Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

BIG HORSE SHIPMENT-The most not
able band of thoroughbred horses that ever
left the United States will depart from New
York Saturday aboard the Atlantic Trans
port Line steamer Mnnehaha. The ship
ment will comprise about sixty head, repre-
senting the leading breeders of America,
among the most conspicuous being James
r. Keene, Harry Payne whitney, Herman
b. Duryea, John E. Madden, Thomas Hitch
cock, jr.. August Belmont
OPIUM TRADE DECLINES-That the
opium traffic in this country is on the de-
cline is indicated by the latest figures COM
piled by the bureau Of statistics showing
that opium imports have been decreased
about one quarter of a million dollars dur
ing 1908. compared to the previous year
Thus far during the year the Chinese en-
pire has supplied this country with s1,322,-
691 worth of opium, while from elsewhere
the opium imports amount to only S14,021.
DENIES KEEFE STORY-while no for
nal statement was issued from the White
House yesterday Secretary Loeb denied
President Roosevelt promised the Office OF
commissioner general of immigration to
Daniel j. Keefe of Detroit. president of the
International Association of Longshoremen,
in consideration of Mr. keefe's action IN
declaring for Mr.. Taft in opposition to the
pro- Bryan campaign OF President Gompers
of the American Federation of Labor Mr..
Loeb added that Keefe in his denial of the
story correct
DIES ISIPALED IN AIR-Impaled upon
North Shore railroad, Percy Kyle, a bridge
worker of Santa Rosa, Cal, was suspended
in midair for number of minutes, strug-
Cling to free himself and appealing for re-
lief until he died in view of the workmen
who were endeavoring to rescue him. Kyle,
who had been In the employ of the com
pany several years, fell twenty feet from
the bridge upon which he was working and
his breast was penetrated by the bolt, which
projected from support.
SEEKS SURGEON TO ENLIST-Inherit-
ing a hghting spirit Albert Sylvester, 21
years old, of Chicago, submitted to an
operation which laid him up for three
weeks in order that he might be physi-
cally able to enlist in the army. On June
last he applied at a recruiting station
for service. He rejected because af-
hicted with what Is known as hammer
toes" that is the toes both feet were
pushed under owing to the constant wear
ing of too short shoes. Not discouraged,
he went to work as a iaborer and saved $50
and then went to Wesley hospital and sub
mitted to an operation. Entirely cured, he
presented himself again and was enlisted.
EARNINGS OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to the report OF the committee on employ
ment for students of Columbia university,
students at the university earned last year
s95S55 OF this sum S2S,766.15 earned
bv 2S3 students who secured positions
than the student earning Of the previous
year but the committee considers the f1nan-
cIal depression responsible for the falling Off
OF the 2S3 students who found employment
through the committee the majority were
engaged in tutoring, bookkeeping proof
reading, draughtins stenosraphy and type
writing sixty taught In night school,
twenty-eight found employment as walters
nineteen were watchmen and three were
chauffeurs.