The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 20, 1895, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20,' 1895. PLEADS FOR KOVALEY. Lawyer Hart Says the Exile Has Not Had a Fair Trial. HOUNDED BY OFFICERS. So-Called Confessions Wrung From Him by a Judas Iscariot. RYAN'S ELCQUENT ADDRESS. Demands the Life of the Prisoner for the Crime Proved by the Prosecution. SACRAMENTO, Car.,, Nov. 19.—The fate of Ivan Kovalev, the Russian exile, charged with the murder of Merchant Weber and his wife, is nearing a close. The case will go to the jury to-morrow, probably, and there seems to be little dout but that the extreme penalty will be applied. District Attorney Ryan commenced the opening argument for the prosecution this morning. He said the evidence showed that the crime of murder in the first degree had been committed, and that whoever committed the crime did so for the pur- pose of robbery. Such a murder was never equaled in tLe State. The scene in the Emmanuel Bap- tist Church in San Francisco, where the bodies of Bianche Lamont and Minnie Williams were found, w as nothing to the finding of the bodies of the Webers. The clothing of the murderers were so stained with blood that they were com- arrel, and to clothe them- es in those of Mr. Weber. The District Attorney referred with much emphasis to the finding of Mrs. ‘Weber’s watch in the old City Prison in San Francisco, in which Kovalev was de- edasa witnessagainst Petelon, charged rand larceny. 0 laid much stress upon the testi- mony of George H. Jost, who positively identified the defendant as being the man | he saw near Weber's store on the night | of the tragedy. Mr. Ryan réferred to Kovalev's debauch with Petelon in San Francisco and the manner in which the defendant deported himself. He was flush | with his money and spent it freely. It was known that when he left San Fran- cisco with Levin and Tscherbakoff he had | no money. It should be demonstrated asan exam- | ple, said the prosecutor, that although this was the land of the free and the home of the brave, it was not the| land for the scum of the earth. The | refugees from Saghalien were lionized and worshiped in San Francisco, and at the same time were laughing at the weakness and incredulity of our people, and were plotting to comm:t murder and robbery. Referring to Zakrewski’s testimony, Mr. | Ryan said the witness’ statement that Kovalev had admitted to him that he took part in the murder was supported by other testimony and circumstances 1n the case. He said the defendant wasone whose blood | was as cold as the iceberg in Siberia, | whence he came. E. C. Hart for the defense made an elo- quent appeal for sympathy. Simply be- cause the defendant was one of a number of persons exiled to Siberia, he said, was no reason why he should not be accorded full justice. His attorneys were-compelled to combat public opinion, and they expected groans and hisses from the audience, instead of their plaudits. The defendant had been pursued by the minions of the law for the purpose of obtaining a statement from him to connect him with the commission of the crime. Mr. Hart declared that Kovalev had not had a fair ana impartial trial. If he did commit the crime, he was insane and not responsible for his actions. His counsel ‘was willing to submit the case without ar- gument. If Mr. Ryan was not afraid, why did he not accept their proposition ? Mr. Hart paid his compliments to Za- krewski, who testified that Kovalev admit- ted to him that he took part in the murder, by saying that Zakrewski was a habitual criminal—a perfect Judas Iscariot, willing to betray his friend for money. The defendant was the victim of a con- spiracy, he said, conceived by a number of men for the purpose of obtaining money. Mr. Hart concluded by saying that in his opinion there was room for a reason- able doubt as to the guilt of the defendant and asked the jury to act on that pre- sumption. An adjournment was taken until 10 o’clock to-morrow, when W. A. Anderson will make the closing argument on behalf of the defense, L0S NGELES SENSHTION Della Shipton Signs an Affidavit Clearing Clifton Mayne. Declares That Her Former Testimony in the Case Was Wholly Untrue. 1.0S ANGELES, CaL., Nov. 19.—A sen-% sation was sprung in the Mayne case to- day. It was caused by an affidavit signed by Della Shipton, the prosecuting witness against Mayne, which declared that the convicted man was never guilty of the crime charged against him. 1t flatly contradicts her testimony on the stand, both at the preliminary examina- tion and the trial. She says she swore falsely for fear that the Wrights, with whom she was staying, would cause her mother to be putinto jail. The affidavit +was made in San Diego. The District Attorney believes the affi- davit false, and that it is a last attempt to save Mayne from suffering for his villain- ousacts. The matter will be tried in court to-morrow, when Mayne comes up for sentence. Following is the substance of the affidavit: COUNTY 0F SAN