Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-06
News Briefs.

Bud IIilborn, a negro gambler and des-
perado, who killed Abe burden, white Off
Ger. near Adrian, Ga, January last year,
was hanged at Swainsboro, Ca, Friday
Police Commissioner McAdoo announced
in New York Friday that only nine out
OF !. so policemen had qualified in revolver
practice, which was held in armories re-
Gently The commissioner stated that in the
future drastic methods would be adopted, in
the hope of making the patrolmen better
marksmen.
Fire in the Central Hotel. at Islip L. l.,
Friday caused one death. exposed a score
or more occupants of the hotel TO great dam
ger. and resulted in financial loss of $780,
900 The dead man was Oliver Bowling, a.
nurse. who made his home at the hotel.
DR. Homer L. Bartlett of Brooklyn IA
nous specialist and physician. died at
Townsville, Ga. Friday of Brights dis
ease. He was seventy-four years of age
and had been in Florida for his health.
The Panama steamer Orizaba. which sailed
for New York from Colon Friday, had
board Col. James r. Shaler, former superin-
teadent of the Panama railroad, and recent
ly appointed consul of Panama at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, and Mrs. Shaler
A quiet run on the Lancaster Pa.) Trust
Company, which has been under way ever
since the collapse of the City Trust Com
pany ten days ago. eliminated Thursday in
a wild rush of depositors to withdraw their
money. The bank met every demand
promptly.
Four-year-old Abraham E.ichelbaum, son
of IT, Eichelbaum. a Berkeley Wa) mer-
chant, was ground to death Friday be-
meath the wheels of an electric car on the
Berkeley-Norfolk line.
The fourteen-months-old child of Albert
Brown. a farmer of German, Garrett coun-
~, Md. fell headlong into an open CRATE
and was burned to death.
Floyd and Ballard Stollings and Mary
Stollings, the latter's wife, have been in
dlcted at Logan, w. Va, for the murder of
Rose White near her home at Chapmans-
Vile. w. Va.
Mrs. j. Fisher TIauer of this CITY died sud-
denly in Frederick. Md, Thursday, where
she was visiting relatives. She is survived
hy her husband and the following children:
1)r. Wilbur S Hauer, Mrs. Frank r. Chase
md Lee HaUer all of Washington. Her re-
mains were buried in Frederick.
Isaac S Morris, editor of the Piqua Ohio
Gail, died Friday from burns. On arising
yesterday morning he stood by an open
CRATE fire before dressing. and as he turned
AWAY his night robe caught fire. His entire
body was severely burned.
Fire Friday night entirely destroyed Ce-
der Court. the country house of Otto II.
Kuhn. situated near Morristown, n. J.,
rntalling a loss Of about 100000 Valuable
paintings furnishings and other articles
which were of high value were destroyed.
Clark University at Worcester. Mass oh
served the ninetieth anniversary of the
birth of its founder Jonas G. Clark We'd
nesday. An address on the life, work and
character of MI. Clark was delivered by
Rev. Calvin Stebbins of birmingham.
Simon j. Murphy a pioneer Michigan
lumberman and one of the wealthiest capt
1alists OF Detroit, died in that city Wednes-
day. aged eighty-nine years. He was a
native OF Maine.
Actual control of the Chicago City Rail-
way Company was transferred To the Nor
garfield Observation-Disclosures syndicate at
Chicago Wednesday. President Hamilton
VIII retire from the presidency of the COM
pany. 1t is understood that his successor
VIII be John a. Spoor.
President Amador of Panama has made
the following appointments: c. Gilbert
Wheeler. TO be consul ut Chicago; James r.
Shaier, formerly superintendent of the
Panama railroad, to be consul at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.