The Columbus journal., 1907-07-17

Another japanese was arrested 9
Fort Rosecrans, near San Diego. Ca
He was a servant and had in his POI
session a blue print Of the fort
Peter Larson. one Of the riches
men in the northwest, died ct hi
home in Helena. Mont.
Dependent because Of the death Q
his wife, Charles w. Oldrieve. VIII
had gained considerable notoriety .
q water-walker. committed suicide q
Memphis, Tenn.
Friends Of Gov. Hughes, Of Nev
York, announce that he viii not be
candidate for reelection.
The Christian Endeavor convention
at Seattle. Wash, decided to hols
next years convention in st. Paul
MINI.
It 70 reported that Senator A. o
Bacon, Of Georgia, lost $4,000 as a re
suit of the troubles of the Exchange
bank of Macon in which he was &
stakeholder.
The Thaw family has realized
$4,000. 900 from the sale Of coal land
thus providing funds for the defense
of Harry X. Thaw.
Philip Kempier, former teller of the
Capital National bank Of St Paul. was
sentenced to four years in state prison
for ~defalcations said to have amount
ed to over $685. 600.
Curt Smith was killed in a card
game by Sigel Turner at jackson, Ky.
Smith was a chief witness in the Har.
gis murder trial.
Henry j. Wilson, former messenger
of the First National hank, New York.
who said he was robbed Of $1.715 in
cash while collecting for the bank
July 1, was arrested and held In g, 1000
bail.
Two men robbed . pawRshop In In
d~ianapolis of goods v1lued ut 5000
after fatally wounding the clerk.
Simon Gold.
Seven mine workers, an Italians,
were killed In IN abandoned slope Of
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal COM
pany at Honeybrook. Pa, BY deadly
white damp. Three others are miss
ing.
A japanese spy was said to have
been arrested while making drawings
of Fort Rosecrans. hear San Diego.
Cal.
Because the Northwestern railroad
refused to make an excursion rate Of
20 cents for the volunteer fremen's
picnic. the 1remen of De4dwood. s.
D., voted to refuse to protect railroad
property.
President Roosevelt appointed Frank
A. Leach, of Oakland, Cal. director
of the mint to succeed George E.
Roberts. who resigned to accept the
presidency of a Chicago bank.
Robbers murdered q Chinese res
taurant keeper in Omaha and took
$500 from his strong box.
Morton F. Plant. Of New York, has
ordered a twin screw yacht from
a Leith firm which will be the third
largest privateowned yacht afloat.
Theodore S. Clark, of Chicago, was
badly injured nea Bryan. O., when
his automobile, one of these in the
Glidden tour, was ditched.
Ouida, the novelist, was found to be
living in dire poverty and the British
government granted her q pension of
$3.50 q year.
The Mexican consul at Douglass,
Ariz., and three officers were held for
the kidnapping of Manuel Sarabia.
John Sweeney, widely known as IN
amateur billiard player. committed
suicide in Detroit
Five prominent planters Of Louis
lana were arrested ON q charge of
conspiring to obtain public lands by
fraud.
Rock Island passenger train No. "a,
north bound, was derailed q few miles
south Of Peabody. Kan, by running
into a switch. Engineer Lay of Her
ington. Kan, was dangerously scald-
ed.
Judge Martin j. Severance. one of
the best known jurists of Minnesota,
died at his home in Mankato as the
result of an operation for goiter. He
vas 81 years old.
Louis A. E. Alters, head professor
OF German languages and literature
In Colorado college. died in Colorado
Springs at the age Of AZ.
1t is rumored in Washington that |
Robert ]. Wynne, consul general In
London, will be recalled and that
Vespasian Warner of Illinois, commits |
sioner Of pensions. will succeed him.
Many of Gloucester (Mass.) famous
fish wharves, storehouses and ships
were seriously threatened with des- |
truction by q fire which broie out in !
the plant of the Gloucester Cold Stor. !
age company.
o. C. Mcmillan of Lowell, Mich. in |
trying to escape from his burning
home grasped a live wire and was
killed instantly.
David H. Green of Newark. n. J..
was elected president of the Theatri-
cal Mechanics association of the
United States and Canada.
A vigorous protest has been re-
ceived by the government from the
japanese and Korean Expulsion
league. the headquarters of which are
at Seattle, Wash. against what is as
serted to be an organised trafic in
japanese women, who. 1t il alleged. |
are being brought to this country In
large numbers for immoral purposes.
Admiral Baron Yamamoto, q distin-
guished japanese naval ofncer, ar
rived in New York He said the talk
OF wal between America and japan