The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1908-09-02
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
The American battleship feet ar
rived at Melbourne and was given
rousing welcome by the officials and
people.
With the number of dead estimated
at a hundred and the financial loss
placed at from two to five million dol
lars, the floods throughout the Caro-
linas and Georgia have been the most
severe experienced by these states in
their history. In the cities business
has been demoralized and stores and
residences ruined, and in the country
the crops have suffered most seri-
ously.
Five men were killed, another fatal
" hurt, and five seriously injured In
q collision at the Warrior Run col
liery of the Lehigh Valley Coal COM
pany, near Wilkesbarre, Pa.
At Minerva, KY. John Bruce, aged
20 years, shot and killed his father,
Lewis Bruce. As years old. The elder
Bruce had attacked his wife, when
the son interfered and shot him.
Five young Oarsmen of San Fran
cisco who went for a row on
the bay disappeared, presumably be-
ing drowned.
The police of Atlantic City were
looking for w. S. G. Williams, hus-
band of the woman who was with
Charles G. Roberts of Baltimore when
he was shot on the board walk.
Because she rejected his attentions.
A. G. Summers of Belleville, ILL.,, killed
Mrs. Eva Neinninger and committed
suicide
The British steamer Dunearn sank
in a typhoon off Japan and only two
of her crew of So survived.
Two men were killed and six others
dangerously wounded on board the
Danish cruiser Hekla by the prema'
ture explosion of shell.
Capt. p. c. Hams, Jr., and his broth.
er, T. Jenkins Hams, were held with.
out bail for the action of a grand jury
at New York on charge of the muir
der of William E. Annis.
Rev. l. B. Milligan, well-known
minister and golf player of Canton, O..
shot and killed himself.
One hundred Indians at Salmon
Arm, just south of Kamloops, B. C..
are threatening to 60 on the warpath
fearing that they are to have their
fishing rights taken away.
The Imperial Japanese bank of San
Francisco was closed by the state
banking commission, the officers being
accused of making loans to them
selves.
The Associated Advertising clubs in
session at Kansas City elected James
Gibbs of Chicago president and de
cided to meet next year in Louisville
Ky.
The American battleship feet sailed
from Sydney for Melbourne.
Frank Halliday of Rosedale. Pa
fatally slashed his 19-yesr-old wife
with q razor because of jealousy.
Vance Williams. a negro accused Of
murder, was lynched near Louisville
Ky.
The national rife team match fol
tne n6uOnal trophy, 8utnOrlZeQ Oy
congress, and $500 was won at Camp
Perry, O., by the United States infan
try team.
The post ONCE at Rushville, Mo.
was robbed of $500 by burglars who
had failed to loot the bank there.
Hostilities between the Netherland.
and Venezuela were brought q steI
nearer by the receipt at The Hagu.
Of an unofficial copy Of q second nota
from Castro's foreign minister. Jos,
de Jesus Paul, setting forth Venezue
las grievances and stating that tina
country awaited satisfaction.
Gov. Magoon announced the Cubal
elections would be held November L
and the new president installed Janu
AIRY % next.
Burglars cracked the safe OF tn
post Office in Waukegan. ILL.,. and go
away with money and stamps to tn
value OF 5000.