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he fell over unconscious, and died in a short
time. He was q pioneer resident, 81 years

he fell over unconscious, and died in short
time. He was pioneer resident, 81 years
of age.
Last evening Fred Greiner, the Occidental
rancher, was found guilty Of murder in the
second degree. Greiner shot and killed
Louis Simoni, his partner, on September II
The prisoner claimed he shot Simoni in sek.
defense. Judge Burnett will pass sentence
Monday.
Frederick Furth, secretary Of the Vulcan
Iron works, at Seattle, WASH, dropped dead
on the street yesterday. Death was due to
heart disease. Furth was a brother Of
Simon, Charles and Daniel Furth of Cali.
fornia. A daughter and son also reside in
California.
The British ship G. w. Wolf, which ar.
rived at San Diego last night, l29 days from
London, reports that on September James
Crofts was washed overheard and drowned
He was II years old, and making his first
voyage as an apprentice.
Suit has been begun by the harbor com.
missioners of San Diego against j. 8. Schirm
to recover possession of land at the foot Of
Third and Fourth streets, which they claim
Is tide land and belongs to the tsate. The
commissioners also ask for $1,000 for rent Of
the premises since May %, 1894.
z. Xevers of Santa Cruz was arrested
yesterday for criminal libel and held in
| $500 bail pending examination, and in de-
/ fault of bail went to Jail. It is alleged that
Xevers issued circular rejecting on Jus
tices Craghill and Gardner and Attorney w
r. Josselyn, all of whom are candidates fol
office.
The first session of the synod of California
will be held in the Presbyterian church at
San Diego this evening and the program will
be confined to devotional exercises. A
large number Of members of the Woman.
Synodical Society of Home Missions and
the Woman's Occidental Board of Foreign
Missions are present.
Andrew j. Hyde, who had been employed
as night watchman at the Baker & Hamil
ton agricultural works at Benicia since 1895
mysteriously disappeared last Saturday
night and up to the present time nothing
has been discovered as to his whereabouts
His family discredits the theory of suicide
as he was neither respondent nor financially
embarrassed.
Yesterday the dead body of man with
revolver tightly grasped in his right hand
was found on the bank of Chico creek, about
three miles north of the town. The body
! has not been identified. He was about 30
years old, white hair and mustache, five feet
nine inches tall, weight about It's pounds
and was well dressed. An inquest will bo
held tomorrow.
Evelyn McCrasky, pretty young woman
Of San Rafael, 20 years of age, residing with
Her parents at 1arkspur, has attempted
suicide for the second time within a month
by swallowing large quantity of canthari-
des. Her screams attracted the neighbors,
who found her writhing in pain. A physi,
clan was summoned and soon had the young
oman out of danger.
A serious case of ptomaine poisoning
has developed at the home of Mrs. R. Block,
4O8 Van Ness avenue, San Francisco. Five
persons are stricken with serious illness,
one of whom may die. 1t is supposed the
poisoning was due to fresh Goldfish livers, Of
OLA qua NV 'us1n5 pau GTmpJ ana qo!qM
tins showed marked Improvement in the
medical treatment excepting Fannie Block,
aged II, who may succumb to the poisoning.
Two years ago the legislature passed a
|bill empowering the California State Agri-
cultural society to sell the land on which the
state fair grounds are situated. Titles to
some Of the parcels Of ground were found
defective. Yesterday the last obstacles that
stood in the way were removed, and from
what can be learned negotiations will soon
be opened looking to the disposal of the
present site, A new and larger park will be
selected within year. >.