New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-16
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
EFFECTS OF SAN FRANCISCO STORM
NEVADA MARRIAGES IN CALIFORNIA
TO TUNNEL TELEGRAPH HILL.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE-I

San Francisco. Dec 15.-The long continued
cold weather was broken yesterday by the
verest storm with thunder and lightning. ever
seen in San Francisco. and the first instance on
record Of lightning striking the city. The big
gas receiver at the harbor was exploded by
lightning, and an electric street car, filled with
children from school, struck. but fortu-
nateIy no one was injured. Several houses were
blown down here and across the hay. and great
damage was done To telegraph ana telephohe
wires.
The sale Of the real property Of the Eugene
Kelly estate at auction brought nearly 100000.
The prices. except in a few cases. were not above
conservative values. Many sales were made also
of the property that had fallen into the hands
of the Hibernia Bank through mortgages. but
these parcels did not bring good prices as
the Kelly property. One of the noteworthy
sales was the block bounded by Eddy, Turk.
Fillmore and Webster SITS. TO John T. Boyd. for
S1O3.OOO The advance in property overlooking
the Preside was shown in the sale of a 3O-foot
front lot in Westinghouse. just went of Central
ave. for $500
Judge Troutts decision that Nevada
riases Of persons divorced in California are IL
legal will create many disagreeaSIe complica-
tons Those who were divorced and who did
not have the patience 10 wait for year TO
marry again. as the California law requires.
have made use of the lax regulations in Ne
vada These Nevada marriages have been con-
startIy increasing OF late. and several judges
have held that they were legal case will
nov be submitted 70 the Supreme Court. and
Upon the decision will depend the validity OF
several hundred marriages.
Nearly one thousand sick and wounded sol
diers from the Philippines and China. in the big
hospital at the Presidio must be provided with
Christmas gifts. The San Francisco Red Cross.
Of which Mrs John F. Merrill. OF No. LISP
Westinghouse is president is soliciting small
articles for the comfort and cheer OF the
convalescent soldiers The same society will
also send out urgent appeal for books or
magazines for soldiers in China who are unable
10 get any reading matter at their posts. Such
contributions should be sent TO the San Fran
cisco committee OF the American Library at
Manila. at Army headquarters in San Fran
cisco
AT the coming session of the State Legislature
a bill will be introduced providing that the State
bear portion Of the expense of the tunnel I'M
der Telegraph Hill along MontgOmery-st. from
Jackson-st. to Lombard-st. The cost Is esti-
mated at $4,000. and much of this expense
would be recouped by stone from the tunnel
which could be used IN the construction OF
breakwater for the Lombard-st. wharf The
tunnel would relieve the congestion OF travel
on the waterfront at North Beach, would extend
the sea wall and would Telegraph Hill. the
most picturesque landmark OF pioneer days.
on the new steamer Sierra. which started this
week for Australia. sailed Captain Lambson. OF
the United States Fish Commission. with half a
million live salmon eggs. which tine United states
Government viii give to New-Zealand The
eggs are In specially prepared boxes placed in
cold storage. and on arrival az Wellington. New
Zealand they will be placed in HATCHERY Pre-
vious attempts TO send salmon eggs 70 New