The herald., 1898-10-01
ABOUT TIE STATE

| DR.. ]. F. Boyce, a pioneer physician Of
Santa Rosa. d ed there last evening. He
had been engaged In the practice Of his pro-
fession since 1851.
Mark Strouse, prominent wholesale
butcher Of San Francisco, died yesterday.
Four years ago he was the Populist can
d.date Tor assessor.
In the Plyler mahem case yesterday was
occupied by the argument of j. H. Skirm,
attorney for the defendant, who will re-
sumo his address today.
The first Stanford varsity football game
was played yesterday afternoon with the
First Washington volunteers. The final
score stood % to 0, in favor of Stanford.
BY the accidental explosion Of a gun
while hunting yesterday Pat Condron, a
Mt Hamilton rancher. had his left hand
so terribly mangled that amputation will
become necessary.
The tug Rescue arrived at San Fran
cisco yesterday afternoon with part of the
lumber raft in town. The steamer Hum
boldt was unable to locate the raft of piles
adrift off Point Reyes.
A demurrer interposed by the executors
of the will of the late Adolph Sutro to the
tained by Judge Coffey. The contestant
was given ten days to amend, and the case
will again be heard.
Judge Carroll Cook has decided that the
| confession of eX-Treasurer Widber was
not admissible in transcript form, but that
it could be presented to the jury by plac-
ing the stenographer on the stand and al
lowing him to testify with the aid Of his
notes.
A party Of distinguished Japanese bank
ers arrived on the Gaelic yesterday. They
are representatives and officers of the
Mitui bank Of Japan. A branch Of the
M.tusui commercial corporation VIII be
established in San Francisco next month
and will be placed in charge Of s. Odagaki.
A coroner's jury investigated the cause
| Of death Of Mrs. Martin Davoust Of Ala
| media, who met an awful death by COM
.ng In contact with live electric wire
dangling from pole belonging to the city,
| The Jury attributed the tragedy to GRIM
| NAL carelessness, and there is talk Of suit
| for damages against the municipal cor
poration.
The state fish commission at San Fran
cisco yesterday received by rail from the
Cloud river, 2S cases, containing 100000
| salmon eggs of the Quinnat kind. These
will be sent by steamer to the Eel river
hatchery In Humboldt county. This Is the
first shipment of eggs from the spring run
of these fish.
| Albert Thomas, a farmer residing fif-
teen miles from Redding. was returning
| h me yesterday ard seeing a strange man
leave his house deliberately shot him. The
wounded man, who Will probably die, gives
| the name Of w. Boughen. He was left
| lying IN the sun most Of the day. He says
he entered the house through an unlocked
door to get something to eat. Thomas says
his home has been robbed frequently Of
| late and he was on the lookout for
burglars. Both men are under arrest.
The supreme court has ordered the re-
lease Of Alfred Overend, who has been con-
fined in the San Francisco county Jail on
an order adJudging him guilty of contempt
of court. Overend was f1eeced Of several
thousand dollars by notorious woman
named Minnie Campbell and a confederate.
When they We're arrested In Los Angeles
upon Overends complaint he refused to
prosecute. The court adjudged him
guilty of contempt, imposed a fine of $500
and sentenced him to the county jail until
he would answer questions. He applied
for a writ of habeas corpus and the SUI
preme court ordered his release.