The San Francisco call., 1909-03-25
TeIegraphic Brevities

NEW PosTMAsTER-wash ashington. March %
o. J. Hanzlick was today appointed postmaster
at Ethanac. Riverside county, vice William F.
Windhorst. resigned
PUTS IN FOR CoAL-san Diego, March 24.--
The British warship Sheerwater put in here. at
II o'clock for coal. coming up from Acapulco
II VIII proceed north later.
NAN SHOT TO DEATH-New York March
24-Joseph Genaro, cigar maker, shot and
Killed today in fusillade of bullets from seven
Italians Five men were arrested.
IRA SANKEY'S SON DIvoRCED-New York.
March 24.-Mrs. Grace L. Sankey has obtained
divorce from John E. Sankey. the eldest son
OF the late Ira d. Sankey, the famous evan
gellst.
TWELVE VAIN BALLoTs-Sprincaeld ILL.,.
March 24.-After II joint ballots today the leg.
islature found itself still in a deadlock over the
Hopkins.
WOMAN BORN ON BATTLEFIELD OF WAT.
ERLoo DEAD-Detroit. March 24.-Mrs. Mary
of Waterloo. died yesterday at st. Luke's hospi-
tai. She was 90 years old.
NEW MINISTER OF wAR-st Petersburg.
March 24.-The appointment of Lieutenant Gen
eral Soukhomlnof chief of the general staff as
minister of war, TO replace General Rudiger
has been officially gazetted.
LAND DEALER SHoT-Santa Ana. March "a
As a result of quarrel over land Edward Rie-
merit, German raneher, residing at Lobo this
county, twice shot and probably fatally wounded
c. N Garry. land dealer of Benedict today
AWARD BIG CoNTRACT-Spokane, March
ga COntIdcL LOT ETdulDg % miles OF the Mil-
waukee branch line from st. Maries. Idaho. to
Bovill, Idaho. has been awarded to McFee &
Henry Of Seattle It is estimated the contract
will amount TO about $1,000, 00S.
TRIPLE MURDER AND sUIcIDE-Da5vl,e
H., March 15.-Word has been received here of
triple murder aud suicide by Robert Straw
ser. a rural mail carrier at Flora Strawser
gave his three children strychnine and then
committed suicide by swallowing the drug
TAFT SIMPLIFIES SPELLING-Wa Washington
March 4.-President Taft, by executive order
tional forest in southeastern Utah to La Sal to
conform to the local application of the name
to the Salt mountains, called by the Spanish .'Ia
SAL
NOTED HAWAIIAN MINISTER DEAD-Hon
olulu, March 24.-Rev. DR.. Serene L. Bishop Is
dead here. He was the son of an early mis-
sionary, and has been prominent in the religious
and public life of Hawaii for many years DR..
Bishop was So years old at the time of his
death.
COUNT TO WED AMERIcAN-New York.
March 24.-The announcement was made here
tonight OF the engagement of count Robert dc
Montesquieu-F Fezensac. the French nobleman and
poet 10 Mrs. Robert T. p. Fiske. an American
widow of means, who has long been resident
OF Paris.
SHOT By HER FATRER-New York. March
24-Within sight of several OF her teacher
crowded street Anna Mangano 4 public school
teacher. was shot in the head and instantly
killed today by her father. 1t was said Mangano
was revengeful because his daughter left him
on account of inhuman treatment.
DIRECTORS ARE APPoINTED-Sacra
March Ex-Governor Gillett today announced the
following appointments members of the boa rd
Of directors of the California Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb and the Blind at Berkeley: NJ.
c. Chapman. TO succeed W. 4. Creed term ey-
pired; w ". Garthwaite. vice self: Thomas
Rickard. vice J. w. Richards. term expired
VETERAN DIES IN sTREET-santa Ross
March 24--Arthur NJ. Renshaw. veteran Of the
civil war and well known in this state where he
street here this morning while engaged in con-
versation with a friend. He was &c years old
With his wife he recently returned from a visit
at his old home in Illinois after an absence Of
50 years.
RURAL CARRIERS NAMED-w Washington.
March 24.--Calfornia rural carriers were ap-
pointed today follows: Acampo RAY n
Hawley: Aptos. Charles p. Cox. CoachelIa
Henry $. Savage; Coalinga, Robert Mcdonald: !:
Gridley. Roy W. Barker: Ingomar Joseph 81
letters: Lodi Miles Mccain; Merced, Lewis n
Johnson. oroylle. Ralph II. Hefner: Porteryille
James ]. Owens; Sanger, Felix d. Carter.