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The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
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Washiagton-The consumption of
sugar In the United States In the is
cal year which ends with June will
probably exceed that of n other
year in the history Of the country,
according to q statement by the bu-
reau eOf statistics Of the department
Of commerce and labor. The total
quantity Of sugar imported in the nine
months ending March last was 3,Cs1.
eeo.ooo ponnds in round figures. while
the quantity brought in during the
first mine months Of the high record
year. 1903, was $500. 0OO. 600.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

Denver-A message was received IN
this city Thursday to the effect that
the famous Pablo herd of buffalo Of
the Flathead reservation, Montana.
had been sold to the Canadian govern
ment. Howard Eaton Of Wolf. Wyo.,
telezraphed w. F. Kendrick, . Denver
mining man, that the Canadian gov
eminent had paid q deposit on the
herd. The bulls win be removed to
Canada about May I and the cows and
calves will be sent north in July.
There are between 400 and 500 buffalo
In the herd.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

owtsee& u NJ ceaeros A@esjeaa Co.
Washlngtoo-The CeatIal ADes3eaA
eontrosessy b no nearer . settlsQsat
today than e Was some the 90, -
cording to . dispatcA received q IL
State department iron PAillip Brown.
tie American charge 1t Guatemala. q
bling from In Union. Salvador.
Mr.. Brown stated that Tie deadlock
Is still ON. He held ont no Aopo a IN
early agreement.
Both the United States and 1lexieo
arc striving to bring sooe un1er-
standing between the b~elllGoreats.
Coafereaees we're held Tuesday BE-
tween Assistant Secretary Bacon and
the representatives Of Mexico Salvador
and Costa Riea AZ . result 0l which It
was announced that important devel
opuents may be expected within
tWenty-four hours.
In the present apparently hopeless
state Of aAAirs II has been determined
that the only way out Of the di@culty
II by arbitration Of all the questions In
dispute and therefore Nicaragua, Hon
duras and Salvador today have been
urged to agree to = proposition q that
nature. should 1t be accepted there Il
no question. 1t was stated from author
itative sources, that President Roooe-
Welt will be asked to sit In judgment
on the case.
Mobile. Ala. = Passengers arriving
here from Honduras say President Ze-
laya will declare war against Guate-
mala In about two months. They say
the natives Of Port Barrios believe
this fervently enough to begin work
ON sandbag Notifications fronting that
town. The. general opinion Is that
will now turn his attention to
All traces Of the recent
trouble have been smO0thed over and
the Nicarguans are theoretically In
control. Peace il only kept by the
present Of American marines. the gum |
boat Paducah lying in the harbor Of
.eibu and the Marietta patrolling the
coast.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Judaes Are Tied 20 Treee.

Upper Alton, m.-Haying decided In
favor Of the sophomores in IN cratori.
cal contest 1t ShurtleR college. which
decision was displeasing to freshmen,
Prof. n. Augan Of st. Louis and e. N.
Dey. general advertising agent for the
Missouri Pacific. two Of the three
judges. were seized by the freshmen,
tied TO trees On the campus and left
helpless until morning. Attorney Har.
old johnson nf St Louis, the third
judge. Who rendered . decision in f.
vor OF the freshmen, was not mo-
Tested.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
SECRETARY TAFT RETURNS.

Head Of War Department Back from
Cuba, Panama and Porto Rico.
Misunderstanding of War Taft
and party arrived at the Washington
navy yard on board the Mayflower
Monday. after an absence Of exactly q
month on q trip that included Panama.
Cuba and Porto Rico. The secretary
and Mrs. Taft were Immediately driven
to their residence. Former Governor
Of Porto Rico Beekman Winthrop and
Mrs. Winthrop vert guests of the Sec
rotary on the return trip. The others
in the party included Representatives
Burton Of Ohio and De Almond of
Missouri, Senator Kittredge Of South
Dakota and Miss MaGKie Ide.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
MlLLIoM ron NEGRO scnoolA

Philsdelphia Woman Gives larQe Sum
for Education In South.
Philadelphia-A gift Of $1,000. 900
for the establishment Of . fund for
rudimentary schools for southern M
groes was announced here. The donor
Is Miss Anna I. Jeans. a Quakeress Of
this city. Booker T. Washington. head
of Tuskekee institute, and Hollis
Burke Frissell. president of the Hamp-
ton Normal and Industrial institute.
are named as trustees Of the fund.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Evades Poor Food Law.

