Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10
News Briefs.

The main building of the State Normal
college at Albany, N. Y, was burned to
She ground and the residence of the pres
lent of the college, DR. William ]. Milne.
Badly damaged by fire Monday night
The Colorado Springs authorities have
Seeded that e. c. Wilson of Chicago found
sead on the prairie seven miles east OF
Own Sunday evening. was murdered. The
character of the wound Is said to preclude
Is having been self-inficted.
Charles Thomson Richie who was chan
sellor of the exchequer in the early part of
the Balfour administrator was stricken
kich paralysis at London Monday night Mr.
Richie created baron December s
dast. following the resignation OF the Bal
four cabinet.
The case of Rev. George G. Ware of Lead
s. D. charged with attempting to defraud
the government of public lands was called
in the United States court at Omaha Mon
day.
At the termination o. the voting at Glen
fuegos. Cuba, Sunday upon the question OF
a water works loan, a street row occurred
during which one of the excited partisans
fired at and mortally wounded a police
man. Several persons were arrested.
Gen. Brayton Ives president of the Metro
politan Trust Company. is reported very i'll
at his residence in New York city.
j. Frank Challenger secretary OF the
Delaware County Trust Company was ar
rested at Chester, Pa, Monday she
charge of embezslement An examination
of tho books OF the company showed a
shortage OF $4,000. Challenger has CON
fessed. He was held in $4,000 bonds.
Thomas Surenzo was fatally injured and
four others, Italians. were badly hurt in a
gas explosion which wrecked a two-story
brick building in Buffalo Monday on the
border Of the Erie canal. Surenzo srneIled
gas and attempted to light the jet in his
room The instant he struck the match
there was a terrific explosion The explo-
sion wrecked the building. and Surenzo was
badly burned and injured internally.
Three men made an attempt to rob the
Pennsylvania railroad station at Narbertb
Montgomery county, Pa, early Monday
but the plans were frustrated by the alert
ness of Harry Ketcham. the station agent.
and the thieves were put to flight
Two men lie In a critical condition In tho
st. Timothy's Hospital. at Philadelphia as
the result of a trolley accident at Mana
yunk Monday, the cause of which was
si.ppefy rails The men are William Wat
son, motormanr twenty-three years old and
Percy smith. twenty-five years old
The Hotel Andwur and the block in which
IL was located was destroyed by fire al
Eiyria' ohio Sunday The loss is esti-
stores were burned. as was also the BELL
telephone exchange and the LoraIn County
bahk. Inc insurance is only partial There
were no fatalities.
A body of reservists attacked the, police
station at Guayaquil, Ecuador. Sunday.
The police fired, dispensing the reseryists
one or whom was killed and two wounded.
over to the revolutionists. Col. I.arrea has
returned to Quito.
For the first time in nearly fifteen years
Sprihgneld. Ohio, experienced a dry Sun
day. The orders OF the chief OF police are
said TO have been obeyed In all parts of the
city. Only one arrest for drunkenness was
made.
The riennial election for one-third of the
membership of the French senate has re-
suited In the return of most of the former
senators The supporters of the govern
ment in many instances received increased
majorites.
"A shooting affair In which four Italians
one German and two Irishmen engaged in
New York Sunday night resulted In the
probably fatal wounding of David Tobin
thirty-eight years of age. Tohin is In the
Presbyterian Hospital with a bullet in his
head.
Ambassador Meyer at ST. Petersburg has
received from the consuis at Moscow and
Ooessa detailed reports of the injuries suf-
fsred by American property during the re-
can't riots statement of the damages
claimed win b forwarded to the State De-
DDD1nnnuf.