The Columbus journal., 1908-06-17

More than q dozen persons were
hurt at Capitol Heights. suburb OF
Montgomery, Ala, when the platform
used to accommodate participants in
the unwilling OF statue to Gen. Rob.
ert f. Lee. collapsed.
Federal Judge Lands granted an
appeal to the United States supreme
court &c Herman Billik. convicted OF
the murder OF Mary vrzal, just rs
preparations for his execution were
being made In Chicago.
Wisconsin Prohibitionists nominated
a ticket headed by w. d. Cox OF Mil
waukee for governor.
President J. c. Wallace Of the
American Shipbuilding company an
nounced the permanent closing of the
Bay City (MichD yard Of the COM
pany, which began operations nearly
half century ago.
A silver service from a design by
Paul Revere. the American revolution
airy war hero. Is to be presented to the
United States cruiser Colorado by the
state Of Colorado at San Francisco
prior to the sailing of the cruiser to
the orient in August.
The Lusitania beat the Mauretania's
record on the western passage by
seven minutes.
For the third time in ~ many days
an entire square of dwelling houses
was burned in New Orleans.
Thieves smashed a window in the
jewelry store of Hyman, Berg & Co.,
State and Washington streets, Chi
cago, and escaped with 60 gold
watches and jewelry valued at $4,000.
AS the result of the local option
elections held in Oregon, county pro-
hibition will prevail in II of the %
counties after July.
David b. Hill of New York. on sail
ing for Europe, scored William J.
Bryan, declared there was no longer
a Democratic party, and commended
the candidacy of Gov. johnson of Min
nesota.
AS the result of a political quarrel
at Stanberry, Mo-. r. H. Duncan,
lawyer and candidate for prosecuting
attorney, shot and killed Charles E.
Butler, city marshal.
A pouch of registered mail from
Los Angeles for New York, containing
upwards of $4,000. was stolen after
reaching Kansas City.
The United States Brewers asso-
citation at its closing session in Mil
waukee adopted a platform of prin-
ciples in which 1t pledges itself to the
abolition of the immoral saloon and
to the cause of temperance in. the use
of intoxicants in the broadcast sense.
The great elevator of the Tri-State
Grain company at Hammond, Ind, and
ESQ, 900 bushels of corn were destroyed
by fire.
Settlement Of further contests by
the Republican national committee
gave William H. Taft 504 votes, or
more than enough to nominate on first
ballot.
The United Confederate Veterans
elected Gen. Clement A. Evans OF
Georgia commander-in-chief and de-
cided to meet next year in Memphis.
w. F. Burns of Jackson county, s.
c.. while on a bridal trip across
Panther mountain, in Greenville coun-
ty. was robbed of his pretty young
wife by a gang of six men, after he
had been bound, beaten and robbed.
According to the school census, Chi
cago now has a population of about
2.14O.O0O.
Joseph Letter of Chicago and Wash
ington and Miss Juliette Williams of
were married at the home
Of the brides parents.
Miss Margaret Sargent Of Sioux
City, Ia, found her mother and man
named Joe Ford dead with bullet holes
in their heads.
Archbishop Nixon. exarch of Geor-
gia, was assassinated in Tiflis by rev.
A monument to the Russian dead at
Port Arthur, erected by Japan, was
An 11-year-old boy at St. Joseph,
Mo-, wrecked freight train to obtain
COAL
The Montclair IN. j. council adopt
ed an ordinance providing a five dol
lar fine for the owner of every dog
that barks after p. m.
The Republican national committee
seated both the lilly white" and black
and tan" delegates from Louisiana
with half vote each. The latter
agreed to vote for Taft Six contests
in Mississippi and one in Missouri
were decided in favor of Taft.
Edward VII, king of England, and
Emperor Nicholas exchanged royal
visits on the waters of the Bay of
Reval in the Gulf of Finland. 1t was
a notable meeting and one which may
have far-reaching effect in the world
policies of the futue.
Property damage to the extent of
$4,000 was done in Guthrie, Okla, by
a violent wind and rain storm.
Representatives of the large steel
interests agreed on a general reduc:
ton in prices of finished steel prod
uctS.
Three hundred persons, including
Marquis de Dion. were poisoned by
ptomaines at q banquet of the Auto
mobile club Of Paris. One person is
dead and many others are in a serious
condition.
Fire In the business district of En-.
mis-, Tex. did $3.50. 900 damage.
Mrs. Thomas Murrill of Breathitt
Kentucky. killed Miss Mary
Terry, for whom Murrill had deserted