Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

TOXIC, June "a reception given by
American Ambassador Luke Wright this
evening was one of the most brilliant social
functions ever seen here. Nearly 800 per-
sons were present, including cabinet min
listers, members OF the diplomatic corps.
several generals and admirals and many
court and civil officials
YOKOHAMA, June 9-Sir Ernest Mason
Satow. British minister to China, and
Huntington Wilson. secretary OF the Amer
lean legation at Toxic, have sailed for the
United States on the Siberia. They were
given a great send-ofr by the Japanese.
LEMARs, Iowa, June 9-Ebenezer Davis,
coiored. an empleye OF a small circus. con-
fessed today that 1t was he who had as
saulted Miss Josephine Willmes last Thurs
day night. Another negro narrowly es-
capped lynching for the crime. Davis was
identified by Miss Wiilmes today He Is in
jail.
DILLONvALE, Ohio, June o. = BY this
evening all troops that have arrived here
since last Monday to protect the property
Of the United States Coal Company will
have left. thus complying with orders Is
sued from Columbus last night The coal
company is again arming the guards who
are alleged to have caused Sunday nights
trouble.
DETROIT. Mich. June "a special to
the News from ST. Joseph, Mich. says that
the body of man recovered from the canal
at Benton Harbor yesterday has been iden-
titled as Henry V, kaufman. a wealthy
Chicagoan, who had a summer home at
Glen Lord. near this city. He had been
missing for several days. and the coroner's
jury found that he had thrown himself into
the canal while respondent over Illness.
TOPEKA. Kan. June 9.-Thomas Emmett
Dewey, reporter OF the Kansas supreme
court. died suddenly Of heart disease at his
homo here today. aged forty-six years. He
was born at Victor. N. z.
ST PETERSBURG, June 9-The Novot-
cherkassk regiment which Is located at
Okhta. near st. Petersburg. is practically
In a state of open mutiny.. 1t was under
orders to proceed to the Baltic provinces,
but the men refused to go.
ST. PETERSBURG. June "a private
letter received here from Count Witte Is
couched In very pessimistic tone. He be-
lieves that the Russian government, In
throwing away Its chance OF appeasing par
lament rendered certain a conflict within
a brief period Count Witte left Russia
May % for Brussels, whence he was to go
to Germany.
DUBOIS Pa. June 9.-By the explosion
of a locomotive boiler on the Goodyear
lumber road, at Medix run today. Fireman
r. E. Singleton was killed, Engineer Her
Frank Howard seriously hurt. The cause
OF the explosion Is unknown.
KISHINEFF, Russia, June O-The
Drough, Kroushevan's anti-Jewish paper,
prints telegram which 1t has addressed to
the lower house of parliament. asking:
'Will parliament also ask amnesty for
those who will kill NJ Vinaver. Prof. Hertz
enstein. M. Ostrogorski and President Mou-
romtseff?"
BERLIN. June 9.-Prince Henry OF Prus-
STA will go to Trondhjem on the cruiser
Prince Adalbert which will be accompa-
MED by two torpedo boats, to represent EN-
peror William at the coronation of King
Haakon. June o.
CAPE TOWN. June 9.-It Is reported on
good authority that German force oper-
ating in the Karas mountains, German
Southwest Africa, was recently surprised
by rebels and two German officers and
twelve men were killed.