The San Francisco call., 1908-07-28
Telegraph Brevities

CHOLERA KILLS MANY-St Petersburg
July 27.-Eight additional deaths from cholera
have been reported from Tsaritsyn and seven
from Astrakhan.
HALL IS DEsTRoYED-spokane.w Wash, July
2T-The Auditorium at Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
owned by several secret societies OF the city,
was DESTROYED by IRE early this morning.
KILLED By TRAIN Sacramento July 81
John Joplin. blacksmith, while trying to steal
a ride on q train near Calf yesterday, lost his
hold and was ground 20 death under the wheels.
MILLIONAIRE DROPS pEAD-sbelbyy;Il
IL, July 2T.-T. F. Dove. g millionaire attorney
and democratic politician Of southern Illinois,
dropped dead at bis home here today. aged 62
years.
NATIONAL BANK susPEDs-washingto
July 27.-The comptroller OF the currency was
advised today Of the suspension OF the First
national bank OF Friendly, W. Va, with
capital Of $25. 0oo.
ATTORNEY SHOOTS EIMsELF-Lesd S. D..
July PA general breakdown In health led
blow out his brains today. He was 60 years
old and an active war veteran
TROOPS GO TO CHEYEEEE-st. Paul.
MINI. July 27.-T0morrow troops E and E,
for Dates creek wyo.. whence they will make
maneuTering camp near Cheyenne
PEACE CONFERENCE ASSEMBLIES
ference. organized by the Society OF Friends.
assembled at Canton hall here today. Over 100
societies in ie different countries are in attend
ence.
GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS oPENs-Ge-
neva, Switzerland. July 27.-The international
sO1gres' was Opened here ts s0day
republic. Among the speakers was Professor
Davis Of Harvard university.
TO FIGHT RUM IN EEGLAND-springneld
o.. July 27.-Rev. E. O. Dinwfddie Of this city,
legislative superintendent OF the national anti
saloon league, has accepted invitation TO con-.
duct a parliamentary campaign in England for
local option after the American plan.
NAVAL OFFICER UNDER THE KEFEPhil-
sdelphia. July 27.-Commander Charles n. Har
low, T. s. n, commandant Of the Guantanamo
naval station, who arrived here yesterday on
board the cruiser Tacoma, underwent an opera
tion today for appendicitis. The operation was
pronounced successful.
July 27.-Robert E. Bradley, secretary of the
transcontinental freight bureau, found
dead IN his gas filed bedroom by his wife today.
Bradley was I'll, but whether bis death was
accidental or self-inficted is not known
EEJoM COUNTY INVESTIGATIONS -cincin-
natl, July 2.-The legislative investigation Of
county was stopped today by a decision handed
down by the circuit court Three judges Joined
In the decision that the committee IS Illegal.
PIONEER DROPS DEAD-Tseoma, July 81.
J. G.. Weller, aged "A, pioneer of Stella
COON, locating there in 1869 dropped dead to-
day just outside Of the grounds Of the Fannie
Paddock hospital, where he had been nearly a
month under treatment for heart disease and
dropsy.
BODY OF GIRL FoUND-Portland, ore. July
27--The body OF Miss Theta Stephens, the young
day, was recovered today. Miss Stephens was
student OF Whitman college, Walla Walla, and
was spending her vacation with her parents in
this city.
MANUFACTURER IESOLvENT - Cologne.
July 27.-F. W. Rauh, the largest cutlery man
ufacturer Of Solingen. Is insolvent IT was an
nounced today. the result of the failure Of
the SOlingen bank Of Solingen- whose formal
bankruptcy was declared July 20. Rauh's as
SIS. 900. ~ '' '2D'-'''S "
ACCIDENTALLY DRowNED-Biggs. Cal.
July N.-Samuel H. Cherry, a hay presser
formerly Of Lewiston, Utah, was accidentally
drowned yesterday while bathing In Butte
creek. The body was recovered. He wns 29
years OF age and leaves e family residing In
Gridley.
MOB ATTACKS STRIKE BREAKERs-Eagin.
III, July "a streetcar manned by Is non
union men, the first car run since SATURDAY.
was attacked By mob Of strike sympathizers
here today. Every window In the was broken
ard several OF the crew were hit by missiles.
guard.