The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17
GENERAL NEWS.


bling bills were passed by the New
York senate by the constitutional ma
FORTY of Is to Is and were at once
signed by Gov Hughes.
A jury in Pontiac, Mich, decided
that Henry Clay Ward Of that city. q
millionaire whose eccentric actions
led to his family's applying to have
a guardian appointed for him, was
competent to manage his own affairs.
Mulai Haf1d. the usurping sultan OF
Morocco, entered Fee at the head of a
large army.
Ten robbers, heavily armed, invaded
the customs office at Tiflis and killed
the Official in charge and his four as.
sistants. decamping with $4,000. The
police pursued the robbers. killing
three.
After a campaign of extraordinary
bitterness the voters of Sedalia. Mo-,
rolled up a majority Of S4S against
local option.
Patrick O'Hare of Pittsburg. Pa,
fatally shot his wife and child and cut
his own throat.
Flood conditions in Missouri and
Kansas were much improved. though
there were three drOwnings at Kan
sas City.
Two children of Fall River. Kan,
were found suffocated in a trunk in
which they had hidden.
Before the brewers convention ad-
journed at Milwaukee 1t was decided
to raise 100000 to wage war against
the spread of prohibition.
The Republican national committee
completed the hearings of contests in.
volving 219 seats in the convention.
OF these ZIG were given to Taft and
three to Foraker.
Explosions and fire in the Morris
packing plant at Kansas City. Kan,
resulted in two deaths and the de,
struction of about $s50,000 worth of
property.
The Allison Glass works of Cen,
tralia, ILL.,. employing 800 men, filed a
petition in bankruptcy with the fed.
eral court.
the Gravesend racetrack for violating
the new anti-racetrack gambling laws
of New York.
John McGreer. landscape artist, So
years of age. who recently lived in
Chicago, was drowned in the Hudson
river near New York.
Anthony Comstock, head of the New
York Society for the Suppression of
Vice. says his society will fight the
sheath gown. whether worn by chorus
girls or members of the 400.
The receding of the Mississippi
river flood in the vicinity of La Crosse.
WIS.,, revealed thousands of dollars
worth Of pearls cast up by the high
waters.
Sam T. Stevenson, former secre-
tary Of New Orleans Local No II,
typographical union, was arrested In
that city with $1,000 Of the unions
funds.
Twelve people were injured, two
probably fatally, in street car col
lision in Chicago.
Nine persons were killed and IS in
iured by q r-ar-end collision of a
freight with q passenger train at Roc
capietra. Italy.
Roy A. Gormley. a Detroit grain
broker. ended a weeks debauch by
committing suicide in his apartment
ut the Auditorium Annex. Chicago.
On claims aggregating $S.791,047
due the National Car Wheel company
of New York, the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroad was thrown into the
hands of q receiver at Toledo. o.
The Hotel Gramatan at Bronxville.
N. Y. and the new Clin hotel at New
port. r. L. were destroyed by flames.
Nine hotel keepers and business
men of Galesburg. III. were arrested
Tor violating the local option law.
For kindness shown his wife in her
sickness. Giles Gilbert, a Duluth pi-
oneer who died a few weeks ago. left
SIS, 900 to Miss Edith Balm, q music
teacher of Chicago.