Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

| CHOLERA DECREASES-The cholera IN
Manila is dwindling to proportions of little
| Importance. But new case was re-
ported yesterday.
| SAKATANI IN TOKIO-Baron Yoshiro
Sakatant, who was minister OF finance in
| the late cabinet and whose reappointment
TO that posi- now administered Jointly with
the premiership of Premier Katsura, arrived
| in Toxic yesterday. 1t is believed that his
appointment will soon be announced.
CALL MINING CONGREss-The execu-
tive committee of the American mining ocn-
gress has issued the official call for the
eleventh annual convention to be held in
Pittsburg December 2 8, and s. 1908. A
| special effort is contemplated looking to
| the final enactment OF the bill for the
erection OF a bureau of mines now on the
| calendar of the United States senate for
! third reading.
RULES FOR OYSTER MEN-Rules for
| the digging, opening and shipping of oys-
ters to be made by federal authorities
under authority of the national pure food
law, according to A E. Mcdonald. special
agent Of the department of agriculture at
Tacoma, Wash. Mr.. Mcdonald Is making
a personal inspection of all the oyster beds
in that state and will report in detail on
the methods of handling and shipping the
bivalves.
HONDURAS WAR sCARE-Private ad-
vices from Honduras to the City of Mex
leo indicate political conditions there are
worse than reported in press dis
patches. According to this information 1t
Is not former President Manuel Bonllla but
General Polcarpo Bonilla who threatens a
revolution. An attempt, it is reported. was
recently made upon the life ef President
Davillas' private secretary, whose conduct
has incensed the wing looking to the moral
support of President zelaya. 1t is said the
jails full OF political prisoners.
TEN KILLED IN BATTLE-In a des-
perate fight, prolonged for hours which
CURED yesterday near Iligan. island of Minda-
mao, nine Filipino laborers and their superfn-
tendent, also a native, were killed by the
marauders and four other natives were
wounded, Whether not the attacking
Moros suffered any loss cannot now be as
certained. The fight took place upon the
Shepherd plantation. The Moro band, fol-
lowing the tactics usually employed by the
outlaws, attempted a surprise, which was
far successful that several men were
killed in the first rush.
EGG YOLK CONFIsCATED-By throw
ing into the sea 1852 cases Of so-called egg
yolk the New York collector OF customs has
decided the long standing controversy be-
tween importers and the government
great quantity of this material has been
imported into this country from China for
a number of years. 1t is used In making
custards. pies and other bakery goods.
Three years ago large consignment was
held up by the pure food officers on the
claim that large quantities of borax was
used a preservative. Since then none
has been allowed to land.
ANOTHER BOMB THROWN-Bomb No.
% was exploded in Chicago early yesterday,
after the policemen placed on watch in all
parts of Chicago since the recent bomb
outrages, had gone home. 1t did no more
damage than Its predecessors, practically
destroying a oue-story brick building on
Fourteenth street. just east of Michigan
avenue, occupied by Bernard Marcus as a
saloon Firemen who were asleep in their
quarters across the street were thrown from
their beds by the explosion which tore out
most of the front and completely wrecked
the interior OF the building.
ACCOUNTANT VANIsHES--Frank Pink
ham, employe OF the Tacoma Mil com
pany Of San Francisco, has disappeared, and
officials of the concern have asked the as
sstance of the police in locating him, in
the belief he Is responsible for a shortage
that may amount to $4,000. Pin6ham,
who we'll connected here socially. was
employed upon the recommendations of we'll
known business men, and after remaining
here for several months went to Tacoma.
Upon his return he learned that his ac-
counts had been questioned, and disap-
peared. 1t is supposed he left for some
oriental port by steamer.
RICH CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City,
ILL.,, one of the richest cities in the world,
because of the location within its limits
Of the big packing houses and the Ma
tional stock yards, with its industries and
interests, is bankrupt Robert Monroe,
mayor, had hoated loan Of $1,000 with
which to pay current expenses. Anticipation
warrants will be issued against this loan
and the money Will be repaid when the
taxes for next year collected. The
village is only two years old but the ex-
penditures this year for improvements and
for levee protection used up the funds
which had been collected to run the city
WINS FIRST VICTORY-The first signal
victory in the crusade of the federal au-
thorities against the white slave traffic in
Chicago has been won through the convic-
tion of Joseph Ochsner and Joseph Keller
of South Chicago. They were the first to
come to be tried out of nearly thirty cases,
the principals tn which were arrested in the
series of raids by federal secret service
operatiyes and assistants of the district at
torney's office last spring and summer.
Oehsner was charged with bringing an allen
woman into the country for immoral pur-
poses. Keller was found guilty of harbor-
ing an alien woman in a disorderly resort
of which he was proprietor.