Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-22
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JURIsT ELEOrED-Judge Graham was
elected presiding judge of the superior eourl
at san Francisco yesterday to serve Tor tht
remainder Of the present term.
CHINESE sENTENCED-Fong ON, q
Chinese Highlander, was sentenced by judge
Cook in san Francisco yesterday to life I'M
prisonment IN san Quentin for the murdel
OF another Chinese. to which he pleaded
guilty
ROAD OFFERS REwARD-The Santa re
has offered through Superintendent J. w
Walker of the Stockton division reward OF
500 for the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who dynamited a caboosS
last Friday night In the yards at Stockton
JALER WILL RECOVER--Althougf
still in q critical condition. J. p. Fennell
chief jaier at the Ingleside prison, who was
shot by Patrick MCGEE on Kearney street
San Francisco. early sunday morning Il
improving and It is believed he will re-
cover
BANKER DENIES GUILT-w. b. Nash
vice president Of the Market Street bank
San Francisco, now in the hands Of re-
eeiver pleaded not guilty yesterday to
charge of deceiving the bank commissions
as to the solvency Of that institution HE
case was set for January I.
HAWAII WINS CASE-The supreme eour'
of the United states decided yesterday ID
favor of the territory, the case of l.
McCandless VS.. Governor Carter Of Hawai-
involving the right Of the governor to eX-
change $4,000 acres Of public land IN tn, tne
island of Lanai for other lands. McCandles'
holds the land ON a lease and opposed the
trade
VETERAN DROPS DEAD--Major Joseph
". Wham, u S. A., retired, of Salem, III
for many years paymaster in the army
dropped dead on the streets in Washing ton
d. c. near his home here today, following
a cerebral hemorrhage. Major Wham wa'
a Civil War veteran, and upon his re-
appointment to the army in 1877 he became
major in the pay department.
BEGIN MAKING sTEEL-The actua
manufacture of steel was begun at Gary
Ind, yesterday, when blast furnace No II
was blown and the first step taken in max
ing the Calumet region one Of the greatest
iron and steel industrial eenters or tht
world. The $4,000, 900 plant is now IN
operation and the work viii be increased
until It is estimated $4,000 men Will DC
>employed-
OFFICERS RENIOVED-M. Sloan master
of the Seattle lodge of the brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen, and r. w. Phelps, sec
rotary, were removed from office al spec
ial meeting there Saturday night by a =
whitney, vice grand master OF the nauoha
organization. Phelps is secretary treasury
of the Railway Employees home, which mas
no connection with the brotherhood put u
is charged Phelps and others solicited iunus
for the home under the name OF the efoth'
erhood without authority.
REPORTS RESENIED--Iue Geihian s.
eminent resents the statements attributed
to the American press indicating that Ger
many has shown an unduly friendly attl'
tude toward President Castro. me torelsl
office says that it has been merely ooeyma
the dictates of international courtesy
Castro keeps himself in the background
Reports are circulating here that ne Il
negotiating with German shipyards for tins
construction of several warships' inc IN
narial ministry of marine fatty denies the
report that a German squadron will proceed
to American waters next spring.
RIOT AGAINST GAsTRO-No reliable
direct news from Caracas has been received
at Willemstad since December 10, when tht
capital of Venezuela was under marua
rule, following an outbreak on the part o.
the people against their absent president
hut rumors were current yesterday tha'
anti government demonstrations are prevail.
emit The demonstration at Maraicaibo last
week against Holland was of very shor'
duration Everything there is now quiet
and the people are under the impression
that peace negotiations between Holland
and venezuela have been inaugurated-