The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 20, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1895. 3 ALARMED AT AFFAIRS, Disorders Have Extended Beyond the Sultan's Control, CANNOT SECURE PEACE. There Are Not Enough Troops| to Hold the Kurds in Check. THE MASSACRE AT KHARPUT. Soldiers Joined the Marauders in the Slaughter of the Persecuted Armenians. 5., Nov. 19.—The latest 1 from the representative 1 Constantinople say continues to be greatly state of affairs in Asia has unquestionably reached s control. He spent the November 15 by the side of nent in the Yildiz Pal- lly dictating to the operator instructions to the Governors in Asia nor commanding them to spare no ef- LONDON, vices recei The United ng fort to restore order, d his anxiety to escape from the to which he h. n- volved himself has within the last few .d in many other w | yops with which to s breaks and to restra of the Kurds so as to days been dis The lack or t arantee felt Porte may yet be compelled lity to restore af- r to the con s of the recent massac e been received in Const he Kurds first made | one part of the town and by the Armenians. In- s, they proceeded in a body an mission quarter, where houses and set fire to | dings, including ion itself. The ed in their attack by s, who should have pre- nstead of doing so, or even 0 do s0, the troops were in the | nd bloodshed. In- y, upon the strength of ived, that almost if not nians were killed by cceeded in protecting | s, who took e in places | were powerless, even if they e, to protect the other Chris- | | rrespondent of the United Pressat | 1 is, under date of No- | etails of the r P s, the re- ned by the Turkish sol- ed them throughout the they were more ag- & than the Kurds ater part of the buildings, being yuse occupied by Dr. ster, Mass., with xploded, but fortu- 1d of that mi. The raiders and their wed especial malice No accurate estimate stians killed is possi- known that hundreds, if not them were slaughtered yut the vilayet. e value of the missionary property | Caldwell was elected chairman and the two most important committees were named. The executive committee is com- posed of one man to represent. each of the diversified territory interests in the asso- ciation. The auditing committee was aiso named. The work of providing for local agrecments was left to the executive com- mittee. Until this is done there can be no active operation under the agreement, which goe to effect December 1. A rate of 2 cents a mile for parties of ten or more is provided for in the agreement, and is one of the newest tures. Trans-Missouri Freight Rates. Mo., Nov. 19.—The on began One of Trans-M athree d the princiy duction in rates on pac ducts to conform to the Western \drawal of excessive rates the Union Pacific Nebraska points to Kansas as, however, accomplished The Murder of Leonard. 19.—The Coro- ner’s jury bas not yet completed its labors in connection with the murder of Henry H. Leonard, whose body was found in an s. Williamson, or Mrs. Leonard he claims to be, confessed to-day 1f, ¥ . Williamson, her former husband, and son Orville, were all parmors'i Her ex-husband will not a¢ VENEZUELA SEEKS AID. President Crispo Asks This Country to Prevent England’s Piracy. and Preparing for a Great Struggle. Nov. 19.—The Herald sh the following state- respondent in Venezuela, aph interview with Presi- the republic as to the will take in its The letter in BOSTON, Ma to-morrow will pt ment from its c: dent of nd. as follows: he time has come to act, and even if alone and unaided Venezuela will throw all her own strength, weak though it may comparatively be, against the selfish grasping of a powerful nation. No one who has followed the course of the present troubles or who has the first idea of the boundary question now in dispute can for one moment believe Venezuela in the wrong. England in South America is only im:tating her precedent on other continents. 1e sees in the weakness of Venezuela an opportunity to grasp without calling down upon her head the condemnation of other nations. She has made a wrongful seizure. But what can we do alone? We call on the people of the United States to turn their voice, through their Govern- ment, against this gigantic piece of piracy on a sister republic. We only ask what is , but sooner than feel the heel of a ty-ant humiliating us we will fight to the bitter end. Accompanying this letter the dispatch states that the Venezuelans are every- where arming, and that the forts and strategic points on the boundaries are be- ing strengthened for the struggle which seems inevitable. WON BY RELIANCE TEAML Palo Alto Men Go Down Before the Sturdy Players From Oakland. Score a Single Touchdown, While the Conquerors of Butte Make Two. PALO ALTO, Car., Nov. 19.