The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1906-10-26
Sunday, October 81

Unions holding membership in the as
sociated building trades al Chicago must
settle quarrels among themselves in
/ future without annoying their employ
/ ers. The central association has taken
/ the matter up.
| Escorted by harbor crafts OF all kinds.
the staunch little Norwegian sloop. Gioa,
with her commander, Captain Roald
Amundsen, and crew, was formally well
coined at San Francisco today. The
people were eager TO get a glimpse of
the famous arctic explorer and the little
craft, the first to make the Northwest
Passage.
1t is understood that the president
| has called upon the civil service commits
slou Tor detailed information respecting
the employment in government work of
husbands and wives. Serious complaints
have been made at divers times of DO.
sitions being held by the two heads OF a
household. The president says the prac
tlce must stop.
Salt Lake and vicinity is being swept
by storm of unparalleled severity. A
general storm prevails along the eastern
slope OF the Rocky mountains from
Wyoming to New Mexico
Former United States Senator j. r.
Burton, accompanied by Mrs Burton,
left Abilene, Kansas, for St. Louis to
serve out his sentence of six months i'm
prisonmert at Ironton, Mo, 200 people
gathering TO see the party leave. Abilene
today saw Mr.. Burton az the citizen and
friend of a quarter Of century Both
republicans and men who have opposed
him politically had nothing but kind
words.
Monday, October ID
The Rocky mountain region is being
swept by bad blizzard. Trains in Col
orado are being held up by snow and
stock is perishing. Wyoming is also in
the grip OF the icy blast.
Distribution Of cards announcing the
visit of Alexander Berkman, husband of
Emma Goldman, to Cleveland, Ohio,
has been put under the ban by the police.
Berkman recently was released from the
pententiary after serving IA years for
an attempt on the life of II. C. Frick, the
PIttsburg millionaire.
President ROOsevet sends Secretary
Taft to Idaho to voice his views on law
and order says a Washington dispatch.
1t is said be thoroughly approves the
course taken by Governor GOoding in
prosecuting the men charged with the
murder of ex Governor Steunenberg Mr.
Taft will speak at POcOtelIa, November
2 and at Boise next day He will confne
his remarks entirely to the question of
law and order.
N. +. Thompson Of Chattanooga, Tenn
called at the White House today and
urged on the president the adqisabilty
OF employing negroes on the Panama
canal. "It is the idle negro that makes
the trouble in the south" said MIR.
Thompson, land reflects on the better
class Of negroes" The matter will be
referred to Secretary Taft and Chairman
ShOnts.
Tuesday, October 23
On the retirement Of Secretary Shaw
and Attorney General Moody from the
cabinet, the following changes will be
made: Secretary Of the treasury, George
b. COrtelyOu; postmaster general, George
Won l.. Meyer attorney general, Charles
} BOnaparte; secretary OF the navy,
Victor II. Metcalf; secretary Of com
merce and labor, Oscar S. St:aus.
The president, it is said, may tender
the vacant seat on the supreme bench to
Judge Gray Of Delaware.
Wyoming is is in the grasp of the
worst blizzard in the history of the state
President Samuel Gompers Of the
American Federation of labor was asked
by leading Chicago manufacturers to
compel local unions to cease fighting
among themselves. If fighting was not
stopped, he was told, "Open shops"
would be established in the large wood
working factories in the city.
According to the present program
President Roosevelt will stop at San
Juan, 2. R., on his way back from
Panama.
Vice President Fairbanks is making
political speeches in Indian territory,
speaking in IA different cities
The president has issued a prOclama
tiOn designating Thursday, November
20, as Thanksgiving Day.