Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-12
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS


TANNERY DEsTROYED-The H. b
Johnson companys tGnnery on River street,
Toronto. Ont, burned yesterday. Loss
5000, 900.
GRAIN INSPECTOR DIEs-charles Nc
Donald, Jr, chief grain inspector of the Bal
timore chamber OF commerce. and probably
the best known grain inspector throughout
the trade In this country died yesterday.
oANNERIES BURNED-The salmon can
neries and ice plant of i. H. Taffe at Cello
Ore, were totally destroyed Thursday by
fire. The fire is believed to have caught
from the sparks of a passing train. The
loss is probably over $4,000 and uninsured
FLORIDA FLOODS-No lives lost, no one
injured, $4,000 property loss and the streets
practically clear of water summarizes the
situation at Jacksonville, Fla, so far as the
mood was concerned yesterday. The rain
stopped Thursday night and by morning
practically all the water had drained off the
flooded district.
DIES SUDDENLY Professor Ludovic
Seitz, director of the Vatican picture gall
leries died yesterday at Albano, Italy. The
professor was engaged until late hour yes
terday In experimenting the transportation
OF Raphaers masterpiece, THE Transfgura-
ton, from the old gallery to the new Yati-
can gallery
HOO HOGS ADJOURN-The concatenated
order of Hoo Hoos closed its convention in
Chicago yesterday with the selection of Hot
Springs. Ark, for next years convention and
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Of the universe. Plat b. Walker. Minne-
apolis; DO jun, Charles Patten Seattle;
gurdon, e. F. Neihaus. San Francisco.
BIG CANIPHOR FIELD--An important
contribution to the worlds supply of cam
phor is promised as the result of the plant
ing operations in Ceylon, says Vice Consul
Doyle at Colombo. in a report. Enthusiasts
tice planters there believe that Ceylon in a
few years will produce a greater quantity
of camphor than the worlds present demand
SCIENTIST is COMING--word has been
received in Washington, D. c., from Dr.
Koch, the German scientist, who discovered
the bacillus of tuberculosis and who is now
at Vancouver b. c., that he Is on his way
to that city to attend as a delegate the
international congress on tuberculosis which
begins there September 81 and will continue
for three weeks
WANT SPEEDY TRIAL-,John Lynch and
c. E. Rankin, brokers. indicted at San Fran
cisco on the charge of embezzling Ocean
Shore railroad bonds valued at $S6,400 were
arraigned before Judge Cook yesterday.
Their attorneys stated as they had not
ceeded in obtaining the $4,000 bail each,
demanded by the court a speedy trial was
desired. They also asked to be tried sepa-
rately.
WOULD ACCEPT BID-The public utili-
ties committee of the board of supervisors
of San Francisco yesterday recommended to
the board the acceptance of the joint bid
of e. r. Rollins & Sons of San Francisco
and N. w. Harris & Co. Of Chicago of 3d.
municipal bonds offered for sale by the city.
There were over 100 bidders and the COM
petition was keen.
HONORABLY BOUNCED-It was
nounced at The Hague yesterday that ]. H.
de Reus, the former minister of The Neither
lands to Venezuela, who was expelled from
that republic by President Castro in July
last because of letter he wrote to a COM
mercial society of Amsterdam. adversely
criticising the Venezuelan administration,
has been "honorably relieved" of his duties
and placed upon the retired list.
CASH REVENUES BIG-The national and
state banks and trust companies throughout
the country have cash reserves that have
been equaled seldom in the financial history
of the country, say New York bankers. but
there has developed this week scarcity of
bills which is beginning to embarrass many
bankers and their customers. This lack of
81 and So bills is the more extraordinary be-
cause 1t occurs at a season when small
money is ordinarily plentiful.
TO FLOAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are
being made to place the monitor Wyoming
in commission at Mare Island navy yard
September g. The Wyoming has been out
OF commission ever since she was disabled
by broken propeller shaft of Southern
California three years ago While at the
navy yard the vessel has been thoroughly
overhauled and equipped with oil burning
apparatus for experimental purposes. The
cruiser Colorado will sail from Brementon
September g.
issued at Reading. Pa, yesterday for Mrs.
Harriet E. Munroe OF Washington, d. c.,
owner of the copyright of the play THE
Scottish Reformation" which was given In
Rhoades opera house at Boyerton last
January. when III persons of the 400 present
were burned to death. The prosecutor is
Frank Meyer, who lost daughter in the
fire. Mrs. Munroes attorney here agreed to
accept service and the case will go before
the grand jury next week.
BANKER Is BURIED-The funeral of
Philip N. Lilienthal, the banker. who was
killed in an automobile accident at San
Francisco Wednesday. took place at $3.50 a.
m. yesterday from the family residence on
Franklin street. There large attend
ance of friends. The Grafton was delivered
by Cantor Stark of the Temple Emanuel The
pail bearers included Mayor Taylor and a
number of prominent bankers and business
men. The remains were inferred in the
Home of Peace cemetery.
WILL INSPECT FTELD-Colonel Marion
p. Maus commanding the department of
California, has gone from San Francisco to
Camp Atascandero near Paso Robes Hot
Springs, to inspect the field for the coming
joint military nnaneuvers between the regu-
lar troops and the National Guard of Cali
fornia, Arizona and New Mexico. which will
begin October l. Colonel Paul Nippert of
the northern city has been appointed dis
bursting officer for the funds appropriated
for the expenses OF the National GUARD DUR |
ing the maneuvers.
FLEET AT ALBANY-The American bat |
tleships arrived In Albany. West Australia, |
after a 1300-mile voltage from Melbourne at
7 o'clock yesterday morning While still
half a mile off King Point they formed /
square and exchanged salutes with the fort, |
the British cruiser Gibraltar and the Chilean
ship General Baquedano. At 10 |
o clock the fleet, headed by the Connecti- |
cut, weighed anchor and proceeded to Prin-
cess Royal harbors where are the coalng |
and shipping piers. and decks were speedily |
cleared for the work OF taking on fuel
MAY EXPEDITE TRIAL-The work of
jury to try Abraham Ruef, which |
is now progressing before Superior Judge |
Lawlor in San Francisco, proceeded more ex-
peditiously yesterday through ruling made
by the court yesterday. Judge Lawlor ruled
that counsel for Ruef in examining venire-
men must by the first few questions develop |
whether or not the prospective juror has an
opinion bearing upon the guilt or innocence |
Of the defendant, instead OF asking this
question after long and tedious interroga-
HON upon other matters. Five veniremen