Topeka. Kas.-Dr. s. ]. Grumbine,
secretary Of the board of health, an
n0unced Thursday that he had discov-
cred in 8 here a ~preservative for
meats. the manufacturers of which. he
asserts, are openly defying the state
and federal pure food laws. The pre-.
sentative is made in the east and
chemical tests show that 1t contains
charcoal and pure sulphur, which,
when burned forms q sulphur diox-
ide gas that is absorbed by the meat
and has the same effect as borax.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
MORE PAY FOR RURAL CARRIERS.

Graded Schedule Provides for Cutie
an Increase.
Observation-Disclosures General
Myer has approved the detailed ad-
j~ustn.ent Of salaries of rural free de-
livery carriers. rs submitted BY As
sistant Postmaster General DeGrew.
The new schedule. which will become
effective July 1 next. will make a
graded increase in the compensation
of carriers OF from 9 to IS per cent.
based upon the number of miles ira
versed. The readjustment adopted.
with the Increase Of upwards of &c.
100000 made I'm the appropriation by
congress. will involve an aggregate
expenditure for rural service during
the next fiscal year Of nearly $35 .O0O.-
oOo.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Naval ofTseers Arrive.

San Francisc0-Among the passen-
gers ON the japanese steamer Ameri-
can which arrived Saturday night were
three 0ficers of the United States
navy. Captain c. Arnold. Captain R.
hgersoll and Captain T. n. Mclean,
who recently took the cruisers West
Virginia, Maryland and Colorado to the
Asfatfc station. The officers are ON
their way to Washington to be as
signed to other warships.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
PRESIDENT CASTRO TO RETIRE.

Report that Executive Of Venezuela
Will Give Up His Office.
New Ycrk-The Tribune SAYS:
President Cipriano Castro of Vene-
xuela, according to information re-
ceived here from two Independent
sources. will retire from Office en- May
g. Although this date might suggest
here some other causes for his retire
meIt. the reason is his continued i'll
health.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Further Railroad leoielatIoo.

Washington-The interstate com.
merce law convention. whose initiative
had much to do with securing passage
Of the Hepburn railroad legislation of
. year ago. will probably be called to
gether again the coming aatnmn to
take steps toward securing further
railroad legislation. Judge CowaA Of
Texas and Gov. Larrabee Of Iowa dis.
cuseed the matter in this city, they be
Ing members Of the executive com.
mittee Of the convention. and agreed
to take up. the matter al, another con
vention.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
GIFT FROM RockEFeLLER.

Ten City Blocks 70 Holding Of Uni
versity of Chicago.
Chicago-J0hn d. Rockefeller, 1t
was annonced Friday, has presented
to the University Of Chicago q tract of
land comprising about ten city blocks
and valued At 1000. The tract extends
from Cottage Grove avenue to Madi-
son avenue. in this city. With this
latest addition to the holding of the
university. 1t becomes possible to carry
N the building plan of the late presi-
dent, W. r. Harper.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Dead Letters Made Lively.

Washingt0n-All previous records
for a days work In returning letters
to writer's from the division Of dead
letters were cclipsed on Monday last.
when 20,36S letters were returned.
The largest number heretofore re-
turned In a single day was 14.4S8 on
March % last. The number of letters
on hand awaiting return has been re-
duced to 5000. A little over q month
ago there. were over 10000 of such
letters on hand.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Standing Army for Cuba.

Eavana-The .plan of q Cuban
standing army of leyO00 men. as sug-
eested by the general staff Of the
American army. is most attractive to
that element OF the Cuban people
which is fond Of the gold lace and
rcgalia Of Spanish-American armies.
But among the conservative element
the rlan excites really less interest
than the preceding one to recruit the
rural guard up to 1900 e
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

Kansas City-One hundred and fifty
stockholders of the Uncle Sam Oil
company from Illinois. Iowa. Okla
homa, Missouri and Kansas met here
Monday and passed resolutions endors.
ing H. H. Tucker, the indicted man.
ager. and insisting that the company is
solvent and should not be recognized.
Manager Tucker said that he would
Immediately set in operation q plan
whereby he could raise $4,000 to be
used to secure machinery to refine the
crude oil now in the various reiineries
Of the company.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
GREAT MILITARY DIVISIONS.

