The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-04-07

The engineers. board has com
pleted its report on the survey for thu
deep waterway between st. Louis and
New Orleans.
Former President Roosevelt arrived
at Gibraltar and vent ashore. Kine
Victor Emmanuel will not meet him
while he is in Italy.
Collector, of the Port Loeb Of New
York has ordered re-assessment, Of
duties on Sugar imported by the trust
which amount to a total increase Of
81, 23s. 900.
1t is announced that the subsidiary
companies of the United States Steel
corporation will cut wages Is per
cent. on May l.
New indictments were returned in
Chicago against w. Vernon Booth and
Frederick r. Robbins Of the failed
ash trust.
The women of Washington have pre-
pared to clean the city's streets I'M
less the district commissioners give
them relief from the dirt before
April Is.
A report from the Michigan City
penitentiary says Ray Lamphere, con.
victed of burning the home of Mrs
Belle Guinness at LapOrte, Ind. is
dying of consumption.
Mrs Frank Sorber killed her hus.
band at Hamilton. O., in defense OF
her son, who was being beaten by his
father.
Fire in Heyn's bazaar at Detroit.
Mich. caused damage estimated at
$25O.OO0:
The 500 line will carry grain to
the head of the lakes this fall, says
President Pennington of that road.
Names of some of the most eminent
chemists of the country were submit
ted by DIR. w. Wiley to the state de-
partment as Official delegates from the
United States to the seventh interna-
tional congress of applied chemistry
in London next month.
Three Belgians and four men from
other countries are to judge the es
says submitted for the prize of $1,000
offered by King Leopold for the best
description of 1.-The Progress of Aerial
Navigation and the Best Means to
Encourage It."
ludwig Kruger and wife were
slain and their bodies burned in their
home which was set afire in Toledo, O.
Throo Nacso.h,,cafpc bows uvhc
started out to help capture Crazy
Snake got into trouble and were ar
rested because they shot into houses
from freight train.
Assemblyman Goldberg of New
York is the father of a bill which
makes it misdemeanor to bar child.
rem from apartment houses in cities
of the first class.
One miner was killed and another
wounded by deputy con-
stables in a riot at Cheswick. Pa.
The French oil ship Jules Henry
was blown up at Marseilles and IL
men were killed and many injured.
Count Zeppelin and 10 others had a
thrilling fight for life when the noble
mans airship was caught in a storm
while high in the air.
Bitumin0us miners in Pennsylvania
April 1. the anniversary Of
their winning fight for an eight-hour
day.
The body of DR.. William Jones.
of the Field museum,
Chicago. who was slain by sayages in
he Philippines, was taken to Ex-
chague by friendly tribesmen.
Rev. William Mcmahon. pastor of
st. Bridget's church, Cleveland. O..
and editor of the Catholic Universe
fled petition in bankruptcy. seized.
uling assets at $75,2O7.Os and Iabili.
ties at $1,549,141.64. He was caught
by the failure of the Fidelity Funding
Company.
Reports from Mombasa. East Africa.
tell of the fierce attacks made by lions
and elephants in that region. which is
10 be visited by Col Roosevelt.
The last of the American troops
have left Cuba and the islands gov.
is now left in control for the
first time since the fall of 1906.
Fire partially destroyed the military
prison at Fort LeayenwOrth, Kan.
troops preventing the escape of any OF
he 500 convicts. who were panic
stricken.
Rioting ceased at the Boyle mine
near Jasonville, Ind. when the Hun
yarian miners who had caused the
.rouble fed.
Mrs. James Boyle entered a plea Of
lot guilty to the charge of kidnapping
Willie Whitla when arraigned at Aer-
.er, Pa.
DIR. William Jones. anthropologist
If the Field museum, Chicago. was
'lain by savages in the Philippines.
The duma adopted the bill for the
ola Russian agricultural
lgency at Washington with the object
Il introducing methods and machinery
nto Russia. The Yekaterinoslav
maintains such an agency at
Crazy Snake, the Creek Intian chief
rho led the Indians on the warpath in
Oklahoma, was captured by the militia
liter being wounded.
Celebrations of the landing of the
Spanish. the founding of the city and
he change of flags. were held in st.
Augustine, Fla.
Officials of the leading anthracite
mining companies in Pennsylvania said
here would be no lockout at the
mines.
Attorney Cochran. representing
James p. Whitla, denied the report i
hat the woman kidnaper is 10 be set
zee.