Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-22
san Frnnci.co matters

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21.-The
Ward Presidents Of the Working
mems party held meeting last
evening aud decided to receive
kearney on his arrival with a pro-
gession and speeches at the sand
lots.
When Gustave Mabe, President
OF the French Savings Bank, com
mitted suicide, and depositors
started run on the bank, the man.
ager put the 30-day rule in farce
and demands for deposits aggregat.
,ag large amount were fled. To-
day the management and depositors
held conference, at which the
former presented a statement OF the
Eopdition Of the bank, ana the lat
lef decided to withdraw their de-
mands and not call for deposits ex-
rept In the ordinary manner.
On the night Of the 10th, a burg
lar entered The residence of James
Brice, TAO Guerrero street, beat him
insensible with a sand club, stab bbed
him in the leg and cot of with his
watch, money, jewelry aud wear
Ing apparel. To-day the police ar
rested Peter Carr, an old convict,
On suspicion and found Rrice's
watch on bis person,
Major Hadley, a prominent stock
fsisef of San Joaquin county, was
run over by the local train while
crossing Market street, Oakland,
to day and was killed.
The evidence of IL number Of sub
ordinate officers was taken in the
peorgia Investigation to day, all
testifying favorably concerning the
conduct Of Captain Howard.
A r"v"r.e'- ksp"si eM sierra Ne.
vsdn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2l.-A Wis
ginia dispatch states that the COM
pany of miners who last night ex-
amined Sierra Nevada agree that
the mine presents fine appear
snee, and express themselves satis-
lied with the result Of their exam.
ination. The crosscut OF the
22O0-foot level is now in rich
ore six feet on top and ten feet on
the bottom. The cross cut is so
hot that 1t Is almost impossible to
work in it. The oross-cut on the
2,lO0. foot level is still in u mixture
OF cap rock and low grade ore. The
report of the committee assists to
restore confidence here.
the Cony.Dtion.
SACRAMENTO, November 2l.-
The Convention assembled at ter
O'Clock.
Vandyke, Weliin and Stedman
presented petitions in favor of q nj
chanics' lien law being engrafted
pn the Constitution.
Davis presented proposition an.
thorising the Legislature to limil
the quantity of land which may
hereafter be acquired or alienated
The Convention adopted al
amendment to the rule submitted
by TInnin that, when the previou!
question is sustained in the Com
mittee of the Whole, 1t shall only
amply 80 amendments then pend
Ing, and other amendments may
then be offered to the section.
Eagan presented a petition from
inc miners of Amador county
against the proposal to tax mining
stocks.
The Convention then went int
Comm mittee of the Whole on th,
article on railroads, the pending
Section being No. l8. prohibiting
railroads from combining will
owners OF vessels to pool earnings
and the pending amendment being
are offered by Ayers, prohibitin,
rates once lowered to compete will
rival lines from being again in
creased.
att supported the amendment
go opposed it on the groun'
it would operate against rail
ever lowering rates, becaus
,ht be charged that the reduc
..s vas made for competing pur
Besides this, subsequen
sea as provided for the correction
cfA abuses complained of.
60 supported the amendment
ng that there were men oI
thr ,or who were feed to advocat
it terests of corporations.
L lin said that as he was not
1915 sional man the remarks
could not apply to him, new
.- sss he opposed the amend
ur IN the ground that 1t con
ada with other sections of tn
v supported the amendmen