Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-20
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Booker r. Washington who arrived in
New York Thursday, when shown a printed
statement to the effect that he advised tho
president to remove all colored office hold
ers In the south from Office, said: II have
given no such advice; the statement Is
false"
The flooring of the vestibuie of the Con-
gregationM Church. In Boyleston Center.
Mass, collapsed Thursday night under the
weight OF crowd of people. and between
sixty and seventy persons were precipitatei
into deep cellar A number We're seri-
ously injured.
The South Carolina policy holders of the
Mutual Life and the New York Life met
at Columbia, 5. c., Thursday, and perfected
separate associations for mutual protection
Announcement was made in Chicago
THURSDAY Of the suspension of the grain and
commission firm of McRcynolds d Co OF
that city, one of the best-known firms on
the board of trade. The affairs of the firm
VIII be wound UP. and # will go out OF
business. Creditors will be paid in full.
George NJ Atlas. said to be a Syrian mis-
sioRary in Cleveland was arrested Thurs
day on the charge of obtaining bogus cit
fzenship papers. The warrants upon which
Atlas was arrested were issued in Philadel-
phia.
DR.. J. L. Beck a prominent physician OF
Vineland, n. j., was instantly killed Thurs
day and Arthur Smith. his driver fatally
injured by train on the Central Railroad
Norma. The men We're in a carriage and
were unable TO see the approaching train.
Col. George W. Robinson. colonel during
the civil war of the Sth Wisconsin Live
Eagle Regiment died suddenly at his
Avon (Mass) home Thursday. He was
slXty-seven years of age.
The twenty-first annual meeting of tho
American Protective Tariff League was held
in New York Thursday, and resolutions
were adopted congratulating the country
Upon the failure of the tariff reform ele-
ment to force upon Congress a revision OF
the existing tariff schedules and upon the
prospect that tariff revision is not likely 10
be undertaken for some time TO come"
William S. lizard cattleman of Henrietta
Clay county Tex, filed a petition in Volun-
tary bankruptcy at Fort Worth Thursday.
His liabilities are placed at $145,000 with
al assets exempt. There is long list Of
creditors.
Louis Eisendrath of Chicago, father of
Mrs. S. +. Spiesberger, who was fatally
hurt in the recent fire in the West Hotel In
Minneapolis, has notified the police there
that jewels valued at $1,000 were taken
from the body of Mrs. Spiesberger who
was unconscious when brought from the
hotel.
Former Gov. Peabody. his wife and their
daughter were poisoned by food eaten at
breakfast in Cannon City. Col. Wednesday.
a critical condition. Mr.. and Mrs. Peabody.
although III for several hours, recovered
later. Mystery surrounds the affair.
The grave of the late Robert Keith OAR
gan was opened at Darlington S. c.. Thurs
day. Dargan was president of several COM
panies and shortly after they went into
bankruptcy 1t was reported that he had
committed suicide. Persistent rumor that
he was alive and the refusal of an insur-
ance company to pay $4,000 policy until
the body was eXhumed finally brought the
order to open his grave.
Heavy snow In the mountains west OF
Denver caused accident at Uneeva Lake,
on the South Park branch of the Colorado
and Southern railroad, in which twelve per-
sons were injured but none fatally -Four
coaches were toppled over and almost COM
pletely buried by snowslide.