The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-01-25

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the famine district Of China.
Lawyers have pronounced the vii
of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy to be void
Railroads In western trunk terri
tory pleaded for right to raise
rates.
Senator Elkins left an estate valued
at $2o.O00.OO0.
Governor Carroll, in his message
pleads for less political strife In Iowa
Judson C. Clements was made
Chairman of the interstate commerce.
commission.
The house voted to abolish the Of
fee of second deputy commissioner
of pensions.
Charles F. Johnson, of Waterville.
Me-, a democrat, was elected United
States senator.
| The census taken in December
shows that the population In Vienna
numbers 2,OO4,291.
Bids for canal supplies submitted
by United States manufacturers are
regarded too high.
Governor Colquitt of Texas says
the question of prohibition should be
submitted to the people.
A fire in the pension Office at Wash
ington. burned records, but caused
only minor financial loss.
Paul Morton, president of the
Equitable Life Assurance society,
died suddenly at New York.
At a democratic house caucus
Champ Clark was made the nominee
for speaker by reclamation.
The plan of refunding the Hondur-
an debt is regarded as amounting to
United States protectorate.
Senator Fletcher in an address de-
clared Secretary Ballinger an unfit
man to remain in the cabinet
The legislature of North Dakota
elected Porter ]. McCumber and AISLE
J. Gronna United States Senators.
The French press is much exer-
cised over the Netherlands govern
ment's proposal to fortify Flushing.
The Michigan house and senate,
voting separately. chose Charles e.
Townsend to succeed Senator Bur.
rows.
A bill providing for the physical
valuation of railroads was introduced
in the lower house of the Kansas leg
islature.
The Iowa house of representatives
endorsed New Orleans as the loca-
ton for the 1915 Panama exposition
over San Francisco.
The grand jury returned an indict-
ment charging perjury against VIII
liam L, Brewer, former vice president
of the Northern bank Of New York.
Senator Hitchcock. in a speech be-
fore the Nebraska legislature. was
optimistic with regard to the pro-
gressive work of lawmakers past and
future
Among the nominations which the
president sent to the senate was:
Joseph E. De Olivares of Missouri.
consul at Madras. transferred from
consul at Managua.
The reign of martial law which was
instituted in the disturbed sections of
Rio Janerio after the recent revolt in
the navy had been crushed, was end
ed by the government decree.
What is declared to be the most
nearly perfect counterfeit bill that
has been made in Is years came to
Chief Wilkie in the secret service,
from Wichita. kanS. 1t is a $40 bill.
There is concern almost approach
ing panic in the ranks of New York's
four hundred, due to an epidemic of
scarlet fever, which has claimed as
its victims some of the leading so
Colorado's cities having a popula-
ton in excess of 5000 increased 1876
per cent in the last ten years and
contributed AZ per cent increase of
the states total population of 259,S24.
Millions of spindles in cotton mills
will be idle one-quarter of the time
from now on until markets improve
i f recommendation made by the
club in Boston is general
ly accepted.
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich's long
awaited plan for the revision of the
banking legislation" as he
calls it, was submitted to the ma
tional monetary commission at a
meeting called for the purpose.
The naval affairs committee of the
house which is to vote on the mat
ter soon, will probably provide for
the two battleships and two Golfers
ard all of the program of Secretary
Meyer.
During last year forty-nine men
were sent to the penitentiary and
566 to Jail for selling liquor to In
dams. The facts are stated in a re-
port by Special Officer William E.
Johnson.
The house committee on judiciary |
reported favorably a bill providing |
that there shall be no retrials grant |
ed in civil or criminal cases on tech |
unless they are such as, in |
the opinion of the trial Judge, would |
change the verdict.