The Columbus journal., 1901-12-04

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VEDNRSDAY. DECEMBER 4. 1904.
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sahsRiReaoa = pa3A o. sees11ss9 see.
Cening Evsats.
Poultry Show, David City, Dec. II.
SENATOR ALLISON OF Iowa 10 talked OF
Tor Secretary OF the Treasury.
II u not probable that Governor Saw
sRe will call an extra session OF the
state legislature. o..
The president has appointed Thomas
b. Ferguson governor Of Oklahoma, vice
william Jenkins, removed. g
:. II is estimated that your Uncle Sam
uel,s expenses for tho next fiscal year
will amount to @6l0,6 627y68&.
FoRxkR Governor d. 81. Waite OF
Colorado fell dead at Aspen, Colorado. 3
O'Clock Wednesday. while he was peeling
apples.
The United Ststes Supreme court has
decided that under the Paris treaty OF
peace. the Philippines are United States
territory.
GOvERNOR SAVAGE has appointed r j.
Clancey a. his private secretary, H. C..
Lindsay's resignation having been
accepted.
DAVID b. HENDERSON of Iowa is again
elected speaker OF the house. Several
thousand bills covering nearly every
phase OF public affairs have been in
trOduced.
The total personal property OF the late
President Mckinley is $136,89Ol8, OF
which S60, 0,l32. 10 are life insurance. The
real estate is supposed to be worth
$4,000 to $4,000. -... e..
r. B. HEIDI. q stOrekeeper at Bissell,
thirteen miles southeast Of Leigh, Nebr.,
while adjusting heavy gasoline lamp in
his store Sunday night, was struck an.
conscious, the lamp falling on his head
A largo cash VAS cut in his scalp.
A FULL agreement has been reached
between Denmark and the United States
for the sale OF the Danish West Indies
The treaty will probably be signed thil
week ut Washington. The price fixed il
between S4,OOO,OOO and $5OO0,OOO.
GOvERNOx Hunt OF Porto Rico was at
+, Washington recently and spoke encour
seingly Of the prosperity that now pre-
walls in the island. For the first time
during the administration OF the Amer
cans . balance OF trade is shown in fayo'
of tho island. -.
WHEN even democratic editor geta
-. % Tar gone that he will basely slander an
q, entire political party, and keep it up and
glory in tit simply means another case
of misplaced confidence. The JOuRNAI
can surely commend tho exceeding cool
ness of Editor Howard OF tho Telegram
whan confronted with his slander OF the
Republican party being Know nothing
organisation. 8.
:. CHICAGO policemen have been instruct
:. cd to shoot and shoot to kill when high.
waymen or honse- breakers OF any kind
chow fighting propensities or refuse t.
halt when ordered to do 90. The theory
u held that dead robbers trouble Dt
honest citizen. 1t is q sensible plan q
action. Burglars and hold up" robberl
are ready to be murderers il necessary t<
carry ont their crimes or escape the lega
penalties. IL there are any exceptions
they are too few to account Cleveland
LIsedee. '.-'s
TnERE is the usual careful editoria
. summary Of foreign politics in the De
!. cember Review Of Reviews, the specis
d topics Of the month being the passing o
Ii Hung Chang and the outlook il
= China, the projects Of England and Rus
! sis in the far east and in Afehanistan
The aggressive attitude of Germany il
= the region OF the Persian Gull, the Bal
Kan question, Turkish demotahzatior
:: and the French expedition, the place o.
Ireland in British politics, and the South
=. African situatiOn. .s>
SfATE TREASURER SrURFER has made
his semi-annual report to the governor
showing the receipts OF the treasur,
from Ill sources and the disbursement,
for al purposes from June l, 1901, t.
;. November 30, 1901, inclusive. Tn,
anount on hands in depository banks Il
SSSS, $500; the cash on hands in treas
ury vault is $l&l4N. The treasurer
assures the people that there is nothing
covered mp or hidden in his Office and
that he - perfectly willing to submit,
every Transaction to the most thorough
examination and the most searching
.serutiny by the proper suthority. .
TES years ego State Superintenden,
Lane called special attention to the fac,
that hundreds OF thousands of rlollars n