Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-12
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

TOWN BURNED-Fire early today prac-
tically destroyed the business section of
Sumner, Miss. A dozen buildings were
burned. The loss will exceed 5000, 900.
NEW HOSPITAL-The senate committee
on commerce today ordered a favorable re-
port on a bill appropriating 100000 for
the construction of a new marine hospftal
at San Francisco.
was made yesterday to reopen some of the
four hat factories of Newark, N. j. as non
union shops from which the union labor
was to be excluded. A few men appeared
for work in each of the four factories
BILL POSTPONED-The house of repre-
sentatives of the Nebraska legislature to-
day Indefinitely postponed a bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 to mark the Oregon trail in Ne
braska. Members of the Daughters of the
American Revolution championed the bill
PASADENAN HONORED-The conven-
tion of American society of Inspectors of
Plumbing and Sanitary Engineers held at
terday as the next place of meeting and
elected A. C. Shaver of Pasadena vice pres
ident.
SUNDAYS ASSISTANT DIES-Rev. G. P.
Pledger, assistant to Evangelist Billy Sun
day, who has just completed a several
weeks revival at Spokane Wash died
yesterday morning of pneumonia and
complication of diseases after an illness Of
two weeks.
STATEHOOD BILL WILL PASs-Repre-
sentative Watson of Indiana, Republican
whip of the house told the president yes
terday that the bill admitting Arizona and
New Mexico to statehood will pass the
house next Monday under suspension of
the rules, which will prevent amendments
in that body.
REGISTER AS LOBBYISTS-CharIes w
Stokes, chairman of the Prohibition state
committed; Rev. Ray Palmer of Jefferson
City and W. M. Goodwin registered Thurs
day lobbyists under the new anti-Iobby-
lists law. This was the first day of regis
tration and representatives of insurance
companies and many others registered.
DECISION REVERSED-The United
States circuit court of appeals Thursday
at Chicago reversed the decision of the
United States district court in the case of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
company which recently was convicted of
violating the safety appliance law and in
structed the lower court to grant new
trial.
TO FILL VACANCY-A consistory of the
congregation of cardinals was held at
Rome, Italy, yesterday morning under Car
dinal De ,Lai. 1t is reported the vacancy
in the bishopric of Cleveland, Ohio, was
discussed and it was decided to propose
rector of the American college here, to that
post. The rumor, however, is impossible
of veriication.
AN ENGAGEMENT CONFIRNIED-The
rumors of the engagement between Princess
Patricia of Connaught and the count Of
Turin, brother of the duke Of the Abruzzi
are revived at Naples, Italy, by the Mat
tino. This betrothal was opposed, It is
said, by King Edward who was not in
clined to look with favor upon the efforts
of the duke of the Abruzzi to wed Miss
Katherine Elkins.
EAGER AT COAIING-In point of public
interest at Washington the homecoming of
the great battleship fleet promises to ex-
ceed the naval departure of the same YES
sells. Already Washington officials and 9TH
ers who intend to go to Old Point Comfort
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come in are finding difficulty in securing
accommodations.
ESCURIAL NOT DAMAGED-Neither tbe
Escurial proper nor the famous monastery
which is the mausoleum of the kings OF
Spain at Madrid was damaged by the fire
which Wednesday destroyed the royal col
lege in the Escurial. The flames sprea Il
rapidly and all efforts to subdue them
practically were useless. Eighty students
and professors in the college building es-
capped without injury