Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-09
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The president appointed James A.
Fowler of Knoxville, Tenn, to be as.
sistant attorney general in place of
Edward 7. Sanford, appointed United
States Judge for the middle and east.
ern districts of Tennessee.
DR.. Thomas w. Small, chief surgeon
, OF the American line steamer st.
Louis, committed suicide by shooting
in his cabin while the boat was at
New York, no reason for the act be.
ing known.
An electric railroad across the en-
tire width of the state of Illinois and
parelling the main line of the Balti-
more q Ohio Southwestern Is contem-
plated in the incorporation at Spring
field today of the Vincennes, Centralia
& st. Louis Transit company.
Engineer Ponteau has announced at
Dion, France, the invention of an
electric gun which, without explosive
of any kind, is capable of firing 1900
shots a minute.
A plan for settling the debts of T..
r. Thomas, o. F. Thomas and Robert
Maclay & Co., has been announced at
New York, involving the immediate
payment of 100000 and annual pay
ments OF 100000 until the $4,000 900
debt is wiped out.
By the explosion of a carload of dy-
Mantle near Sargent, Co., freight
train on the Denver a. Rio Grande
railroad was blown 20 pieces, two
tramps were killed and several train
men were injured, one fatally.
M IN ha ,,la ~ x,f tl,n
Badger Brass Manufacturing company
at Kenosha, Wis, was foiled by Chi.
cago detectives, who found in the
trunk of one Of the conspirators evil
dence which was turned over to the
district attorney. The men involved
are said to be Russian anarchists.
President Roosevelt appointed John
Callan O'Laughlln of Washington, ID.
c.. secretary to the American commits
sion to the japanese exposition at
Tokyo in 1912 at salary Of $4,000 II
year.
One prisoner was sentenced at St.
Petersburg, Russia, to three yearS i'm.
prisbnment and fourteen others to
for participating in the massacre at
Bailistock, Russia, in 1905.
Stern Bros. q Co., New York firm,
have received two anonymous letters
stating that Meyer Newman, sales
man who disappeared with $4,000
worth of diamonds. Is being held for
ransom of $4,000.
The Rockefeller institute of New
York will install vacuum operating
room providing for surgical operations
In an atmosphere free from microbes
and less pressure upon the exposed
parts of the subject while the sur
geons are at work
Lightning struck an automobile in
which Governor Hughes Of New York
was riding at Albany. shattering the
glass front and steering gear and
slightly injui1ng Wilfred Plain. Jr..
the owner, who was driving, but not
injuring the governor.
Fire caused by an overheated cleo.
| trio iron damaged several rooms at
the home of Former Governor Rich.
ards Yates at Springfield, ILL.,, and
Kate Doolin, q servant, was seriously
injured by fall while trying to pour
water on the flames.
Lieut.. COL. Hodges, appointed a
member Of the isthmian canal com.
mission to succeed Jackson II. Smith,
sailed from New York July 8 to take
charge of the work of lock designing
on the isthmus.
Marquis Nakahiro Ikeda, son OF
Prince Kekii Tokugawa, the last of
the Japanese shoguns, sailed from
New York after touring America on
q trip around the world, declaring
America has handsomer women, taller
buildings and greater activity than
any country he has visited.
The dirigible balloon belonging to
the war department of France made a
successful flight at scissors, carrying
a cargo OF $500 pounds.