—Stanford was defeated in the practice game this afternoon by the Reliance team by a score ved was probably $100,000. The missions are being amply pro- { now, and United States Minister has obta: | ed from the Porte an | for the stationing of a guard around | se occupied by Americans, as well | for the interior of each build- | i A Canadian missionary named Martin | terribly beaten and afterward im- ned at Fekkeh, near Padjin, where he | was detained sixteen hours betore he was ed. NSTANTINOPLE, TurkeY.Nov. 19.— sh war ship has been ordered to indretta, where the United States an Francisco is daily expected to ! A French warship has been or- | d to Beyroot. TON, D. C., Nov. 19.—The h legation received from the Sub- lime Porte the following telegram under s date: proof that the riots which took n points of Anotilet were due to the nary intrigues of Armenians, vou the translation of a found in the house of a certain n of Diarbekir, who by his criminal conduce was the cause of the renewed dis- as he did on people in the streets aiter everything quieted down. The letter runs as fol- arrive. “The pursuit of big projects requires | always big sacrifices. The blood already shed has moved the civilized world. But everance is needed still. The last| of our struggle and the first ones of iberty are near. in London promised us help. ify that help great sacrifices are [he silence of your city spoils ness. Consequently, you also st raise your voice. Our enemies are as as beasts. ‘It is necessary to put “in evidence” the ferocity of their nature, and there is s one way to attain this, for, although v are able to submit to everything, they cannot stand any insult to their religious creed.- Up to now no serious result has been attained. #:4Tt is necessary to begin again the When our courageous comrades 11 attack our enemies at their places of yrship we will certainly succeed. Any lay in the execution of this an may cause us harm. It is necessary to go on. Such aggressions are not-so dangerous as they may appear. I repeat again that the pursuit of big pro- jects requires always big sacrifices.”” CALDWEBLL IS CHAIRMAN. Tiie Western Passenger Association Com- pleting the New Agreement. CHICAGO, Irn., Nov. 19.—The new Western Passenger Association to-day met for the purpose of putting in operation the | '8, played left of 8to 4. The play lasted an hour and a half, and was very hard from start to finish. Men were replaced as fast as they became winded, so at no time were both elevens playing their best full teams against each other. Reliance showed the beneficial effects of their hard games in the north and in Mon- tana. In interference the Oaklanders were greatly superior to the college team at times, and made the best gains on Frick’s and Walton’s end runs. Me- Millan’s gains by bucking the line were not great, and the line was finer than seen for some time. Carle at guard seemed to strengthen the line greatly. He played the position in fine style, breaking through frequently and making several pretty tackles. He showed up best, however, in stopping mass plays. <ert made a strong guard on center’s left, and tackled 1n good shape. Perbaps the most surprising part of the ame was the wonderful showing made by new. men for Stanford. Forrest Fisher, 1f and succeeded 1n going through the Reliance line at every at- ‘tempt, making from three to seven yards. He tackled finely, and his great strength, speed ana build make hima very likely candidate for varsity honors. Dole, '98, also played a star game during the first haif. Jeff, '98, and Thomas, '97, each made fine plays. The former at end made a good mate for Spaulding, both doing some clever tac Plate made an ex- cellent halfback. ither of Stanford’s regular halfs lined up during the game. Each team made a touchdown in the first half, but Reliance was the only team able to carry the ball over the goal line in the second. - - TERN ON THE E. TRACKS. Winners of Races at Baltimore, 5t. Louis and Lexington. fp., Nov. 19.—8ix farlongs, legram second, Sissierretin & BALTIMOR Nestor won, third. Time, 1:20}4 One mile, Augus! second, Lady Adams third. Time, Five furlongs, Trincuio won, I ond, Runaway third. Time, 1:033. One and a sixteenth miles, Charade won, Emotional second, Wilton third. Time, 1:55. Five furiongs, Septour won, Premier second, Brisk third. Time, 1:0314 One mile, Sue Kitty wou, Clerico second, Ma- bel Glenn third. Time, 1:48)¢ ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 1 Gold won, Samson second, O 1:49. Three-quarters of a mile, First Deal won, Kingstone second, Galley West third. Time. 1:19. One mile, King Michael won, Robert Latta second, Tom Elmore third, Time, 1:49. Eleven-sixteentbs of a mile, Dick Deneath won, Helen Wrenn second, Mamie S third. Time, 1:12%. Five and one-half furlongs, Billy Jordan won, Anna Mayes second, Maggie Gray third. Time, 1:11}%. LEXINGTON, Kv., Nov. 19.