The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 18, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1896. AL CALIFORNI 1S UNDER WATER, Railroad Traffic by Inundations and Washouts. TRACKS CARRIED AWAY. Crystal Lake Overflows and Sends a Torrent Down the Mountain. STREAMS SWOLLEN BY RAINS. Many Sections Threatened With a Repetition of Last Winter’s Floods. SACRAMENTO, Car., Jan. 17.—Over 500 yar Iroad track a short distance in the direction of Oro- inundated at poi g tive feet deep. Thisisc r River overflowingits banks, ich in this 1 rotected evees except in a isolated spots. The main Oregon line is 1so submerged and has been temporarily doned, all northbound trains gomng v way of Willows. What amount of damage has occurred at the present time cannot be ascertained. The trestle over Cache Creek, in Yolo Cc in great danger, as the creek e a raging torrent and immense of drift are constantly lodging supports. working force is employed at s utmost endeavors to few ear Davisville, is also giv- le and a gang of sacks of earth The Cosumnes division is rising uble. s almost at a standstill. system is blocked by :0, the Marysville and deserted and the Wil- N h — SANTA CRUZ'S DELUGE. The Old Carnival Dam in the San Lo- renzo Is Giving Way. CRUZ, Car.,, Jan. land was the heaviest of b pected in cloudy weather. After last t the wind renewed its apparent | ce a small hurricane and A portion of the time ed in darkness, with beavy, to add to the severity of the ets for two hours. our hours, ending was .50, and it is esent twenty-four le that. wasat 7 this morn- ncnes. To-night the falling er indicates that the end is not Lorenzo River is rising slowly, with that the dam built for the car- last summer will be washed out to- case the out-going broad- be delayed in the morn- road above the cut at old cracking badly and is in imm iger of breaking, in which case the narrow-gauge morning train can- nent d road comy after-midnight storm last night was re on the sea that the St. Paal could make its landing and was obliged to Santa Cruz, carrying freight and passengers beyona. ‘he rain extends t to Aptos, eight miles, and northwest the coast to Davenports, fourteen Watsonville, Boulder Creek and e entire Pajaro Valley are sharing the welcome deluge. The temperature here is mild and equable, there being a difference of ¢ degrees between last midnight and last midday. CRYSTAL LA OVERFLOWS. Snowsheds and a Section of Railroad Track Washed Away. COLFAX, CaL., Jan. 17.—Crystal Lake overflowed at 8:30 o’clock this morning, washing away 100 feet of snowsheds and seventy feet of railroad track, three miles west of Cisco. This lake, which is situated on the sum- mit of the mountain some 400 feet above the road and covering about ten acres, bas but little overflow, and the Southern Pacific Company had put a small dam across the outlet to retain the water for use in its engines. The heaviest and warmest rain that has fallen in the moun- t for years melted the snow and swelled the lake until the dam was forced uot. The water rushed down the mountain .to a stone cnivert underneath a 38-foot fill. The culvert was so small that the water soon backed up and overflowed the track, washing away.the grade, together with the culvert, and leaving an immense gap in th- roadbed. A special train loaded with men was sent to the scene, and it is now believed that the track will be open within a few hours. e e S DOWNPOUR AT PLACERVILLE. Hravy Fall of Rain Accompanied by a Gale of Wind. PLAC ILLE, Car., Jan. 17.—From here into the mountains, half-way to Lake Tabce, so far as the El Dorado Ditch Com- pany’s private telephone serves, a rain- storm, unaccompanied by snow, raged furiously last night. The wind blew a gale, traveling twenty-five miles an hour. The rainfall here yesterday was .86 of an inch and last night it was 2.20 inches. To-night the floodgates of the heavens are again open and water is falling in torrents. Miners and ranchers are jubilant. The severa! ditch companies bave taken exira precautions to reservoir the waters in anticipation of the additional product to be used by the increasing mining in- dustries the coming season. ———— Yuba River Rising. MARYSVILLE, CaL., Jan. 17.—Yuba River reached the 17-foot mark this even- Blocked | There are indications of a further rise. Late to-night the river reached the 18-foot mark. High-water mark is 1914 feet. There is no immediate cause for alarm. The rainfall for the season is 8.76 inches. S NAPA RIVER RAMPAGING, Residents Fear a Repetition of Last January's Flood. .NAPA, Cav., Jan. 17.