The Columbus journal., 1911-02-15

tWoth1rdS vote.
Print paper manufacturers are
against the proposed reduction in
duty provided in Canadian reciproc.
ity.
Dakota and Watson of West Virginia.
Two new senators, Gronna of North
took their seats.
Canada will stand her ground for
reciprocity in the face of the mother
country disapproval.
The Iowa legislature killed the
special primary election bill to settle
the senatorial struggle.
President Taft is well satisfied
with the progress the Canadian re-
ciprocity treaty is making.
New York insurgents said they
would continue their fight on Shee-
han II 1t continued until fall.
Champ Clark is opposed to any
state losing its present number OF
representatives in the house.
In an extended address Eihu Root
of New York declared 1t the duty OF
the senate to unseat Lorimer.
Probable failure of the tariff board
bill has caused renewed talk OF the
possibility of an extra session.
The plague is causing an average
of nineteen deaths day in Che Foo.
China. according to a cablegram.
Senator Cullom resents the use OF
his name in connection with the al
legged illegal election of Lorimer.
The charge is made the Mexican
federal troops fired on an American
protected by the Red Cross flag.
There is proof that the w. L. Scott
mausoleum at Erie, Pa, was entered
and the remains of woman taken.
The Missouri capitol building at
Jefferson City was struck by light
ming and was completely destroyed.
The amount paid by the govern
ment to the railroads for carrying
the mails is again being looked into.
The wireless system which the
navy department has been establish
ing along the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts will be extended to the Aleu-
tian islands.
The Texas and Pacific Railroad
company was sentenced in the fed
eral court at New Orleans to pay a
fine of $500 for violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law.
James X. Houghton, mayor of Ault,
Colo. died in Denver from a self
inflicted wound. Mr. Houghton shot
himself when a detective went TO ar
rest him on a charge of forgery.
c. II. Markham OF Chicago has
been elected president of the Ocean
Steamship company and the Central
Georgia railway Mr.. Markham is
president OF the Illinois Central rail-
way
The board of managers of the New
York produce exchange endorsed
the reciprocal agreement with Cana
da as proposed by President Taft
and recommended its ratification by
congress.
William Hackett. paying teller of
the Easton CPa) National bank. COM
mitted suicide in the same way as
William Gayle. a friend. ended his
life. by taking carbolic acid and
shooting himself.
An armed uprising of Greek coal
miners at Kenilworth, Carbon coun-
ty. Utah. was suppressed after one
man had been killed. one fatally
wounded and several others slightly
hurt by flying bullets.
The Kansas senate passed the res
olution to submit an amendment to
the constitution giving women the
right to vote in ali elections by a
vote of q to u. The resolution had
previously passed the house.
Although North Dakota has the re-
putation Of being an exclusively agri-
cultural state, a bulletin issued by
the census bureau shows the manu-
featured products of that state in
1909 to have been s19,150.000.
The historic capitol building of
Missouri. burned last Sunday. was
erected in 1888 at cost of $350.000
and in 1887 remodeled at a cost of
$4,000 While it was built of stone,
the roof was covered with much in
flammable material which fed the
flames.
Postmaster General Hitchcock fav-
ors increasing the postage rate on
magazines from 1 to 4 cents pound.
Miss Alice Fleming, superintendent
of public schools of Latimer county,
Oklahoma. was burned to death in a
fire which destroyed her home.
Land estimated to be worth $780,
100000 has been grabbed" from
the public domain Of Illinois by pri-
vate interests. according to the re-
port of the Cheperfield commission
on submerged lands which is ready
for presentation to the legislature of
Illinois.
Dispatches received at Oklahoma
City state that a desperate band of
robbers made an unsuccessful at
tempt to rob the Bank of Hollister at
Hollister. Ok. early in the morning.
They were driven of after a battle
with citizens, and many shots were
exchanged, but no one injured.
A copy of the Daily Congressional
Record for every home is contemplat-
ed in a bill introduced by Senator
Hepburn of Idaho. The bill provides
that the record shall be supplied at
the rate of 81 per year and that all
postmasters may take subscriptions.
No postage is to be paid on the Rec
ord.
Personal.