DIEGO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) November 19, Della May Shipton on oath states: My name is Della May Shipton, and I was recently & wit- ness in the case of People vs. Clifton E. Mayne, in the Superior-Court of Los Angeles County, and my testimony was given under the foliow- ing circumstances: I was taken some time in Augustinto cus- tody by a consteble named Johnson and de- d the garments and throw | | with a cargo of twent Jivered over to Mrs. Wright, and kept in charge of her and under her exclusive control from that time until after the trial in this case Mrs. Wright and Mr. Wright told me that if Idid not testify against Mayne, the defendant in this case, I would be put into jail. Iwanted to see my mother and my grandmother and my uncle, but Mrs. Wright and the officer would not let me see them or any of them. Wriyht took all my postage stamps away from me, so that I could not write any letters. No attorney or other person counecied with the defendant was allowed to see me, nor could Iin any way inform them of the influence being used by Mr. snd Mrs. Wright to direct my testimony and also that of my sister Elsie. 1 was afraid to try because they told me they nad put my mothe o jail, and I was afraid if Idid notdo just as they wanted me to they would put me into j All the testimony 1gavein the irial of Mayne at Los AngelesI gave because I was afraid if 1 did not Mrs. Wright would have me put in jail. * ¥ * My sister Elsie aud I botii told our mother on the day of the preliminary examination that Mayne had done nothing to us to injure us, and then my mother wanted to know what all the trouble was made for, and wanted m to go with her to San Francisco, but M Wright and the officers would not ailow me to g0, and put a guard over me and kept me in constani fear. Sontinuing, the aflidavit states that Mrs. Wright tried to make Della admit that the charges against Mayne were true, and finally succeeded in forcing her to signa statement to that effeer. Afterward she testified at the trial that Mayne committed the crimes charged against him, because, the aflidavit states, -‘Mrs. Wright kept saying Le did, and 1 thought I must say so, whether 1 knew it or not. Mrs. Wright used to say she hated hi for the way he had treated herself and ber hus- band in business matters, and I remember of her saying many times, ‘I will follow him to the bitter end.””” The aflidavit was sworn to before Solon Bryan of San Diego. Constable Harry ton, who has taken much interest in ne's prosecution, stated after Mayne had been taken back to jail that the prose- cution would have counter-afidavits to present when court meets to-morrow morning. e INJURED BY A FALL Grfin Johnston Suffering From Contu- tusion of the Brain. LOS ANGELES, CaL.,, Nov. 19.—Griffin Johnston, one of the best known you men in Southern California, lies st his re condition. o He is unconscious and has been so since 3 o'clock this morning. At that hour he was found on Alameda street. He had on the right side just back of the ear. Johnson was taken to the Receiving Hospital and later was removed to his home. the doctors cannot tell whether he will live or not. He 1s suffering from a con- cussion and possibly hemorrhage of the brain. “Griff”* Johnston, as he is popularly known among his associates, is the son of | the famous Confederate chieftain, Major- | General Albert Sidney Johnston. SMUGGLER. WATCHING FOE A4 Schooner With a Cargo of Chinamen and Opium. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Nov. 19.—The schooner Lena is an object of great inter- est at present to Collector of the Port John T. Gaffey and all his retainers. She is iying off the coast somewhere be- tween Point Concepcion and San Pedro ve Chinamen and ge quantity of opium, which has never 3 paid its Trespects to Uncle Sam’s revenue officers. The vessel recently cleared from Van- couver, British Columbia, ostensibly for Mexican ports, but shortly after de- parting was repainted, renamed and had her rigging altered in order to escape recognition. al ¥ - DER THE WHEE. CRUSHED U Mrs. Jackson Tweedy IKilled by a South- ern Pacific Engine. LOS ANGELES, Car.,, Nov. 19.—Mrs. Jackson Tweedy, a few-months bride, was crushed to death by a Sonthern Pacific en- gine at Seventh ana Alameda streets last evening. bruised, but he n live. The young couple had come in from Calabasas to dispose of a load of turkeys. Having done so, they were driving soi west to visit Mr. Tweedy’s father. At Seventh and Alameda streets is one of the most daneerous railroad crossings in the city. The accident is said to have been due to the criminal negligence of the crossing-tender. Took the Oath on a Train. LOS ANGELES, Csrn.,, Nov. 19.—D. W. Carmichael, the newly elected Treasurer of Sacramento, left home before making the necessary affidavit as to his campaign expenses. He telegraphed at Mojave to County Clerk Newlin of this city to have the necessary blanks taken to him at the Arcade, and when the train pulled in Deputy Francis administered the oath to the new official while the train waited. Mr. Carmichael then proceeded East and his affidavit and a letter of explanation were sent to Sacrament ; sl it WILL “ROOI” FOR STANFORD. Strong-Lunged Students to Cheer On Their Zootball Favorites. