Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-27
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS
UL Observation-Disclosures

CONSUL DECORATED-Andrew Chill
berg, royal vice consul of Sweden at Seattle,
has been given the decoration of a knight
first class of the Order of Vasa, by King
Gustaf "
ARRESTED IN TTALY-The arrest of
four men in Milan, Italy, is of considerable
interest in this country, according to the
records in the New York police department.
1t is believed these men have been princi-
pals in a scheme to swindle the American
Express company out Of S3,000,0O0 by means
of forged checks to have been placed in
circulation simultaneously in London, Rome
and Paris.
TO CONTEST ELECTION-Fresh inter
est is aroused in the Republican political
situation by the announcement Of Jacob H.
Marks No Q" that he will contest the pri-
mary nomination at Chicago last Tuesday
of Jacob H. Marks No. II for city clerk.
Marks No. % declares he will demand
recount of the $4,000 votes cast for that Of
fee as soon Is the election board completes
it's canvass.
WILL BE BEHEADED-'If any of the
miscreants are arrested let them be tried
and executed without delay" says a Chinese
imperial edict, directing all officials to ex-
ercise the utmost vigilance to prevent revo-
lutionists entering the empire. The edict,
which is a precautionary measure, is a
timely one in the opinion of American Min
lister Rockhill, and has just reached the
state department at Washington.
SUSPECT ARRESTED-CharIes Wells
bartender, 32 years old, arrested in Tacoma
at the instigation of the Pinkerton detec-
tives, has been taken to Portland 1t was
learned that Wells is suspected of com
plicity in the $4,000 East Side bank rob-
berry at Portland several months ago,
though all connected with the arrest refuse
to talk of the case. Wells has been in Ia
coma six weeks spending money freely.
SITE SELECTED-The site for the ad-
ministration building for the department of
California of the United States army has
been selected by General J. F. Weston The
will he cd Tor
Mason, in front of the present quarters of
the commanding general, will be of stone
and concrete. 1t will cost $1,000 and will
be three stories high. The labor will be
performed by military prisoners from AL
catraZ island.
POTATO FANuNE-A special from Sac
ramento says there will be a great scarcity
of potatoes in that district. No potatoes
have been planted yet and none can be for
at least a week as the long continued rain
and overflow has rendered the soil too wet
for cultivation The estimates made place
the number of sacks of potatoes available
in California and Oregon at the present
time at 100000. The consumption is H. 900
sacks day, the shortage by July ! will
amount to 100000 sacks.
USE WAX BULLETS-Wax bullets were
used last night in duel at the New York
Athletic club. The combatants, Eugene
Pitou and DR.. Edward Fowler. standing
sixty feet apart, were each hit just below
the shoulder, but neither of course was in
jured. although the marks of the little pei
let's plainly visible the gowns spec
tally worn for the contest The bullets the
first importations to this country from
France fired from regulation French
dueling pistols of 44-caliber.
PRISON MISUNDERSTANDING condi-
tions at the Missouri state prison are re-
vealed in a report prepared for the legisla-
tive committee on prisons and reform
schools. The report is to be filed in the
senate It is recommended that building
d, one of the largest structures be torn
down, as it is unfit for habitation. 1t is
pointed out in the report that one cell
room in the women's department has iron
rings in the wall seven feet from the floor
and is for punishment of women prisoners,
who have their hands tied by the wrists in
these rings. The sanitary conditions are
described as the worst possible
PULITZER ON CRUISE-Although certi-
fed copies of the indictments and bench
warrants issued in Washington for Joseph
Pulitzer. publisher of the New York World,
and Caleb M. van Hamm and Robert H.
Lyman, editors Of the same paper, have
been taken to New York by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mcnamara, it is believed no
attempt will be made to serve them until
Mr. Pulitzer returns Mr.. Mcnamara how
ever had a conference with an attorney
representing Mr.. Pulitzer and it is believed
he was apprised of the time of Mr.. Pulit-
zer's return He is at present cruising on
his yacht somewhere in southern waters.