The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1897, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1897 STATE PRINTING 1S THE SUBJECT Governor Budd Sends a Lengthy Letter to Dickinson. Reviews the Many Complaints H: Has Made to Mr. Johnston. Expresses Surprise That the Inv sti- gators Found the O fize So Well Coaducted. SACRAMENTO, Car., March 15.—Gov- ernor Budd sent the following letter to- day to Senator Dickinson, chairman of the Printing Investigating Committee, now in session going over the report of the expert; Fxcumve Dranmoncr, | <70, Cal., March 13, 1897. son, Chairman Investigat- ramento, (al.—DEAR SIR: your letter of March 3 I have Teceived another letter from your committee of date March 9, to which at this, the earliest possible moment, I nope you wiil permit me to reply. In this letter; which requests from me eortain evidence, and requests my co-op- eration in the investigation now in progress before you, you recite that you have discov- ered no “evidence terding in any way to sup- port the charges” which I have made against the Superintendent of State Printing in my veto message of February 9 last. I am sur- prised that you should regard the evidence already in your possession so lightly, and in this connection would call certain facts to your attention. Icomplained in my veto messege that sac- tion 531 of the Poiitical Code requires the superintendent to make & report to the Goy- ‘embracing a record of the complete actions of his office,” “which report shall show in detail all the items of expense at- tending the State printing, and all the ex- penses of the office,” and that the superin- tendent had failed to make the report required by that section. You have toe report and you have the law. Ordinari y the fact that the Teport did not comply with the law might be deemed some “evidence tending in any way to support the charges.” I complained that the superintendent pre- formed for the Attached SACRAM Hon. John H. D red “in the man- services were actually ren ner and on the dates as above stated, and that the services herein mentioned were actually rendered.” Mr. Johnston’s foreman, Mr. Thorp, has admitted, before your committee, that the statements made in this affidavit ‘Wwere not correct. Mr. Johnston’s affidavit is on file with the Controller, and the facts are before you. This is some evidence. I stated that Mr. Joh n specificaily required by lax mitted wiih my veto a cop: which the truth of this sta these I are printed Jonrnal of February 9 Iast 1stated that his of bis letters, from ment #poears, and in the Assembly cial report to me, dated September 15, shows that for the fiscal year ending Jun , 1896, he had ex- yended of the appropriation for the support o1 his office $146,000 59, or more than one- haif of his appropriation, and in addition had used stock ou hand to the vaiue oi $12,085 76, meking the total expendi yeur $158,086 35, and that he claimed to have done less than $95,000 worth of work. Mr, Johu- ston’s own report of that date is before you, £nd on its face bears indisputable evideuce of the truth of this statement. This is more evi- dence supporting my charge: 1am informed th before y wes asked 10 ex- plain this great discrepancy, he testified under oath his report to the Governor was not correct in iis statement of the amount of money used for the work and materials of the r. Johrston was that Mr. Johnston tes- xpended of the appropria- tion made for the loriy-seventh and foriy- eighth fiscal years for labor done, materials purchased and indebtedress incurred during the iatter part of the forty-sixth fiscal year bl: that your committee has over- 1ull import of this admission: It conclusively shows that the Snperintendent of Srate Printiug created a deficiency during the forty-sixth fiscal year,and endeavored 1o in- cur an indebtedness in violation of plain pro- visions of law. No provision of our law is more plainly expressed than this, that no of- ficer “in the service of the State’ shall have power to create any deficiency in excess of any appropriation of mon ade by law,” except upon the nnanimous written consent of the Goveruor, Attorney-General and Secretary of State, and any indebtedness attempted in vio- lation of this requirement “shall be absolutely null and void,” and shali not be *paid out of any State appropristions.” When the Superintenaent of State Printing used this sum of about §28,000 out of the ap- propriation specifically for the forty-seventh and forty-eighth fiscal years to pay an indebteduess incurred in the forty- sxth ficcal year, in