Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-05
News Briefs.

]. A. Willett, receiver for the Newport
News (Va) Savings Bank, In that city
has filed report c showing rbs saa' nre ene
dent Of the institution at the time he com
mitted suicide amounted to about $4,000
The deposftors probably will secure ABOUT
40 cents on the dollar.
Miss Anne Southland Of Fredericksburg,
Va. died Monday night at an advanced
age. She had been an invalid for number
Of years. During the civil war she was
head matron of Chfmbarozo Hospital, In
Richmond. Her nearest surviving relatives
are two nieces, who reside In this city
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs has decided to re-
construct the Rialto building in San Fran
cisco. and her sister Mrs. Vanderbilt. will
nut up a large office building in Montgom-
cry street. They win also open the Nor
gan and Crystal mines at Angels Camp
By a vote of 25s to 221 the chamber OF
deputies at Paris Tuesday annulled the
election of Count Boni de Casteilane to the
chamber on the ground OF corruption and
bribery Count Boni, who vigorously de-
MED the accusations against him, made q
counter-charge OF Similar character against
his opponent.
While the terrific electrical storm was in
progress at Easton. Md, yesterday seveIaI
most serious case thus far reported wan
that OF Mr. william Turbutt, who was AT
work in his shop. Mr.. e. ]. Gretztngsr, VINO
resides on his farm a short distance from
Easton. was hauling load OF nay 70 nus
barn when he was knocked from his wagon
by bolt Of lightning and was picked up
by one of his hired men,
Disappointed In love affair. Alice Funk.
aged twenty-five. who went to Akron, ONO:
a year ago from Wooster, OHIO. stepped
hoea Falls yesterday. and, climbing to the
railing of bridge over the Little Cuyahoga
river, she Jumped into the gorge. BIB feet
below Death was instantaneous. When hef
body was removed from the stream II was
discovered that her neck and both arms
were broken.
Secretary Shaw and Representative FL. D.
Flood were the speakers yesterday at the
Independence day celebration at Chiffon
Forge which included a military and civic
parade Secretary Shaw speech was devot-
ed to the Industrial history Of the United
States and was strictly non-partfsan-
Mr.. Floods speech was addressed par
ticularly to the laboring man. Both ad-
Shaw returned to washington in the even
ing
The case of J.H. McKnew on trial for muir
der at Tazewell, Va, since Monday, was
concluded yesterday, the jury hnding the
prisoner guilty of murder In the second oe-
gree and fixing his term at i've years N the
penitentiary.
In a shooting ARRAY yesterday afternoon
at Gassaway, Braxton county, on the Coal
and Coke railroad, 100 miles from Charles
ton, W. Va. Harold linn was fatally shot
and Cecil Young and John Sands were
seriously wounded by Henry Reynofos.
The shooting occurred at the latter
home where number OF men mad been
drinking and carousing.
The Norfolk (va1 city councils have
adopted a resolution expressing regret at
the approaching retirement or REAP Aamlfal
p F. Harrington, commandment of the Nor
folk navy yard, and commencing him high
ly for .'the fair, impartial and generous
manner In which he has always responded
to the calls upon him for assistance In the
development and furtnerance OF inc Inter
ests of Norfolk
Mr.. Waiter Patterson and Miss Pansy e.
Beaman and Mr. Martin L. Kaefer and MISS
Myrtle c. Beaman were the principals OF
a double wedding at Cumberland, Nd, yes
terday. the ceremony being performed by
Rev. William C. Meyer, pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran Church, Keyser, w. Va All
reside at Lord, Aiiegany county. The brides
recently completed courses at business
college In Cumberland. The Midland cornet
band serenaded the couples.
During severe thunderstorm the three
little girls of III. r. Humphrey OF Mayheld.
Ga, were In the yard under tree. Light
ming struck the tree. killing two OF the
children Instantly and the other Is 80 seri-
ously injured that there Is little hope for
her recovery.
Mr.. Henry 8. Trout, president Of the First
National Bank. and Mr.. II. II. Ffshburna. y
prominent Roanoke capitalist. met with an
accident yesterday at Roanoke. Va, In
which Mr.. Trout was severely injured. They
were driving out for dinner and were run
down by Norfolk and Western passenger
train, both men being thrown from their
buggy and the vehicle smashed up. Mr..
Trout was removed to his home ana ply
sician summoned. He was considerably
bruised and his back injured. Mr. Fish
burne escaped with few bruises.
special from Monroe, La. says that
the Quaclita House was destroyed by flrs
at midnight last night John Taylor, the