The morning call., 1893-05-24
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.

CHAMPION CoRBETT's SUPERs.-When
the superuumera ries engaged at the Cali
fornia Theater put in an appearance to go
on duty last night they were informed thai
their services would not he required. a
delega ion of them visited The CALL
Office to state their dissatisfaction. They
alleged that they had been employed for
two weeks, but only served one night;
that their places had been taken by mem
bers of the Olympic Club, who were will
ing to work without pay in honor Of
Chang pon Corbett. At the theater K. l..
Kennedy, captain of the supers, denied
their statements, saving that they had only
been employed from night to night, and
that their places had been taken by other
men more suitable for the purpose. be
stated that none of the new supers were
N members of the Olympic Club.
THE WINEMEN DIsGUsTED. D.-Consider-
able sgust was expressed Yesterday at
the headquarters OF the Viticuitural Com
mission regarding the 8 ate of the VINE eX-
hibit at the Worlds Fair Secretary Scott
of the Viticultural Commission turned him.
self loose Yesterday ami declared that the
fair commissioners had only allowed $500
TO the winenen, whereas the horticulture
lists got 2,000 The space asked for was
1900 feet a only 750 had been allotted.
He said that everything had been done
months ago 10 obtain proper recognition
for the wine industry, and now viticultur-
lists had lost all pride and interest in the
| Chicago exhibit.
! CURIOUS HUNTING SPEARs.-The Slate
! Mining Bureaus latest acquisition Is three
otter spears, a throwing sick and a model
| of an Alaskan Indian in "bydaka" or
| native canoe. The spears are beautifully
wrought of hard wood, with a long bone
head in which is inserted a detachable
! barbed point The spear is thrown with
the throwing stick. and, upon the barbed
head penetrating the otter, the spearpoint
is released from its bone socket while tha
| handle, attached to the barb by a string,
| HOaieS n the water IN an upright position,
the heavier bone keeping one end down.
| This bone Is worked ont of the Jaw of
" hale, 10 o her being free from tendency
to warp anu SO distOrtlDg the hunters aim.
| These curious spears were donated by +.
! Krpbs.
FRUIT FOR THE FAIR-Secretary Le-
| long of the State Board OF Horticulture is
actively engaged in making known The de-
sire of the Worlds Fair Commission TO
send a succession of consignments uf fresh
| irult and vegetables to the Worlds Fair.
The hope is to send 5000-uound lois, which.
after being exhibited for a day or part OF
a day, would be sold and the proceeds
| turned over 10 The shipper. The Board If
! Commissioners Is now open for offers of
! fruit to he sent through the coming season.
THE BLYTHE CAsE.-The Blythe case
! still dragS along its weary way. Attorney
| George W. Towle took all Yesterday to
! snow that Julia Ashcroft, the mother o.
| Florence. was woman of such loose
morals that it would be extremely hard t.
believe that she could with any certainty
| lay the parentage ot her child at Thoma,
| II. Bythe's, or for the matter If that any
body else's door. The att 'rney will be
| succeeded to-day by Burke Holiday, who
Will speak tor few weeks on behalf ol
| the gypsy BlytheS; and then all the other
attorneys will speak In turn.
O'DoNNELL IN TROUBLE. - Ray G.
Falk has brought suit agains; Doctor c.
| G. O'Donnell TO recover S25,000 damages
| for malicious prosecution. The trouble
arises out of the count in the recent NUM-
clpal election, when Doctor O'Dunnell de-
clared that he had been robbed in the
counting of the votes for Mayor, and had
Registrar Brown and Falk arrested in con-
sequence for falsifying The records The
case was dismissed IN the Police Court, anu
| Fak thinks it is his turn to have IA little
| fun.
OWED For TEN YEARs.-Wells, Fargo
81 Co have brought suit against the Clp-
ton Consolidated Gold Mining Company
ami Charles S. Ireland, president of the
company, TO recover S5l33 80 and interest
! at per cent on a prOmtssury nnte executed
! by the company in favor of plaintiffs ten
years ago. II is claimed that neither in
| terest nor principal, nor any part OF either
as ever been paid.
STARR KING OFFICERS.-The following
officers have been eiected by the Starr
King Fraternity: President, S. p. Cham
neil; first vice-pre >idenI. w. n. Dimmck {;
second vice-pre,ident. Mrs. E. A. Keugel 4;
treasurer, John Williams; secretary, Mrs
l.. R. Griffin; board Of dltecors-Rev. c.
| w. Wendte, George j. Woodbury., Mrs K
b. Fisner, +. J. Kendall; library COM
mittee-A. B. Nye. Daniel Titus, Dr. Cad-
well, Nine. f. w. Willie. Mrs. E. L.
Bentley.
CARRYING THE MAILS. - Postmaster
| Backus is receiving bids for carving the
mail between transfer points AMI the
stations in this city. The time for film 9
bids expires June g. then contract
VIII be made for service until June 80
1894, wi bond of $4,000. c. c. Mccoy,
the former contractor, became financially
inv led, and his contract WAS ordered
forfeited bv the Pustrf flee Den artment.
AN ATTORNEY DISCARDED. - G. v.
Howe was yesterday tried for unprofe--
sl0nal conduct before Judges Slack, Sea-
well and San derson, appointed by he Bar
Association for that purpose. Hi Offense
consisted in advertising that he could pro-
cure divorces quick ana quiet" Hi
name was ordered stricken fron he roll of
prac ICING attorneys i the Superior G. urt.
Women Must ,S2eeb.