—Napa River is on a rampage to-day. The heavy rains yes- terday and to-day all over the valley filled the river to overflowing, and early this morning the water poured over its banks and came surging over First and Third streets, covering Spanishtown and China- town. Boats were necessary for travel in these sections. The river is out of its banks below town, and the water covers several miles of land. It is feared that Napa will experi- ence a repetition of last January’s flood, when a foot and a half of water flowed through all the business streets. Manu- facturers and merchants are preparing for | | still higher water by morning, as a heavy | rain is still falling, with no prospect of a let-up. If tne rain continues all night, the river will rise enough to prevent trains from moving up this valley. e e SAN RAFAEL FLOODED. The Mackay-Flood Levee Gives Way to the Heavy Strain. SAN RAFAEL, Car, Jan. 17.—The heaviest rainfall recorded in the county for years fell here last night between 9 and 10:30 o’clock, nearly six inches falling within two hours. The wind blew a hur- ity are almost entirely | 17.—The | the sea is as smooth as coulq | ublesome interruptions of | The total | | ricane, tumbling down fences and trees. | The east end of town is flooded by the breaking of the Mackay-Flood levee. | Landslides are reported from all over the , blockading the county roads. Tel- | ephone and telegraphic communication is impaired. karmers are rejoicing, as pas- ture lands were getting very bare. The storm is still raging, with no signs of | abatement. — OROVILLE ADVENTIURES. | Two Men Narrowly Escape | Swollen Streams. OROVILLE, Car., Jan. 17.—Clarence Vail, the driver of a meat wagon, narrowly | escaped drowning this morning in a gully filled by the averflow of the Feather River. He drove into the waler and had a desper- ate struggle before regaining the bank. Roscoe Mitchell of Honeut built a raft on the creek and later drifted into the strong current, when the raft capsized. After some time he succeeded in catching | hold of a willow bush, where he remained several hours. Finaliy he was seen by some men, who procured arope, lassoed him and pulled him to the shore. oy e Death in Nevada Drenched. RENO, Nev., Jan. 17.—The first real rain storm of the season set in at 9 o'clock last night and continued until late this morn- ing. Thedownpour was very heavy, and the weather is still threatening. Farmers and stockmen are jubilant, as things be- gan to look very serious with them. Sdpisiss Fresno’s Thorough Wetting. | FRESNO, Car., Jan. 17.—Forty-eight hours of steady rain has given the county | a much-needed soaking, and the snowfall | in the high Sierras will be a great boon to | irrigationists. Kings River had sunk lower than in many Years, and big ditches ran nearly dry. The prospects are for a con- | | tinuance of rain. | S Raining at Monterey. MONTEREY, Car., Jan. 17.—Monterey and vicinity are to-night being visited by | the fiercest storm of the season. After | | resting yesterday and to-day it broke with | redoubled fury just before 6 o'clock. and | for two hours the rain has been descend- | ing in torrents and the prospects are that | |it will be a stormy night. It is uncom- fortable for pedestrians, but is just what is | needed to insure good crops, so there is | general rejoicin e Hollister Rejoices. HOLLISTER, CaL., Jan. 17.—A strong south wind blew this afternoon and to- night, and at 6 o’clock rain began falling. Indications are for an all-night storm. During the past twelve hours .450fan inch of water feli. Prospects were never better for good crops and farmers are jubilant. S San Mateo County’s Gain. REDWOOD CITY, CAL., Jan. 17.—There was a splendid fall of rain last night and to-day, which ‘appears to be general throughout the county. So far the season is considered to be a very favorable one. The fair weather during December per- mitted plowing and the putting in of crops, and the ground is now warm and light, with plenty of rain fo1 present needs. S ey San Jose Gets Its Share. SAN JOSE, CAL., Jan, 17.—T he rainfall for the twenty-four hours up to noon to- | day amounted to a little over half an inch, making a total of 4.22 inches for the sea- son. The rainfall to the same date last year was 15.30 inches. Rain has been fall- ing all the afternoon. BOULDER CREEK'S WILD MAN. Crazed and Unclad, Constantine Morton Performs a War Dance Around His Burning Home. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., Jan. 17.