The Columbus journal., 1909-12-22

Head hunters Of the solompn islanda
are on the warpath because Of mar.
riages between their women and
! white msn, recording tofnevs from
the antlpOdes,a broue1 1t-by the Royal
Mail steamer AQrangi. y
The bonded debt Of New. York city
has reached $1,000. .0oo. 900. according
to report issued BY The comptroller.
This amount, however. includes more
than 500. .Ooo. 900 held by the city
sinking fund. '7.a<7s
After sending his resignat3on to the
Nicaraguan- congress, President Zelaya
sent conciliatory cahlegram to Prest
dent Taft saying that he had shown
bis good faith by resigning in order
that Nicaragua might resume friendly
relations with the United States. He
added that he proposed to leave the
country but stood ready to account
for his acts a president *
The white slavery" issue was
brought before the house at Washing
ton in tangible form when drastic
compromise bill vas reported from the
immigration committee. The bill Inn
poses imprisonment and heavy fine
for any person importing women into
this country for immoral purposes or
harboring them after their arrival
here.
Joseph Bergin. a business man Of
Burlington. Ia. was brought to Joliet,
ILL.,. on extradition papers issued by
Gov. Deneen and honored by Gov. Car.
roll OF Iowa to answer to the charge of
bigamy. Bergin was married recently
to Miss Olive Lord, q prominent young
woman of Plainfield. ILL.,, and 10 alleged
to have another wife living at Bur.
lington.
1t is learned at Copenhagen that
Captain Loose's statement has been
compared with DR.. Cooks and various
points literally correspond. The gen.
eral. opinion in university circles is
that the committee will withhold the
acceptance of Cooks claims on the
bass that they have not been substan-
tiated.
Attorney General w. H. Stead ut
tered withering arraignment of the
Illinois Central railroad in the hear
ing OF the great suit of the state of ILL
nois at Springfield. Ill. to compel an
accounting from the road since 1877
and to pay taxes amounting to $50. 900.
600. which it is charged the Illinois
Central evaded paying through fraud.
A jury found guilty five of the six
employees of the American Sugar Re
hning Company who have been on
trial for the past three weeks charged
with criminal conspiracy to defraud
the government of customs duties on
imported raw sugar. In the case of
James F. Bendernagel. a former cash.
Ter of the company's Williamsburg
plant, the jury disagreed.
The American grip on Bluefields
Nicaragua. was tightened when Com.
mander Shipley of the cruiser Des
Moines issued a proclamation formally
stating that no fighting would be al
lowed at Bluefields. Taken in connec-
tion with the rushing of 700 marines
to Corinto. the order of Captain Ship
ley is construed practically as move
toward occupation.
The filing of the will of King Leo
pold shows that he divided $4,000, 900
between his three daughters, Princess
Louise, Princess Stephanie and Prin
cess Clementine. This practical dis
of his children signalizes
the beginning of gigantic legal bat
tie to obtain the kings wealth similar
to that which ensued on the death OF |
their mother, Queen Henrietta. The
exact amount of Leopold's fortune
never will be revealed.
Mrs. Maud w. johnson, on trial at
Seattle, accused of being a profes.
slonal claimant, was identified by q
number of railway claim agents as a
woman who collected damages from
them in various cities.
Pursuant to the call of Chairman H.
Perham. the railroad employees de-
partment of the American Federation
of Labor met In st. Paul, Minn., to
take up the switchmen's strike.
Capt. B. s. Osbon of New York, sec.
retary Of the Arctic club, announced
hat Capt. August w. Loose's story
hat he had faxed polar records for
DR.. Cook was concocted for sale with
out regard to the truth. Capt. Osbon
declared Capt. Loose has admitted
MS affidavit as published in a New
York newspaper had no foundation in
'act. Capt Loose denies this alleged
verbal confession with the statement
hat he was offered $1,000 II he would
his afidavit. He says he
'purned the offer and stands by his
original story that he supplied fake
'ecords to DR.. Cook.
Following the payment by Arbuckle
Bros. of nearly 100000 to reimburse
he United States treasury for deficits
iue to false Weighing. 1t was an
,ounced that the National Sugar Re
lining Company is prepared to settle
With the government az the Arbuckles
,ave done as soon as It has been Of
icially Informed Of the amount the
claimed to be due.
Three sisters now occupy separate
,ells at East Orange, N. J.. charged
nth the murder of Osey Snead, wAc
vas found dead in q bathtub. Her
mother Il one Of the accused, her two
lunts are the others.
Leopold H.. king Of the Belgians, is
lead. The end came as q surprise
wen to the physicians In attendance
The aged and wasted body Of the mon
lrch was unable to stand the great