Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12
News Briefs.

A telegram from Denver says that Sena-
tor Hanna will visit Denver in January to
deliver an address before the representa-
tives of the citys industrial and commercial
interests.
Ernest Cushel, aged twenty-one, sentenced
to be hanged on Tuesday next for murder
made a daring escape during the night from
the police barracks at Calgary, N. w. T. If
Cashel is not captured before December 10
for which date his execution is set he can
not subsequently be hanged, as he will then
be dead to the law, unless he is repreved in
the meantime.
Henry r Everett's private trolley car
Josephine was wrecked at Canton Ohio
yesterday. DR.. o. M. Lyon was probably
fatally hurt while Mrs. Lyon received in
juries that may prove serious. The car was
badly damaged.
United States Minister Powell has been
officially informed that the provisional gov
eminent of Santo Domingo is not disposed
to accept as final the settlements of Ameri-
can claims made with the late government
of President Wos Gill
The merchants of Baltimore have COM
bined In movement looking to- lower fire
insurance rates there The remarkably
small fire loss of last year as compared
with that of other big cities of the country
is urged as sufficient reason for the move
Miss Hettie Giles and Mr.. A. c. Norris of
Rockford, ILL.,, were married yesterday be-
side the bier of the brides dead mother at
Bowling Green Ohio. just prior to the fu-
Monday by being struck by a stone from a
blast in a sewer
Colonel John Overton, jr aged sixty-one
years, a wealthy and prominent citizen of
Memphis Tenn, died at his home last
night of spinal menengitis. He served
through the civil war in the confederate
army.
young woman attired in mans clothing
has been appearing in Virginia towns this
week. She has borne the name of H N
Jones wonl6
except for a telltale telegram from Lowell
Mass, which says she ran away from a
factory there disguised in male attire
George Westinghouse has acquired the
rights to manufacture in the United States
and Canada the Parsons steam turbines
which are well known to marine engineers.
We shall build up a great marine turbine
industry in the United States" says Mr.
Westinghouse.
Miss Bessie Johnson, daughter of Tom
l.. Johnson of Ohio, made her debut in
the presence of her father at the Empire
Theater, New York, but he has not given
his sanction to the hiStrionc ambitions OF
his daughter. Miss Johnson is tall, beauti-
full girl, with a natural charm of manner
and Is twenty-five years of age
An analysis of the action taken by tho
various dioceses indicates that no change
will be made in the name of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the immediate future
and that the next triennial convention will
take no action whatsoever looking to the
adoption of the title Catholic Church of
America"
Confirmation of the report that the Bal
timore and Ohio has purchased the Rarital
River railroad, which owns line from
New Brunswick to South Amboy NJ j
and has franchise for a continuation OF
the line to Bound Brook. where there is
connection possible with it's tracks is
taken as proof of the determination of the
Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania rail
road interests to give the former a tide
water terminal and to make South Ambov
handled by the Pennsylvania and the Bal
timore and Ohio.