The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-04-30
HOME AND FOREIGN
Compiled and Condensed for the
Busy Readcr-A. Complete Record
OF European Dispatches and I'm.
rortant Events from Everywhere
Boiled Down for Hasty Pcrusal.

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testified. 1t was a standing order,
| he said.
New Jerseys Democratic State
| Convention refused to instruct the
delegates to Denver to support Bry-
an and then passed resolution
adopting the unit rule.
United States Steel Corporation
earnings for the last quarter were
sufficient to pay the quarterly divi-
dends on the common and preferred
stock.
Children's day at the celebration
OF the Roman Catholic diocese's CEN
tenary saw 1000 of them at mass in
st. Patrick's Cathedral New York,
and hundreds in every other Catholic
church in the city.
The body of Mrs. Patrick Bren-
nan was found in a trunk and
James Farmer and his wife were put
in jail at Watertown, N. Y, accused
Of her murder.
Andrew Carnegie, guest of "The
Vagabonds," said he would gladly
exchange places with an ambitious
young artist.
The review of the democratic po-
litical situation shows William ],
Bryan will probably have many more
than the two-thirds necessary votes
to nominate him for the Presidency
in the National Convention
Two mail bags from Europe said
to have contained securities and
other property worth 100000, dis
appeared after their arrival at New
York.
A majority Of Socialists favor the
nomination Of Eugene v. Debs for
President, and w. D. Haywood for
Vice-oresident.
Mrs. Lena Strom of Williamsburg.
N. Y. knocked knife from bur-
glars hand and chased the man until
policeman caugh. him.
A negro farm hand attacked Mrs.
August Becker near Orange, N. j..
and neighbors sought to lynch her as
sailant, who was spirited away by a
detective.
Rear Admiral Evans will return
to the American battle ship feet at
Monterey.
Congressman ]. Sloat Fassett
said the word mot" had been in
serted in the transmission of his
telegram to Senator Cassidy in
structing Cassidy to vote for the
race-track bills. Cass.dy's subse-
quent vote against them defeated
them.
Lieut.. II. Fairfax Ayres. who was
one of the West Point cadets disci-
plined because OF the overcoat Incl
dent there, has resigned from the
army.
Clergymen have formed a secret
organization to spread the propagan-
da of Christian Socialism over the
entire country.
Secretary Taft will start on April
30 on a three weeks trip to Panama.
In a man hunt at Lincoln Park. N.
j.. dogs overlook fleeing burglars and
made them drop their plunder.
Pope Plus x. and President
Roosevelt sent messages Of con-
graduation to Archbishop Ryan on
the one hundredth anniversary cele-
bration of the Philadelphia diocese.
The Guatemalan cadets who tried
to kill President Cabrera as he was
about to receive the new Ameri-
can Minister. were Immediately put
to death.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerma
formerly prime minister of the Brit
ish government, died from heart
failure. In London.
FOREIGN.
The British government through
diplomatic channels Is making an
investigation into the cause of the
Chinese antagonism, daily increas-
ing toward the japanese.
The American liner st. Paul's bows
show that she barely escaped the
fate of the British cruiser Gladiator.
which she ran down and sank in the
Solent.
Count Tolstoy has csked that the
general celebration of his eightieth
birthday be abandoned, as has been
zone.
Nine. Gould and Prince Sagan WIS.,
tied Vesuvius together
Lieutenant General L.nevitch, aid
de camp to Emperor Nicholas and
commander of the FIRST Manchurian
army, died from pneumonia at st.
Petersburg.
The Russian Government, accord
Ing to trade journal, has ordered
five all big gun battleships each one
to be larger thpn the Dreadnaught.
! from a firm of Clyde shipbuilders.
William Waldorf Astor presented
! t. the Royal United Servic. Museum.
London, the flag Of the United States
/ frieate Chesapeake and the trumpet
! on which the charge at Balaclava