The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 15, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1895 / OLE HANSEN DENOUNCED. The Sworn Statement of the Colima’s Third Mate Branded as False. SATLORS BLAME THE CAPTAIN. Boller Inspector Philllps Smarts Under a Criticism and Calis for Proof. do; that is, securely with covers on and laced down. The falls were unhooked and | all the parts stopped into the davit. A | very poor condition to have boats in going | to sea, sir. | “I noticed from the statement of this Ole Hansen, third mate, that the boats | were in a proper condition for lowering, | which I say is not true. Any man who | would stand up on his oath and swear to | a tissue of lies the same as that man has ior the sake of a position in the Pacific Mail Steamship Company bas no business to live.” Was the ship Troperly handled? Idon’t consider the ship was proper! dled. No effort was made to save the ship. ere had been canvas it could have been set. | 1in here are ways and means of setting | any weather. I think the captain and his ofli- | cers were incompetent. As an old sailor I s { positively that sail conld have been set on that | Wes not the jib set, and did it not blow out of the bolt ropes? No, sir. There was quite a little scene in the rooms of the Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers yesterday before the Colima in- iry was taken up. Inspector of Boilers ps was angry and he showed it. After the first witness had been sworn be arose and said: “‘Before this inquiry begins I would like to say a few words in relation to some of these gentlemen here who report for the | deckhouses were made. When these were com- | my strength, and 1 let ‘it go and struck out public press. ‘I see by the Chronicle that that paper assails me and insinuates that Iam not disposed to get at the bottom facts of this case, or rather that Lam in the interests of the Pacitic Mail. “Whoever wrote this article, or whoever instigated the writing of it, has done an in- jury to me that he cannot repair. These insinuations or innuendoes that he has thrown out will not be passed by slightly. My character is worth more to me than life. It is the only thing that I have to depend upon, and I do not propose to have it assailed in this manner. The article I refer to is this: Ward McAllister is attending io the inquiry as attorney for the Pacific Mail Steamship Com- pany. He refrains from asking questions, how- ever, as Inspector Phillips displays noticeable anxiety to get on record all the facts possible. “Now that sentence is true as farasit reads that I try to get all the facts possible on record, but the balance of this sentence, Which can put the company in a betterlight, Is false and I deny it, and I dare him to prove it. “That is all that I have to say about the WITNESSES AT THE COLIMA INVESTIGATION. Robert Forsvthe, chief engineer of the | Union Iron Works, was the next witness. He testified as follows: 1 superintend the repairing of ships at the on Iron Works, About 1887 the Colima 1ad new boilers put in, and other repairs were | made. While the boilers were out the frame- | work under them was almost entirely repaired. Was the cement cleared out ? Yes, sir, and replaced, and the steaming ma. chinery got & general overhanling end a great | deal of the piping was renewed. The decks | | were repaired and some alterations on the ship. | | \ | | pleted she was equal to a new vessel. A vessel needs continnel repairs, however, but the Co- | lima was good for fourteen or fifteen years. How thick was the cementin the bottom of | the ship? As a general rule it was about 434 inches up posed to WOk | to the angle iron frames and carried out in the | quick as it came up, so we floated there until which he did. I hauled myself up to the weather rail. Isatonit ten or fifteen seconds looking up to the huricane deck, and saw the captain and first mate on the bridge clinging on. Just then I saw the captain make a motion to the whistle lanyard, and he gave three blasts—two full 'blasts and the third was very indistinet. With that I jumped overboard. I reached a lifeboat and a negro cook and I righted her and cut away the cover. Justthen asea struck her and filled her half full of water. I told the negro to get the bucket under the thwart and bail out the water. We picked up another cabin pas- senger. He was very sick and almost gone, We got a steering-oar out and I got another oar out and bcis_n to pull clear of the wreckage. We kept picking men up until we had seven or eight with ourselves, and managing to get out a couple of more oars we got clear of the wreckage. We saw the third mate and several others on_some wreekage and started to drift down to them. When we got within twenty yards of them & heavy sea struck us and we were whirled away. We tried again and the same thing happened. We changed our plans and pulled away, infending to run alongside, and got within 200 yards of him when we heard some one call out, “My God, there comes another