Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-27
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

DIES OF INJURIES-Eugene Lynch of
Boston, who was injured in the collision of
the Republic and Florida, died yesterday
in the Long Island college hospital.
TO DISCUSS PROJECT-Arguments on
the project for the building Of a s1O,OO0oO0
out-harbor in the lake north of the Chicago
river, are set for February at Chicago
before Major Thomas H. Reese, engineer for
the war department
MANY SEEK BANDITS-Scores of police
early yesterday started a search for two
highwaymen who held up William E.
Church in Evanston, a suburb of Chicago,
late last night and shot Patrolman George
Pestka, who came to the rescue.
REST FOR THE OLD-A public meeting
in the interest of retirement for all govern
ment civil service employees when they be-
come too old for active work will be held
Thursday evening by the Chicago branch
of the United States Civil Service Retire
ment association.
EDICT RECEIVED-A copy of the i'm
perial edict reaffirming in emphatic terms
the determination of the new government of
China to carry out in it's entirety the con-
stitutional program laid down by the late
empress dowager Of China, August 81 last
has been received at the state department
FIRE IN ATLANTA-Fire which started
at o'clock yesterday morning in a three
story building corner of Broad street and
Viaduct, Atlanta, Ga, occupied by the
Mower-Hobart company, office stationery
and supplies, practically destroyed the
building At Ais a. m. the fire was under
control The total damage is estimated at
$4,000.
ADMIRALs SON ENLIsTs - Robert
Grant Cushman, age 21, a nephew of Rear
Admiral Merrill Miller. U. S. N. retired,
enlisted at Kansas City, Mo-, yesterday in
the United States navy as seaman The
young man. who is a son of a we'll to do
Emporia, Kas, family, offered no reason for
his enlistment Admiral Miller resides
in Berkeley.
TO APPOINT REFEREE-By an agree
ment of attorneys for both sides, Justice
Gerard of New York has decided to appoint
a referee to hear testimony the applica-
tion of Grace B. Guggenheim-W for ali
mony and counsel fees pending an action
to be brought by her for absolute divorce
from William Guggenheim, a member of the
family of financiers and mine owners
CLAIMS BIG ESTATE-Miss Agnes b.
Taylor of Chicago has laid claim to a
$4,000, 600 estate in England, the exact loca-
tion of which is not known at present to
the claimant. Miss Taylor says she is a
granddaughter of Mrs. Winch Hare who
was a granddaughter of the head of the
Winch family that settled in Virginia in
1900 and descended from Earl Winch
of England.
TRAIN DERAILED-Two cars of train
No. "A, the Pittsburg special from St Louis
on the Panhandle division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad were derailed at sos a. m.
yesterday between Conesville and Trinway
133 miles west of Pittsburg Eleven passen-
gers and G. b. McKeen, general manager of
the Vandalia lines, were injured but none Of
them seriously. 1t is presumed the wreck
was caused by a broken rail.
AIARCONI GRATIFIED-WilIiam Mar
conf the young Italian who first gave wire
less telegraphy it's commercial value is
greatly gratifed that many lives were
saved by it's after the crash of the
steamships Republic and Florida. special
cable from London says Mr.. Marconi ex-
pressed himself follows: ''I am exceed
ingly gratifed and very grateful that wire
less telegraphy has been the means Of saw
ing so many lives.
PLANS WORLD FAIR-Dr. Benjamin E.
Del Castillo, a prominent journalist of
Buenos Ayres, is in San Francisco on a mis-
the people of the United States in the world s
fair to be held in 1910, the centennial of
Argentinas freedom from Spanish control.
DIR. Del Castillo is also authorized to ad-
vertise the resources of his country with the
idea Of attracting capital and colonists from
the United States.
EDITOR ELECTED-The house and
senate at Topeka yesterday in a special
session voted for United States senator to
succeed Chester I. Long for the six-year
term beginning March next Joseph l..
Bristow. the Salina editor and formerly
fourth assistant postmaster general. was
given a decisive majority over Hugh Far
rely, Democrat, of Chanute the only other
candidate. Today the two houses in joint
session will formally ratify yesterday
selection.
New departments are to be inaugurated IN
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