—Seven-eighths of a mile, Sligo won, Gateway second, La Creole third. ' Time, 1:28, One mile and_fifty yards, Prince Lief won, Egbart second, Urania third. Time, 1:44. “ive furlongs, Cecil won, Mattie Lee second, Eleanor Mc third. Time, 1:03%4. One mile, Ace won, Prince Carl second, La- moore third. Time. 1:4: Four and a half furlongs, Jerry Mack won, Sir Wellington second, Wine Drop third. ta Belle won, Oily Gamin 50. h Reel sec- One mile, King go third. 'Time, machinery of the new agreement. B.D. | Time, :38%4. But the Little Country Is Yet Defiant | HANGED AT SANTA FF Desperadoes Vailpando and Chavez Executed in Public. FACE DEATH BRAVELY. Close of Two Careers of Crime and Outlawry in the Southwest, BROUGHT TO BAY BY A DOG. The Faithful Brute Had Led the Way to the Bones of Its Murdered Master. SANTA FE, N. M., Nov. 19.—Jesus Vailpando and Feliciano Chanez, con- victed of murdering and burning the body of young Thomas Martinez in South Santa Fe County on January 20, 1895, were banged here this morning before 1000 people in a valley north of the city. The crowd gathered at the jail at 6| o’clock, when the condemned men were | put into a back and taken to the place of | execution, accompanied by \'mar-(ieneral{ Fourchgeu and a posse of guards. The | rope was quickly adjusted and the cap | drawn, when Sheriff Cunningham sprang | the trap and Vailpando dropped, his neck { being broken instantly. He died in four minutes without a struggle. Chavez was { then hanged in the same manner, dying | immediately without a visible struggle. | Both faced death bravely. Vailpando | | made quite a speech relating to his life | and the bad associations leading up to the | murder, and warned others to beware of his example. The bodies of the two will | | be shipped to their families at Las Vegas | to-night. | The crime for which Jesus Vailpando | and Feliciano Chavez were executed to- | | day is, with its attendant circumstances, | without a parallel in the history of Amer- | | can jurisprudence, and the life-story of the | first-named and greater scoundrel reads | much like a chapter or two from those sen- ! sational books on Western 1ife, published for the especial delectation of small boys and the feeble-minded. Especially favored by the extraordinary fortune of Western | life he, at several times, was in a position to rise to influence and attain wealth, but he threw these away for the career of out- lawry for which he paid the penalty to- day. Vailpando was born at Rio Abajo, Valen- cia County, N. Mex., May 5.1865. Atan | early age his father removed to the ranch | of tiie famous Romeros of New Mexico, | own as Romeroville, where he was ed as a blacksmith. It was here ailpando worked for the first time, | and many of his evenings were spent at | the ranch, where, on account of his intelli- | gence, the women of the family taught | him the rudiments of what afterward de- veloped into a very good education. It was here that his father died, leaving thée ily without any support. The boy was | but 12 years of age at that time and unable to do ranch work. Trinidad Romero took compassion upon him, however, and he was sent to the fields to care for the sheep. For this he was paid $10 per month. This was sufficient to maintain his mother, and he continued herding sheep for fourteen months, In 1880, at the age of 15, he mar- fate was years. In 1839 Vailpando was appointed Con- stable for precinct 15, San Miguel County, N. Mex., but resigned the following year to enter upon the duties of Justice of the | Peace, to which office he had been elected | while he was constable. He held this of- fice for two years, when he was elected School Director for his district. So soon as his term ended, however, he entereq the | service of a contractor who was in charge | of the mail route between Las Vegas and Los Alamos. It was at this time that his peculations began and for some trifling thing, which he could not explain, he was discharged. He therenpon removed to Rincon Tablezon, a tie camp, where he was engaged as a cook. Again some petty stealing caused his dismissal and he left the camp on March 28, 1894, to hunt, he said, for some horses which had been stolen. This was fated to be an eventful journey for him. As he journeyed over the plains he met German Maestas, a fugitive from justice who, at that time, was under indictment for horse-stealing and who had escaped from jail at Las Vegas. With this Maestas Vailpando traveled that day, slept that night and traveled the next morning. It was on the following day, as they were walking along, they came to the sheep : camp of Pedro Romero. This Romeroand | Maestas were sworn enemies and had vowed to kill each other on sight, because of the fact that a woman, the divorced wife of Maestas, was in the habit of distributing impartially her smiles upon either. As soon as they reached this camp and dis- covered that Romero was in charge, Maestas and Vailpando opened fire and klled the sheep-herder. They had not noticed a small shepherd boy, however, who hid in