direct violation of law, he caused a misappliance of the funds set aparc for the support of his ofice for said fortyseventh and forty-eighth fiscal years, paying out of an appro- priation for that time & debt unlawfully con- tracted at a previous time, and which the law in express language provided should not be “paid out of any State appropriation.” When you add to that in order to have accom- pliskied tnis Mr. Johnson must have made an oath to the State Board ot Examiners as to the correctness of the claims, and that they were for work, labor and materials furnished and done in the 47th fiscal year, rou might be said 1o have some “evidence tending in any way 10 support the charges.”’ The recoris of the Controller’s office will show that Mr. Johnston’s ciaims did not state that they were for indebtedness incurred, as he stated, in the foriy-sixth fiscal year, and that if money was drawn for that purpose it was without the knowledge of the Controller and in violation of law. Iannex a letter from the Hon. E. P. Colgan, State Controlier, in reply tomy inquiry into this question, which 18 self explanatory. It is useless to expect any confiict between the Controller's figures and the Printer’s for expenditures, as the former are based on 16 SWOrn statements ot the latter. Mr. Johnston has frequently explain any irregularities which might have appeared in the management of his office by Saying that no mouey was drawn from his ap. propristion except upon claims ailowed by the tate Board of Examiners. When it isrecalled that the only evidence before the board for its information is the sworn statement of tn, entleman aud when you thus find that a lavits of this character and of the character of the affidavit atisctied to the payroll of July 1 to July 18, 1896, are known to have been made you will realize how little check there i3 lll)ollll LDOGXPEHIUIUAYCI of the vasi sum bien- nially appropriated for the support Buate printiug Offce. e Another statement I made in my veto mes- snge was that the State Board of Education— whieh, under the law and constitution, has the right to order prin.cd the scheol text- books—made au order directing the Buperin. tendent to print no more copies of & certain rammar until the further order of the board. 'his order was one which they had authority to make, and which it was the Superintend. ent’s duty te obey, and_any responsibillty for its observance rested aione upou the Board of Equcation. Mr., Johnston admits to yon that he violated this order of the authority which the law and the constitution placed avoye bim and printed 10,000 copies of the forbiaden attempted to contract he made for an electrical plant. This coutract was improperly entered into, and the iacts attending it ana_the improprieties with which it was surrounded can easily be discov- ercd and verified by the sccretary of the Bosrd of Examiners, by the Hon. L. H. Brown and by the proprietors, managers or employes of electr.cal companies in Sacramento. 3iy statement regarding Mr. Taylor and the information he had given me was amply verified by that gentieman in his sworn state- ments before you, and you must remember that Mr. Johnston has borne strong testimony as to the capacity and ability of Mr Taylor. 1 charged that the cost of public printing in this State was all out of proportion to ils amount and was much more expensive than the printing in other States. ,The figures to verity this statement are at your command, ssis the L brary bulletin ot New York, where the figures are tabulated and compared, and you can with eqnal facility verify my state- ment that the sistement Mr. Jonnston made to me of the printing doue for my predecessor was incorrect. In your communicafion o0 me you state that you deem it essential to the performance of our duty, and to a full and complete investi- gation of the matter you are charged with in- vestigating, that you should be piaced in the full possession of il evidence of every charac: ter relating to this mauter, and as you asked my co-operation, I would suggest that you ex- emine the Superintendent Of State Piinting ana his employes, in detail, as to tne state- ments in mv message, and t you procure experts to determine why a&n expenditure of $146,000 produced on.y $94,000 worth of | Work, and to learn the capacity of the presses, compositors and other empioyes and machines, and to determine as to the number of persons necessary to operate the machines and do the work, and if the number employed was greater than the capacity of the machinesand the de- inands of the iastitution would justify. You