Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-23
Jews Briefs.

News Briefs.
Ex-Gov Montague has accented the an
polhtment as member OF the Pan-Amerl-
| can conference to meet at Rio Janeiro
Brazii. In July, which was recently tenders3
| him by the President
The plant of the Sanitary Utilization Com
| pahy, covering two acres on Barren Island
| In Jamaica bay. n. Y was totaIIx, do
| stroyed by fire Monday The loss Is estt-
| mated at 81 100000 In the store room, at
| the plant were 1900 tons Of fertilizer wait
| ing Shipment. all of which was DESTROYED
James II, Van Blarcom. a contractor OF
East orange, N. j., who with his wife
was on visit to Robert Sickles. Mrs Van
Blarcoms father. was shot and instantly
kiliea saturday night by Henry Stevens.
| teamster. Stevens had assaulted Charles
| Sickles. Mrs Van Blarcom's brother and
attempted to strike her father
Archbish0p ireland of st. Paul and Bishon
James McGolrick of Duluth. MINI. arrived
saturday al Paris. The archbishop intends
for the United States, while Bishop McGoI-
rick Will make Il tour OF Ireland
Prof. Robert Koch, who returned 10
equatorial Africa in order to continue the
study of tropical diseases, has written To
the Berlin Medical Society saying that he
has become SO interested In his further re-
searches, especially in connection with the
sleeping sickness" that he will not return
to Germany for two years and therefore lie
has resigned the presidency of the society.
a
starving was given a free meal at New
York Saturday and was choked to death
by piece OF meat which he had hurriedly
attempted to swallow The man had only
eaten a few mouthfuls for several days.
and when friend offered him a drink he
said that he would rather eat.
The tug Columbia of Richmond. Va, went
ashore on Buffers Island Friday. The crew
say that the captain i'll and suffered
from the hallucination that he was about
to enter the slip at 9lst street, New York
Before the crew could prevent him they
say he ran the tug on the rocks.
A passing automobile at Amsterdam. n.
Y. Saturday frightened a team of horses
owned by Norman Dlllenbeck of st. Johns
Vile The horses ran away, throwing Nh.
Dillenbeck's eight-year-old son from tho
wagon. crushing his skull. He died soon
afterward.
Gen. Morales, the former president OF
Santo Domingo. arrived at St. Thomas, u.
w. l., Monday from Porto Rico. He VIII
remain some time at ST. Thomas according
to statement made in his behalf.
The bill of exceptions In the Greene and
Gaynor case on which the attorneys have
been engaged ever since the verdict, was
finished at Savannah Monday and signed
by Marion Erwin for the government and
A A. Lawrence for the defense. The
paper carries over 20,COO pages.
Couzin j. Curbi. twenty-three years old.
and Mrs Rizkallah Wakin. twenty seven
years old, both of Pittsburg. were arrested
in New York on warrant from Pittsours
charging them with the larceny of $500
from Mrs. Watkins aunt.
AS reprisal for the massacre OF a party
of Wallachians by three Greek bands near
Grebena on May 10, the Roumanian govern
ment has ordered the expulsion OF twenty
three prominent Greek doctors. merchants,
etc, who are alleged to have been con
nected with the bands responsible Tor the
disturbances.
]. Harrison Bowen OF Chicago died sud
denly at a Paris hotel yesterday of heart
failure Bowen was born in New York and
was appointed from Illinois as a consular
clerk June %, 1896. On November OF
the same year. he was appointed deputy
consul general at Paris, where he remained
until his retirement from the service, about
two years ago, on account OF III health
Right Rev Francis Xavier Blanchet.
DID, vicar general of the archdiocese or
Oregon. died at Portland yesterday after a
prolonged Illness aged seventy years he
was a native of Canada and came to Oregon
In 1868
c. M s. Mcclellan, author of Leah
Kleschna," was awarded s125 damages in
court at London yesterday against Charles
Hartman. another playwright. for libel con
tanned In a letter alleging that Leah
Kleschna" is colorado imitation of "A
play, 1.-The Coachman With the Yellow
Lace" previously copyrighted by Hartman
DIR. Charles Collins of Hazelhurst. Miss.
was shot and instantly killed at Jackson
by Charles Carraway. deaf mute, OF
CRYSTAL Springs The affair created IN
tense excitement. Carraway is in jail and
claims seif-defense-
The democratic executive committee for
the fourth eTenn.) congressional district
has declared Cordell Hull the nominee. His
majority was only fifteen votes, and 7. j.
Miller, his opponent, has served notice OF
a contest.
The democratic judicial convention, TO
name two supreme judges met at Excelsior
Springs, Mo, yesterday. The state nonl-
mating convention will be held at Jefferson
City in June. A. NJ. Woodson was nomi-
mated by reclamation for the teu-year term
and Wilbur w. Groves nominated for the
short term of four years.
Representative James Richardson was re-
nominated by the democrats from the thSd
Cxy.) district at GreenYilIe yesterday.
The French cabinet at Paris yesterday de-
cided that the Law providing for the sep
aratlon of the church and state abolished
the right of divinity students TO reduction
of the usual term OF military service.
Torrents of mud have SO surrounded the
Royal Observatory In Vesuyius and OBJ
straeted ingress and egress that Director
Matteucci, his assistants, and the cara
bineers under him have been compelled TO
abandon their post and go to Naples.
About 500 damage was caused by blaze
home of Edward CastelI. 1T 9th street
o'clock. The blaze was extinguished by the
IRE department before 1t had spread to
other buildings.