Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-28
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

JOHNSTOWN,' Pa, February 2S.-
Charged with having started a fire at
Barnesboro. near here. last week, which
caused 100000 loss and burned woma n
to death. Leroy Adamousky. tailor. who
occupied one of the burned buildings. was
arrested today. 1t is alleged he started
the fire in order to collect insurance.
RENO. New. February 2S.--The Reno
State Journal. which has been democratic
for thirty-four years will hereafter be in
dependent. George d. kilborn of the Isa-
bella mines of Cripple Creek. Col. pur-
chased the paper yesterday.
CHICAGO. February 2s-Prof Freder-
ick Starr of the University of Chicago.
left for the far east last night in search
Of an unknown Caucasian race supposed
to exist in the Philippines. He will spend
three months in the study of the island
ers and possibly may go TO inland China,
where the Lolos. another mysterious white
race exists. They are savages OF low
type.
LONDON. February 2S-Joseph Cham
berlain accompanied by Mrs. Chamber
lain. left London today for the Riviera
They will remain there for several
months. Mr.. Chamberlains health con-
tinues to improve slowly.
CINCINNATI. February 2s-king Leo
pold of Belgium has refused to sell the
Foreign Christian Missionary Society any
more land in the Congo rFee State In At
RIGA. This news is contained in letter
received by Rev. F. NJ Raines. secretary
Of this society. from Rev. j. "A. Eldred'
who is at the head of the one missionary
station the Christians now have in the
Congo.
PARIS. February 2S.-The repeated
votes of confidence that have been given
the government on its Moroccan policy
have induced the cabinet to undertake
more energetic measures to put an END 10
the present state of anarchy In the Moroc-
can empire. Consequently reinforcements
to the number of 5000 men, now In Tunis
and Algeria. have been ordered to hold
themselves in readiness to go to MOROCCO.
NEW YORK, February 2S.-F. c. Lentz,
a wholesale grocer of Chicago. ILL.,. with
various branch Offices in the northwest.
was called as a witness for the defense
today at the hearingSin the proceedings
brought by the government to dissolve the
American Tobacco Company. He said
that the American Tobacco Company had
never attempted to prevent him selling
goods made by independent concerns,
NEW ORLEANS. February 2s.-The
sixteenth annual meeting of the United
States League of Local Building and Loan
Associations opened here today. The ses-
sions will be closed with the election of
officers tomorrow afternoon. Several hum
dred delegates. representing .practcally
every state in the Union. are present.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, February 2s-The
First State Bank of Clear Lake. twelve
miles south of st. Cloud on the Northern
Pacific, was robbed of $1,000 in currency
today The safe and vault were wrecked
and damage to the building amounts to
81 600. The cracksmen escaped.
CHICAGO. February ga fire which
destroyed the plant of the Rubber Goods
Manufacturing Company at 1872 West
Lake street today drove about twenty
five young women employed in the pace
into the street in a panic. Several of
them were slightly overcome by smoke,
but recovered in Il short time. The prop
erty loss was about $4,000.
STEUBENVILLE. Ohio. February 2S.-
During a riot among Italians employed
on construction work north OF this place
last night one foreigner was fatally stab
bed in three places and another was
thrown under the street car and ground
to pieces. Arrests are being made to-
day.
MANITOWOC. Wis, February 2S.-Wil-
ham kuerstenberg of Marinette was shot
and instantly killed in a street dispute at
Map.e Grove, village twelve miles north
of here. last night. Cary Hayes of Chi
cago has been arrested as the murderer
and lodged in the jail in this city.