The herald., 1898-03-16
STATE NOTES

Company c of the Fifth infantry, N. G.
c., at Petaluma. is making an effort to in.
crease it's strength to the full limit. At 9
special meeting last night thirty applica.
tions for membership were received.
| Mrs. Amelia Clark of Berkeley at,
tempted to cross the railroad track ahead
of San Francisco train yesterday. She
was knocked down, her skull fractured
and three ribs broken Her recovery is
doubtful,
w. T. Mccoy, indicted by the United
States grand jury at San Francisco some
time ago for unlawful cutting of timber
on government land, has been arrested at
Atkins Mills, Shasta county. He has been
released on bail.
Thomas E. Clark, assistant district at
torney, was arrested at Visalia yesterday
on a charge of threatening to fill William
Kettner, an insurance and real estate
agent, with buckshot. The trouble orig
mated over a water ditch.
The trial of Albert Hoff for the murder
Of Mrs. Mary Clute began at San Fran
cisco yesterday. The days proceedings de-
veloped no new evidence. AS the witnesses
gave their testimony the prisoner showed
that he was laboring under very great
mental strain.
John e. Kirk died at Gridley last even
ing aged 4s. He was born near Richmond
Ray county, Mo. In 1876 he organized a
harvester company and became wealthy
from this and other business enterprises.
His brother is superintendent of schools of
Fresno county.
A telegram received at Alameda states
that DR.. Guido F. Verbeck, pioneer mis-
sionary, who had labored in Japan thirty
eight years, died at Toxic last Wednesday.
He spoke the Japanese language f1uently
and had occupied positions of trust under
the Japanese government. His family re-
sides In that city.
The grocery store of Wollner & Ruffner
at Stockton was entered by burglars last
night and between $50 and $40 taken from
its hiding place in the cellar. 1t had been
the custom Of the proprietors to secrete in
the basement each evening what money
came in after banking hours. This makes
the fourth time the store has been robbed.
The pioneer fruit firm of Luke G. Sreso-
vich & Co. of San Francisco. one of the
most extensive and oldest houses in that
line on the coast, finds itself in financial
difficulties and has been obliged to sus-
pend, owing to its inability to meet it's
obligations. amounting to about $4,000. The
Bank of California is among the heaviest
creditors.
Edna Wallace Hopper has brought suit
at San Francisco for a divorce from De
Wolf Hopper, the well known operate star.
She has also begun similar proceedings in
New York. Her attorneys at San Francisco
refuse to make public any more facts re-
garding the case than are contained in the
complaint, which gives as causes of action
wilful desertion and failure to provide,
Suit was commenced yesterday on two
heavy claims against the estate Of the late
George d. Mclean, Nevada county cap
italist, who died on November 4th last.
The claimants are Dr. Henry s. Welch and
DR.. J. Perault. The claim of DR.. Welch is
for $14,S50. 1t covers professional attend
ance for two days over q month. The SER
vices of DR.. Perault were rendered during
the same time and his bill against the es-
tate is for s95s5.
The federal grand jury at San Francisco
has returned an indictment against Will
liam Clarkson on the charge of embezzIing
bullion of the value of $40 from the United
States mint in that city ON the 2sd day of
February last. 1t is said that the amount
of bullion stolen by Clarkson was much
greater than that specified in the indict-
ment, but the charge IL confined to the
specific offanse which the government may
b able to prove.