The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-03-26
Covering Minor Happen
ings from all Over
the Globe.
HOME AND FOREIGN
Compiled and Condensed for the
Busy Rcader-A Complete Record
OF European Dispatches and I'M
portant Events from Everywhere
Boilcd Down for Hasty Perusal.

| have separated, owing to domestic
differences OF long standing.
Senator La Toilette concluded his
three-day speech against the Aldrich
bill declaring that Standard OIL and
Morgan in combination dominate all
financial powers.
Gov Proctor of Vermont, appoint
ed Ex-Governor J. w. Stewart, United
State Senator. and the Maryland
Legisl:>ure elect ex-Gov. j. w.
Smith, both to fill vacancies caused
by death.
Leader Williams served notice that
the minority will obstruct all legisla-
tion until the majority shall take up
four reform bills he named.
Because of warning letters and
visits from night riders many far
mers in the AZ counties in the Ken
lucky tobacco region are destroying
their tobacco beds.
The House Of Representatives has
adopted resolution prohibiting
gambling in the District of Columbia.
Tammany Hall will send 1,4O0
members to the Democratic Nation
al Convention in Denver next July.
Under authority of the Senate the
President will send a commission ac-
companiej by warships to Venezuela
to get justice for American investors.
Miss Edna Burns, an actress, en-
tered the editorial rooms of the Wa
terbury Conn, American, and horse
whipped the editor.
1t has practically been decided by
the Navy Department that the battle
ship fleet will leave Magdalena Bay
on April 10.
William James Bryan of Florida,
the youngest member of the United
States Senate, died in Washington
from typhoid fever.
Pay-as-you-enter cars have been
successfully put into use in New York
! City.
DR.. Parkhurst lashed the churches
for not aiding Governor Hughes in
his anti race-track gambling strug-
gle.
The Democrats of Rhode Island
Withheld Endorsement of Bryan after
a hard contest in the State conven-
tion held at Providence.
DOC" wilson, claiming to be a son
of Philip l.. Moen, the "Barbed Wire
King" refused to accep. the $685.
600 left him in trust and threaten
ed to lay bare the whole history of
Moen's life II he were denied a share
of the estate.
The annual report Of the United
States Steel Corporation showed bus.
iness gaining steadily since Jan.
and that 1907 was the biggest year
IN the concerns history.
Threats Of organizing a White Cap
band were made openly in Brewster.
N. Y, following the removal OF Mrs.
e. D.. Dixon, Jr., to a sanitarium.
Mr.. Dixon denied that parental in
reference had broken up his home.
James J. Coutant. a New Rochelle.
N. Y, druggist. bequeathed his bus
iness and property worth 100000.
to his two faithful clerks.
Smoking a cigarette a young man
stepped from a car on Brooklyn
Bridge and, bidding the conductor
goodbye. leaped to his death.
A jury gave a motorman who
stuck to his post in a collision a YER
dict for $4,000 against the Union
Railway Company of New York.
The Mexican Government has
granted the extradition OF William
| F. Walker. the Connecticut banker
arrested for embezzlement.
FOREIGN.
President Alexis, 1t Is announced
in a special despatch from Port au
Prince, says that the government
will do It's best to embark all the
refugees in the legations as soon as
possible. so that the country may re-
turn to Its normal state.
That Italy's sovereign will decor
ate Senator Elkins, Is one of the
rumors flying about Rome, and an
other is that King and President
have exchanged congratulations over
tiAt DtllOlHdl Vi Nllt DuhG Oh Iut
Abruzzi and Miss Elkins.
Rome society was panied to hear
a rumor that Senator Elkins had re-
| jected proposition to make him an
| Italian Duke.
Alfred Vanderbilt, says special
despatch intends to make his perma-
| nent home in the British metropolis.
The French cruiser Cassard has
| been ordered to tho coast of Morocco
to try to rescue the twenty men of
the crew of the French fishing vessel.
| Baliene, who were recently captured
| by Moors.
In specia, despatch from Shang-
hal 1t Is stated that the Chinese of
Canton, Hankau and Shanghai have
decided to boycott japanese goods
/ as d result of the Tatsu Maru Incl