The herald., 1898-03-27
STATE NOTES

At Oakland. Charles Soule, s years old,
was run over by heavy truck and instant
ly killed yesterday.
William Henry Savage OF San Francisco
was killed at the Union iron works yester-
day by falling from the staging where he
was working, to the ground
Fred Smith has been elected by the city
trustees of Grass Valley as marshal, to
succeed Frank Loehr, who defaulttd with
city funds amounting to over $1,000.
The report comes from the Coalinga oil
| fields, in Fresno county. that the biggest
gusher of all was struck yesterday. The
| daily flow is estimated at 300 barrels.
! L. c. Woodworth of Petaluma, while
| conversing with his wife yesterday,
dropped dead without the least warning.
| He came to this county in 1S49, and drove
the first stage from Petaluma to Ukiah,
where he figured in several hold-ups, being
| shot through the face in one.
| The executive committee Of the Sacra-
mento Valley Press league met yesterday
The meetingwas called for the purpose of
making arrangements of the spring meet
| ing. but as the annual excursion of the
| California Press association is to take
place next month, it was decided to defer
action.
Thomas O'Neil, receiver for the Union
Building and Loan association of SaC~e-
mento, has commenced four suits for the
recovery of moneys and securities alleged
to have been wrongfuliy diverted. One is
against the directors for $161 900, an an
other against Albert Elkus for 1000; an
other against the D. o. Mills bank for
| $50 900, and the Fourth against the Farm
ers and Mechanics bank for $50, 900.
The Kasson will case continues to at
tract crowds of spectators to the superior
court at Stockton. The only interesting
feature yesterday was the testimony of
DR.. w. A. West. who said that he knew
the Kassons in 1912, and had taken daguero-
types of Mr.. and Mrs. Kasson in the early
sos. He also identified Mrs. Malloy as
being Mrs. Kasson. The witness is 76 years
of age, and his memory of facts and dates
is remarkable. He said he had also known
the Lindys, and knew George w. Lindy
the claimant, when he was "baldheaded
baby" .Yt
The state lunacy commissioners met yes
terday at San Francisco with superin.
tendents and representatives of boards Of
managers of the five asylums for the in
sane. Gov. Budd presided. During the
day methods for the more economical man.
agement of the asylums were discussed
1t was decided to provide cottages where
the consumptive insane might be properly
cared for. Every effort will be made BY
the commissioners and superintendents tC
| exchange surplus products between the
asylums and other state Institutions
whereby a great saving can be effected.
Yesterday Sacramento's bonded debt
commissioners bought $237 900 of city bonds
| of 1893 from Meyer & Davis, chief holder:
| of Sacramentos bonds. They paid pal
value for them, with interest to February
| lst. This practically wipes out the city
| debt of over thirty years standing. 1t was
| originally less than million dollars, but
has cost the people nearly two millionA
| Even now the commissioners are drawing
interest from the city on the full amount
and will continue to do so while any bonds
remain, unless the commission be abol-
ished by the legislature. The people have
paid their debt, but are paying interest or
| 1t right along.