The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-12
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I Events of the Geek I
I Under Brief Review. !

, bhney say ms loye is unnatural. and is.
they say because II ontlastsd the girls
a divorce SO that his wife might marry
the man she loved and be happy; It
led him to give the young, people the
killed the other day, It made him first Of
all hsk. for the presence OF the girl for
whom he had done so much.
OF Insanity, according to tho Kentucky
idea of love and insanity, but somehow
II seems TO us. to be first-class sample
fcctly natural. Certainly 1t was unseliish
Are. people beginning already to forget
which crowded the papers only. few
weeks ago with the stories of the. Pen
nells and the Burdicks, and their killings
that fooWed a and res resul f III indns out
nothing about the mysteries2 II they
have, here Is al item from, last weeks
ne d 9 r NsM idrK 2 wb tbe surro
cato Of Buffalo on Tuesday an account
Ing Of the estate of his brother. Arthur
Reed Pennell, who was the leading figure
that a. r, Pencil left property worth
s22lloS, including his insurance. OF this.
property worth sls2, 900 has been sold BY
which Pencil and his wife went over
tho cliff was sold for s237. The admin
istrator has paid debts. amounting to sl25.
No mention is made Of any claims which
were supposed to exist against Pennel
by persons who allowed him to invest
their money. In fact, there never has
charge that Pencil was defauiter. nor
any denial OF the charge.
One among the first batch OF regular
messages that went to Hawaii over the
tust completed cable was Il addressed 70
the United States army. It informed him
that he had been dismissed from the
Marine Hospital service on account Of
tleman. He was also charged with In
subordinatlon. Surgeon Thornbury is one
Of Of the abest among the young surgeons
made something Of reputation since
our navy and army have been in the
lands Of the Pacific. and his friends are
Of the charges upon which he has been
found guilty and dismissed from the SER
wee. They VIII not get this lnforma-
ton until the findings Of the court arc
made public, and that may never be-
Robert ]. Burdette. familiarity known
as Bob Burdette, the Iowa humorist, is
good one, too. He has Just accepted the
pastorate of a new Baptist Church In Los
Angeles, Cal. It is big church. requir-
an officer whose title Is assistant pastor.
To this position Mr.. Burdettes wife, who |
was rich widow previous to her mar
riage to him in 1899, has been called. and |
has accepted. Mrs. Burdette is described
as g. very handsome woman. and "a fine
platform speaker"
we continue to be very greatly interest
ed II, the comments OF our Northern
m hn lt,r,p INC
and race riots In their territory. Tho
following from the Springfield Republi-1
can ca Is we'll worth space in this column:
rated on the Ohio River, and that only
the stream separates 1t from Kentucky,
but that fact does not Justify the In
ment and manners, as well as In &C.
ography. Evansville Is unfortunately near
to Kentucky. Indiana cannot unload the
fashion As for Kentucky. the state has
enough "cvilization' OF It's own to look
after, in the celebrated feud counties OF
the East, without having to bear the
Ono q the very latest political rumors,
or positive statements, Is to the effect |
that the friends Of Governor Cummin, OF
iowa. want TO see him made the Republi-
but they want to see the nomination
handed to him on a silver or, perhaps. a
golden walter. 1t Is, also said that the
reason despises Cummins' has started out
to nip this little bloomlet right In the
bud, and they do say she can do 1t.
John Donashue an artist with consider
able reputation. took his own life because
no was not as successful as he thought
he ought to be. He was only forty-sx
years Of age. but the history OF his short
life. as We gather 1t from the papers, is
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studied In Paris. and travelled and worked
In many countries OF Europe. His figure
of ''Phedra" was the first of his work
to be exhibited in Paris. and 1t gave him
a name. HIS Hunting Nyrnph" and
Venus" produced IN Rome. increased his
reputation; Then ne planned his gigantic
disc Lost" which was intended for the
Chicago Worlds Fair. For this he used
the, HISTORIC Baths Of Dioc!etian In Rome
production. The figure rs feet high and
10 feet from Tip to tip of the wings, had
70 be saved into u pieces in order to be
tution. specially sent for.t, and then ' was
Judged too unwieldy for the shores OF
Lake Michigan. and lay TIL It was broken
uepesened at Rs chicago hat se F Sns 4 or
The The Chorus After the Batte Of sa Ias
Fft Prize 1 there b over many compe
Congressional Library at Washington, and
is represented in Boston by busts of Gov
ernor Ames and John Boyle o'Reilly in
the public library, III made an ella borute
design for Mckinley memorial In Phila-
delpha, but It failed OF acceptance. Over
this failure Donaghue brooded until he
took his life.
Periodically. there comes ont from
city is soon to have the biggest hotel
It ever had The story came out again
last week IN somewhat changed attire
This time 1t is announced that the Ebbilt
House. is to be torn down and on its site,
Including n number OF adjacent proper
ties, the largest hotel IN the national cap
ital Is to be erected, The new hotel will
extend down Fourteenth Street as far as
the Ebbit now goes, and along r Street.
so as to take in one-half OF the block,
including the geological survey building.
Most of this property is owned by Caleb
Willard who will be one of the principal
in the new enterprise.
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With a Gononapt ~, T..o