The herald., 1897-10-20
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO. Oct. 1s.-(Regular Cores
pondence.) The city council met last night,
and bids were opened for furnishing the
city with street lighting for the year be-
ginning April l, 1898. The object of invit-
ing bids so far ahead of time was to give
outside competh ors an opportunity to bid.
and If successful to give them time to have
their plant in operation. Only two bids
were received. one being from the local
company and the other from ]. T. Nc
Crosson. The local company offered to
furnish 81 arc lamps of 2000 candle power
each on masts. and 80 on low arms at $40
per month each or $120O per month for all,
moonlight schedule. ]. T. Crosson's prop
osition was to furnish 81 arc lamps, 2O0O
candle power each on masts at sl1 per
month each; SO lamps on low arms at 5000
each per month, or 120 arc lamps on poles
or arms at $10.50. per month each addi-
,ional lamps. 1000 candle power. each. IS
per month The bids were tken under ad-
visement until the next meeting. Com
pared with the present price paid for the
same service. the city will save at least
$4,000 per year.
Robert Campbell of Julian, aged 81 years.
was arraigned this morning in the Justices
court, charged with a criminal assault on
Drusilla Lou, who is about IA years of age.
Two weeks ago the girl ran away from
her home near Julian, and went to live
with Campbell. as man and wife The girl
was arrested Saturday on the charge of
incorrigibility. and brought to the county
Jail, and yesterday Campbell came in to see
what had become of her, when he was ar
rested on a more serious charge. The cou-
Pile have been keeping company for some
months past. and the girl is in delicate
condition. On this account she has been
taken from the county Jail and put in the
hands of the matron Of one of the local
hospitals.
William M. Waterbury. an old newspa-
per man. who is known all over the coast
was arrested yesterday, charged with en-
bezzlement. In default Of $50 bail he will
await his trial In the Jail
Mary e. Faxen of Santa Barbara yester-
day filed a petition in the superior court
of the will Of John Callaghan, deceased.
The property is valued at about $4,000 and
consists of real and personal property in
this county.
Postmaster Dodge received instructions
from Washington today to employ an ad-
ditional carrier. The application has been
before the department for two years.
The infant child of Mrs. Minnie G. Willis,
who was on a visit to her parents at Es-
condido from San Francisco died Monday
night, after a few hours Illness.
y A marriage license was issued this morn
ing Toby Newman. aged 36. and Mamie
]. Woodief, aged 80, a resident of Los An
geles.
Commander Ballington Booth addressed
an Immense audience last night at the
First Presbyterian church. Today he is
being entertained at picnic at Ballast
point This evening he will address another
meeting and will leave for the north to-
morrow morning.
Judge Torrance today issued a citation
to Acting Warden Edgar of San Quentin
calling upon him to show cause November
I'd why he should not be punished for con-
tempt for failing to hang Eubanks October
Sth. according to the sentence imposed by
Judge Torrance.
The citation was issued at the instance
of District Attorney Sweet, who based mis-
application upon a voluminous affidavit
made by Deputy Sheriff F.. NJ. Jennings.
This document rected the sentence that
Ebanks should be hanged on the Sth inst
by the warden of San Quentin, and alleged
That in pursuance of such order the prls-
oner on October I'd was duly delivered To
Warden Hale: that the latter then left the
state. but before mis- departure j. c. Ed
gar was appointed acting warden AMI that
Edgar assumed all the duties of the war
dens Office that Edgar set the hour for
Ebank's execution at 1890 on October Sth
and issued invitations asking divers re-
spectacle citizens TO be present ut that
hour, but that Edgar entirely failed and
refused to execute the Judgment of the
court. and that lIbanks is alive.
On this showing Judge Torrance ma lie
the order as stated above and the citation
was sent to the sheriff of Marin county for
service.
Judge Torrance declined to discuss his ac-
ton beyond saying that on the showing
made of violation of the orders of his ccurt
he considered it his duty to ISSUE the cita
tion. From other sources it is understood
that the purpose of the proceeding is 70
raise the question as to the right of prison
wardens to regard such appeals as that Of
EbanFs and some others as operating 10
Stay executions