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Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
ANGELES DAILY MORNING January

with our street car cable system. Yet
this one is so shocking that the COM
munity will look for thorough investi.
CATION OF all the facts connected with IL
to see whether it could have been
avoided. One thing will strike the
investigator as an oversight Of
the city authorities or of the cable
company, or of both, the failure to
have separated the driveway for vehicles
from the cable track by railing. