Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-14
News Briefs.

William T. Woodward. prominent and
wealthy cotton man. was burned in his
office at Waco Texas, Tuesday. He had
kindled a fire, and 1t is believed he fell
asleep The fire ignlted the furniture, and
Woodward was burned to death before help
reached him.
Matthew Baldes, convicted of beating his
wife TO death, was sentenced at Orange
City Iowa Tuesday to life Imprisonment.
Baldes crime was committed October 10
on his farm, near Hawarden, Iowa. SEN
tence was pronounced by Judge Hutchtn-
son.
Baron D'Estourn&Iles de Costsn, presi-
dent of the French parliamentary arbitra
ton group, has received letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt acknowledging the gift from
the arbitration group of a rare edition of
the Memories of the Duke of Sully, chief
minister of King Henry ".
Through the friendly intervention Of DR..
Victor r. Cardenas, the Peruvian charge
d afraires, the Panama government party
has come TO an understanding with the OPP
position party whereby the prominent mem
bers of the latter will collafborate with the
administration of President Amador.
The Southern Medical College Association
at Louisville has elected these officers: Pres
ident, DIR. Christopher Thompkins, Rich
mond, Va. vice president DR.. T. H. Frazer,
Mobile. Ala; secretary, DR.. c. Savage,
Nashville Tenn.
The latest report from the steamship Ara
gon which went ashore in Saturdays storm
seventeen miles north of Bodies Island, on
the North Carolina coast, is that the
vessel Is now hroadside on Steep Bank, on
the beach, with the chances OF saving her
unfavorable, even with good working
weather on the coast for the wreckers.
Tony and Guiseppi Pasquali were fatally
stabbed and a third Italian was seriously
injured at Johnstown, Pa. Monday night by
three OF their countrymen whom they al
lege were sent here from Italy to kill them,
as the result OF an old feud.
Capt. Wright of the New York and Ber-
Diudez Asphalt Company and Minister Rus
sell had conference at Caracas with Pres
ident Castro on the subject Of the asphalt
company's claims Both sides are willing
TO reach an amicable settlement
William McWilliams, who pleaded guilty
TO the murder of his wife and five children
q week ago. was sentenced TO death Friday
at independence Iowa. McWilliams' crime
was one of the most shocking in the Grim
inal history of the state.
Slain by her son. J. Wenzel Kunz with a
fiatiron Mrs. Mary Kunz aged seventy. was
found dead in her home at Manitowoc, Wis.
Thursday night blood bespattered and fear
fully mutilated- Young Kunz confessed sew
eral hours later. He is thought to be in
sane.
The body Of Sheriff w B. Johnson Of
Fernandina, Fla, was found on the beach
Friday. All appearances lead to the be-
Iiel Niial ne was iiiutttItu Tie ma war
rants FOR the arrest OF violators of the fish
ing laws.
Former Assembiyman Joseph j. Cahill
was convicted Of perjury in connection with
election frauds Friday in the Kings county
court Brooklyn He Will be sentenced
Monday.
The agent OF the Standard OIL Company
at New Chwang has sent a complaint TO
Picking to Minister Rockhill about con-
ditions there He says that no sales were
made In November and that the boycott is
now directed against all foreign goods
Carrie Daniels, a nineteen -year-old girl,
whose body, frightfully mangled, was found
on the tracks of the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad at 47th avenue NAV
have been murdered and thrown on the
tracks.
A strike of locomotive engineers and fire.
men on the Atlantic and Birmingham rail
way is imminent One has been authorized
by the two brOtherhoods. An increase in
salary and contract was requested.
Mrs. Cora Jones. the wife of J. NJ. Jones
travelling salesman, and daughter of the
late Rev. Jesse Wood, prominent Baptist
minister. committed suicide by shooting
herself through the heart at Atlanta Ca
Sunday night Iii health is given as the
cause.
Secretary Root and Secretary Taft. ac.
compauied by a small party Of military
men, spent all of Sunday on the battiefieIC
at Gettysburg TO look over the ground for
a site upon which 10 erect tablet inscribed
with Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
William Henry Reid committee suicid,
by shooting himself through the head In
lumber yard at Cincinnati Saturday ReiC
had been engaged for fifteen years in pre-
pairing a book on religious and poltica
economy and had just completed the work
The London Daily Mails Windsor CORE
spondent says he hears that an early dat
has been fixed for a magnificent celebration
OF the marriage OF King Alfonso TO Princes!
Icna of Battenberg.
Lemuel Lynch, aged twenty-one years
who went to Bedford, Pa. recently from
Morsantown, N c, was shot and killed
Sunday by Benjamin RhOades The shootins
occurred at the home of Rhoades. Iynel
had been calling on Rhoades' niece
Former Assemblyman Joseph J. CahiIi O.
BROOKLYN who was convicted of perjury il
connection with violation of the election
laws al the mayoralty election last month
1as been sentenced to serve two years II
Sing Sing prison. A stay of sentence for on,
week to allow Cahilrs counsel to appeal I'll,
case was granted by the court