The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

fell 500 feet with his blazing dirigible
balloon at the Central Maine fair at
Waterville, and was killed. The acci.
dent was witnessed by $4,000 persons.
The parade of the Grand Army OF
the Republic at the encampment In
Toledo was reviewed by Mr.. Taft
Senator Foraker and others. About
10000 veterans were In line.
Forest fire threatened the destruc-
tion of the famous Calaveras group of
giant sequoias.
James S. Stackpole, a member of the
firm of Stackpole Brothers, publishers
of the Lewistown (Pa.) Gazette, while
mentally unbalanced committed sui
eide near Mifflintown by shooting.
Fifteen thousand Americans and
Australians took part in a grand re-
view and parade at Pennington, su-
burb of Melbourne. The Victorian
journalists gave a reception in honor
of Rear Admiral Sperry. 1t was his
birthday and the city of Melbourne
commemorated the occasion by pre-
senting him with silver bowl bear
ing suitable inscription.
A Paris newspaper prints an inter-
view with Sidi el Mokhri, Moroccan
minister of foreign affairs. in which
he declares that Abd-el-AZiz has def
nitely resolved to give up the strug-
gle.
DR.. Frederick T. Rustin of Omaha,
Neb., one of the most famous sur
geons in the west, was shot and killed
by an unknown person.
Unknown persons dynamited the
bank of the Illinois and Michigan
canal at Channahon, II miles south
west of Joliet, and the entire district
was flooded.
Frederick Cornelius of Muskogee,
Okla, and his sweetheart, Miss Bah
bic Metcalf Of Tulsa, were drowned
while boating.
Foreclosure proceedings against the
Pittsburg-Wabash Terminal Railway
company were begun in Pittsburg by
the Mercantile Trust company of New
York.
Wisconsin primaries resulted in the
nomination for United States senator
of Isaac Stephenson, Republican, and
Neal Brown, Democrat; for governor,
James O. Davidson, Republican, and
]. A. Aylward, Democrat.
Republicans carried the Vermont
election by plurality Of about 28,-
600, a decrease Of eight per cent. from
the vote of 1904. The Democratic
vote also showed a decrease.
The crew on board the racing bal
loon Vile de Dieppe tried to descend
at Niagara Falls. The rip cord failed
to work properly, resulting in poor
landing. The three men in the basket
got a bad shaking up and narrowly
escaped death in the whirlpool rapids.
Secretary George Mclaughlin of the
state commission of prisons in a report
on a recent inspection protested
strongly against the keeping of Harry
X. Thaw in the Duchess county jail
at Poughkeepsie.
Delegates and visitors to the Grand
Army encampment gave their atten-
ton to the dedication Of the Fort
Meigs monument at Perrysburg and
to an elaborate civic parade in To-
Iedo
Judge A. H. Huston declared uncon-
stitutional the Oklahoma school law
separate school boards and
separate schools for negroes in the
new state.
Fire in Atlanta, Ga, destroyed the
plants of the Atlanta Trunk factory
and the Empire Printing & Box COM
Dany. The loss is estimated at $780,
300.
Standing at the stern Of a motor
boat which he had stolen and with
bullets whiZzing over his head, Ed
ward Burnett, fuil-blooded Pottawat-
.omie Indian, led two detectives an
exciting chase through the downtown
section of the Chicago river clear to
he drainage canal before he was cap
-ured.
Mrs. Arch Pickett shot and killed
Ter husband, well-known resident of
Ionesboro, Ark, because, she alleged,
le was mean to her and abused
ler."
Mrs. Earl Hallam Of Springfield,
H., declared that George Richardson
vas not the negro who attacked her.
t was his removal from the city
which caused the bloody race riots.
The national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic opened
n Toledo with a Venetian night" on
he river and big reception. About
10000 visitors were in the city,
which was beautifully decorated.
The members of the American team
which captured chief honors at the
olympic games in London were re.
eived by President Roosevelt at Sag
more Hill.
AT Manzanillo, Manuel Elias, editor
Il the Conservative El Vigilante, was
hot and killed by Manuel Estrada,
'ditor of the Liberal paper Ell Re-
'orter and also Liberal candidate for
The saloons and hotel bars of At. |
antic City, N. j., were closed tight on
Sunday because of Gov. Forts threat
o send troops.
Attorney John c. Gleason of New
FORK sued Harry X. Thaw for 100000 |
fees, accusing Thaw of fraud |
md misrepresentation.
Charged by his wife with non-sup-
'ort Rev. William C. Cummings, for.
nerly an Episcopal rector at Ionia.
1ich., was arrested at Saul Ste Marie
n the company of a woman said to be |
lis sister-in-law.
George Bailey, aged 70, and Miss
ida Dams his SiSter-in-law aood An |