Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-03
PACIFIC SLOPE.
The Survivors of the Don
Leon.
STORY OF THE VESSELS LOSS
A Visiting Teacher Suicides-Pas.
senger Rate War-COast
Cullings.


SAN Francisco, August 2.-Among the
passengers on the barkentine City Of
Papette, which arrived to-day from
Tahiti, were the Captain and crew Of the
schooner Don Leon, which foundered
May 6, off the Magdalena Islands. They
report the schooner was leaking badly at
Tahiti, but was calked there and
they sailed for the Gambler
Islands. She left Gambler April % !;
and on the 3Oth the vessel began to leak
Men were put to the pumps but it was
found impossible 10 keep her free and
the leak increased. The schooner was
put about with the hope of returning to
Gambler before she went down. The
men worked at the pumps until May 9th,
when they became choked and the water
poured into the vessel, when it was evil
dent che must go down.
At IL O'Clock that night boats were
lowered and provisioned, and the crew
abandoned the vessel. Soon after tax
ing to the boats the schooner disap-
peared. The men were then two hum
dred miles from land, and heavy gale
was blowing, which continued for three
days, after which it subsided. Finally,
after drifting about for two or three days,
Aratika, one OF the Society Islands, was
sighted. Here they landed and recuper-
ated for few days, and then took pass
age for Tabita, whence they sailed on
the City of Papette for San Francisco.
The Don Leon was formerly called the
Lottie Fairfield, and was built in Nova
Scotia in 1888. About year ago she
was sold at the Merchants Exchange to
A. Black, of Los Angeles, for $5 1000.
Her cargo consisted of fifty tons of pearl
shells, and was valued at about SO 900.
The schooner was insured for about $5,-
600.
BAY CITY BRIEFS.
The annual report of the Secretary and
Treasurer OF the State Board of Horticul-
ture are printed and have been received
from Sacramento. They are now ready
for distribution.
The Executive Committee Of the Re-
publican State Central Committee, this
afternoon decided that the formal open
ing of the campaign will take place Sat-
urday, September 9th.
The Executive Committee of the
American State Central Committee met
this evening and completed arrange
ments to send sixteen delegates of the
party to the National Convention at
Washington, not later than August 9th.
A resolution has been adopted by the
Republican State Campaign Committee
requesting the County Committees to ar
range for the organization of clubs at all
points in their counties on Saturday,
August 18th, and that where clubs are
already organized that meetings shall be
held on that date and addressed by local
speakers.
A complimentary dinner was rendered
to Arpad Haradszthy, ex-President of the
Viticultural Commission, in Pioneer Hall
this evening, by large number of wine
growers of the State. Toasts were drank,
and Ira G. Hoitt, M. M. Estee and others
made short speeches relative to the grow
ing wine industries of the State.
At meeting of the Citizens Commit
tee on Chinese Immigration, this even.
ing, memorial was adopted and for
warded to Hon. Melbourne H. Ford +,
Chairman of the House Committee on
Immigration, to have his Committee Wis
it the coast during the summer, and ex-
anime the question of Chinese immigra-
ton.
ODD FELLOWS EXCURSION RATES.
Chairman Leeds of the Transcontinen-
tai Association has decided that the time
of sale for Odd Fellows tickets to Los
Angeles will be from August 18th to Sep
tember 14th, inclusive, from Miss ouri
River points, and from August 18th to
September 18th, inclusive, from Mis- sis
-. g. e. l,>< o>l
for the going passage for thirty days, and
in no case later than September 18th.
The final limit will be sixty days from
the date of sale.
PASSENGER RATE WAR.
Local agents of Eastern lines are be-
ginning to feel greatly exercised at the
point which cutting fares to the East
has reached. The fight for passengers
has got so warm that the weaker lines
are taking passengers at from ten to fif-
teen dollars less than the rates provided
by the Transcontinental Association.
One road it was stated to-day had booked
q party of Chinese for seventeen dollars
less per fare than the regular rate to Chi
cago. s.... ~ 10
MsER's WILL.
William Rein, miser who died few
days since, left property variously esti-
mated at from $4,000 to $3.50, 900, In
his will he left many valuable Isgaeies to
charitable institutions here, but it now
appears the will is invalid and void as to
the legacies to charities, the code provid-
ing that the will Of any one bequeathing
any portion OF his estate to charitable or
CARNATIONS must have been made out at
least thirty days before the testator's
death. Rein made his will just twenty
eight days before his death.
THE RIFLE CONTESTS.
To days contest between the rank and
file of soldiers at the Presidio has as
sumed a new phase. Some of the con-
testants who were considerably behind
on the score made last week at the
skirmish practice, havel picked up
and are now in the lead. Second Lieu
tenant D. E. Holley, who stood No. l
on the list dropped to sixth place to-day,
and Sergeant Phillips, who was behind,
jumped to first place, with Corporal Bry-
ant close competitor for first honors.
The score made at the skirmish shooting
to-day is: Sergeant Robert Phillips,
422; Corporal Christian BRAND, 419;
Lieutenant d. E. Hollev. 39S.
TEACHER SUICIDES.
Prof. Parker shoots Himself While
DeIiriOus From Fever.