Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-02
News Briefs.

Rev. DR.. Joseph G.. Montford, for many
years editor of the Herald and Presbyter
organ of the Presbyterian church. anu
prominent as a preacher and educator, died
Yesterday at his home in Cincinnati, aged
ninety-fve years. lie was born in Warren
county, Ohio.
A verdict of not guilty was returned by
the Jury at Marietta Ohio, yesterday after
noon in the case Of Edgar bhl, charged
with the murder of his father.
A meeting of policy holders of the Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New YORK was
held in London yesterday. Resoihtlon5
were passed demanding representation OF
British policy holders In the home board Oh
the company and that the company deposit
in Great Britain securities equal to the
value of it's liabilities in that country
The German steamer Comma, which ar
rived yesterday at Leith, Scotland, in bal
last. reports that she was fired on by the
crew of schooner of unknown nationality
in the Cattegat "a large arm of the North
sea- on the night of January "a
President Palma has decided not to go to
Santiago February Ia, and the Cuban
government will be represented at the dedi-
cation of the American monument by Gen
eral Freyre sAndrade, secretary OF the IN
terror.
Florence Meigs, aged seventeen years, a
chorus girl in the Mayor of Tokyo" Com
pany filing an engagement at Philadelphia
was found dead yesterday in her room at O
hotel. The gas was turned on, and death
was due to aSpDyx1aJOn. MISS hSiBs AioHiS
was at Richmond Hill, L. l.
A resolution was adopted by the Ne"
York chamber of commerce yesterday raw
oring the House bill now pending Tor the
prohibition of the entry of Chinese laborers
into the United States.
William Hedges wealthy manufacturer,
shot and killed himself IN Chicago yester-
day while temporarily deranged. y daugh-
ter of Mr.. Hedges lost her life in the lro-
quois Theater fire over two years ago, ana
grief over her death is supposed 10 nave uii-
balanced his mind.
Two men met death yesterday I'm an UNI
usual accident at the National Metallurgic
Works near Jersey City. They We're
standing near a ladle of molten met
al when the chain broke and the
LIQUID ore was dumped into pool OF water
on the floor. A binding cloud of steam en-
veloped the men, both of whom. John fanos
and John Dobus, were so badly scaideu
that they died within a few hours,
Because she refused to marry him, VIII
liam Ozinsky, thirty-four years old, yes
terday shot Mrs Mary Ward, at whose
home In Williamsburg, he had boarded up
to a week ago.
William Hawkins, manager of Penny
Arcade" in New York, committed suicide
Yesterday The owner of the Penny Ar
cader said that Hawkins had robbed him
of s75. letter he left to his mother read:
self. as am sick of life. Wine women and
song have driven me to this.
The federal government is believed to be
investigating sites at Honolulu suitable for
garrisoning large bodies OF troops. either for
the purpose of acclimating them to camp
life In the tropics or to be nearer the orient
IN anticipation of trouble with China.
With flames sweeping past him and men
and women In terror of being burned to
death, Thomas Cunningham seventeen
years old, ran his elevator In the Ports
mouth apartment house, New York, last
night. after nre had shut on all escape by
the stairs. cunningham turned in an alarm
from 8 s&gnd Ia the building, and then ran
h1e olevafor to the top noor, shouting as he
paeo44 Zach 0oor that tie building was