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cir., Nov. 19.—Gradually all the old Stanford players, who have helped uphold the football repu- tation of ihe university in previous years, are returning to assist Camp in coaching the men for their game against Berkelcy. ‘Walton, Lewis, Harrelson, Barnheisel and McMillan are here showing the men how to play the game as it should be played. McMillan brought the entire Reliance team down to-day, and will play several practice games with Stanford. The Oak- landers will remain here for the next four days, cetting into condition for their game against the Olympics next Saturday. Seats for the Thanksgiving game were put on sale here this afternoon, and from appearances will all be sold to-morrow. Two hundrea and fifty were set apart for the use of male students only. Their section will be known as the Stanford ‘‘rooter’s section,” whence will be emitted the loud- est yells for the cardinal. The plan was proposed at a meeting of students last evening in Encina and was agreed to unanimously. On account of faculty opposition to the absence of players from their daily univer- sity work, no extended trip will be made to the hills this season. On Saturday and Sunday, however, the men will be given a trhin in hopes that the change may benefit them. e ALL DIFFERENCES SETTLED. Corral Hollow Rights of Way Secured Without Litigation. STOCKTON, Car., Nov. 19.—The repre- sentatives of the Corral Hollow road have amicably settled their differences with August E. Muenter, and the suit pending to condemn a right of way through his land will be dismissed. They have aiso zecured the right of way through the land of 0. F. Atwood, and now haveeverything they require between Stockton and the San Joaquin River. Within a week all the grading from this city to the river will be completed. EXPLOSION ON A TROOP SHIP. Over Six Hundred Perished in a Disas- ter in Kin Chow Bay. . VICTORIA, B. C., Nov. 19.—The Bm- press of China, justarrived, reports a terri- bte fatality at Kin Chow Bay last month, the boilers exploding on the troop-ship Kung Pai, foilowed by the magazines, and all save 150 out of 800 men finding death either in fire or smoke. The survivors are now in Kin Chow Hospital and inguiry is being conducted by the captain of the steamer Irene. idence in East Los Angeles in a critical | fallen trom a step and his head had struck | Until he recovers consciousness | Her husband was badly cut and | l canceled this obligation, at which Itime Mr, Barker duly acknowledged the kindness. Then came the loan | MILLER 1S GRIEVED, The Cattle King Regrets| the Attacks of John Barker. PITIES THE OLD MAN. Says He Is Soured by Illness and | Envious of Those Who Prosper. HE WAS ONLY A HIRELING The Election of Certain Judges Advo- cated Simply to Gladden His Heart. BAKERSFIELD, Car., Nov. 19.—Henry Miller, the “cattle king,” arrived here this morning on one of his periodical visits to look after his business interests. His presence here was soon known, and when he appeared upon the street a crowd gathered to question him about the scorching arraignment of himself by aged John Barker. Miller grew eloquent in his own peculiar manner, and used considerable language that would mot lock well in print, and which would exhaust the compositor’s stock of dashes in describing. In answer to the question, ‘“How about this Barker matter?” he responded: “Iv'sa dirty piece of blackmail Subsequently he sent for the reporter to whom he had thus unbosomed himself, and quite a lengthy interview followed. All through the conversation Mr. Miller appeared to be more in sorrow than in anger, though lapsing into the use of ex- pletives quite frequently. e said that Mr. Barker had no ground | whatever for complaint as to his treat- | ment. He declared that Barker’s attack | was maliciously false and appeared to | have been prompted by a desire to extort m r expressed sorrow for the old id that Barker was soured man, and because of his ill success and his illness | and had attempted to wreak his vengeance i on him (Miller) because his life had beena success. He had known Mr. Barker for about thirty years, and always knew him to be a | man who delighted in riding on the flood- tide of popularity, and now that he was down on low tide he was sour. But he never knew Barker in any business deal- | ings, and never had any business relations with him. He was always Mr. Lux's man and transacted his business with Mr. Lux, Barker always wanted to be engaged ina | fight of some kind, and wanted to pose | before the public, but that was not Miller’s | way of doing business, said Miller. He | did not believe in such things. “In 1885, continued Miller. “the firm loaned him $1000 and took as security the receiver’s receipt on a certain piece of Gov- ernment