Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-27
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

AEROPLANE FLIGHT-There will be
flight by Orville Wright at Fort Meyer, Va,
across the Potomac Monday. The aviator
selected place for the erection OF the
starting rail and derrick today, and the
motor was given Its final test
CASHIER KILLED-word reached FL
kins, w Va. yesterday that F. G. Mausey,
cashier OF the Bank Of Durhin. was killed
when his automobile became unmanageable
and leaped a precipice. The automo-
bile and its occupant fell 100 feet.
WILL PROBATED-The will of the late
George Meredith, author, was offered for
probate in London Friday. according to
cable advices. Friends of the novelist in
this country were surprised to learn that
he left an estate valued at f1e.5oo.
NOTED MAN DIEs-coI ]. S Haskell.
soldier, legislator and hnancier, grandson of
Langdon Cheves and son-in-law Of Wade
Hampton died at Columbia, S. c., yester
day. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy last
Friday. Colonel Haskell and his brother
were for years the chief figures in the state
politically
MORGAN RETURNS. Pierpont Morgan
returned to London after having been only
twelve hours in Paris. The negotiations to
effect the listing of the common shares of
the United States Steel corporation on the
Paris bourse continuing, but there is no
indication today when final decision will
be reached
PLAN CONFERENCE-Follow full dis
cussion by the general board Of the navy
NtNNNSASAA
permanent naval base in the Philippines
Secretary Meyer soon will take up the mat
ter with President Taft for final decision
The permanent location, it is believed, will
be near Manila
GALLERIES OPEN--The new galleries of
the Victoria and Albert museum at South
Eens!ngton. the foundation stone of which
was laid in 1893 by the late Queen Vic
toria, were formally opened by King Edward
yesterday with full state ceremonies. When
finally accepted the galleries viii house
the greatest museum OF applied art in ex-
istence.
ENGAGES sINGERs-oscar Hammerstein
Is sailing for home after the busiest summer
campaign he has ever conducted in Paris.
He has heard not fewer than 800 singers,
and has engaged forty-seven OF them who
are strangers to New York He announced
that directly after his New York season
closes next year he will take his entire
company to Paris
MEETS EMPEROR-ChancelIor Won Bue-
low, who went to Kiel from Berlin to con-
fer with Emperor William, boarded the i'm
perial yacht Hohenzollern yesterday. ond
was cordially greeted by his majesty at the
gangway. The two were in conference alone
for three hours. In the afternoon the chan
cellor returned to Berlin. Nothing was
given out regarding their audience.
BACK FROM CANAL--sherburn NJ.
Becker, known the hoy mayor of Mil
waukee," has arrived in San Francisco on
his return from visit to the canal zone,
where he went the invitation of President
Taft. Before he left Panama he was select
ed as the commissioner Of the Worlds Fair
club OF Panama to represent the canal
zone interests In the United States and
TO make arrangements for the exposition
OF 1915.
COMPLICATED SUIT-A. H. Flint. a
Wall street broker, was riding in his auto
mobile In New York May s. when II knocked
down Gutman Rubin OF the East Side
Rubin got up and kicked the machine in the
side. and then brought suit against Flint
When the case was called yesterday, Flint
served notice OF a counter claim Of $3.50
against Rubin for knocking the varnish on
the automobile when It knocked him down.
and the case was postponed until September