—The pas- sengers on the narrow-gauge train were startled upon running into Boulder Creek | at noon to-day to see a nude man dancing about a burning house and yelling like an | Indian. The conductor notified an officer when the train arrived at the Boulder | Creek depot. When Under Sheriff Helm arrived at the old man’s place he found that the house had been burned to the ground and Con- stantine Morton, the owner of a nine- acre patch of ground, raving over his loss and declaring he had been persecuted by some one. Before the officer reached him several men had caught the crazy man and bhad partially covered him with blankets to protect him from the weather. He was brought to Santa Cruz and placed in a comfortable room at the county jail, where his burns were dressed by Dr. Bailey and Dr. 5 Morton said his haystack was fired by sportsmen, and that the house, standing ciose to it, could not be saved. When asked why be had no clothes en he replied that they were burned off; but his neigh- bors say he has a habit of wearing no clothes while in the house. The man is evidently demented, whether ermanently or temporarily. His neigh- ors say he will hold no conversation with WOUNDED BY THE CALPELLA BANDIT, “Doc” Standley Shot While Pursuing a Stage- Robber. RECEIVES TWO BULLETS. One Breaks His Arm and Pre- vents Him From Returning the Fire. MAN-HUNTING IN MENDOCINO. Posses of Deputies Are Believed to Have the Outlaw in a Trap. UKIAH, CAL., Jan. 17.—A repetition of the Evans-Sontag drama in Fresno County is taking place in Mendocino County. J. M. Standley, more familiarly known as “Doc’” Standley, the noted thief-taker of this State, was to-day shot and severely wounded by a man he was trailing through the brush and whom he supposed to be the robber of the overlana stage a few days ago. ‘Word reached here yesterday that a couple of suspvicious characters who had lately arrived in that part of the county were camping on the summit of the Hot | Springs grade, about eight miles from town, on the road leading from this place to Mendocino City. There were several cabins in that neighborhood, all occupied by wood-choppers ard men who work about the woods. These cabins can be reached by a short, but mountainous trail, leading to them from the scene of the re- cent robberies. The trail runs through a country cut up by gulches and intersected by numberless ravines, down which more or less water flows all the year round. J. L. Johnson, deputy sheriff, came to town a day or soago and appeared before Justice of the Peace G. W. Critchfield, who at Deputy Johnson’s request issued a search-warrant permitting the searching of a couple of these woodchoppers’ cabins. After a thorough search nothing was found to incriminate the persons occupying two of the cabins, but the occupant of the third had suddenly left for other fields. Jobn- son, who is an expert trailer, immediately followed the track of this man, and at dark had located him somewhere in the neighborhood of what is known as Rattle- snake Canyon. The fellow was heading south and east. Darkness compelled Johnson to abandon the chase, and this morning Doc Standley received information that caused him to believe that the robber or robbers were ose to town and heading southward. These were no doubt the same persons Johnson had traced the previous day. Standley left this morning, having re- mained at Calpella last night. Deputies Johnson and Alex Burke left this after- noon, and Sheriff J. R. Johnson was soon in the field, and a thorough search of what is known as the Bethel campground was decided upon. Standley, accompanied by John Starkey, | a resident of Calpella, set out in search of the robber, followed by Arnold Ford, a rancher of that part of the country. A thorough search was made of all the brush in that neighborhood, and the officers were about to abandon the hunt for the day when, as Standley came around a point in the trail, he was suddenly confronted by a rough-looking man, who, without warning, fired at him. As the shot was fired, Star- key, who was close behind, started for the tall timber as fast as his horse could carry him. The attention of Ford was called to Standley by the shooting, and running to his aid he found him lying by the side of his horse with a bullet wound in the left arm. Three shots were fired by the bandit. The first shot broke Standley’s left arm, and when he attempted to raise it to shoot, it feil helpless at nis side. Standley was armed with a Winchester, while the robber had a revolver. Word of the shooting was at once brought to town by Isaac Burke and doc- tors were dispatched to visit the scene, but before they could start Standley was brought into town and he is to-night rest- ing easily at the home of his mother. Standley regrets his injury, as he is im- patient to join in the chase of the robber, Besides his broken arm he is suffering from a flesh wound in the right leg, above the knee. The bullet that broke his arm struck midway between the shoulder and elbow. Standley gives a good description i of the man who shot him. Arnold Ford, who was close behind Standley at the time, describes the bandit as a medium- sized, heavily built man, weighing about 155 pounds, round faced, with prominent nose and his face adorned with about two weeks’ growth of beard. He was dressed in a dark suit of clothes and wore a sack coat. As soon as