Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-12
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Hotel Man Dies-Affred A. Peacock
proprietor of the Ryan hotel, is dead at st
Paul.
Forms New Cabinet-It Is announced to-
day that Wencestao de Lima has succeeded
in forming a new cabinet at Lisbon.
Road Tied Up--The entire railroad sys-
tenn of Corsica is tied up today a result
of a strike the part of the employees.
To Repay Visit--It is announced officially
that Emperor Nicholas will return the visit
of President Fallieres during the coming
summer.
into custody at Pekin yesterday charged
with the intention of assassinating Grand
Councillor Chang Chi Tung
Body Arrives-The body of Heinrich Con-
ried, former director of the Metropolitan
Opera company, who died in Austria April
81, was brought to New York on the steam
er Kronprinzessin Cecilie yesterday.
Authors VIII Read-The will of f.
Marion Crawford, the American novelist.
who died in Sorrento, Italy, April 9. ex-
presses the desire that his yacht and the
villa SAINT Angelic be Sold and that the
testators body be buried In the SAINT Angel
10 cemetery.
Fire Causes Need-The fire at Mazatlan.
Mexico, Saturday night, which almost de-
stroyed that town, not only rendered hun
dreds homeless but there is much suffer
ing for want of food, as nearly all the sup
plies of the town were destroyed. Relief
is being sent from mere.
Sign Agreement--An agreement between
Russia and China, providing method of
government for the Russian railroad zone
in Manchuria, was signed In Pekin yester-
day 1t consists of eighteen articles, is
based upon the guarantee of Chinese
sovereignty and fixes the principle of Joint
administration. 1t provides for Chinese and
Russian municipalities on an equality.
Oil Prices Cut-standard Oil made its
second slash at Lima. Ohio. in crude. oil
prices yesterday morning, another cut Of B
cents a barrel for all grades being posted.
While stocks OF the eastern field show
heavy losses millions of barrels are in
storage In Oklahoma. and to this. with the
decline during the summer months of the
domestic trade, Is attributed the cut
Take Aid to Albania medical commits
sion with a large quantity of medical sup
plies for the relief of the suffering left Con-
saantlnople yesterday for Adana. Djeved
Bey, former governor general of the Adana
vilayet. arrived here with the object OF ex-
planning to the minister of the interior the
origin and cause OF the race conflicts in
his territory. Djeved Bey has been dis
missed from office.
Actors Are "Roguesp-An actor who has
summoned yesterday to serve on jury al
London made the successful plea that I'M
der the law he was a 'rogue and vaga-
bond" and therefore ineligible, In support
of his contention he produced an old act OF
parliament which never has been repealed
The surprised judge hastily perused this
act and had to admit that the actor was
not qualified to sit on jury.
To Avoid Plague-As a precaution against
the possible development OF hydrophobia
Lord Mimic, viceroy of India. and Lady
Mimic undergoing the Pasteur treat
ment at Simla. India. While the viceroy
and his wife were out walking Lady Min
tos lap dog was harassed by a wandering
mad dog. Lord and Lady Mimic went for
ward to rescue their pet,l and while neither
was bitten, their hands were covered witt
saliva of the rabid beast.