land. Some time after this they of $1200, the sequel of which was the fore- closure sale the other day, and which, Mr. Barker said, ‘Accordingto the principles of equity and justice I do not owe.” This loan, it seems, was effected by Attorney | R. E, Houghton, then in the employment | of Miller & Lux, and he always acted as | intervenor for Mr. Barker. “The matter ran on aud on and Mr. Barker several times wrote to us very kindly that he would pay it. At one| time in particular he told me to come and get a bunch of cattle as| part payment on the mortgage, but before I accepted the proposition Barker had dis- posed of the cattle to other parties and pocketed the money, When the note had amounted to $3000 I proposed to Mr. Barker that he would settle for $2000, This Mr. Barker took into con- sideration for sixty days, but the| sixty days expired and he was not heard from. Then my manager of notes and ac- counts brought suit, because the debt was about to be outlawed. The whole transac- tion was really but a small thing with me, and in fact did not come before me person- ally, but was attended to by my employes, who had such matters int charge.” Mr. Miller said it was true that they put up the money to start the Echo, but it was not to serve their own interest, but to satisfy Barker’s ambition to become an editor. They also put up the money to help Judge Arick’s fight to please Barker and not because they particularly wanted | bim on the bench. It was all done against his (Miller’s) will, he not wishing to fight their cause in | this way. Besides, he said, Barker got| other money from Mr. Lux, which is said to have gone for services rendered. The aged millionaire grew some- what pathetic in the course of his talk. He said that he never had in- tentionally turned any one away empty- handed. He had fed more hungry tramps than any man in the State, and all he askea was to be treated as he had tried to treat others. He said he had | spent Jots of money in this county, and it was his desire to be on good terms with all citizens. Miller concluded by saying that Barker bad been paid in full for all services to Miller & Lux, and that he was under no obligations to him whatever. He claimed to have a number of letters from Barker which woula prove what he said, and which he intended to have published very soon. —— DEATH OF A SONOMA ARGONAUT. John Bawm, a Miner of 1848, Goes to His . Reward. SANTA ROSA, Car., Nov. 19.—John Baum, an old settler in this county, died this evening. Mr. Baum #as born in Ohio in 1823 add came to Califorma in 1848. He started to cross the plains in 1847 with an ox team and was 222 days in making the journey. The stories told by Mr. Baum of his hard- ships on the journey were many and in- teresting. He was among the first to begin mmini for gold—in September, 1848, on the Middle Fork of the American River. Tater he was in the mines in Shasta County, where he remained. He married Miss' Pheebe 8. Tutters in 1851 The funeral will occur on Thursday. — - SUMMERLAND'S GAIN. Secures a Power-House for a New Elec- tric Railway. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., Nov.19.—The site of the power-house for the new elec- tric road, the franchise of which runs the whole length of Santa Barbara Valley, from Goleta to Carpenteria, has at length been decided upon. Summerland has been chosen, and eight lots have been pur- chased for the grounds. Work upon the foundations began to-day. This choice has undoubtedly been made less because of the liberal offers made by the Summerland Board of Trade than be- cause the company recognized the impor- tance of the Summerland oil field and "the economy of being neara vast store of cheap fuel. The location is regarded as an excel- lent one for Santa Barbara, as it insures the immediate building of the road to Carpenteria, and workmen employed in the oil fields will be enabled to’livein Santa Barbara on account of the cheap and convenient means of transit that will be thus provided. Power will also be far- nished to light the town of Summerland. RANCHO ROBLAR FRAUDS. Yet Another Victim Added to the Many Picked Up by the Notorious Allen. SANTA ROSA, Car., Nov. 19.—Once more the historic name of W. H. Allen of Rancho Roblar fame appeared at the Hall of Records to-day; and, appacently, it is the same old swindling game. A mortgage was received from San Fran- cisco to be recorded here. George J. Grif- fing had borrowed $4000 from Mrs. Joanna Bryant of S8an Francisco at 12 per cent in- terest for eighteen months, and had given her as security the unaivided interest in the same old one-half interest in a mythi- cal one-sixteenth interest in the Rancho Roblar. With the mortgage came a deed from Richard W. Knapp of Portland, through his attorney, conveying the inter- est to Griffing. If the mortgage is a true document, Mrs. Bryant is out of pocket SN JISE ASOR THAL Mrs. Blanche Miller Alters Her Testimony in Favor of Tillotson. Claims She Was Forced to Accuse Him Because of a Detective's Threat. SAN JOSE, Oav., Nov. 19.