, 1888-12-20

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. Is, Special. The
San Francisco d Northern Pacific Rail.
Company to-day filed articles of incorpora-
tion with Frederick +. Low, Samuel G.
Murphy, George w. Prescott, Phillip n.
Lilienthal, Louis Sloss, William L. Nc
Allister and Solon Pattee as u board of di-
rectors. The company proposes to purchase
San Francisco x North Pacific railroad,
San Francisco Il San Rafael railroad,
Sonoma Valley railroad, Cloverdae e.
Uukiab railroad, Marin & Naparr, and all
three branches from Point Theron to
the present terminus in Mendocno
together with all the roling-stock and
ferries connected with the lines. The cap.
iral stock of the company Is $4,000, 900, of
which Sl98, 900 has been subscribed. $l9l,-
600 being credited to J. NJ. Donahue.
During the progress of the Benhayon
murder trial to-day the jury were taken to
the premises at % Geary street, where the
body OF Henry Benhayon was found. Sub.
sequently in court Mrs. Parker, landlady Of
whether she thought the rear entrance had
been used about the time Benhayon visited
the house. She replied positively in the
negative.
At convention this afternoon to take
action with regard to making California
exhibit at London, M. M. Estern intro
duced resolution that the legislature be
requested to make an appropriation
to maintain the exhibition for two years.
Mayor Workmen of Los Angeles moved
that the amount asked for be S250.O
This proposition was agreed to and
it was determined to request
Governor Waterman to make this rec.
ommendation in his message. Some
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proposition of making an exhibi-
tion at the Paris exposition, but
the motion was carried, expressing SYM
pathy with the objects of the Paris exposi.
tion and promising to aid the state COM
missioner. A committee was appointed
and the convention adjourned.
United States Bank Examiner Cassidy,
who is now in charge of the suspended
California National bank, said to-day that
from what he had been able
to learn of the condition of the
bank after hasty examination,
be thought all the depositors would be paid
in full. A definite statement. however,
will not be forthcoming for several days
Cashier Ramsden claims when matters
are Strengthened out it will be found that
the bank has only suffered slight impair
ment to its capital, and this will be made
good and the bank be enabled to resume
operations.
SEATTLE. Dec. Is, Special. james
Fauekner, who sports the title of the cham
pion middle-weight wrestler of the United
States, issued a challenge to any man in
Washington territory to wrestle
three bouts, catch.as.catch-c for
$3.50 side within two weeks.
Peter Schumacher Of Tacoma, tonight
posIe1 $50 forfeit for match with Fauk-
ner, mixed Greco-Roman and catch.as-
catch-can. Faulkner bested Schumacher in
the Olympic club at San Francisco last
March,
Edwin Louderback, late of Philadelphia,
has organized company in which he is
the principal stockholder, to establish
factory for the manufacture of sashes and
doors. ETC., to be located on the flats in
Seattle harbor Construction will begin
Immediately and 500 900 will be invested.
The body of Samuel iooney, mate of
the brigantine 7. w. Lucas, who myste-
riously disappeared two weeks since. was
found this afternoon nnder boom Of logs
between the Oregon Improvement and
Stetson K Posts wharves. Looney fell
in the water while drunk. He was
thought by some to have been shang.
haied.
James Scott. author of the Scott linuor
Inv, who died yesterday in Ohio, was sec.
retary of Washington territory in 1869
and 1870 by appointment of President
Grant
PORTLAND, Or, Dec. Is, Special. -
Ex-Sheriff Thomas A. Jordan and Saloon
keeper Joseph Taylor convicted last week
tor interfering with Deputy United States
Marshall Driskell wnen he arrested d sus.
pected illegal voter ut the June election,
were fined $500 each and costs by Judge
Deadv to-day
The local steamboat inspectors are in
vestigating the recent fatal collision be.
tween the steamer cyclone and the tug
0swego. The evidence is conflicting.
Early this morning William Sheffield
was assaulted by two thugs in the back
yard of his house on South Third street,
knocked senseless and robbed of sum of
HIS condition ia critical.
The board of trade committee appointed
10 look after the proposition to consolidate
Portland, East Portlend aud Albina, held
4 preliminary meeting to-day, The mat