Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06

TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

BUYS RAILROAD-The Old Colony Trust
company of Boone, Iowa, yesterday bid in
the Newton & Northwestern railroad for
$1,OOO,0O0 at a masters sale. The Fort
Dodge, Des Moines & Southern interurban
retains control of the property.
RABBI DECLINES CALL-Dr. William
Rosenau, rabbi of the Eutaw Place Temple
at Baltimore and lecturer in the department
of Semitic languages at Johns Hopkins uni
versity, yesterday declined a call extended
to him by the congregation of Temple EN-
MANUEL of San Francisco.
SUIT Observation-Disclosures a secret
conference at Reno by the attorneys of both
sides yesterday, the suit brought by War
rem Miller, formerly vice president of the
corporation, to dissolve the Nat c. Goodwin
Brokerage company and asking $100, 600
damages, alleging fraud and mismanagement
of funds, dismissed on motion of the
attorney for plaintiff just before noon yes
terday.
SOLON To PRACTICE LAW-After
March next the activities of Senator For
aker of Ohio will be transferred from the
United States senate to the courts While
no definite understanding has been reached
concerning his course it is believed he will
become attorney for some of the Browns
Vile soldiers in effort to test the consti-
tutionality of the presidents action in dis
charging them without honor.
CHINESE HANGED-Mah Hong, a Chin
csc, was hanged at Macleod, Alberta, yes
terday by Radcliffe, Canadas official hang
man The Chinaman went to the gallows
with the customary racial stoicism. Nah
Hong shot his partner, Nah Ling, in their
laundry here. The latter had collected
money for the firm and lost it gambling
Nah Hong did not resist arrest, simply re-
marking to the police Me shoot him; him
good"
UNITED STATES WINS CASE-The gov
eminent yesterday won it's case in defense
of the constitutionality Of forest reserves
when Judge Lewis in the United States dis
a hon aH
ion in favor of the complainant in the case
of the United States against Fred Light ct
al The case involved the right of the de-
partment of forestry to charge grazing fees
and was regarded of the utmost import
ance in the west
ROBBER SENTENCED-Georg B. Stan
cliffe, alias John B. Stanley, who was
rested in New York for a robbery committed
in San Francisco and who subsequently
pleaded guilty, yesterday sentenced by
Judge LawlOr of San Francisco to a term of
eighteen years in San Quentin. Stancliffe
while a guest at the St. Rose apartments
assaulted Mrs Louise Palmer, the proprie-
tress, and escaped with diamonds and cash
amounting to $500.
PROPOSITION DRAFTED draft of the
American proposition looking to the settle
ment of the questions pending the
Venezuelan government and the United
States was yesterday presented to the pres
ent administration there by w. 1. Buchanan,
the special commissioner from Washington
The revolutionary outbreak in the state Of
Guanico under Mendible has collapsed The
eXequaturs Of the Dutch consuls through
out Venezuela. revoked by President Castro
have been restored.
UNION PACIFIC SUED-sult vas filed in
the federal district court at Salt Lake City
yesterday by United States Attorney H E.
Booth against the Union Pacific Railroad
company, which is charged with violating
the twenty-eight- hour law relating to the
shipment of animals. 1t is alleged five car
Francisco in October were kept penned in
cars for a period of forty hours without
food or water, and that a number died as
result 7of~the treatment.
GOVERNOR SUPERSTTTIOUS-If Cover
nor-elect DOnaghey of Conway, Ark can
avoid it he will not be inaugurated as chief
executive of the state on either Friday or
the thirteenth day of the month. He de-
clared he has no desire to take the oath of
office on "hoOdoo" day. When asked when
he thought the inauguration would take
place Mr.. Donaghey said: Probably Thurs
day, the 18th or Monday, the 18th.
Wednesday the 18th, would, of course be
bad day, and Friday would never, do"
NEW APPOINTMENTS E. r.
Taylor of San Francisco yesterday an
nounced the following appointments: Mem
Der of the board of public works John d.
Mrs. Mary W. Kincaid; member of board of
health, James w. Mullen; member board
of fire commissioners, George A. Newhall;
member of park commission, Henry r.
Brandenstein; member of police commission,
Fred G. Sanborn; civil service commissioner,
Sheldon G. kellogg; election commissioners,
George Uhl and Charles Gildea.