Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-26
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

CARDINAL DEAD-Cardinal Giriaco
Maria Sanchay Hervas. archbishop of To-
ledo, died yesterday. He was born in 1888
and was created cardinal in 1894.
TAFT WILL VISIT BROTHER-It is an
nounced at San Antonio that soon after his
Inauguration President Taft will visit the
ranch of Charles P. Taft near San Antonio.
A residence is being built on the ranch and
golf links laid out.
PASSES HUMPHREY BILL-The state
senate at Lincoln. Neb., Thursday passed
the Humphrey bill providing for the cleo
tion of United States senators by the Oregon
plan. The measure already has passed the
house and Governor Shalengerer will ap-
prove it.
BIG RISE EXPECTED-With the rise in
the Mississippi becoming more rapid with
each hour flood stage of thirty-three feet
is anticipated at Memphis by Sunday next.
While the lowlands on the western bank of
the river would be inundated serious over
flow is not probable.
MARRIED TO AUTHOR-Carlton Russell
Foster the playwright, was married Thurs
day to Miss Ivy Anderson of Pacific Grove.
Her father was formerly president of the
Theosophical society of the Pacific coast. The
wedding took place at St. Mary's by the
Sea, Rev. G. M. Cutting being the officiat-
ing minister.
RECEIVERS APPOINTED-Mark Averil,
district judge of Nye county Nevada, Thurs
day named Gilbert c. Ross and j. ]. Mullin
of Tonopah as receivers for the closed chain
of Nye and Ormsby banks. The directors
made the applica tion for the receivers to
prevent creditors filing attachments on the
banks property.
REV. SHAHAN INSTALLED-Cardina
Gibbons presided Thursday at Chicago at
the impressive ceremonies incident to the
installation of the Very Rev. Thomas Joseph
Shahan the new rector of the Catholic Uni
versity of America, who succeeded Bishop
OConnell, who soon will leave for his new
field in San Francisco.
jury Thursday in the verdict rendered at
San Francisco exonerates from blame H. NJ.
Howard clerk a. the Union Square hotel,
for the killing of T. s. Guinea, a CONNER
ciaI traveller, whom he fatally shot last
Saturday night. The jury found that How
ard acted in self-defense-
SHINGLE MILLS CLOSED-The shngle
mills of northwest Washington will remain
closed indefinitely. At a meeting of the
Northwest Grading association at Belling
ham Wednesday night representatives Of 103
mills in Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish
counties unanimously decided to continue
the shutdown, which commenced January
l last.
TOO ILL FOR TRIAL-Mrs. Lizzie Coch-
rane who Tuesday night shot and wounded
Mrs L. K. Emory, whom she found in the
company of her husband, attorney. was
too i'll to appear for arraignment in Judge
Conlan's court al San Francisco Thursday
and the continued for week.
1t is reported that the prosecution will not
be pressed.
DEATH PREDICTED-Dr. w. A. Lunn, a
prominent physician, is dead al his home at
Houston, Tex, Of blood poisoning, con-
tracted while performing an operation three
weeks ago. He diagnosed his own case, at
tended to his own treatment and predicted
the exact date of his death two weeks ago
He appeared to take great interest to the
last in observing the progress of the case.
FALLS FROM BRIDGE-The body Of
John Bussen, a painter, who had resided at
81 Ia CT IL
found beneath the railroad bridge near that
place yesterday morning. The inquest de-
veloped that he had fallen from the bridge
and had bled to death from cuts received in
one leg by the fall. He was not married
and he will be buried by the Painters union.
TO RUSH TROOPS-Local railroad Off
cials at Ogden have received instruction to
prepare equipment for special train to
carry 800 cavalrymen from Fort sheridan to
San Francisco at record speed. double
header will be sent out of here and three
engines will pull the train over the noun
tain sections west of Ogden. The cavalry
is ordered to the Philippines and are due to
reach Ogden Sunday.
WILL NOT BE TRIED-Demetri Tres
chenenke the Russian who at San Francisco
shot and killed Dorothy Malakanoff, 10
year-old girl with whom ne was infatuated,
Lincoln day and then sent bullet into his
own head, probably never will be tried for
his crime. He has been lying in critical
condition at the Lane hospital ever since
the tragedy and it is reported today that he
cannot live more than a few hours longer.
COUNTY AUDITOR INDICTED-The ac-
cusation against Howard NJ. Cherry of San
Diego county auditor, indicted on eight
counts by the grand jury, and now at liberty
on $4,000 bonds. was filed in the district
court late yesterday afternoon 1t accuses
Cherry of wilful and corrupt conduct in
office and specifically charges that he un-
lawfully gave an order for $10S on the
county treasurer. He is cited to appear
March %.