Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17

Thaw on bond pending an appeal: Thaw
went to Atlantic City. Workers in the
Remington Arms Company plant.
Bridgeport. Conn, struck for recogni-
ton of their union. The Georgia mi
litia was ordered out to prevent an
anticipated effort to lynch Leo NJ.
Frank, incarcerated in the state prison
farm following the communication OF
his death sentence to life imprisonment.
Among those who died during the week
were: DR.. j. A. Holmes, director and
organizer of the federal bureau or
mines: Alden Blethen, editor OF the
Seattle, Wash, Times; Archbishop j.
E. Quigley of the Roman Catholic do
cese of Chicago
Foreign.
Carranzista forces under Gen. Obre-
gon were reported to have captured
Aguascalientes, pushing on. reinforced.
against San Luis Potosi. which Villa
was said to be ready to evacuate; Car
rama, in a public interview, announced
his purpose to establish in Mexico the
principles of government advocated by
Thomas Jefferson, and reported himself
ready to extend general amnesty
, with hope of restoring peace. The
Japanese diet authorized military ex-
pansion by the addition of two army
divisions. The establishment of a Chi
nese steamship line to ply to American
ports was reported to the American
government Tens of thousands of resi-
dents of three Chinese provinces were
estimated to have been drowned in re-
cent floods. Two men were condemned
| to death at Sofia for attempt to as
sassinate King Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
The Sultan of Turkey was again re.
ported dead. Among those who died
during the week were: Herr Won We
del-Pledorf. president of the upper
house of the Prussian diet; DR.. Alfred
Costa, leader of the Portuguese demo-
cratic party: Richard d. Mohun, Ameri-
can explorer and traveller in Africa.
District of Columbia.
The naval militia of the District of
Columbia returned from weeks
cruise aboard the L. S. S. kearsarge.
Col. w. w. Harris. at the personal re-
quest of the President, was retained as
| superintendent of public buildings and
grounds. The charge against Nathaniel
| Wilson, as president of the Metropoli-
tan Club, of violation of the excise
laws, was dismissed by Judge Pugh in
| the Police Court. on the ground that
| the issue of a license to the club by
the excise board was final. Corporation
Counsel Syme opposed the grant of
permission to the Washington Railway
and Electric Company to increase its
! DOHu Issue, oUJeStiHe vi tHS oSote ehde
! dividends are paid by the concern in
unearned cash. Secretary Daniels of
| the Navy Department held out the
hope that wages of navy yard employees
will be increased, as soon as the law
permits, by the wage board. Mrs. Irene
| Milstead shot and killed her husband.
Robert Milstead, bricklayer. charging
that he abused her and was WORTHLESS.
Mrs. Burnley Coleman and her daugh-
ter, Miss Eulalia Coleman. of WASH
ington, at their summer cottage near
| Bowling Green, Va, were attacked by
negroes: John Lewis Rollins confessed
to being one of the assailants. and i'm
plicated his cousin, George Matthew.
they were convicted and sentenced to
die in the electric chair during the
week of August 20. Among those who
died during the week were: Rear Ad-
miral Stephen Rand, u. S. n, retired !:
Dr. Oliver d. Darrell. dentist. lifelong
resident of Washington; Charles A.
Offutt, many years an employe of the
l'Western Union Company. and native
| of Washington. and Mrs. Charles New
bold, widow of Lieut. Col. Newbold, U.
| s. A.