might exnmine the payroll and deter- mine if there was any iacrease in the number ot persons employed immediately before or after the holding of political primaries or conventions or immediately before an ¢lection. The expert might then -report if the work or- dered at these times, or the WOTk actualiy per- formed at such times of full roils, justitied the increased employment. Some “‘evidence tend- ing in any way o support the charges” might then be discovered, You might submit orders which have been executed at the State Printing Office 10 any leading San Francisco houses which do not deal with that office and get their estimates as 1o what they wouid do the work for. Toa perfectly unprejudiced mind it might be regarded as a circumstance tending to sup- portmy charges that extravegance was prac- liced in that cffice, that the payroil of the first eight weeks of the present sesvion exceeded the payroll for the corresponding time of the lastsession by over$14,000, and this aithough you had simpiified the merhod of legislative printing. - You might inquire why the superintendent had never given the Governor the statement required by the Political Code, and why, 1n answer to all inquiries of this office, he'has given only the unsatisfactory statements con- tained in the ppendix to my veto message, and you might renew to him the questions which he has as yet neglected to answer to | me. You might also ask him why, in giving me a siatement of the work he had done for Governor Merkham, he omitted s0 many items, and whether such omissions were wili- ful, of the result of improper bookkeeping. And the fact that he haG to change the figures on his books by nearly $10,000 to make them balance in the for ourth fiscal year, might further enlighten you. I might call your attention to the report of he Assembly Commitice ou Commissions, Re- chments and Pubiic Expenditures, which was submitted February 11, 1897. In this re- port the committee states that in the books and accounts of the State Printing Office they found un “apparent irregularity” for whicn they, after examining Mr. Johnson, his book- keeper and his Joreman, were unabie to give a reason. They further ieported *‘that in the matter of the public:tion of State documents the method 1s of such character as tends 1o unnecessary expenditure of State money; that the so-caiied ‘Legislative printing’ accountis loosely conducted,” e This committee was , after two days’ investigation, to dis- cover irregularities in the superinterdent’s accounts, and that the State moneys were u necessari'y expended in that office, and its members migat, if appealed to, supply you with some “evidence tendiug in any way o support the charzes’’ of irregularities in this office und 1ts accounts and management. I will again state that the extreme press of officiz] busiuess has prevented me taking part in the investigation which you are conduct- ing, and which I deemed you fully competent 10 successfuily conduet. In view of the grave case which the record discloses, I cannot as count for your staiement that you have dis- covered nothing, and submit if the facts set forth above do not constitute “evidence tend- ing in auy way to support the charges” I made in my veto message, then these charges could not be sustained by any evidence. Yours re- spectfully, Jaxes H. Bupp, Governor. P. S.—5ince finishing the above I understand. that an “‘incomplete report” of the printing experts snows that while they are unable from lack of time to make a thorough investigation or, as they say, “10 go into the subject thor- oughly and do'it properly, we decided to deal With the work intrusted to us in a general manner, and see 1f by our recommendations we could improve the methods in vogue in some parts of the establishment, and thereby saye unnecessary expenditure existing under the present conditions,” and they concluded as follows: “If the foregoing recommendations are adopted and properly enforced we estimate t thot a saving of froia $15,000 to $20,000 per year will accrue to the State.” T deem that & saving of $40,000 biennially on this incomplete investigation will certain- 1y be of great value to the taxpavers. Yours, Jangs H.BUDD. CONTROLLER'S DEPARTMENT, ‘ STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IHon. James H. Budd, Governor, Sflcrumaxwl Cal.