Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-02
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TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
BOSTON. June 2.-Oficials OF the Boston
and Maine Railroad in this city today de-
MED the rumor that the company was
back of the Schenectady and Southwestern
Railroad which was Incorporated with a
capital of SS50,000. at Albany, N. Y,
Thursday.
LONDON, June 2.-Ambassador and Mrs.
Reid are entertaining a large party at
Wrest Park for Whitsuntide.
NEW YORK. June Sir Mortimer Du-
rand. the British ambassador to the United
States. arrived here today from England on
board the steamer Lucania-
ST. PAUL, Mimi. June 1.-The wage
strike of the wiremen and electricians of
the Twin City and Northwestern Telephone
Companies which has been on for about n
month was declared Off today. Minnesota,
North and South Dakota were affected by
the strike.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 2.-The state
democratic convention adjourned sine dio
at 2:30 this morning. Representative Pat
terson OF Memphis was unanimously nomi-
mated for governor, Mr.. II. H. Hannah for
railroad commissioner. Mr.. Hannah Is at
present adjutant general of the state.
CHICAGO, June John W. La Vine, the
state organizer for the cigarmakers' union
who was shot last night by John Tobin
during q dispute over labor matters, died
today. .5s.s. .s,5.,. -..,s .ts.
CINCINNATI. o.. june 2-Conditions of
track and weather for the Latonia derby
today were ideal Only three horses were
expected to face the starter. Sir Huon. the
winner of this years Kentucky derby, was
the favorite, with Lady Navarro second
choice. Debar was the outsider.
LONDON, June BRIG. Gen. r. NJ.
O'Reilly and VIM. Cary Sanger, the Ameri-
can delegates to the Red Cross Congress
gust, spent the week in London securing
Information for use at the congress. They
will proceed to Geneva. June 4.
steamboat inspectors today boarded unex-
pectedly several excursion boats, tugs,
fishing and pleasure boats, put their crews
through a fire drill and made an inspec-
ton of their life preservers and other life
saving appurtenances. Several of the ferry
boats We're also inspected. The inspectors
declared that they intended to render i'm
possible such another disaster as befell the
Slocum two years ago.
NEW YORK, June Mrs. Emma Wat
son. daughter of Claus Spreckles of San
Francisco was married to John w. Ferris
of San Francisco at noon today at the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION In this city.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 2.-Severl
strong searchlights have been mounted on
the Notifications OF Kronstadt to command
the palace at Peterhoff and guardship
has been stationed just of shore. These
precautions indicate the extent of the In
auietude for the safety Of the imperial
family.
LONDON. June DIR George Robert
Adcock. the Christian Science healer. who
Is charged with manslaughter in connec-
ton with the death of Major J. N. Whyte.
who was treated by Christian Scientists,
today was committed for trial at the Old
Bailey. DIR. Adcock. who reserved his de-
fence, was admitted to ball in $1,000.
ANTWERP, June According to the
Methropole, King Leopold is about to reply
theoretically to British interference in the
Congo Independent state and to the accu-
sation that foreigners shut out from
the Congo. He intends as a preface to roy
al DEGREES instituting reforms In the Congo
state to publish q declaration that he alone
is sovereign of the Congo, in which he will
not permit interference or coercion.
BAD-KISSINGEN, Bavaria, June g.
Ambassador Charlemagne Tower and Mrs.
Tower arrived here today for three weeks
holiday.
sEBASToPOL, June 1.-The man who
threw the bomb May q which killed three
and wounded several persons here has
been identified sailor named Froion.
who participated In the mutiny IN Nopem-
Der last on board the Russian cruiser OF
chakoff and who later escaped from the
prison in which he had been confined
SPRINGFIELD, III, June 2.-Dr. ]. A.
Boa rfiman a wealthy and highly respected
nhysicIan of Springfield, was found dead
today in the reservoir of the water works.
He was a sufferer from melancholia.
CHICAGO, June 1.-The city has decided
to appoint a commission to investigate con-
dtions at the stock yards with view TO
determining how far the recent criticisms
of methods employed in the killing of beef
and hogs are justified.
LONDON, June 1.-The foreign entries
for the Henley regatta closed today. Be
sides w. B. West of Philadelphia, the only
trans Atlantic competitors are the Argo-
nauts of Toronto. In the diamond SOULS,
Prans OF the Nautical Society of the Lower
Seine Is the only other foreign competi-
tor.
COLUMBUS, o., June 2.-The first joint
conference OF Ohio miners and operators in
many years opened at the Y. NJ C. Al
building today. The conference followed
the decision of the state convention OF
miners to act favorably upon the recon-
Of President william Greene Of
the Ohio mfne workers that . last effort to
reach settlement be taken through the
niedium OF Joint conferonce.
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