The Columbus journal., 1909-12-29

chicago Z CartegviUo Coal Compon
at Herrfn. M, killed eight mez
among them the civn engineer and hi
. helpers. 1t Is supposed that the explo
: sion was caused BY the surveyor AM
his party walking into an old worked
out room which has gas and which
! was set OF by the lamps they carried
Three .dndred men escaped unin
. jured.
The state department at Washing
ton received a cablegram from Con
sui Moffat, at Bluefelds, that horri
BILE condition is presented at Blue
} fields as the result of the battle be
tween the Nicaraguan army and thu
} revolutionists and that disease and
death by starvation is threatening the
} 1000 incapacitated men of both arm
les. The department started immedi
ate steps for relief In the shape Of
| food. clothing and other supplies. the
Red Cross assisting.
Declared to have no equal afloat a
a first-class fighting machine, the bat
tleship Utah, the greatest warship
ever built in the United States, was
launched from the yard of the New
York Shipbuilding Company at Cam.
den. N. J.
Secretary MacVeagh and Senator
Aldrich, chairman of the senate
finance committee, have clashed over
the manner of repleninshing the treas
ury, which is rapidly being depleted
of its surplus. Aldrich Is of the opin-
ion that nothing but an out-and-out
bond issue will suffice to strengthen
the treasury. Mr. MacVeagh believes
that any new bond issue should be de-
layed as long as possible and that in
the meantime the Panama canal
bonds already authorized should be is
sued as q protector for the gold re
serve. President Taft has aligned him
self with Secretary Macveagh.
Edward H. Hartman was worth
5000, 100000 at the time Of his death.
although a recent appraisal of his es,
tate placed its value at $149. 900, 000
Since Mr.. Harriman's death his estate
has prof1ted by q rise in market
values and 1t is stated that the wealth
OF Mrs. Hartman may be conserva.
lively estimated at 500. ZOO. 900.
A $4,000 monument to firemen of
New York city who died at their posts
of duty will be built in Union square
next year.
An exposition will be held in New
Orleans to celebrate the opening of
the Panama canal and incidentally the
two hundredth anniversary of the
founding of the city.
A cOdicil to the will of George
Rhodius, filed for probate. leaves the
residue of his estate. or about $780,
600. to be applied for improvement of
parks in Indianapolis. The original
will gives only $4,000 to Elma Date.
who has appealed to the Indiana SUI
preme court for the annulment Of her
marriage to him.
Robbers blew open the safe of the
State bank of Centerville, Kan, and
escaped with $500. One of the rob-
bers was fired upon by C. H. Brown.
president of the bank. The robber re-
turned the fire. drove Brown to cover
and escaped. Neither was wounded
Robert e. Entriken. a fireman, was
killed and several other persons were
injured in fighting fire at Downing
ton. Pa. which badly damaged the
large mill plant Of s. A. Bicking &
Son.
Estrada forces at Tatumbla and |
Recreo, near Rama, routed and de-
feated the forces of Zelaya after des-
perate fighting of several hours. A |
great many we're killed One hundred |
were wounded and $50 prisoners were
taken by the revolutionists.
Charles L. Warmer. the defaulting
treasurer of the Big Four Railroad
Company. when sentenced at Cincin.
natl to six months at hard labor in
the state penitentiary. exclaimed:
I'm free for the first time in ten
years."
Reaffirming his complete confidence
in DR.. Cook, Rear Admiral w. 8.
Schley, retired. called publicly upon
Peary to submit his proofs
that he reached the north pole to
some scientific body other than the
National Geographic society.
The heaviest snowstorms known in
the history of Arizona have tied ur
freight traflc on the Santa Fe lines In
the northern part Of the territory and
have seriously interfered with the
movement Of trains on the Southern
Pacific farther south. Passenger
trains are being operated with din.
Guilty.
During 1909 Columbia university
has received gifts reaching nearly
81. DOC. 600. an amount believed to be .
record for educational institutions in
the east. These include the Croker
gift Of &1.500.000 and the Kennedy
bequest Of $2.500.000. |,
A hundred or more scantily clad Ia.
1atics roamed about the country after
being liberated from imprisonment by
/ IRE which destroyed the north wing ,
If the Northern Hospital for the In
'ane ut Jacksonville, Ill. Several IRE ,
men we're injured by falling walls in .
he fight to prevent the blaze from
preading to the main part Of the build.
ng. No one was killed.
st. Paul passenger train No. 43.
north at IS miles an hour, I
spread the rails one-half mile east Of I
Good Thunder. Mimi. near Mankato. &