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Show CAI.IFOUXIA. Suicide O'liCnry l'ro fcrea! ufc, Scliuielil Xcurly Horu Out. San Francisco, IS. William Workman, Work-man, of the recently tuspended banking firm of Temple &, Workman, Los Angeles, committed suicide last night. Cause, financial embarrassment. embarrass-ment. O Leary is still walking rapidly and easily completed the 240th mile at fifteen minutes to 11 a. m. After a brief rest he resumed, at tho gait of about five miles per hour. He i confident ol making COO miles in six days, though behind the time of the previous match. The improvement shown yesterday by Sehmehl was not permanent. He completed hia 200th mile at 11.30 a.m., and is now walking walk-ing slowly and laboriotuly, and apparently ap-parently nearly worn out. Tubb's hotel, Oakland, took fire this morning, causing great consternation among the occupants. The lire wad soon subdued; loss small. A shock of earthquake occun-d at Santa Barbara last night. |