The Columbus journal., 1903-01-07

Sunday, and - consequence t00 osteese
sro In darkness.
SAX FRANcIs0o and Ho0olulu are now
connected BY cable. Tho inst words
passed under the ocean . few moments
after IL O'Clock Monday night. The wire
worked perfectly.
FOuR moro bulfaloes hsve been pur-
chased by the government from . private
herd in Idaho for stocking tho Yellow
stone National Park; the herd in the
park now numbers about forty
The navy department he's been inform
Cd by Admiral Dewey under date Of Jan.
2 from San Juan, Porto Rico, that F.
Bradley, coal passer, drowned in sinking
Of the Nevarkis steam cutter by collision
with . torpedo boat.
Mss EUNICR RICHARDSON OF David
City, who sailed for Manila November
20. reached there in time to Be- married
Chritmas day to Harry Culvsr; associate
editor OF the Manila Times, and formerly
. resident OF Milford, this state.
BmHoP JOYCE OF Minneapolis, On Dec.
3Oth said that the next night would $50
tho completion OF tho STWeotieth Gen.
tury Thank Offering" Of tho Methodist
church. Being in excess Of "a! 100000.
tho fund is the largest raised BY single
denomination as thank offering.
SARAH F. BRADY On Friday sold .
quarter section OF land i've miles from
Nebraska City to Jay w. Lathrope for
$ll!OM This is practically IN unim-
proved farm and il the highest price
received for real estate that far away
from town recorded for some years.
WORD is sent out from Ottawa, Kansas,
that the body Of John Mann vas brought
to that place ono day last week from
o-.-~> .-.-Ay. N~l;Sosr;e. -A>-e - q
said be died % tho result Of f]sa bites.
Tho inflammation caused blood poison
ing. Mann formerly lived in Kansas.
IT 10 stated that Nebraska will reoeivo
this year about 10000 packages Of free
seed and plants from the United States
Agricultural Department. Tho annual
distribution has now begun and each
senator and representative IL busily
engaged in sending packages to all Sc
tiOns OF the state.
Ar IN old-fashioned fiddlers' contest IN
Emporia, Kansas, last week, Uncle Jehu
Truman, who was born in 'tvirginy" and
is62years old, won tho finst prize. Uncls
Jehu's selections Were s6agar in The
Gourd," The Arkansav Traveller" and
Leather Breeches." These contests are
quite fad in Kansas.
NEWS from Brussels under date Of
January says that tho Congo sdminis-
tration has received word that Lisaten-
ant DeHagnse and his party, Who vere
in charge OF Port Boni on tho frontier Of
Uganda, were attacked by . cannibal
tzibe juno II last, and that tho entire
party Was murdered and eaten.
THE death OF Mrs. Jessie Benton Frs-
mont ut her homo in Los Angeles u of
some local interest, says tho Fremont
Tribune. She was tho devoted and tai
ented wife Of General John C. Fremont,
tie path finder" and first republican
candidate Tor The presidency. Il vas in
honor Of her illusttioas hnsband this
beautiful city W. named. II was laid
out in 1867 during To presidential cam
paign in which b was . candidata
HASTINGS received Q valuable Nov
Years gift in the shape Of . $1,000 cash
donation from Andrew Carnegie for The
purpose Of erecting . public kbc.zy for
that city. The council had already d. |
cided to appropriate $1,000 annually for
ths maintenance Of . library, when Mr. |
Carnegies secretary informed tho coun-
cil that b would b glad to furnish S16-
600 should the city agree to maintain
the Library at . cost Of not Ie0 than
$500 Q year.
Two important aEtioass bsazing On tho
question Of the American meat supply
are contributed 10 ths Revisv Of Rsvisvs
for Jaauary. Under the title, The
American OK and His Pasture," Dr. E
Beojsmin Andrews writes On tho meas
urss proposed. in and ont Of cougreas,
Tor tho reclamation and improvemeot Of |
the gr.zine lands in ths West, vhsre |
practically Ill our beef cattle are grown
md fattsned. This article i supple
nsotsd BY . careful study of Tie recent |
advance in besf peiess By NJ. Fred G. |
Csoxton, IN sxpeet IN Tho United States
Dspartosnt q Labor.
RRv. DR HAREs . retired lGethodis4 |
ninistar, esd 50 died near shslbyvilla.
Tenn, On the 30th nit. fron disease
which baAAsd The diagnosis oe
skilled physicians from Nsw York,
Chicago and many other citiea A pcsss
disPatcA says . thia ahsst e eaEtilaes o. |
hone commeocing IL growth tour yeafs