The Columbus journal., 1911-01-04

A grand jury in Adams. county. O.,
returned 122 indictments against al
legged vote sellers.
That the duke of Connaught will
not be the next governor-general OF
Canada is the growing belief In OIL
cial circles In Canada.
News comes of the attempted as
sassination of Prince Ching. at Pc
kin. Dec. LIST.
Aviator Arch Hoxsey smashed all
altitude records at Los Angeles by as
cending 11,474 feet
A half-dozen firemen and as many
policemen were killed by falling
walls in Philadelphia fire.
The senate passed the omnibus
claims bill in the face of vigorous
objections of Senator Bristow.
Three leading house democrats are
after the appropriation committee
Craftsmanship of the next congress-.
There was an impressive funeral
service at Washington for Don Ami
bal Cruz, the late Chilean. minister.
Charley Taft, the presidents young,
est son. is home for the holidays and
things have begun to happen around
the white house.
After being in quarantine at her
home in Akin, S. c., for more than
two years, Miss Mary v. Kirk, leper
died a few days ago.
Nine tons Of liquid eggs were
seized by federal officers in the cold
storage plant of the Merchants Re
frigerator company, Jersey City.
At Pittsburg, Pa, Elmer DEE swal-
lowed twenty-seven grains of bichlor-
ide of mercury. enough to kill $50
persons, and did not die until twelve
days.
A fight will be made by Represen-
tative Rainey of Illinois to bring the
question of former President Roose-
velt's travelling expenses before con-
gress.
Twentythree officers. IA cadets
and twenty-six musicians spent
Christmas day as the guests of the
Mexican government in the City of
Mexico.
F. H. Clark. general superintendent
of motive power for the Chicago. Bur-
lington & Quincy Railroad company.
has resigned. He will be succeeded
by F. A. Torrey
Nebraska is making a hard fight to
capture the place on the Eighth cir
cult made vacant by the promotion
of Judge Vandevanter to the United
States supreme court
The 500 employees of the Bath Iron
works received a Christmas present
in the shape of a certification of vol
untary increase in wages, ranging
from to Is cents a day.
About 500 gallons of tiswin. or tu-
lapia. an intoxicating drink manufac-
tured by the Apache Indians, have
been confiScated by the Indians Off
GERS agents at Fort Apache. Ariz.
For the protection of her coast
Cuba is contemplating the construc-
ton of six vessels adapted to coast
guard services, according to advices
received by the state department.
Manufacturers imports during No
last showed a marked falling
off, as compared with similar imports
in the corresponding month last year.
according to the bureau of statistics.
Frederick Brown. a circus perform
er of Buffalo. n. Y, while attempting
TO make a balloon ascension at Ha-
vana. Cuba, struck a projection Of
building. He fell 100 feet to the
ground and was killed.
FOR the relief of the famine-strick-
en- leople of China. Acting Secretary
Of St'te Huntington Wilson cabled
s. 900 t. Minister Calhoun at Picking
rs the initial contribution of the
National Red Cross society.
Cattlemen in the western part of
Montrose and San Miguel counties
ance in that section of Navajo In
iians from the Utah reservation, who
ire reported TO be killing many cattle
md deer.
Governor Alberto Terrazas issued a
calling upon the citi-
,ens of Chihuahua to rally to the sup
port of the government and to organ
re themselves into company of
'ural police for the protection of the
.ity of Chihuahua
Robert S. Lovett, successor to Ed
ward n. Hartman as president OF
he Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific railroads. told the railroad
commission that he was in
avor of federal supervision of rates
More men who have received an
academic education before studying
dentistry are needed in the dental
according to DR.. J. o. By
am of Indiana. who delivered an ad-
lress before the institute of dental
in Washington.
Successful experiments by the de-
,artment of agriculture in the aclima-
ization and breeding of Egyptian cot
on in the southwestern part of the
United States led experts of the gov
department to believe that
his cotton can be grown with profit
n this country.