Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-03
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

By Associated Press.
Henry Arthur Gadogan, viscount Chelsea, is
dead in London. He was born in 1868.
An American named Harry Carleton has
been summoned to Fee by Mulai Hafid, the
sultan of Morocco.
James Bryce, ambassador of Great Britain
to America accompanied by Mrs. Bryce sailed
yesterday on the Celtic from New York to
Liverpool.
newspaper of st. Petersburg, Russia, yesterday
suspended publication on account of financial
difficulties
w. NJ. Townsend of st. Louis, former gen
eral passenger agent of the Missouri Pacinc
railroad. died at Port Huron. Mich. Wednes-
day night
NJ. T. Freitas of Marin county, California,
was yesterday appointed a member OF the
state dairy bureau by Governor Giliett' lie
succeeds w. Frank Pierce of Oakland
A recess was taken in the Adams trial at
Grand Junction, Colo, yesterday morning I'M
til Monday at o'clock in order to permit
summonng another panel OF thirty Vehlreneh
| to complete the jury.
The protest uttered by the British govern
ment has resulted in the withdrawal OF Persian
| Cossacks who have been guarding the APP
| proaches to the British legation at Teheran be-
cause of the presence in the legation of Persian
refugees
General George Sherman Batcheller. chief of
the international tribunal of Egypt who has
been seriously ill in Paris for week past OF
cancer of the mouth, died yesterday afternoon.
General Batcheller was born at Batellellerville,
n. Y, in 1887
It was said in the Hobbies of the London
house of commons yesterday that the commit
tee appointed to consider possible means OF
rehabilitating the British hop industry is OPP
posed by an overwhelming majority to the
suggested duty on American hops coming into
England.
The court of cessation at Caracas Wednes-
dan confirmed the decision of the civil courts
of first instance condemning the New York
and Bermuda Asphalt company TO pay a hne
OF S., 200 TO the Venezuelan government No
appeal from this last judgment is possible
President Roosevelt yesterday appointed Will
liam NJ. Marshall to be chief of the corps OF
engineers Of the army, succeeding Brigadier
General Alexander Mckenzie who retired on
May %. Col. Marshall has been in charge
of tile river and harbor work in the New
York district.
When Prince Philip Zu Gutenberg appeared
for the third day in his trial in Berlin on
charges of perjury arising out of the round
| table" revelations of last year, he was seized
| by spell of weakness and trembling and as
the result of which the court adjourned early
| in the afternoon until today.
President Roosevelt will visit Commodore
Pearys Arctic exploring steamer Roosevelt
Monday afternoon If the plans of the Peary
Arctic club successful. 1t is the intention
| of the club to have the Roosevelt run into
Oyster Bay on her way from New York to the
north pole and salute the president
A courtmartial is sitting at Guatemala city
| to consider appeals from the sentences passed
upon certain persons who were found guilty of
| implication in the attempt made in April
upon the life OF President Cabrera. over a
| score of men have been executed on this charge
and fifty-three suspects have been released.
Prince Ito of Seoul has given audience to
Messrs. Collbran and Bostwick. who recently
| were granted mining concessions. They were
/ introduced by American Consul Sammons. The
subject of mining in Korea was amicably dis
| Cd and he uyae cd hal
/ new regulation relative to the industry would
| attract western capital.
The lumber workers union of western Mon
tana has refused to accept the wage scale in
| effect up to May 7, 1907. and have gone on a
strike. The mills of the Anaconda Mining
company at Hamilton closed down last night.
y number of other plants have also suspended.
| The old scale provides for about SO less a
month. About 400 affected.
Postoffice Inspector Stuart of Chicago arrived
at Monroe, Mich, yesterday with Inspector
Davis of Denver and after inspecting the
| negro taken into custody here Tuesday evening
| on suspicion of being Charles Savage, alias
| Charles Stevenson, wanted for alleged con-
nection with the $4,000 registered mail robbery
at Kansas City, declared that he was not Saw
| age.
ST. PETERsBURG-Empe Nicholas and
the imperial family left yesterday to resume
| their cruise in the gulf Of Finland. This de-
parture strengthens the belief there is to be
a meeting between Emperor Nicholas and
| Emperor William, although the foreign office
| and the Gereman embassy in St. Petersburg
declare that no intention of such a meeting
has reached them.
After electing officers for the coming year
| at Cleveland the members of the National
Educational association yesterday rested from
their labors. Department meetings continued,
but there no general session. The day
was given over to sightseeing and such other
| entertainment provided by the hosts.
| Denver has pre-eminent position for the
| next convention.
Walter J. BARNETT former vice president and
| general CONSUL Of the California Safe Deposit
and Trust company at San Francisco. who is
under sentence of ten years imprisonment in
San Quentin for embezzlement. has not yet
succeeded in obtaining the 100000 bail re-
| quired to secure his release from jail pending
a decision on the appeal taken by his at
| torney. His case was called in Judge Conley $
| court yesterday and continued.
| Minister Loudon, representing the Neither
| lands at Washington, and his wife, who is an
| American, left Toxic yesterday for the United
| States. They were given an unprecedented
| farewell by about 800 people representing all
| the foreign diplomatic officers and the imperial
| household, and including many foreigners and
| japanese. The Loudons, who are returning by
/ way of Siberia, expect to reach washington IN
October. Mrs. Loudon is a famous singer.