—DEAR SIR: ' Replying to your inquiry o! even date I beg to state that no claim of the State Printing Office for work or labor done or supplies or materials furnished during the forty-sixth fiscal year has beenfplld out of the appropriation for the support of that office for the forty-seventh fiscal year. This could not be done under the Iaw, as the appropriation for the support of the State Prin ting Office for the forty-seventh and forty-eighth fiscal years is incluged in the general appropciation act of 1895 and cannot be expended for bills or claims accruing in any other fiscal years. The bills, which are sworn to by the Superintend- ent of State Printing as being correct, must show on their face the fiscal year in which the indebtedness was incurred ‘and I could not legally draw my warrantagainst the appro- priation for the forty-seventh fiscal year in ayment of an_indebtedness created in tho orty-sixth fiscal year. Very respectiully, E. P. CoLGAN, Controller. Ratlway System Begregdted. SALT LAKE, Umm, March 15.—The segregation of the Orevon Short Line Rail- way from the Union Pacific system goes into effect at midnight, and circulars have been receivéd at all divisions. from the re- ceivers of the Union Pacitic notifying em- ployes to turn over at that hour tothe 8nort Line all property in their possession belonging to the new organization. Gen- eral Manager Bancroft of the Oregon Sbort Line has issued certificates of notification to all employes to report in future to the heads of departments of the new com- pany. Visalia Wheelman Injured. VISALIA, CAL, March 15—A party of twenty-two persons rode up to Lemon Cove on bicycles from this city to-day. Lawrence Lacey, one of the number and a railroad-station agent here, met with bad accident, While riding down a short hill quite fast his bicycle struck au obstruction and be was thrown heavily to the ground, striking on his head. He remained un- conscious for two nours. It is believed he is fatally injured Woodiomsa Committed Suicide. SAN RAFAEL, CaL, March 15.—The Coroner’s jury to-day found that Charles A. Woodhouse, whose body was discov- | ered by a track-walker in the long tunnel under McCue’s Hill, came to his death by “laying himself in front of a moving rail rosd train in the Corte Madera tunnel with suicidal intent in = fit of despond- ency.” Tne funersl will take place in San Francisco to-morrow, whers the de- ceased had many friends. i felins gl Drifted to San Miguel Island. SANTA BARBARA Can, March 15.— The three sealhunters who became sep- arated from the sealer Eppinger two weeks ago in Santa Barbara channel were found yesterday on San Miguel Island, whence they had drifted in a row- boat. The schooner Kate and Ann brought tbem to Santa Barbara. They intend claiming their share of the Eppinger's catch. S Sawusalito Hotel Change. SAUSALITO, Cax., March 15.—El Monte Hote!, formerly owned by J. E.'Slinkey, has been leased by the Excelsior Loan As- sociation to Mrs. Belknap. The hotel is to be renovated and opened belore the sum- mer season begins. Improvements in the sum of $5000 are to be miude. el e Sausalito’s Railroad Travel. SAUSALITO, Car, March 15.—The steamer Sausalito of the North Pacific Coast Railroad has been repainted and made ready for the summer season. Superintendent Shoemaker predicts that this seeson’s travel will be greater than any heretofore. Killed by & Fall, LOS ANGELES, CaAr., March 15.—Mrs. Johanna Sullivan of Boyle Heights fell from a stack of hay last Tuesday while hunting eggs. Her skull was fractured and she djed to-da; it e Tl Nerin Swocreds Wade. LOS ANGELES, CAr., March 15.—W. G. Nevin of Chicago has been appointed general manager of the Southern Cali- fornia Railway. LARGEST BOY IN THE WORLD. SALINAS, CAL., March 15.—A recent boast of a New Jersey newspaper that the little Eastern State has the largest schoolboy in the world—a iad of 17 years, whose height is 6 feet 4 inches— has brought to light the fact that Salinas has & baby giant that puts the Jersey big fellow to shame for his dwarfish stature. John Bardin, a baby-faced and very modest lad of 15, attends the Salinas Grammar School every day, where he plays like any little fellow in knickerbocks in vet he 18 6 feet 5)g inch height and welghs 220 pounds. He walks rapidly, though given slightly to stooping, s habit common to many very tail men, who seem eager to thus curtall part of their stature. In‘the accompanying drawing young Bardin is shown standing beside a 17-year-old 1sd of ordinary size. He is head and shoulders above his companion. WEDDED THE ONE WHO CAME FIRST Farmer Firebaugh of Kern Summons Two Girls to the Altar. One Arriv:s Only to Learn That He Has Already Married the Other. Fear of Her Relatives’ Wrath Causes the Y. ung Man to F.ce Moun- tainward. BAKERSFIELD, CAL., March 15.