Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-27
News Briefs.

Circuit court for Bath county, Va, ad-
iourned Tuesday after session of four
victed of the murder of Jim Ombles last
December. He was sentenced to twelve
years in the penitentiary.
J. r. Pamplin. ST., who was seriously in
Jurcd Tuesday by falling from the third
floor of the Blue Ridge cotton mills at Pc
terSburg. Va. died of his injuries last night.
Col. Fairfax is reported seriously i'll at
his home on the Potomac river, near Guam
tco. Va.
William Adams. a negro. who was SEN
fenced to be hanged at Raleigh, n. c., to-
day for murder, has been respted for
twenty days to permit consideration of
further appeals to the governor.
William Moss has been indicted by the
grand jury of Calhoun county, w. Va,
charged with the murder of his father. The
father was insane and lived with Moss. 1t is
charged that the son gave his father
beating. which resulted in the latter's
death The son claims self-defense.
Miss Mary Shields of Pittsylvanla county.
Va. was severely wounded by the acct
dental discharge of revolver In her
brothers hand The bullet entered her
knee. She has been unable to walk and at
times is delrious.
AS the result OF pouring kerosene oil on
smoldering wood in a kitchen stove Re
becCa Newsome. colored, is in a critical
condition at her home at Lambert's Point.
Va. She was horribly burned about the
hands, face. feet and body.
Gabriel Scordos. nine years old. son of
Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ Scordos of Norfolk.
Va, was bitten seriously in the groin by a
dog. causing decorations serious that
young Scordos had to be hurried to the
Protestant Hospital. where operation
was performed upon him.
The Victorian assembly at Melbourne yes
terday passed a bill granting the elective
franchise 10 women.
The sultan on July % signed a contract
for the construction by German firm OF
a stone pier at Tangier.
Rev. Father Thomas Kincaid. chaplain of
the Franciscan convent at Peekskll. n. Y.
died yesterday from kidney trouble. He
had been sufferer for long time and
had been confined to his bed since last Sep
TENDER. He was born In Belfast. ireland.
in 1870. and came to New York in 1868.
After a years illness William Anderson, a
veteran newspaper man of Pittsburg and
for sixty years until his retirement, three
years ago. a member of the editorial force
of the Pittsburg Gazette, died AT his home
In Williamsburg yesterday, aged seventy
eight years.
George Meredith. Sir George Newnes Sir
Gilbert Parker Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
and other well-known persons in the lite
rary world In London have formed a COM
mittee to raise fund in behalf of the late
Bret Harte's daughter. Ethel whose health
has become seriously undermined.
After being arraigned at Brooklyn yes
terday. Mrs. Anna Cad who while insane,
murdered her infant son Hans. attempted
suicide by jumping from the window of the
court She was prevented by the officers
and returned to the Kings County Hos
pital, where she has been prisoner since
last Wednesday. when she committed the
crime.
A combination that will practically con-
troll the tableware and china trade of this
country has virtually been effected at East
Liverpool, Ohio, and a pottery trust with
$40 900 600 capital Is regarded by interested
manufacturers there as an accomplished
fact.
Stacy F. Fisher. seventeen years old son
of Charles d. Fisher of Kingwood. n. j..
was drowned in the mill pond Tuesday
night The young man walking upon
q ledge of rocks. when he lost his footing
and plunged into the pond. The water was
beyond his depth. He was unable to swim.
and he did not reappeaf.