The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-12-02
GENERAL NEWS.

United States and Japan have made
an agreement which not only contains
a mutual guaranty to respect each
others territorial possessions in the
Pacific. but defines the attitude of the
two. countries towards China binding
eaeh to defend by every peaceful
medns China's independence and in
tegrity. and to give equal commercial
Opportunity in the Chinese empire to
all nations. The agreement, in the
event of complications threatening the
status quo, binds the United States
and Japan to consult each other with
a view to acting together. p -
The Philippines coasting steamer
Pointing. carrying large number of
laborers from Narvacan to the rice
fields in Pangasinan province, struck
a rock and sank during storm off
the town of San Fernando and about
100 persons were drowned
William Kallebrun of Jersey City
shot and killed his brother Leo and
then his aged mother, Mrs. Victoria
Kallebrun. in New York
Nellie Morton of Belleville, ILL.,, con-
fessed that she watched her sweet
heart, Sydney Baker. chlorofcrm aged
Peter Waeltz. who was found with his
skull crushed. .--....---r .... $780,. ....
Sixteen thousand miners attended
the funeral of Rev. H. F. O'Reilly, rec
tor of q Catholic church at Shenan-
doah. Pa, for 40 years. All the col
lieries and schools closed and business
Vas suspended.
Martin H. Halloran. a Pittsburg,
Pa, mining engineer. was robbed of
$500 in Kansas City.
DR.. d. X. Pearsons, the Chicago
rhilanthropist denying story that
his fortune was gone, said he still had
$3.60O,OO to give to colleges.
The Chinese government decided
on Tuesday, December 1. as the date
for the crowning of Pu vi, the infant
emperor. .. ....
A hotel exclusively for Jews was
opened at Seventy-second street and
Lexington avenue. New York. where
all the old Mosaic rules of diet will be
Observed. - :.....-.. -..--
The Panama line steamer Finance,
outward bound, was run into OF Sandy
Hook in the fog by the White Star
freighter Georgia, and sank within ten
minutes. The Panama carried 36 pas
sengers and of these three were
drowned. together with one member of
her crew. r,-
The Grand Prize automobile race at
Savannah. Ca. 4O2 miles. was won
by Louis Wagner with Fiat car The
contest was most exciting and the
pace was the fastest ever set in an
international automobile race in Amer
A.. b. Cummins, was elected United
States senator to FIJI out the unexpired
term caused by the death of w. B. Al
lison by the unanimous vote of the Re-
publicans in the Iowa legislature. War
rem Garst. lieutenant governor. was
sworn in as governor in succession to
Cummins.
President Castro sailed from La
Guaira on the steamer Guadeloupe for
Bordeaux. for the purpose Of under
going an operation at the hands of DR.. |
Israel OF Berlin.
The revolt in Hayti is spreading. |
The rebels captured Minister of the In
terror Leconte and put him to death.
Edward ]. Stillwagen Of Washington
was appointed chairman of the COM
mittee 10 manage the Taft Inaugural
ton.
An unconditional gift of $4,000 to
the endowment fund of the Univer-
sity of Virginia has been made by Col
Oliver r. Payne of New York.
The hospital ship Relief is several
days overdue at Manila and some con-
Germ is felt for her safety.
FollowiIs a neighborhood quarrel at
Carona. Kan, Hezekiah Stradler,.
carpenter aged 20 years, slashed Mrs.
Butts. his next-door neighbor. with q
razor, cutting her head entirely Oh.