squall!”” We didn’t know anything until the boat was bottom up and we were all in the water. Our boat kept rolling over and over and hailstones as big s your fingernails peppered us. 1 saw I couldn’t stand it so I made for a piece of wreckage. I reached it, and I belicve 1 was the only one saved in that crowd. When the squall first struck us it took the boat right out of the water. A Cross sea was rnnning and we couldn’t do anything with her. I caught a piece of scantling which helped me to get a long breath. Then I got a redwood board and got it under my feet. That renewed | again and reached the skylight. Igotup on it and lay there. About every five seconds I'd be swept off the skylight and have to swim | back toit. Then the squall began to spend itself, and T found 1 had Mr. Cushing of Oak- | land on the raft with me. It quicted down as \ Z [Sketched by a * Call ” artist.] ROBERT FORSYTHE matter, except that I call upon Mr. Mc- Allister, as he is present here, to say if i ¢ understanding here between e in this investigation or whether we are in cahoots together.” ““Why, certainly not, Captain Phillips,” said Mr. McAllister. “I propose to ask every question that I can think of to bring out the truth of this matter, and I don’t care whom it injures.”’ After the ripple of excitement caused by Mr. Phillips’ statement had subsided the first witness was asked to tell what he knew about the case.. He was George D. Ross, & United States sailor and a_passen- er on the Colima from San Francisco to New York. His testimony was as follows: We left Manzanillo on Sunday, May 26, at 6 o'clock. The breeze began to ireshen up and continued until 2or 2:30 in the morning. From that time until 6 A. M. it blew a steady breeze, that is what1 could call a topgallant yard breeze. Then it moderated slightly till 8 A. M., when it suddenly began to freshen and increased in violence untilabout 10:30 A. M. At that time I was standing on the spar deck when Mr. Griffith, the first mate, came along and I asked how the glass was. He told me it was 29.67. 1 esked him if it was steady at that. His answer was “yes.”” The ship at this time was rolling pretty heavily and I noticed in her rolling to starboard and her roll back to port she did not come as high asshe ought to have come. Imade the remark toa man who was standing alongside of me that there was some- thing wrong in the rolling of the ship. He s&id to me, *“What do you suppose it is?” I sai to him in reply, “The trouble is simply this The cargo in the ship has shifted and if proper precaution is not taken this ship is doomed.” Was she lying in the trough of the sea at this time? No, sir. She continued to roll heavily and then some time later she went off in the trough of the sea. She gave three or four heavy rolls and finally gave the tremendous roll which threw her on }‘:xcr beam ends. A few minutes after she went down. Was the ship lying head to sea when she commenced rolling? Yes, sir. Had she been head to sea from time she be- an rolling? ® Yes; “ogm the time I got up in the morning at 5 o'clock. u see any sail put on the ship? No, sir. When she was put down was there three regular seas? Yes, sir, there were Tegular rolling seas; but I don’t say there were three in succession. Have you ever been' in such & heavy sea be- Yes, sir, off Cape Horn, and I have been in heavier seas off {f“(ens in the United States steamer Curlew at the beginning of the war. Iglso served in a merchant vessel for a year as & seaman. 5 Are you positive about the shifting of the cargo?’ Yes, sir. Before we got to Mazatlan we had toget out feed for the cattle, and I noticed then that the cargo was not properly stowed for heavy weather. As a seafaring man, if the hold of a vessel is full and properly stowed would it shift? o, sir. I1 it was stowed slack would it list? Yes, sir. It would give her a heayy list. About whaf time did you think there was danger? About ten or fifteen minutes to 11. How about the conduct of the officers? They were all at their pos he mate and the captain were on the bridge. iIna;aet:i.m- Talbot—Read his testimony to m. “Wait a minute,” said Ross, “I'm not through yet, sir. I wish to state that when 1 first went on board the Colima I went on the deck to have a look at the condition of her boats. Theship carried eight boats. The two after ones were rigged out, but her six forward boats were mn%in nd in their chocks and iasbed down fora full tflges to a height of about 4 feet above the keel. When that vessel was put in your charge was there ny limit set for repairs? No, sir. The instructions were to make her s good as new. Louis Zangaree, a8 United States sailor and a passenger from San Francisco for New York, was the next witness. He tes- tified as follows: We left Manzanillo about 4 o'clock on Sun- day, and about 5 o’clock or 6 o'clock it began to blow a moderate breeze. It kept increasing until it was half a gale. Then there was a kind of & lull, about 11 o’clock, I should judge, and then it freshened up and blew stronger | than ever. She began to roll very bad and kept shipping seas once in a while so that none of us could sieep down below and I came up on deck and siung my hammock on the main deck, between the cattle-pen and the steerage companionway. Ididn't slee kept blowing harder and harder ail night. I woke up about 5 in the morning with the spray blowing in my face. 5 the weather was. It was blowing almost a hur- | ricane then. 1 came down from the deck and steerage came down on top of us. Wehada 1ot of salt on the port side of the icehouse and | it came down, too. Igotout of the way and boatswain and some of the crew went down to | replace the cargo. 