The San Francisco call., 1909-03-11
Telegraph Brevities

CAPTAIN DIXON DIEs-New York, March
1O.-Captain Albert Firman Dixon, u S. NJ,
inspector of machinery of the navy for the At
lantic coast, died suddenly today. aged 50 years.
MAJOR zALIEsKI DIEs-New York. March
10.-MaJor Edmund Louis Gray Zalinski, L. 5.
A. retired inventor Of the pneumatic dynamite
torpedo gun and other military devices, died to-
day. aged 80 years.
FROST INJURIES cRoPs-Dallas Tex.
March 10.-Adviees from a large portion OF
the fruit section of Texas state that the
fruit and vegetables.
DEADLOCK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ill.
March 1o.-Senator Hopkins received 76 votes
on the forty second joint ballot of the legisla-
ture for United States senator today, which
resulted in choice.
POLITICIANS HOME BURES-Bufalo. y. n.
March 1o.-The home of Norman E. Mack.
chairman Of the democratic national committee,
destroyed by fire tonight. The Mack fam
ily is at Atlantic City.
NEW PoSTMASTERS-Wash ashington. March 10.
California postmasters appointed today: Harris,
Humboldt county-George NJ. Grotto. vice g. j.
Tobney resigned. Round Valley, lnyo county
Irene Jones, vice Estelle Jones resigned.
sHRINERs CHARTER TRAIN-Ios Angeles.
March 10-Al Malakah Temple, the local shrine.
has chartered special train 10 take its MEM
bers to the 1909 annual c0nelaye at Louisville.
Ky. They viii take with them the Arab
patrol and band
10.-Diamonds and 5ewelry valued at $4,000
have been stolen from Mr. and Mrs. E. n.
Chapman of Greenwich Conn. at the Hotel
Gotham. The robbery is said 10 have been
committed Saturday.
POLICEMAN KILLED IN DUEL-Emporia,
March PIN street duel here late last night
shot and instantly killed and P. b. Sheffield. a
cotton mill operator, was so badly wounded
that he died later.
SUICIDE BY TURKISH GENERAL-Consfan-
tinople. March l0-General Soilfullah Pasha.
who Turkish chief Of staff during the
Turzo-Greek war. in which he distinguished
himself. committed suicide here today by shoot
ing himself with revolver.
NEW BANK APPRQyED-Washington d. c.,
March 1o--The comptroller Of the currency TO-
day approved the applications of b. L. Edwards,
Dennis Sesrles, r. NJ. Smith. F. J. aStoer and
James I. Peck 10 organize the First National
bank Of Emeryvilie, with a capital of $4,000.
MORSE TO BE RELEASED San Diego,
March 1O.-W. G. Morse, of inventor Morse
OF telegraph fame, who is held in Jail at En-
senada on a charge of having killed Indian
lsborer. is TO be released Friday according 10
". D. Holderness. a wealthy Lower California
merchant.
CHURCH WORKER ARRESTED Louis.
March io--Josiah A. Parker. head of a realty
concern and prominent ia church work. was ar
rested today on charges filed by L. II. Rous-
seau Of st. Louis. who says Parker obtained
s.. 600 for stock IN mortgage company which
was never organized
POSTAL RECEIUTs INCREASE Washington.
March 10.-Postal receipts at San Francisco dur
ing February. 1903. were SiJS.2lf, against Sl49.-
600 in February, 1908, q gain of 5.26 per cent.
Los Angeles receipts were $9s2s5 against
SOC. .4S3. a gain Of S.62 per cent. Seattle in
creased 1911 per cent and Portland $50 per
cent
NEW DOMESTIC MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
Washington. March 9.-Ihe following postoffces
in California win become domestic money order
offices April ]: Alton, Glenn county; Erie,
9uba county; Fruitland Humboldt county; 0ck-
enden. Fresno county; Poleta- Inyo county
Requa, Del Norte county, and Nalieton, Monte
rey county.
BILL AIMED AT JAPANESE Honolulu.
bly, Of the territorial legislature today aimed at
japanese physicians. The measure requires
Japanese doctors TO pass an examination given
by the territorial medical examiners in the Eng
liSh language The bill was introduced in be-
half Of the Hawaiian medical society.
BIG PLANT BUREED-Portland, Ore. March
10.-Fire which is thought to have originated
in the dry kiln of the sash and door plant of
George Ainslle * CO.. at Fifteenth and Petty
grove streets. this city. late tonight totally
destroyed the mill and yards. The loss will
reach about Sc. 600.
MYSTERY IN ARTISTS DEATH-washing-
ton, March 10.-Three young who said they
we're from Philadelphia We're arrested today on
suspicion Of knowing something about the death
Of Walter +. Schultz, Chicago artist whose
body was found Sunday last at Alexandria
Va. Mystery as TO whether il WIS case OF
murder or suicide still surrounds the case
FIGHTS WITH BROKEN ARM-New York.
March 1o.-The bout between Jack Dorman and
sszzssy Dwyer at the Sharkey athletic club to-
night was cut short AT the end of the sixth
round by the discovery that Dorman had broken
his right arm. The plueky fighter insisted upon
going the limit OF 10 rounds, but was prevented
on the advice of physician. AS 1t was, Dorman
fought the fifth and sixth rounds with his right
arm hanging useless by his side.