Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-20
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

LONDON-Gold amounting to 9250,-
600 sterling was withdrawn from the
Bank of England yesterday for ship
ment to South America.
VALPARAISO-Wil J. Bryan,
Mrs. Bryan and their daughter arrived
here yesterday and were welcomed by
a large party of government officials
and Americans.
IONDON-A daughter was born yes
terday to the Earl and Countess of
Granard. The mother before her mar
riage was Miss Beatrice Mills of New
York, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D..
Ogden Mills.
WASHINGTON-S William AL
den Smith of Michigan, who Friday
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis, passed a rather uncomfortable
night, but was reported yesterday as
resting easy.
WASHINGTON-Th president has
approved the sentence of dismissal in
the case of First Lieut.. George 5.
Thompson, Philippine Scouts, convict
ed by court-martial Of false statements
and financial irregularities.
MELROSE, Cal.-Egldio Fornichi, the
6-year-old boy who was shot last
Wednesday by Charles Borremeo, died
Yesterday. Borremeo shot the boy
when the latter refused to stop teasing
a dog. A charge of murder was en-
tered against him yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO-With more than
200 men of the marine corps and a
number of navy officers on board, the
United States transport Crook sailed
for Manila yesterday. The vessel also
carried 1000 tons of quartermaster sup
plies for the various army posts in the
Philippines
NEVADA CITY, Cal.-Revolver in
hand and with a bullet hole through
the heart, the body of Henry Lane,
wealthy business man of this city, was
found Friday night in his stable.
Worry over the fear he was becoming
insane is believed to have led him TO
end his life.
SACRAMENTO-Th governors Of
flee issued a requisition yesterday on
the governor of Colorado for the return
to Oakland of w. Francis Gum, VINO
is wanted on a charge of forgery. tie
is accused of cashing an alleged ne
titious check for $100 on the Hotel 81.
Mark and Oakland.
WHEELING, w. va.-A freight en-
gine running wild crashed through
trestle over creek fifteen miles from
here yesterday, falling distance or
thirty feet and burying the engineer,
fireman and two brakemen. The fire
man was killed. The three other train
men probably were fatally injured.
PARASITIC diocesan congress, which
has been occupied with the public
school question, concluded its denDera-
tions Yesterday with the adoption of
resolution affirming unyielding attach
ment to the church, the benefactress
of the people," and pledging the en-
ployment of every means to protect the
faith of the children.
WASHINGTON-M New York
Republicans are up in arms against
the reported intention of President
Taft to appoint Frederick H. Bugher,
present acting police commissioner OF
New York city and Democrat to the
office of surveyor of the port OF New
York to succeed James S. Clarkson,
whose term will expire in a short time.
NEW WYORK-"Governor Judson Har-
mon will be the next Democratic nom
inee for president, and Governor Mar
shall of Indiana probably will occupy
the second place on the ticket" This
is the forecast of Col. John w. Tom
linson of Birmingham, Ala, who is
visiting in New York. Col. Tomlinson
is member of the Democratic national
committee.
VALLEJO-The gunboat Vicksburg,
which left Mare island last fall for the
rinto when the Nicaraguan trouble de-
veloped. has been ordered to return to
the navy yard for repairs. Before
starting on the voyage Commander
Alexander Halstead of the Vicksburg
is said to have protested against TAX
ing the vessel on a long cruise.
BAKERSFIELD-Ga Guzman, a
Mexican laborer, was shot and killed
Friday evening by Mrs. Marie Nunez.
proprietress of a Mexican boarding
tent near Tecachapi. Guzman, for
mer boarder, is alleged to have forced
his attentions on the woman. While in
an intoxicated condition Friday night,
the woman says, he attempted to set
fire to the tent. Mrs. Nunez fired three
shots, killing the Mexican.
DENVER-An echo of the so-called
Cripple Creek labor war; was heard
Friday when the Colorado supreme
court refused to take jurisdiction in the
matter of payment of the Western
Federation of Miners claim for 100000
damages to stores in Cripple Creek
during the strike of 1904 The claims
previously had been allowed by the
state auditing board. but as they are
in fourth class appropriations it is be-
lieved they will not be paid for lack of
funds.
SAN FRANCISCO-Amid the roar of
the guns of the armored cruisers
anchored in the bay and an answering
salute from the naval training station
on Yerba Buena island, the flag of
Rear Admiral Giles B. Harber as COM
mander of the Pacific fleet was raised
on the flagship California yesterday
and Rear Admiral Priel Sebree, retired
after forty-seven years of active SER
vice According to present orders the