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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
FROM MANY POINTS
EVENTS OF THE DAY HELD TO A
FEW LINES.
DAYS EVENTS BOILED Down
Personal, Political, Foreign and Other
Intelligence Interesting to the
General Reader.
Washington.

President Taft'S message to tht
special session of congress WAS in
cluded in about l.00U words.
\ new counterfeit ten dollar note
photograph production of the buffalo
note, cleverly executed WAS announc
ed by the secret service.
G. II. Cotton, governor Of Porto
Rico. sailed for home. He Will 80 to
Washington 10 consult with President
TAFT and the war department with
reference TO the affairs of the island
Following a meeting of the demo
Gratis of the house on the ways and
means committee, Chairman Under
wood expressed the belief that no tar
If legislation or method O! procedure
several days.
The situation on the Mexican Dor
der is TO be the subject OF speech
in the senate by Senator Rayner OF
Maryland. Mr.. Rayner informed the
senate he would consider the QueS'
but Japan as well.
One OF the policies iraISurated by
Secretary of the Interior Fisher is
the reserving to the government OF
the resources contiguous to lands
granted for specific purposes. He has
declined to approve townsites on In
dian reservations until il has been
definitely determined that the plats
do not contain water power sites or
coal lands
The president sent to the senate
the following appointments of post
masters in Nebraska: William b.
Swindell Minatare; William w. Nc
Cav. Wilsonville: John NJ. Mcclure.
Benson: James II. Logan. FOnca;
Timothy c. Cronin. Spalding; +. S.
Davis. North Platte: Otto Luelow.
Schuyler: Aaron ". Locks. Falls
City; Charles S. Hughes. PenGer;
Lewis S McKughlin. Emerson.
The advantage of striking when the
iron is hot applies to the necessity
for arranging peace in Mexico now.
in the opinion of DR.. Vasquez Gomez.
head of the confidential agency of
tho Mexican revolutiorists in Wash
instun. DR.. Gomez pointed out that
il was most oppOrtune 10 treat for
peace. but that month from now.
possibly two months, the revolution
probably will have reached such pro-
portions as to make nothing but a
complete triumph and the capture of
Mexico City acceptable.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
General,

President DiaZ says he will step
aside if the people so wish.
The presidents message to con.
Eress was limited to reciprocity.
Americans think the troops of Diaz
in northern Mexico are bottled up.
The army maneuvers in Texas are
proving of great benefit to the troops.
A policy of Cancellation has been
agreed to by the two factions of the
republican party i'm the senate.
Oklahoma state school land com
mission has announced it will sell
1.535.S62 acres. beginning June 23.
Premier Giovanna Gioletti present
ed his associates i'm the new cabinet
to the Italian parliament.
Members of the Brooklyn institute
which expelled DR. Cook. elected Ad-
miral Peary TO honorary membership.
Capt. Palmer. eX-postmaster and
prominent in business and Grand
Army circles. died suddenly in Oma-
ha.
The Planters ard Mechanics bank,
Oklahoma City. has closed its doors
and its affairs are in the hands of the
state banking board.
The Chinese authorities have made
elaborate preparations for the in
ternational medical conference to be-
gin at Mukden to Investigate the
plague situation.
Suit has been brought in federal
court in Denver asking the appoint
ment of a receiver for the Oklahoma
Land and Colonization company of
Moffat. Colo. and Kansas City.
4 son was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cary Rumsey at the home
OF Mrs. Rumseys mother. Mrs. E.
ii. Hartman Mrs. Rumsey is the
daughter of the late E. II. Hartman.
The hull of the Sunken hattleship
Maine in Havana harbor will be ex-
ing to Frank N. Daniels. the con-
tractor who bull. the Golfer dams
around the ship.
For a man who has been called a
''has been" Bryan caused a stir in
Washington democratic councils.
NeDraShd tllSe uSllloSIdllt ihSiu-
hers Of the house Jared well in the
committee assignments which were
reported TO the caucus.
Henry Suits, aged los years. died
at Council Bluffs, In. He built the
first house in Omaha and has re-
sided i'm Council Bluffs IS years.
The 200 additional officers granted
the army by the last session of con-
gress will be distributed among the
grades from first lieutenant to COLO
mel
H. H. Kohlsaat gave the name of
the man who said a corruption fund
had been raised TO elect Lorimer.
Denman Thompson. veteran actor.
stricken with heart trouble at his
home in West Swanzey. y. H.. may
not recover
Assets of the defunct Carnegie
Trust company. New York. have been
fixed at s7.573.59S. Liabilities have
not vet been scheduled.
Fire that destroyed the carpet max.
ing pIant of the Cochrane Nanufac.
turing company at East Dedham
Mass. caused loss estimated at
$4,000
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Guaranty Not Yet Ready.