1 went around on the starboard side and | talked with the old steward and freight clerk. | _Isaid, “It’s blowing pretty hard, isn’t it | The chief steward said, ‘Yes, harder than I've | ever felt it on this coast, and I've been here eighteen years, The ship was rolling very heavily then and shipping seas on her starboard side. I left the old steward and went to the messroom and began talking to the messman about the storm and as to whether there was any danger | or not. The messman was frightened. | When I was in the messroom she gave a very heavy roll and shipped a heavy sea on the starboard side. The old steward was slnndlng | in nis room when the sea struck him an knocked him up sgainst the stanchions. His spine caught the stanchion and he swung for & | time like & pendulum. The messman and I ran out and grabbed him in time to save him from going overboard. Just before that I asked the mate how the %lpss was and he said 29.67 and still falling. While we were in the messroom hanging on she gave another heavy roll and the cargo on the main deck began to shift to leeward. Every time she’d take a roll they’d—the boxes and general cargo—be flying around the deck in great shape. 1 looked outof the messroom door and it looked to me &s if the ports were open, as I saw a big green sea come rolling in through them. She tock another heavy roll, heavier than any of the previous ones, and it appeared 1o me just as if the cargo had shifted in the hold. She was gradualiy going over. 1 said to the messhoy, “I'll bet her cargo has shifted.” He said, “Ishouldn’t wonder.” In amoment or two she took another roll, and it looked to me as though part of the upper ‘works were carried away. Another hcfi\;{ sea came and she was listing all the time and gradually going down. That sea carried away part of the messroom, and & few seconds laier another seacame and tore the old steward away from the table leg he was clinging 1o, and that was the last I saw of | im. There was a Jot of wreckage came in with that sea. Isaid to the messman, “We'd better get out of this or we'll go with the old stew- ard.” The ship kept listing all the time, and very well, as it | Went below and washed | up and went on the hurricane deck to see how | went into the stcerage and had breakfast. | While eating, the cargo on the portside of the | | went on the main deck, and I think that the | 5:30, and then the sun tried to break out of the clouds, so I said to Cushing, “As this won't hold us up long we'd better be looking for something bigger.” We kept looking around, and I spied a piece of the hurricane deck about, 150 yards away. He said, “Do you think it will hold us Isaid, “Hold half a dozen like us.” m to it and remained there until we were picked up by the San Juan. How was the wind? It was from the south’ard. It was pretty strong before the sea came up. It was a cross sea. How was the ship heading when it became dangerous? She was trying to head up to the sea. Before ghe went down I thought something was | wrong. I saw the first mate and some of the men trying to pour oil through the scuppers. Any after-sail on the ship? No, sir; not a particle. tempt made to put it on. If the sail had been bent, would it have stood or would it have done any good? It would have helped her, but there was no attempt made to set it. What course did the captain pursue to save his ship? 1don’t know. h\_\'r;uld it have been possible to save that ship? )}:), sir; but if they had thrown thatlumber overboard it would have helped. Everything was done to save the lumber, and it was not cut away until the last moment. After you were picked up, what treatment aid you receive on ihe San Juan? The first day the doctor dia the best he could, but after that there was nothing done. There were no facilities on that ship, any way. Is that all you know? asked Captain Talbot, No. When I came on board the Colima I noticed that all the lifeboats were lashed down in the chocks except the two after ones, and that the falls were unhooked and the boats in such a position as to be impossible to launch | them. T asked the mate: *‘How on earth can we cven get a boat out if there is any danger?” and he laughed and said: “We'll get them out when the time comes.” There was not a boat lowered on the ship before the disaster. & Were those square portholes open? asked There was no