The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Inc executive C00nC1t OF the M
tional Civic federation win call . con
ference to discuss the subject Of uni
form laws for an states. ~
| Three persons were drowned. many
injured and damages estimated II
$25O.000. caused by the breaking Of
/ two reservoirs 1t Parkersburg. w. Va.
While several Of the hand kept citi-
Gems At bay by shooting at al who
came In sight, robbers made IN I'M
successful attempt to get into the
vault Of bank at Bald Knob. Ark.
Joseph Brown, Who wounded Chief
Of Police Scott White 1t Whitmer. w.
Va. was hanged by . mob to tele-
graph pole.
John Moake. villain In an amateur
play near Mt. Vernon. ILL.,, was shot
and probably fatally wounded by Roy
Slater. the hero.
DR.. d. H. Kress of Washington IN
an address said the liquor habit could
be cured by eschewing meat and eat
ing plenty Of vegetables.
President Lewis OF the United Mine
Workers of America has called q meet
ing of the executive board to discuss
the trouble in the anthracite field of
Pennsylvania.
1t was reported that the Tennessee
coal and iron plant of the United States
Steel corporation, at Ensley, Ala. will
be closed for an indefinite time, owing
to stagnation In the iron and steel
trade.
President Taft, Theodore Roosevelt.
Chief Justice Fuller, Gov. Hughes and
Mayor Mcclellan joined in praising
Grover Cleveland at the celebration Of
the dead presidents seventy-second
birthday anniversary in New York.
Benjamin L. Winchell. president OF
the Rock Island railroad, in a speech
at Council Bluffs, Ia, complained of
the restricting laws against railroads.
William Whitla, eight-year-old SON
of James H. Whitla. an attorney of
Sharon. Pa, and nephew of Frank H.
Bull. millionaire, was kidnapped and
a ransom of $4,000 demanded.
Fire destroyed the Union railway
station in Louisville, KY, causing q
loss of 100000.
More Than 100 women stormed the
Iowa senate and denounced recent
blows at prohibition by the legislature.
That party lines will be erased by
the fight over the tariff was shown by
Mr.. Broussard's desertion of the Dem.
ocrats in the interests of his home dis
trict
A bill has been introduced in the
house by Mr.. Bennett providing for
postage of one cent an ounce on de-
nestle letters. |
William st. Clair. arrested at Fort |
Collins, Col, was identified by two |
mail clerks as one of the men that |
held up and robbed the Rio Grande
passenger train February Is.
Secret service men are collecting |
evidence at Bellefontaine, O.. to be |
used in the governments prosecution |
Of Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma in the |
cases charging alleged land frauds.
Miss Isabel v. Lyon. Mark Twain's
social and literary secretary. was mar.
led to Ralph Ashcraft. who is a close
friend of Mr. Clemens and who is also
his business adviser
The linemen. repairers and mechan.
cs Joined the telegraph operators and
nail carriers in the Paris strike.
Robbers broke into the bank at
Birds. ILL.,. and stole $1,000. They
blew open the safe with nitro
;lycerine.
Robert Tanner, aged As years, his
on aged ten, and his little daughter
ged eight, were asphyxiated by gas
t their home in Montreal, Ont. The
,as had been turned on accidentally
is thought.
A Canadian Pacific passenger traiE,
fter the enginemen had leaped from
be locomotive to escape scalding,
rashed into the Montreal station.
illed four persons and injured 30.
A. f. Rice, aged So, president of the
|hio Bankers association. died at his
ONE in Fremont, O.. from a compiled.
ion of diseases. He was president of
be Crogham Banking & Savings Com.
any.
President Taft has accepted an in.
itation to attend the annual spring
inner of the Gridiron club April II.
Senior Espinoza. minister from Mic
ragua. told Secretary Knox his coun-
y had no intention of attacking any
her sister republics and wants
eace.
A dog sent to find Joseph Small
God at Indianapolis returned and led !
le mans wife to his dead body. He
i'd committed suicide.
In a debate in parliament fear was
Ipressed that Germany will soon
ltstrip England in naval strength
I'd be able to wrest the rule of the
as from Great Britain.
The plan Of reorganization of the
hicago & Great Western railway has ,
zen completed. 1t provides for the I
of $50. 900 900 first mort.
lge four per cent. bonds. Of which
7.00O,0 900 will be reserved to retire
divisional bonds.
Peter Augustus Jay, secretary of the
nerican embassy at Tokyo, and
iss Susan Alexander McCook, daugh- !
r Of Col. John ]. McCook. were mar
ed In the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
urch in New York.
Orders have been received by Super.
tendent Ross Of the Greer tin plant
Newcastle. Pa. to begin operations
full. Sixteen hundred employees who :
We been idle since last June will be =
zen work. =