—Wil- liam Firebaugh, a well - known young farmer of this county, and Miss Minnie Hamilton of Keene met in town this morring and were married in haste. The ceremony was performed at a hotel by a Justice. At the same hour Miss Rose Winters and Ler mother, of Tejon Can- yon, arrived at another hotel. Shortly afterward it leaked out that Miss Winfers bad been bidden by young Xirebaugh to come and make ready for the marriage altar. Following close upon her arrival news of Firebaugh’s marriage to Miss Hamil- ton reached Miss Winters’ ears. Then there was consternation in the Winters family, accompanied by tears and words of bitter reproacn. Finally it dawned upon the Winters that Firebaugh's act was a proof of a despicable nature, and therefore Miss Rose was fortunate in not having married him. It appears that Firebaugh has been car- rying on a courtship for some time with both young ladies, and had set the mar- riage day and hour with each at Monday, March 15, at 10 A.x. Of course neither knew of his relations with the other. Miss Hamilton arrived first, and Firebaugh acted upon the principle ‘‘first come first served.” The Winters brought wedding gifts and reireshments for a banquet this evening after the ceremony. Boon after Firebaugh’s marriage he dis- appeared, to the great astonishment of his bride. He was seen late this after- noon riding mountainward. It is sup- posed that he left to avoid the wrath of the Winters. Both young ladies are wel connected. GOLD ON THE UVAS. Rich Returns From a Ledge of Ore Struck on the Captain Wendt Ranch. SAN JOSE, CaL.,, March 15.—A ledge of gold ore has been struck on the ranch of Captain J. C. Wendt on the Uvas, and a force of men is working night and day running a tunnel in the mountain to tap the main lead. Specimens of sulphurets were sent to the Nevada Metal Works of San Francisco to be assayed. and the re- turns show them to contain $3,391 41 gold and $17 42'silver. The turnel is now in 400 feet, and the men are working in porphyry and iron. It is believed the main ledge is near at'hand. The location of this vein of ore was dis- covered by Professor L.J. Kimball with his magnetic electric batteries. According 10 Professor Kimball’s calculations and di- coveries the body of ore when reached will be about 400 feet wide and of very rich quatity. Kimball ciaims to have lo- cated several oiner rich deposits of goid and cinnabar on the Uvas, and work on the:e will shortly be commenced. OPIUM “FIENDS” SENTENCED. Given Long Terms to Enable Them to Conquer the Habit. SAN JOSE, Cai March 15.—Justice Guss this morning sentenced three well- dressed young men to serve 130 days in the County Jail, without the privilege of paying fines in lieu of the service of time. Frank McNally, Richard Isom, Dan Sulli- van and Ed Piedemont were arrested ves- terday for patronizing opinm dens. Three of them put up bonds in the sum of $10 each, but Isom, not having the money, was placed in Whnen the case was called this morning all, except McNally, appeared, the latter forfeiting his bail. The Justice inquired as to their opium habits. Isom said he Lad been smoking opium for three years, Piedemont for two years and Sullivan for one vear. All three had endeavored to quit, but failed. The court gave the prisoners a severe admoni- tion to abstain from further indulgence, and then sentenccd them to 130 days in the County Jail, stating that, if they were sincere, they could break away from the habit in that time. gt Found a Robbers’ Carve. dini Benedetta, who confessed to having set fire to the Whitney warehouse in Petaluma, was to-day sentenced by Judge Burnett to serve ten years in San Quentin penitentiary. The prisoner seemed court his fate and says he basno desire (o_r{l life of frecdom since the loss of his wife. s SANTA ROS4’S AGED VISITOR: Old Narcio Sebastian Arrives on His 0da Liuls Wagon. SANTA ROSA, CAL., March 15.—Narcio Sebastian, who claims to be the oldest white settler in California, arrived here to- day hale and hearty in spite of the ravages of almost 100 years. The old man drives around in a little curio of a wagon built by himselt foriy-nine years ago, and hardly ever stays more than a week or two in one place. "He hs: no longing for a quiet home and fireside, but cooks, eats and sleeps in his little wagon and keeps ‘constantly on the move. His great age has failed toim pair his wonderful memory, and he is coustantly surrounded by a curious crowd of ‘listeners as he recounts with evident satisfaction his many adven- tures, 0ld Narcio has aged considerably since his yisit here some eight months ago, but he says heis good for ten years yet and that ‘he will spend the rest of his daysin travel, STANFORD'S EW SUCISTIES. Palo Alto Unirersity Students Organize Two Necret Orders. