The Columbus journal., 1910-11-09

election bulletins as he journeys
from Cincinnati to Washington the
night of November s.
Robert E. Peary is to be assigned
to active duty IN the navy.
Three aviators made successful
flights around the statue of liberty in
New York harbor.
Iowa farms in the last uecade have
decreased in number. but their value
has enormously increased.
Fire at Alexandria. Egypt, de-
stroyed several large cotton sheds
and 5000 bales Of cotton. The loss
was 100000.
Dispatches received at Duluth say
that the steamer Langham was
burned in Lake Superior. but that the
crew was saved.
The negotiations by q syndicate to
secure the controlling stock of the
Cramp Shipbuilding company have
been declared on.
The Northern Central railway
stockholders have approved of lease
of their road to the Pennsylvania Rail.
| road Company for 999 years.
Lieutenant Saeliette fell with a mil
itary biplane in which he was maneu-
yering at Rome and was instantly
KILLED. The machine was wrecked.
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine from
all parts of the United States met in
Philadelphia to celebrate the feast of
Al Kalam. or Oriental thanksgiving.
George H. Ray. wealthy lumber
man and banker. and former speaker
of the Wisconsin assembly. died at
La Crosse after a lingering illness.
The financial panic in China con-
tinues to spread, according to advices
brought by the steamship Seattle
Maru. Twenty-seven of Shanghai's
foremost Chinese banks have closed.
Following an investigation begun
in St. Louis the interstate commerce
commission suspended until March !
next the date of putting in effect the
advance in the rates of transporta-
ton.
B. p. Conger of Detroit. son Of the
head of the United States weather
bureau station there, was placed un-
der arrest in Denver on the charge of
forgery ana working a confidence
game.
The National City Evangelical
union of the Methodist Episcopal
church. holding its eighteenth annu-
al convention in Pittsburg. elected
Hanford Crawford of st. Louis as
president.
John T. Marchand. for several
years the personal representative Of
President Winchell of the Rock ISL
land railroad, has been appointed an
attorney of the Interstate Commerce
commission.
Charles Webb Murphy, the presi-
dent of the Chicago National League
Baseball club. says he stands ready
to give John T. Brush $4,000 for
Christy Mathewson, the star pitcher
of the Giants.
After an illness of less than four
days, George A. Rasmussen, an in
structor in the Sioux City high
school. died of infantile paralysis. He
was the third adult to die in Iowa
Of that disease.
The hearing by the London crimi
nal court of appeals of the appeal of
DIR. Hawley H. Crippen. under SEN
tence of death for the murder of his
actress wife. Belle Elmore. was post
pored to November 5.
Judge Morris in the United States
district court at Baltimore rendered
decision holding that the registrars
of voters in Annapolis are personally
liable for damages. if any. for having
refused to register negroes.
Director Durand of the census bu-
reau is preparing a public statement
regarding alleged fraudulent census
returns in Fort Smith. Ark. and
Great Falls. Mont. which will be Civ
ell out at an early date.
Americans who land cars in Eng
land for a four months tour or less
will no longer be subject to the pay
ment of a license fee. and those from
whom fees may have been exacted |
since May l last are likely to have
these amounts refunded
Moving picture films made in |
will now come into the United
States at a much lower rate of duty |
than heretofore. The customs court !
has decided the films should be as
sessed as photographs at a duty of Is
per cent ad vaIorem.
Application was made to the super.
ior court in Seattle by State Food
Davies for an order to
destroy a ton of turkeys and five tons
If smclts. salmon, crab and Holsters
received last May from a California
firm to be placed in cold storage fol-
the fall trade.
The supreme court Of the Uniteo
States declined to consider at this
time the action of the Oklahoma fed
,ral court. which issued temporary
njunctions against the enforcement
IF the 2-cent fare and various freight
orders issued by state officials.
Friends of Charles w. Morse be-
ieve they have found a way for Pres
dent Taft to let the convicted banker
,ut of the Atlanta penitentiary with
,ut actually pardoning him. In effect
{ would lie to parole Morse, but that
md would be accomplished by issuing
/ conditional pardon"
Personal.