—In the trial of ex-Supervisor Tillotson on a charge of arson Mrs, Blanche Miller, a former house- keeper for the defendant, occupied the stand most of the day. Her testimony was in conflict with that she gave at the preliminary examination, and she ex- plained that the former testimony was given under duress, as Detective Frost said that if she did not say Tillotson had burned the building he would put her in jail. « Mrs, Miller testified that she had been living with the defendant previous to the fire. A gasoline stove had been used in the kitchen and some of the fluid had at times escaped to the tloor. The spot where it fell was ignited on more than one occa- sion and burned the floor some. The oil- cloth had also been burned and the wood- work of the kitchen sink set ablaze. This was considerably charred. She conceded that she had said the defendant told her he set the house on fire. She said that two days after the fire Tillotson gave her a box containing private papers. He had got this box from her a few days before the fire, when he said he wished to get some life insurance papers. About a month after the fire Mrs. Miller heard Tillotson say he and Dunlap were ‘‘going to the orchard to plow and get a box there.” She admitted that Tillotson had strych- nine in the house and that he had said that if people suspected that he was guilty of h}:jrning his house he would commit sui- cide. » Under cross-examination, Mrs. Miller said that after ihe fire Detective Frost came to her and told her that Tillotson, who was in jail, had confessed and charged that she had burned the house. “‘He said tbat if I did not confess he would lock me up at once,” said she. “I told him that if Tillotson had said that, I would turn against him. I then told Frost that Titlotson told me he had set the house on fire, and told me all about it.” This was not true, she said, as Tillotson had never told her he burned the house! She confessed that when she signec the statement implicating the defendant she was paid §1 vy the Sheriff, who told her she was not suspected and would be cared for. The Sheriff was with Detective Frost she said the night Ihe?' came to her after Tillotson’s arrest. She was asked it she was not assured of protection and care and of a belief in her innocence, no matter what had been told her. The witness said she was so assured, but it was not until after the threat to arrest her. The case will be continued to-morrow. SRl s MRS. DOWDEN'S STORY. How Arthur Arlington Succeeded in Getting Her Money. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 19.—The examina- tion of Arthur Arlington on a charge of swindling Mrs. Addie Dowden out of $47 came up in Judge Gass’ court to-day, and ended in a dismissal because of insuflicient evidence. Arlington was immediately ar- rested upon a similar complaint sworn to by Mary E. Long. This afternoon Mrs. DtOWden took the stand and related her story. Mrs. Dowden said she first met Arling- ton on October 6. He then said he wanted a housekeeperat his fine home in Alameda. where he had two children. The next day he took her for a drive, saying he wanted to show her his Santa Clara residence. At Russ’ place on the Alameda he stopped, and after remaining a few moments, bor- rowed $2 from her. After another short stay in the place, he returned and borrowed the balance of the money, $47. He prom- ised to give her $60 for it the next day. He said he had a $500 check in his pocket, but could not change it. They then went on to Santa Clara and had sugper. She met him on the following Monday, but he said he had not yet cashed his check. The jollowing Thursday morning Mrs, Dowden met Arlington at the depot, where he was about to board a train for San Francisco. She accompanied him to a saloon on the Alum Rock road and there he told her that he would “fix her as Dur- rant fixed his victims” if she did not leave him alone. This frightened Mrs. Dowden, and she swore to a complaint charging him with robbery. Mrs. Dowden was put through a rigid cross-examination and became rather con- fused. She admitted that about four years ago she was married by contract to Dowden in this city, and that at the same time she had a husband living in the East. (st i & CRIME OF 4 FIREBUG. An Attempt to Burn the House Occupied by Joseph Goularte. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 19.—An attempt was made last night to burn the house oc- cupied by Josepn Goularte at the corner of the Alameda and Bush street. The cor- ner of the house had been saturated with oil and ignited, but the flames were dis- covered and extinguished before great damage had been done. This is the fourth attempt in three weeks to burn the place. There 1s no clew to the firebug, and Goularte knows of no enemy who would be likely to attempt to rob him of his home. The people in the vicinity are greatly excited —————— Two Sailors Stabbed. At an early hour this morning John Wooller and John Welsh, sailors, were badly stabbed in a drunken row over the price of & glass of beer, in front of a saloon on East and Folsom streets. The knife-wielder's name is Kelly. He escaped. Wooller's condition is serious. He wasstabbed twelve times. Welsh was cut in the arm and breast. The wounded men were seut to the Receiving Hospital. LULU ISLAND MINES Possibility of Sufficient Pay to Induce Syndicate Investment. TRAIL CREEK COUNTRY. Favorable Report by a British Expert From That and Slocan District. CARIBOO PLACER PROFITS. Bedrock Struck in One Claim After Eighteen Years of Hard Labor. [Special Correspondence of THE CALL.] VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 17.