The San Francisco call., 1909-04-21
Telegraphic Brevities


AMADoR is DYING-Panama April 2o.-Ex-
President Amador. who has been III for some
months past is not expected long 10 survive.
FLETCHER IS sENAToR-Tallahassee Fla,
April 20.-Duncan L. Fletcher OF Jacksonville
was today elected United States senator by the
legislature.
BURNT RECEIVES oFFER-London. April
20-Dr. John Burnt professor Of Greek at st.
Andrews university since 1892, has been offered
the professorship Of Greek at Harvard uniSer-
STEAMER SINKS, FIVE DRowN-Mackinaw
CITY Mich. april 20.-The steamer Eber Ward
sank in Lake Michigan six miles west OF here
today. Five Of the crew we're drowned and 10
were saved.
sLANDER CASE UP AeAIN-BerIin, April
2O.-The Moltke- Harden slander case, sequel. of
the. Zuelenburg affair and the Round Table
scandals of 1907 again came up for trial in
Berlin today.
PERRY RETUREs-san Diego. April 90
The destroyer Perry. flagship OF the Pacific tor
pedo fotlls. with Lieutenant Larimer in COM
mand. arrived from Magdalena bay this after
noon, accompanied by the Truxton.
TORPEDO BOAT LAUNCHED Philadelphia.
april 20.--The torpedo boat destroyer Joseph b.
Smith. built for the United States government.
was launched this afternoon at the yards Cf
the Cramp ship building company.
SPEED or % KEoTs-Idverpool. April 90
The Maurerania. which arrived from New York
today. concluded the last portion OF its trip,
about 200 miles, the speed of % knots. feat
neYer before accomplished by an ocean liner.
CITY WILL QUARRY ROCKS Angeles
April 2O.-This county viii quarry 1000, 600
tons Of rock from its own property to supply
improved under the So 100000 bond issue
ENGLISH KING on a cRUIsE-Girgenti.
Sicily. april 20-Ihe royal yacht Albert and
dra Oh board. arrived here today from Genoa.
Their msjesties are cruising in the Mediterra-
mean
MINISTER Is REoRDA1NED-New York.
April 20.-IIarvey Grseme Furbsy. who was
dismissed from the Presbyterian church 10
years ago FOR drunkenness is again a minis
TER having been reordained yesterday By the
New York presbytery-
LIQUOR QUESTION FIGUREs-Sioux Fails,
+. D.. April 20.-Municpal elections were held
the liquor question being the paramount issue.
OF the - towns heard from tonight II voted for
license and 40 against.
WOMAN DROPS DEAD AT TABLEPeta-
luna. April 2o.-Mrs. Leonard Aldrich, who was
visiting here from Illinois. dropped dead at the
supper table Of her friends. Mr.. and Mrs c. D.
inois have been notified.
FINANCE NEW RoAD-Denver April 20
David Il Monat- president of the Denver,
Northwestern and Pacific railway known as
the --Moffat road" announced today that the
financing Of the railway through 10 Salt Lake
City has been completed.
RIOT AT AsyLUM-Des Noines. Ia. April 20
IN a riot at The state inebriate asylum al Knox.
Vile tonight SIX inmates and three attendants
were RJured- Twenty inmates returning
from work in the helds when seven made a dasi
for liberty running night ensued.
no BANQUET FOR DICK oRoKER-New
York. April 20.-John Fox. president Of the
democratic club. confirmed last night the report
that the club has abandoned the idea to give
Richard Croker q farewell harmony dinner
before his departure for Ireland next week
BUYS CONTROL OF BAEK-Kansas CITY.
April 20.-J. Wilson Perry Of ST. Louis TODAY
purchased the entire interests, amounting n
81 900. .090. Of DR.. " s. Woods Of Kansas Cify
IN the National Bank OF Commerce of this city
and later Perry elected president Of The
bank. 10 succeed Darid 7. Besls.
HONOLULU PosTMAsTER-Honolulu, Apri
14.-There will be some opposition TO the recon
mlssioning of Joseph s. Pratt postmaster o
Honolulu. the inspectors here declare him in
competent. This charge may have had its incep
lion in the trouble over Stayton. the assistant
who was recently convicted Of opening 0fhcia
letters addressed 10 Others.
COLONEL ISAAC TAYLOR DIEs-Peoria. Ill.
April 20-Colonel Isaac Taylor aged ~ die,
here today from an attack of heart failure
Colonel Taylor evolved the idea of the lakes 4
the gulf deep waterway and did much 10 sd
vance the scheme. Colonel Taylor served fhrougi
the civil war in the Twelfth Minnesota and wa
imprisoned IN Andersmville.
BOY BURGLAR SENT TO REFoRKAToRY-
Napa, April 20.-James Sven. is years OF age
sent 10 the Preston reform school yesterda,
hy Judge Gesford for th1fe and a half years
lie stole jewelry valued $50 from j. Phillips
an aged man. and from the stores of J. Jsekl
and I. n. Colley. and the saloons OF s. Loss
man, c. L. Carbone and Reams & Chsppel II
this city within 4 few months.