Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-07
weather Indications

Ileoh tlOi tlfI1y WINGS. Middle Pacit1c. |
generally fair weather, with variable winds
over the interior, and fresh TO brisk north
westerly along the coast. South Pacific.
fair weathe., with light to fresh winds. gen
orally westerly.
Firm Stand of the Southern Pacific Com
pany.
SAN FEANcIsco, October 6th.-The draft
of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
upon the Southern Pacific Company. made
under the awards Of the Transeuntinental
Association arbitrators to portion of the
business of the first six months OF this
year of the Transc0ntinental Association
roads, has been returned by the Southern
Pacific Company, and viii 20 to protest.
General Traffic Manager Stubs states that
all other similar drafts viii be rejected.
The company gives as q reason for their
action that the arbitratOrs refused TO hear
the Southern Pacific Company's testimony
when making the awards
San FranciscO's Increased Assessment
Roll.
SAN FRANCISCO. October Gth.-Auditor
Strother, who since the recent conference
with his legal advisers, Messrs. Doyle,
Galpin q Scripture, on the raised assess
ment trouble. has again asked their advice
on the matter, and has received an opinion
from them, IN which they state that future
embarrassment may be avoided by procur-
ing decision now upon the constitutions
ality Of the Board Of Equalization. They
say that II the Court decides against the
Auditor, such decision will bar all future
attempts OF great corporations to escape
taxation ON the ground that the Board is
illegally constituted and their assessments !
therefore Invalid. II the Court decides in
favor of the Auditor. tie increased assess
ment viii be determined void. They fur
Their add that even # the Court shall hold
that the Board is legally constituted, the
raise OF ] y per cent. on San Francisco's |
assessment roll IS Invalid, and that the
Court win probably so decide. No reasons
are given for the latter portion of their
opinion. Acting on their opinion Auditor
Strother stated to-day that he Will to-mor-
row write to the Board Of Equalization.
and announce TO them his discrimination to
disregard the order increasing the assess
ment roll of this city.
Interesting Point in Probate Law.
SAN FRkNcIsCo, October 6th.-An inter
esting question was raised i'll the Probate
Department to-day William Meier died
IN 1879, leaving an estate valued at several
thousand dollars. A search was made for
VIII, but none was found Letters of ad- !
ministratiOn were issued to Il friend of the |
deceased. Some months ago daughter of |
the deceased, IN examining some papers
belonging 10 her father. ran across will |
executed by him year before his death III |
which she was made sole deviSee She
offered the viii for probate, and asked the |
issuance of letters of administration and |
the revocation OF The first letters granted, to
which proposition the administrator as
scented. 1t was shown on the examination |
that the daughter whose name now is |
Annie Hawkins, was married, and Judge |
Cotfey raised the po.nt that the daughter.
having married since the execution OF the |
will, was disqualified from acting as execu-
irix. The matter was taken under advise
ment.
Young German Found Dead.
SAN FRAYcIsco. October 6th.-WaIter
Dannenberg, a Young German druggist,
was found dead in his room at the South |
Park House, $50 Third street, this after
noon. At his side was vial half full of |
choral hydrate. Deceased was out of |
money and out Of employment, and is pre- |
sumed to have committed suicide. He |
had dressed himself carefully in his best |
clothes before laying down. Deceased was
employed for several years by the German |
General Benevolent Society. He left no |
letters to explain the cause of the act.
San Francisco Money Market
SAN Francisco, October 6th.-Commer-
cial bankers report a good supply of coin |
on hand despite the large drafts on Eastern |
account. Customers are accommodated at 6 |
to 10 per cent, according to class and collat- |
eral. Most commercial loans are based |
on per cent. rate, though there is prob |
ably more business than lenders would like |
10 confess at 6. Mortgages on city property |
have been recorded among four or five of |
the local savings banks The most notable |
one Of these is q loan of Sl65 600 from the |
San Francisco Savings Union, for three |
years, on tire new building of the Odd Eel |
lows on Market street. The same bank |
also put on another loan OF 5000. No |
rates are given for this money, nor for two |
loans of $500 made by the Humboldt
Savings and Loan Society. The German
bank IS credited with two small loans of
50, 100 for one year at T. The Hibernia
Bank made dozen loans during the nast
week, amounting to $4,000 for one wear.
at per cent. in all cases. A dozen or so
small loans were made by other incorpora-
tons and private capitalists for from one TO
SIX years, the rates being 6, : and Dpr
cent, mostly at 7GS. Exchange on New |
4 rk and HongkOng is fairly active. Silver
bars are plentiful, but Mexican dollars are
in light supply.
The Powers Murder in san I3enito County,
HoLLIsrEE, October 6th.-On account of
the large number of interested spectators.
the preliminary examination of John 7.
Prewitt and Andrew Irwin, for completely
IN the murder Of DIR. Powers, at Bear val |
ley, on September 17th. was held in the
County Court house. Twenty-nine wit
nesses Tor the prosecution were in
attendance, and seven were examined to-
day. The proceedings win probably con-
tlnue throughout the week. The evidence
to-day was wholly circumstnntial, the pros
pplIfIeV % / -.
tendants were ut enmity with deceased
had gotten up meeting for the purpose of
giving him notice to leave the valley that
the meeting was attended by only eight or
nine persons and was not a success, and
that DIR. Powers. on the day of his murder.
was endeavoring TO lease his farm and leave
That section, for the reason that he feared
that what be called the Prewett gang would |
mob him. 1t has been aScertained who were
at the meeting referred to, and all have
been subpenaed. 1t is confidently asserted
that the prosecution viii succeed in pro- I
oeung a chain of evidence sufficient to
hold Prewett and Irwin TO answer before
the superior Court. The interest is ma
DATED, ana additional subscriptions 10 the
fund being raised for the conviction of the
murderers are continually coming in.
Fire Near Santa Cruz.
SANTA Cruz, October 6th.-The summer
resort known rs the Pleasant Nook House
Stephen Hunt, proprietor-located about
three and a half miles from town in the
Waddell gulch, was destroyed by fire short
" after O'Clock this morning. NJ. Hunt
had an insurance of 81 500 on the house
and It's contents, but this will By no means
cover the loss. A trunk containing MANY
val0ables belonging To Mrs. Hunt, includ-
ing diamond pin and ring. was consumed
with the rest 1t is thought that the origin |
OF the fire was in the cotton lining Of the
that owing to the dry
weather the shakes on the roof had cracked
or become open in some way, and that
spark had fallen upon the cotton ceiling.
Fair OF the Monterey District Agricult-
urai Association.
SALINAS, October 6th.-The ninth annual
ialr, under the auspices of the Monterey
District Agricultural Association, opened
to-day. The town Is crowded with peonIe
the gamblers beng well represented The
pavilion will not be opened until Tomorrow
evening. The display promises to be good.
The principal attractions at the park to-day
were. first, trotting race. best three in
five, for . purse of $50. II. J. Palmer en-
tiers Merchant Z. Herbert Susie, and ].
AIclntee Lady Mack Merchant won the
race and money. Susie second Lady Ma-t