An Order cf Adjustment Issued From
War Department.
Washingt0n-The long expected or.
der a%bolishing the great military divi-
si0ns in the United States was issued
at the war department Friday by d.
rection of the president. The divi-
sions vii be discontinued at the end of
the present fiscal year and thereafter
the territory OF the United States. II
cept the Philippine Islands. (which the
present organization is retained) will
be organized for military purposes into
the military department as 10 exis.-
ing except that the state of Missouri
will be included in the department
OF the Missouri instead Of the depart
ment of Texas.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

Des N0ines, lat q letter address
sed to George E. Powers of Orange.
Ia, Governor Cummins declares Pres
ident Roosevelt should withdraw his
statement that he will not accept q Ne
| nomination.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Mail Carriers Go Armed.

wall Carriers Go Armed.
Omaha-Commencing at once. each
OF the 1O7 mail carriers Of the city
will be carrying q revolver with in
structfons to shoot any dog that mo
Tests him during the performance of
his duties. Postmaster Palmer issued
these orders.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
MOTHER OF GOVERNORS DIES
Aged Pioneer oS NEBRASKA 8ueeuane
After Two Weeks Illness.

Aged Pioneer Of Nebraska 8Ueeum6o
After Two Weeks ILLNESS.
Lincoln, Neb.-Mrs. Julia Sheldon.
mother Of Governor Sheldon and
widow Of the late George Lawson Shell
don, died Ut her home in Nemaha Tues.
day. after an illness lasting about two
weeks. which began with an attsck Of
pneumonia. Mrs. Sheldon was q pio-
settler Of Nebraska, having come
to what is now Nehawka from Yer.
mont In 1867. With her husband she
settled on q homestead, which q
her home until the last few years.
when she moved across the town to
her late residence. She was the mother
Of five children. Frank Sheldon. Villas
Sheldon. George Lawson Sheldon. jr..
now governor.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Njcarsoua Thanks President.

Nicaragua Thanks President.
Washingt0n-To President RO0se-
Welt has been given the credit for ma
terfally assisting In bringing about
amity between Nicaragua and Saliva
dor. as shown by the following cable
gram to him from President Zelaya
of Nicaragua, received Friday: Peace
signed day before yesterday, Amalpa.
I thank your excellency for your great
work toward achieving that happy re-
suit"
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Loeb May Quit

Misunderstanding to q rumor
which has been In circulation for some
time and which was more defined
Thursday. William Loeb. r., secre-
tary Of the president. will next jan
uary become head of the Washington
Railway & Electric company Of this
city.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
PEACE TREATY IS SIGNED
CENTRAL AMERICAN FACTIONS
SETTLE DIFFICULTIES.
Conference Held at Amapal and Terms
Concluded That are Honorable
to Both Countries.

Washington-The State department
has been informed of the successful
conclusion Of the peace negotiations
at Amapala. A cablegram received
from Captain Doyle Of. the United
States cruiser Chicago dated, Thurs
day says.
Peace conference agreed to treaty
at IL =. m"
Captain Doyle added that the peace
commissioners and their STATS would
embark last evening. 1t is understood
from that that ]. G. Gamaz, who rep
resented Nicaragua, will be taken on
the Boston to Corinto and that the
Boston will proceed to Acapulcod.
Mexico. on its way northward. Senior
Barcia, the representative Of Salvador
In the conference. was to 60 aboard
the Chicago and be taken to Acatujla.
Salvador. and then the Chicago was
to follow the Boston n0rthward. The
details Of the agreement are lacking.
San Salvador, Republic Of San Sal
vador-A treaty of peace between Sal
vad0r and Nicaragua was signed at
Amapola by ministers representing
each country. The terms Of the t ATTY
are honorable to both countries. The
conditions proposed by Salvador were
accepted. and the demands made by
President Ze!aya of Nicaragua for
for Salvador's part in the
recent var between Nicaragua and
Honduras and that there be . free in
Of commodities between Mic
aragua and Salvador we're rejected.
Coatzacoalcos. Mex.-Former Presi-
dent Manuel B0nilla of Honduras ar
rived here direct from his own country
via Salina Cruz. He declares he win
await here the arrival Of q steamer
from the south which will bring .
friend and then proceed to Belize and
from there hack to his own country to
take up arms.
He takes . mos. pessimistic view of
the conditions and outlook In Central
America and places the blame ON in
adequate governments. He declared
that the presidents Of the govern
ments need someone stronger than
they r to thrash them into what Is
right.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
A eunaMna Execution.

