the health oi
Archblshop Corrigan. The health of the
archDlshop continues to improve.
Sunday, May A.
A terrible storm of wind and rain did
much damage in st. Louis and vicinity
a party OF scientists are on theirsAay
TO TIE Bitter Root valley, Montana, to
inquire into the causes of the spotted
ieVer epidemic which is causing a panic
in the region.
fotter Palmer, for Dearly half CEN
Jury one OF Chicago's most prominent
business men, is dead. MIR. Palmer's
fortune Is estimated at $25,00O,00O.
over the remains of the late Amos j.
Cummings of New York, in the hall of
representatives. Only twice before in
recent years has such an honor been
PAID to a deceased representative, those
occasions being the state funerals OF
representative William d. Kelly of
pennsylvania and Representative Nelson
Dingley of Maine.
Owing to the high price OF meat, sales
In New York have decreased amazingly.
Representatives of the anthracite
miners have a faint hope that Senator
Hanna may yet be able to do something
to avert the impending strike.
steamer sailing from San Francisco
Tor Alaskan ports carried one of the
largest delegations of missionaries which
have ever gone into that section. The
party will go as far as Bethel and there
join in the work OF the mission. Their
work Will be among the Indians and
EskimOe.
Monday, May 5.
Archbishop COrrigan died, after an i'll
ness lasting more than two months. He
was 62 years of age. His last moments
FnI
ing.
ID. q. Squiers. secretary OF the lega-
tlon at Pekin, has been selected by the
president to be minister to Cuba. and
General f. S. Bragg of Wisconsin has
been selected as consul general at
Havana.
a cloudburst at Foss, Oklahoma.
Sunday evening, drowned nine persons
and left many homeless.
After two years. discussion of the
admission of colored women to the
general federation of women's clubs, the
dhtlcolorlsts won, at the convention
now IN session at Los Angeles.
The supreme court decides that the
authorities have the power to detain
Cinnamon alleged to be in transit
through the United States to some other
country. The case arose out of the de-
tentiOn at San Francisco four or five
months of 40 or so Cinnamon bound for
Mexico. Evidence was discovered that
they did not intend to remain in Mexico
Delegates from seven middle western
states met at CarbOndale,. ILL.,, for the
purpose OF organizing the common
laDOrers OF America into a national
organization, which, if formed. will take
from the Federation of Labor nearly ali
its unskilled laborers. For some time
an agitation has been in progress in the
Federation of Labor against the nav
ment into the treasury OF over one
eighth OF the revenues without an ade-
quaCe representation in the federation
councils. 1t is said that one fourth of
the membership is unskilled, and is used
as TOOL to secure for the trades with
out any help from the main body in case
OF strikes and lockouts.
The Colorado supreme court reverses
the district court and decides that wine
rooms are not for women, because of the
injury that would result to public
morality.
Tuesday, Mayo.
Presidents of the leading anthracite
coal roads held a conference and took
action favorable to the miners and it is
believed strike is now improbable.
John Grant, .. S. marshal for the
eastern district of Texas, charged with
receiving fee of $4,000 for services in
having a Texas national bank desig.
mated as a government depository, was
summarily dismissed by the president.
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.
retired, died at his home in Washington,
lie mad been in a semicOnscious state for
several days, the immediate cause of
death being a severe cerebral hemor-
rhage.
Alter July L the railroads will add 5
cents to the rate on live and dressed
oeeVes from Missouri river points.
AS a mark of respect to the new re-
pubic, the cruiser Brooklyn will be sent
to Cuba to bring away General Leonard
wood and staff on May 20. after the
Cubans take charge.
The nominating committee of the con-
yentlon OF Womens' clubs at Los Angeles
has decided to place onlv one ticket
headed by Mrs. Denison OF New York.
before the convention.
Senator Hanna has appealed to the
president for new trial for Major
Kath0one, convicted in the Cuban courts