the news reached town a large posse of deputy sheriffs, armed with Winchesters, left here. Twice the robber was sighted, and the posse trailed him through the brush, across the road leading from this place to Calpella and back across the road again over a knoll close to where he shot Standley. The trail was followed by several parties this evening, it leading from the scene of the shooting through several fields and hopyards in an easterly direction until Russian River was reached, and the tracks Jed down the bank of the river as far as Bailey’s bridge. At this place the steps were retraced toward the north for a short distance and then across the river, it is supposed, as the tracks were there lost. 1t is thought, however, that the robber is still near Camp Bethel, asthat place is very closely guarded by officers. Bailey’s them, and esreclnlly avoids strangers, fearing they will rob his house when he s away. Some $40 in paper money was burned, and his gold he threw away, but it was recovered. CAMANCHE MURUDUERER'S FATE. Judge Rust Pronounces the Death Pen. alty Upon Joseph Hubert. SAN ANDREAS, CaL, Ja 17.— Joseph Hubert, who murdered his wife near Cameanche last April and was found guilty of murder in the first degree at his trial in November, was before Judge Rust this afternoon for sentence. His attorney moved for a .iew trial upon the grounds of various errors by the court during the trial and in his instructions to the jury, but the court denied the motion. Judge ing, the result of the severe rainstorm in | Rust then pronounced ihe death sentence the mountains during the past fifty hours. [ upon Hubert. bridge is closely guarded, as is Clark bridge, further south. The bandit cannot cross the river at any place except on the bridge, as the river is high and extends along the entire western end of the valley and closes the gap at the south. HEscape is impossible on the east except by the means mentioned. Itis thought the bandit will remain in hiding where he now is until a favorable oppor- tunity presents itself fo escape to the coast, which is the only way open. if he comes south he will be apprebended, and toward the north escape is as impossible as it is toward the east. The officers discovered a cabin where the suspect had been living for the past day ortwo. A large coon, recently dressed, was hanging in the cabin, and it is sup. posed that the robber, driven to hunger, was about to feast upon this, Sheriff Johnson’s bloodhounds refuse to follow the trail, and tracking is very dith- cult. Men with lanterns are out this evening, and every avenue of escape i closely guarded. ‘While returning to this city this even- ing, Sheriff Johnson had a very narrow escape from injury or death. Deputy Johnson, who was in a buggy, carried a Winchester across his lap and was leading a pair of saddle-horses. Suddenly therifle was discharged; Johnson’s horses began torear and kick and completely demol- ished the buggy in which the men were riding. The Sheriff, however, kept con- trol of his team, and to this is ascribed his escape. & LOS ANGELES KOMANCE. Adam Nordhoff Let His Wife Elope When He Got Back His Property. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Jan. 17.—A man named Olsen decamped from Antelope County, Nebraska, with the wife of Adam Nordboff, a farmer. This was about three months ago. Olsen and the runaway wife came to this citg, and here they were dis- covered by the husband. Olsen had been employed on Nordhoff's farm. He was very clever and won his employer’s confidence. He also won his wife. Before she eloped she persuaded her husband to deed all of his property to her, When Nordhoff located the pair in this city to-day he compelled the wife to deed back the property, and was then con- tent to let her go her way. He imme- diately retuined to the East. el Fresno Flats Murderer Sentenced. MADERA, CAL., Jan. 17.—Abe Specker- man, a hali-breed, who was convicted of murder in the first degree for the shooting of A. Cavignaro at Fresno Flats, appeared for sentence in the Superior Court to-day. His attorneys had previously made a motion for a new trial, but this was over- ruled, and Speckerman was seutenced to life imprisonment. Sheriff Westfall left this evening for San Quentin with the prisoner in charge. ENTER SAN JOSE POLITCS, Native Sons Will Take a Hand in Selecting Officers for the City. An Organization That Will Swing a Heavy Vote at the Coming Elections. SAN JOSE, Cavn., Jan. 17.