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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
NEWS Of h WEEK
TOLD IN BRIEF
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATH
Erred FROM ALL POINTS OF
THE GLOBE.
GIVEN IN TENTED FORM
Notable Happenings Prepared for the
PerusaI of the Busy Man-Sun,.
mary Of the Latest Home and For.
eign Notes.
PERSONAL.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
started on an extensive tour of the
west in the interest of the work OF his
department.
Congressman James S. Sherman ar
rived at Utica, n. Y, and was given
great welcome, with music, fireworks,
parade and speechmaking.
Herbert J. Hapgood, president OF
"Hapgoods, incorporated" the brain
brokers at 3O5 Broadway, New York,
and Ralph L. Kilby, Mr.. Hapgood's
private secretary and director of
Hapgoods, were arrested on charges OF
fraud.
Joel Chandler Harris CUncle Re-
mus is seriously i'll at Snap Bean
Farm" his home in the suburbs of At
lanta.
Commander Robert E. Peary COM
pleted his plans for another attempt
to reach the north pole.
Lieut. Gov. George H. Prouty was
nominated for governor of Vermont
by the Republican state convention.
William II. Taft cleaned up the busi-
ness of his office as secretary OF war,
turned over the portfolio to Luke
Wright. and turned his attention to
the presidential campaign.
Bert NJ. Fernald of Poland, Me-,
was nominated for governor OF Maine
by the Republican state convention.
Ferdinand Dudenhefer, formerly a
state tax collector in New Orleans,
was found guilty of embezzling about
$4,000 of state funds.
Robert Jardine, ten years old, Is &C.
cused ut Lesueur, Mimi, of the DELHI
crate murder of another child.
Mrs. Philip n. Moore of st. Louis
was elected president of the General
Federation of Women's clubs.
Bishop Henry c. Potter OF New
York was reported to be near death.
Steven ]. Adams, fire chief OF Buda-
pest, Hungary, is serving as fireman
in New York city to learn American
methods.
Robert Ohnmeiss, Jr., cashier Of the
Marine Trust company at Atlantic
City, n. J.. was arrested charged with
a defalcation of $20.5OO. He made
confession in which he says that he
played the stock market.
The shah of Persia proclaimed a
general amnesty in order to restore
tranquility at Teheran.
Secretary of State Elihu Root went
to William Muldoon's health institu-
ton at White Plains again for course
of medicine ball throwing, hard walk
ing and riding, cold shower baths and
plain cooking.
John w. Gates visited ST. Charles,
H., to say good-by to his mother be-
fore leaving for Europe. He bought a
stock farm for $4,000 and gave it to
E. ]. Baker
Ralph A. Aldrich, wanted at Ne
vada, Ia, on charge of forging notes
amounting to nearly $4,000, was ar
rested in Springfield, ILL.,, and admitted
he was guilty.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
CONVENTION IS
NOW UNDER WAY
Democrats Begin Work Of Nominating Candi'
dates and Formulating the Prin-
ciples of the Party

was suspended a portrait. one OF
Thomas Jefferson and the other of
Andrew Jackson. On each side of
these pictures large American flag
was draped. These flags are 40 by
60 feet in dimensions. Beyond these
pictures, at each end of the wall, and
hanging above the gallery, was sus-
pended pendant. ten feet in diane
ter, upon which bunting was draped.
Upon these pendants a tiger was
painted. The back of the platform
was banked with palms. Twenty
stuffed American eagles, with extend
ed wings, were suspended over the
platform, each bird carrying in his
bill red, white and blue silk ribbons
that were draped back to the wall.
Large Amount Of Bunting Used.
In the auditorium the balcony ex-
tends all the way around the huge
building, but the galleries are limited
to each end. The front of the balcony
and the fronts of the galleries and
boxes were draped with bunting, $4,000
yards beinS necessary to complete this
part OF the decorative scheme. AT
intervals of five feet shields, three feet
high, were placed.
Thousands of yards of bunting
were used in draping the corridors of
the building and the walls of the bal
cony and galleries. Delegates were
supplied with small American flags
to wave when their feelings reached
a pitch that compelled an extraordin-
airy demonstration.
Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets. three of the main
thoroughfares in the city, were reve-
lations in color. On Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets there are eight iron
ornamental electric poles to block,
four on each side of the street. On
these streets the poles were draped
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
Vacancies for Young Men.

