Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-15
News Briefs.

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News Briefs.
The United States derelict destroyer Leb-
anon has put to sea from Hampton roads
with orders to search for six dereiicts
which are reported as dangerous to naviga-
ton between Cape Henry and Delaware
breakwater.
Chicago is soon to have bank that will
be kept open for business day and night
The only exception will be Sundays, Christ
mas and New Year day, The capital stock
will be S25o.00Q.
The trustees of Tufts College, at a meet
Ing in Etoston Tuesday elected Rev. r. W.
Hamilton, ID. D., president of the college.
to succeed the late Rev DIR. Elmer II.
Capen. The new president is pastor of the
First Universalist Church of Roxptlry, and
is native Of Portland. Me-
Carous Duran. the portrait painter, is
about to paint portrait OF Popa- Plus Y.
| taking his inspiration from Titian's por-
trait OF Pope Paul III (Alessandro Far
nesse).
The Kentucky senate Tuesday concurred
| In the house bill appropriatfng $500 for
tablet at Hodgenviile to the memory or
Abraham Lincoln. Hodgenvfile is the
county seat of the county in which Lincoln
was born. and WAS the scene of his boy
| hood days. The governor Will approve the
bill.
George P Brock. formerly cashier of the
Doylestown CPa.) National Bank. which
| failed some time ago. was placed In trial
yesterday at Philadelphia, charged with
| embezzlement and riisapplication of funds
Brock and Henry Lear, president OF the
bank, were arrested shortly after its fall
| ure. The latter. after three trials. was
| found guilty and sentenced to the peniteu-
| tiary. He is ut liberty pending an appeal.
| In conformity with the desire of King
Peter the Servian foreign portfolio has
| been given to Col. Antonics, Premier Gruics
| taking the war portfolio. in addition to
| the premiership instead of the foreign
| portfolio. as at first announced.
| rested a man giving his name as Archie
Nixon. The man answers the description OF
| Joseph Hull wanted for alleged for
gerry and check raising, according to the
ging money with which to go to Pittsburs.
He is being held for the officers.
The negro attorney representing Ed John
son. the condemned rapist. whose death
sentence has been extended until next Tues
Day left Chattanooga yesterday for this
city to carry the habeas corpus case. which
has been turned down by United states
Judge Clark. before the United States Su-
preme Court. The case Will be acted upon
at once.
Fire of an unknown origin yesterday de-
stroy-ed the large cotton platform and ware
house of Inman. Akers & lnman. the plant
| the Atlanta Compress Company. 100 bales
OF cotton and seven loaded freight cars at
Toccoa, Ga. The loss is placed at s15oeoe
| fully insured.
Col. Prince Rivera, nephew to the gen
eral OF that name who formerly commanded
| the Spanish troops in the Philippines, has
arranged to fight duel with Deputy Sogi-
ano who was sayagely assaulted by the
colonel for criticising acts Of the Spanish
generals in Cuba and the Philippines.
The United States cruiser Columbia left
the League Island navy yard yesterday
viii visit the United States naval station
at Guautanamo, proceeding thence to San
Domineo. and finally to the lsthmus OF
Panama to bring back marines whose
terms OF enlistment there are aoou' io eA
pire.
J,,asa W C. Marshall of the Missouri su-
nreme court filed his resignation With Gov.
Folk yesterday to take eject April l.
The bill of the New York senate finance
COMMITTEES designating former Chief Judges
Pa-ter ard Andrews q commission to fnves-
tigate the state banking law ana its aenn
tsfraffora by the state BANK department.
passed the senate In Its ofaS'nai iorin yes
Iohn II. Tennent, ST., president OF the de-
f,,nct Teuneut Shoe Company, was arrest
ed at st. Louis yesterday On = ,,,a penna
money under false pretenses. Tne waIratit
lid not state any sum OF money. The war,
rant was Issued at the request OF the sfaho
jury. .r,,,,,a,ar candidate
for the nomination OF mayor, triumpnso
over his opponent. DIR. Carr worm, III .no
~ pcrats named for moyar Robert A; smith,
.rs snc,,rnbent His opponent Tor Inc DEM
acratic rominatiep was John WAGNER.
Under the p.oT 1sas OF . tno to pro-
hate at Philadelpbf~ yesterday, tns sum
| of sle4 500 Is deriset to churches anu chai
ity. A.. xar,uetv leets-
,.ture which was called after midnight py
Gov. Beckham. convened YESTERDAY. &C
crr,1in1 10 the governors message TINS extra
session was called to pass ,,s nav ta. wbieS
| the LEGISLATURE failed to include IN the rev
| enue blu paused by the SESSION WHICH
ended Tuesday might . -,
- A naeaes. Cal, were sentenced YESTERDAY
Al santa Rosalia- Mex. TO twelve years anu
eix months each In the penitentia1y TOT tilo
| murder OF r. w. Rutherford or fniiaoeL-
| Dina and c. W. McMurrsy Of Los Angeles
| al the D1az ranch in chihuahua recently.
At a meeting held In Philadelphia yester-
day by the stockholders OF the Ahegnehy
| Valley railroad action was postponed for
the present on the proposition 10 merse
| that road with the Pennsylvania NO res-
son was publicly announced Tor the posi-
ponement.
A resolution declaring that vast interests
viii be Jeopardized by passage OF iegisla-
ton providing for the election OF all mem
bers of the board of trustees OF insurance
COMPANIES at a single election to be held
this year was adopted In that city yester-
day by the trustees Of the New York Life
Company.
John Jacob Anderson. the author Of An
derson's school Histories. died OF old age at
his home In Brooklyn yesterday. He wasfn
his eighty-sixth year.
NJ c. Wallace. state organizer of the
American Federation of Labor OF Columbia
s. c., died yesterday after q brief Illness OF
pneumonia. He was continuously connected
with the state federation from the date of
Its establishment In 1874.
An electrical storm OF great severity, ac-
companied by a heavy rainfall. visited At
lanta. Ga. late yesterday. Nearly two
inches or rain fell between noon and dark
The tower Of the Second Baptist Church
was get on fre by lightning. causing $1,000
damage to the church.
The relief fund for the victims OF the
late tornado AZ Meridian, AGiss which re-
suited Ia the death Of fWenty-three per
eons and injuries TO half hundred more
has reached $4,000. II u believed that at
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