Evening star., 1905-11-07
News Briefs.

The widow OF Pink Head, who was as
sassinated at his home, in Hickman county,
NY, two years ago. was awarded $15.Ou
damages at Paducah, yesterday. Mrs. Head
sued Cheatham Hodge for $4,000. Hodge
was never prosecuted criminally.
Ada Rehan, the actress, in a suit for
1900 arrears of salary from the estate OF
the late Augustin DAILY, was granted a yer.
oict Tor SZ,S92 In the supreme court at New
York yesterday.
Under the provisions of the will of Mrs.
Marie Elizabeth Brasier, who died October
2S, the bulk of her estate is bequeathed to
Catholic charitable institutions
F. w. Bechtel former president OF the
Northwestern National Life Insurance
Company; Wallace Campbell, Fred ]. Sack
EFT. former secretary and treasurer of the
company. and w. A. Kerr. were arraigned
at Minneapolis, Mimi, yesterday on
charges of grand larceny.
Abraham Schiller, who gave himself up
to the Albany On. " police last week, has
voluntarily returned to Colorado to stand
trial for wrecking private bank operated
by him and cousin at Alamosa Conejos
county. Schiller said that his bank had
failed because he lost $4,000 OF the de-
positors' money in speculating.
The four licensed officers of the passenger
steamer Harriet A. Hart, which burned
June 10 last. near the head of Lake Huron,
the passengers being rescued by one or
the Anchor Line steamers have been sus-
pended by Supervising Inspector of Steam
Vessels c. II. Westcott.
Capt. R D. Chilband OF the Venezuelan
navy has come to the United States to en-
gage an American firm in the construction
OF a dry dock at Porto Cabello. He arrived
at New York yesterday on the steamer
Caracas from Curacao.
Alexander w. Black a capitalist of Pitts.
burg committed suicide at Fredericksburg,
Va, Sunday night by drowning In the Rap
pahannock river. He was fifty-six years
old and an invalid In an effort he made to
escape from the Mary Washington Hospf-
tai he jumped from window and broke his
leg and has since had to use crutches.
Judge S. n. Dickinson, one of the best
known lawyers of Wisconsin, accidentally
shot and killed himself at Superior while
cleaning a rife, preparatory to hunting
trip. The bullet pierced his heart
Miss Augusta Dodge, the last surviving
ilton''), and herself a woman or much Mt
erary ability. died yesterday at Salem,
Mass She was seventy-six years OF age.
Thomas A. Stoddart, aged seventy-six
years, manager Of the ST Louis clearing
house died Sunday He began his banking
experience I'm ST. Louis in 1857, and had
been prominently known in banking circles.
George P Loomfs, prominent lawyer or
Chicago died at the City Hospital there
Yesterday, where he had undergone an op-
Grafton He was fortysix years Old.
Mayor William T. Austin of Galveston,
Tex died there yesterday. On account or
ill-heaIth he retired from active service four
months ago.
Structural iron workers on fifty buildings
in course of erection in New YORK by POST
& McCurd contractors, went on strike yes
terday in obedience to order voted by
their locals and in support of the general
strike directed by the international organ
iZation against the American Bridge Com
pany Fifteen thousand men of various
trades are thrown out of employment by the
local strike.