Senator Burkett received word from
Major J. F. Elliott at Washington
that there are fiftv-seven vacancies in
the rank of second lieutenant in the
marine corps. The major stated that
he would be glad to allow any young
men Senator Burkett might recon-
mend take the examination for the
positions. Applicants, Major Elliott
explained, must be educated and COM
ply with the physical requirements
of the United States army.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
GENERAL NEWS.

At least 200 miners are believed to
have lost their lives in fearful disas-
ter in the Rikovsky mine at Yusovo,
Russia, caused by an explosion of gas.
A Milwaukee man who hanged him
self left a request that his body be
cremated and the ashes given to a
young woman for tooth powder
Three small children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Adams Claus were burned to
death in fire which destroyed the
family home at Windsor, Col.
The federal authorities have for
hidden the issuance of passports" to
travellers by the Office of the governor
of Ohio.
Mexico will ask the United States to
punish severely the local authorities
of Del Rio, Tex, and possibly others of
the state under whose authority they
acted, on the grounds that the officers
Knowingly failed in their duty by al
lowing persons who partook in the
Las Vacas raid to return to the Texas
side of the river and to bring with
them their wounded. :
Justice Bischoff of the New York
supreme court decided that making
oral. individual bets on races was not
against the law.
More than 600 persons We're lost by
the upsetting of boats in a storm at
Batavia
The grand jury at Indianapolis re-
turned an Indictment against Henry
Y. Marshall, president of the Western
Construction company, charging him
with presenting false and fraudulent
claim against the city for asphalt
street patching done by his com
pany.
Miss Mary Joy Newland of Detroit
was married to Count Limberg of
Prussia.
Nine. Sherstnova, who was confined
IN the political prison at Kiev, was
shot and killed by one of the sentinels
who discovered her signaling with a
mirror to some of her co-prisoners.
Women suffragists made a riotous
demonstration at the parliament build.
ings in London and some of them
were arrested.
The mobilization of all British war.
ships in home waters for the annual
maneuvers brought together 301 YES.
sells with $4,000 officers and men.
The Equitable Life Assurance so
cfety is to erect in New York an Office
building of 81 stories, 909 feet high.
Ten passengers were injured, none
fatally, in Pittsburg, when the con
troller Of a street car exploded, the
red-hot debris of the mechanism beina
blown init the car.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
State Fish Exhibit.

Superintendent w. ]. O'Brien OF the
state fisheries at South Bend called
on the state board of agriculture for
the purpose of asking for improve
ment in the fisheries building on the
state fair grounds. He desire to give
a credible showing for hatcheries sup
ported by the state and finds it nee
essary to have some large aquariums
In the exhibition building. The orig
inal plans called for large ones in the
front of the structure where they
can be viewed, but for some reason
we're never put in.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
OBITUARY..

Murat Halstead, one of the leaders
in American journalism for over half
a century and widely known as a Wig
orous editorial and magazine writer,
died at his home in Cincinnati in his
seventy-ninth near.
Gen. George s. Batcheller, Judge Of
the international tribunal of Egypt,
died in Paris of cancer of the mouth.
r. p. Nevin, who founded the Pitts
burg Daily Leader in 1872, and owned
it until a few years ago, and who es.
tablished the Pittsburg Times, is dead.
aged So.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
Game Laws Fractured.

Chief Game Warden Carter received
q report from Seward to the effect
that Harry Bradley, who some time
ago pleaded not guilty when arrested
for illegal fishing. came in'o court and
pleaded guilty. A fire Cf SIS and cost
was paid by him. Alexander Hitch
cock was caught at Lincoln park by
the game warden and Deputy Hunger
in the very act of working a dip seine.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
Didn't Take e Seriously.

Bingley-Here is an English physi-
clan who says that talking too much
makes women nervous, and he sug-
gests that some way should be found
to induce them to keep quiet.
Dingley tthoughtfully)-That's an
old gag, isn't it?-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
Rhodes Scholarship Examinations.

Announcement is made that the
qualifying examination for the Rhodes
scholars to be elected for 1910 will be
held toward the end of October, 1909.
instead of in the month of January
as heretofore. 1t is believed that an
examination held in October will in
terfere less than one held in January
with the regular work of American
university students. and that the ear.
lier selection will give better oppor-
tunity for the selected scholars to d.
rect their work on lines most advan-
tageous for the course at Oxford.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
Up to His Tricks.

