The Columbus journal., 1911-10-04

Deer are so plentiful in Delaware
county, near Jay, Oklahoma, that
they are a menace to growing crops.
Mayor J. H. Graham and Commits.
sioner E. NJ. Leach were recalled by
the voters of Wichita, Kansas. at .
special recall election.
Government fraud cases have been
advanced for early hearing in the su-
preme court.
Colonel Roosevelt sent breezy let
ter to the conservation congress, ex-
planning why he was not there.
President Taft at Waterloo. Iowa.
made a plea for fairness in dealing
with the big business interests.
The French warship Liberte was
torn to pieces by an explosion at Tou'
Ion and more than 800 lost
Henry Watterson says the day OF
free passes and free tickets in tie
newspaper business is passing.
A bank ROBBERY. followed by the
pursuit of the rObber through the
streets and eliminating in the rob-
ber's suicide, occurred at Salt Lake
A plan to make 100 acres a year
of public park land out of Lake Mich
gan without cost to the city. was sub
mitted to the city council OF Chicago
The appointment of George Bakh-
metief as Russian ambassador to the
United States to succeed Baron no
sen was gazetted.
A coroner's jury at Denver held
Mrs. Gertrude Gibson Patterson for
the killing of her husband, Charles A.
Patterson, a former Chicago broker.
General" c. Rhys Pryce. former
commander of Lower California In
surrectos, will not be extradited to
Mexico to face charges of murder. ar
son and robbery.
Judge Peter s. Grosscup Of Chica-
20. is sued a statement in which he
said that he will send his resignation
as presiding judge of the United
States court of appeals to President
Taft the first week in October.
Reports from Urga, in north Mon
golia, state that the Russian guard
there has been increased to 200 men
because of the possibility of conflicts
between the Chinese and native Mon
golians.
The porte has addressed a circular
to the Turkish representatives abroad
instructing them to invoke the good
Offices of the powers with a view to
restraining Italy from hostile action
in Tripoli.
The audit of the books Of the Ma
tional Jewish Hospital association OF
Denver, which is almost complete, has
disclosed that the shortage of the
late Alfred Muller, former secretary,
will approximate $4,000.
Orders were sent from the general
Offices of the Rock Island railroad in
Chic go to the general managers Al
the three division points ordering
cut of 10 per cent in operating ex-
penses during the next three months
Bishop Samuel Fallows of the he
formed Episcopal church. speaking be
fore the National Good Roads associa.
ton at Chicago, asserted that good
roads would increase the attendance
at churches.
The Streator Motor company OF
Streator, ILL.,, filed notice that it is
bankrupt and asks permission to sub
nit its assets to the court for distri-
button among its creditors. The COM
pany is capitalized at 100000.
Considerable progress has been
made by the army toward the compile
ton of the Notifications of the Haw-
allan islands. comprehensive scheme
which has been worked out by the
war department.
President w. A. Post of the New
port News Shipbui!ding and Dry
Dock Company, announced that be-
cause OF the eight-hOur restriction of
the recent naval act, his company
will not bid for either of the great
battleships authorized by congress in
March.
Fire Chief Thomas A. Clancy of Mil
waukee. was adjudged guilty by the
board of fire and police commissioners
of the charges filed against him sever
al weeks ago by f. F. Wiese, a dis
charged fireman. 1t was charged that
Clancy maintained system OF
that he was incompetent
and that he INDUCED in petty graft
Whether Atlanta shall adopt the
commission form of municipal govern
ment or continue to be governed un
der the existing plan will be decided
by the voters at a special election
the most spirited campaign
in the history of the city.
Gen. Henderson of Omaha, died
suddenly at Liverpool, Eng, on a
steamer on which he was about to
sail for home after three months alb
sence for his health. Gen. Henderson
Nebraska two full terms
in the United States Senate and held
many other positions of honor and
trust. He served in the war OF the re-
bellion and was very intimate with
in whose Ohio town (Can-
toni he found his wife. He was 73
years old.
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