The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-02-07
Covering Minor Happen
ings from all over
the Globe.
HOME AND FOREIGN.
Compiled and Condensed for the
Busy Reader-A Complete Record
Of Duropcen Dispatches and Inn.
Dcrtant Events from Everywhere
Boiled Down for Hasty PcrusaL

Cuba, chroniced In a cable from Ha-
vana, Is regarded as another proof OF
the need of an American protector
ate.
Attorney General Jackson has been
sued for divorce by his wife.
Otto Kelsey, New York, State SUI
perintendent of Insurance, may re-
fuse to obey Governor Hughes re-
quest to resign.
Lord Charles Beresford declared
on his arrival in New York City that
he did not think there was any prob
ability of war between the United
States and Japan.
With a view to giving the federal
Treasury relief, the Senate Finance
Committee is planning conservative
legislation.
Washington was greatly interested
in a call of Thomas p. Ryan on Pres-
ident Roosevelt. the purpose Of
which was not stated.
Widely different interpretations
are given by Cubans to the order In
creasing the strength of the rural
guards of the island.
Californians expect the coming
conference of San Francisco officials
with President Roosevelt will put an
end to the Japanese incident.
Investigation of the shooting up"
of Brownsville, Texas, and the dis
charge of negro soldiers was begun
by the Senate Military Committee.
Charges of grave errors in thu
work of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, made by Charles S.
Hanks and George w. Hartman,
were declared unfounded by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Attorney General Bonaparte inter-
vened in suit of poor negro woman
against the Illinois Central Railroad,
hoping to prevnt the Employers Liza
bility law from being declared un-
constitutional.
Resolution for investigation of
dealings in cotton by the exchanges
passed the House of Representatives
Harry Thaw's defence was shown
at the opening of his case to be he
reditay insanity and epilepsy
Mrs. Simpson, wife of DR.. j. w.
Simpson of Long Isand, was the chief
witness against him at the trial for
the murder of his father-in-law.
Wife of Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire was taken suddenly III at
Belasco Theater in Washington and
died on the way to hospital.
For the first time in history In
dians were defended by one of their
own race-Senator Curtis, of Kan
sas,-in the United States Senate.
All big battleships have become
the accepted type in the American
history.
William G. Nixon, of Boston, ac-
cused John M. Murphy, of Philadel-
phia, of obtaining s1,100.000 stock
In exchange for an empty tin box.
John r. Dryden announced his
withdrawal from the Senatorship
flght in New Jersey because of i'll
ness.
DR.. Wiley, of the Department OF
Agriculture defended the new pure
food law.
The House will pass the Senate
bill granting service pensions to vet
Grams OF the war with Mexico and the
civil war.
The cotton inquiry conducted by
Senate Committee Of Fifty-third
Congress found that dealing in fu-
tures was disastrous to the cotton in
dustry and that Congress had power
to prohibit 1t.
The State Superintendent OF In
suranca has finished his annual re-
port. declaring that the laws passed
since the Armstrong investigation In
sure safe methods In the future.
Admiral Robley d. Evans sug-
gested that the government seize all
the anthracite coal lands, to supply
smokeless fuel for the navy.
The health officer at New Haven,
Conn, has warned the people of that
city to stop kissing-at least tempo
rarily-on account of the prevalence
OF grip, diphtheria, pneumonia and
other diseases.
Representative James w. Wads-
worth defended the meat inspection
Presidents attack on him last June.
William Haase, defendant at a
Baltimore arson trial, says he was
hypnotized by detective into SIGN
Ing a confession. and alienists testify
that such a thing may have been
done.
Senator Carter, OF Montana, bit
terly denounced as Oppressive and
cruel Secretary Hitchcock's public
land policy.
President Roosevelt will not urge
Congress to pass additional railroad
legislation until the Sixtieth Con-
gress meets.
Settlement in the suit of the Bay
State Gas Company against H. II.
Rogers has been agreed to, the latter
to pay the gas company $1,500,000.
Health authorities in Cuba started
crusade to prevent the spread OF
smallpox.