The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-03-13
ALL OVER THE union
The Important News of a Week
in Condensed Form.
Happenings and Matters of Interest
reported from all Sections
of the Country.
Wednesday, March 4.

+ James j. Hill, president of the North
fern Sureties company, has sailed iron
New York on the steamer Celtic for
recreation trip to England and the con
tinent
Between 100000 and 100000 work
men in the building trades throughou
the United States are expected to b,
thrown idle on May | on account of tht
Forthcoming demands of the structural
lronwOkers, which the manufacturer.
have decided to refuse.
There is a probability that the Cubar
reciprocity treaty will be taken up at tht
extra session of the senate in advance O
the Panama canal treaty, but the order
| OF business will not be determined for G
day or two.
President Roosevelt has called an extra
| session OF the senate for the cOnsidera
ton OF the Cuban reciprocity and Pana
| ma canal treaties The extra session
will not be long.
A condition bordering on riot pre-
vailed in the Jones avenue Baptist church
| at Atlanta, Ga. After a night OF argu-
ment, and even blows between two fac
tlons OF the church, the disputants di
Vlded into two camps, one OF which
| still retains possession of the church
| edifice.
Western railroads are in q quandary
regarding what action to take with
reference to annual passes which were
issued to shippers before the passage oil
the Elkins law. Many thousands of such
passes are outstanding, and, although
they were issued before the new statute
went into effect, the general opinion il
that their use is now illegal and will sub
ject both the railroads and users to a
fine for violations OF the act.
An outgoing Rock Island Texas train
colIided with a Union Pacific train max
Ing siding just outside of the Kansas
City yards, and dozen or more persons
we're injured, none seriously.
Thursday, March
In obedience TO the presidents procla
nation the senate of the Fifty. eighth
congress convened in extraordinary ses-
sion at noon. An immense crowd wit
messed the interesting ceremony.
Ira D. Sankey, the noted evangelist,
has been stricken blind at his home in
Brooklyn. The trouble came from a
cold which settled in his eyes. 1t is an
nounced that his sight may be restored
after prolonged treatment.
Senator Ankeny decided that it would
- unwise to go to the senate today, in
view OF the bad weather and the condi-
tion of his fever. The announcement OF
his indispOstion was made to the senate
by Senator Foster, who said that his
cOllegue would be on hand to take the
oath the next day.
The Mississippi continues to rise at
Memphis, and second special warnings
have been issued by the government
weather bureau.
1t has been announced in Washingto
that the Belgian protocol, providing for
the settlement of claims against Ven
ezuela, is practically ready for signing.
Several Atlantic liners have reached
New York all bearing evidences OF an
unusually rough crossing. The big
Wilhelm der Crosse and the Oceanic
were compelled to go under reduced
speed for five days.
The republican senator's will make q
united effort to secure action on the
Panama canal treaty and the Cuban
reciprocity treaty as speedily as possible
Senator Morgan proposes to ''enlighten'
the new senators upon the questions and
will speak at length upon both subjects
Friday, March 8.
The mass meeting of western passen.
ger representatives, convened in Chicago
for the purpose OF considering what re-
forms are necessary under the provisions
of the EIkins' law, adjourned without a
in
thing.
Refined sugar has had another sharp
advance on the San Francisco market
| The refDers notified the Wholesale gro
GERS that so cents more per 100 pounds
would be charged for all grades made in
that city.
| About 500 bridge and structural work
ers employed by the American Bridge
company at Pittsburg, Pa, will be idle
| by the general strike order. The bridge
workers went out two weeks ago, 15(
being idle.
Elder Uriah Smith, for SIS years con
tinuously editor of the Adventist Review
and Herald at Battle Greek, Mich, anC
an author who was known all over thu
world in his denomination, is dead a
his home in Battle creek.
Fire is raging in the Northern Pacif
coal mines at Chestnut, Mont, and ex
tensive damage is being done. 1t il
thought, however, that the confagratiol
will soon be under control.
Kansas has new prohibition law ant
orders have been issued which are de
signed to stop the shipment of liquo
into the state. The railroads will no
hereafter accept shipments on consign
ments, unless the money is deposited t,
pay the return charges, should the cor
signments be refused for any reason.
Saturday, March z.
Over fifty prisoners and an immens
amount OF gambling apparatus were car
tured 10 raids on two gambling house
in New York. The police forced an en-
trance into both house by batterin
down the doors with axes and sledg
hammers.
The money market has assumed
position which may be described as del
cate The New York banks are loane