Lord Rosslyn, at a dinner in New
York, said of q notorious London
spendthrift:
when he was at Oxford he wired
once to his uncle. whose heir he was:
"If you don't send me q hundred
by Saturday, I'll blow my brains out
His uncle wired back:
"'You telegraphed me that before,
and when l forwarded you my best
revolver, you went and pawned it,.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
Sheldon Will Serve.

Governor Sheldon of Nebraska has
agreed to serve as one of the vice
presidents of the International con-
gress On tuberculosis that is to be
held in Washington under the aus
pices of the national association for
the study and prevention of tubercu-
lcsis, from September 81 to October
IL. The arrangements for Nebraska's
participation in the congress and in
the exhibition to be held in connec-
ton with it are in the hands of
committee of which DR.. A. S. Won
Mansfelde of Ashland is chairman.
DIR. Charles o. Giesse of Holdrege is
treasurer and Rev. Stephen p. Morris
of Omaha is secretary of the asso-
citation.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08

The reason why you shouldn't say
appropriated instead of took is be-
cause it gives the smooth gentleman
more time to get away in.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
CstSa-e in Flats.

Lettuce is said to cause measles and
scarlet rash 1t is known beyond
cavil that boiled cabjaSsS have caused
rows in flats
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
HALF MILLION IN TREASURY.
Treasurer Brian Is Negotiating for
Large Block Of Bonds.

Treasurer Brian is Negotiating for
Large Block Of Bonds.
State Treasurer Brian has $500, 900,
according to his monthly report, avail
able for investments in securities, and
with two prospective deals on, he
hopes to have the sum invested with
in a few days. He has permitted this
large amount of money to accumulate
for the purpose of buying a large
block of bonds which are about to
be placed on the market. Should he
fail on this proposition he will call
in the bond men and buy what they
have on hand. He has on deposit In
state repositories $685., 60O.63. all Of
which is drawing 3 per cent interest.
and s46.2O5.72 not in repositories on
which no interest is being received.
Because the state repositories have
all the state funds they are permitted
70 receive under their bonds this
money is on hand. but will be depos-
tied Immediately after Mr.. Brian
makes his investment.
TIE permanent school fund con-
tains s421 .O9656 at the close of the
month. The total investments of the
state now aggregate $7.653,37749, snd
this amount will be largely increased
within the next ten days if the bond
deal now in view natures. Follow
ing is the detailed report of the trust
funds invested:
Permanent school fund. sc. 99S, 290.57
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
Why He Kicked.

Stella-My fiance refused to let me
take charge Of a booth at the church
fair last week.
Mabel-What were you going to
sell?
Stella-Kisses at a quarter apiece.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08

A conference was held between Ad-
jutant General SchwarZ. Major David
ing a proposition of the militiamen
to secure an island in the Platte river
as a rifle range. The officers point
ed out to the governor the fact that
the new ammunition for the Spring
field rife is very dangerous, the
reedle-pointed bullets carrying about
three miles. While the present range
southwest of the penitentiary is fairly
satisfactory, the slightly raised ele-
walton of sight would send the ball
over the hill and into Lincoln.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
A Picture Story,

Two hunters are seen walking all
over the moving picture.
They think they are following bear
tracks.
Suddenly the foremost hunter stops
with q start.
by gum" he shouts. them amt
bars tracks at all; them's the slide
mans dirty thumb marks. '-Bohemia1
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08

Lancaster county is at present car.
rying tornado insurance to the
amount of $4,000 on the court house
and the same will expire within a
short time. The present policies
have been in effect for five years and
the county paid for the protection
$525, or $3.50 per thousand for the
period. 1t is expected that the COM
petition to write this risk for the
coming period, providing the county
commissioners decide to carry lorna
do insurance in the future. will be
fully as keen as was that for the fire
insurance which was recently written.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
Euil.Rleoded Indians,

OF the $4,000 Indians left in the
United States only 10000 are full
blooded.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-07-08
Escaped Convict Brought Back.

Totals .......s7G2,65O.26 $685.. 500
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
Torpid Livers
Must Not be Treated Harshlv

Salts and cAthartics will wake the liver
10 action But note what else they do.
They ruin the stomach, SO that nearly
all dyspepsia is due TO them.
They harden the liver, as shown by the
fact that a larger dose becomes
necessary.
The end is dyspepsia and constipation.
You have caused what you sought
TO cure.
Delicate organs cannot be helped By
abuss.
Drastic physic is never used by those
VINO know. This is the day of the
gentle in medicine.
Cascarets bring all the good results
with none of the i'll effects.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
WOmen'S summer
knit underwear.

