Evening journal., 1905-04-25
THE WORLDS NEWS
WASHINGTON.

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Walker d. Hines. formerly of The
Louisville and Nashville Railway, was
before the Senate Committee on In
terstate Commerce. He told the COM
mittee that the present law was ample.
PENNsYLvANIA.
Hugh Dougherty was arrested on
charge Of attempting TO assault Mary
Gallagher, l6 years old, near her home,
/ in Leiperville The accused .man led
a party that searched for the girls
assailant
Six persons were poisoned by eat
ing dried herring, which were decom-
posed, at Shamokin. Three are likely
10 die.
Bishop Talbot. Of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese Of Central Pennsyl-
yania, called a convention to be held
at Pittsburg, May "a, at which all par
ishes In that part of the see remaining
after the division will be represented.
A reorganization win be effected and
Ia name selected for the diocese.
The Republican State Convention at
Harrisburg today will be the largest
In the partys history. No serious
contest is indicated. Senator Knox
telegraphed that he will not be pres
ent
NEW JERSEY.
Governor Stokes appointed a com
mission to inquire into the ACCESSIBILITY
Of recommending how the court sys-
tenn can be better adjusted to the de-
mands of Judicial business.
Edna Williams, daughter of a
wealthy resident is in jail at Toms
River charged with the theft of jew
elry.
SPORTING.
j. f.. Ramsey, rowing expert Of the
Sporting Life, London, writes that
Leander is securing all England in or
der to present a crew worthy of meet
ing the Vespers at Henley.
Oaklawn, the Earandale two-year-
old colt easily won the Canarsie Stakes
at Aqueduet Rightful, at good odds,
after winning a 6 1-2 furling event at
ST. Louis, breaking the track record,
was punished by the judges.
Secretary Carmack, of the New
York Yacht Club announces that his
organization win lend its aid for uni
form international yacht racing rules.
MISCELLANEOUS.
]. Wilcox Brown, citizen Of Mary
land, has through counsel filed action
against the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, asking that a receiver be ap-
pointed. Decision was reserved I'm the
application of He bert G. Tull for an
injunction restraining the society's Of
hcers from taking further proceedings
toward an amended charter. Presi-
dent Alexander failed to present his
petition to strike out certain refer
.ences TO Alexander in Hyde's petition
Intervening I'm Lords injunction
against the proposed naturalization
plan.
The Supreme Court ordered the inn
mediate issuance of the mandate in
the case of George w. Beavers, whose
removal from New York to Washing
ton for trial on the charge of defraud-
ing the government has been ordered
The German Empress has honored
hfty-one nurses at North Brother Is
land who took part in the rescue Of
the Slocum disaster survivors last
June by presenting them with diplo-
mas in recognition of their heroism.
A deputy sheriff saved a negro.
charged with assaulting and killing a
white woman, from a Mount Vernon,
o., mob by fleeing with him to
neighboring town in an automobile.
A decision of court, giving posses
sion Of a street car line in Cleveland
to a new company. was considered by
Mayor Johnson to be a victory for
three-cent fares and may lead to steps
that will result in practical municipal
ownership.
A judge in Illinois accepted the plea
Of railroad attorney that a student kill
ed on the railroad was really an ex-
pense to his parents and dismissed
$4,000 suit brought against the rail-
road on account of the young mans
death.
A Chicago rumor declares that John
W. Gates and his associates i'm the
May wheat deal have bought the "ore
fleet" of whalebacks for the purpose
of shipping wheat from Chicago to
Europe direct.
Senator O. H. Platt viii be buried
today
The New York police were unable to
Identify the 213 Cinnamon arrested in
raid on fantan players, and as a re-
suit all but nineteen were discharged.
The third trial of Nan Patterson,
charged with the murder of Caesar
Young, was begun in New York.
Anti-Odell Republicans and Demo-
Gratis Of New York claim that the bill
i'm the Legislature creating the office
of Commissioner Of Records is a
grab" measure framed by the Odell
faction.
Mayor Mcclellan is expected to veto
the bill to take the granting of fran
chises from the Board of Aldermen,
but the Legislature will probably pass
ii over his veto.
Frank C, Bigelow president OF the
First National Bank OF Milwaukee,
confessed the theft Of f1,450,Q 900 Of the
funds OF the bank, The directors sub
scribed a fund to protect the insttu-
ton, then caused the arrest Of Big
Glow by the Federal authorities. He
was released on $4,000 bail.
Three men on the battleship Maine
were injured by the explosion of gases
lin the breeoh Of a turret gun at tar
get practice of Pensacola.
The President bagged two brown
bears, but lost Goffs famous bear dog
Spot, IN the chase.
"FLARE BACK" ON THE MAINE