The Columbus journal., 1904-06-08

News in Brief
Judge Dunno 1t Chicago issued
writ Of Handamus ordering the CIT!
to issne . building permit for the n
modelling of tho 1restrickea IEoquoil
theatre
Secretary Loeb. accompanied by
Mrs. Loeb, win leave On . vacaf1oa
trip Of three weeks to the Yellowstoo<
National park. They win spead aaoul
two weeks In the park.
Bobby Walthour. at Charles Rivea
park, 1t Cambridge Mass. established
. new worlds record for pace follow
ers BY riding thirty miles. IN co0ped.
ton. in 8 minutes 81 IS seconds.
The jury Of the Salon des Artists
Francais. 1t Paris. has awarded the
medal to the American artist Seymour
Thomas for his portrait of Heary Wig.
maud. secretary Of the United States
embassy.
In California the total area irri-
gated = 1.7O3.720 acres. The figures
show that In the number Of irrigated
farms and the total construction cost
of irrigatioa systems California holds
first rank.
In the sale Of the Princess Ma
thilde's jewels 1t Paris . pearl neck
lace. formerly the property Of Queen
Sophie Of Holland. brought $17l, 600.
1t is said the buyer represented the
German empress.
Alderman Charles +. johnson 6
Grand Rapids. Mich. indicted for re-
ceiving . bribe In the Lake Michigan
water deal. appeared in the superior
court and pleaded guilty to accepting
$3.50.
The prohibition state convention Of
Ohio nominated . state ticket. headed
ay Harold King Rockhill for secretary
Of state. Delegates-at-large were also
elected. The platform declares for
prohibition and for woman suffrage.
The United States supreme court
ordered . new seal for the court for
he first time since 1890. The old
seal was the size Of . silver dollar.
The new seal will be two and one
quarter inches In diameter.
Four persons were injured ut st.
louis when q Wabash shuttle train,
bound for the Worlds fair grounds.
crashed into the rear end OF . Colo
RADIO freight train. q short distance
outside Of the union station.
The royal commission appointed In
August. 1901. In England. to inquire
INTO the relation between human and
animal tuberculosis has arrived at q
conclusion justifying the issuance Of
an interim report. according to which |
she commission finds that human and
bovine tuberculosis are practically
identical.
In the case Of Elmira, Keeper
against John A. Sands. the United
States supreme court held that pur-
:hases from the railroad company Of |
land granted to the old Sioux City |
-ailrOad In Iowa did not have q good
title rs against homesteaders. because
he road was never constructed. Sands
held the homestead title.
J. M. Neeland. general manager Of
the Pan-American railroad, announced
at Mexico City that he has Just award
ed the contract to d. p. Doak and as-
sOcfates Of St Louis for the construc-
ion and equipment of that road from
ronala, the present terminus. in the
state Of Chiapas. to Tapachula. On the
frontier Of Guatemela.
John Seyfried. . well-known saloon
keeper OF st. Joseph. Mo-. was muir.
1ered by thugs at his place Of bust
ness early Sunday morning. Seyfried's
head was fractured. Circumstances
that robbery or revenge. or
both, were the motives for the crime.
About 500 was secured. Charles
Mack is being held for Investigation.
Announcement was made at the gen.
eral onhces Of the southwest system
of the Pennsylvania lines 1t Colum-
bus. O., that l,1O0 shopmea would b
laid OF to cut down expenses. Il is
also announced 462 men I'm the main
tenance department of the Pittsburg
division have been suspended for the
same reason.
Because Of the extensive retreuch-
ments being made BY the great rail-
road systems. especially the Pennsyl-
'anta railroad. the Westinghouse air.
brake plant It WilmerdinG. Pa. has
cut down the working time ot it, en-
ployes. More than one-Aalf a the
1000 employees Of the plant win work
Dut half and twothirds Of the time.
The body Of G. ID. Dewey, . relative
II Admiral Dewey, was found In q
lump Of bushes In . pasture In the
northwest part of 81. Louis. Mr..
iewey disappeared from his home last
Wednesday. saying he was eoing for
/ walk. The body bore no marks Of
iolence and no bottles Of poison could
'e found about the person o( the dead
aan.
Grover Cleveland has written q let-
er declining the invitation to sneak
a Mexico on July 4.
Captain Lajoie oe tho Cleveland
american league club has been sus-
'ended indefinitely for throwing .
uid OF tobacco at Umpire Dvyer at
hicag0.
Three thousand machinists, employ.
d by the companies that compose the
fetal Trades association, went On q
trfke at Chicago % . protest asainst
ne ten-hour day. and practically al Of
ne llS shops represented in the asso-
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