The herald., 1898-01-10
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SAN DIEGO

SAN DIEGO, Jan. S.-(Regular Corre-
spondence.) At the first regular meeting
of the new board of directors of the
chamber of commerce a special commit
tee was appointed to confer with the
various commercial organizations in the
city with a view of consolidation The
usual standing committees were ap-
pointed, but the selection of a secretary
was deferred until the next regular
meeting. Postmaster R. V. Dodge is
urged to accept the position, to take eff
feet after his term of Office expires.
The attorney general yesterday served
notice upon j. S. Callen, attorney for
murderer Ebanks, that the supreme
court had granted the state ten days
additional time in which to file brief in
reply to the brief of defendants attor-
ney. By the time Ebanks is again SEN
fenced to hang and is ready for the moose
he will have lived longer after convic-
ton than Durrant.
The United States monitor Monad-
mock arrived from San Francisco at
noon today and will remain till Wednes-
day, when she will leave for Magdalena
bay for target practice. The Monterey
is there now and in two weeks time the
two will return here to remain until
spring.
The successful candidates for primary
certificates for examination before the
county board of education were Clara
Dryden, Blanche Mayes, Minnie Pease,
Nellie V. Clark, Harriet V. Green, Olive
Elder, Adele Meyer Rose E. Trask, An
ME O'Bannon, Rose c. Fishburn, Evelyn
Vile, Richard Radcliffe.
A decree of foreclosure was signed
yesterday by Judge Hughes in the case
of the State Loan and Trust company of
Los Angeles VS.. ]. e. O'Brien ct al.
Judgment was rendered for $57, ,739 81
and attorneys fees. s250O. and an order
was made directing the sale of the Hotel
Brewster and furnishings. l.. r. Gar
rett was appointed commissioner to
make the sale.
George Dow, formerly a police officer
in this city, writing from Dawson City
under date of November IS, says: 81
have a chance to send a letter by a
friend of mine who is going out with
dogs. The days are now six hours long
and ] get $40 day for my work. l like
this country very much, but of course
it is terribly cold, and while writing this
letter it is 40 degrees below zero. Most
of the folks have left here and more ara
going every day, for it costs so much to
live. A ffty-pound sack Of flour costs
S100 and meals are $3.50. There has been
big strike here among the men and
miners, but it was settled by the men re-
Stunning work again, some at $40 and 9TH
ers at SIS per day. Like many others, l
have had my experience of short ratiors,
and for two weeks all I had to eat was
three pounds of talloW and a little coffee
and flour. Two days last week I went
up to the mines, but everything is taken
that is good for anything for fifty miles.
1t is pretty quiet this winter and there
has been no new discoveries this year.
| tell you there is a great deal of suffer-
ing here this winter with hunger and
cold. l am within one days walk of the
mines. but don't know any more about
them than you do as there has been no
work done on them since last year.
About two weeks ago they began to
work the mines, but there is so much
water here in the summer that men can
not work. l expect to remain here long
enough to make 4 stake, but it will not
be at mining. All the men engaged in