at- riel. 1 should think they were, was the reply. Walter Woolnough, a stevedore in the fmploy of the Pacific Mail, testified as fol- ows: 1am employed on the Mail dock. I helped to stow the Colima. The forward lower hold was for La Libertad. It was mostly flour and gen- eral merchbandise. The hold was quite full. The after lower hold was transfer freight for Acapulco. It also consisted mostly of flour, That hold was not exactly full. "It lacked about fifteen tons of being square with the hatch. The orlop deck forward. was for San Jose de Guatemala. It also was mostly filled with flour. The freight deck was filled with cargo for Panama and Acajutla. consisting of flour, cement, iron and general merchandise. Was any dunnage usea? Yes, sir. There were no chocks needed with the flour. Do you know anything about the lumber on the forward deck ? Yes, sir. It was piled about an inch below the top of the rail. Was it lashed? Yes, sir. The sailors did that. Who is liable for damage by bad stowage? Ido not know. Yas there any ballast put in? Yes, sir; 100 tonson each side of the shaft alley, and the cargo was stowed on top of that. The cargo was well stowed. Patrick Derby, a Pacific Mail Company’s wouldn’t come \:}). Isaid to him, “We can’t t out as the door on the weather side is locked.” He said, “'Kick it in.” He got out through a window and kicked itin. Just then & heavier sea than ever came along, and then I knew the ship was doomed. This was about ten minutes before she went down. She took another heavy sea, and I thought she was gone, 50 I thought I'd better get out of there. 1 saw I conldn’t get up the weather side as she \was listed so, and I was barefooted, so just as T had given up hope and expected to go down with her I saw Inan-oiwarsman named Waske running slong the weather rgil. I hailed him snd asked for 8n endof aline stevedore, was the next witness. e su- perintended the stowing of the lower for- ward hold, and gave E;acticslly the same testimony as the preceding witness. There was _something over 200 tons in the for- ward hold, he said, and it was well stowed. Iron stamps, quicksilver, coal and flour for Mazatlan were stowed over the hatches on the freight deck. At this point the inquiry went over to Monday at 1 ». M. The Pacific Mail Com- 8“ gave notice that it wanted Charles H. of 817 Adeline street, Oakland, | subvenaed as_a witness. Captain Talbot said he would be in attendance on Mon- day. e 2o il TO SUE THE MAIL COMPANY. Relatlves of Shipwrecked Passen- ger Will Claim Damages. A test case will be made in the next few days against the Pacific Mail Steamship Company to determine its liability in the wreck of the Colima. Charles Thornton, Mrs. T. Gray and Henry Struckman, residents of this City, bad relatives on board the vessel, all of whom were drowned, and they propose to recover damages if possible for their loss. They will file complaints in the United States Circuit Court through their attor- ney, L. E. Phillips, to-day for $50,000 dam- ages in each case. The complaints in each case are similar, and allege that the cargo in the Colima was improperly stowed and allowed_ to shift with the rolling of the steamer, 4nd that no attempt was made to stop its action. Also that when the Colima left this City she was in ¥y condition from the lumber sto hurricane deck; that upon leaving this port the vessel was in immediate danger of foundering on account of the cargo being so unevenly stowed. The complaints further allege that on stopping at way ports prior to the vessel’s loss a large amount of cargo was removed from the hold and was not replaced in a number of instances, what_little that was taken on board being negligently stowed and allowed to shift at will; and that never at any time was there any effort made to remove the deckload of Iumber or to re- place the coal consumed upon the trip, which lightened the vessel considerably on her keel and made disaster inevitable. Another clause in the complaint alleges that, when the storm was at its highest, no attempt was made to pacify the passen- gers, nor were they warned of the impend- ing danger until the three blasts of the steamer’s whistle, and that that action was only five minutes before the vessel went down, being consequently too late for pas- sengers to save their lives. It is furthier alleged that no one was al- lowed to procure a life-preserver and that when assistance from the ship's officers was requested it was not granted, while those wim were fortunate enough to pro- cure life-preservers were compelled to re- place them as the officers stated that it was too much trouble to return them to their position. The action of the officers of the steamer San Juan is also commented upon in the charges, and it is cluimed that a more dili- gent search for the shipwrecked passengers should have been made. Several persons who assisted in loading the vessel have voluntered their services as witnesses. Will Help Rowan. The Musicians’ Union yesterday con- for the immediate relief of