Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
News Briefs.

Chicago has recalled the fact that his
father was member of the band of the
| United States ship Pennsylvania, at Nor
folk, Va, and that Theodore Thomas spent
years of his youth in Portsmouth in
house on High street, now a bakery.
The coroner's jury in the case of Gus
Werling, the Baltimore machinist who was
found dead in Salters creek, near Norfolk,
Va, some days ago, returned verdict that
the man came to his death as result of
dagger wounds inflicted by unknown par
ties.
Bert Watts, well-known citizen of
Geona. KY, was found dead beside the
Norfolk and Western track near Geona
Sunday. Beside the body was found a
coupling pin, with which the murder
committed. Stanley Burks, suspected of
the crime. has fled.
The Business Mems Club of Waco, Tex,
has called conference of merchants of the
cotton growing states to meet in New Or
leans January %, to devise a plan for the
warehousing of cotton in the whole cotton
growing area.
Capt. William Rule editor of the Knox
vile Journal and Tribune. has received
cablegram announcing the death of his
son, James F. Rule, editor of the Manila
American and the Manila Town Topics. The
remains will be brought to Knoxville, Tenn,
for interment.
Fayette r. Plumb of Philadelphia one of
the largest manufacturers of tools and
hardware in the country, died at Hot
Springs, AriZ. Mr.. Plumb had taken his in
valid daughter to Hot Springs, and was
himself stricken with pneumonia, which
resulted in his death after a brief illness.
1t is said that twenty-four persons lost
their lives in the mountains of Europe
during the recent blizzard. fourteen of the
casualties being on the ST. Bernard Pass,
in Switzerland
| James E. Cunningham, a Waterman in
the establishment of Frey & Son, at Balti-
more. Md, was found lying in the counting
room with his head crushed Sunday.
One of the desks had been broken open and
a small amount of cash taken.
The official residence of the chief surgeon
| of the new Soldiers Home at Johnson City,
! Tenn, Saturday, burned to the ground, the
| loss being from 10000 to $4,000 with no
| insurance, as the government does not in
| sure property.
| The Vatican, at Rome, has decided to
| send an apostolic visitor to the diocese of
| Havana in connection with the trouble be-
tween Monsgnor Chapelle, archbishop of
| New Orleans, and former papal delegate
| to Cuba, and Monsignor Brodrick, former
| auxiliary bishop of Havana.
| At Owensboro, KY, Saturday, Rev. w.
w. Armer was found guilty of the muir
| der of his son and sentenced to twenty
! one years in the penitentiary. The father
| killed his son, who was tWenty-one years
| old, because the young man had gone to
| work for farmer and had refused to re-
| IErn nome.
| Edgar w. Hassler, mayors clerk and
well-known newspaper man of Pittsburg
| dropped dead on the street there Monday
| of heart failure. At the time of dis death
| Mr.. Hassler was secretary of the-Western
| Pennsylvania Historical Society.
| Captain Mcleod of the four-masted, coal
| laden schooner Alice NJ Colburn of Bath
Me-, which is anchored off Nobsl1a, in Vine
| ward sound has reported that three of
| his crew We're washed overheard and
drowned on January 3, when the schooner
| was twenty-five miles southeast of the
| Highlands of Navesink.
| The last official act of retiring Gov. Dur
| bin of Indiana was the unconditional parole
| of Rev. William f. Hnshaw. convicted of
| the murder of his wife, Thurza Hinshaw,
| whose death occurred at Winchester ten
| years ago.
| Roanoke Va, has been indicted in Radford
| for the murder of his wife and adopted
| son, and also for a. son. Linkous, it is al
! legged murdered his wife and son, and then
| burned the house to conceal the crime.
Luther Edward Rawles, aged twenty-one
years, was sentenced at Suffolk Va, to
| five years Imprisonment for trying to kill
| his father, Jesse u. Rawles of that place.
Rawles sought to kill his father by shoot
ing him through the door of his home.
| Rawles confessed the crime.
Fire at Olathe, Kan, Tuesday destroyed
| the business buildings on the east side of
the public square, including the telephone
| and telegraph offices and the post Office. \
| Santa Fe special train brought fremen and
engines from Kansas City, who did good
| service. The loss is estimated at $1500OO
| The court of appeals at Richmond has re-
| fused writ of error in the case of Joseph
| II. Copenhaver, the convicted Clarke county
| Wa) wife-murderer, who is now In the
| Berryviile Jail, and he will have to serve
| the sentence of twelve years imposed upon
| him in the lower court.
Charles Lane, brakeman fell from his
| train at Bluefield. w. Va, Tuesday, and
received injuries resulting in the loss of
| both legs and one arm, besides other cuts
| and bruises. He will die.
| r. D. Blackwell, switchman in the yard
4 at Bluefield. w. Va, was struck by a
| shifting engine late Monday night and re-
ceived injuries from which he died almost
| instantly. Blackwell was formerly from
Max Meadows. Va. and leaves widow
| and several children.
/ John Sandrock, said to have been the
Oldest fire chief in the United States. died
| at Sheboygan, Wis, Tuesday after several
weeks illness. He was seventy-four years
old.