The Columbus journal., 1909-04-21

aid to the uplift of the working man.
Six men are known to have lost
their lives and seven are missing in
| a fire which destroyed the st. George
/; hotel In San Francisco.
Reports that two American mission
aries were slain in the massacre of
aArmSaians and Christians by Moslems
at Adana, Asiatic Turkey, were re-
cefved. One report said 400 were
slain.
Democratic senator's held q confer
| ence and decided not to delay the pas
sage of the tariff bill.
Indictments charging the Cudahy
Packing Company with violating the
oleomargarine laws were returned by
the federal grand jury at Topeka. Kan.
A sensation was created in Tokyo
when nine members Of the japanese
diet were arrested on charges of &C.
cepting brides. -
Joan of Arc. the heroine of France.
was beatified in st. Peters, Rome, in
the presence of many Catholic dig
nitaries.
At a banquet in Chicago. alumni of
the University of Michigan honored
DR.. James b. Angel, the retiring pres
ident. t'~1
The Altoona County Savings bank at
Altoona. Mich. was robbed by burglars
who blew open the safe and stole
IS, 900.
Cigarette" Baker, who fed from
Indiana when charged with attempt
ing to bride a member of the legisla-
ture. returned to Indianapolis and sur
rendered to the sheriff.
Mrs. Marie Bartels of Chicago was
beaten and almost killed by thieves
who looted her apartments in Paris.
J Adolphus Busch, president of the
Annheuser Busch Brewing Company
Of st. Louis, limited that the company
would move to Illinois II Missouri
votes on statewide prohibition.
Fire In the stockroom of McCurdy
Brothers department store. in Phila-
delphia. caused loss estimated at
$3.50. 900.
Comptroller of the Currency MUIR
ray has designated Muskogee, Okla.
as a reserve city, under the national
banking law.
Attorney General Wickersham said
he had not decided whether he can
take action against James A. Patten
and other brokers who have cornered
wheat. --...
By issuing invitations to a tea, Mrs.
James S. Sherman, wife of the vice
president. stirred up the row in the
Daughters of the American Revolution
over the election of a president gen.
eral.
Two men were killed when a nitro
gfycerin factory at Gordon. ILL.,. was
blown up. The roar was heard 25
miles away.
A report received in Constantinople
said 5000 Turks. to avenge the muir
der of two Moslems. had massacred
many Armenians at Mersina. Asia
Minor.
Former President Roosevelt and his |
party arrived at Alden. Arabia. and
went ashore while the Admiral was In |
port.
Society women of Washington
turned white wings" and helped to |
clean the streets of floating paper and |
debris.
The trial of Joseph B. Kline. men, |
Der of q Chicago militia company. |
with killing Earl Nelson at
last summer, was begun at |
Paxton, Ill.
Robbers blew open the safe in the
bank at Woodlawn, ILL.,, and stole
$500.
Gov. Carroll signed the bill which
will prohibit Salome dances and i'm
moral shows in Iowa.
Richard c. Hughes. president of
Ripon college at Ripon. Wis. has re-
signed to become farmer.
James Shepard Cabanne. seven
years old. was kidnapped from the
home of his grandmother in st. Louis.
John Barrett. director of the Inter
Bureau of American Repub-
les, gave a banquet in Washington in
honor of Secretary Knox, chairman.
and other members of the governing
board of the organization.
The Billings bill giving Illinois wom-
n the right to vote was reported out
II committee with a recommendation
lat it be passed by the senate. after
several hundred suffragists had
the capitol.
Frank Gotch, worlds champion
successfully defended his
tile against Yusiff Mahmout, a Turk.
whom he defeated in two straight
alls.
Margaret Clark. supposed to have
'een from Brooklyn. and Annie Miller.
whose residence has not been learned.
suicide on the liner Lucania
t sea.
The steamer Virginia was wrecked
nd sank in the Ohio river at Wells
lille. O.. the crew saving the lives of
0 panic-stricken passengers.
Harry A. Axtell. former city treasur-
r OF Bloomington. Ind, was convicted
I embezzlement. /
A report from Mombasa, Africa, said
mailpox has broken out in the district
1hfch former President Theodore
Roosevelt intends to visit.
Gov. johnson signed the bill which
rohibfts the sale or giving away of
igasettes in Minnesota.
Turkish troops revolted In CONSTANT.
ople, stormed parliament and killed
persons.
Election Of United States senators
y the people Is not favored by the
eneral assembly of Connecticut as II
elected bill to that effect by sus