The herald., 1898-10-02
salmon eggs, were shipped by the fish con

salmon eggs were shipped by the fish COM
mission yesterday on the steamer Pomona
to Eureka, Humboldt county They will
be Matched at the state hatchery on Eel
river.
The jury has brought in a verdict Of
guilty in the George F. Plyler case. He will
be sentenced on Wednesday. An appeal
will be taken to the supreme court. This
Is Plyler's second trial for the mutilation
Of Charles Harris.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of Picking
started yesterday afternoon for China and
Japan, by way of Honolulu. She had about
fifty passengers and all the freight she
could carry. When off Fort Point he ma
chinery became disabled and she was towed
back to Mission bay.
B. B. Smith. who for several years has
conducted large fruit dryer at Napa, has
made an assignment. Liabilities. $1O,0 ,00O
The creditors will conduct the business
with the idea of enabling Smith to pay off
all obligations. The failure is attributed to
the small size Of the prunes. which have
been suffering from lack of rain.
Victor Viera, native of Portugal, en-
ployed at the Boulevard ranch near Palo
Alto, committed suicide last night by cut
ting his throat. He had married native Of
the Azores by proxy, and when the woman
arrived in California and first saw her hus-
band she refused to live with him. After
brooding over his trouble, he concluded to
| end his life.
| The Wells-Fargo Express company, II the
higher courts sustain the decision Of JUS
tice of the Peace Barry. must pay the war
revenue tax. Judgment was yesterday
given in favor of William E. Costley OF
San Francisco against the company for
IS damages incurred by reason. Of the re-
fusal Of Wells-Fargo to carry a parcel of
books from San Francisco to Sacramento
for an ordinary rate with an additional
penny for aswar stamp. The case will be
appealed.
A permanent organization Of the Red
Cross society of San Francisco was ef-
fected yesterday. The work of the per-
manent organization will not be confined
| to seasons of war. It's workers will be in
readiness to deal with famine, pestilence
or any calamity which may arise. The
Sacramento Red Cross has voted to send
S10O at once to the state society, an equal
sum on Nov. 1st and another hundred or
Dec. 1st, the money to be used as may bt
deemed best.
At the last meeting OF the state board o.
examiners Adjutant General A. w. Bar
rett was allowed to create a deficiency Of
$4,000, in addition to $4,000 previously al
lowed, for expenses incurred in calling ou
the national guard under the call Of tn
president. This money will be returned t
the state by the national government. Cal
ifornia has the proud distinction Of havin
called out her quota of volunteers at a les
q cost to the government than any othe
= state in the union.
The Lassen county Populists yesterda
I nominated the following ticket: Sherin
Charles Merrill; county clerk, e. s. Pack
= ard; assessor, J. NJ. Leakey; treasurer
e Wiley Cornell; district attorney, r.
o Shinn; coroner and public administrato
! L. E. Winchester. The middle-of-the
r. road Populists heldbA county conventio
+ and made the following nominations: A!
n semblyman, F. May; sheriff, c. H. Mile,
I, county clerk, F. L. Gamble; assessor
r w. Tate auditor, T. Balkan; district a
torney, w. B. Josselyn; tax collector.
90 Quistorf.