Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-03
TELEaRAPHIc BRIEFS.

BOSTON, March 1.-The Boston and Ale
bany railroad passenger train from Spring.
field and Worcester. due at the south station
at 1910 am. ran into train OF empty
cars which was being backed into the ter.
minal about midday between the terminal
and the Back Bay station today. The COLI
lision was due to fog and smoke. The rail-
road officials state that no one was hurt.
PAwTUCKET. r. l.. March 2-WalteP
Barker an Attleboro jeweler, arrested In
connection with the mysterious murder Of
Mrs. Mary Anderson here early in the week.
was today held for arraignment March ~
on the charge Of murder. Mrs. Anderson
was killed in her little store here and the
place was robbed.
ROCHESTER. N. Y. March 2.-Henry N.
Stork, a noted American conjurer. died to-
day at his home in this city. He made his
professional debut in the early eighties al
Tony Pastors in New York. and for years
he was associated with Kellar, the ma
gician.
SYRACUSE, NJ Y, March 2-Dr. w. H.
May, city bacteriologist died in a hospital
here today after an operation for stomach
difficulty. DR.. May was forty-two years old
and ranked high as bacteriologist
PARIS, March 2.-The Austro-Hungarfau
embassy denies that 1t has made any re-
quest for the delivery Of the papers seized
at the papal nunciature subsequent to the
rupture of diplomatic relations between
France and the Vatican.
ST. JOHN. N. B., March 2.-Lemuel J.
Tweedie, at present premier of the province
of New Brunswick, was today appointed
governor of the province by an order In
council passed at a meeting of the dominion
cabinet. according to special dispatch re-
ceived here from Ottawa. Mr.. Tweedie will
succeed the late Gov. j. B. SNOWFALL.
BERLIN, March 2-Four Chinese officials
have arrived here to study the German po-
lice system. They will stay here several
months and will be on duty in the various
police departments
LONDON, March 1.-The wedding occur.
red very quietly here today of Richard Mo-
Creery of New York to Lady Grey-Eger
ton, formerly Miss May Cuyler, daughter
of the late Maj. j. Wayne Cuyler, U. S. A..
and former wife of Sir Philip Grey Egerton.
After the ceremony a reception was held at
the brides residence in Hallam street.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 2.-Robert G.
Gill, Euclid avenue broker, was fined $3.50
by Judge Chapman in common pleas court
today for operating a bucket shop for wom-
en-. The court overruled motion for Q
new trial. .fW
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, March 2-Fire
which threatened the destruction of the en-
tire town of Leroy early today was brought
under control after eleven places of business
on the north side of Main street had been
destroyed. Loss $4,000. The principal losses
are the Odd Fellows. C. A. Barley and
Home Telephone buildings and contents.
TERRE HAUTE Ind. March 2.-The
Vigo county grand jury today returned in
dictments against Honey Mcdonald and
James Scanlon on two counts each, charg-
ing them with arson and the unlawful use OF
dynamite. In default of bail in the sum or
s., 0C0 the defendants were sent to jail.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 2.-The In
diana legislature today granted claim OF
the Vincennes University for xl2O54s Tor
land taken from the university by the state
nearly one hundred years ago. The blu
now goes to the governor for signature.
DALLAS Tex, March 2-The hearing OF
the charges against Gen. w. l. Cabell was
taken up by United States Commissioner
May today. The charges grew ont OF Gen.
Cabelrs alleged connection with the Hon
duras lottery and he is accused OF lending
aid to the circulation of lottery advertise
ments through the mails. Gen. Cabell enter
ed general denial to the governments &C.
cusations.