ColumbuS. Tex-John Armstrong. q
negro convicted Of having murdered
his wife. was hanged here Friday.
When the trap was sprung his feet
touched the ground and e was neces-
sary for the o0cers On the scafBold TO
hold him mp.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Funeral Of aArs. Sheldon

EOuesdu % WtS. 0beJ00u.
Eehawka, Neb.-The funeral service
Of Mrs. julia Sheldon. mother Of the
governor Of Nebraska. was held at the
home Of her son Villas. It was the
largest funeral cortege ever occurring
in this place II not the county. Rev.
4. w. Mitchell Of Chadron. Neb., a
brotherinlaw of Mr.. b. Wolph. who
married n OF Mrs. Sheldon's daugh-
tiers, pronounced the euloxy.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

Madison. WiS-The senatorial dead.
lock remains unbroken. Stephenson
gained one vote. o. the twentieth bal
lot tAe result was = follows: Cooper.
II; HscA, Is: Ratten, Is: Lenroot, 10:
Stephenson, 20; Baensch, 4: Wilkler,
:; Hudnan. I: Owen, L.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

ConQr1tujAetono IN London.
London-Al the morning newspa-
pers print long dispatches ON the open
ing Of the jamestown exposition and
President R0osevelt's speech at the
function. the editorials extending con
gratulations ut the successful inaugu-
ration.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

Odesso-The chief Of the political
prison was killed here by four terror.
lists whose indignation he had pro
voked BY alleged atrocities upon pris-
onef8. One Of the terrorists COM
mitted suicide. another was captured
.ao0 two escaped.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Plea for q Prisoner

Kansas City-The Missouri house Of
Tuesday. by q vote Of "a to 30. Joined
In q petition to President Roosevelt to
pardon ". C. Anderson, who was II.
rested in Kansas City last Friday
and taken hack to the federal peniten-
tiary at Fort Leavenworth. Kas.. from
which institution he had escaped nine
years ago. Anderson was convicted Of
breaking into q postonlce In Sweet
water, Okla. and was sentenced %
I'VE years In the ~penisentiary. After
serving three years he escaped and
came to Kansas City. where he went
into business. married and raised q
family.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

Oec6o60n % OeVl6n C10e.
Topeka. Kan.-Over 100000 worth
OF Indebtedness a wiped from the
records Of the Devlin Coal company
and other Devlin corporations by .
decision of N. H. LOOMS, special ref.
cree h bankruptcy. handed down We'd
neSday.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
DON'T Want Roosevelt.

Harrisburg. PA resolution ask.
Ing President Roosevelt to be q candi.
date for q second elective term a.
president was defeated in the house
II representatives. There was no de.
bate on the proposition.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
WILL LEAVE FOR OYSTER BAY.

President to Go 20 Summer HON:
June u.
Washington = President Roosevelt
will leave Washington for his summer
home at Oyster Bay on June IL. This
Is much earlier than has been the pres
fdent's practice heretofore, but he feels
that public business IL In such shape
that he a conveniently leave. He
looks forward to q long period Of rest
and recreation. Secretary Loeb said
that NO speeches yer to be made by
the president after he leaves Washing
ton until he goes to Canton. O.. for the
unwilling Of the Mckinley monument
September 30.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Buffalo s;Il,s Shows.

