Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-06
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ELECT PRESIDENT-The members of
the Paper and Pulp association at their
nual meeting in New York yesterday elected
as president Arthur G. Hastings of Niagara
Falls. n, Y.
FIRE IN VIRGINIA-Fire in CharIottes-
ville Va, yesterday destroyed property valued
at $22O, 600. The blaze originated in the build
ing Of the Charlottesville Hardware company
or Main street.
GOLDFIELD CHOSEN-Formal announce
ment has been made by the directors of the
American mining congress in Denver Of the
selection Of Goldfeld, New, as the place for
holding the 1909 session.
STUDENT POISONED-DudIey Latham a
son of DR.. It. Henry Latham. a well known
surgeon of Wathery Pa, and a law student
at Columbia, yesterday took carbolic acid in
mistake for castor oil. He may not recover.
FLOTILI4A ARRIVES-The United States
cruiser Albany, accompanied by three of the
smaller torpedo boats, entered the harbor at
San Francisco from Southern California ports
yesterday, and proceeded direct to Mare island.
SAVED BY POLICE-Eighteen persons.
including several women and children, were
carried out of a blazing building in Lorimer
street, Brooklyn, by policemen early yesterday
after some Of the former had been overcome by
smoke. The property loss is about $4,000.
TRANSPORT SAILS-The army transport
Sheridan sailed from San Francisco for the
Philippines yesterday with cargo of supplies,
many cabin passengers and a small number of
troops and bluejackets. Brig. Gen. Brush is
of the Philippine constabulary is among the
passengers.
ASPIRE TO PURPLE-The Tribuna of
Rome, commenting on the death of Cardinal
CIeton points out that the sacred college has
thus been reduced to So, and says: In the
United States there is great desire for an
other cardinal. There are two preates who as
pire to tie purple, Archbishop Ireland, who is
most learned and is noted for his writings,
especially, and Archbishop Farley Of New
York.
NEGROES FAVORED-As a result of allie
cations made by citizens of Tuskegee, Ala,
that the Tuskegee railway, which operates
trains between Tuskegee and Chehaw, dis
tance of five miles, discriminates in the matter
of freight and passenger rates in favor of the
Tuskegee industrial institute, of which Booker
I Washington is president and founder, the
state railroad commission has ordered in
vestigation Testimony will be taken at Tus-
kegee on March ?.
BUYS SACRED ART-Some one who is
public spirited. but who wishes his name with
held, has purchased the Tishct collection of pic
lures in New York. illustrating the Old Testa-
ment and will place them where art lovers
will have a chance to view them. The pictures
have been on exhibition at the Fifth avenue
art gallery, and when offered for sale at the
low price of $4,000 there were no bidders.
When no offers made last evening the
auctioneers announced the sale to the unknown
philanthropist.
RECEIVES REPORT-President Roosevelt
yesterday received report from commission
ing to safety of life at 1t is known to
contain number of important recommenda-
ticns, among them the enactment of law
compelling the placing of wireless instruments
on all large steam and sailing vessels. Rep
resentative Burke not successful yesterday
in having reported to the house his bill re-
qUiring passenger vessels to be equipped with
wireless telegraph outfits.
CYCLONE COSTLY - Windstorm loss
claims continue to pour in the insurance
companies as a result of the recent blizzard in
apparent the insurance losses will exceed those
of any cyclone on record. Experts estimate
the windstorm damage alone in Kansas and
Nebraska will be 100000 each, with $3.50, 900 in
Missouri and large amounts in four or five
other states. This does not take into account
the heavy fire losses which resulted from the
storms, those in Oklahoma alone during the
three days it ragged being estimated at $500, ,000
PETITION FAILS-Chicago will be a
wet town for another year at least The
movement by the ''drys'' TO have the people
vote at the April election on the question Of
excluding saloons from the city under the
local option law has fallen down. They started
out to obtain the necessary 100000 petitioners
to place the question the ballot, but got less
than so 900. The failure of the movement has
been reported to the No License committee
which will make another effort next year 1t
has authorized the organization of a committee
of 10O each member of which shall pledge him
self to subscribe $40 and obtain 1000 signatures
to the petition.