The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1903-03-27
ALL OVER THB Union
The Important News of a Week
IN Condensed Form.
Hppenings and Matters of Interest
reported from all Sections
of the Country.
Wednesday, March 1S

Wednesday, March 1S.
For the first time in the history of the
united States, and by authority of q
special act OF congress passed last Feb.
ruary, four United States circuit Judges
are sitting together in st. Louis to hear
arguments in case, the cause being the
ngnt OF the government against the
northern Sure'ies company of New Jer.
sey IN the celebrated merger suit.
Members of the coal strike arbitration
commission appointed by President
Roosevelt, has filed unanimous recon.
mendatIon and report. The miners
nave been granted a 10 per cent in.
crease in wages, besides new regulations
IN weighing coal, which will, it is thought
make their increase still larger. Another
point decided is that the operators must
Tx days work at eight hours for every
miner. The commissioners rebuke the
boycott. The miners have practically
won al OF the points for which they con-
tended.
According to the weather bureau at
milwaukee heat broke the record for
March Tor the entire 33 ears since the
esCabllshmenG of the weather bureau
Ar O'Clock the thermometer registered
l2h degrees. Hot weather is reported
from many points in the middle western
states.
The flood situation at Memphis shows
a number of new and serious develop
ments and there is scarcely a raw of
hope for improved conditions except in
that trih hut rio Of h.
slppi to the north of Memphis are re.
ported to be falling, All of the lines of
railroad entering the city from the west
are washed out and complete tying up
OF traffic in that section is expected.
The elevator of the Jefferson county
court house at Louisville, Ky, fell five
stories snd caused the injury of five per
sons, two of whom are thought to be
seriously hurt.
Thursday, March 10
The Western Passenger Association
meeting in Chicago adjourned, after hav-
ing been unable to reach an agreement
regarding the Elkins law. One of the
roads, it's said, will inetitute q test for
the sole purpose of obtaining a decision
on the law.
The national woman suffrage associa-
tion is in annual convention in New Or
leans, with Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
The city welcomed the suf
fragists in royal style.
After ratifyiDg the Cuban reciprocity
treaty, the senate adjourned sine die.
Practically the whole day was spent be-
hind closed doors in executive session.
Most OF the time was devoted to the
OF the Cuban treaty.
1t is believed that the crest of the
food on the Mississippi river has reached
Memphis and that fall will begin dur
the next "a hours. Reports from the
Hooded districts of Arkansas are more
favorable.
By the explosion OF charge of dyna-
mite in the new tunnel of the Southern
Pacific company, Is miles east OF Elko,
New, laborer named Wallace was in
stantly killed. Foreman johnson and
four Others were seriously injured.
The breaking of a coupling, followed
by the runaway of string OF loaded
coal cars, in the Sunshine mine at South
Fork, Pa, caused the death of three
men, the fatal injury of one and more or
less serious injury to nine others.
Friday, March 20.
The coal operators of Altoona, Pa,
have finally decided to accept an eight
hour day, but have added other condi-
tions which the miners are taking time
to consider.
But little change has taken place in
the strike situation at Cripple Greek,
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miners is keeping a close watch on the
mines now in operation. The Independ-
ence mine has paid off it's men and
closed.
George B. White, vice president OF the
South Pennsylvania bank of Hyndman,
Pa, has been arrested in Philadelphia
charged with looting the bank of 500
900. He was taken before the United
States commissioner and was held in
$4,000 bail for hearing.
Judge Hagner of the supreme court
of the District Of Columbia, has iesued
an Injunction involving the American
Federation of Labor and the Knights of
Labor. The practical effect of the de-
cisiOn is to compel the sub contractors
on building who had engaged Knights
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American Federation of Labor, as pro-
vided for in the contract of the original
contractors.
A settlement has been reached after
long conference between the trainmen OF
the western division of the Southern Pa
cific and the officials of that road, where
by the trainmen get an increase OF Is
per cent and the passenger men an in
crease OF - per cent in wages These
increases will effect $500 to 1000 en-
plOyes on the western division.
Saturday, March Fl.
Thugs held up an electric car Just out
side the city limits of Los Angeles and
pitched battle ensued, in which George
A. Griswold, passenger, was shot dead
and number of others wounded 1t is
thought that one of the holdups was
also killed.
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation
company has granted all trainmen an
increase in wages, the average increase
being 12h per cent. Freight men get
Is per cent and passenger men 10 per
cent advance.
The Union Pacific railroad has let