The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-28
San Francisco News.
(Conciuded.)

States has finally decided the points
involved in the cases of John
McNulty and four other murderers
under sentence of death, and has dis
missed the cases from the docket.
All of the men will now be sentenced
again.
Mrs. Louisa Worthington has been
convicted of murder in the second
degree for the shooting of Harry
Baddeley about four months ago.
About $35O,OOO has been raised by
subscription for the midwinter fair,
and the project will go through.
! The plans for four of the main
buildings have been accepted, and
the first spadeful of sand will be
lifted at Golden Gate park on the
18th.
Charles A. Parsons, a resident of
San Francisco, jumped overheard
from tue brig GslIlee on her last up
trip from Tahiti and was drowned.
He had been In bad health for q
long time.
A big legal struggle has been
started over the Pacific Bank. Judge
Levy has appointed Sheriff McDade
as receiver, claiming the bank is in
solvent, while General Wiley has
been appointed to like position by
the bank commissioners on the as
sumption that the bank is savings
institution under its original charter
and so cannot go into insolvency
under the state law. Meanwhile the
Misses Helen, Fanny and Isabelle
Murphy, who have just figured 80
prominently In the Murphy will case,
court dresses they wore while being
presented to Queen Victoria.
The California nail works outfit In
Oakland has been burned. Loss
100000, partially insured.
The property OF the Navarro Mill
Co. has gone into the hands of
receiver.
The Davie Ferry Co. Will soon
have another boat on its opposition
Oakland line The Southern Pacific
is contemplating charging fare be.
tween stations on its Oakland local
line and is running fast trains across
Broadway in Oakland in order to cir
cumvent free local travel.
The Harqua Hala mines, over
which there was SO much excitement
about two years ago, have been
finally sold to an English company
for Sl,25O,O0O.
The Rodeo Stockyard Company
has suspended payment Cause fin
ancial stringency.
Fresno was visited by 100000
fire on the 9Th inst.
The corner stone of the new Young
Mems Christian Association building
has been laid. The building will be
erected at Mason and Ellis streets
and will cost about 100000.
George Gussel, watch manufac-
turer, was shot and killed by Frank
Severio recently. Cause-a woman
in the case.
The faculty of the Stanford uni
versity have not been paid their
June and July salaries as yet, ow-
ing to the death of Senator Stanford
and the fact that the will Is not pro
bated.
Tubbs Hotel in Oakland was
burned to the ground on the night OF
the I4th. Loss S25O,OOO, insurance
$4,000.
The Southern Pacific company
and its allied companies have dis
charged over 5000 men in the last
thirty DAYS owing to hard times.
The S. p. Taylor Paper Go. has
assigned. Liabilities $4,000, as
sets 100000. Inability to realize
on securities was the cause.
Hans Hansen and Herman Sparf,
,ccompIices of L. St Clair In killing
the mate of the Hesper, are on trial
In the United States court.
A lively row Is going on over the
location of the pesthouse with Its
leprous inmates. a new structure is
70 be built but the site cannot be
secured.
Jounc Quinn's resignation as col
lector of internal revenue has been
demanded by the president. Quinn
refuses to step out and will probably
be removed
A strong anti Chinese movement
ia in progress in the San Joaquin
valley. There are thousands of un-
endowed whites who demand the
places now held by the Chinese.
The second trial of nj. Is: Curtis
(Sam'l of Posen) the actor, for XII
ling Policeman Grant IS on IN the
supreme court A disagreement Of
the jury is expected.
Work on the Parrot lot on Market
street where the old st. Ignatiu.s
college stands is about to begin a
great department store Will DE
located there.
General Weissert, commander in
chief of the O.. A. Il. Is visiting the
Coast.
Wing Tue Lee was deported t.
China under the Geary act on the
City of Rio. i,
Starbird & Goldstone lumber deal
ers have assigned. Assets S140.OOO
liabilities S108.000.
Marooned on CippertOn.
Thomas Magee one of the organic
( ers of the Oceanic Phosphate Com
pany, has chartered the schoonel
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