the pinon bushes until the danger was over and then went to a neigh- boring settlement and gave the alarm, stating that he recognized Maestas but did not know the other man, whom he accu- rately described. On the strength of this information a posse was organized and, led by the boy, sent to the scene. When it arrived it found the remains of a fire which the men had built of pinon bushes and cedar trees and wherein they had vlaced the body of Romero. It wasclearly identified and the boy was taken to Las Vegas, where the Grand Jury was in ses- sion and where an indictment was found against German Maestas and John Doe. Warrants were issued immediately and Maestas captured soon after by a deputy Sheriff of Santa Fe County and turned over to the authorities of San Miguel County, where he was convicted and hanged. Before he was executed, how- ever, he confessed the crime and the facts as narrated, terming Jesus Vailpando “‘the most desperate and dangerous man in the Southwest,” He informed the Sheriff of the whereabouts of Vailpando. At that time a reward of $500 haa been offered for the apprehension of John Doe, otherwise Vailpando, but the man was so desperate that the officials were afraid of him and made no effort to arrest him, though knowing of his hiding-place all the time. Finally “Billy” Green, one of the noted characters of this section, and who has kind to him for a number of | continued on th ried Juanita Montoya, and from that time | them, started after the fugitive and the reward. He got reither, for Vailpando was sharp and eluded his efforts until he gave up the chase. The outlaw had a great many friends, Who were ever ready to conceal him, but his pet weakness was stealing stock. He wculd_ cross from one county to another, stealing and driving cattle either way and selling at both ends of the route. It was this that was the cause of his last and most heinous crime and capture. In the latter part of December, 1894, he, with Feliciano Chavez and Emilio E: cinias, stole four horses at Rio la Baca, in San Miguel County, and crossed to San Pedro, in Santa Fe County, a distance of about eighty miles, where they sold them for practically nothing, trading one of them for a shirt and 75 cents in money. In San Pedro they met Zenobio Trujillo. who, being a man of their own heart, joined them. The object of this alliance was to return to the eastern pargof the Territory on a stealing expedition. They left San Pedro on January 19, 1895, and traveled all that day on foot. That night they stole four horses and saddles. These furnished mounts and they traveled about twelve miles when while crossing the ranch of Tomas and Maximiliano Martinez, one of the most respected fami- lies in the Southwest and certainly one of the most prominent in New Mexico, they killed a fine heifer, which they partially skinned. It was quite near an old corral, built of great logs, whizh they used to make a fire, and as it had been snowing for some time there were about three inches on the ground. They had just finished building the fire and were cooking the meat and coffee when Tomas Martinez rode up. He greeted them pleasantly and Vailpando, as chief of the marauders, in- vited him to dismount and take supper | with them. Martinez bhad barely complied when Vailpando covered him with two large re- volvers, commanding him to throw up his hands, and Chavez, grasping him around the waist from behind, disarmed him. The two men then deliberately shot and killed him. Not disconcerted in the least, they left the body lying in the snow and went on preparing and eating their supper. When they had finished additional logs were placed upon the fire and the body pleced upon top. This seems to have been Vail- pando’s favorite method of disposing of his victims. A dog that had accompanied Martinez still remained and was shot. He was not killed, however, and herein lies the most remarkable and romantic inci- dent that has ever been recorded in the criminal annals of this country. Supposing that they had covered their tracks thoroughly they took the horse and way. The dog was badly hurt, but after lying in the snow for a few hours it revived and made its way for eight miles to the casa, where, by its howling, it attracted the attention of the brother, Maximiliano. For a time no at- tention was paid to the dog’s howling, as no danger was apvrehended. Tomas was in the habit of riding around the ranch, and very often did not return until late. The dog finally attracted attention, and when examined it was found that it had been shot. Further examination revealed the fact that the bullet had entered just above tHe right eve, where it had glanced on the frontal bone and continued around until it lodged j under the hide and be- hind the right shoulder blade. When these facts were ascertained Maxi- miliano mounted his horse and followed the dog for eight miles to the scene of the murder. The