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Show PHYSICIANS APPOINTED TO EXAMINE ABE RUBP SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. . Judrre Cnbaniss issued today an order that Abraham Ab-raham Ruef bo examined by a board of three physicians, to bo appointed by the court to determine whether or not ho should be admitted to bail on the ground that confinement in the county jail is menacing his henlth. Ruef, who is awaiting an answer to an appeal from the verdict of tho superior su-perior court, which sentenced him to fourteen years in tho penitentiary for bribery of the supervisors, yosterdav prescutcd n petition for release on bail, accompanied by affidavits of twenty physicians that further confinement at tho jail would prove dangerous to the prisoner. When tho enso came up today District Dis-trict Attorney hangdon objoctcd to tho consideration of the statements, on tho ground that they were biased. Tho official board will report tomorrow |