Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-12
News Briefs.

Maj Bright, a well-known farmer re-
siding in Marion township, Ohio, was shot
and instantly killed by his son Carl Satur-
day. The tragedy was the outcome of a
quarrel, which occurred several days ago.
A. B. Simpson, the evangelist raised near
ly $4,000 in cash and pledges at the Taber-
nacle in New York Sunday where he
preached his annual missionary sermon the
principal event of the twenty-third annual
convention of the Christian and Missionary
Alliance.
Miss Annie S. Peck. the American noun
tain climber, has assembled Huascan noun.
tain, Peru, to a height of q goo feet. She
was prevented from reaching the summit
because OF Immense crevasses and snow
Huascan is 1850 feet high
Mike" McAuliffe once famous as a mid.
die weight prize fighter. died Saturday
night In New York from heart disease
The strike of coal drivers at Cincinnati
threatens to affect the state insane asylum
the hospitals and all county and CITY fnstf-
tutions, to stop the street cars and inter-
urban lines and seriously affect business.
Andrew Carnegie has agreed to provide
100000 for the erection of central Ii
brary and four branches in the borough of
Islington, London, the sites to be provided
for by the borough.
A big automobile of the touring car type
running, 1t is said, at twenty-five miles an
hour, got beyond the control of its onera
tor in Fall River, Mass, Sunday, and crash
ed through a fence. Fred White of Taun-
ton, Albert Bellon of Dighton and Edward
Lincoln OF TAUNTON were injured,
Charles A. Ward of New York was ar
raigned in police court charged with lar
ceny in obtaining money from justices of
the supreme court by Misrepresentation.
He was held In 81 900 bail for examination.
Saturday battle occurred at Lucknow,
a town about eight miles north of Bishop
vile. S. c., between Harvey Lang, a young
white man. and several negroes, and as a
result Lang and one negro, Ezekiel Aral,
died Sunday.
John A. Stewart who traded under the
name of William ]. Connors & Co. of New
York, and was accused of having defrauded
farmers in the west by inducing them to
go into discretionary grain pool. was
given the alternative of paying fine of
500 or going to the city prison for thirty
days. He went to prison.
The Employers Association executive
committee, after protracted discussion of
the coal wagon drivers strike at Cincin-
natl Monday, decided to support the coal
dealers. If necessary, the association will
raise 100000 to be used in breaking up the
strike.
Miss Inga Hanson, who was recently ar
rested in New York on a charge of having
attempted to defraud the Chicago City Rail-
way Company out of $4,000 through a suit
brought for damages, was given over to
two Chicago officers Monday who were
present with extradition papers.
Samuel Fulford of Norfolk Va, was
found guilty Monday of affixing the name
of his employer, w. H. Venable, to prom
issory note, and was given two years in
the penitentiary.
At "Winanna," Major W. S. Simons' farm
in Powhatan county, Va, fire destroyed
his immense new barn. in which were three
horses valued at $500 and a quantity Of
farming Implements. The total loss was
81 600, and there was no insurance.
The thirty-sixth anniversary of the be-
ginning of the first Cuban revolution and
the declaration of independence or death"
was celebrated at Havana Monday. Bust
ness was practically suspended. Celebra-
lions of the anniversary are reported to be
general throughout Cuba.
Rev. David Daugherty, an aged Methodist
minister, was found dead Sunday at his
homes near Falls Mills, TaZewell county,
Va. He was seventy years old and leaves
a widow.
Milton Ash, the seven-year-old son of AL
bert Ash of Roanoke, Va. shot his cousin,
Ray Hodgin, son of Fxank Hodgin acci-
dentally Monday night with 2--caliber
rifle.
Some months ago W. f. Irwin of Fairfax,
Va who was serving five years in the penl-
Tertiary for the theft of two mules, was
granted a conditional pardon. The COVER
nor is now asked for requisition to bring
Irwin back from Baltimore, where he is al
legged to have fled with married woman.
leaving his own wife in Fairfax.
The Eddy Press, Incorporated year ago
at $S3. 600, filed a deed OF assignment at
winchester, Va, Monday to r. Gray VIII
liams and John M. Steck, trustees.
An incident of the M. e. conference of
West Virginia. in session at Grafton. Fri
day, was a donation Of $1,000 to the fund
for superannuated ministers by Mrs. Stoner
of Wheeling.