Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
News Briefs.

Chocolate-coated strychnine and NIX
vomica tablets, prescribed by a physician
for their mother, caused the death of
Laura and Joseph Barsuglia, three and six
years old, respectively, in Philadelphia last
night.
Miss Muriel Byram an heiress prominent
in Chicago society, was found dead in her
home in chat city yesterday with a bullet
she committed suicide, the wound being
attributed to the accidental explosion OF a
weapon that she was cleaning preparatory
to hunting trip in California.
At joint caucus of the republican MEM
bers of the Maine legislature last night
Senator Eugene Hale was named for fifth
term as United States senator. The nom
ination was by reclamation. Mr. Hale was
present and thanked the caucus.
Former Representative F. w. Koetter of
Omaha, who was a member of the Ne
braska legislature last year, attempted to
commit suicide at his boarding place in
Lincoln, Neb., yesterday, by turning on The
gas in his room
In the bitterest of winter weather Berlin,
N H, last night fought fire which threat
ened the entire business section and which
before being CONT oiled destroyed Clements
Opera House block. the two Gagno.. blocks
a hotel, drug store and several smaller
buildings. The loss is estimated at sl5ODpo
Herman III. Knppenberg, said to have
been the Oldest postmaster in point Of con-
tinuous service in the United States is
dead In his home in Femme Usage, St.
Charles county Mo-, from the effects of a
heavy cold. He was for about fifty five
years postmaster at Femme Usage .Mr.
knippenberg was born in Germany ~ S.i
Stabbed six times, and with note threat
ehlns the hives of others pinned to mis-
coat. Samuel Sullivan, "a young resident of
arlington, 5. was found unconscious in
the ROAD near his home last night and prob
ably mortaly wounded.
United States Secret Service Agents Holm
u Murphy and George L. Burns with Chief
Langley of Victoria b. c.. arrested T. n
munger. president and J. n. thinner
man, managing director of the Wooster
national Bank of Wooster, Ohio charged
with embezzling funds OF the bank amount-
ing 10 $500
The case of A. d. Wales of Binghamton
~ r. against John Mitchell, president of
the United Mine Workers of America. for
S2oo,ooV for settling the anthracite coal
strike was put over the term in the SUI
preme court there Tuesday, with the con-
sent of both parties
While fighting a fire which Quilted the
Elyslan Supply Company's factory in Ho-
boken. n. j., Tuesday, William Buckley, a
fireman. was struck on the head by an iron
bracket, which had fallen from a fire es-
cape. Buckley died in hospital The loss
by fire was $4,000.
While cleaning rifle in their home in
Jamaica, l. l., Tuesday James Barnett
accidentally shot and killed his father,
John Barnett The bullet struck the elder
Barnett in the abdomen and killed him in
stantly. The son is held charge of
homicide.
Between midnight and Monday morning
fire endangered the lives of several persons
In the crowded boarding house of Mrs. ID.
o Pearson. at Richmond, Va, and one
man. G. c. Blackwelder, equipped with two
cork legs, had an exceedingly narrow es-
cape.
In quarrel between the ffteen-year-old
Edward Blake, white, and an unknown
negro boy, at Newport News. Va, the lat
ter shot the former with a rife the bullet
taking effect In the abdomen The negro
escaped. Blake's condition is serious.
Ada the one-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Munk Mitchell. was burned to death
at Roanoke. Va, Sunday by the explosion
of lamp. The child was asleep and the
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