dog walked up to the still blazing fire and, looking in, whined. | 8enor Martinez could see nothing, but the brute being persistent, he finally got & pole, and raking in the embers pulled out the skull bone, a part of the hip bones and the lower portion of the lower limbs. The remains could be easily carried in one hand, and they were identified only by the fact that over his boots Martinez had worn a pair of overshoes of an unusual | pattern. A runner was immediately sent to Santa Fe and Sheriff Cunningham left immedi- ately in pursuit. Going to Ojo la Baca, where the murder was committed, he ‘(rai]ed the men through the snow for about thirty miles, when the track was lost. After fifteen days of the hardest kind of work the men were captured, ‘These were desperate men, and during | the entire time of their incarceration it { was necessary to chain them to the floor, | and only eight daysago a search of their cell resulted in the finding of a file. EOLD I8 CARSON SEWERS, Land Near the Mint Found to Be Rich in the Yellow Metal. The Heney Defense Shows That Quan- tities of Bullion Escaped Through the Drainage. CARSON, NEv., Nov. 19.—The defense in the trial of Heney, the alleged bullion thief, opened to-day. Thomas Price, an assayer of San Francigco, swore that in working gold by the chlorination process it would, if imperfectly worked, be held in solution and run off in the mint sewer. Several witnesses who had taken samples of mud from the mint sewer, which had been assayed, gave testimony. The samples ran from 25 centsto $52 a ton. The sewer had its outlet in Cole Ather- ton’s potato patch. About forty samples of the dirt in glass jars were placed in evi- dence, with their assays, and the dirt in the pasture and potato patch yielded an average of $11 worth of bullion to the ton. The value of the muck in the dirt sewer was estimated at §2000. ‘The entire afternoon was spent in sub- mitting to the jury the assays and Price’s explanation of the way the gold in the tanks could get out of the mint into the sewer. The defense showed that a stretch of ground reaching from Atherton’s pota- t0-patch to the State’s Prison, nearly two miflzs distant, had been turned into fine- paying placer diggings by the gold and silver which floated out from the sewer of the mint. Mapsof the sewer system of Carson, from the mint to the outlet, were placed in evidence. | Deputy Marshals are scouring the coun- try for Charles Langerman, the missing witness, who rode with Heney to Reno on the night Heney took the bullion down, but so far he cannot be located. He disap- peared about a week ago. ¢ ——— WINS SPOKANE LAND B. T. Cowley’s Suit for Valuable City Property Decided in His Favor. SPOKANE, Wasi., Nov. 19.—A contest of ten years’ standing over the title to 120 acres of land in the heart of the city,which has been waged between H. T. Cowley and the Northern Pacitic Railway, was practically settled in favor of the for- mer by the United States Supreme Court. The land is valued at from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. The tract has become famons from the fact thatit has been a scene of bloodshed during the vears that it was in litigation, when ?umpe:u took possession and were forcibly evicted. any fine buildings have been built on this land, the owners of which now have no title to the killed at least six men if) efforts to arrest | ground, PAPERS ARE MISSING Second Sensation in the Aricultural District Scandal. GOVERNOR BUDD ANGRY. Copies of the Counter Charges Disappear From His Office. THE INQUIRY HAS GONE OVER. An Expert Appointed to Examine the Books and Accounts of the Directors. SACRAMENTO,CAL., Nov. 19.—Another mild sensation concluded for the present the inquiry into the Sixth Agricultural District scandal to-day. Immediately after the adjournment of the inquiry, it was dis- covered that Governor Budd’s copy of the counter-charges and some letters relating to the case were missing. The attorneys in the case volunteered an inspection of the papers they had with them, but the missing documents could not be found. The Governor then stated to the attorneys that he would expect them to furnish him with another copy of the counter-charges. The Investigation of the charges against the directors has resulted in engendering an immense amount of hard feeling and but little else. The directors themselves feel highly aggrieved because they have been accused of voting themselves certain sums of money from the funds of the association, presumably in direct conflict with the law, There is no doubt but that they did re- ceive the sums as alleged, but they claim that they were entitled to them for ser- vices, and they cannot conceive how any one would have the audacity to charge men of whom itis said every one is worth at least $100,000 with peculation of such ) small amounts. Speaker Lynch has been accused of con- spiracy in railroading a bill