The Columbus journal., 1910-06-29
General.

The Jeffries-Johnson prize fight will
be staged in Nevada.
The senate passed the postal saw
ings bill by vote of i4 to "a.
The house 3asSed the bill providing
for the continuation of reclamation
projects
The house adopted a rule which
will prevent smothering Of legislation
I'm committee.
Tex Richard definitely announced
the Jeffries-Johnson fight will be held
at Reno. Nevada.
The feature of the Edinburg mis-
sionary conference was a letter from
a Catholic bishop commencing the
work
The senate has confirmed the ap-
pointment of John Rustsard to sue
coed John J. Boyse as United States
attorney in Alaska.
The wholesale prices for refined oil
have been reduced from one and one
half cents to one cent a gallon by the
Standard Oil company. making the
prevailing price throughout the coun-
try now seven and One-half cents a
gallon. The Standard controls more
than seventy per cent of the refined
output of the country.
John Fitzpatrick. president of the
Chicago federation of labor. was
quoted as making a speech declaring
that gambling was protected in Chi
cago
Princess Fedora Of Schleswig-Hol-
stein, the youngest sister OF Empress
Auguste Victoria. died suddenly OF
heart disease. The princess was born
July 5. 1874.
Several members Of the Ballinger-
Piachot Investigating committee are
anxious to remain in Washington af-
ter the adjournment of congress to
weigh the evidence before the commit.
tee and to prepare report.
With Wapello county alone to hear
rom. returns submitted to the exc
cutive council. which is making the
official canvass of the Iowa vote.
shows that Governor Carroll has S.
Cos votes to Warren Garst. insurgent.
S5.S94. an unofficial majority for Gov
ernor Carroll of e.714
A five-acre farm will be dropped
from the sky when the aeroplane
flight across from ST. Louis to
Kansas City is held in July The Mis-
souri, state board of immigration an
nounced that before the aeroplanists
leave ST. Louis. they will be provided
with cards. one of which will entitle
the finder to five acres of Missouri
land
The government schooner Van
Herdt has been wrecked on the north
east coast Of Curacao. The captain,
crew and passengers with the excep-
ton of four sailors and one passenger,
We're drowned.
Democrats OF Ohio renominated
Harmon for governor and endorsed
him for the presidency.
Yale college men were much disap-
pointed because President Taft could
not attend commencement exercises.
The body of Alice Brown. aged
eighteen years. was found with her
throat cut in clump of bushes near
Cumberland. Md. Buck Nolan is un-
der arrest.
Fire destroyed the Hansell Block
foundry in Chicago. causing a loss OF
100000. The plant was a two-story
brick concrete structure and covered
an entire city block.
At Oklahoma City before vast
audience at State Fair park. Governor
Haskell stated his position on the
summary removal of the capital. and
again held that the enacting law is
no: binding in Oklahoma.
For an hour and half customs t.
epectors searched the baggage o; the
Roosevelt party at the Hamburg
American dock in Hoboken. opening
everything and permitting nothing to
escape their inspection. Elephant
guns, books on eve-y IMAGINABLE sub
feet. q bongo head and skin. photo.
graphs OF wild animals. etc. were
gone over and appraised.