G. contribute their services gratis at the ben- efit concert which is to be given for Mr. Rowan at Metropolitan Temple on June 20, under the leadership of Herr Fritz Scheel. Tt isexpected that the orchestra on that occasion will contain at least 100 pieces. DBRIEN WAS WARLIKE: Judge Campbell’sClerk Causes a Sensation in His Court. He Makes an Assaulton a Reporter and Stops Several Hard Punches. Thomas B. O'Brien, clerk of Police Court 1, narrowly escaped a fine for con- tempt of court at the hands of Judge Camp- bell yesterday. As it was he got decidedly the worst of it in an assault upon L. L. Levings, 2 reporter for a morning paper, and will, in all probability, be called upon to explain his actions to the court this morning. It all happened during the height of a trial, about 3 o’clock in the aiternoon. O’Brien was at his desk and the court- room was crowded, when Levings walked in and took up a position near the railing around the clerk’s desk. He had been there but a few moments when O’Brien caught sight of him and immediately gave vent to his surcharged feelings. Court, counsel, stenographer and wit- nesses all dropped the case in hand to listen to the uncomplimentary remarks O’Brien insisted on pouring out on the head of Levings. The court was simply paralyzed at the outburst, and only recov- ered from his_surprise when the object of O’Brien’s wrath us‘{;ed permission to ex- press himself. “Let up, Tom,” expostulated his Honor, “don’t you see you’re making a fool of the court.”” And O'Brien turned to his desk mum- bling, only to breax out in a few moments with a loudly voiced desire to punch Levings’ head. *‘If you fellows have anything to settle go outside and do it,” exclaimed his Honor. ““This is no place for it.” O’Brien bottled his wrath at this and matters cooled down enough to allow the court te give some attention to the case in hand. It became perfectly calm, but it proved only to be that calm which pre- cedes a storm. Ten minutes later O’Brien grabbed his hat and left the room. A few minutes afterward Levings dropped into the warrant clerk’s office, which opens from the courtroom, and met O’Brien face to face. ‘With an oath the latter rushed at him, to be met with a right-hander on the nose from Levings, who planted two more blows on the clerk’s face before bystanders rushed in. There was a rush to close the door be- tween the warrant clerk’s office and the courtroom, but too late to keep from his Honor the fact that a row was in progress. He was too busy on the bench, however, to interfere, but his bailiff rushed to the scene of the encounter at once and separated the combatants. O’Brien had blood on his face and a rising lump under his left eye as he left the City Hall. His antagonist got off un- scathed. —_————— ‘While the use of the Royal Baking Pow- der exclusively is a safeguard against the poisonous alum powders, it is satisfactory at the same time to know that owing to ifs greater strength it is more economical. e THE AFFILIATED OOi;LBGES. Five Sites Presented to the Board of Regents for Consideration. The committee for the affiliated colleges has presented five sites for the considera- tion of the board of regents. One of these will undoubtedly be chosen for the loca- tion of the college. Following are the-sites selected by the committee: Adams-square site, opposite Adams square; Sutro site, south of park; Point Lobos road and Central avenue; a lot back of the German Hospital, and the Potrero-avenue site, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets. The matter will be discussed at the next meeting of the committee on sites of the board of regents and a final decision will then be reached. Dr. McNutt stated that several lots had been offered for nothing, but they were not in suitable places. The committee hopes that one of the sites under advise- ment will be donated to the college. Mayor Sutro is thinking of presenting the one that bears his name and may be in- duced to do s ————— For visiting cards, envelopes, writing papers, In iaahionnb'le tints and shapes, and nlsl.:.lmlel' stationery at reasonable pr; ) Vail & Govg, 741 Marker. " o# 9 10 Senbogn, CROCKERS HELP THE RAD They Will Give Rights of Way Through Their Land in Merced. A LIBERAL OFFER IS MADE. It Practically Decides That the Val- ley Rallway Will Enter That City. The Crocker-Huffman Land and Water Company, which owns immense tracts of land in Merced County, has decided to do- nate to the San Joaquin Valley Railway rights of way through its property, thereby enabling the railway to enter the thriving town of Merced. Colonel Charles F. Crocker, who returned from a trip round the world last week, was | the man who proposed that these valuable | concessions be given the Valley road. No | sooner was the proposition made than | George Crocker, in the same liberal spirit, ‘[ seconded it and the company directors | adopted the motion unanimously. | The Merced Board of Trade was notified | by letter yesterday that a resolution agree- | “Some Time