The Columbus journal., 1909-10-13
GENERAL NOTES.

Sensational developments are ex.
pected in the jury-tampering scandal
at Chicago States Attorney Way
man has discovered much new ev:-
dence and drafts of more indictments
are being prepared and the present
grand jury is expected to return them.
Action has been begun at Washing
ton before the Interstate commerce
commission by the Federal Sugar Re-
hning Company Of New York against
several eastern railroads In which al
legations Of unjust and unreasonable
charges for transportation OF sugar
are made.
The Spanish ambassador to France
has again formally assured Foreign
Minister Pichon that Spain has NO In.
tentio0 Of departing from her original
program regarding Morocco n com.
municated to the powers.
The Upper Mississippi River I'm
provement association In session at
Wtnona. Mimi. has adopted q resolu-
tion requesting congress to appropri-
ate so. .000. 600 for q six-foot channel
in tts Mississippi river from Mime
apolis to st. Louis.
The Mayor Of Marshalltown, L.. and
six members OF the police force and
sherifFs ofiice have been indicted By a
federal grand jury for placing IN In.
dian service officer In jail and keeping
him there for more than - hours.
The old-fashioned lord mayors
show. which for many centuries
has been one OF the most picturesque
functions to be witnessed In EnEland.
will be abandoned this year by the
new lord mayor-eiect. Sir John Knill,
Kings Mountain day." the anniver.
sary OF the victory over the British In
l7SO at Kings Mountain. N. c., was
celebrated In South Carolina and
Tennessee.
Wilbur Wright made the most spec-
tacular flight in bis aeroplane at New
York that the world has ever Wit.
messed. He circled the air 100 feet
over New York harbor in an 1s.mile
wind
Costly war IN Morocco is rapidlv
precipitatins . crisis In Spain, which
may bring about the overthrow of
King Alfonso. Spanish affairs are
causing much uneasiness among the
other powers.
Aviator Wilbur Wright announces
he will hereafter direct his efforts To
the commercial exploitation OF his
machines and will make no more pub
lie flights.
Capt Samuel c. Lemiy. former,v
Judge advocate general OF the nav
who became prominent 10 conuect,on
with the famous Schley court oi IN.
curry. died At St Eiizabeth's hosp,taa
IN Washington.
As each graduating class at West
Point is about eighty men short OF the
number OF officers needed BY the
army. an effort will be made by Pres,.
dent Taft to persuade congress to in.
crease the number of cadets to he an.
pointed.
A dense fog at Detroit caused manv
collisions between street car.
In which several persons we're in.
jured. One boy was killed.
"Near-beer" dealers in Tennessee
must pay a tax Of $500 a year. col.
lection OF which Is to be begun at
once
Thirty miners we're killed when
80 men were entombed in a mina
through the explosion OF gas near Vic.
toria. B. c.
Owing to complications between
Morocco and Spain becoming more
acute declaration Of regular war be-
tween those countries is q possibility
With . view to Increasing the cotton
yield Of German East Africa to make
Germany independent OF the cotton Of
the United States. Bernhard Dein.
berg. German minister Of colonies. and
DR.. Walter Busse. head Of the German
agricultural department. have arrived
at New York to study cotton culture
The biennial convention of the Ma.
tional German-American alliance "a.
held In Cincinnati. more than 800 dele.
gates attending
0andits VINO attacked the post One.
st Mtasa. In Sanara province. Russia
escaped With S4V.VV0 after klians tour
0ntceE0.