The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-09-18
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, September o.

VI thC country.
Wednesday, September o.
The mineOwners' association of Cripple
creek, Colo, has announced that no
members OF the Western Federation OF
Miners will be employed in any Of the
properties owned by members of the as
sOciatiOn.
While Barney Oldfield's racing auto
mobile was running nearly so miles an
| hour at the Crosse Pointe track near
Detroit, Mich, one Of the front tires on
the machine burned through and ex-
| ploded, throwing the car into a fence
and killing Frank Shearer, a spectator.
The car went 80 feet through the air
and Oldfeld, who kept his seat, had a
marvellous escape from death
| 1t is announced by the Santa Fe rail
road that the striking bOiIermakers will
rot be taken back into the employ OF
that road.
Eleven OF the men under Indictment
charged with taking part in the July
riots in Evansville, Ind, have been ar
raigned before the circuit Judge and all
| pleaded not guilty. They will be tried
one at time.
Acting upon the advice Of the Chicago
employers association, IA candy manu-.
| featuring concerns have closed and be
tween 1900 and 2000 persons were
thrown out of work as the result of the
strike action taken by the candy makers
union.
With the return of 1900 settlers and
I0OO tapestry carpet weaveTs to John
and James DObsOn's plush carpet mills
IN Philadelphia, the strike at those
plants, which was begun three months
ago, has ended. None of the demands
OF the men were granted.
The heaviest rainstorm in the history
OF western Missouri has fallen at Kan
sas City. In six hours 1 30 inches of
water fell. Streams are rising rapidly
and mnch damage will doubtless result.
Thursday, September 10.
George Purdue lies dangerously
wounded at hospital in Butte. Mont,
and may die, because he refused to give
two thugs % cents on the street. One
OF them stabbed him in the left breast.
infictiDg a vicious wound, and escaped.
One by one the mines in the CrippIa
Greek district are resuming operations,
all OF the properties being guarded by
Colorado state troops.
An engine and Il gravel cars went
through bridge near Hugo, Okla, on
the Arkansas & Chacktaw railroad, and
four of the crew were killed.
A general strike was ordered at the
Nelson Morris Packing plant in South
st. Joseph, Mo-, and the plant is practi-
cally at a standstill. The strike was
caused by the superintendent refusing to
discharge a foreman, who wae charged
with being unfair to union wOrkmen.
B. j. Even, the witness in the Jett
White trials, who is in Louisville. XIV,
has received a letter from jackson, XIV.
advising him to leave Lexington, stating
that his enemies in Jackson have made
renewed threats against his life
After being out two hours the jury in
the case of Walter Jackson, charged
with brutally numbering FOnnie Buck,
has returned a verdict of murder in the
first degree.
Miss Isabella Duncan Clark, daughter
Of the late W S. Clark, the San Jose
Calf, millionaire, committed suicide in
her apartments in the McNutt hospital
is said to be continued sickness and i'll
health.
Friday, September IL.
A heavy snoWstorm is sweeping over
Montana, as much as eight inches hav-
Ing fallen in many districts. Consider
able grain is still standing aud much Of
it will be ruined.
The strike at the East Pittsburg, Pa,
plant of the Westinghouse machine com
panY threatens to tie up important work
on the st. Louis fair buildings
A carload of powder set on a Frisco
siding near Beaumont, Kansas, by
freight crew which did not want to han
die it while switching, got beyond con
troll and ran several miles on a branch
line, cOlliding with Il train and exploded,
killing two trainmen and inuring two
more.
The Cripple Creek mining district ia
quiet and the mineOwners' association is
importing nOnunlOn miners. The state
troops are still on guard.
The children in the Chicago public
schools will no longer have to drink i'm
pure water, if proposal of the milk
commission meets with the approval OF
the board of education Pasteurized
milk, on sale at a penny q bottle at
every school, is the solution OF the
problem suggested by the commission
Saturday, September 12.
Heavy snow is still falling in Montana
and the storm is quite general through
out the state. From two to four feet of
the beautiful has fallen.
An explosion of barrel of alcohol on
, the suOerstructure deck OF the cruiser
/ Olympia, in dry dock at Norfolk, Va,
killed two men, severely injured several
Others and set fire to the ship The
damage was confined to the deck
President Roosevelt will call an extra
/ session of congress to meet November g.
/ A band OF eight masked men blew
open the safe in the Minnehaha county
bank at Valley Springs, s. d., and Sc
cured between $4,000 and $4,000 in
cash.
A special excursion train on the Wis
cOnsin division of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha road went into a
a washout ar Kempton, Wis. Two
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