Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-16
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

ST. PETERSBURG. A pril ia sensa-
tional prison breaking is reported from
Penza. which resulted in ten deaths:
Eleven political prisoners attacked and
stabbed two wardens to death. Ihey then
threw a number of bombs and escaped
from the prison in the confusion. Guards
hastily gave pursuit and shot eight OF
the men dead.
KANSAS CITY, April 16.-Notwith-
standing the fact that Judge Porterfield
in his instructions said plainly that the
Sunday closing law had been violated the
jury in the first theatrical case to be tried
here stood ten for acauittal and two Tor
conviction. After remaining out ten hours
they reported inability to agree ana were
discharged late last night
PITTSBURG. Pa. April 16-John Max
we'll and Charles Utterbach. both OF Dem
nison. Ohio. trainmen on the Panhandle
railroad. were crushed to death today
when two freight trains sideswiped at
Collier. thirty-five miles west Of here.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 16.-Alexan-
der Stolypin. the well-known publicist and
brother of the Russian premier. has been
sentenced to one weeks Imprisonment and
to pay a fine of $50 for libeling Paul
Bulatzel. the noted reactionary leader.
The libel was contained In an article pub
lished in the Novoe Vremya. replying to
attacks made upon the premier in the re-
dictionary organ, Znamya.
MINNEAPOLIS. April ia jury found
a verdict of guilty In the case OF the
United States against Herbert F. Robin
son. ]. L. Layne and F. E. Holiday tried
before Judge Morris in the federal district
court late yesterday on an Indictment
charging that the defendants had sent
letters through the mail falsely claiming
inside and exclusive information on the
grain markets. 1t is believed that the de-
PENDANTS realized about 100000 from
their operations.
DETROIT. Mich. April 16.-Gus Long,
a boarder at the home of Mrs Bessie
Gilbert, 143 list street. was found dead to-
day in Mrs. Gilbert's room, lying across
her body as she lay dying on the floor.
Both had bullet wounds In the head
Long who is. said by other persons living
In the house to have been jealous of Mrs.
Gilbert, is supposed to nave shot the
woman and then committed suicide.
CALGARY. Alberta, April 16-One OF
the worst snowslides in the history OF
the Canadian Pacific railroad occurred
this week near Alberta canyon. in the
Cascade mountains, sweeping awoy two
boarding cars filled with japanese la
borers. and carrying them down the
least forty Japanese were in the car.
Only five bodies have been recovered.
CHICAGO. April 1s.-The storm which
prevailed on Lake Michigan yesterday
and which vessel men declare was the
fiercest in many years. continued today
with but slightly abated violence. The
wind is decreasing. however. and the
day None of the boats which run all
winter between this city and the Michigan
ports ventured out today.
LIVERPOOL. April 1S.-It is announced
today that the White Star Steamship
Company is about to have constructed
two liners 1000 feet long for its South
ampton-New York service. They are to
be launched within six months of each
other They will be fitted with combina-
ton turbine and reciprocating engines.
PITTSBURG. April 16.-William Reiss.
who shot and killed his wife at Economy.
near here. April s. and then shot himself.
died today in a hospital.
SARATOGA, N. Y, April 16-The Troy
conference of the NJ. E. Church today
placed itself on record as opposing the
general conference proposition for racial
bishops. The vote was: Yea, %; nay, LOO.
NEW YORK. April 16.-The failure OF
Crutchfield & Co.. members or the cotton
exchange, was announced on the 11oor or
the exchange today. 1t is said that the
company liquidated it's contracts early in
the week and the failure is not regarded
as important.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba. April 16.-Three
men were killed and four others seriously
burned in an explosion In the old mine
Cannore, Alberta, yesterday.
LOUISBURG. c. B.. April 16.-The Jen-
ME Myrtle, one of three scnooners which
left here a week ago. and which it was
feared had been caught in the ice. ar
rived back here today with her headgear
carried away. Another of the vessels.
the Lewis. reached Halifax last night.
leaving only the Violet West missing.
TOLEDO. Ohio. April 1S-The Dorr
Street Savings Bank, an institution sit
uated in the factory district and patron
lied principally by workers and small
tradesmen. closed its doors today. The
trouble is due to financial depression.
which caused laborers to withdraw de-
posts for immediate use. The bank was
ca ptalized at $4,000 and had $125 600 de-
posits Assets will pay depos!tors in full.
DIED.