The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-01-05

and 40 others were eimptied to pre-
vent their destruction in Q 1lre which
threatened the large Standard on
plant in the Williamsburg section. ct
Brooklyn, N. Y.
While the body Of John McClintock.
a sheep herder, who was killed in .
range dispute near Rocky Spur, Idaho.
was being taken to Nampa In charge
of the sheriff, 1t was jolted out Of q
box in the wagon and when the con-
veyance reached Nampa the loss was
discovered. The body was found
In the rough mountain road eight
miles from Nampa.
Mrs. Francesca Hinkel Of Newark.
N. J., mother of former patient con-
fined in the Essex county insane
asylum, made an afhdavit and placed
1t in the hands of Prosecutor Mott. at
Newark. to the effect that the woman
whose charred skeleton was found
several weeks ago hidden in the ROOF
Of an abandoned building Of the asy-
lum. was that Of Mrs. Katherine
Under. and that she was beaten to
death by three women nurses and her
body secreted in the roof by them.
with the cognizance Of DR.. Daniel M.
Dill, superintendent of the hospital.
Acts rather than declarations.
This is the reported expression OF
President Taft to callers regarding
his program for the conservation OF
natural resources. The president de-
clared that when the present session
of congress ends he will be able to
point to the first practical conserva-
tion statutes ever placed upon the law
books of the nation as his answer to
the criticism, which has been directed
toward the White House.
Bessie May Priest. q beautiful 10
year-old girl. is dead by poison at Los
Angeles. Cal. slain. It is believed, by
a woman rival, whose every other ef-
fort to break her victims betrothal to
Harry Sayre. son of Q millionaire OF
Newark, N. J., was futile. Mystery
which surrounds the crime and the
identity Of the jealous woman may de-
velop features more sensational than
the Cornish olyneaux case.
James p. 'Connery. secretary and
treasurer of the Chicago Fire Appli-
ance Company and secretary of the
Miami Coal Company. and Michael H.
Rogers. Democratic committeeman Of
the Thirteenth ward and head Of the
NJ. H. Rogers Coal Company. were in
dicted at Chicago by the December
grand jury on charges of obtaining
money by false pretenses in connec-
ton with the sale of coal to the city.
Jose Santos Zelaya. resigned presi-
dent of Nicaragua, upon his arrival at
Mexico City impaired the startling
piece of information that 400 Ameri-
can marines took part In the recent
battle between the government and
insurgent forces at Rama and that at
least twenty United States marines
were killed in an engagement on No
vember 1.
More love letters of Frank Gould
came to light in New York in connec-
ton with Bessie De Votes damage
suit. One epistle expresses longing
for the time when the girl should be
his bride.
President Taft has put the final
touches to special message to con-
gress dealing with the amendments
which he believes are necessary in
the interstate commerce and Sherman
antitrust acts. Recent reports to the
contrary Notwithstanding. it is known
that the president will take up the
antitrust act and deal with it at great
length.
There will be no new issues of in
terest bearing obligations by the
treasury department before early in
March. This statement was made on
the authority of a high official of the
government.
Coroner Hamburger has reported to
the police and excise department that
wood alcohol is again being sold as
a beverage in New York city. with
death instead of stimulation for the
tpplers who pay five cents a drink.
The old Cunard liner Umbria. which
gave the New York water front a
thrill when she came over for the
first time in 1884. will arrive here on
Saturday on what will be her last
transatlantic voyage.
In a printed brief of 26S pages, At
torney General Wickersham and his
special assistant, J. C.. McReynolds,
presented to the supreme court of
the United States the case of the gov
eminent in the famous tobacco trust
cases." 1t is declared that "the de-
PENDANTS have persistently exercised
duress, have practiced wicked and un-
fair methods, and used their great
power in oppressive ways" Further.
it is asserted that they have been
actuated by a fixed purpose to de-
stroy competition and obtain monopo-
lies.
That the closing year has been a
prosperous one for the railroads of
the country is evidenced from figures
made public by the Railway Age Ca
zette. From the figures 1t is also ap-
parent that the railroad officials see
an era of increased earnings dawning.
for more than three times the amount
of operating equipment was purchased
this year than in 1908.
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