We'll Understand,” J. G. Sanchez; addres: arah B. Cooper; vocal solo, “O Glorious Night,” George B. McBride; address, Rey. A. C. Hirst, D.D.; solo, “Holy City,” M. F. Matheuse. The members of the league will occupy reserved seats, and the occasion promis to be of un unusually interesting char- acter. VALLEY ROAD BUILDING. The Stockton Franchise Gave Satisfac- tion, and Preparations for Con- struction Are Being Made. Chief Engineer Storey of the Valley rail- road stated yesterday with much evident satisfaction that the settlement of the Stockton franchise Thursday night was in every way favorable to the directors and himself. “It was just as I wanted it,” said he. ““A delay of five or seven days by the Stockton trustees would have caused an- other hiteh, which would throw back mat- ters, while we are anxious to get all details into shape so we may begin construction right aw Allt Temains now to keep us back is simply the deeds of rights of way to the Stanislaus River, twenty-five miles south from Stockton. We hope it won't be a week until we get the of way from the Stockton Commer sociation. At least the outlook is very good now that we will have them very soon. “Immediately they are in our pos and approved by the attorney we w gin getting estimates for bridging and grading contracts between Stockton and Stanislaus River. We have been getting ready for this for some time past, so that if the deeds were turned over to us now we rights 1 = AdEN ELh Vil 1] e /R Z €7 =0 et %, il vy N = 7 THE CROCEER-HUFFMAN LANDS, OF WAY FOR THE VALLEY P = ///%%7 X% e, 7 7z M NEN SUNYEEE N BB 7 WPAVal 7 5 T E A LE G 7, nt L B 1 775! YA )i 77 il /4 THROUGH |WHICH A RIGHT ROAV WILL BE GRANTED. ing to do exactly as other land owners around Merced had done in regard to rights of way for the Valley road had been adopted by the Crocker-Huffman Com- pany. These lands will be granted of course under certain conditions only, which, how- ever, have all the appearance of fairness, and in no way affect the generous character of the offer. Should the others decide to make clear gifts of rights of way the Crockers will stand by them and donate a strip of land 100 feet wide to the Valley road; but if the Merced people who hold land demand a compensation, then a like sum will be asked for a right of way threugh the Crocker-Huffman Tract. Discussing the matter yesterday, Charles F. Crocker said it was purely a business proposition, in keeping with the public Spirit. “We saw that the citizens of Merced were desirous of having the new railway in their city, and the landbolders in that neigh- | borhood were favorable to the enterprise,” said he. “So we determined to act with them and do just what they do. We have very large tractsof land in Merced County, and as rights of way are offered through | them we expect that the line will be loca- ted favorably to all concerned. In build- ing a railroad, you know, the line can be run through a house, though, of course, that would be an extreme measure. Now, however, there will be a chance to survey the railway through Merced along a route that will not interfere with holdings toany | great extent. *“We are anxious to see just where the road will run, because we can then arrange to have it pass without cutting up sections or boundaries. | “We stand ready to act in harmony with our neighbors, to donate the land, if that is the sentiment of the people of Merced.” The importance of this decision is fully appreciated by the managers of the Valley road. In Merced County alone the Crocker- Huffman Company has interests variously valued at $4,000,000 or $5,000,000. Its.several tracts encircle the town of Mer- ced, or pra etically so,as viewed by the Valley road engineers. On three sides of the town these lands are scattered, while on_the fourth are hills that would keep the railway from Merced, and, consequently, an absolute barrier was presented, with the result that Chief En- gineer Storey and the Valley raillway direc- tors had almost abandoned the idea of going there. “The action of the Crocker-Hoffman Land Company in giving rights of way through its tracts around Merced practi- cally means that we will go to Merced,” said Mr. Storey. “If the road did not go to that city, Merced might suffer more or less, and of course that would effect the Crocker land. “Naturally, the owners wopld do as much as the other land-holders Tn the San Joaquin Vzlley, it being to their interests to have another railroad tapping their fer- tile properties. In time, no doubt, the products of the Crocker lands passing over the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley road will be transferred to the Southern Pacific lines beyond the valley, and then they will have the benefits of the long haul. It is our desire to avoid all im- provements, and even small holdings as much as possible, and to get through'the valley as far as lies in our power without making enemies. We are highly pleased to hear that the Crocker-Huffman Com- pany has taken such a