The Columbus journal., 1909-08-25
GENERAL NEWS.


GENERAL NEWS.
twenty-five passengers, among
them many women and children, and
. crew of Is, had narrow escapes
from death when the steamer Fred
Swain burned to the waters edge on
the Illinois river near Averyville.
When President Taft steps across
the border into Mexico October IL
he will be the first of the nation s
chief executives to visit a foreign
country during his term OF office. He
will be invited to attend a bull fight.
In the second days races on the
Indianapolis speedway Strang broke
the lOO-mile speed record and ZenGel
set a new mark for ten miles.
W. d. Mahon. president of the Anal
gamated Association of Street Rail-
way Employees, arrived in Chicago TO
take up the fight for the union men.
which threatens to result in a STRIKE
A report from Santiago, Chile. said
many persons had been killed in col
lision of trains near that city. No
details were given.
Maj. George Tate. U. S. A.. has
again visited the Gettysburg battle
field to place a rose on the grave OF
his left leg which was shot off in that
memorable battle between north and
south.
Miss Virginia Paul, a Pennsylvania
society girl was drowned as she tried
in vain to save the life of w. Brooke
Lessig, q Philadelphia lawyer.
Daniel Hayes was killed and Misses
Addie and Ola Porcher were injured
near Brunswick, Ga. when freight
train struck a handcar on which they
were riding.
After three years work the commits
sioners on uniform laws throughout
the United States. now meeting in De-
troit, completed the draft Of a pro-
posed law to regulate the transfer OF
certificates of corporation stockzs.
The Porte will recognize King Ferdi-
nand's title as King of the Bulgars.
Emperor William has authorized an
outlay Of ST. O00. 900 for the extension
of Prussian state railroads.
Chile-TwO trains were completely
destroyed and many killed and injured
in q collision 80 miles. north of Santi-
ago.
Through a memorandum signed at
Mukden, August 10, by both govern
ments, China agrees to assist Japan
In construction of Antung- Mukden
railroad. thus closing the recent rup-
ture.
Orders have been issued to officers
Of the Great Northern steamship
Minnesota, which is bringing to this
country a party of Japanese business
men. that the vessel shall make the
trip to Seattle in record time.
Jean CASTOR Darboux. secretary Of
the Academy Of Sciences in Paris.
will represent France at the Hudson
Fulton celebration in New York.
A general strike of cloakmakers
has been ordered in New York city.
Wages is the main question at issue.
Litigation. after a lapse of Is
years. has been resumed in New York
over the Hamersley estate. amounting
to about $5.O00.O00. Arthur Hamers-
Icy. aged IA. asks for an accounting.
More than 1000 friends of William
Grevel. for Is years general manager
Of F1eischmann's Model bakery. IA
nous for its bread line. attended his
funeral in New York when he invited
them to be present by means of a
death notice printed in newspapers,
which he had written before he died.
In holding Argyle Lett to the grand
jury for the killing of Durwood Dent
wood. the court at Henderson. Ky.
decided that killing was sometimes
justifable. but that Lett had chosen
the wrong time.
Every city on the Mississippi river
viii be represented on Presiden.
Taft's boat trip from St. Louis to
New Orleans. says Secretary Treze.
want of the New Orleans Progressive
Union. who is arranging the program
for the presidents visit in that CITY
October 80 and November l and 2.
The annual conference of embalm.
ers opened at Louisville, Ky. with
nearly every state in the union repre-.
scented.
The Alabama legislature approved
the proposed amendment to the fed
eral constitution in favor of an in.
come tar.
Gov. Brown of Georgia has signed
. law prohibiting negro societies from
using the insignia. ritual or srips of
orders composed of white-.
Walter Wellman had planned tn
start for the north pole in his airshin
August Is. but high wind blowing he
postponed his start.
Clifford Litterell of Dayton. O.. vas
badly injured when run over bv an
automobile on the way to the races at
Indianapolis.
Among recent postmasters appoin,.
I'd BY Postmaster General Hitchcoct
are Elmer E. Adams. Winnetka m
AID B. F. Thomas. Traer. Ia