Los Angeles herald., 1890-05-10
BAY CITY BREEZES.
Waterman and Staff Visit
the Charleston.
Proceedings of the Episcopal
Conference.
JimerO Ranch Case Decided Against
Harvard College.
Imported Iron Molders Become Dis
couraged-Minor Happenings at
the Metropolis.
Associated Press Dispatches. |

ladies'. The party left the float at the
foot of Clay street at 80 O'Clock, and
about four minutes later the visitors
were received on board by Rear-Admiral
Brown and Captain Remey. A tour of
the cruiser was made, and the workings
ofthe big and little guns and search lights
explained. After the inspection of the
ship refreshments were served. Speeches
followed, mutual compliments were
passed, the cruiser and ladies were
toasted, and shortly after 3 O'Clock the
party returned to the city. As the barge
left the ship, seventeen guns were fired
in honor of the Governor.
The Episcopal Conference.
The Episcopal convention this morn
ing began consideration of Van Boklen's
amendment to section of article XIV
OF the constitution, providing that
the board of missions shall have charge
Of the widows and orphans fund. This
matter disposed of, the convention went
into committee of the whole, and re-
sumed discussion of the new constitu-
ton. The amendment making the rec
tor OF any parish an ex-officio member of
the board of trustees was at last adopted.
The constitution was then adopted as a
whole. Bishop Kip set letter, in which
he appointed Judge John A. Stanly as
chancellor OF the diocese. After some
general talk, it was by vote decided to
take up the report of the committee on
canons, and consider the new canon law.
This proposition, however, was vigorously
opposed, but part of the new canons had
been adopted, with a few changes, when
a recess was taken.
This afternoon the convention adopted
the canons with little amendment. Res
olutiOns OF sympathy with Bishop Kip
in his illness were adopted, and the con-
vention adjourned sine die.
An Important Ruling.
Judge Coffey made an important rul-
ing today in reference to the question
raised by Harvard university as to the
proper construction in clause
of the will of A. G. Whitcomb,
who died in Paris, leaving an estate
valued at $4,000,00 Whitcomb left to
his nephew, Adolphus Darwin Tuttle,
and to the latter's son, Charles Whit
comb Tuttle, all his interest in the
Jimero rancho, in the counties of Colusa
and Sutter, California, and he recon-
mended to the nephew to leave
his portion thereof after his
own death and the death of his wife,
in trust for said Charles Whitcomb Tut
tie and to his children and descendants,
if any be alive at the death
of his said son; and if there be none
alive, to Harvard college. Cambridge,
Massachusetts. Last month the elder
Tuttle applied to the probate court
for decree distributing to him abso-
lutely one-half of the Jimero rancho.
Harvard college opposed the application
on the ground that Mr.. Tuttle was
only entitled to an interest in the
property. Judge CoAey decided that
A. d. Tuttle is entitled to his interest
in the ranch as absolutely as his son
takes the other half, and is entitled to
an immediate decree redistribution.
Imported Molders Discouraged.
Several eastern molders today pre-
pared to start east on this evenings
train. They think their circumstances
will be much better at home than here,
with the union opposed to them while
they work.
Bench Hands Strike.
A number of bench hands belonging
to the Carpenters Union quit work at
the Pioneer planning mill in Oakland to-
day because the proprietors of the mill
refused to discharge a non-union hand.
Six Years for Manslaughter.
Judge Schafter today sentenced John
Palace, convicted of manslaughter for
killing William H. Kelley in a quarrel in
a saloon in February last, to Folsom for
SIX years.
A Fractured Skull.
The examination of William Sullivan
and Michael Dolan, the young men ac-
cused of beating Gustav Berner to death
on the Mission road, was begun this
afternoon before Judge Rix. DIR. Estes.
who made an autopsy on the body, testi-
fed that Berner died from fracture OF
the skull.
Herchstadter's Will.
The will of Elias Herchstadter, ma
tive OF Prussia, was filed for probate to-
day, His estate is valued at $3.50, 900,
and bequests amounting to about $40, 900
are made to Catholic, Hebrew and Pro-
testant societies and asylums in San
Francisco
The State Floral Fair.
At meeting of the State Floral
Society today, the president stated that
the floral fair to be held on the 10th
inst, promised to be great success, and
it was expected that contributions
would come from all parts of the state,
and from adjacent states and territories.
Defaulter Kennedy.
At the trial of j. S. Kennedy, the de-
faulting postal clerk, in the United
States district court today, H. B. Harris,
superintendent of the foreign money
order department, testified that
Kennedy had not accounted to him for
over 500 money orders, representing
$ll, $40, the amount of his deficit. Ken
nedy, after his arrest, had told witness
that he was short little less than
$4,000, and claimed no credits. The
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