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san Francisco News.

san francisco News
The local Health Office Is in receipt O
letter from ii. X. Adams OF Cleveland
Ohio. in which he states that he has al
infallible cure for leprosy, and offers t
come to this city if the Health Depart
ment will guarantee him his expenses
Health Officer Keeney answered tina
the city had no money to spend in suol
matters, but that if he choose he ccull
come here and try his cure with the un
Outstanding that ii it were efficacious tn,
department would pay handsomely fol
it. No reply is expected by the Health
Officer.
The holidays were appropriately cele
brated in San Francisco, and the feature
OF the entire celebration was the San
Francisco Examiner fund for providing
toys and candies for the children in the
local orphan asylums. Over So 900 was
raised by contributions and otherwise.
The Chronicle issued a magnificent
New Years sheet showing the growth OF
the State and value OF its products. The
raisin product OF this year alone is placed
at 1000, 900 boxes.
Claus Spreckeis has arrived from
Philadelphia and will remain at the
Coast for some time.
Il. o. Spear of Chicago and a man
called Cyrus are in the city conduct
ing religious services. Cyrus claims to
be Christ and the two are publishing a
paper called The Flaming Sword. !"
Their dupes are few.
DIR. G. G.. O'Donnell has abandoned
his recount for the mayorality after
having had about two-thirds of the city's
vote re-counted. His gains were prac-
tically nothing.
A mining excitement has broken out
in the mountains between Glen Ellen
and Napa Valley. Specimen rock from
the lodges in those mountains has assay
ed from $50 to S75 in gold and silver a
ton. There Is in consequence consider
able excitement and prospecting.
A judicial investigation into the use of
money at the last election by the politi-
cal managers of Senator Stanford has
been instituted by P. ], Murphy, a de-
feated candidate for the State Senate.
The investigation has become farce,
owing to the refusal of Stanford's mana
gers to answer any questions put to
them.
Henry NJ. Black has been appointed
receiver for the firm of William j .Heney
& Co., the furniture dealers who made
an assignment on Monday. The re-
ceiver's bonds are fixed at $4,000, the
sureties being f. s. Chadbourne, p. F.
Butler, p. f. Nolan, Michael Skelley,
William Hughes and I. j. Bass.
A new steam whaling company is
about to be formed in this city. and the
principal owners will be New Bedford
men. 1t is also announced that the
Antarctic Ocean is to be explored again
in the hope that it will prove good whal-
ing ground. This ocean has not been
visited since the voyage of the British
Challenger eight years ago.
The new Japanese Minister to the
United States, Mr.. Tatene, is expected
to arrive here on the steamship City OF
Peking, accompanied by his wife and
one child. He comes as the successor of
Mr.. Mutsu, who is now in the Japanese
Parliament. He will be received here
by the Acting Japanese Consul, Mr.. Flu
jita. He will remain here day or two,
and then proceed to Washington.
The Government will shortly purchase
fifty-nine acres of land near Point Lobos
for the purpose of erecting defensive
works.
The Legislature meets on the 9Th inst,
and the principal legislation to come be-
fore the body will be the bill to appro-
pirate $500, 900 for the purpose of main
tanning State exhibit at the Worlds
Fair, Chicago.
The local Jews have a proposition in
hand to establish colony in Mexico for
the Jews driven out of Russia by reason
of the prosecutions OF the Russian Gov
eminent. 1t is expected that 5000, 900
will be raised in California for this pur-
pose.
An English syndicate has purchased
Kershaw's Island in the Bay, and will
fashionable suburban villa
resort, similar to Tuxedo in New York
The company paid 100000 for the
island.
American News.
The shipping bills are dragging along
in the House, but the prospects OF pas
sage at this session are considered very
small.
Senator Cullen of Illinois has intro
duced bill to authorize the organization
of the Pan-American Transportation
Company, which proposes to run steam
ers from the Gulf ports to Mexico, Gen.
trail and South America.
Succi, the New York faster, finished
his forty-ffth day OF starvation on the
21st ult., and is now in Boston dime
museum as freak.
Stepniak, the Russian Nihilist, is about
to come to America.
1t is announced that the United States
will next summer strictly
enforce its claims in the Behring Sea.
The trial trip OF the new cruiser New
ark showed speed of 10 54-100 knots
per hour. The vessel is pronounced a
great success.
A company OF Alaskan mine owners
has offered the government s14, 900, 900
to renounce its rights to the territory.
Better protection and better laws are
wanted by the settlers Hardly any
crimes, from murder down, are ever
punished.
1t is stated that 10000 Mormons will
shortly move from Utah to Mexico and
will settle on lands secured for them by
John w. Young, the son OF Brigham
Young.
An expedition sent out by the United
States Department of Agriculture is
about TO begin the exploration of Death
Valley.
DIR Landes OF Philadelphia announces
the discovery OF bacillis which is the
cause OF lockjaw.
The President has issued his proclama-
ton for the Worlds Fair.
The recommendations of the Inter
national American conference for the
of an American monetary
union and the Issue of common silver
coin have been adopted by all the Am
erican republics, except Guatemala,