Suits, vests. tights, all weights,
kinds and prices. There are gar
ments imported from the Zim-
merli Mills in Asrburg. Switezer-
land. There are the famous Har-
ward Mills kinds. and Stretton s
well known productions. Prices in
every instance are reasonable.
Ruben's Infants shirts
all weights, all sizes. Fay
Stockings for boys and girls.
Full line of sizes. East Aisle
Main store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
A haf-price sale of beautiful lace
trimmings.

All white and cream Chantilly laces and all
black net top laces included in this great half
price offer.
The Chattillys are worth from 25c to $400
the yard-they re from to IA inches wide
richest and most exclusive designs on the mar
ket
The black laces are ali Silks to 10 inches
wide-worth from soc to $500 the yard
This IS rare opportunity for secur-
ing elegant trimmings for sleeves.
yokes,. waists, etc, at just half what
they are worth Monday and week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
The Best PRINTING

The Best Printing
Is done by The Century. Salt Lakes
printers, 165-16f South West Temple.
The Vienna Bakery, loss bread MAX
ers. Ask your grocer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24

the lobby, however, was Julian Ed
wards performance. The belief of the
play shaeps was that the libretto of
1.-The Gay Musician" had been taken
from a foreign farce, probably Pa
risian. possibly Viennese. and the I'M
known sdaptor's work OF transfer TO
New York was clumsy. Verses for
tunes by Edwards were ascribed IN
the bill Indefinitely TO "Siedle and
Campbell" But the positive success
lay in Edwards music and the clever
singing of il. Edwards was received
with applause by friendly boomers
when ne came to the conductors stand
and he bowed with a confident smile
for a weeks try-out In Philadelphia
had removed ell anxiety. The curtain
dropped on the first OF the two acts,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
Fancy goods specials.
Cut flower
department.

Pretty crystal mounted nat pins,
all colOTs. worth l5c en-
each. Choice .,-.... az
Beaded bags. in many delicate
color combinations, worth from
$3.50 TO $1,000 AZ oEk
each. Choose at 49,. II OiA
Dainty gauze fans. some plain.
some hand painted, some span
gled, suitable for graduation
outfits. They re worth $3.50 to
Choose Choose each sf IN off
Handbags in delicate imported
feathers. $3.50 to AZ. $50
Sls values. Choice. =. "A Vli
Center aisle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-24
Little girls dresses for confrma-
tiOn and graduation time.

Made of finest white lawn-very pretty mod
els-some trimmed with val. laees. some with
embroidery and tucks-some with Insertion
every one little beauty Sizes for girls from
to ID years of age. Choose at $3.50 and up-
ward.
Boys wash suits-a new line.
Manly little suits in linen. madras and pioue
made IN the Russian and sailor effects
Knickerbocker trousers. Sizes 21s to years.
Priced at $l.75 and up
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
PREPARES
TO FIGHT TONIGHT
Will Burn Powder for First
Time During River
Encampment.

FORT WASHINGTON, Md. Aug. A.
Preparing TO fire real powder, with a
noise ike a real battle, for the first
time since they have been ia camp, the
District militiamen were more en-
thusiastic this morning than they have
been during the encampment, and this
is saying a great deal
Colonel Coffin issued orders last night
that blank cartridges should be issued
to each OF the batteries, and that the
maneuvers should begin tonight. The
force in camp at Fort Hunt. aided by
the regulars and the IOith. the mining
company from Fort Washington, will
attack Washington. In this engagement
Fort Hunt will be obsolete. and theoreti-
cally will not be In existence. The en-
tire defense of Washington viii deyolve
upon the Maryland fort.
The attacking forces will leave Fort
Hunt early in the evening. and IN tow
Of the tugs AIonzo II. Cushing and
Lieutenant Bernard. will go down be-
low the point around Marshall Hall,
and there will await nightfall. when
they VIII endeaVOr TO sneak in on Fort
Washington and surprise the forces
The attacking force viii be under COM
mand OF Lieutenant Colonies o. Brien
ana ReiChelderf IT. and they will un-
dOubJedly disguise their boats and en-
deavor 10 creep up in the shadows along
the shore line One OF the faVorite
modes of disguise VIII be with cedar
trees and ponChos, These blend beau
tifuliy with the shore line, and are hard
TO pick out.
Al Fort Washington the battle COM
mand station will be manned all day
with observers OF close lookout
that no enemy secures position
of advantage or Creeps IN close
unObserved. The lights will be
manned at nightfaIl and the lookout
will be doubled. The men will rest
under arms, ready for the signals. They
VIII have 10 be quick 10 beat last year 5
recOrus, as at each attack the guns
and stations were manned but a few
seconds after The fiTst alarm.
All morning the signal corps on both
sides OF the river has been perfecting
its work. Smoke bombs and other day
light signals were sent up, and the
heliograph and wigwag were working
all day. Last night the men practiced
with night signals
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
LOCAL SECURITIES
At HIGH FIGURES
Five Shares of Washington
Gas Sell at Sos a Share, and
Others Accordingly.