—The Lulu Island gold excitement continues, with the possibility of the claims proving sufficiently profitable for practical devel- opment. Big prices have been refused, and purchasing syndicates are being formed. The staking of claims continues, and the area covered aggregates many square miles. Good silver quartz has been found on the Manquan River, at the head of Howe Sound, within a distance of about forty miles from Vancouver. Copper bearing some gold has previously been discovered on the sound, which is likely to become the scene of busy mining operations in the early future. Thus in the surrounding country within a radius of 160 miles from Vancouver rich mineral finds are continually being made, although no working has yet been done, the local discoveries being for the time overshadowed by the immense riches of the upper country districts. J. H. Clemes, a British mineralogist and | mine expert, upon whose report the Brit- ish syndicate interested in Slocan and Trail Creek districts will act, makes some very favorable statements concerning those | districts. He states that one mine in the Slocan and two in the Trail Creek district are already making very large returns, and the prospects of many others he regards as very fayorabie. In the Trail Creek district the question of depth of mineralization will have to be faced, which has been done in the War Eagle and Leroy mines, whose large dividends have enabled the employ- ment in each case of very considerable capital with excellent results. The Trail Creek country in particular, is no land of poor men’s mines, res lasge capital investment and costly boring and other mechanical appli- ances. On the other hand, the South Kootenay mine districts are more acces- sible than any similar precious metal region where British capital has hitherto found entrance. In Trail Creek particularly there is abundance of wood and water available for lumber, fuel and other mine necessities. In Cariboo the hydraulic companies are finishing up their season’s work, and sup- plementary reports are daily expected, in addition to the excellent return of over $67,000 by the wash-ups at the Horsefly and Cariboo mines a few weeks since. Great perseverance is being shown in some of the quartz mining operations of the Cariboo District. In the case of the Waverly claim b2drock has just been struck after eighteen years of quiet but steady working by comparatively poor miners, whose means are behind the under- taking. At Barkerville, Cariboo’s oldest mine center, a unique ser:sation has been caused among the population by the closing of the saloons on a recent Sunday, under pro- vincial law, for the first time in thirty-five years. Rich placer finds are reported to have been made by a Vancouver man named Baton and others in the debatable territory far up the Yukon River, in which law and order are now being maintained and cus- toms collected by the Canadian mounted police. ; Rev. Mr. Stringer, a missionary from the McKenzie River District, beyond the Yukon, reports that many American miners and Indians are now attracted to the British side of the Alaskan boundary as a result of the good administration pre- vailing. The incomers state that they are receiving perfectly fair treatment and all possible consideration. ‘Word comes via Nelson of further con- siderable investments of capital in the Trail Creek and Slocan districts, where it is evident that the men of the States do not intend to surrender their supremacy to British capitalisis, who are at last | slowly awaking to the great possibilities of the country. In the Miberni district on Vancouver Island, about fifteen miles from the mer- cantile center of Nanaimo and in the re- gion of Barclay Sound, further reports almost daily arrive of most promising gold finds. Active and successful boring opera- tions arealso being made on Copper Island, in the same district. TORTURED BY A MANIAC. A Chehalis County Farmer Experiences @ Night of Horror. SEATTLE, Wasm., Nov. 19.