Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-18
News Briefs

Involuntary bankruptcy proceedings have
been instituted against Moritz l.. BUTLER a
prominent liquor and tobacco dealer Of
Columbus. Ga, the liabilities being stated
TO be about $4,000 and assets $4,000.
Dilman Weaver, the ten-year-old son Of
Ihomas Weaver. near Madison, Va, was
drowned a few days ago while bathing in
mill dam near that place in the presence
OF several companions, who were power
less to render assistance. The body was
soon recovered.
George Shortt. a little son of G. w.
Shortt, foreman at Stewards trunk factory
In Petersburg. Va, was kicked by horse
at Rocky Run Church, in Brunswick
county, Va. and is not expected to re-
cover.
Human c. Smith committed suicide at
Richmond, Va, yesterday, by taking ar
senic because he was Respondent. He was
ffty-one years old and is survived by a
widow and six children. 1t Is said Smith
was accustomed to take arsenic in order
to scare his wife when he had some fancied
grievance.
Charles Anderson, Ben Murphy and
Charles Cremeans, all white. were placed
in the kanawha county Jail at Charles
ton, w. Va last night charged with the
murder Of Albert Pore, young MINER at
Ronda, on Cabin creek Saturday night. The
shooting Is said to have grown out of dis
cussion of socialism.
Officers believe they have a case of muir
der in the mysterious death of ]. N. Pey-
ton, who died suddenly in Warrington, w.
Va. yesterday. Payton often drank wood
alcohol, and this Is given as the cause Of
his death by the widow, but the autopsy re-
vealed effects Of other poisons.
Within the past nine days eighty-two in
fants under one year OF age have died in
Cleveland, and the city health authorities
are making a close investigation into sani-
tary conditions and the milk supply.
The United States gunboat Dubuque,
which went aground in the Horseshoe near
Spermacett Cove in the lower New York
bay early yesterday morning, was hauled
off at high tide at $50 p. m. yesterday. The
bottom where she rested Is of shifting sand,
And the gunboat apparently sustained no
damage.
jackson Smith. formerly general passen-
ger agent of the National railroad OF
Mexico. has been appointed assistant to
Chief Engineer Stevens of the Panama
canal.
The transport Buford sailed yesterday
from San Francisco for Manila with the
following military passengers: Third
Squadron, 18th Cavalry, III enlisted; 18th
Infantry. 4O5 enlisted; casuals. 80; sick, IL.
Eduardo zero. secretary of public In
struction at Havana, Cuba, is at the point
of death. He has suffered for years from
cancer. for which he was treated in New
York last year. For several months past
the secretary has not been able to attend
to his official duties.
Daniel Shepard, a prominent barrister of
Gananoque, Ont, ard a brother of the
mayor of that town, committed suicide
there yesterday by taking carbolic acid.
He was arrested last Friday, charged with
ill-treating girl and was released on bail.
When he failed to appear for examina ton
a messenger was sent to his house, where
he was found dead In bed with bottle
that had contained acid in his hand
While shooting at a cat. which had been
eating his chickens, in the yard of his par
sonage, Rev. Father Patrick Lenaghan,
pastor of st. Demands CATHOLIC Church
Waverly. Baltimore county, Nd, shot and
severely injured Annie Shettle. nine-year-
old child
At the request of the New York police,
Edward Park an American charged with
being a diamond thief. was arrested on
landing at Christiania. Norway Sunday,
from the Scandinavian-American Line
steamer United States.
Six persons lost their lives In the waters
of New York Sunday. Among those
drowned was John Smith. a lifeguard at a
bathing place on the North river, who
persisted In a vain attempt to rescue Nor
man Flarniner. boy who was unable to
swim and had been swept out to his death
by the current. Oscar Carlson was drowned
near the same spot hour later.
Three men were killed on Holly Creek,
KY, Saturday, as the result of a fued of
long standing. The dead are Frank Smith
and his two sons, William and Manfred
Scott McQuinn Is said to have admitted
killing all three. Six years ago a brother
OF Scott McQuinn was killed by William
Smith and Wayne Taulbee. Both men were
convicted OF the crime. and Smith had
just been liberated from the state peni-
Tertiary.
Thomas McFadden, aged fifteen, and
William Franz, fourteen years old, were
drowned In the Menominee river, Wiscon-
sin, while bathing. McFadden was drawn
down by an undercurrent. and Franz. while
attempting to rescue him, met a similar
fate Both bodies were recovered