Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-20
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

GUNBOAT FLoATED-The gunboat Hist
which cleared from Philadelphia Thursday for
| Charleston and which grounded in the Del
aware river Friday. has been foated and
| found unchanged
BANKER PLEADS GUILTY-Benjamin
| II. Warren, president of the Bank of Jackson.
Ala, pleaded guilty to the charge Of sending
Indecent matter through the mails and was
fined $1,000 at Mobile yesterday.
CONVICTED OF MURDER-Harry DAILY,
charged with the murder Of Harry Kenny in
North End saloon at Portland, Ore on the
night of November 16 has been convicted OF
murder in the first degree. Days defense was
| insobriety.
| APPEAL TO PREss-The council of Jew
| ish Women at New York, through DR. Cor
nela h Kahn. chairman of the committee on
purity of the press. has issued appeal to
newspapers for the elimination OF indecent
details in the published evidence in murder or
divorce trials.
RECRUITS QUARANTTNED-Forty artiI-
Iery corps recruits who reached Fort Worden.
Wash, yesterday for assignment to companies
Of the Puget sound district, are guaranteed
for the measles and mumps. Practically Tery
member of the party is afflicted with either
of the diseases.
BIAUKMAILER CONVICTED c. r.
Jones. accused Of sending blackmailing letters
to Banker s. S. Hobson Of Lewiston, demand
ing that 100000 be left at a certain place or
he would be killed, has been found guilty by
a jury at Great Falls, Mont. 1t took the jury
all night to decide.
WRIT IS DENTED-The appellate court
of the Third district yesterday denied the ap-
plication of the Western Meat company for a
writ Of prohibition restraining the Sacramento
superior court from trying 1t on charges OF
conspiracy against trade preferred against 1t
last June by District Attorney Wachhorst
COLLEGE QUARANTINED-Twe y-nve
students and two teachers were quarantined
yesterday at the Suomi Finnish college at
Hancock, Mich, just as many of them wero
about to go 10 their homes for Christmas.
Two cases OF diphtheria caused the quarantine.
The students come mainly from northwestern
states.
BROKER ENDS LIFE-standing before a
mirror in the bathroom Of his apartments at
bank, So years old, prominent stock broker,
sent a bullet through his brain. He died in
his sisters arms thirty minutes later. March
bank left note to his sister, ascribing his
action to i'll health.
COLORADO ROAD sOLD-Reading intef-
ests in the Colorado g. Southern Railway com
pany, including Edwin Hawley, who is said
TO be the largest Individual stakeholder, and
Frank Trumbull, president Of the road, an
nounced yesterday the sale Of the road to the
Chicago Burlington Quincy railroad
FISHERMAN SHOT-Francisco Matale
an italian fisherman, ran Gmuek in lodging
house at 81 Francisco street san Francisco
Yesterday and shot Manuel Angelica another
fisherman, INJECTING a wound that may prove
fatal No motive for the shooting Is known.
Natalie is said to he Of an erratic disposition
and subject 10 spells Of violence,
SUNK IN COLLIsION-rhe British
freight steamer Daghestan WAS sunk outside
New Ytrk harbor by the tramp steamer tata-
lono There was no loss OF NC the crew of
The Rfitisher being picked 40 liy the Catalpne.
1he latter Is anchored outside the bar ana
the extent of her darage Us not kuoWns Tn
ti.ehestan waH owned by the Hndustan
Steamship company and feSiftvrcd NN6 lonf
gross She had sailed late for Marseilea The
Calaloi was inbnuhd irum Boston A. h'aNN
fog covered the lower harhor when The acct
dent happened.