—James Ses- sions, a Chehalis County farmer, teils a harrowing story as to his experience in being made a prisoner for one long night recently by Ira White, a lunatic. Armed with a Winchester rifle and butcher-knife, ‘White stole upon the object of his insane wrath while Sessions was asleep in bed. He built a redhot fire in a stove, and stood guard over Sessions for six or seven hours, varying tohe lx{nonotol}y by compelling the risoner roll every few mini gide of the bed to thye other. e Homong The tem;erutme in the room became almost suffocating, but the lunatic re- mained steadfast until daybreak, when he compelled Sessions to_arise and drink a cup of boiling hot tea. Finally the victim of all this fright and terror made his es- cape, and caused the arrest of White, who was at once judged insane and sent to an asylum. —_———— APPLYING THE KNIFE. Portland-San Francisco Fares Further Reduced by the Southern Pacific. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 19.—The latest move of the Oregon Railroad and Naviga- tion Company in the rate-slashing was fol- lowed up this morning by the Southern Pn_cific, which offers to-day to sell round- trip time tickets to 8an Francisco at $20 and $10. The tickets ar® good for ten days. By this move it is easy to see that the Southern Pacific will meet all reductions :)jo %:M?;egon Railroad and Navigation The low figures just reached by both companies will, it is believed, remain where they are for the present. Since both companies guarantee to patrons time tickets good to return the chances for di- viding the business are equal. The new rates go into effect at San Francisco to- morrow for the first time, when the Shasta special and the steam:r leave California for the north. SWEPT BY HEAVY SEAS. The Steamer Pasadena Badly Damaged While Crossing the Bar 2 at Eureka. | EUREKA, CarL., Nov. 19.—The steamer | Pasaderna, Captain Hamilton, arrived this morning from San Pedro. When crossing | the bar the vessel shipped several heavy | seas, which did considerabledamage. The | first sea struck almost squarely astern and | smashed to kindling wood a large boat | hanging on davits. | The Pasadena burns oil for fuel and car- | ries two large oil tanks. One with a ca- | pacity of over 2000 gallons is on the deck at | the stern. The force of the breaker bursi this large iron tank and torrentsof oil | poured over the decks, down into the cab- | ins and into the engine-room. The water | also tore off the staylights from the cabin | and crushed in the doors. The chief en- | ineer’s wife and_child in the cabin were | smncned with oil and sea-water, but no one was hurt. The bar is very rough at present and ves- sels have had to lie outside several days at a time. | S e n SALEM’S BIG BLAZE. Fire Destroys the Entire Plant of the Woolen Mills. SALEM, Or., Nov. 19.—The worst fire | that ever occurred in the history of the | capital city broke out in the dryhouse of the Salem Woolen Miils early yester- day morning. The mill was entirely de- stroyed. It had been equipped completely | with the latest improved machinery and | the loss is fully §80,000, with an insurance of $20,000. The watchman of the place discoveredi the fire shortly after 5 o’clock, but at that | time it had made such headway as to pre- vent him from reaching the main wheel. Could he have set this in motion he could | have saved the building with the firehose | of the plant. The mill was the only one | on the coast running night and day through the hard times. It gave employ- ment to from fifty to sixty hands and ex- pended large amounts of money through- out the Northwest. Salem people sub- scribed $20,000 bonus to get the mill established. SELMA'S POSTMASTER, Editor Walter T. Lyon Steps‘ Out and Is Succeeded by W. S. Staley. Deposed by the Powers at Washing- ton Because His Paper Criticized Cleveland. FRESNO, Carn.,, Nov. 19. — Walter T. Lyon, the Postmaster at Selma, vacated his position yesterday in accordance with an order of the Postoffice Department at Washington. Lyon is part proprietor of the Selma Ir- | rigator, a Democratic paper. Lyon's part- | ner, J. J. Vanderburg, was in charge | of ' the editorial department of | the paper, and several months ago he pub- | lished disparaging statements- regarding | President Cleveland and his financial pol- | icy. The result was that an edict was is- | sued that Lyon be dismissed from the Gov- | ernment’s service. Lyon made the appeal that his partner was responsible furlfie statements in the paper, but this had no effect. W. 8. Staley 1s now Postmaster. R Montecito Mourns. SANTA BARBARA, Car, Nov. 19. Captain Absalom Lent Anderson died | vesterday at his beautiful home, Stone | Hedge, in Montecito, aged 84 years. A few weeks ago Captain Anderson was thrown from his cart in a runaway, and althoueh his injuries did not seem to be fatal the shock "proved too much for his system, and he has steadily failed since that date. Captain Anderson was an old Hudson | River steamship captain. He has resided | in Santa Barbara for many years, and was exceedingly popular in his large circle of | friends. unmarried daughter, Miss Lottie, 4ied sud- denly in Montecito of_heart disease. His remaining daughter, Mrs, Edwin H. Saw- yer, is a resident of Montecito. The mirror | doesn’t He. It is | not a flatterer. Its | story is plainly | told, }:md };anno}; | be contradicted. | Women whose | blood is poor and whose whole sys- tem is run down | by sickness and | weakness, are | &) afraid and asham- ed to look in the | glass. The condition of all the body is written in the face. Thousands of women are dragging out a weary, miserable existence, because they do not fully realize what is the matter with them. They know that they have “female weakness’’ but they do | not really appreciate what that means. They do not know that to this one trouble is traceable almost all of their bodily ills. They consider it a disease by itself, and if they have also neuralgia, nervous headaches, biliousness, kidney troubles and other things, they see no connection between them and the de- rangements of a strictly feminine nature. Busy and overworked physicians often treat these things as separate ailments, when the whole trouble has the one source. The reproductive organs are so important a part of the body that when they are out of order, the whole system is deranged. Whatever illness a wo- man has, she will do well to look there for the cause. A great many women knowingly neg- lect themselves, because they dread the telling of their troubles to a physician and the subsequent examination and “‘local treatment.” All this is needless | for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has been found to perfectly and permanently restore lost strength and promote regu- larity of functional action. | Ten cents sent to World’s Dispensary | Medical Association, No. 663 Main Street, | Buffalo, N. V., will bring a 168 e book, called “Woman and Her | | iseases.” (Securely sealed in a plain envelope.) | of the Pac | charges (2 A little over a year ago he lost | ce his wife, and early this summer his only‘* S( WOOD MUST STAND TRIAL The Returned Defaulter Indicted by a Grand Jury at Fresno. He Is Ready to Suffer the Penalty for His Peculations in the Past. FRESNO, Car., Nov. 19.—The Grand Jury to-day returned an indicuugnl against Clark E. Wood, the defaulting Deputy County Clerk, who absconded about six weeks ago. The charge against Wood 1s perjury, alleged to ve been committed in making false affidavit as to the return of $350 to the court, which he had in charge as commissioner in certain cases, and which, it is alleged, he appro- priated to his own use. s Wood’s return from the t and his statement that he came back to take his just deserts at the hands of the law have been the talk of the town to-day. When Wood heard that an indictment was re- turned against him this afternoon he im- mediately surrendered himseli to the Sheriif. He says that the perjury charge was a little more than he expected, as was also the amount of the bail, Which was fixed at $3000. In his flight Wood visited many Eastern States. He is an ex-railroad man and did not have much difficulty in making his way. But he could not endure the life of a fugitive and the ever-present fear that he would be caught. At Galesburg, Ill., he gave himself ur to a Sheriff, but the duthorities in this city telegraphed back that he was not wanted, as no one wouid swear to a complaint against him. Wood then did some clerical work by the Sheriff in Galesburg, who treated him with the greatest kindness. When Wood left Galesburg he came directly to Fresno. During Wood’s absence his wife died in | this city. She was suifering from consump- tion, and her husband’s flight hastened death. NEW TO-DAY. NOLAN BROS. SHOE CO0. Notice to the People of the Pacific Coast. A New Departure in the Shoe Business. We Have Consolidated Our |7 Storesin 1, And will from this date prepay express charges on all orders for Shoes to any part e (Cloast on receipt of money ou will thereby save the express ¢) and the return of the money (15¢), which will be a saving to you of 40c on every pair of Shoes you order. We Have Just Issued —100,000— Illustrated Catalogues, Which we want to distribute all over the Pacific Coast. 43 Now, there is only one way to do this, and that is to request every one who buys shoes to send us their address on a postal car ich only costs 1 order. though you bu. our shoes clsewhere, you can readily sce how milch you can save by buying your shoes at our house. We Run a Large Factory And Pay $700 a day For Labor. S0 you can buy your Shoes direct from the manu- rer and save the wholesaler's and agent's profits. 1f we are out of the size you order we can make e. Bear in_mind, we w Prices—just what of Gur Life-Naving Shoes Are all the rage. for the damp weathes BE DECEIVED. Other unscrupulous are hanging out si they have them. Don’t be misled by such unprincipled dealers. We are the only house that has the genuine LIFE-SAVING SHOES. PRICES FOR LIFE-SAVING SHOES : Misses’ Sizes 11 to 2, $2.50. Ladies’ Sizes 2 to §, $3.00. LADIES’ EXTRA QUALITY FRENCH KID, seamless foxed— Sizes 2 to 8, §4.00. Widths AA, A, B. C, D, E and EE. All the latest style toes. Svery lady should have a palr . deale Don’t forget to send your address for a Catalogue. Mail orders will receive prompt ate tention. NOLAN BROS, SHOE CO. 812814 MARKET STREET, 9 and 11 O'Farrell 8., PHELAN BUILDING. Tolephone 5327, 1845 &MERRy's 1895