The Columbus journal., 1909-02-24

The United States. Steel CORPORA
don, through former Judge Gary
chairman Of its hoard Of directors is
sued statement declaring that the
country's large steel and iron manu-
facturers have decided to declare an
"open market" to protect the industry
The action. it is announced, is neces
sary because small dealers have been
cutting prices.
Rivers of Illinois. Indiana, Michi.
gan, Wisconsin and Iowa are among
those provided for in the 1891. 625,
appropriated by the emergency and
maintenance bill introduced in the
house by Chairman Burton Of the riv.
ers and harbors committee.
A high judicial official of st. Peters.
burg is authority for the statement
that the Grand Duke Vladimir, Oldest
uncle of the car, who died a few days
ago, was behind a plot to dethrone
the emperor and declare a regency for
Russia.
When Gov. Stubs signs the anti.
liquor bill passed by both the house
and senate Kansas will have a prohibi-
ton law which is absolutely lair
tight" even prohibiting that physi-
clans shall not prescribe liquor for the
use of patients. The senate accepted
the house amendment barring physi-
clans prescriptions. This bill is the
outgrowth of the crusade against the
Joints" by Attorney General Jackson.
The London police had a battle
with 60 suffragists who tried to get
into parliament to deliver message
to Premier Asquith. Sixteen of the
women were arrested and eight were
sent to Jail, refusing to pay their
fines.
The tariff convention adjourned in
Indianapolis, after the delegates had
pledged themselves to work for the ap-
pointment of government commits
sion. John Barrett addressed the con-
vention on trade with the Latin re-
publics.
The American fleet, now only 600
miles from home. after its historic
world voyage, will arrive in Hampton
Roads Monday. 1t will be greeted by
thousands and reviewed by President
Roosevelt.
By a vote of Sc to "a the house of
representatives of Nebraska voted
down the Raper bill for the abolition
of capital punishment. The chief argu-
ment against the bill was that the
present Nebraska law allowing jury
to decree either capital punishment
or life Imprisonment for murder
in the first degree is as good as can
be enforced as long as the governor
is given pardoning power.
The steamship Mauretania, the
largest afloat, again broke the record
for the westward ocean voyage. She
averaged &c knots an hour on her
trip to New York.
There was an outbreak of rioting at
Granada, Spain, over the question of
the collection of duties on foOdstuffs
into the city in which two persons
were killed and five wounded.
The duke of the Abruzzi is at pres
ent in Paris incognito as Signor Ne
gretto. He is buying a, medical out
fit to be used ON his approaching ex-
petition to the Himalaya mountains.
Joseph Pulitzer. owner, and Caleb
NJ. Van Hamm and Robert H. Lyman,
editors Of the New York World, and
Delavan Smith and Charles r. Will
Jams, owner and editor of the Indian
apolis News, were indicted for GRIM
inal libel in connection with stories
their papers published concerning the
purchase of the Panama canal proper
ty. The persons alleged to have beer
libeled are President Roosevelt, ].
Pierpont Morgan. Elihu Root, Charles
p. Taft, William Nelson Cromwell and
Douglas Robinson.
Resolutions demanding the appoint
ment of permanent tariff commits
sion and a revision of the present
schedules Immediately were adopted
in the tariff convention in Indianap
oils.
Reports have just been received that
Z 900 persons lost their lives in an
in western Persia on Janu-
ary Is. Porto Rico and Alaska have
had severe shocks.
In addition to being called before
The army retiring board, Col. William
F. Tucker has been sued for separate
by his wife. Mrs. Tucker
is daughter Of Gen. John A. Logan.
Maj. Gen. Bell. chief of staff of the,
United States army. says America is
more in danger Of war than it ever has
been in the past and urges that the
be prepared for a conflict.
Woman's suffrage legislation is out
of the question in Oklahoma for two
years. The senate by a vote of 81 to
Is sustained the unfavorable report of
the committee on the bill granting
suffrage to both sexes.
Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria we're
visited by an earthquake which caused
100 deaths in Sivas, Turkey, and de-
stroyed the city. Other towns were
damaged and the people terror
stricken.
The Racine police arrested Jimmy"
Morgan, one Of the most notorious
bank sneaks in the country for the
theft of $500 from the First Ma
tional bank in Milwaukee. He con-
fessed saying he had four accomplices.
Replies were made in the house at
to Representative Rainey's
attack on the purchase Of the Pana-
ma canal route President-elect Taft,