Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-01-31
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

BANDITS KILL OFFICER-Bandits at
tackled the settlement the Bajio Del
Surdo ranch, District of Nina, state of Chi
huahua, Mexico, Thursday night and in at
tempting to repulse them Chief Of Police
Cesareo Acofa was killed. The marauders
escaped.
GIRL DROWNED-While crossing Salt
river near Phoenix. Ariz., late Friday q
party Of three people were precipitated into
the water and Miss Florence Brown OF
Globe, Ariz, was drowned George Wilson
and Andrew Miller. both OF Tempe. Ariz,
had narrow escape. Miller being rescued
unconscious.
FIND DEMENTED MANA man, bare
foot, starving and almost demented. is at
the house of g farmer near Shabbona. Ill
He is believed to be the man who jumped
from the window of a Northwestern train
at Maple Park few days ago. He had
in his pockets ticket from San francisco
to Chicago and $40 in gold.
LOOK FOR MOURNERS-B sew
eral Of the survivors of the fifty young
women who marched beside the coffin OF
Abraham Lincoln when the funeral rites
were held in Chicago are still residents OF
the city, the Lincoln centennial committed
has begun a search to bring them together
for participation in the Lincoln week pro-
gram.
DIES AGED 1O6-Mrs. Mary Partridge IL
dead at the Kings County hospital in
Brooklyn at the age OF 106 years. HeY
uedLn was the result OF exposure and old
age. On January 13 she wandered through
the door at the home of a cousin lost heI
way and fell unconscious in the snow
Taken to the hospital she never fully re-
covered.
CREW GIVEN $1OOO-After a farewell
dinner at the Sailors home and the Sea-
mans Friend society of New York the crew
of the White Star liner Republic. which
sank after colliding with the Florida
week ago, sailed for England yesterday or
the steamer Baltic. More than $1,000 was
raised by subscription for the men who lost
their clothing and belongings in the wreck
and they were well fitted out before their
departure.
ERUPTION FEARED-According to a re-
port in San Francisco Grizzly mountain
located in Lake county, about seventy-hve
miles north of San Francisco. is showing
signs of eruption. Ranchers living near the
mountain have been disturbed for some time
by rumbiing noises which seem to come
in the st. Helena range which abounds in
volcanic signs while the geysers nearby
spout hot water and steam.
TO DISINTER CHINESE-What remain:
Of the bodies of sixteen Chinese, inferred
in Congressional cemetery, Washington, VII
be disinterred and sent to China, it being the
wish of every Chinaman who dies in this
country that his body shall find a last rest
ing place in the nowery kingdom. The
necessary permits for taking up the bodies
yes
terday. Arrangements have been made t
take the bodies aboard vessel scheduled
to start from New York next Thursday.
HAVE FIGHT ON SHIP-A heated con.
troversy over the relative merits OF theil
respective governments between a japanese
and Alaskan Eskimo, led to a desperate
battle between the two on board the reve
nue. cutter McCulloch where both are EN-.
ployed. The Japanese tainted the Eskimo
with being the son of a hagless nation, and
the result a fight which lasted fol-
several hours before the combatants were
separated by the captain of the cutter
Although the Eskimo was nearly exhausted
he pleaded to continue.
FIRES GUN AT PREACHER-A mar
registered at the Hotel Crellin under
the name of G. H. Burton of Chicago fired
two shots late Thursday night from hi.
window in Oakland at a preacher who
was holding services in the street near tbs
hotel. The plate glass window Of a store
across the street was shattered by the bull.
let's, but the preacher escaped unframed
Burton was arrested and told the police hi
was a real estate dealer and horse trader
from Oregon. The preacher, who came
here recently to organize a new sect ha.
not been since the shooting.
PLAN SKYSCRAPER-An eastern syndi
cate, of which Henry c. Frick the stee
man of Pittsburg, is said to be the head
is negotiating for ground in Chicago or
which 1t Is planned to erect what will bt
the largest office building west of New
York. The property said to be involved 1,
the chamber of commerce site and adjoin.
ing land. This is said to be the 81 0OO 0Ot
deal, report concerning which has beer
floating about for three or four weeks An.
other skyscraper is also said to be in con
temptation there. The Leander Mccormick
estate has practically decided to build OF
] the site of the Victoria hote