The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-07-06
General.

Paterson. New Jersey, recently had
q half-million fire loss.
Government receipts are gratifying
to Secretary MacVeagh.
Chairman Tawney says congress
did not appropriate billion dollars.
Former Governor John II. McGraw
of Washington, died at his home in
Seattle.
House conferees carried the day in
securing the issuance of reclamation
project certificates.
The Americans interested in the
long and bitter fight waged by rival
interests and German newspapers
against the Deutsche Vacuum Oil COM
pany. one of the branches of the
Standard Oil company. have just
scored a big victory. the public prose
cutOr. after thorough investigation.
having decided that no necessity eX-
lists for action by his Office against
the concern. An important part of the
investigation was in connection with
the work of f. L. Quarles. American
manager of the German company'S
sales department. and the prosecutor
declares no evidence of anything war
ranting prosecution was found against
Mr.. Quarles. The costs of the entire
inquiry will be borne by the state and
the result constitutes a notable tri-
umph for American interests in Ger.
many.
A petition to the United States to
intervene in the Nicaraguan war is re-
garded as probable.
James Garrett, recruit at Fort Des
Moines. shot himself through the head
while cleaning a rifle.
An investigation into the sale of
friar lands in the Philippines was
recommended to the house by the
committee on insular affairs.
Mr.. Roosevelt. Clifford Pinchot and
James r. Garfield are declared by the
Oyster Bay Pilot to be forming a
new national party.
On bid of s5,2OO.OOo the Chicago.
Cincinnati & Louisville railway was
sold to men representing the Cheas-
peake & Ohio railway.
An advance in wages OF from 8 to
Is per cent has been given the New
York. New Haven & Hartford rail-
<oad clerks. About $500 clerks will
be benefited.
c. Wolfers, president of a bank at
Hopkins. Mo-. and his son. Robert,
were probably fatally injured. when
the tire on their automobile exploded
near Waukee, la.
The college-trained lawyer will solve
the great legal and economical ques-
tons of government in this and the
next generation. That is the opinion
of Attorney General Wickersham.
Democrats of Ohio renominated
Harmon for go-e-nor and endorsed
him for the presidency.
Insane over the Jeffries-Johnson
fight Kate Blanche. well known
character actress, was committed to
the state asylum at New Burg. o.
Charles Edward Russell, magazine
writer of New York. was named for
governor at the state convention of
the socialist party in Schenectady
-
named. including one woman. Mrs.
Bertha Frazier of Brooklyn. who was
named as the candidate for secre.
tary Of state
Secretary of War ]. NJ Dickinson
and party. including his wife and SON
and Brigadier General Clarence Ed
wards. chief Of the bureau of insular
affairs. sailed from San Francisco on
the steamer Siberia for the Orient
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. chief of the
bureau of chemistry. department of
agriculture. is deprived of part of the
power he has been exercising by a
clause in the agricultural option bill.
which says that hereafter the legal
work of the department of
agriculture shall be performed under
the supervision and direction of the
solicitor"