The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-02-01

The president sent a special mes
sage to congress bearing on recipro
city with Canada.
The postofice appropriation bill
was passed after the department has
received a round scoring in the
house.
Lawyers have pronounced the will
of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy to be void
Virginia wants the supreme court
to shift part of her staggering state
| debt on West Virginia.
There is a movement among house
democrats to frame a new code of
rules for the next congress.
The house defeated the proposal
to increase salaries of circuit judges
from $1,000 to $4,000 a year.
Emil Munsterberg, a brother OF
Professor Hugo Munsterberg Of Har-
ward university, died at Berlin.
President Taft is concerned over
the formation of the republican pro-
gressive league at Washington.
Ship subsidy promoters are repre-
sented as having sought to buy the
support of New York newspaper.
At the second trial of men accused
of taking part in the Berlin strike
riots fifteen of the defendants were
found guilty.
At Aberdeen, S. D.. the division
headquarters, local freight houses
and passenger station of the Milwau-
kee railroad. were burned. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
At Danville, I'LL, J. S. Mead. an am
bulance driver, and Robert Shut, a
veteran of the soldiers home, were
shot and instantly killed by Howard
Tucker, another veteran.
At Los Angeles. Howard Wilcox.
driving National, broke the Ameri-
can five-mile competition speedway
record at the motordome. His time
was minutes q seconds.
With greater number of delegates
in attendance than ever before, the
United States Civil Service Retire
ment association convened in wash
ington in annual convention.
Oscar Johnson, farmer living near
the Pierce county (Nebr.) line. at
tackled his wife with butcher knife,
and after killing her he committed
suicide with the same weapon.
President Taft. who was invited to
attend the Kansas state fair to be
held at Hutchinson next fall. has de-
cided to accept the invitation. The
president will be there September %
or &c.
Theodore Economu ard George p.
Calogera. New York Greek importers.
were sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment for being parties to a
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment out of duties.
In four tests before physicians at
that he has asa cubic inches lung Ca
pacity, which breaks the 436 cubic
inch worlds record of Paul Van
of New York.
The Peruvian insurgents have &C.
cupied the heights of Tayabamba.
200 miles north of the capital and
are awaiting an attack by the gov
eminent troops which have been
sent to dislodge them.
The petition for a rehearing of the
judgment and order sentencing Abra-
ham Ruef to San Quentin for fourteen
years on charge of bribery of the
board of supervisors
was granted by the California SUI
preme court.
Caution in the extension of federal
control over the issuance of securi-
ties by railroads was urged by Mar
win Hughitt, chairman of the board
of directors of the Chicago & North
western railroad in the hearing of the
securities commission.
Nearly half the members of the SEN
ate judiciary committee are said to
have taken positions against the con-
firmation of Judge William H. Hunt.
now serving as a member of the court
Of customs appeals, and promoted to
a circuit jCdgeship.
The japanese who assaulted United
States Consul Williamson at Dainy,
a light fine. according to news
brought to Victoria, b. c.. by the
steamship Oanfa, from YokOhoma.
The men were reprimanded and as
sessed a fine of $3.50 each.
James ]. Gallagher. who shot Mayor
iaynor and Street Commissioner Ed
wards on a steamship in dock at Ho- |
,oken last August, was taken to the |
New Jersey state prison to serve
,welve years at hard labor The SEN
:ence. including fine of $1,000, is
or his attack Oh Edwards.
The purpose of the George Wash
ngton Memorial association was ad- |
when 100000 was donated by |
/ New York financier. This gift prac- |
ically makes sure the collection of |
100000, which the association has |
;et itself to get before a site is de-
.ided upon.