—About fifty prominent members of the Native Sons held & meeting last evening and effected a temporary organization to be known as the Native Sons’ Political Club. V. A. Scheller was chosen temporary chairman and John A. Anthes secretary. A com- mittee consisting of Thomas Monahan, Alex Underwood, S. N. Rucker, T. C. Hogan, Homer Prindle and V. A. Scheller was appointed to submit a constitution and by-laws at a meeting to be held next Thursday evening. The organization is destined to play an important part in the approaching spring elections, as it is expected that all mem- bers of the Native Sons’ parlors, nearly 300 in number, will join the club. There are some 1500 Native Sons in the county, and it is likely an organization will be formed to take in the entire county. i o CARNIVAL PROGEAMME. Features of the Rose Fair to Be Held in the Garden City. SAN JOSE, Cav., Jan. 17.—The enter- tainment committee of the Carnival of Roses has decided upon the following pro- gramme for carnival week: Wednesday afternoon—Inauguration exer- cises, parade, speech by president of the day and others, crowning of queen if such be dé- ciaed upon, ete. ’ Wednesday night—Concert by Roncovieri’s Band of forty pieces and stereopticon illustra- tions of music. Thursday afternoon—Polo contest between the crack Burlingame and Riverside teams, to be followed at night by a grand ball. Friday afternoon—Athletic sports by the Stanford University boys and what competitors they shell select, to be followed at night by a programme in the pavilion, under the aus- pices of the Stanford students. Saturday afternoon—Parade of the school children, in which all the pupils of the county are expected to pacticipate. The programnie for Saturday night has not yet been decided upon, Lo PARTNERS IN A SUIT. One Seeks to Recover Property Held in Trust by the Other. SAN JOSE, Carn., Jan. 17. — Monroe Greenwood of San Francisco to-day began suit in the Superior Court against William M. de Wolfe for $8302 75, alleged to be due plaintiff as a member of the firm of Green- wood & De Wolfe, real estate dealers of San Francisco. Greenwood alleges that while De Wolfe was 2 member of the firm a lot on the cor- ner of Walnut and McKendre streets, near this city, was transferred to him to hold in trust for the firm, and that the plaintiff after the dissolution of partnership took an accounting and discharged joint liabili- ties of the firm amounting to $8302 75. He asks that the lot in question be sold and the proceeds be turned into the firm to liquidate its indebtedness. ———— CASHED A BOGUS DRAFT. Arrest of a Man Who Posed as a Com- mercial Traveler. SAN JOSE, CAL., Jan. 17.—A. F. Ouimet, proprietor of the Russ House, yesterday afternoon swore to a complaint in Justice Gass’ court charging George P. Kohn, who represented himself asa commercial drum- mer for N. A. Columbat & Co. of San Francisco, with obtaining §35 under false pretenses. Mr. Ouimet identified Kohn at the Garden City Bank and Trust Com- pany, where he obtained $35 on a draft drawn on Columbat & Co. The draft was returned a few days later with the infor- mation that the drawer was unknown and the draft void. e gt SOCIETY OF PURTUGUESE. 4An Order That Will Celebrate Espirito Santo Annually. SAN JOSE, Car., Jan. 17.—Articles of incorporation of the Sociedade do Espirito Santo of Santa Clara were filed in the County Clerk's office to-day. The society is to exist for hfty years and the object is to celebrate Portugal’s national holiday known as Espirito Santo, and also for mutual beneyolence and help in case of sickness and death. The directors are: Manuel Vargas, Jose C. Suares, Manuel Faria, Mariano Denis and Jose F. Mariante. S o His Life a Failure, SAN JOSE, CAL., Jan. 17.—John Mitchell, a one-legged tramp, after being sentenced to serve a term in the County hibhby Jus- tice Gass this morning, thanked the judge and then asked Constable Haley to loan him a pistol. After being refused the weapon, Mitchell explained that he wanted to kill himself, as iife had been a failure. Not long ago Mitchell was arrested while seated on a railroad track waiting for a train to come along and kill him. b A Attached for a Debt. SAN JOSE, CaL., Jan. 17.—The First National Bank of this city has attached the J. Z. Anderson Fruit Company’s prem- ises on two claims amounting to $9000. The property attached is the cannery and land near the broad-gauge depot. DREAD TRAGEDY AT SAWYERS BAR John C. Windler’s Horrible Method of Ending His Life. BLEW OUT HIS HEART. Killed by the Explosion of a Cartridge Loaded With Giant Powder. CALMLY AWAITED HIS DEATH. Held a Burning Fuse in His Hand Until Its Spark Hurled Him Into Eternity. SAWYERS BAR, CaL,, Jan. 17.