The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-04-15

). l., kimsey, her father. near Water
valley, Miss, is being pursued by thret
posses OF armed men, and will prob ably
be lynched ii captured.
The Utah republican convention has
endorsed President Roosevelt, and in
structed delegates to vote for his nom
ination.
The house OF representatives has
passed the Lewis & Clark Fair bill ap
propriating $475,000 for the Portland
Exposition.
Three persons were killed and nine in
lured by tornado which passed near the
town OF Maxia, Texas Many houses
were demolished and much damage done
to growing crops.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas fyel
was wrecked near ort Scott, Kansas
by spreading rails. Sixteen people were
injured and several cars completely
wrecked.
Saturday, April 8.
A blizzard still RACES in the middle
western states and traffic is blocked
Telegraph and telephone lines are down
ana business at standstill.
The Mississippi river is rising rapidly
at Memphis, the gauge now showing 5.S
feet above the danger line. Towns or
the opposite side of the river are flooded
general strike of the employees O
the National Biscuit Company's factory
IN New York has been ordered, because
OF alleged discrimination against union
men.
Acute cerebro spinal meningitis is sc
prevalent in New York as tC
assume almost the proportions of an
epidemic. Thirty-One deaths from that
disease have been reported the past
week.
The heavy rains and snow have
brought the prairie fires which have beer
raging in Mcpherson county, ,Neb., under
control. Two ranchmen have beer
burned to death.
Railroad traffic is at a standstill il
Montana and telegraph and telephone
lines are down on account OF the heavy
snow storm and blizzard raging in the
mountains.
The steamer Augustus B. WOlvin, the
largest vessel ever built in fresh waters
and said to be the largest boat designed
especially for carrying freight in the
world, has been successfully launched at
the American ShipbuildiDg Company g
yards at LOrain, Ohio.
Sunday, April 10.
The hoisting engineers at Brazil, Ind
have voted to withdraw from their own
union and join the United MinewOrkers.
The Mississippi river at Memphis has
come to a standstil after a steady rise
for three days. 1t is now thought that
the waters will recede
Unusually warm weather prevails in
California, a maximum temperature of
SO degrees.
The United States cruiser Albany has
been detached from the Asiatic squadron
and ordered to Bremerton for repairs
and overhauling.
April % has been discussed in com
mittee rooms and among senator's and
representatives as not an impossible
date for the termination of the present
session Of congress.
Thirty-two New York "swels" were
arrested by the police for participating
in cock fight in the barn of Robert A.
Pinkerton, the detective.
Monday, April IL.
Governor Peabody has ordered all of
the remaining state troops in the Cripple
Greek, Colo, district, about so in num-
Der, withdrawn and returned to their
homes.
Six hundred men employed in the coal
mines of the Northwestern Improvement
Company at Red Lodge, Mont, are out
on a strike as a result OF a disagreement
between the union and the officers Of the
company over the employment of a
Weighman.
The strike on the Panama railroad
seems to be giving way, owing to the
company securing about so Fortune
island men from Colon and the expecta
ti0n that more labOrers will arrive from
New York.
The Citizens Bank at Ponca City,
Okla, has closed it's doors on account
of sudden Withdrawals Of deposits and
failure to make collections.
The miners strike situation at La
trobe, Pa, is assuming grave proper
tions, over $500 men being out.
A race war is threatened in Walter
county, Texas, because of the murder of
Tucker PIckney, brother of Congress
man S. NJ. Pickney, by negro.
The hearing in the suit of the COntin-
entail Securities Company against the
Northern Securities Company will be
heard in Jersey City, N. j., April 18 The
case is an application for an injunction
aaainst the announced method of dis
tributing the stock held by the Northern
Secureties Company.
Tuesday, April IL.
Roy Martin, II years of age, a mem
ber of the freshman class of the-k ansas
City, Kansas, high school, was shot and
killed by a negro.
A strike of 10 minutes duration oc-
Cured at the plant Of Swift & Co in
Chicago when 500 cattle butchers walked
out. Almost at the moment, however
word was received that settlement OF
difficulties has been reached and the men
all returned to work.
United States Senator W. A. Clark, o.
Montana, has sailed from New York for
a six weeks cruise in the Mediterranean
to regain his health.
Governor Hunt has sailed from Sar
Juan, 2. R., for New York to confer with
President Roosevelt relative TO Porto