The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-06-16

John Hunt. Q millionaire Of Califor.
MIA, says he was deserted in Europe
by his wife. formerly Miss Henrietta
BabcOck of Detroit.
Otis ID. Smith was hanged at Jack
sOnville. Fla. for staying his sister.
Rear Admiral John J. Hunker. re-
tired. is seriously Ill at his home In
Pasadena. Cal. He was for many
years In command of the naval col
lege at Newport. r. ].
A. II. Todd, a Wholesale fruit dealer
of Des MOines. Ia. was shot and &C.
verely wounded by q peddler in q
quarrel over an account. Moses Ras'
chic. who shot him. killed himself by
taking poison.
Nine mallard ducks have been
Matched In New York city and in q
few days the birds will be ready to
swim. The eggs were brought from
England in an attempt to prove that
wild ducks may be prOpagated by far
mers.
Joaquin SorOllay Bastiday. Spanish
artist. sailed for France with 100000
of American money. Just five months
ago he arrived in New York with BAG
of his own paintings and European
reputation.
The Carnegie Foundation has
awarded an annual pension of $685. to
Prof Charles Edwin Loss of Transyl-
vania university, who retires at the
age OF IS.
Announcement was made that VIII
liam J. Bryan will be candidate for
United States senator from Nebraska.
Mrs. Howard Gould began her testi-
mony at the trial of her suit for sep.
aratiOn from her husband.
The Chicago police found that the
revolver with which DIR. John T. Blink
ley was killed was purchased in New
York and have dropped the theory OF
suicide.
william f. Corey. president of the
steel trust. and Mrs. Corey were
bruised and a companion fatally in
jured when they were thrown from an
in France
The Iowa State Manufacturers as
adopted resolutions indoors
ing the course of Senators DOlliver
and Cummins in the tariff fight.
William Benker killed himself by
jumping from hospital window at
Mason City, Ia. after he had cut his
throat.
Chicago trade eXpansiOnists who
visited Tacoma, Wash, learned In that
city that Mount Rainier has another
name. In that city it is Mount Ia
coma.
Youngstown. O.. with $4,000 inhab-
itants. and the rest of MahOning cOun-
ty. voted to retain saloons The vote
was wet" 1899: dry" 1903.
The Chinese foreign Office has for
hidden missionaries to proceed among
the people In frontier provinces. be-
cause of their crude civilization and
the fear of trouble.
A bag containing registered mail
was stolen from an Illinois Central
train at Champaign. Ill.
l.. Gaban. a Cuban banker, has
New York on his way to Eu-
rope and is travelling in a style sug-
sestive Of an Indian prince. The party
includes his wife. three daughters. one
son. four friends and two domestics.
They took 20 rooms at a New York
hotel.
The Burley Society OF Tobacco
Growers. meeting in Winchester, KY.
$4,000 back salary and $751;
400 bonus to President Clarence Lebus.
The federal court at Denver ruled
hat II Is a fraudulent use of the mails
Tor a person. in the interest of strik-
ers. to communicate by letter with
offering them posi-
ions In other towns when such posi-
ions do not exist.
A report OF a $1,000. 100000 railroad
merger. credited to James J. Hill. was
ienied in st. Paul by Louis W. Hill.
president of the Great Northern.
The twelfth annual convention Of
he Federation of American Zionists
net in New York. chiefly to discuss
he movement for the restoration OF
to the Jews.
The Minnesota Bankers association
opened its yearly meeting at Lake
President Joseph Chap
nan. Jr.. Of Minneapolis being in the
hair.
William +. McDermott of Chicago
has started action in court at Mercer.
Pa. to have Mrs. Helen Boyle. his sis
er. who is serving sentence Of IS
ears for kidnapping Willie Whitla, set
rec.
Charles Brown. aged SIX. and Ed
ward Poe. farmer. were killed by
lightning near Anderson. Mo.
Floods are beginning in the Gun
,ison and Grand rivers in Colorado.
The pumping plant at Grand Junction
S menaced and hundreds Of men are |
railroad tracks and other
property.
Damage to railroad property near
iapid City, s. D.. as the result of a
is estimated at $4,000. A |
passenger train was
'iloted into Rapid City by q handcar
fter many hours delay.
The auxiliary yacht Carnegie, built ,
Or the Carnegie Institution for ocean
urveys to correct compass data and
n whose construction no magnetic
netal is used. was launched at
BROOKLYN. n. Y.
Charles Miller. who worked as q
;aiter In the old AStOr house In New
'ork at $S4 month. has resigned
nd Is going for trip to Europe.
lie has accumulated fortune Of !
100000
An a.rsh.,oAS so..