—It has been said that all suicides are cowards, but the method by which John C. Windler, an old and esteemed resident of this place, took-his life demonstrates ‘that there are exceptions to this rule. Few men could sit upon a keg of powder while a tiny flame that was to hurl them into eternity crept slowly up to the explosive. Windler did not adopt this method exactly; his was a more horrible one, and it required a glant nerve to meet death in the man- ner he chose. Windler procured a cartridge loaded with giant powder, and then locked himself in his room. Once there he placed the bomb within his undershirt, and directly over his heart. He ignited the fuse, and then sat down and calmly awaited the death that was to follow, hoiding the fuse in one hand. What the man’s thoughts were as he sat there, the instrument of destruction press- ing against his heart, the spark that was to rend him asunder slowly creeping up- ward, can but be conjectured. For fully five minutes he must have tarried on the brink of the unfathomable abyss, while thoughts of the past whirled through his brain as the pages of a history are un- folded, and—more distracting still—the dread mysteries of the future, which he was soon to solve. Yet the old man did not waver, nor attempt to undo his work while there was yet time. Finally the ex- plosion came, and the heart of one of God’s noblemen was torn to shreds. The impact trom the blast did little dam- age other than to the one who welcomed it. Nothing in the room was disturbed, but when those who hesrd the report rushed into the death chamber the sight that they beheld thrilled all with horror. Sitting bolt upright in the ckair in which he had awaited the end was the aged suicide. His features were not drawn or distorted, but rather gave the impression of peaceful slumber. His face had not been disfig- ured, but through his breast there was a gaping wound as though made by a can- non bhall. His heart had been torn into a thousand pieces, and the hand that reso- lutely held the fuse was blown off. Near the old man’s body were two let- ters. One was addressed to a friend, S. H. Birdsall, the other to H. S. Eldrecge. In that to Mr. Birdsall he igned no reason for taking his life, simply naming Birdsall and Eldredge as executors of his will and giving directions as to his burial. He had sent for $200 to defray the funeral ex- penses. Mr. Windler was possessed of some means, owning a mining claim and having money deposited in a bank in San Fran. cisco. He had been in poor health for over a year past and sickness is supposed to have been the motive for his act. He was 72 years of age, and was a member of Marion Lodge, I.0.0. F. His shocking death is deplored by a large circle of friends and acquaintance: SN IEGD 10 SALT LA The Deal for the Connecting Railroad Has Been Completed. Southern - Californians Believe the Southern Pacific Is Backing/ the Project. 8AN DIEGO, CAL., Jan. 17.—Interest in Mayor Carlson’s mysterious moves in a railroad project was suddenly revived to- day when it was learned that a deed had been filed at San Bernardino conveying to William H. Carlson, as trustee, the entire Nevada Southern Raiiway Company’s sys- tem, including road, rolling-stock, fran- chises, rights of way, surveys, maps and all other property. The consideration given is $5. The road is forty miles in length, running from Blake station, just west of the Needles on the Atlantic and Pacific, northward to Manvel on a direct line toward Salt Lake. The deed was signed by Isaac E. Blake, president of the Nevada Southern Com- pany, at New York on the 9th inst., and was received by Mayor Carlson Thursday. He immediately forwarded it to San Ber- nardino County, to be placed on record. Mr. Carlson was seen as soon as the news was learned, but he was very uncommuni- cative. Since his visit to New Orleans, where he went with C. P. Huntington in the latter’s private car, the Mayor has taken a new tack and refuses to talk when queried by reporters. “Js it true that you have secured a deed to the Nevada Southern?” was asked of Mayor Carlson., & “Yes.” “What does it mean?"” “Well, I cannot say at this time.” “Whom do you represent as trustee?” #That T cannot make public. The fact is that I cannot talk at this juncture and you must excuse me.” President Blake of the Nevada Southern was formerly president of the Continental 0il Company, and is intimate with the magnates of the Standard 0il Company. The gap between Manvel, the terminus of the Nevada Southern, and Milford. Utah, the terminus of the Union Pacific’s Utah system, is 250 miles in length, and 100 miles of this has already been graded southwest of Milford, leaving only 100 miles of grading to close the gap and con- nect Salt Lake and San Diego by rail. The surveys for continuing the road southward through San Bernardino S County to S8an Diego have been partially 1 made. | The Union Pacific, being in the hands of a receiver, cannot do anything toward | closing the gap between Milford and Southern Catifornia, but the Rio Grande Western is wide awake and reaching out for a terminal on the Pacific coast in Southern California. Its president, Gen- eral D. C. Dodge, made a visit to the coast | about three months ago, accompanied by General Passenger Agent