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SAN FRANCISCO, May 2O.-A
Chinese domestic in the family of
Mr.. Talbot, corner of Franklin and
Jackson streets, suicided last night
by opium.
The body of an unknown man
was found in the bay this morning.
The County Committee of the
Workingmeh's party met yester.
day to hear evidence taken by the
Sub, committee appointed to inves-
tigate the charges preferred against
Kearney. "A volumnious mass of
evidence was presented, the read.
ing occupying two and half
hours. j. q. Days testimony was
to the effect that, previous to the
last municipal election, he and
Kearney were respectively Presi-
dent and Vice-President of what
was known as the Trades and La
Dor Unions Reform Club. In that
capacity they obtained money
from number of candidates for
office, including Mayor Bryant
and Sheriff Nunan. The Commit
tees report reads: at was
wormed out of Day with re.
luctance that the Club was q
Piece Club. The testimony of
John Linehan, late President
of the Seventh Ward Working.
mems Club, was to the effect that
Kearney said he was not fighting
Flood d O'Brlen because they did
not employ Chinese but he thought
lie could get som ethipg from them
to push the movement along. Mr..
Gallag her, who received some
money from J. j. Green to give
Day and Kearney, corrobnrated J.
q. Days testimony. J. J. Green's
testimony also corroborated Days.
Mrs. L. Swift, well known on Pine
street as a stock operator, testified
to seeing Kearney with Edward
Curtis of the Central Pacific Rail-
road, on the 10Th inst, and that
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poiDtment with Curtis. August
e. Cans to catching Kearney and
Curtis in close coulab in the back
room Of saloon. A. A. Stout tes-
titled to Kearney's asscociating
with politicians. Ii. T. Sandy testi-
fed that some time ago Kearney
said, when asked about
our anti Cuo!ie meeting:
ITO he'll with the anti-coolie meet
ing. We have something better on
the carpet.h He told Lundy: 1--WE
own Bryant and Nunan." w. a.
Helm testified that lie could plo-
duce a man who was present in the
saloon on Fourth street when Red
stone, " clock aud Kearney put
up Bones's nomination. 1t wasu I'M
derstood that three thousand dol
lars was to be paid for the nomina-
ton; also, ten thousand would be
paid by Flood Il O'Brien provided
they could affect the Savings
Banks OF the city. Kearney re-
fused to recognize the Committee
or testify before it.
Kearney and the Presidents of
Ward Clubs met yesterday, dis
cussed the plan Of the campaign
and placed J. ID. Council on tile
State Central Committee.
At the sand lots the usual crowd
(about 1900 assembled and were
addressed by Kearney and some of
the members of his Convention
from the city and country.
In the course of his address
Kearney said ne had waited upon
the clerk of J. G. Flood who in
formed him that Flood would prob
ably consider favorably Kearney's
request for donation of fifty or
one hundred thousand dollars to be
used in establishing workingman's
laundries III the city.
Joe Davis, manager of the de.
funct Dime Savings Bank of Sacra-
mento. was arrested on California
street this morning and sent to
Sacramento.
Tho Assassin's TX nif-.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2O--A1lchael
Shannon, a laboring man about
80 years old, in tie employ of o
contractor at Lone Mountain. was
brought into the city prison last
night covered with wounds iuhict-
ed with n knife by some unknown
person. He was found lying at the
corner of Montgomery avenue and
Pacific street by the officers, and n
pocket knife with which his wounds
had been Inflicted was found near
him. He had received three terri.
BILE cuts in the side, one of which
penetrated lung, aud one side of
his face was laid open by another
cash. He was unable to tell
who cut him and could
not explain how the affair
occurred. Shannon had about $50
in his pockets when he was brought
In. "A citizen who was some dis.
lance from the scene states that he
saw man walk up to Shannon,
strike him two or three times with
something aud then run away. The
wounds are probably fatal.
Killed by "a Esunawry Team.
GAIT, CAL, May GOWN. Tav-
erner, OF Costumes, was killed to.
day near clssville by runaway
team. The body was considerably
mutilated. The party who were
with deceased were too drunk to
give particulars.
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