The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-04-24

hand when found.
The strike of the iron workers against
the American bridge company has beer
settled. 1t is understood that the mer
snail return to work on the conditions
that prevailed before the strike and con.
tlnue to work under those conditions
until May l.
The cruiser West Virginia has been
launched at Newport News. Miss Cath
crime Vaughn White, daughter of Gov.
ernor White of West Virginia, christened
the new ship. The West Virginia ia q
sister ship of the California and Pennsyl
vania.
The flour mill and the wheat situa
ton IN minneapolis and the northwest is
more complex than it has been since the
shutdown of the mills: Unjust discrim.
nation ID freight rates on -four and
wheat are said to be the cause.
Every window glass factory in the
united States has gone out of blast and
2O,OOO skilled laborers leave the factor
les with no idea when they will return to
work. The impression among the work
ers ls that the wage scale adopted for
the next blast will be on a basis close to
oO per cent reduction in wages.
Sunday, April 10.
Albert Goodman, aged 20, shot and
instantly killed Frank Stamsmith at the
iatter's home, near Columbia City, Ind.
lie had been calling on Miss Heart
schader, stepdaughter of Stamsmith.
against the latter's wishes, and when be
called to take the girl to a party Stam-
smith refused TO allow her to leave,
Alter few words Goodman drew a re-
volver and shot twice. He escaped and
ls being searched for by hundred men
The strike OF the Wisconsin paper
makers has been declared off, pending a
truce, for one week. The papermakers
VIII meet the companies for conference,
Ihe state board of arbitration will
also be a party to the conference and
there is every reason to believe that the
strike will be declared permanently off.
Frank j. Feeley and his wife ouarreled
on the streets of New York and in less
than an hour both bodies were taken
from the North River. The police be-
lleve that the woman committed suicide
and that the man drowned in attempt-
ing to save her
Because one of their number had been
arrested Tor creating a disturbance,
crowd OF Greeks, who we're celebrating
their Easter in Chicago, created a riot
and before the mob could be dispersed
three OF them had been shot by police.
men.
The promoters OF the plan to consoli.
date the more important Pacific coast
Touring mills, forming one of the largest
coast industrial corporations, have
abandoned the project for the present.
Monday, April 20.
Eight persons are dead and 10 injured,
three OF them seriously, as the result of a
collision between a passenger train and
a freight train on the Erie railroad near
Redhouse, New York Seven bodies were
burned beyond recognition in the fire
which followed the wreck.
President Roosevelt has about com.
pleted bis tour of the Yellowstone park.
de expects to return to Cinnibar
Wednesday, where be will remain two
days before resuming his trip. 1t is ex
pected that the members of the presi-
DENTS party will join him in the park on
Thursday.
Two thousand picture frame makers
IN Chicago, who went on strike a
month ago for better wages and
shorter hours, will return to work, pend
ing a settlement OF their demands by
arbitration.
News has reached Washington City
that the Greek congress has ratified the
treaty OF commence and amity and also
regulating consular affairs between the
United States and Greece, negotiated by
Charles S. Francis, then minister to
Greece.
The Lumber Manufacturers associa-
ton is holding a two days' session in
Washington City, marking it's first year.
ly meeting. The delegates to the asso-
citation listened to an address by Clifford
Pinchol. forester of the United States de-
partment of agricultural.
The bodies of MIR. and Mrs. J. C.
Church, the ranchman and his wife,
whose murder W. C Clifton, now in Jail
at Newcastle, Wyo., has confessed, have
been found two and one-half miles from
their ranch buried three feet deep.
Threats are made at Newcastle that
Clifton will be lynched.
Tuesday, April ri.
Mayor Thompson of Salt Lake City
has sent a formal invitation to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to participate in a but-
falo hunt on Antelope island in the
Great Salt lake, during his visit to that
city.
There is probability Of quiet settle
ment Of the difficulties between the Great
Northern Railroad company and it's
trainmen. The date for the conference
has not been set, but every indication
points to an early agreement.
Fire which broke out in the largest de-
partment store in La Crosse, Wis, de-
stroyed that building and damaged
several other large stores The loss is
already estimated at $500,00O, partial
ly covered by insurance.
The executive board of the United
Mineworkers' in session at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, has issued an order to all mine
workers now on strike or locked out,
instructing them to return under pres
ent conditions pending the result OF the
meeting of the cOnciliation board and
the coal operators.
A news report asserts that oil has
been discovered near Havre, Mont, and
that the Indications are that it may be
found there in large quantities.
An associate of James J. Hill confirms
the report that the big Illinois coal com
bination proposes supplying the North
ern Sureties roads with fuel to operate
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