The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20


Civil war 10 Impending n Span.
Several bombs nave been exploded
near the royal palace in which klns
AIfonxo Is practically prisoner. De
ing guarded BY . double Gordon Of
trO0ps.
= President Taft and President SDiaz
Of Mexico exchanged visits ut Ell Paso.
Tex. and Ctudad. Juraez. both execu
tives leaving their native countries tor
the first time in an official capacity.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook. refuting the
charges that he did not ascend Mount
Mckinley. will organize IN expedition
to ascend the mountain and procure
the records he left there. He asserts
Guide Barrill has perjured himself
Thirtyseven persons are dead. many
injured. and property damaged to
about 100000. as q result Of the
storm which swept Tennessee. Ala.
bama. Georgia. Arkansas and South
Carolina.
The National Purity congress opened
! in Burlington. Ia. with President B 8
Steadwell In the chair and about 500
reformers and social workers present.
Many well known men and women
were on the program.
Plans for a campaign for the pas
sage Of an act to enable Illinois mu-
inequalities to adopt the commission
form OF government were discussed at
the annual meeting Of the Illinois
Mayors association In Elgfn.
The Portola festival. celebrating the
discovery of San Francisco bay.
opened in the Golden Gate city.
The National Spiritualists' associa-
ton began their seventeenth conven.
ton In Rochester. N. Y.
A convention of employing printers
met in Chicago to adopt uniform
methods that would end the price war
Mrs. George Ferguson. associate
pastor Of the Peoples church In Wash
tngtOn. says her sex would obtain the
ballot If they adopted the method sns-
gested by Samuel Adams in revolu-
tionary days-elect state committees.
study conditions and adopt state
platforms.
Marines from the cruiser ldzuma
were landed in San Francisco to aid
in fighting fire. The Visitors thought
the city was threatened. They were
not needed.
Because he ran down and killed
woman with his automobile. T. c.
GOetz of Stamford. Conn. was con.
victed of involuntary manslaughter
and sentenced to Jail for one year.
Wilfrid Thibeault and Prof. Frank
Hill were charged in the Fall River
(Mass) police court with the murder
of Amelia st. Jean. whose mutilated
body was found at Tiverton. r. !.
They pleaded not guilty and their
cases were continued.
A receiver was appointed for Solo
mon Brothers. dealers in oriental
goods at New York. with branches at
Pittsburg. Cleveland. Chicago and st.
Louis.
In an interview at Buffalo. Explorer
Cook reiterated that he would bring
the Eskimos who accompanied him to
the north pole to this country in order
to disprove alleged distorted declara-
tons in Commander Peary's state
ment
Pittsburg won the fifth worlds
baseball game from De-
troit by score Of 8 to 4. The Pirates
now lead the Tigers in the series by
one game.
The second national convention OF
the Congregational Brotherhood OF
America is in session at Minneapolis
With a very large number of represen.
tatives present from all parts OF the
The constitutionality Of the Illinois
two.cent rate law is attacked in an
action brought in the federal court
at Springfield by the Chicago. Peoria
& St Paul Railroad Company.
Milwaukee for ten days will be the
Mecca of the dairy farmers and per.
sons engaged in allied interests as
the National Dairy show there Is
now on.
A famous portrait by velasquez. pur'
chased by a wealthy American abroad
will soon arrive In this country. &C.
cording to H. r. Duneen. an art deal.
er. who has returned to New York
from Europe. He says It is likely tc
become the most noted picture in
America. The name of the owner is
not revealed.
The general understanding In Wash
ington Is that the court of appeals
will render its decision In the CON
tempt case against Samuel Gompers.
John Mitchell and Frank Morrison OF
the American Federation OF Labor
within a week.
The Norwegian Sterk. small
freighter. foundered on the coast Of
The crew of IL was lost.
1t has developed that the shortage
in the Mineral Point (Wis) First Ma.
tional bank failure will reach nearly
100000. It is said that Vice-Presi.
dent Allen has lost heavily in mining
Charles r. Crane Of Chicago. min
lister designated to China. was prac.
tically deposed by q demand from Sec
rotary Knox for his resignation. The
latter charges Mr.. Crane with indis-
cretion. The latter had already ten
dered his resignation to President
Taft.
Pittsburg defeated Detroit In the
third game OF the worlds champion