The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-08-19
GENERAL NEWS.

Springfield. ILL.,. was completely IN
the control OF a mob for several hours.
the police, sheriff's force and troop ID
of the First cavalry, and the members
of Calling gun section of the Illinois
National Guard being unable to do
anything to control the mob, which
was rendered furious by the removal
from the city of George Richardson. a
negro who assaulted a white woman.
As the result of the mob's actions one
man is dead, another will probably die
and several others were injured.
while LOper's restaurant was wrecked,
the shanties of a number of negroes
residing in the bad lands" burned.
and Gov Deneen called a number of
companies Of the Illinois National
Guard to Springfield to preserve or
der. Among the injured was r. W..
Chain. candidate for president of the
United States on the Prohibition
party ticket, who was struck In the
bead with a brick.
Fire In the East Buffalo stock yards
of the New York Central railroad de-
stroyed 81 ,OOO. 900 worth of property.
Two persons we're seriously injured
and a dozen others were painfully hurt
when an automobile. that was taking
part In hill climbing contest,
swerved and ran wild into throng of
spectators at Algonquin, Ill.
E. r. Thomas. former banker and
jured at Long Branch, n. j., when his
automobile struck and wrecked a car
riage.
Bandits held up a Northern Pacific
passenger train near Spokane. Wash.
and robbed the mail car.
ILL.,, sacrificed his life in an unsuccess-
full attempt to rescue his nephew.
Henry NJ. Howell. IL years old, from
drowning in the Illinois river.
1t is announced in Holland that an
interesting event is expected In the
Dutch royal family.
Louis A. Ryan of Bridgeport. ILL.,,
thrice shot and badly wounded his
bride at Noble. ILL.,. and then prob
ably fatally wounded himself.
Four men attempted to rob a sa-
loon in Chicago and the bartender
shot and killed Leemond Smith, alias
William Fay. a confidence man.
The Indiana Coal Operators associa-
ton ended official relations with the
United Mine Workers of America
Two persons were killed and six in
jured by the explosion at the grounds
of the FrancoBritish exhibition at
London of the balloon owned by Capt.
Lovelace of the New York Aero club.
One of the dead is Miss Hill, secretary
to Capt Lovelace.
Capt Baldwin made two successful
speed trials of mis- dirigible balloon at
Fort Myer
The American battleship fleet sailed
from Auckland. New Zealand, for Sgd
ney. Australia
J. Montgomery Sears. a young mill
ionaire of Boston, was killed when his
automobile plunged over an embark
ment. He was a candidate for the
Massachusetts, senate.
Republicans of Texas nominated
ticket. headed by Col. J. L. Simpson
of Dallas for governor
Wilbur Wright of Dayton, O.. made
the longest and NEST successful flight
of the series of aeroplane trials which
he is conducting at Lemans, France,
remaining in the air three minutes
and forty-four seconds. The machine
circled the field three times at the
rate of Sc miles an hour.
AS a result of an explosion Of fire.
damp in the Dudweiler mine. five
miles from Saarbruekin, Germany,
Is persons were killed and six badly
hurt
Bandits robbed railway stations at
Crown Point and Griffith, Ind. of
nearly $1,000 in money and tickets.
Fire in a residence and millinery
store at Wheeling, w. Va. caused
the death of Clara, Mamie and Mar
garet Gavin.
Pittsburg police unearthed an al
legged conspiracy of department store
employees that had resulted in the
theft of $4,000 worth of goods.