The herald., 1898-03-15
STATE NOTES

The sacramento city board Of trustees
last night passed the ordinance providing
for the appointment of q milk ana food
Inspector over Mayor Lands veto.
The Farmers hotel at Pleasanton. the
Oldest hostelry in the livermore valley
was burned to the ground at mlonAght
The hotel was valued at $4,000 ana u was
insured for $250O.
The Jury In the case Of Albert Hon. acs
cused OF the murder Of Mrs. Mary Cluts
OF San Francisco, is complete. The hear-
Ing OF evidence will begin today.
Humboldt county has been reimbursed
to the extent of $902S by the state treasur-
er Tor the care of indigents, orphans and
abandoned children. each county under the
state law being entitled to q specified for
such purposes.
In the matter of the Injunction proceed
ings brought by the foreign Insurance com-
panies doing business in this state, next
Friday morning was fixed as the time for
the arguments on behalf Of the companies
before Judge Morrow of San Francisco.
Yesterday the largest shipment of sheen
received over the Valley road from the
south arrived at Burnham, eight miles
east Of Stockton. The animals are in what
Is called Starving" condition, ana are
bound for the foothills, where there Il q
promise Of good pasturage.
In jumping out OF the way Of one train.
John Faria got in front of another In the
West Oakland railroad yards yesterday
and was crushed beneath the wheels. 10
that death resulted In few hours. Faria
was a track Inspector In the employ OF the
Southern Pacific company and was killed
while in the discharge of his duty.
W. p. Rodgers, who attempted to murdep
| his aged brother-in-law, w. II. Weeks. ON
| the overland train at Port Costa a few days
ago, while both were returning from the
funeral OF Mrs. Weeks at Nevada City,
| had his preliminary examination In the
police court at Oakland yesterday. He
was held to answer, with bail fixed at
$1,000.
| The dock trial of lightship No. Z took
place at Goat island yesterday. and every.
thing was pronounced satisfactory. An In.
spection will be made Of the vessels engines
and boilers tomorrow, and the formal
transfer of the craft will be made to the
United States. The lightship will go to her
mooring place outside the San Francisco
heads on April 1.
There are indications that the gap in the
Southern Pacific line between Surf and
Elwood Is to be filled in at once. The con-
tractors for the work have ordered a large
number of horses and mules and are now
shipping tools, scrapers, etc, to Surf. The
statement comes from Lompoc that 1000
men are to be employed, working con-
stantly. electric lights being used at night.
until the work is completed.
w. A. Fisher, a Napa pioneer, is dead.
He came to California by the Panama
route in 1850. After mining for a year at
Placerville. he removed to Marysville, and
In 1858 went to Napa, where he engaged in
farming and fruit growing. For q short
time he was business partner Of the late
Senator Fair. He was master Of the local
grange, treasurer of the state grange and
chairman Of the Republican county com
mittee.
The trial Of ex-President L. w. Randall
of the Randall bank of Eureka. on an in4
dictment for cmbezzlement, has begun.
The specific charge Is the misappropria.
ton Of $500 deposited by Flora A. Bindsile
The Eureka Morning Times has received
a dispatch from Representative Barham
at Washington, stating that he was as.
sured by members Of the ways and means
committee that the custom house there
will be continued and not be consolidated
with others, as was feared.