The Columbus journal., 1910-10-12

The Independents of New York vii
Put q full ticket in the field.
John A. Dix was nominated for gov
ernor by the democrats Of New York
The president withdrew 400 acre.
of land from the public domain fr
Montana.
China is believed to be on the
verge of an upheavel similar to thai
of the boxers.
Necessity Of frequent examinations
OF banks was made at the Los Ange
les convention.
Rear Admiral Charles r. Rocker
retired, died in Washington. aged
sixty-nine years.
A republic has been proclaimed at
Lisbon, Portugal. and a provisional
government established.
The independence league of New
York declined to endorse the nomi
nees of the republicans
Former Congressman Thomas Up
degraff from the Fourth Iowa district
died at his home in McGregor, Ia.
The German ministry Of war an
nounced it would give $4,000 As a
price for an overland aviation COM
petition.
Edwin, three-year-old son Of c. A.
Johnson, republican candidate for
governor of North Dakota. was
burned to death.
Diplomatic relations between Vene
zuela and Colombia which were re-
Gently severed because of boundary
dispute have been restored.
Walter Brookins. the hero of the
Chicagoto-Springfield will attempt a
flight continuously from Springfield to
st. Louis, a distance of eighty-five
miles
A 100000 merger of all the
powder companies in Canada with the
exception of the Giant Powder COM
pany. branch factory at Telegraph
Bay. has just been effected.
Because of the cholera scare in
Europe, two incoming transatlantic
liners the Lapland from Antwerp and
the Perussia from Naples, were de
tanned at quarantine for inspection.
By an order issued Oy the postoffice
department land grant railroads here
after will receive only $3.50 for
each 1000 pounds of mail carried in
excess of $4,000 pounds. The old rate
was $17.10.
The commission named by Presi.
dent Taft to determine how the gov
eminent may best supervise the Is.
suance of railway securities will hold
its first session in Washington No
vember 2S. Quarters will be opened
there at once and . force of clerks
hired.
The state of Missouri has popula-
ton of 1928, 1855. according to the en-
made during the thirteenth
census, statistics OF which were an
by the census bureau. This
IS an increase of 1S6.57O. or per
cent over the population in 1900 OF
!. 1O6,6O5.
The Los Angeles Times building
vas wrecked by dynamite and subse-
luently destroyed by fire. Twenty or
more lives were lost and great
printing plant utterly destroyed. The
outrage Is attributed to labor
the Times having for
ong time been an open Office. so
ar there is no clue to the guilty
,artieS.
The Standard Oil company through
IS official publicity representative. J.
g.. c. Clarke, has announced that the
company has inaugurated a cam
'aign to increase the worlds con.
umption of refined OIL" and is lower
ng prices Of kerosene in Europe ano
he far east. This action follows that
f August last. when the Standard Oil
ompany reduced refined oil in bar
els l cents a gallon from go to
Z cents at the refinery, and refiIed |
IL in tanks from 61s to 5k cents a
ailon. In part the statement reads: |
The Standard Oil company has in.
Cgurated campaign to increase the |
'orld's consumption Of refined oil. |
he level of prices for refined oil to-
ay in the United States is lower |
han at any time during recent years.
nd as a direct result Of these prices
be consumption of refined OF. in this
ountry is increasing. The same pol
y is now being actively pursued
broad"
As a tragic sequel to the death of
.dmond Poillt. the French aviator.
is fiancee. who had shown almost
grief went to his grave
unday and fired a bullet into her
cart. Poillot was killed on Sep
ember 25 while making fight with
passenger. While at a height of
inety feet a wing collapsed and the
lachine fell backward.
The executive committee of the
of machinists. through
Robert NJ. Lackey, sent to
le interstate commerce commission
protest against the recent petition
to the commission by of.
Gals of various organizations of rail.
Dad employees urging that the pro
osed advance of freight rates should
e approved.