Although the bank guaranty law is
now technically in effect. the mandate
of the United States supreme court
having been fled in the district FEEDER
al court this week. it will be at least
month before the law is in practical
operation.
This delay arises chiefly from two
considerations: the legislature ma!
change the guaranty law so that the
orders of the state banking board
would be materially affected. and II
will take some time for the various
state banks to compute their average
daily deposits for the past two years
in order to find out what their guaran
ty assessment amounts 10.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Taft and BRYAN Talk.

WashingtOn.-Pres Taft and
William Jennings Bryan talked about
peace on Friday. Other things may
have come in the hours discussion
the president and the Nebraskan had
at the White House. but information
al peace predominated. Mr.. Bryan
was particularly interested in prop
osition submitted by him to President
Taft more than a year ago. which he
thought might do Iauch to prevent
war-a commission to which dis
pu,es between nations might be sub
mitted.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
For Constructive Hospital.

The Bushee measure apprOpr:atins
$4,000 for the establishment of a
hospital for INDECENT cOnsump,ives
was recommended for passage by the
house committee of the whole with
scarcely an objection being registered
against II. Gerdes of Richardson
thought the amount of $4,000 as rec
commended by the finance committee
rather excessive and moved that it be
reduced $4,000. and this was done
The hospital is to be located by the
board of public lands and buildings
and will probably go To western Ne
braska. though the territory to which
it is to 20 is not defined in the bill.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
State Treasrrer's Report.

Lancaster COunty.-State Treasur
or Walter A. Georges monthly re
port shows balance in the state
treasury of s637.s14.s", Of which s..
SSl.69 is cash on hand an $629.332.si
is in state depository banks. There
is $252.279.s1 in the general fund and
the trust fund invested and drawing
interest aggregates s3o2l ,391.30. Tine
treasurer has advertised the sale OF
over s4.OGo.O00 worth of bonds OF
other states which the legislature
authorized him 10 sell.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Moissant's Comparison.

'The late John Ii. Moissant was Q
genial as we'll as a skillful airman."
said a Chicago editor
Il remember well visit he once
made me. with drawings of an aero
plane of his own invention under his
arm. I joked him a little about the
machine-it certainly had heavy.
awkward look. But he said with .
laugh:
oh. don't Judge even an aeroDlans
by its outside. What II the man who
discovered the oyster hadn't stopped
to pry open the she'll"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
To License Real Estate Brokers.

The Bailey bill to regulate and
license real estate brokers has been
advanced to third reading by the
house There are two very decided
sets of opinions concerning this bill.
One side believes that the bill will
create and build up a combine of real
estate dealers into a trust or monop-
oily The other holds that it will elm
mate from the business the irrespons-
ible dealers and so-called curb stone
brokers'"
The bill provides that all real estate
dealers must obtain a license 10 cost
S. year and to be obtained from the
secretary OF state. Each dealer must
have a regularly specified place of
business.
Should the bill become a law it will
prevent a man from accepting a COM
mission for helping in an occasional
Zeal for friend unless he obtain a
regular brokers' license.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Cherry COunty-Walter Rifenburg,
alias George Wilson. was arraigned
here at a night session of the district
court and pleaded guilty to the count
Of murder in the second degree and
was sentenced to serve. % years at
hard labor. Sundays excepted. in the
penitentiary at Lincoln. Rifenburg
was found guilty of the murder of
Jacob Davis. pool hall proprietor.
in Valentine on December q, 1909.
The supreme court granted him
new trial.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
No Funds for University Removal.

