The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-10

clared BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler. presi
dent Of the University of California
who is in New York after a visit 70
Germany
The members of the Ohio legislature
gathered at Cedar Point, O.. for their
yearly reunion.
| Lee O'Neil Browne must undergo
another trial on the charge of bribing
Representative Charles A. White with
81 900 to vote for United States Sena-
tor Lorimer. Declaring that the con-
J tentions of the defense, if upheld.
! would render the bribery law fruitless.
Judge Kersten at Chicago denied a
| motion to quash the indictment
against Browne and ordered the &C.
cused to trial.
Tie resolutions as adopted by the
! Iowa Republican state convention at
Des Mnines dismiss consideration of
the president with the clause. I'VE in
dorse such efforts as President Taft
and his advisers have made to fulfill
the promises of the national platform"
| They do not recognize the revision of
1909 as a satisfactory fulfillment OF
the party promise and therefore favor
| the creation of an independent non
partisan tariff committee to secure
facts regarding imports.
Reports from Dady. Fla. say tina,
four negroes have been lynched thus
far because of the killing OF Bessie
Morrison. Posses are hunting two
more negroes who are thought to have
knowledge of the murder.
Without a dissenting voice the four
Christian EndeavOr societies of Fair
bury. Neb., voted that a public request
be sent to Mrs. Nicholas LOrgworth
asking her to give up the cigarette
habit.
The "progressives" made almost a
clean sweep in the Kansas primary.
Six of eight ''insurgent" congressman
were nominated. Their majOrities run
from 500 to $500.
The investigation of charges by Sen
ator T. p. Gore that he and a member
of the house of representatives each
foster scheme whereby the Indians
of Oklahoma were to be deprived of
Sl6.OOO.OO0 profits due them through
the sale of coal and asphalt lands in
this state, was begun at Muskogee,
Okla.
While 100 miles from Gary. Ind.
nine of the crew of the ore-bOat Doug
las HOughtOn. Capt. John +. Parke.
inutinied and were quelled only after
two men had been Shackled with ball
and chain and confined in the dunnage
room OF the vessels hold During the
fight party of frightened. screaming
women passengers returning from a
lake trip crowded into a cabin behind
locked doors.
The British parliament adjourned
until November Is. During the recess
the conferences between the leaders
trying to settle the constitutional diff
ferences of the house or lords and the
house of commons will be continued.
Loss OF 100000 was suffered by
the Northwestern railroad through the
destruction Of its roundaouse and
shops at Chadron NeD.. by fire.
Italy is entitled to an extension of
time if extraditiOn of Porter Charlton
is desired. according to a statement
issued by the state department at
Washington. The 40 days limit has
expired and no demand has been made
for the wife slayer.
Oakland tCalD police accuse Frank
Rowland. formerly a conductor. of
swindling diners on the Southern Pa
cific railroad out of $4,000 by a sys-
TEN of counterfeit checks for food
A conspiracy is alleged. Rowland is
under arrest.
Joe Henson. mountaineer. living
near Wood. n. NJ. was shot and killed
by Rev. W. r. Wright. a Baptist min
lister of Alamogordo. The trouble was
due to a family feud.
Meager reports from Kansas pri-
maries indicate that the Insurgents
won a decisive victory over the regu-
lar Republicans so far as the state
ticket is concerned. and that at least
two of the "standpat" congressman
have been defeated. Governor Stubs.
avowed "Insurgent." has been renomi-
mated.
The police at Vigo. Spain. inter
vened TO dispense rival demonstra-
tiOns. the members of which came to
blows over the dispute between Spain
ON Gn VafSo Tho -,
marching in procession. acclaiming the
pope. when they were attacked by the
aEti-clerical elements of the pOpula,
tinu.
Without dissenting vote the four
Christian Endeavor societies of Fair
bury. Neb.. voted that a public re-
quest be sent to Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth asking her to give up her al
legged cigarette habit
NJ. Lee Hagle. former banker Of La
pier. Mich. was sentenced to serve
from twelve to fourteen years in Jack
son prison following a plea of guilty
10 charge of forgery.
DIR. Hawley ii. Cripren has friends
in London who believe he did not STAY
his wife. Belle Elmore. and they are
willing 20 pay lawyer TO defend him
when he is tried there for murder. He
received proof of this when his Que.
bee jaiier handed him cablegram
from a London solicitor containing
that information
4 suit 10 recover $500 .0On has been
started against tho Security IpyeSt
mrnt company. George Wrestling.