The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1909-09-01
NEWS Of A WEEK
TENTED FORM
Epitoane of the Most
Important Events
Gathered From All
Points of the Globe.
Domestic.


the sons of veterans as the place for
holding the next annual encampmeni
OF the organization. and George w
Pollitt of Patterson. y. J.. was elected
commanderin-chief. The next en-
campment will be held at the same
time as the national cncampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic.
Presiden: Theodore Kemp of Hlionis
Wesleyan university received notice
that Andrew Carnegie had given 3d..
900 to the university for a new sci
ence building, Wesleyan having
raised an endowment fund Of $4,000.
The cotton manufacturing plant of
the York Manufacturing company OF
Sac0. Maine. was shut down indefi-
nitely In consequence of wage
strike. Two thousand operatives
were thrown out of work.
The Chicago Herald prints
a dispatch from Mexico City asserting
that United States Ambassador David
4. Thompson has bought for approx
mately $4,000. 900 in gold the Pan
American railroad. the only line run
Ming from the north to the Central
American border. The dispatch says
that Ambassador Thompson will re-
main In Mexico permanently. although
he has announced his intention Of re-
signing his diplomatic post.
Acting Secretary OF the Interior
pinNOo S1<c(9r.sAl
land as coming within the enlarged
homestead act in the state OF Mon
tana. making the total up to date
&c 1850. $50 acres so designated in the
state of Montana.
At the suggestion of the state de-
partment Instructions have been is
sued to consular agents by Acting
Secretary McHarg of the department
OF commerce and labor. to make col
iectiOns of commercial laws of ali
the Central and South American re
publfcs. These laws will be printed
in English and distributed in this
country for the purpose of encourag-
ing trade in Contra! and South
America
instruction in first aid to the IN.
jured will be given by the national
red cross to thousands OF employees
or large corporations, first among
which will be these OF the United
States Steel corporation and the
Pennsylvania Steel company During
the last two years the Red Cross has
met with such success il this work
:smone corporation employees that it
Is proposed to pursue similar methods
on much larger scale. Within the
next month more than $4,000 en-
ployes Of the steel corporation will!
be instructed.
President Taft. in an interview at
Beverly, says he will urge congress
to establish a postal savings bank
system.
The general land Office announced |
that LeBeau. s. D.. would be one of |
the places OF registration for the sur
plus lands of the Cheyenne river and !.
Rock Indian reservations to !
he opened 10 settlement.
A party of over twenty members of !
congress. the most Of them accom- /
panied b. their wives and members |
OF their families, sailed on the steam
ship Siberia for Honolulu. The trip is |
made In response to ar invita- ion ex-
tended by the Hawaiian legislature. /
which made an appropriation to cover |
all expenses Of the iauIt Eighteen /
days will be spent in Hawaii. during |
which time the four largest islands Of /,
the group will be visited.
With q delegation of five thousand
negro men and women from every
state in the union, the supreme lodge
OF Negro Knights of Pythias opened at
Kansas City for four day session
Among the delgates are doctors. law
ycrs. bankers. merchants, clerks. and
those from every profession. trade and
business followed by negroes. The del
egates are Quartered in tent city.
The supreme court Of Calanthe will
be presided over by John W. StTuther
Of Greenville. Miss. In this meeting
every phase Of the negro question will
b discussed.
The annual challenge gold cup races
Of the American Power Boat associa-
ton began at Alexandria Bay, N. Y.
After . career Of nearly fifty years
Z faithful and efficient service in the
lavy, Rear Admiral William T. Swim
,urne Was placed on the retired list
or age. Rear Admiral Swirburne is
native OF Rhode Island and entered
he naval academy At Annapolis in
$50.
Army officers having in charge the
OF site for the erection OF
! :.0oomiie wireless telegraph sta
Ion are now considering several pro-
Dosed locations near Washington. OF
he sites considered, one at George
own. . suburb OF Washington. is most
likely to be selected.
The Postal and the Western Union
Telegraph companies announced that
hey had postponed until December
he application of the new rule max
ne cipher messages payable ut the
ate OF Eve letters to the word instead
II the present system OF ten letters
. the word.
r. ". Thompson. OF Washington. D.
:. now heads an organization, termed
he national negro press association.
mich was formed at Louisville. KY.
Turing the tenth annual convention Ut
he national negro business league.
rhe league has reelected Booker Z.
Washington as president.