through both houses of the Legislature, while in reality the records tend to show that the bill was closely examined in committee and thoroughly discussed on the floor. Senator Androus has been included in the same charge, and both the gentlemen are woefully lacking in good fellowship toward their accusers. The charges as filed cast a reflection upon the legal acumen of Governor Budd, inasmuch as they allege a cleverly laid scheme, covered up in the smooth wording of the document, and to those conversant with the amount of close and careful study the Governor aevoted to the bills passed at the late session, it needs butlittle to convince that the head of the State is, to say the | least, not unduly hilarious. John W. Mitchell, the attorney whose Southern blood and breeding will suffer no insult to go unpunished in any presence, is highly incensed at Speaker Lynch and Lounis Thorne, the ex-secretary of the board, and Director Wright has not spoken to his confreres for an age. The morning proceedings of the exami- nation opened with a discussion on the passage of the bill through the House of the Legislature, and matters again waxed warm. Governor Budd stated that he had given the mat- ter full consideration, and he was fully satisfied that no undue haste had been used to secure the passage of the bill. In fact, there were many other bills which had been rushed through in two or three days, while the passage of this bill had consumed eleven days and it had passed through the hands of Timothy Guy Phelps and Senator Langford, the old- est Senator in the house, which fact alone is sufficient guaranty for any bill. “You gentlemen have preferred and given to the press charges which are ap- parently untrue, and reflect strongly upon the integrity of certain gentlemen of high standing, and I intend that you gentlemen shall declare on oath from what source your information wasderived. The bill could not possibly defraud the State of any property on account of the deed of trust.” Sp said the Governor. T agree with you, Governor,” said At- torney Mitchell, springing to his feet; “but it was the intent of the anthors that it should, and it is the intent we are after.” “Intent, Mr. Mitchell!” retorted Gover- nor Budd, with a tinge of sarcasm in his voice. “Intent! A man may intend to com- mit murder, but if prevented he don’t do it. Any one might attempt to assault a big man with a little cane, but every one knows he could not kill him. You at- tempted to chastise Thorne with a black- thorn, but ifany one does it any more in my presence he will get thrown bodily through the window. Did you make any effort to find Mr. Salsbury when you were in San Francisco, Mr. Mitchell?”” “I did,” answered the attorney, ‘‘but he was not to be found.” ““Well, ']l see that he is found before this investigation is over,” declared the executive. “I have appointed Mr. George Hoskins to expert the books of your board. He will accompany you to Los Angeles, where you will turn over every book and paper connected with this case, and he will make a thorough examination.” Director George Hinds was then sworn, and when questioned as to what stock, if any, had been transferred of late, said: “I don’t know of any very late transfers of stock. There may be three or four transfers, if so the books would show.” “But,” demanded the Governor, *“you don’t mean that the transfer of three or four shares of stock means a control of the association ?” “Qh, there were other transfers before the bill passed the Legislatuse,”” returned Hinds. 3 “How many ?”’ sharply asked the Gov- ernor. “I don’t know—perhaps twenty," replied the director. “Even that would not mean a controiling power, as alleged in the charges. Mr. Hinds you can’t control 130 shares with 20 of them,” said Governor Budd, as he settled back in his chair and cast his official eye on the perplexed director. “Well, there might have been more—I don’t know. You'll have to look at the books.” “What do you know about this con- spiracy which you have sworn to, Mr. Hinds?” inquired the Governor, and Mr. Hinds replied that all he really knew was what the attorneys had told |him. After the passage of the bill he had asked Senator Androus about it and the } Senator said he knew nothing about | any such a bill. He subsequently learned that the Senator did know about it, and that he had even voted for it. This was all he knew about the conspiracy. He had reason to believe it was true, although he did not know it of his own knowledge. “I see by the books, then,” said the Governor, “that money was loaned to one of the directors and his personal note taken in lieu, in the sum of $3000. How do you explain this?” *‘Well, I believe there was a man named William Niles,” replied Mr. Hinds, “who was threatening suit against the board, and it simply made a transfer of the amount of money in hand in order to get it out of the way of attachment.”” “In