The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-04-22


Virginia and Maryland. Ia many
places the ground is covered to a depth
of six inches.
The murder OF Roy Martin, fresh
man of the Kansas City high school, by
a negro, recently, caused a demonstra-
tion by the white pupils When the 80
negro pupils went to school they were
prevented from entering the building by
the 700 white boys, who blocked the
doors.
Mayor Z9ph T. Hill, commanding the
national guard in Las ADimas county,
miners in Camp Howells that unless
they move within 4S hours they will be
forcibly elected from the county.
Democratic leaders all over the coun-
try are celebrating Jefferson's birthday
with dinners and speeches.
President Roosevelt has signed the
bill making an appropriation OF $475,-
600 for the Lewis and Clark exposition
to be held in Portland, Oregon, next
year.
The strike in the Northwestern I'm
prOvement COmpany's coal mines at
Red Lodge, Mont, is still in progress,
and 600 men are idle. These men COM
prise the working population Of the
place and much suffering will result un-
less the strike is settled soon.
The Boca hotel and annex, together
with their contents, have been destroyed
| by fire at Truckee, Calf.
Thursday, April Il
Upon his arrival at the navy depart
ment, Secretary Moody gave orders that
arrangements be made for the trans
pOrtation of all bodies of the officers
and men killed on the battleship Mis-
souri,, to their homes for burial.
The San Francisco Hackmens' Union
| has presented it's demands to the car
! riage owners and stable keepers. They
| have been ignored and a walkOut de-
| clared.
The Standard Oil Company at Cleve-
| land, Ohio, has announced another re-
duction Of one-half cent per gallon on
all grades Of refined oil
| The two men who robbed the Ross
fork, Idaho, trading post on April 6,
have been sentenced to eight years at
San Quentin, Calf, prison. The men
were captured, tried, convicted and
sentenced in just one week.
President c. H. Moyer of the Western
the proposal to remove the headuuart-
ers of the federation from Denver to
Butte. 1t is thought this action may
bring about a settlement of some OF the
| Colorado labor troubles.
The West Virginia republican state
| convention has met and endorsed TheO-
dore Roosevelt for president and
Senator s. B. Eikins for vice president.
Friday, April 10.
| Andrew Carnegie has created fund Of
| So ,000,0 900 for the benefit "Of the de
pendents of those losing their lives in
heroic efforts to save their fellow lGen,
or for the heroes themselves, if injured"
| The trust is in the hands of prominent
men in the east.
| Settlement of the strike of coal miners
at Red Lodge, Mont, is in sight, Pres-
| dent Mitchell of the United Mineworkers
| Of America having sent word for the
miners to return to work pending d
| settlement.
Secretary Of the Navy Moody has
| transmitted to the house a request for q
| $4,000 appropriation to provide for
the proper care of the remains Of the
victims Of the explosion on the battle
ship Missouri.
Active preparations are in progress
| for the resumption of work at the Phila-
delphia plant of the Pencoyd Iron
| Works. The plant has been idle for
several weeks and will employ 5000
men.
Rear Admiral Cooper, commanding
| the Asiatic fleet, has cabled the navy
| department OF the arrival at Cavite, p.
/, of the United States torpedo boat
fOtilIa, after run of 900 miles from
Hampton Roads. The fotilla is ready
for service after it's long voyage and
needs no repairs.
| A collection OF 500 animals, the
largest ever brought to this country in
a single ship, has arrived at New York,
destined for the Worlds Fair at St
| Louis.
Saturday, April 16.
The whole Adriondacks country of
| New York and Pennsylvania is in the
grasp of blizzard which for severity
has not been equaled the past winter.
Thirteen weather stations over Kan
sas report to the government bureau at
| Topeka a freezing temperature. The
mercury hovers around 80, and will un-
doubtedly prove dangerous to fruit in
blossom and early gardens.
In a riot at Pensacola, Florida, be
tween police and blue jackets from the
warshps and few artillerymen from
Fort Barrancas, one enlisted man of the
Seventh artillery was killed and four blue
! jackets from the Iowa and Alabama
we're wounded, although not seriously.
A painter named Petrie, aged 35, was
beaten to death by mob at Redding,
Calf, and his body thrown into the Sac
ramento river. Petrie had made GRIM
inal assault upon the 4 4year-old daugh
ter OF William Hodkinson OF that city
The melting SHOWS have disclosed
thousands OF dead sheep on the ranges
of Montana. The carcasses afford en-
ployment for hundreds of men to skin
the sheep and burn the remains for fear
of infection.
The strike in the coal mines at Red
Lodge, Mont, is not over, despite the
order OF President Mitchell, of the United
Mineworkers OF America to the men to
return. At meeting the miners decided
Mitchell could not understand the situa-
tion and resolved to stay out until
further communication could be had.