The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-03-13

NlocAe OIe"dFJ ud5 Deen nominated
for mayor OF Chicago by the republican
city convention. His only opponent
was John NJ. Harlan. The latter gentle
man announced his intention of working
for tue election of Mr. Stewart.
Secretary Cortelyou has secured tenn
pOrary quarters for the department oil
commerce and labor. The temporary
offices are not cOmmodious, but Secre-
tary ColtelyOu believes they will serve
until reasonably suitable building can
be secured.
Sunday, March
ThesOhiO river, which had fallen below
the danger line Of so feet, is rising again
at CINCINNATI and upper river points.
The rain prevails throughout Ohio, In
diana, Kentucky and western Pennsyl-
vania.
Six persons were burned to death and
one fatally injured as result of fire in
a small hotel at Letter, a mining town
near Elkins, W. Va.
Violence in its worst form has broken
out anew at Waterbury, Conn, as a re-
suit OF the high feeling in connection
with the strike of the motormen and
conductors of the Connecticut Railroad
q Lighting company. A policeman has
been killed by nOnunion men and a con-
ductOr dubbed by thugs.
Two men were killed and their bodies
burned to crisp as result of head on
COLLISION on the Oregon Short Line near
Glenns Ferry, Idaho. The freight train
was standing on the main line when the
passenger train crashed into the cabOOse
Miss Cora Peabody. daughter of the
governor of Colorado, has been invited
to break the bottle OF wine over the
PROV of the huge cruiser that bears the
name of her native state, when the
launching takes place at Cramps ship
yard Philadelphia on April 8.
1t has been announced by FIG. G.McKav.
business agent of the boiler makers
union, that demands would be made
upon the owners of all the shipyards in
the vicinity of New York for general
increase in wages and shorter hours. and
II the demands are not granted there
will be strike of all trades unions con-
nected with shipbuiding.
Monday, March
More than score of people were
killed and large number injured By an
explosion of oil near Olean, N. Y. A
freight train OF the Erie, made up princi,
pally OF oil tanks, broke apart and came
together with a crash, demolishing one
car. The oil took atire almost immedi-
ately.
The senate committee on foreign re
latlons has agreed to report favorably
the Colombian canal treaty. The treaty
was reported without amendment. 1t is
probable that a vote will be taken Sat
urday.
At Twin Lakes, Colo, an explosion
occurred in a mine which resulted in the
death of one man and the fatal injury OF
two others. An unknown miner was
buried in the cave caused by the explos-
ion, but was released.
The fire in the Northern Pacific coal
mine at Chestnut, Mont. threatens to
destroy the entire property. Firemen
cannot get within 1000 feet of the fire.
An attempt will be made to force steam
into the mine to smother the flames.
The river at Memphis, Tenn, marks
81 6 feet and is rising. 1t is expected
that the water will continue to rise until
the river reaches the 3S-foot stage.
Weather conditions are similar at this
time over much Of the Mississippi valley
and much suffering is anticipated as a
result of the floods.
The river at Grand Rapids, Mich, con
tinues to rise and a number of factories
have been forced to shut down as the
water had Invaded the boiler rooms and
put out the fires. There is an ice gorge
in the river above the city and the floods
are backing up at an alarming rate.
Tuesday. March 10.
The largest single investment OF Amer
lean capital in the Philippines yet made
is recorded in a cablegram received at
the war department from Governor Taft.
This relates to the allotment to an
American OF the contract for the con-
structiOn, ownership and maintenance of
35 miles of electric road in Manila and
the operation and ownership OF the
electric light and power works.
masked robber, hiding behind a
clump of brush on the stage road be-
tween lone and Jackson, Cal, fired four
shots at the driver of the four horse
stage carrying passengers and express,
and killed one of the horses.
Nearly 2400 boiler makers and iron
shipbuilders went out on strike in Brook
lyn in sympathy with the striking en-
ployes of the Townsend and Donwey
yards at Shelters island At the Morse
yards alone nearly 100 men went out.
After four successive attacks made on
nonunion teamsters by striking union
men, member of the Toledo (Ohio)
Carriage company declared that he would
make application to the governor to call
out the state MALTA to protect the as
sociation's men and interests.
Arthur R. Pencil, one OF the chief fig.
ures in the investigation Of the Burdick
murder at Buffalo, n Y, was killed
while riding in his electric automobile
with Mrs. Pencil The machine swerved
and ran over an embankment, throwing
the passengers into a rock quarry.
Reports from the Oklahoma ranges in
dicate that cattle losses to stockmen al
a result ST the recent blizzard have beer
very heavy. 1t is estimated that 49,
900 head of cattle perished in the Indiar
Territory.
! Cures SciaUic Rheumatism.
Mrs. A. E. Simpson, 500 Craig st.
Knoxville, Tenn, writes, June 10th
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