The Columbus journal., 1909-10-06

! According to the report of the gen
eral land Office upon the receipts from
the sales of public lands in the coun
| try during the year which ended JUNE
so. last. the aggregate amount from
sales in Kansas was >179, 492; in Mis-
souri,, $37.554; in Oklahoma. $751;, 191
Judge Ralph E. Campbell. in the fed
eral court at McAlister, Okl, issued ,
temporary order restraining the stata
officials from interfering with the pip
ing of gas out of Oklahoma.
/ Laboring men of Omaha will appea
to Gov. Shallenberger to investigate
the strike situation.
Millions of dollars worth Of valu
able paintings are being bough,
abroad by American milli0naires fol
free entry under the new tariff law
Treasury department advices show
that one Philadelphia millionaire alone
recently imported 100000 of these
works of art.
Fifty persons were injured. one
fatally. in q street car accident neal
the Alaska ukon-Pacific exposition
grounds when q street car got beyond
! control.
The Netherlands financial depart
ment has submitted to the state coun
Gil bill providing for an increase Of
30 per cent on all import duties.
The question of reciprocal demur'
rage. upheld by the supreme court OF
Georgia in an opinion handed down.
in which the State Railroad commits
sion was sustained. will be taken to
the supreme court of the United States
by the roads.
Joseph Leslie, who was one of the
AlbinO family which the late show.
man p. T. Barnum imported from Bel.
GUM, to his museum in New York
City, over fifty years ago, is dying Of
dropsy at the general hospital in
Kansas City.
President Taft says he will urge
upon congress the necessity of author
iZing the secretary of the interior to
issue $10,OOO,OOO bonds for the COM
pletion of irrigation projects in the
west upon which work has been sus-
pended because of lack of funds.
Margaret Price Evans, the wife of
New York clergyman. committed
suicide at Penwyllt, Wales.
Harry Whitney says he is satisfied
that both Cook and Peary reached the
pole.
A joint depate on the tariff bill by
William J. Bryan and Senator Joseph
w. Bailey of Texas at Atlanta is as
sured. the meeting to be held some
time during October.
r. Hoe & Co.. printing press manu-
facturers of New York and London,
died in London after a short illness.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson con-
cludes that government regulation of
railroad capitalization would lead to
large investments in securities BY
American farmers.
A religious sect in Massachusetts
waited in vain for the world to come
to an end.
A general election in Great Britain
is among the early probabilities.
Washington.
When the lOng-heralded meeting be-
tween President Taft and Diaz of
Mexico at Ell Paso and Juarez, Mex,
takes place in October. the interven-
ing territory between these two cities,
which is IN dispute, will be for this
occasion regarded as neutral terri
tory, and the flags of neither nation
will be displayed therein. This un-
has been reached on the
part of the two nations concerned as
the result of correspondence.
The forecasts of the United States
weather bureau were borne out with
exactness by the destruc-
tive West Indian hurricane which
visited the South Atlantic and Gulf
coasts.
A board of officers has been named
to meet at Fort Des Moines Novem-
Der l for competitive examination of
authorized to appear for
second lieutenants in the Philippine
scouts.
1t is said tina. progressive republic
ans in the lower house are likely to
form an independent organization.
The abstract of the condition of the
banks of Nebraska, exclusive
of Omaha and Lincoln. at the close of
business September /, as reported to
the comptroller of the currency, shows
reserve held of 1910 per cent,
against 16.49 per cent on June %.
Loans and discounts decreased from
$51 .O11.575 to $45.656,114.
Raisin wine is taxable according to
a decision rendered by Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Cabell. The tax
will take effect October 1. next. All
internal revenue agents we're notified.
A very small increase in the num-
Der of pensioners in the western
states. accompanied by q slight in
crease in the amount paid in pensions,
is shown by the pension commission
er's report for the year ended June
30 last. The figures for the state of
Nebraska are said to be typical. They
show: Number pensions 1908. 15,4O5:
1909. 1858. Amount paid: 1905.
$2.s22.S26: 1909, $2.65O.451.
Personal.
President Taft will be given a SO,
600 banquet at the Fairmont hotel in
San Francisco on the night of October
5. according to plans announced.
Economy in every division in the
DOStOfiice department Is the command