The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-23

ok persons were killed ana twenty.
six injured in q wreck At Kalamazoo.
Mich.
The Illinois state tax commission
has fixed the rate of state taxes for
next year at 30 cents on each 500 Of
assessed property valuation.
National banks of the country must
soon make a showing of their condi.
ton.
The lower house of the next con-
eress will have Q democratic majority
OF about forty.
Pfnchot asks the president for leave
10 ME a brief concerning the Cum
bingham claims.
1t is figured at this time that Al,
drich's majority for governor in Ne
braska will reach $4,000.
Aldrich has a money bill which it
is said he will push at the coming
short session of congress.
Trenton, n j.. has a population OF
S6,815 inhabitants. according to the
thirteenth census statistics.
Because 1t was fined for infraction
of law, the window glass trust has
retaliated by reducing wages.
A movement is on to deprive the
next speaker of the national house
of the committee appointing power.
All contests for the patenting of
lands in the oil country of California
are being held up by the government.
Doctors at their Baltimore meeting
scored medical schools for their fall
ure to train students on care Of in.
fants.
Charles w. Armour believes high
prices have reached their climax, and
from now on will be on the down
grade.
The supreme court of the United
States has adjourned for its Thanks
giving recess. 1t will recOnvene No
vember IS.
Latest returns from the Nebraska
election show that Wait, republican.
for secretary of state. will have about
$50 majority.
The Nobel prize committee has
awarded the prize for literature for
1910 to Paul Johann Ludwig Heyse.
the German poet and novelist.
The successful campaign of Eugene
y. Foss, the democratic candidate
for governor of Massachusetts cost
him $4,000, according to his sworn,
return.
The New York state department Of
health is seeking the cooperation of
various railroades operating in the
state in aboiishing the common drink
ing cup from trains and railroad sta
tons.
Complete returns indicate that the
Wyoming legislature will be repub-
lican by a majority of eleven on joint
ballot. insuring the return Of Senator
G. ID. Clark to the United States
senate.
Governor Z. F. Carroll announced
the appointment of Lafayette Young.
editor and publisher of the Des
Moines Capital. to be United States
senator. succeeding the late Senator
Dolliver.
Mayor Gaynor said he would not
favor a bill proposing to change the
power of appointing public service
for the First district
New York
Exports out of this country in Oc-
tober were larger than in any pre-
vious month in the history of the
United States while imports were
about 100000 less than in the same
month last year.
Five hundred pounds more of docu-
mentary evidence records of the Chi
cago & Western Illinois railroad were
brought into court to aid the govern
ment in its suit against the Standard
Oil company of Indiana.
Bclated returns on Tuesdays cleo.
ton continue to increase the plurality:
Of James H. Hawley. democratic can
now estimated he will lead Governor:
Brady about 1000 votes.
Long and short haul problems in
volved in the fourth section of the.
terState commerce will be discussed
IT conference at the interstate COM,
nerce commission headquarters in
on November %.
A letter was made public from
Noodraw Wilson. governor-elect of,
New Jersey. in which he said he had
lecided TO resign rs professor of poll
les and jurisprudence in Princeton:
thereby severing all con-:
lection with the teaching body of the |
Il
Census Director Durand has been |
having more trouble of late than any: |
'ficer of the government Census d.. |
ectors always have trouble and al,
Ways expect it. Aspiring communi-i |
les of the urban sort are seldom sat-j
SIZED with the result of the federal |
of population.