The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-21
Covering Minor Happens
ings from all Over
the Globe.
HOME AND FOREIGN
Compiled and Condensed for tho
Busy Readcr--A Complete Record
Of European Dispatches and linz
portant Events from Everywhere
EoiIcd Down for Hnsty Perusal.

hearing In committee.
Representative John K Reyburn.
mochine candidate for Mayor OF
Philadelphia. was elected over Will
lam Potter
That the River and Harbor Ap-
preparation bill and Ship Subsidy bill
will be talked to death In the last
hours OF Congress is the fear In
Washington.
Japan does not like the amended
exclusion law, but will accept 1t with
resignation, despite protests from
the Hawaiian Japanese
President Roosevelt sent a letter
to Governor Guild saying he would
give a serious consideration to Mas
sachusetts' petition for tariff revis-
ion.
Missing papers in Ice Trust prose-
cution were taken from the desk Of
Julius NJ. Mayer in Albany, y Y,
when he was Attorney General. evil
dence adduced in the inquiry did not
warrant accusation against any one
Senators assailed the Forestry Pu-
reau as extravaganza and cutrequest-
ed 5 100000 appropriation down to
$50O,000.
To abolish the large Canal Advis-
ory Board the Senate Finance Com
mittee will introduce bill in the
Legislature at Albany.
Commissioner Bingham ordered n
rt,,fJ I,y ,f ~,
detectives take money to protect
pickpockets.
Governor Hughes OF New York
gave uperintendent of Insurance
Kelsey public hearing and obtain
ed his admission that he had done
nothing to place responsibility for
abuses revealed in his department.
The Senate committee reported
the Naval Appropriations bill. pro-
viding for two new 10000 ton battle
ships
Six seamen were drowned as two
barges of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal Company went to pieces of
Highland Light, Mass.
Detectives learned that William r.
Walker, the missing banker of Con-
necticut, lost $350,000 to wire tap
pers in New York, who promised him
profits of million dollars.
After hard battle, counsel for
Harry Thaw succeeded in reading in
evidence the will and codicil eyecu-
ted by the defendant on the evening
of his marriage to Evelyn Nesbt in
April, 1905.
Liberal leaders in Cuba openly
threaten to fight the United States II
1t remains in the island.
Governor Hughes of New York.
sent sharp reply to Superintendent
Kelsey's letter asking reconsidera-
ton OF the Executives request to re-
sign, and will ask Senate to remove
Mr. Kelsey at once.
Theodore p. Shonts' recent speech
is regarded in Washington as indi-
eating that corporations are disposed
to cooperate with President Roose-
welt in his trust policies.
The secretary OF the Union Bible
Society of Worcester, Mass, declared
the American Bible Society was a
trust and bolstered up prices OF
Bibles.
In its final report the special COM
mittee of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company indicated the company's
officers and employees as loyal and
efficient.
The 1.-TWO Billion Congress" is at
hand, appropriations in the present
short session being more than ST.
600, 100000.
Mrs. Lottie Wallau, accused OF
numbering her mother, was remand
ed to the Tombs in New York city to
await the inquest.
Nearly all the securities stolen by
william F. Walker the missing New
Britain, Conn, banker, have been
found, but the names of the holders
are withheld.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., in dis
cussing heridity and environment
told his Bible class that the respon-
sibilty for the acts of the child rests
upon the parents.
Judge Fits decided in Albany that
Attorney General Jackson should
not be restrained from trying to onst
Mayor Mcclellan of New York and
that Mr.. Jackson was not In con-
tempt of court
Captain George McVey, of the
wrecked steamboat the Larchmont,
defended his course In an official re-
port of the disaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Morton.
of New York, committed suicide to-
gether In a hotel in Tampa, Fla.
Washington hotel men declared
their opposition to anti-tippinS
measure now pending before the
House.
House committee agreed to favor
ably report bill limiting train mems
consecutive hours of duty.
Professor Brashear of PittSburG,