The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-08-19
BETWEEN THh OCEANS
Concise Summary of the Wired
News of a Week.
Important Happenings and Things
of Interest from All Over
a Great Country.
Wednesday, August 10.

\ covered from the Eden, Colo, wreck,
II of them haviog been identified.
! There are still 20 persons known to be
missing and 32 reported missing
A carryall containing four persons
was struck by a Conev Island trolley
car near Brighton Beach, n. Y. One of
the occupants was killed and three
seriously injured.
The executive board Of the Chicago
Garment Workers union has agreed to
endorse the strike of the cutters, and
will call out all the union members,
whether men or women.
The International Brotherhood OF
( Stationary Firmen, in session at Wash
! lngton City, has passed q resolution ems
! dOrsing the action of the packing house
| fremen IN going out in a sympathetic
strike in aid Of the butchers cause.
Judge A. B. Parker has received for
nal notification of his nomination for
the presidency as the candidate Of the
democratic party, and in accepting gave
public expression for the first time of his
views on the issues OF the campaign
Thursday, August IL.
| Antonio Mannino, years old, the
| only child Of rich Italian contractor
living in Brooklyn, has been killed or
| kidnapped. evidently by a gang of
| Sicillians, who are holding him for ran
| som.
! A reunion Of the army of the Philip
pines is on at the Philippine reservation
at the Worlds fair, at least 1000 mem
bers Of the society being present from
various parts Of the country
Rev. Thomas Leland, pastor of the
Victor, Colo, Methodist church, who
has been warned by masked men to
leave the Cripple Greek district, declares
that be intends to remain and will r4-
sist any mob that may attack him.
The International Typographical
Union, holding sessions in st. Louis.
has adjourned to meet next year at To
rODto, Canada. The salary Of the prpai-
dent and secretary treasurer was in
creased rom $17OO to $25O0 per
annum.
Developments indicate that the bodies
0f some Of the missing victims of the
Eden train wreck have been sucked into
the qnicksand and will never be re-
covered.
Friday, August IL.
A decision adverse to W. j. Bryan in
his contest over the will Of the late 2. S
Bennett has been handed down by the
supreme court Of errors OF Connecticut.
MIR Bryan will not receive the $4,000
for which be was contrasting.
A vast pumping station is to be in
stalled in the Caledonia mine that will
raise water from the 1850 foot level.
This will drain all of the Gold Hill and
Virginia City mines and that camp gives
promise of resuming some of it's old
time prosperity.
A riot in crowded Fifth avenue, within
a square OF the city hall, capped the
climax OF disorder in the stockyards
strike in Chicago.
Word has been received in st. Louis
that Prince Henry Of Prussia, his wife
and eldest son, will leave Germany n
two weeks for a tour of the United
States, and will go, after his arrival in
New York, directly to St. Louis.
Heavy forest fires are burning in Idaho
and Montana and much valuable timber,
mining and farming property is being
destroyed.
Saturday, August 13.
Major Delmar was sent to beat 2:O2A
on the Empire City grand circuit track,
without a pace-maker. The champion
geldiDg came to the wire with a
strong breeze blowing and came home in
2:O2A, thus equalling the Cresceus record.
President DOnnely of the Butchers
union, admitting that he is ready to
waive some of the demands that have
caused the deadlock between the EN-
ployers and employees in the strike de
clared today that he does not believe
there is any prospect for the settlement
of the packers strike.
An eastbOund freight train on the
Denver & Rio Grand went through
trestle near Antlers, Colo. The treste
had been weakened by cloudburst that
flooded the dry canyon crossed by the
road at this place.
Engineers are experiencing great diff
Guilty in keeping water out of the tunnel
being dug under East river, New York
Work has been suspended several times
in order 70 pump sections Of the tunnel
dry.
Sunday, August IL.
The paid admissions at the St. Louis
| fair last week were 666,607 an increase
of 63, 600 over the previous six days.
At Nebraska City a settlement has
been reached whereby 1900 union men
|
ing Co., after lockout of more than q
month. Union recognition and other
points demanded by the union are said
| to have been granted.
Major j. F. Case, engineer for the city
| of Manila, is in Washington consulting
with Secretary Taft and Colonel Ed
wards, chief Of the bureau OF insular
affairs, and the statement is made that
six million dollars will be expended in
improving and beautifying Manila
$4,000, 900 will be spent on a water
works system and 81, 900, 900 for a sewer
system
The work of the 50th annual conven-
ton of the International Typographical
union, which adjourned yesterday at
st. Louis, resulted in the complete re-
vision OF many of the general laws EN-.
bodied in the constitution, prominent
among which is the action fayoring the
eight hour day. This proposition has
been submitted to a referendum vots