Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22
News Briefs.

In the circuit court at Kalamazoo
Mich, jury awarded Jacob Dalm,
sixteen year-old Holland boy who had
both hands severed last summer in the
Bryant paper mills, damages amounting
to 1881.
An imperial rescript was issued at st.
petersburg making an increase in the pay
of army officers from January i. 1905
notwithstanding regrettable events in re.
cent years, which have been so harmful
to the welfare of the empire
Harry E.. Humm. through his counsel,
has filed in court at Frederick, Md.
bill for an absolute divorce from his wife.
Mrs. Helen Humm. The defendant resides
in Baltimore. and the plaintiff resides near
Frederick.
So great was the rush for coal and wood
at the York Pa.) Benevolent Association
that panic was started. Several women
tainted and number were injured Nearly
800 families of the city's poor were given
relief
George L. Patterson, private in Com
pany /, Odd Infantry, U. s. A., stationed
at Fort Ontario, committed suicide Thurs
day in the guardhouse, where he had
been confined on charge of having been
absent without leave.
John T. Newman of Dinwiddie county,
Va. died at his home near Petersburg,
Va. Thursday, aged seventy-eight years.
He was native of Southampton county
and was once United States gauger in
Petersburg: He is survived by a widow
Miss Emma " Shower of Manchester.
Md, was severely burned about the back
and hands. Her clothing caught fire from
hot stove, beside which she was doing.
The repair shop for steel cars in the old
rolling mill yards of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad at Cumberland. Md, was
destroyed by fire. Owing to the long dis
| lance to the nearest fire plug. the build
ing was past saving before the firemen
could get enough hose connected to reach
While mingling with holiday shoppers
on Mexican avenue. Donora, near Pitts
burg. Mary Lindsay, seventeen years old,
shot herself, causing almost a panic
among the Christmas crowds. She is ex-
pected to die. A love affair is deemed
the cause of the attempted suicide.
The four-story brick building of the
Vehicle and Harness Company at Jack
sonville, Fla, burned Friday. Loss,
$4,000. A hotel adjoining was threatened
| Edward Clifford. aged twenty-five, was
hanged at Peoria, Ill, yesterday. for the
murder of his father year ago. He
praying.
The hearing in st. Paul, Mimi, before
the special examiner, for the Interstate
commerce commission. on rates of the
Pullman Company, with a view to a re-
duction of sleeping car rates. was adj
| journed to a future Date in Chicago
| Friday.
Gov Hoch has committed to five years
| the sentence OF y. T.. Marcell, the High
Hand (Kan) bank cashier. in prison for
forgery. For three years MARCEL sent to
the city banks forged paper as collateral
for cash loans; obtaining 100000. 1t
wrecked the bank.
| Olive Bartlett. daughter of j. ]. Bart
lett. a retired farmer, was shot and killed
Thursday night. at Olathe. Kan. by J.
Frederick Kastendick. former sweet
heart. who then killed himself.
| Laurence Ginrell. member of parlia-
ment for North Westmeath, Ireland
prominent in the cattle-driving campaign
| in the west of Ireland, was sentence
Friday to six months imprisonment for
contempt of court.
Ambassador Tower has arranged for
| deputation from the Arion Society of
Brooklyn to sing before Emperor William
when the members of the society visit
! Germany and Austria, next spring. The
deputation will consist of $50 voices.
Dan Waterman was sentenced to two
years in the state penitentiary at New
port News, Va. Friday for the mur-
der of Theodore Helmer. who was stab
bed to death in fight In a saloon.