Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-04
News Briefs.

Tire St. Petersburg police connScated the
Polar Star. weekly paper published by
Peter Strive, who was summoned to st.
Petersburg from Paris where he was In ex-
lie, by Count Witte in November last and
who Is a strong upholder Of the liberal
policy.
After a trial lasting several days the jury
in the case of Capt. Aaron Wagner. former
cashier of the Akron Ohio Savings Bank,
the accounts of which he IS charged with
falsifying. failed to agree and was dis
charged BY the court The jury was evenly
divided on every count.
Isaac James Blunt, sixty eight years DID,
q well-known resident of Easton, Nd, COM
Tnitted suicide yesterday, shooting himself
in the right temple with a 3s-caiiber revol-
yer. Dependency resulting from business
troubles is given as the eause of his act in
a note left by the dead man.
The safe OF Capt Tobias Newman. at
Brunswick Ga. was robbed Monday night
OF more than 81 900 In cash. 1t is presumed
the burglar hid In the store until after the
place was closed
At the annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the Bethlehem Steel Corporation the
underwriting proposition made by Fisk &
ratified George r. Sheldon. Archibald
Johnston and Oliver Wren We're elected d.
rectors to serve for three years.
Judge Bethea. in the federal court at Chi
cago yesterday. denied the application OF
Harry Berger. a commission man, for an
injunction restraining the board OF trade
from enforcing an amendment to its bylaws
which provides that no member OF the
board shall engage In de>lls in grain and
provisions on an exchange foreign to Chi
CAEo.
Henry A. Hawgood president OF the Haw-
good Transit Company and one OF the best
known vessel owners on the lakes died
suddenly of heart failure at Cleveland yes
terdey. Mr.. Hawgood was sixty years or
age.
W. II simmons. founder of and president
OF the Simmons Company, manufacturers OF
boots and shoes, and for forty years prom
inent In the business circles of Toledo,
Ohio, died IN that city yesterday of pneu-
monia-
Word was received at his home IN Fish
LII Landing, N Y. yesterday OF the death
OF Col. Henry g. Wolcott OF the National
Guard. at Genoa, Italy. He was hfty-three
years OF age and widely known as law
yer and Inventor
Capt @. Y. Malone died at his home in
Dotlsan, Ala, Monday night. He was pres
ident OF the First National Bank and at
the head OF a score OF small enterprises In
that section
The budget committee OF the reichstag at
Berlin yesterday decided to recommend to
tho rechstsg the insertion In the military
pension bill of a clause precluding officers
wounded In duels from drawing pension for
such Injuries.
The United States subtreasury at New
York yesterday transferred 100000 IN gold
coin 20 San Francisco.
NJ. Abramoff, the officer accused OF mall
treating Mile. Spiridonoyo. who shot NJ.
5.Hzhenonxky. chief OF the secret police at
Tsmhof, il confined In hospital at Mos
cow under orders from the military authori-
ties that he be examined as TO his sanity.
The land owners OF samara. Russia. have
elected five reactionsts TO the provincial
convention.
The municipal election at Kertch, Russia,
resulted In victory for the conservatives.
IA 10 Of S<a1o
chose octoberists 10 represent them at the
provincial convention.
The criminal court al Breslau Prussia
sentenced Karl Beseler, lawyer, son OF
the recently appointed Prussian minister OF
justice. DR. Beseler. TO four months de-
duel with pistols. HIS opponent was Wal
ter Grunow, young engineer.
No confirmation has been received at ST.
Petersburg OF the report from Harbin
Msnchuria that hOstilfties between the
Russian and Chinese troops were imminent
Al the foreign Office. however. Il was said
that the negotiations between Russia and
China over Mancharta affairs are not pro-
crossing satisfactorily and tina, relations
between the two countries have been some
what strained.
Attorney General Hadley OF Missouri is
threatened with typhoid fever at ST Louis
BY reason OF his strenuous crusade against
the Standard OIL COMPANY Mr. HadIey il
almost worn out and when IL was annount,-
ed several days ego that he was sick il was
believed he would be all right after a few
gays rest Mr.. H3diey's engagements have
been Cancelled
In West Winfield fifteen miles south OF
Utica n. Y, Monday, wiped out part of
tho business section OF the village The
dispatching of fire-fghting apparatus from
Utica saved the village from complete de-.
struction. The loss Will exceed $4,000,
with insurance partial