New York-Indians bit the dust,
rangers gall0ped across the tanbark
plains and train robbers were pune.
tured with bullets Tuesday night In
Madison Square garden. where Buffalo
Bill's wild West show opened before
Of spectators.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ballin-
ger Of the general band ONCE has ask
ed Secretary Garfield to assign to his
bureau two Of the experts to be en-
gagged by the secretary to suggest
plans Tor the betterment OF .he e
vice.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Banker Must stay in JAIL

Sioux Falls. 8. D.-Charies c. King.
the Scotland. 8. D., banker who was
arrested In Chicago OF Tuesday and
brought here. has not been able to fur
nish the $4,000. fixed by the United
States court commissioner in Chicaeo,
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

Iowa City, IA chair Of Bohemian
language and literature Vim be estab.
liaAed In the University q Iowa next
year - the result of On eadowmeat
~ tie council q higher edueat1oa. .
DoAemian aaticnal organi4atioo.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Naethodist Trainino sehooI.

st. Louis. M0.-The general board
Of education Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church in session here appropriate
ed $4,000 for the establishment Of a
training school at Palo Alto. Cal. to
be conducted in conjunction with Le-
land Stanford university.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Around the World in . Bost.

San FranciscO-Jack LOndon,S sail
boat. the Shark. started Tuesday for
Honolulu. the first port to be touched
on q six years cruise around the
world. The vessel is forty-nve feet
long. ketch-figged. and its occupants.
beside London and his wife, are Her.
bert 8. St0ltz. q Stanford graduate and
athlete; Roscoe Eames, captain: Mar
tin Johnson. the cook. and Hileshisa
Tochigi, cabin boy.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

PfttsburgcC. II. DaAiels a the New
York Athletic club broke the indoor
swimming record 1oe my yards ct the
Sportsman's show In ills city. coveF.
Ing the distance u g e Seconds.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
THE CHEYENNE RESERVATION.
Sioux indians willing . Lease 10000
Acres.

Acres.
Washington-The Indian bureau has
been advised of the willingness of the
Sioux Indians at the Cheyenne river
reservation to lease 1905 0 acres Of
their land to the band Of 300 Ute In
dams who left their reservation in
Utah last summer and who Wintcred
at Camp Meade. Nothing has been
heard as to the attitude Of. the Utes
toward this proposition. but the fact
that they have expressed q determina-
ton to remain where they now are
leads to the conclusion that they will
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

NeW Minister from sweden.
New York-M. De L~agercrantz, the
first Swedish minister to Washington
since the separation Of Norway and
Sweden, arrived Sunday.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

Lincoln Gilbert L. Laws former
secretary of state and representative
in congress iron the old Second NeN
raska district. died here Thurs6ay
afber n Illness Il several weehsI
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
one. V1ith eIsh on 1lla Lin.

Kankakee. nl-With . hsh struggl-
Ing On his line and the pole grasped
In his stiAened fingers, George Powell,
IN agod fisherman. vas found dad In
Tie river near this city.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01

Observation-Disclosures among Tie
women employees Of the government
printing once must cease. An o0eial
order has been issued removing I'll
mirrors from the big building.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
Sheldon Will Name 0eIeaates.

Sheldon will Name 0eleQates.
New Y0rk-G0vernor Sheldon Of
Nebraska. Johnson of Minnesota, Beck
ham Of Kentucky and Vardaman Of
Mississippi have accepted Invitations
to send delegates to the national con-
ference on trusts called by the ma
tional civic federation to meet in Chi
cago in May.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
River Towns In Conflict.

Washington-A rate war between
the cities Of Sioux City. Ia, and Sioux
Falls. 8. D.. has been brought to the
attention Of the interstate commerce
commission in a complaint fled by the
Sioux City Commercial club against
the Rock Island and other railroads.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01
ENDORSEMENT FOR TUCKER

Stockholders in OIL Company Say The
Cooperation 10 Solvent.
Kansas City.-One hundred and fifty
stockholders Of the Uncle Sam OIL
company from Illinois. Iowa. Okla
hOma, Missouri and Kansas met here
and passed resolutions endorsing H.
H. Tucker. the indicted manager. and
insisting that the company Is solvent
and should not be recognized.
The Columbus journal., 1907-05-01


Madison, Wis.-Three ballots were
taken Friday in the republican sena-
tosial caucus. but the deadlock is I'M
broken.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1907-01-31

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