Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-02
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

F1NLEYVILLE, Pa, December 1.-Alfred
Anderson and Alexander Rizote. thirteen
years old each. employed in a coal mine
at Broughton, near here quarreled early
was stabbed several times and is in a
critical condition. Rizoto was arrested and
taken to Jail IN Pittsburg.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wash, December L.
Shortage Of coal in the Yakima valley
grew worse today. The weather is colder
and several families are suffering. The
Northern Pacific has five cars Of coal on
to make off with the fuel. the railroad
company refuses to sell any. The people
OF Yakima City are in desperate straits.
and declare that they will capture the first
coal car that arrives.
SPOKANE. Wash, December 1.-The fuel
famine in Spokane and vicinity continues,
| with some prospects of relief Fifty cars
of British Columbia coal have been re-
| ceived in the last four days and more is
| coming.
TUCSON, Ariz, December 1.-The strike
on the Sonora railroad, a branch of the
| Southern Pacific, has been declared off and
trains are moving. Engineer ReitZ whose
| arrest for the accidental killing of a YaQui
| Indian caused the strike, was released to-
day.
NEW YORK. December 1.-Questions at
Hudson River Railroad Company and its
| steam and electrical locomotive engineers
| have been adjusted, according to j. M. Wat
son, chairman of the organization of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers EN-
ployed by that company. Mr.. Watson said
! that the men will receive substantial in
crease in pay and satisfactory consideration
of all their other claims.
adjusted, according to j. NJ. Watson, chair
man of the organization of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers employed by that
company. Mr.. Watson said that the men
will receive a substantial increase in pay
and satisfactory consideration of all their
other claims.
LONDON. December 1.-The birthday Of
Queen Alexandra. who was born in 1874
was celebrated at Sandringham today by
an unusually large gathering of the royal
family. Greetings from all parts of the
world arrived all day long. the usual sa-
lutes were fired and there were brilliant
displays of bunting at the naval and mill
tary centers. King Edwards gift to her
majesty was q costly white motor car
which was awarded honors at the recent
exhibition at the Olympia, this city.
LONDON. December 1.-Ambassador
Whitelaw Reid and Mrs. Reid are enter
tanning their last weekend party at Wrest
Park before their departure for the United
States. December 5. Among the guests
are the German ambassador. Count Paul
Wolff Metternich: the Duke and Duchess of
HoXDurgne. the duke OF Richmond and
Gordon and Lord Ampthill. who has been
| mentioned as a possible successor of Sir
Mortimer Durand. as ambassador of Great
Britain at Washington.
Los ANGELES, Cal, December DIR
]. Grant Lyman. promoter, Of Goldfield,
New, who was indicted in Goldfield on a
charge of embezzlement in connection with
the sale of mining stocks. disappeared from
Pasadena today and cannot be found by
the police.
LONDON, December 2--The Sunday OBJ
server says 1t has excellent grounds for
the diplomatic service, and not chosen from
the outside. uerard A Lowther. minister
at Tangier; Alan tombstone. minister to
Denmark; Cecil Spring Rice, minister to