Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS

STABBED BY THUGs--Fredericlx Kauf-
mann. was stabbed In the back and neck
and terribly beaten by two men who robbed
him Of his gold watch at Fifth and Rail-
road avenue. San Francisco at an early
hour yesterday. There Is no cew to the
robbers. Kaufman is in a serious con-
dition.
DEAD SHARKS FOR SOIL-Dead sharks
ana barracuda are being utilized for en-
riching the soil in the Australian state OF
Tasmania, reports Consul Baker of Hobart.
About three sharks used for each tree
In the apple orchards for the purpose OF
increasing the yield. Ordinary fish have
been used for the same purpose In this
country.
THAw DECISION APPEALED--Forme
Governor Stone OF Pittsburg, attorney for
Harry K. Thaw slayer of Stanford white,
yesterday took an appeal to the United
states circuit court of appeals from the
decision of Judge Young at Plttsburg. IN
which the court dismissed the writ of ha-
beas corpus TO bring Thaw to Plttsburg TO
testify in the bankruptcy proceedings.
INDIA's BEER TRADE--The beer trads
of India Is expected to be revolutionized if
a brewery at Calcutta. which is about to
place Its product on the market. accom-
pllshes all n has promised to do This is
the first venture in modern beer in Call
cutta- The brewery will use filtered Hoogh-
ly river water and will make various brands
of beer. effecting sweeping reduction in
prices.
GET VALUABLE CACTUs-A carload of
spineless cactus, grown by Luther Burbank
and valued at $4,000, is en- route from
Santa Rosa for the San Joaquin valley.
whore 1t is to be planted food for cattle.
The plants were taken up by the roots and
will be transplanted. although such leaves
broken in the process win furnish
plants. The cactus is to cover a wide
area Of cattle range near Los Banos
SENTENCE PosTPONED-The sentence
OF z. A. S. Blake. convicted in San Fran
cisco of offering a brlbe to j. NJ. Kelly, a
venireman in the Ruef bribery case. was
again postponed yesterday by Judge Dunne
on the showing made by the defense that
Attorney Lindsay whose presence is deemed
important was absent from the city and
could not return for several days. The
matter went over until Monday next.
AFRICAN IMPORTS LEss--south Afri-
cas- imports and exports decreased mate
rally durinR the first half of 1908. accord
ing to a report OF Vice Consul General Fos-
ter OF Cape Town. Into the countries which
form the British South African customs
union there were imported $60,724.713 dur
ing that period against s64.272454 In 1907,
the figures for the United States being
s5,5Ol.s74. a decrease of 100000 for tho
same period of 1907
WANT SCHOLARLY sCRIBEs-what
varied talents an editor must display in the
government service to earn a meager su-
pend is shown on a circular issued yester-
day by the civil service commission. 1t
announces an examination on November "a
next for "the position OF editor in charge
of the departments of entomology. econom-
ic zoology and veterinary science, in the
experiment station record. department OF
agriculture at $500 per annum. and to
hll vacancies requiring similar qualifca-
tlonS"
FLIES TO CHTCAGO--Prince shaban Bey
Gotshsa, one time. Turkish revolutionary
leader, who fed from the domain of the
sultan after a price of $4,000 had been
placed ON his head is living In Chicago.
With small retinue OF servants he has
remained in seclusion for several months.
Prince Shaban Is heir to the throne OF AL
bania one OF the provinces of eastern Tur-
key. Should the present Balkan situation
result in freedom from Turkey for Albania,
shaban will return to his native land and
claim his throne.
", G. t. U. CONvENTION-wearing
modest white or yellow badges. women from
ali over the country began assembling In
Denver yesterday for the thirty-fifth an
nual convention OF the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. which will
omen in the city auditorium Friday next
The first large delegation came on the
white Ribbon" special from Chicago. In
stevens, the national president, and other
national officers Other delegations also
arrived yesterday from southern states and
from California. Arizona and New Mexico.
DIPLOMATS IN COURT-The London
sufrragettes succeeded in bringing two mem
bers of the British cabinet. David Lloyd
George chancellor of the exchequer and
Herbert Gladstone, secretary OF state for
home AFFAIRS as witnesses to the Bow street
notice court yesterday. The occasion was
the hearing of the cases against Mrs. and
Miss Pankhurst and Mrs. Drummond. who
were tried for melting to disorder when
they appealed early in the month to the
pubic to help them rush" the house OF
commons and seventeen other women who
were arrested October 49, charged with
disorderly conduct A large crowd inciud-
ing many sufrragettes had gathered.