Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-04
TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS

Big Fire in Chile "A serious
fire yesterday in the Gale Heurfanos
at Santiago destroyed the cable office
before the flames were under control.
The losses are estimated at s1,OO0,000
Accused of Forgery-Harry E.
Cuthbert, member of a well known
family of San Jose, was placed in jail
there yesterday on a charge OF having
passed several forged checks there on
saloon proprietors.
Goes to Arizona - William ].
Bryan, Jr., is en- route to Arizona on
vacation. Young Bryan, who Is
studying law in the University of Me-
braska, says he will open an office as
soon as he finishes his studies.
Case Continued-The arraign-
mentl of ]. E. Davidson, accused. with
James e. Bowling, of criminal libel by
Fremont Older in connection with the
graft cases at San Francisco, was con-
tinued today until April 8 by Police
Judge Deasy.
To Ignore Tariff-After having
a brief conference with Speaker Can
non and Chairman Payne, President
Taft decided yesterday to forget tariff
for awhile, and went to the Chevy
Chase golf links, accompanied by Vice
President Sherman, Gen. Edwards,
chief of the insular bureau, and Capt.
Archibald Butt, the presidents aid.
Home Is Burned-The resi-
dence of Charles Duffacy at San RAJ
fael was entirely destroyed by fire at
an early hour yesterday. The fire was
discovered by the engineer of loco
motive who aroused the neighborhood
by the loud blasts. Duffacy> sustained
severe burns while rescuing q horse
from a stable which, also was burned.
The loss is about $4,000.
Decision Reversed - The SUI
perior court of Alameda, Cal, is re-
versed in a decision written by Justice
Hart and filed in the appellate court
today involving a dispute over road
way. Maria ". Bollard is given the
right to a new trial in her efforts to
get a right Of way through the prop
erty of the Claremont Hotel company
to her own home in Claremont near
Berkeley
Once More Absent - For the
third time in twenty years parliament
tartan Ashen Kinds was absent from
his seat at Speaker Cannon's elbow
yesterday. Mr.. Kinds has gone to his
home in Maine to look after his con-
gressional campaign. One of MI.
Kinds two previous absences was due
to sickness. On the other occasion he
attended a funeral.
Trial Date Set-Luther @.
Brown, indicted for subornation of per-
fury in connection with the kidnapping
of Fremont Older in San Francisco
September, 1907. will be placed on trial
April % in Judge DUNES department
of the superior court. The date was
fixed today after Assistant District
Attorney Louis Ferrari had stated to
the judge that the prosecution was
prepared to proceed with the case
States to Decide--Replying to
an inquiry the war department has
informed the adjutant general of a
state that the question OF musicai
bands with an organization is one
resting with the state authorities. 1t
is not deemed an essential feature of
conformity to the requirements of the
militia law Payment of the mem
bers from the federal funds can only
be authorized in case the band is en-
listed and for the organization pre-
scribed in the militia regulations.
Have Hot Debate--A lively po-
Iliticai discussion was caused at the
Baltimore conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church today by the intro
duction of resolution pledging the
loyal support of the conference to
President Taft and his administration.
After a rather heated debate the fol-
lowing substitute was adopted unani-
mously: Resolved, that we congratu-
late William Howard Taft on his cleo
ton to the chief magistracy OF the re-
public and assure him of our earnest
prayers for the success of his admin
istration."