The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-05-26

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in the Portland Gateway case" by Z
decision rendered by the interstate
commerce commission requiring rail
roads to sell through passenger tick
cts between Seattle and other points
in the Pacific northwest and eastern
! points via Portland. Ore.
The Presbyterian general assembly
at Denver went on record as opposed
to divorces and Sunday amusements.
The senate adopted q rate Of IS
and IS cents on electric light carbons
and q so per cent. duty ON automo.
biles.
King Edward compelled the earl Of
Ronaldshay to apologize to The count.
ess of Granard for calling her "A
dumped American heiress who was
fortunate enough to secure q title"
The dean of Westminster abbey has
refused q request of British authors
that the ashes of George Meredith be
deposited in the abbey.
Former Warden Armstrong of the
Michigan penitentiary in an AFFIDAVIT
said he had received $500 bride
from Milton DAILY, who was arrested
in Chicago.
A statue of John Witherspoon.
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and former president of Prince
ton college, was unveiled in Washing
ton.
The general assembly of the Pres.
byterian church convened in Denver.
Col.
Jack Johnson. heavyweight cham
pion of the world, failed to defeat Jack
O'Brien, light heavyweight, in a six
round bout in Philadelphia. !.
Former President Roosevelt killed
his first rhinoceros on his hunt in
Africa, seven shots being required to
slay the beast.
Capt. Polak of the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, which arrived at New
York. reports passing an iceberg 125
feet high. He suggested that the Uni
ted States send out specially
equipped warsi,ip to blow up such OBJ
structions in the path of steamers.
Anna Held, before sailing for Eu-
rope, said she probably would retire
from the stage after the present sea-
son. She is said to be worth $1,GOO.-
600.
Stephen Barno, whose back was
broken by falling from a scaffold in
New York, will leave the White Plains
hospital completely cured. 1t is one
of the few cases where a patient with
shattered vertebrae has completely
recovered.
In the presence of Gov Deneen and
large gathering of citizens, heroic
statue of Gen. George Rogers Clark.
the revolutionary soldier and explorer
of the northwest, was unveiled at
Quincy. Ill. The statue is the work
of Charles J. Mulligan of Chicago.
The program for the opening exer-
cises at the Seattle worlds fair June
includes addresses by James J. Hill
and Congressman William A. Roden-
berg of East St. Louis, Ill. Ambassa-
dor Bryce also is expected to speak on
the opening day.
Orientals living in Vancouver, B. c..
have cornered the ferry boat service.
and those persons who wish to see
the Japanese warships anchored in
the harbor must ride in launches op-
Grated by subjects of the mikado.
Mrs. Catherine Cain. who. after be-
ing arrested in Chicago for begging
for Elmer E. Cain, a former Wiscon-
SIN assemblyman, married him, has
sued for divorce.
Crowds at Baton Rouge, La. saw
the battleship Mississippi start on the
fourth stage of its journey up the
father of the waters" The next stop
will be Bayou Sara.
A man. identified as Marvin White.
head. a member of q prominent fam
lily, who has been known as the wild
man" for five years. was captured in
the swamps near Prentiss. Miss.
Women of Augusta. Ga, went
throughout the city and distributed
cards bearing an appeal that every
family discuss means of fighting tn.
berculosis.
A factory at Waukegan, ILL.,. is gal
Tor women's hatoins.
A statue of John Witherspoon, IA
nous Scotch divine signer of the
Declaration of Independence and
,nce president of Princeton college.
vas unveiled in Washington.
At the May meeting of the Yale cor
announcement was made of |
he offer of 100000 from Mrs. Morris
(. Jesup of New York to establish
he Morris X. Jesup professorship of
'ilviculture in the Yale Forestry
school.
A bronze statue Of Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow was unveiled in
with much ceremony. Il
vas presented to the nation by the
Iongfellow National Memorial associ.
ltion and was accepted by President
Taft.
President Taft was caught in q
'rowd of panic-stricken people at
Charlotte. N. c.. when a cloudburst
'roke over the city as he viewed the
parade.
Hopes were entertained at st
ohns, N. F., that the liner Mon
'olian could be released from the ice
am. in which it was held three days,
Without loss of life.
Sultan Mehmed v. said he would
ee that the massacres in Asiatic Tur-
ey are not repeated.
The duma has announced a bill for
progressive Inheritance tax in Rus
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