The San Francisco call., 1909-04-10
TeIegraphic Brevities

KILLS GIRL WIFE DURING QUARREL
Bingham Me-, April e.--Herbert Nattage and his
which should have their baby boy. 50 he settled
it tonight by killing her. Nattage escaped
GIRLS NEGRO AssAILANT LYNCHED-
Hopkinsville, KY. April BEEN. alias Booker,
by mob Of 800 farmers. for attacking Ruth
Gee IL years old daughter of William Gee.
prominent Trigg county farmer.
CHEMIST KILLS HIMSELF-st. Louis, April
heuser- Busch brewing association. and formerly
professor of chemistry at Washington univer-
sity. committed suicide by leaping from third
story window Tuesday at a local hospital.
ACCUSED OF IMPORTING LABoRERs-To-
peka. Kan, April 9.-Epistakthies Polychro-
nopouios a Greek, was arrested this morning
nine miles vest Of Topeka on & the o1ton St. facins
shall. He is accused OF importing Greek Ia
borers.
WIFE AND DAUGHTER DEAD-Long Beach.
Monday of his daughter, Kate, Arthur Grass
weller. Duluth, Mimi. attorney, arrived last
night to find that his wife also had died yester-
cause. He will take the bodies east for burial.
CoUNTERFEITER HEID-Topeka, Kan.
April 9.--Mel Schultze. who is suspected OF be
ing member of gang of counterfeiters who
operated in southeastern Kansas. with headquar-
ters in Wilson county. was brought to Topeka
today from California, where he was arrested.
He WAS held In $1,000 bonds
MINERS KILLED BY ExPLosIoN-Johns-
town, Pa. April 9.-As the result Of two cx-
plosions in mine No. 81 Of the Berwind- White
coal mining company near Windber tonight at
least seven men were killed three others are in
hospital and at Feast four others are en-
tombed.
CARELESS LABoRER BLOWN TO BITS
Los Angeles. April 9.-Carrying a stick of dy-
Mantle in one hand and a lighted candle in the
other proved fatal combination for Lind
Bernardo. lnborer at rock quarry. here to-
day and resulted in explosion which literally
blew him to pieces.
ENGLISH BOAT WINS-Monte Carlo, April
9.-The English boat Wolseley Siddeley. owned
by the duke of Westminster. the race to-
day for the cup of nations covering the 100
kiiometers In hour 50 minutes seconds. The
German Liseilotte finished second. The Ameri-
can boat Standard did not start.
ATTACK ON HARTMAN MERGER-Salt
Lake April 9.--In the preparation for the hear
ing of testimony in the governments suit TO dis
solve the Hartman railroad merger, many rail-
roadmen are being. served with subpenas to ap-
pear before Special Examiner Sylvester A. VIII
hams when he sits here April 81
TWINS CAUSE SUICIDE-Pittsburg. April Q.
The arrival of twins in the family of William
Hedringer, a farmer near Bouquet has resulted
law. The latter succumbed to. heart disease,
brought on by excitement, and HedriDger on
hearing the news went to the barn and shot
GIFT FROM CARNEeIE-Utica. n. Y, April
9--President NJ. W. Stryker of Hamilton col
lege announced today that Andrew Carnegie had
given $2O0,0vO to the college, the fund to be
known as the Elihu Root peace fund, in recos-
milton of the services of Senator Root for in
ternational peace. Senator Root Is graduate
Of Hamilton.
RICH WOMAN swIEDLED-Chicago April
9.-John A. MacFarland, Albert Miller Adams
and Samuel Rosenfeld. alleged to have swim
died Mrs. James A. Patton, wife of wealthy
board OF trade man. out of more than $2OOOt
by means of de luxe book swindle, We're de.
ciared fugitives from justice in the criminal
court here today.
DEMOCRATIC MONTHLY PRoMIsED-Buf
faio n. r, April 9.-Norman e. Mack chair
man Of the democratic national committee. an
Dounced today that be had completed arrange
ments for the publication beginning May OF 9
monthly magazine 10 be known the National
Monthly and devoted to advancing the democratic
party in the nation
ACCUSED OF DOUBLE MuRDER-Tolcdo o.
April g---Coroner G. J. HensIer today rendered
nls verdict In the Kruger murder case, holding
Michael Soboleski. tailor, responsible for the
deaths of Ludwig Kruger and his wife, Au
gustn, whose bodies were found burned in the
cellar OF their home after 1t had been DESTROYED
by nre the morning OF April !.
NEW CALIFORNIA PoSTMASTERs-Wash
ngton, D.. O., April 9.--CalforDia postmssters
were appointed today as follows: Henley, SiskI
you county-Eyan E. Williams, vice J. P.
Hicks. resigned; Ioamosa, San Bernardino conn
Franklin Roth, vice G. n. Frost, resigned
Throop. Sonoma county--Miss NJ. E. Wolga
mott. vice 9. W. Throop. rcsicned