After having three days previously
decided by a substantial majority that
the l mill levy for the removal Of the
state university to the state farm
campus should pass. and after all in
dications pointed to a favorable vote
finally to the expenditure Of this
amount of money for the university,
the house reversed itself and voted 80
10 Al against the bill introduced by
Xix of Knox to provide the funds to
carry out the plan.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Hastings Doctor in Trouble.

Adams COunty.-A cOrOners jury
at Hastings held DR.. II. VI. Swigart
responsible for the death of Miss
Grace Baker, who died Monday as
result Of criminal operation. DR..
Swigart was arrested and released
on $1,000 bond pending preliminary
examination. He was formerly ply
stefan at the Soldiers home in Grand
Island.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
A Runaway Train.

Dawes COunty.-A runaway freight
train containing 50 cars crashed into
No ~, Burlington eastbOund passen-
ger train. wrecking one engine and
ten box ears. That no one was in
jured is considered remarkable. The
freight train had been set out on
siding at Crawford. which is on
steep grade, and the brakes became
loosened. allowing the train to run
down the main line ct great speed.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
MADERo WILLING TO RESIGN.
Insurcen. Leader Would Allow New
Provisional President.

Mexico City-By Il majority of 40
the Chamber of Deputies voted to
grant the application of Nice-Presi-
dent Ramon Corral for an indefinite
leave of absence. but later reconsider
eed the resolution and his leave OF alb
sence was limited to eight months.
Francisco !. Madero's proposition TO
resign from the provisional presi-
dency' in favor OF some membe- OF
the Diaz cabinet came to government
officials rs distinct surprise.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Diaz Must Quit.

MaderO's Camp. Bustillos' Estate.
Near Chihuahua. Mex.-What ne de-
clared TO be his ultimatum on TIE
question OF peace was delivered by
Francisco ]. Madero Friday. chile
still insisting President DiaZ retire
and the country begiven Few cleo
ton, Senior Madero SAID he was will
in. to resign as provisional presi-
dent" and if necessary would allow
a provisional president 10 be selected
from DiaZ's cabinet.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Platte Valley Reunion in August.

Merrick Countrywide officers of
the Platte Valley District Reunion
association of the Grand Army OF the
Republic met in Central City. set the
nual reunion and transacted con-
siderable amount OF business The
date of the reunion is fixed us Au-
gust To IL. inclusive.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

nor and been signed by him. The
screening out process thus far. how
ever. gives pretty good idea of an
approximate total.
This shows tina: tine legislature will
keep we'll within the boundary OF a
4-mill levy for general fund purl oses.
This is the smallest levy ever made in
the state since the enactment Of the
new revenue law. Until the last year
OF the administration of Governor
Shallenberger the levy has been Az
or ) mills for general fund purposes.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Passed FORGED Check.

Nemaha COunty.-Earl and Harlan
Matthews are in the Nemaha county
Jail as a result of passing success
fully two forged checks. one upon
Thomson & Peary and the other upor
Graham Bros. & Mcknight. two lead
ing clothiers in Auburn The checks
each have the signatures of Ed Ely
ard the forgery was so well executed
that in each case the check passed
BIZ the merchant and the banker &c
Mr.. Ely himself before j: was de
tected. They are held TO the district
court.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Fireman Killed at Crawford.

Dawes COunty.-Frank MahOney, a
Burlington fireman at Crawford in
the helper service. was run over and
killed here. He had just completed
q trip to Belmont. and after cutting
his engine off from the train stepped
out on the opposite track and was
struck by another engine. The in
iUred man was hurried to Alliance.
but died soon after arrival there.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Bio Dam is Destroyed.

