Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-22

News Items From the Bay City-The Re
lief Fund.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 21st-ke Osario.
an insane japanese youth, threw himself
in front of Market street cable car this
morning, but the gripman managed to
bring the dummy 10 staudstill before il
ran over him. He was given in charge of
a policeman, who took him 10 the Home
for the Inebriats pending an examination
before the Commissioners cfIusanitv. He
says that he has committed q grieyous sin
and that be has to die,
HELD FOR PERJURY.
Frank Raymond, the ex-police officer
was held for perjury yesterday by Judge
LaWler. Raymond sWore dUrIDg The di-
vorce trial of Fiilmer IS Fillmer that he
had seen Mrs. FilImer and lawyer Van
Norman together enter a disreputable
house, which was proven to be false.
THE BLETHES ESTATE.
Referee James OILS, in the case Of Mary
Adeline Blethen vs.. Clark Biethen ct al.
has filed his report. He finds the total
value Of the property involved 20 be 5l42, p
625 O. He has partiGoued certain por-
ton of the property TO Mary a. Blethen
and set apart the remainder 10 the trustees
under the will Of Clement 2. Blethen and
Mary Craig Blethen, deceased, for the bene.
fit OF their minor children.
ANOTHER VETO.
Mayor Pond has vetoed the ordinance
creating a Firemens Relief Fund for The
aid of disabled iremen. il is believed that
his reasons for the veto are that the erdi-
nance was improperly drawn.
No REGATTA.
The Fourth of July Committee has de-
cided not to make any appropriation for g
regatta on the national holiday. Joaquin
Miller has declined to write a poem for the
Fourth and Daniel 0 OCOnneu will otfciate
in his stead. Seth Mann has been chosen
Orator of the Day and James P. Sweeney
will read the Declaration of Independence.
The Literary Com mittee has accepted the
services of the following: Miss Carrie
AIilzner, Miss Grata Ashley and the Balfan
Quartet.
MRS. LENA DAVID.
Lena David, who shot herself Saturday
afternoon. was resting easily to day in the
Receiving Hospital. The periloritis is
abating, and her condition is more favor
able than at any time since her admission
10 the hospital She says that she will
surely recover. and if she does she is going
10 devote her life to finding the stranger
she to day, Il will commence a search for
my assailant, and l will not rest until
find him. When l surrender him to the
police authorities they will then probably
believe that l told the truth when denied
shooting myself"
INQUIRY FOR LAND.
INQUIRY t6. day at the United States Land
Office elected the information that the de.
mand for public lands is not nearly go
great as it was six months or a year ago
All the choice locations in the valleys have
been taken up, and very little now remains
excepting in the foothills and mountains
The great bulk of applications which are
received at the office are for lands in the
southern part of the State, notably in
TUlare and Fresno counties. Yesterday
business was livelier at the Land Office
than for some time, the sales aggregating
perhaps So 600.
TICKET sCALPER sCALPED.
A. 0ttinger, the ticket broker on Market
street who was arrested several days ago at
the instance of L. Leonard of Victoria, was
convicted of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses by Judge Lawler this afternoon.
Ottinger sold to Leonard worthless ticket
to Portland, Or, for $40. Sentence was
fixed at fine of 500, or 100 days in the
County Jail. Ottinger will appeal the case.
M'AULIFFE AND KILLEN.
Joe McAulitfe has signed articles to fight
Pat Killen to finish in the rooms of the
Golden Gate Athletic Club in September,
for purse of 50 500.
THE RELIEF FUND.
Louis Sloss received up to noon to-day
$75, ,72S 06 in subscriptions OF this
amount $50 543 80 have been sent to Johns
town, and $4,000 to Seattle.
WRIT OF MANDATE.
The Supreme Court has issued an aItern-
ative writ of mandate to Controller Dunn
to show cause why he does not draw war
rant for $50 in favor of the Board of Trus-
tees for the Home of Predetermined
Children, it being a bill for travelling ex-
penses incurred by the committee of Trus-
tees for account of the home.