friendly stand in the matter.”” The easy, safe and certain protection of our bread, biscuit and cake from all danger of unwholésomeness is in the use of the Royal Baking Powder oniy. ———— EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING. An Address to Members by Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper. A public meeting of the Epworth League of Simpson Memorial Church will be held in the auditorium of the church, corner of Hayes and Buchanan streets, to-morrow evening at 7:45 o’clock. The following programme has been arranged: Service of song; vocal duet, “There’s Room for Us AIL” Mrs. J.J. Newbegin and Mrs. M. E. Gallahorn; atriotic recitation, Mrs. Nellie Holbrook fl ; anthem, whe Deum”; vocal solo, could advertise for construction bids to- morrow. Very_likely they will begin to deliver ties within a week at Stockton. You see that all details are now beginning to fit in_for promg; construction of the road, and it won’t many weeks before the work begins.” WILLIE BRYANT KILLED. His Head Crushed Under the Wheels of a Truck. Willie Bryant, the eight-year-old son of Thomas F. Bryant, a longshoreman, living at 3 Lincoln place, was run over and killed by a truck on Natoma street, near Fourth, abontit olloek yesterday morning. An: drew Burns, the driver of the truck, was arrested by Officer Koegel and booked at the City Prison on a charge of man- slaughter. He was afterward released on his own recognizance by Police Judge Joachimsen. Burns stated that he did not know any- thing of the accident until he heard people shouting at him that he had run over a boy. He stopped his team and ran back to where young Bryant was lying, his skull crushed where the heayy wheels of the truck had passed over it. It is not known how the boy got under the wheels. ————— The mole is not blind, as many persons suppose. Its eye is hardly larger than a ginhead,nnd is carefully protected from ust and dirt by means of inclosing hairs. = et The ‘“complexion brush” is the latest addition to the toilet. Itis said to give ‘“‘a healthy glow to the face and remove wrinkles.” A GOMPLETE WRECK. A STORY OF PECULIAR INTEREST TO WOMEN. How the Life of a York State Woman Was Wrecked—Life Lost Its Joys. But the Clouds Passed and Happiness Came Again. (From the Binghamton (N. ¥) Repubdlican.) ‘We have heard so much talk throughout the county of late concerning Mrs, Martha Gates of Maine, Broome County Y., that yester- day a reporter of the Binghamton Republican interviewed her for publication, and her story, which will interest all women, is as follow: “I was born in Hartford, Cortland County, New York, 42 years ago. 1 have been married 21 yearsand am the mother of eight children. About two vears ago 1 was afflicted with troubles incidental to my sex and suffered ago- nizing pain. The trouble continued to grow worst, until last winter I was compelled to take to my bed. I called in a regular physician, but his treatment did not seem to do me much good, and only relieved me for & little time, after which my condition became worse than before. 1 was confined to my bed for three months and was absolutely unable to attend 10 my household duties. I could hardly ieed myself so weak had I become. I had to be waited upon day and night, and was a physi- cal wreck. There were very grave doubts about my ultimate recovery. The best hope the doe- tor could hold out to me was that [ might be able to get around again and attend to my housebold duties after remaining in bed a few months longer. But instead of getting better I grew steadily worse. One day [ happened to read in the paper about Dr. Willinms Pink Pills for Pale People, and decided to give them a trial. Immediately after taking them, and before I had used a balf a box, I saw a marked change for the betterin my condition. All this time, however, 1 was confined to my bed. Icontinued taking the medicine until T had taken four boxes, and by that time I was able to be about and around again. The improve- ment has been steady ever since. I am still a Jittle weak, but am growing stronger as fast as nature, aided by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, will let me. I have great faith in these pills, and shall use them hereafter. My husband, who felt real miserable all the spring, took them and they made a new man of him. I have also used them for my deughter, aged 19 years, who has found them very beneficial for trou- blesincidental to her sex. So far asIam my- self concerned, I consider it a wonderiul cure.” Mrs. Gates has lived in North Maine for many years. end is highly Tespected. Any state- ment she makes is cheerfully acquiesced in by her friends and acquaintances. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain all the ele- ments necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are for sale by all druggists, or may be had by mail from Dr. Williams™ Medicine Co., Schenwm.ig, N, Y., for 60c per box, orslx ‘boxes for §2 50, NEW TO-DAY. 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