The herald., 1898-03-24
STATE NOTES

The San Rafael citizens executive COM
mittee yesterday adopted the report of the
ladies appointed to canvass the town. and
decided to hold rose carnival on May 9Th
and 7th.
Charles Leroy and James Searight, Sac
ramento's murderous burglars, have been
held to answer to the superior court in the
sum Of $40 900 each for robbing a Japanese.
The condition of E. ]. Croly, who was shot
by one of the burglars, is greatly i'm
proved.
The third trial of James D. Page on a
charge OF embezzlement was concluded In
Judge Wallace's court at San Francisco
yesterday. The jury found verdict OF
guilty, and q week from next Friday was
fixed by the court as the time for passing
sentence. His victim was a mentally in
competent ward.
Chester s. Kasson. clerk in the news
paper mailing division of the San Fran
cisco postoffice, was found dead in his
room in the Russ house yesterday morning.
He was brother of John A. Kasson, ex-
congressman from Iowa, ex-minister to
Austria, and now a member of the Alaska
sealing commission.
A large number of Sacramento's citizens
met last night for the purpose Of forming
an organization for the protection of the
state text book system and also for the
purpose of furthering the denomination of
A. j. johnson, who Is known as a friend
Of the system, for state printer. An execu-
tive committee was formed to carry out
the objects Of the meeting.
A team hitched to the coach that carries
people to sanitarium at Altruria, near
Santa Rosa, took fright at train and
ran away yesterday, throwing out Mrs.
Ray, nurse at the sanitarium. Miss Ida
Kenshaw of Paso Robles and Mrs. L. r.
Trull of Napa. All the ladies were badly
bruised. Mrs. Ray was hurt about the
head and internally injured.
The state university celebrated its thir-
tieth anniversary yesterday, and exercises
in honor of the occasion were held in the
Harmon gymnasium in the presence of a
large audience. President Kellogg presid-
ed, and the speakers were Philip r. Thay-
er for the students, Prof w. E. Ritter for
the alumni, c. M. Warner for the scholar
ship students, Prof. T. p. Bailey for the
faculty, and Regent James A. Waymire
for the board Of regents.
]. A. McNear of Point San Pedrol near
San Rafael, has sent petition. signed by
many of the leading citizens of tIfe state,
to congress, asking them to locate the new
government dry dock at his place, at Point
San Pedro. McNear owns seven miles of
water front at that place and has 1000 acres
of land near by. He offers to donate what
ever water front may be necessary. The
water at this place is 40 feet deep, and
gradually deepens to 100 feet.
DR.. w. p. Mathews, secretary Of the
state board of health, is besieged with let
ters and kilograms from cattlemen, en-
treating him to use his best efforts to Sc
cure modification of the quarantine rules
against splenetic fever. Reports are COM
ing in constantly to the effect that cattle
are dying from lack of feed, and unless
they can be moved into the more fertile
ranges of Nevada, the loss will be tre-
mendous. DR.. Mathews has laid the matter
before the secretary of agriculture, and
is daily expecting a reply that will relieve
the anxiety of the California stockmen.