New-York tribune., 1907-06-29
TELEeRAPAIc NEWS NOTES.

San Francisco, June 2S.-UnIted States Senators
Perkins and Flint. Of california, presented the
name of William c. Rslston TO President Roosevelt
yesterday with the recommendation that he be
appointed to succeed the late julius Jacobs as
Assistant United States Treasurer for the local sub
treasury. Mr.. Rd!s;on has served four years as
State Senator and several terms president OF the
California Miners Association.
Birmingham. Ala. June 2S.-Fire which broke out
l o'clock this morning completely destroyed the
Chafoux Building. at First avenue and 18th street.
Tho loss is estimated at $4,000.
Columbus Ohio June 2S.-The United CONNER
cIal Travellers in session here gave some time
to-day 10 the hearing OF representative of the
National Railway Trackmen's Association. which
Is vyapinc II camnaIen to force railroads TO nut
their tracks in better physical condition. The COM
mercial travellers. according to the officers. will
take no formal action. as they do not care to- i've
drawn into controversy between a railroad COM
pany and its employees.
Chattanooga. Tenn. June 2s-The CHIEF feature in
to-days session Of the commission investigating the
case az Sheriff Shipp was The announcement that
his case and that OF all the other defendants was
closed Two witnesses introduced TO impeach
the character of Ellen Baker, the alleged moon
sinner. who had sworn that n jailer told her the
day that Johnson was lynched that there was dan
ger of a mob
Alexandria. La. June 2S.-Folowiug an assault
on ii white girl near Ruby a small town fifteen
miles southwest Of here. negro who had been
arrested and identified by the sirl taken from
a deputy sheriff by bswhile being brought 10
this place for safe keeping last night. The officer.
who driven off by the mob reached Alexandria
to-day and reported the matter.
Wilkes Barre Penn. June 2S.-Lehlgh Valley Rail-
road detectives to-day arrested Michael Sobol.
Michael Fidgcock and John Maddox at Ricketts,,
near here, charged with attempting 10 wreck pas
senger train by piling stones the track. A wood
chopper discovered the obstruction ana removed it.
The accused were put off freight train. and
for revenge, 1t is alleged. tried to wreck passen-
ger train.
Columbus, Ohio June &C. G. Clark, checkers
champion of Ohio, stricken with paralysis to-
day He was about fOrty-tive years old, and spent
all his spare time I'm playing checkers He held the
position of chief mail carrier in the Columbus post
Office.
Huntsville Tenn. June 2s.-Judge J. E. Fulton.
who shot and killed Samuel Parker, a widely
years imprisonment. The murder was said to have
been the outcome of domestic gossip.
Norfolk Va, June 2S.-George Wade. twepty-ninG
years old was arrested last night on the charge
of fatally shooting his father-in-law. James Bal
dick, while at the supper table. 1t the cul-
mination OF family row.
San Francisco. June 2S.-The supervising inspec-
tor, lst District, yesterday returned his decision
in tine appeal of Emil Francke. master of the
steamship Dakota. which wrecked and totally
destroyed on Kiumone Reef, off the coast of Japan,
March last The local board Seattle sus-
pended Francke for two and half years against
which decision he appealed and which time has
been reduced TO eighteen months. The de-
cisOn reads in part. follows: 1t seems to me
that such unparalleled negligence and unskfulness
the part of the appellant in navigating the Da-
kota on that occasion evidences q degree of men,
talty bordering on insanity"