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL,March 15.—Another soroity has been established at Stanford. Itis the Upsilon Chapter of National Delta Gamma. The Delta Gam- ma is one of the leading soroities of the Eastand is inclined to a conservative pol- icy,there being but fourteen chapters estab- lished. The charter members are: Lillian Ray '07, Rose Smith '97, Ida Beermaker ’98, Alexandra Fay '98. Louise Gerichs '98, Parnie Hamilton '98, Winifred Tavlor '98, Florence Whittier '99, Ethel Collentz '00 and Fleda Perrin sp. A local Arabic letter iraternity has been establisned—the Alif Ha. The charter members are: W. H. F. Titus, M. C. Lev- entr&’l '99, J. I. Walter '00 and H. D. Wal- ter "00. KUSSIAN RIVER DISASTER. Memnbers of a Heald burg Boating Party Barely Escape Drowning. SANTA ROSA, Can, March 15.—News has just reached here of a very narrow escape from drowning in the Russian River by a party of thirteen young people of Healdsburg yesterday afternoon. T were in three boats, One was cap: by rowing too close to willows. All but one of the occupants fell into the stream. Another boat hurried to rescue it and also tipped over. Mrs. J. R. Miller clung to the boat and a young ludy clung to her, both floating down the stream neariy a mile before they were rescued by iwo young men, who swam out to them. As the river is very deep and swift it was almost a miracle thai nobody was drowned. D O WRECKED NkAR TILLAMOOK. Zug Occident Goes Ashore at the Mouth of Nehalem Hiver. TILLAMOOK, Or, March 15. — The steam tug Occident was wrecked on the south spit of Nehalem River, on Friday, and news of the disaster has just reached here. The vessel 1s now a total wreck. It carried a cargo of merchandise for Nehalem merchants and was valued at 5000. The vessel was wrecked while trying to make the mouth of the river. The locality is a dangerous one and a fog prevailing at the time confused Captain Webber, who, with his crew, was forced to abandon the tug. The cargo was saved butina bad!y damaged condition. ok e e 0j«% Falley’s Gola Exoitement. citement over gold discoverie: ley continues. been located. Bpecimens of rock from agifferent points are being brought town, some of them showing splendid re- turns. But one development has been made as yet, and hundreds have visited n Ojai Val- week. will soon be begun. have visited Green's place in the Ojai, where a sbaft has been put down fifteen they ever saw. A large number strangers are in the hills prospecting, and the mountains are being searched in every direction. —_———— Fatat Shooting Near Chew:lah. SPOKANE, Wasn, March 15.—0. D. Moody, cashier of the Commercial State Bank at Valley, Stevens County, was shot by a young man named Gail Lattin, near Chewelah to-day. Moody went out to Laird Lattin’s ranch to take possession of a disputed strip of land awarded by the court to Moody last Saturday. He was met by Lattin’s son, who ordered him away. When Moody refused to go. young Lattin went to the house after a rifle. He Teturned with the weapon and sent a ball through Moody'sabdomen. 1t is believed the wound is fatal. e Mine: KEushing to Sentinel. TUCEON, Ariz., March 15.—Messages from Sentinel, on the Sout ern Pacific Railroaq, say the gold discoveries in the mountains twenty miles north of there are causing mueh excitement. Many prospectors are rushing in. The reports of the richness and size of the vein seem incredible. 1o VENTURA, CAn, March 15.—The ex- Hundreds of claims have to the spot since the discovery was made last Active work on some locations Old miners who feet, say the indications are as good as of CATTLE THIEVES CAUGHT NAPPING The Brothers Prather of Yolo County Under Arrest. Accused of Driving St:ck From the Fair Ranch, Near Woodland. Officars Surpris: the Elder Offender Before He Can Use His Firearms. ‘WOODLAND, Car., March 15—Frank and Edward Prather, who reside’ near Knights Landing, have been arrested on a charge of stealing about forty head of cat- tle from the Fair ranch. Some of the cat- tle were driven off on Monday night and the rest the following night. B. G. Peart, the manager of the Fair ranch, located the stolen cattle on the Prather range, near Dunnigan, on Friday. He swore to a complaint against Edward Prather, and Constable Smith of Arbuckle arrested him on Saturday. Frank, the other brother implicated in the crime, lived with his family near Krights Landing and bis ar- rest