The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12
Telegraph Brevities

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EARTHQUAKE AT RoDEz- -Rodez. France,
Feb IA sharp earthquake Ike. shock sn,p was ed No
damage is reported.
FIRE DOES 100000 DAMAGE-sumner.
Miss. Feb. l1--Fire practically DESTROYED the
business section OF this town today. dozen
buildings were burned The loss viii exceed
5000. 900.
NINE OPERATOR DROPS DEAD-Goldheld
New. Feb. Ill. II. Blanchard prominent mine
operator. manager of Grizzly Bear and com
bined lease on the Velvet, died suddenly tonight
Of heart failure.
STORM WRECKS vEssEL-Madrid. Feb. II.
A violent storm is raging along the eastern
coast OF Spain. In Valencia harbor several YES
sells eollided and one was wrecked. Three OF
the crew perished
STILL FAIL TO CHOOSE SENATOR'S Spring
field, Ill. Feb. 1l.-Today's joint ballot. the
thirty first OF the Illinois legislature for United
States senator, was without result. Hopkins and
Stringer each received % votes.
PASS DIRECT PRIMARY BILL-Denyer Feb
1.-THE first section Of the Hicks direct primary
bill, which provides for the nomination OF state
county and city officers by direct vote. yesterday
passed the house by a vote of 81 TO 20.
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE DEADLoCKED-
Madison. Wis. Feb. Ii.-Today's joint ballot
the tenth Of the Wisconsin legislature for United
states senator, resulted in no choice. stephen
son received IS votes, lacking five Of election
HAS TRIPLETS AT 1e-New York, Feb. H.
Mrs. Richard Shuttlewortb. l9 years old, has
become the mother of triplets, two girls and a
boy. The young mother lives in Brooklyn and
will name the boy William Taft Shuttleworth.
MARINE DRowNED-yallejo, Feb. H.
While awaiting the arrival of a launch which
10 convey him to his barracks George II.
Strelow, marine, slipped the wet float at
the steamer landing last night and was drowned
WOMAN DIES ON TRAIN-Trinidad, Colo
Feb. lI.-diss Martha Appenseller who was on
her way from California to her home in Delphi.
Ind, died tonight eastbound Santa Fe
train. tuberculosis was the cause Of her death.
WEALTHY MINE OWNER DEAD-Los An
geles, Feb. u.-Bert Peterson, president OF the
Fl Rayo and other large gold mining companies
in the Santa Barbara district state Of Chihuahua
Mex. died at the California hospital yesterday
of typhoid fever.
BLANCHE WALSH TO QUIT STAGE FOR
sEAsoG-Kansas City, Feb. lin all prob
ability Blanche Walsh. who is confined at the
University hospital in this city suffering with a
severe attack Of stomach trouble. Will not be
seen on the stage again this season.
IMPRISONED MINERS ESCAPE -Yuzvoka
Russia, Feb. 1.-THE 125 miners who had been
imprisoned in the Catherine mine for two days
following an explosion February 8, and whose
lives were despaired Of. escaped from the mine
today through an abandoned gallery.
CONVENTION IN Los ANGELES-Los An
geles, Feb. 11.-Aecording TO telegram re-
ceived in this city today the American phar-
maceutieal association, having a membership
of 1000 In the United States will hold its next
annual convention in this city this year
FIVE MORE DREADNoUGHTs- Feb
12.-The Daily Mail learns that the government
has decided to lay down five battleships of the
improved Dreadnought type the coming year
The building Of the sixth battleship will depend
upon the progress Of Germany's new construc-
tion.
DISCOVER VACCINE FOR TYPHOID AND
PNEUMoNIA-Boston. Feb. 11.-After two
years work and experimenting a vaccine. which
ii is said Will successfully check the germs of
pneumonia blood poisoning and typhoid fever,
has been discovered 10 the laboratory of Tufts
medical school.
ENGLISH STUDENTS DEFEND NEGRO
London. Feb. 11.-An attempt TO draw the
color line, creating a new departure in this
country, met with signal failure today at Bir-
mingham, where an effort was made TO ex-
clude a negro student of the university from fhe
local skating rink.
ENGLISH ACTOR ENDS LIFE-Sew York
Feb. 11.-Charles Warner. aged 66 years, well
known English actor, committed suicide here to-
night by hanging. rambling note was left in
which he laid the motive for his act of self
destruction TO the persecution of thieves,
liars and black mailers.'
WHOLESALE MURDER TRIAL-Fort smith
Ark, Feb 1I-Charged with murder in the
first degree, Is men. farmers of Scott county
were placed on trial today at Waldron, Ark
The defendants are accused of membership in
a mob which three months ago called out John
Bailey and lynched him.
ATTEMPT ASSASSINATION OF vIcERoY-
Calcutta Feb. 11.-A bomb was thrown at a
railroad train near Barrackpur Is miles north
OF here. yesterday evening, and today an In
Festigation resulted in the suspicion that the
act was an attempt upon the life Of Lord
BLOOD TRANSFUSIoN-Los Angeles. Feb. IL.
Surgeons at the county hospital today success
fully performed an operation in blood transfu-
sion in which Chester Z. Bartoo, q polytechnic
high student, gave about eight ounces OF his
blood in the hopes Of saving the life of Joseph
Davis. patient at the hospital.
THANKED By KING EMMANUEL-Rome.
Feb. liking Victor Emmanuel received in
private audience Captain Fl. Mel. p. Huse
commander Of the refrigerator ship Celtis today
His majesty said he was glad TO express to him
fnda for ffaa
done by the Celtis in distributing relief.
HOUSE WILL ADMIT TERRITORIES Wash
ington. Feb. 11.-Representafive Watson of In
diana. republican whip of the house. told the
president today that the bill admitting Arizona
and New Mexico 10 statehood will pass the
hopse next Monday under suspension of the rules,
which viii prevent amendments in that body
PROHIBITION BILL CARRIES Lake
City. Feb. 11.-When the state wide prohibit tion
bill came up in the house OF representatives to-
day 1t received Al votes. Two were cast against
it and two members absent An amendment
for county dispensaries was voted down. Notice
was given Of motion TO reconsider the vote.
ORDER NEGROES TO LEAVE -Pittsburg.
Feb. I.-ln raid early today the police Of
Brownsville Pa. arrested 100 negroes who had
been loafing about the coke ovens. All were dis
charged at a hearing later and ordered to leave
town. except six who are being held pending an
investigation Of their records In Pittsburg and
elsewhere
JOHN C. CoNsIDINE AsPHYXIATED-
tie Feb. i1.-John c. CoasiJine, father of John
W. and Thomas J. Consdine Of Sullivan & Con
sidine. theatrical proprietors. was found dead in
bathroom at rhe Hotel Stewart 5I7 Madison
street, shortly after IL o'clock last night That
he accidentally asphy xiated IS the belief OF
the coroner.
WOMAN MURDERER PARDoNED-colnm
bus o.. Feb. ll.-Governor Harmon last night
pardoned Miss Marie Bernardo the Cleveland
woman serving life sentence in the 'penitentIary
for murder. on condition that she return TO
Italy. Miss Bernardo killed Rafael Barhato
when he tried TO get possession OF her after
buying her from her lover for 500.
REMARKABLE BALLOON FLIGHT-st Nor
itz, Switzerland. Feb. I1.-Oscar Erbsfoeh the
German aeronaut who won the international
balloon at ST. Louis in 1907 has iusr com
plefed remarkable balloon trip across the Aims
aboard The Berlin Erbstoeh was in the air