other words, Mr. Hinds, it was done for the purpose ot hoodwinking the court, so that in case the suit was ever begun the board could represent that there were no funds in the treasury, was it not?” “I guess it was. But that was not done by our board; that happened under the previous administration.” Attorney Mitchell then stated that it ‘would beimpossible to proceed intelligently until the report of the expert on the books came, and he moved that the investi- gation be adjourned until some future time. This was satisfactory to both sides, and it was agreed that the Governor woul meet the board in Los Angeles. The Governor granted the directors power to continue the lease of the Los Angeles fair grounds, which will expire shortly, from month to month. SUNK I THE COLUMBIA, The Steamer Harvest Queen | Crashes Onto a Hidden ‘ Piling. | Passengers and Baggage Transferred to | the Lurline Before the Vessel | Goes Down. PORTLAND, Og., Nov. 14.—The Oregon | Railway and Navigation Company’s steam- | boat Harvest Queen at 10:30 o’clock last | night ran onto the submerged piling of a | fishtrap near Oak Point, in the Columbia | River, and at once filled and sank. For- | tunately no lives were lost, the passengers | being transferred to the steamer Lurline. In the heavy fog Captain Bailey evi- | dently miscalculated his distance from the | trap. It was lmgusnible irom the pilot- | house to see ahead of the steamer’s jack- | staff, and when the lookout in the bow of | the boat iave the alarm it was too late to | take the headway off the steamer. ‘With a grinding crash that brought the startled passengers running upon the deck, the Harvest Queen struck the first row of piling, and then, rising on one of | the sunken piles, settied back, the jagged | point of the timber piercing through the | steamer’s bottom. The engines, reversed | at full speed, had sufficient power to drag | the boat backward, at the same time grenkinz off the pile and tearing wider the ole. The Lurline reached the scene of the | wreck shortly after 2 o’clock this morning | and the passengers and the baggage of the Harvest Queen were - transferred, the Lur- | line continuing on down to Astoria. | STy | Los Aguilas Rancho Sold. | HOLLISTER, CAL., Nov. 19.—The Los | Aguilas rancho of 23,000 acres, in this county, was sold at auction to-day to A. B. | McCreery of San Francisco for $80,000. The rancho was a portion of the estate of Jose Vicente de Laveaga. | rial yards of the Valley road. WORK DAY AND NIGHT Fifteen Miles of Track~ Laid on the Valley Road. STEEL FOR THE BRIDGES. The First Carload Ijnloaded o thé Banks of Mormon Channel, A WATERWAY TO THE YARDS. Men and Teams Are Engaged in Deep- ening the McDougald ! Canal. STOCKTON, Carn.,, Nov. 19.—Fifteen miles of track have been laid by the Val- ley road outside of the city limits. In or- der to expedite the movement of barges laden with material for the Valley road, the work of unloading them is being pushed day and night. At night the heaalights of steamers are used to enable the men to work. The steamer Dauntless brought up a namber of switches for the road this morning, to be used on the side- | tracks at way stations. One of the busiest scenes about Stockton now is to the west and south of the mate- About fifty teams are busy digging out the McDougald canal for a distance of nearly a mile south- ward from Mormon Channel. This will be made deep enough to accommodate ordi- nary river craft and freight can be loaded on the steamers or barges from the yards of the railway. The earth that is being taken from the canal is used to fill in the material yards. The land will be filled in until all the track is above high-water mark. The bed of the canal has already furnished thousands of yards of earth for this purpose. Toward the northern end of the canal the scrapers have dug down about as far as they can go, for in many places water has been struck. In s few days dredgers will be put at work digging more earth in these places and they will dig down about six feet further. As the cut in the basin, or canal, is almost . perpendicular large holes have been cut in the levee along the east side of the canal at intervals of twenty or thirty yards in order to let the teams come and go. These will be filled in when the teams and scrapers have taken out all the earth they can. Not only will the gaps in the levee be filled up, but the space to the east of the embankment will be filled in level with its top, so that all the land to the east of the canal for about a mile will be level with it. The tract which 1s being improved is 300 feet wide and 3000 feet long and contains more than twenty acres. The first carload of steel for the Valley road’s drawbridge across Mormon Chan- nel at Edison street has arrived. The rest of the steel, filling nine cars, is on the ‘\ road from Pittsburg. 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