The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-24

There is fear of loss of life In the
forest fires of Idaho.
The standpatters we're badly defeat
| ed by the insurgents in Kansas.
Uncle Joe Cannon says he will
I again be candidate for the speaker
, ship.
lawyers have reaped q harvest at
the expense of Oklahoma Indians.
The mayor of Ell Paso, Tex, was
killed by a falling wall during fire.
Exposition buildings at Brussels
burned. entailing loss OF 100000
to 100000.
President Taft is to get rid of his
political Jonahs. beginning with Bal
lingcr September Is.
Great Britain's new battleship. the
Lion. is to be the biggest and fastest
naval fighter in the world.
If Mayor Gaynor RECEIVERS he will
probably be the democratic nominee
for governor of New York.
Fire in the warehouse district OF
Jersey City, New York, caused dam.
age estimated at 100000.
Fire in the warehouse district OF
Jersey City, New York, caused DAM
age estimated at 100000.
The speech of Speaker Cannon at
Cissta Park, ILL.,. contained little Of
his Oldtime vigorous statements.
President Taft is determined that
Speaker Cannon be relegated, and
Vice President Sherman comedies.
MOissant, the American aviator.
made daring flight across the Eng.
lish channel, carrying a passenger.
David Rankin. jr., who recently
gave away his fortune estimated at
more than $4,000. 900 died at Atlantic
City.
Colonel Joseph B. Hughes, former
head of the Continental Tobacco Co..
was declared insane by q sheriff's
jury.
The population of Canada on March
81, last. was 7.4S9.7S1. according to
the estimate of the census depart
ment
The interior department is prepar-
ing data for President Taft in regard
to the five civilized tribes of Okla
homa.
The independent democratic state
committee of Tennessee has called a
convention of the party to, be held in
Nashville on September IA.
The governmental naval bill to be
laid before the Reichstag this autumn
will ask for al appropriation to build
three battleships and one battleship
cruiser.
Four hundred Punjabis and Hindus
have sailed from Calcutta for San
Francisco. according to advices which
reached the department of commerce
and labor
Deputy Sheriff Fred Heiseke of
Granite City, ILL.,, shot and killed
Samuel Morgan. a man whom he had
arrested by mistake in an attempt to
Quell a disturbance.
The population of Pittsburg, Pa. is
So, 905, an increase of 1888. or 1872
per cent, as compared with the com.
bined population of Pittsburg and Al
lckucuy VI lCVV.
American trade with Japan may be
seriously affected. in part at least,
when the duties in the new japanese
tariff law will 60 into effect. This
fear was expressed in statement by
the state department.
The coal lands in North and South
Dakota, amounting to about a million
acres. which were recently with
drawn from the public domain by
President Taft, have been opened to
homestead settlement.
One of the principal reasons for the
slump in the sale of automobiles in
the rural districts is that the farm
ers begin to realize that the upkeep
of machines is many times more than
what was represented by statesmen
and dealers. and only recently rubber
tires have advanced 20 per cent. and
the promise of still another advance.
in fact. there is no limit scarcely ex-
cept a prohibitive one to what tires
can be advanced under the Rubber
Trust. One agent says. Il venture to
SOY We VIII HUI again SCH " TIC loA
ers to any extent until prices of ma
chimes and supplies. in the manner
of upkeep, tires, ETC., are greatly re-
duced"
Four persons were killed and three
were seriously injured when south
bound passenger train on the Lake
Erie & Western railroad struck an
automobile at crossing one mile
east of Rochester, Indiana.
Mrs. Judith Ellen Horton Foster,
noted throughout the country as a
temperance lecturer and writer and
advocate Of missions and philanthro-
ply. died in Garfield hospital in
Washington.
All the indictments returned last
year against Jafet Lndberg. the
Alaska and California mining mil
lfonaire in connection with an alleged
false ahidavit made by one Of his
miners. have been dismissed.
For nearly three hours President
Taft and Vice President Sherman
talked over the defeat of Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt by the New York
state republican committee and the
selection of Mr.. Sherman as TEN
porary chairman OF the Saratoga con-