was made at a late hour last Satur- day night. The officer drove to the rrather home and after considerable deiay succeeded in learning from Mrs. Prather that her hus- band was at the Darby camp engaged in training colts, The officers aronsed Prather and informed him that he was a prisoner. He was handcuffed while lying in bed and his weapons were placed out of his reach. He bad a pistoi lying on & table near his bed, another one/was found under his piliow, and in the corner of the room stood a Winchester rifle. The offi- cers believe Prather would have shown fight bad he not been surprised. The prisoner was brought to Woodland and is now in the County Jail, The Prather boys have always borne a bad reputation in this county. Ed Prather served a term in the State prison for shoot= ing ssman who he claimed was trying to rob his hoase. GUESTS UF 83N DIEGO. Santa Fe Officials Diser Kailway Changes. SAN DIEGO, Car., March 15.—Presi- dent E. P. Ripley of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad arrived to-day on bis private car, accom panied by a party of Santa Fe officials. To a reporter Presi- dent Ripley sa: “The successor of the late General Man- ager Wada will be W. G. Nevin, now gen- eral purchasing agent for the Santa Fe at Chicago. Nevin as manager for Southern Proposed | California will pursue substantially the same conservative policy as Wade Las heretofore done.” Concerning proposed plans for consoli- very likely that the Santa Fe would pur- month. From Nevin it was learned that consolidation with the Atlantic and Pa- cific was quite certain, and that he would be generai manager of the entire division from Albuquerque, N. Mex., to San Diezo, known as the western div.sion of the Santa Fe eystem. Both roads are now declared to be in better shape than ever before. Aol vasind TRAGEDY A1 MAYFIBLD, Ratohman on the Stanford Property At- tempts Suicide. MAYFIELD, CarL., March 15.— Vincent Pellanda, one of the night watchmen of the Stanford estate, attempted suicide yes- terday afternoon. About two months ago his wife, a comely Spanish woman, left him for another man. He has been brood- ing over his troubles ever since, and al thouzh hving with his children, decided to end all. Pellanda shot himself through the throat, the bullet ranging upward through the ton ue and finally lolging in the fore- head. The attending surgeon says that his chances for recovery are slim. Pel- landa, who is still conscious, begged the doctor to put him out of his misery. He has many friends here and his hasty ac- tion is generally lamented. ik i Suiclde Near Maryseille,. MARYSVILLE, CaL, March 15 — Charles Smith, a pioneer resident of Yuba County and for many vears proggietor of the Stanfield Hiil House, twefily miles distant, committed suicide to-day by shooting himself through the heart with a rifle. Business reverses and domestic infelicity in his declining years afforded motives for the act. SAN JOSE, CaAr, March 15—A cave large enough to hold a man, situated on a bank of Coyote Creek and full of stolen goods, was discovered several days ago by the police. Officers secreted themselves in the cave on Friday night and part of Saturday, but the thief failed to return for the goods, which were brought to the gelice station late yesteraay afternoon. hey consisted of a guitar, a gentleman’s toilet set in Rus-ian leather, a meershaum smoking set, several pairsof ladies’ silk hose ana napkins with the letter “B" embroidered thereon. The guitar was identified as one stolen from the residence of J. Naglee Burke during the absence of the family. s o Shot to Protect Himvsolf. BAN JOSE, CaL., March 15.—Thecharge of assault with a deadly weapon against Frank Enderiin, who shot Frank Foster in the neck a few days ago, was dismissed by Justice Gass to-day. The testimony at the examination showed that Enderlin had shot in self-defense. A short time before the shooting Enderlin had a fight with Teddy Powers, in whicn the latter was worsted. On the night of the shoot- ing Powers and Foster had followed En- derlin for several blocks and were about to beat him, when he fired. Foster's wound Was not serious. B Burglars Kanvack a Dwelling. EAN JOSE, CaL., March 15.—Burglars entered {he residence of W. 8. Irish, at 44 North Beventh street, last evening, dur- ing the absence of the family at church. Every room in the house was ransacked. About $50 belonging to Mr. Irish, $75 worth of jewelry, the property of Mrs. Ella Cox, Mr. Irish’s daughter, and $150 belonging to 5. P. Woodin were taken. 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