Cherry COunty.-The big dam at
Valentine, which has been in course
of construction for the last year when
just completed and filled up about o
day. went out tearing out all OF the
cement work and most all Of the dam
north OF the power house. The rush
of water drowned several head of cat
tie and hogs Tor Mr.. Gaskill. a farmer
living on the creek mile below the
dam. The work will all have 10 be
done over again
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Carnegie Endowment Fund.

Without warning. Senator Tibbets
introduced. and the senate passed. a
resolution authorizing the regents OF
he state university to apply for PAR
icipation in the Carnegie retirement
'und for aged professors. Only Oils
md PickeIs voted against the resolu-
ion.
4 half dozen senators spoke fervent-
;y in favor of the resolution. Talbot
semarking that he had voted agains;
acceptance Of the fund two years ago
and that he had always regretted his
action.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Safe Blown at Ncrthport.

Morrill, COunty.-Rurglars entered
the branch store OF the Bridgeport
Mercantile company. across the river
at NOrthport, last week. blew open
the safe and secured $75 in money.
The postOffice is in the same build
ing. but neither the stamps nor any
OF the merchandise was interfered
with.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Spelling Contests On.

Phelps County-Phelps county
schools are having series of spell
Ing contests. Each township will
send its two best spoilers to county
spelling contest. which will be held
in Holdrege April %. a great deal
Of interest is being shown by the
pupils and patrons of the schools.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
ALL OVER NEBRASKA
Snow VIII Aid Wheat.

Hall COunty.-Farmers in Hall
county are hopeful that the recent
vet snow. which fell without an &C.
companying freeze, will do much to
restore the condition of wheat. The
crop had suffered greatly from the
prolonged dry spell and severe winds.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Palmer May Vet Recover.

Adams County. - Harry Palmer,
who shot and killed his wife and
then attempted to commit suicide, IS
holding his own and has small
chance to recover He was held re-
sponsible for the murder Of his wife
by the corOner's jury. Complaint
charging him with murder in the first
degree has been filed by the county
attorney.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Vetoed the Bill.

Governor Aldrich Monday vetoed
S. F. Sc. the Sunday baseball bill. in
troduced by Senator Bartling of OtOe
The senate later in the day passed the
bill over the governors veto. An at
tempt is to be made in the house to
pass the bill. Notwithstanding the
veto. In that body it will require
sixty votes TO pass the bill. As it
passed the house originally with fifty
six votes TO its credit. considerable
difficulty may be had in obtaining the
necessary sixty votes. In the senate
twenty votes make the necessary
three-fifths and the bill. when placed
on its passage over the veto. received
twenty-One votes.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
IS EPILEPSY CONQUERED
New York Physicians Have Many
Cures to Their Credit.

CUre8 20 TheIT CTeoIt.
New York, April 4.-Advices from
every direction fully confirm previous
reports that the remarkable treatment
for epilepsy being administered by the
consulting physicians of the DR.. Water
man Institute is achieving wonderful
results. Old and stubborn cases have
been greatly benefited and many pa
tients claim to have been entirely
cured.
Persons suffering from epilepsy
should write at once to DIR. Waterman
Institute, 122 East 25th st.. Branch 63.
New York. for a supply Of the remedy.
which Is being distributed gratuitOusly.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Two Men Killed in Duel.

FL Paso. Tex-In 4 duel in the out
skirts of Morenci. Ariz.. Constable
Lea Scott and Night Fireman George
Johnson were killed. A feud between
the men was due to Johnson's arrest
by Scott five years ago on charge
of cattle theft.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Elevator and Houses Burn.

Webster COunty.-The elevator at
Red Cloud belonging to the Duff
Grain company burned to the ground
last Thursday. Fire spread from the
elevator to small dwelling house
and two stacks OF alfalfa and all
were burned.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
try it for both hot and cold starching.
and if you don't think you do better
work. in less time and at smaller cost.
return it and your grocer will give
you back your money.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Japsn's Financial Policy.