Babcock of tha system, and General Dodge, upon his re- | turn, made the news public at Salt Lake City that his road would begin building 1n the spring toward Southern California. It appears that he anticipated his words, as a month ago a contract was let to build the first twenty-five-mile section southward from Salina to Marysvale, Utah, and Nel- son & Peterson, the contractors, are now at work with a big force. The line now in view between Southern | California and Salt Lake will save 500 | miles over the present rail routes. One re- sult of its building will no doubt be to force the Santa Fe to complete its Temecula Canyon branch in this county, thus mak- ing a continuous line from San Diego to Salt Lake over the old Mormon trail. The | road from Salt Lake to Milford was built | by Brigham Young, whose intention was to continue 1t to San Bernardino and San Diego. He sent colonies of Mormons on ahead, who settled in Southern California, await- ing the railroad. There is every reason to believe that the Southern Pacific Railroad is behind Mayor Carlson in this move. It is extremely | probable, too, that the fate of the funding bill is connected with the Southern Pa- | cific’s mysterious move toward acquiring | a new line between Southern Caiifornia | and Salt Lake. Beyond all uiterior motive, | however, the question of freights is, no doubt causing recent activity in rail- | road building in this portion of California. This year Southern California will ship | 10,000 carloads of oranges alone, which, at the reasonable estimate of $300 per car, | will yield the railroad $300,000 for freights | on this one commodity. No wonder there | is activity in railroad building! DEL MONTE'S CANINE GUEST. ) How a Dog With a Bank Account and a Maid-in- Waiting Is Cared | For. | MONTEREY, Car, Jan. 17.—An in- teresting party has arrived at the Hotel del Monte, including Millionaire Reynolds and his two sisters, who reside in Paris, and are traveiing through the United States in their special car, the Coronet. With them came a retinue of servants. They arrived from Santa Barbara, where they had expected to winter, but left be- cause they could not secure the hotel ac- commodations that they desired for a skye terrier. Upon their arrival here they experienced the same trouble, as it is a strict ruling of the hotel not to allow four-legged animals in the house. However, as this dog has more to his bank account than any other canine on the footstool, with an income, a maid to attend to his welfare and administer his daily bath, daily buggy ride and all the comforts that his dogship can yearn for, | he was not left out in the cold.” The dog | travels in the best of style, receiving the | same attention that his master gets. He | was remembered in the will of his de- parted master, the pere of his present one, who left $50,000 to be used for his comfort. It can be seen readily that a dog of his caliber must not be lookea upon as other dogs are, and to make things satisfactory his owner secured the south annex for the party, and his dogship can safely say that he is'the only bow-wow which has ever been a guest of Hotel del Monte. | REDWOOD CITY'S REMOVAL SUIT, Notice of a Motion to Reopen the Potter Case. NEW EVIDENCE FOUND. Henry Lux Makes an Affidavit as to the John Brown Draft. SAYS THE EXECUTOR FALSIFIED, The Check Had in Reality Been Given to a San Francisco Woman. REDWOOD CITY, CaL, Jan. 17.—J. H, Campbell and D. M. Delmas filed notice late this afternoon of a motion to be made on Thursday, January 23, to reopen the trial for the removal of Jesse Sheldon Pot- ter as executor of the Charles Lux estate. The motion is based on the grounds of newly discovered evidence, which is fully recited in an accompanying affidavit made by Henry Lux. The affidavit recites in substance that since the removal suit the petitioner has ascertained that each and every statement made by Potter witt reference to the John Brown draft on Miller & Lux for $800 was knowingly and willfully false. Jesse Potter testified in the trial that { Jobn Brown was a roustabout employed at Baden; that the draft was given to him as & loan and aiterward repaid by Brown by a cash remittance sent through Wells- Fargo's Express. The affidavit says that in truth Jesse S. Potter made and executed the draft in San Francisco on or about the 7th of March, 1893, ip a questionable resort at 205 Post street, and that the draft was by him given to the proprietress and was after- ward paid by Miller & Lux. Theamended complaint recites that when Potter made the statemenis that ne did on the trial with reference to the John Brown note or draft that Potter committed willful and deliberate perjury and was therefore lacke ing in integrity BEQUESTS TO VE TURA LODGES. 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