Attendance was small, the tempera-
ture was high. and business dun today
on the Washington Stock Exchange.
Transactions were limited to 2S shares
of stock
In several instances prices at which
fractional lots OF stock were sold or
bid for were from one to two points
above the official posted price. but that
is only significant OF the stiff figures
at which the local securities are now
held bv those who have them for sale.
Washington Gas was wanted today
and sale of I'VE shares was effected
at S65 a share. A fractional lot OF
Washington Railway and Electric pre-
ferred also was sold at "a, both very
high prices for this year.
Interest at noon centered chiefly in
the gyrations which the New York
market was going through at that hour
and mos tot the brokers were more in
tently watching the tape than the oper-
atoms OF the local Exchange.
The local situation Is quiet and strong.
with prices for securities on the up
grade.
The Washington times., 1908-08-04
REALTY TRANSFERS.

West Eckington-Andrew W. L4kei
ct ux., Eva b, TO William A. Rector,
lot ?, block >, so.
Tenth and L streets northwest-wn-
helm \. Haase ct uX.I Sophia, to VII
helm Ockershausen, part lot Z, square
$40, SO
Tenth street near L street northwest
Wilhelm Ockershausen ct uX.. Caroline,
10 Wilhelm A. Haase. part lot Z. square
$40, SO.
, Iowa Circle-CarroI D. Wright and
John Bruse Mcpherson, executors and
trustees, to James X. Jones, jr., lot Is
square 242, Sl2,2 200 James X. Jones, ir,
conveys same property to Annie T.
l012 ninth street northeast-Wiuiam
Maynard TO August Donath lot "a,
square S9; $40.
G street. between Fifth and Sixth
streets northeast-Alleda r. Hurley e.
vir, Walter G., to August Donath. part
Of lot Il, square S34; SO.
Ellaston TerTace-James II. Parsons
ct ux, TO ward Curry !lRt II, block
Eckington-James B. Baker ct ux. to
Robert Z L. Thompson. lot .. square
II; $40.
Seventh street extei ded-Lucy Thomas
to Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany. trustee. part lot 40. Mt. Pleas
ant, s..
Takoma Park-Agnes E MarfieId TO
s; $40.
Addition to lie Droit Park-Gertrude
+. Lewis to Elizabeth =. Walker, lot
II. square 25, $3.50.
COZ r street. nOrthwest-Mary V. Nal
vim TO Clarence NJ. De Veile, lot $50.
square 444. s.. Clarence NJ. De Veile
conveys same property to Mary V. and
". II. J. MalVin, So.
Thirty-fOurth street, northwest, be-
tween o ard p streets-Frank T. Raw
ling. ct al, trustees TO Charles 3. Trfb-
by. part original lot 63, square 1916, 81, 500.
City View Heights-HenTy H Gilfrey.
trustee, to Alex and Cecilia Rortnick.
lots n and Is, square 4472, SO.
Pennsylvarsa avenue between Ninth
and Tenth streets thwest-Cath Uterine
]. TTavers ct al. to George f. Hamilton.
Charles II. Stanley, ]. Holdsworth Cor
don, and Edward a Newman, trustees.
part lot 3. square S79, $40.
927 and 929 Pennsylvania avenue north
west-George z. Hamilton ct al. trus-
tees. to Robert II. Baum and William
B. Brown, part original lot 5, square
379, SCI, Az.