Tokio.-Marquis katsura. the pre-
mier and minister of finance. adj
dressing an audience of bankers at
Kyoto, said there would be no chance
in the governments financial policy
during the coming year.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Union Pacific Extension.

Morrill, County.-CniOn Pacific en-
gineers are i'm the field to relocate
the line OF extension of the Union
Pacific Observation-Disclosures Bow cutoff
westward from NorthpOrt. Activities
Indicate resumption of construction
work upon the grade at once.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Raises Capital Stock to s5o.oco.o 900.

Chicago-The American Implement
company raised its capital stock from
SO. cot. 100 to $50.000,00o and filed
the necessary certificatiOn with the
secretary of state at Springfield.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
May Veto Non-Partisan judiciary.

1t is rumored that Governor Aldrich
has another veto message in store fo-
the senate. and that it will be sent to
that body with the senate bill intro
duced by Lee of Boyd. Il bill providing
for the nomination ard election by
non-partisan methods OF judges OF the
supreme court and judges OF the dis
:rict court.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Spring hunnors

Come to most people and cause many
troubles,-pimplss. boils and other 9uv.
tions. besides lo0 Of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilioumsss. Indigestion and hsaA
ache.
The sooner you get rid Of them the b.
ter. and the way to get rid of them snd
to build up the system u 70 take
Hoods Sarsaparilla
The Spring Medicine par excellence As
shown by uneQualed. radical and perma.
nent cures.
Get il today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsataba.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
a Stun.

us your wife still treating you
coldly?"
rs she? Gave me ice pudding for
dinner"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Think all you speak. but speak not
al! you think.-Delarem
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

1t Is a great thing to be trusted. but
1t Is a far higher thing to be WORTHY
OF trust-IIenry Lee.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Garfield Tea purifes the blood. eradi-
Gates rheumatism govt and other diseases.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Lewis Single Binder, the famous straight
&c ci.ar-annual sale ii 100000
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Mrs. vfns!ow's Soothing Syrup for ChildreI
teethins softens the gums, reduces indammar
ton, s.llays pain. cures wind collie, &c bottle
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Nothing chloroforms a church quick
or than a minister dosed with dignity.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

The jury 10 hear the case against
coal claims fled on Alaskan coal land
valued at more than 10000. O0t'. has
been completed at Seattle.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Constipation causes and seriously asgra-
Yates many diseases IL IL thoroughly cured
by DIR. Pierce's Pellets. Tiny sugar.coated
granules.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

Some sermons come near being dem
onstrations of eternal punishment
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
University Removal Favored.

The house Of representatives rec
commended for passage the one-mill
levy for eight years TO cover the cost
of removing the state university to
The state farm campus. and authCriz-
ing such removal.
Bannins's commission plan OF gov.
eminent for cities o! over 5000. to BE-
adopted by cities if they desire 70
work under its provisions, was placed
on third reading and passed by vote
OF 30 to o. Sel!eck was absent on ac-
count Of illness and Horton of Doug
las and Placek of Saunders were alb
sent. The bill is S. F. 3i2.
Bartos made an Intellectual attempt
TO have the bill recommitted fo-
amendment to the title but the friends
OF the measure said the title was cor.
rect and needed no doctoring. which
would result in delay.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12

'Des yO' BELIEF dat Jim Johnson am
really converted?"
Deed i does. Use bin visitin' hin
house fO' de last free months. an dey
hasn't had a mOuthful OBJ chicken"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-04-12
Upset
Sick Feelin9

that follows taking a dose of castor
oil, salts or calomel. is about tho
worst you can endure-Ugh-it
gives one the creeps. You don't
have to have it-CASCARETS
move the bowels-tone up the
without these bad feelings.
Try them. "a
CAscARErS roc boz for q weekV
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes q month.
Y9||IE !l83 Il 4: r! 81 ~: ~ Z
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