The Columbus journal., 1911-07-12

the fOuft at european Capitals.
The 4th of July was celebrated in
many sections of the old country.
Two were killed and fourteen injur-
ed in auto wrecks near Pittsburg Sum-
day.
The mining town of Kaylor, Pa.
was practically wiped out by fire.
Pittsburg was selected as the next
meeting place Of the american instt
tute of homeopathy.
Senator Bristow says congress can
not adjourn until free list articles
have run their length.
Many department officers believe
an examination will disclose the
Maine was wrecked from without.
Congressman Norris of Nebraska
charges there is a conspiracy at
Washington against the progressives.
More than $500 engineers Of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad were grant
ed an increase in wages Of about S
per cent.
Crazed by heat which prevailed
there. Mrs. McCrary, Of Lockney.
Texas. killed her three children and
ended her own life.
John McNarrey, chief of the Kansas
City, Kas., fire department, was dan
gerously injured when he fell through
the floor of a burning house in that
city.
Samuel wellman Of Omaha. Neb..
journeying in company with his
daughter from Pittsfield, Mass, to
New York, dropped dead at Dunbury,
Conn.
Two hundred persons were wound
ed in an election riot at Kalusz, East
ern Galicia. 1t was necessary to call
out the troops to put an end to the
fighting.
The German cruiser Berlin will re-
lieve the gunboat Panther at Agadin.
Morocco. The Berlin is three times
as large as the gunboat Panther.
Governor Shafroth of Colorado or.
dered out a company of militia at La
Junta. Colo. to prevent the possible
lynching of Ben Harris. the negro &C
cused of killing Chief of Police Craig
at Rocky Ford.
President Taft left Washington on
Friday for his new cottage at Beverly.
Mass. Mrs. Taft. Charlie Taft. Miss
Della Torrey, the presidents aunt,
of Milbury, Mass, and Major A. W.
Butt accompanied him.
The state health department of Ok
lahoma has decreed that artificial but
termilk must go. The sale of this
kind of buttermilk is said to be a
common practice in some of the cities
of the state.
President lara Of Uruguay, who
few months ago seized the presidency
through a bloodless revolution. has
now assumed a dictatorship and de-
clared martial law according to tel.
egram to the state department.
William J. Handke, north of Atchi-
son, finished threashing wheat from
an eleven-acre field and the yield
promises to be the high record for
Kansas this year, being $50 bushels,
an average of 511s bushels an acre.
Speaker Champ Clark is losing
$1,000 a week. it is said, because con-
gress is remaining in session at
time when he expected it to have ad
journed. The speaker had a contract
with a Chicago lecture bureau to take
the platform on July /.
President Taft sent to congress
special commissions report recon-
mending the acceptance of gift of s.
600 acres of land near Tullahoma.
Tenn. and the purchase of $4,000
acres nearby at $3.50 per acre for a
permanent maneuver.
The japanese naval hero. Admirai
Togo, hero of the battle of the sea or
Japan. will have no difficulty in view
ing every thing he cares to see in the
New York navy yard or any other
naval establishment. It is expected
he will board the battleship Florida
now nearing completion.
The house of lords, by a vote OF
253 to 46. passed Lord Lansdowne's
amendment to exclude home rule
from the operation of the veto bin.
War Secretary Haldane made it clear
that the government would refuse to
accept the amendment.
No less than 100000 barrels of
beer were sold in the United States
during the I2 months ending June 80
last. or an increase over the previous
II months of G.21 per cent. according
to the annual report of the beer and
sales made public by the |
United States brewers association.
President Taft vii! send to congress |
a special report recommending the &C. |
ceptance of a gift of 5000 acres OF |
land near Tullahoma, Tenn, and the |
purchase of $4,000 acres nearby at |
$1.50 per acre for a permanent ma
neuver ground, inspection camp and |
rifle and artillery range for the army. |
Fire resulting from the explosion of |
a large firecracker in the Matt Dono.
van ice house at Bernard. Ia, caused |
a loss of more than $4,000. the ice
house, elevator. lumber yard, gen.
eral store and a number of residences
were totally destroyed. 1t was sever
al hours before the flames were got
ten under control.
Heat has caused slump in trade,
but conditions generally are good.
Steam railroads operating in Iowa
increased their gross earnings prac-
tically $G.O0O.0O0 during the year 1910.
according to a statement issued by
the state executive council.
Democratic members Of tho vravs |
and means committee held a brief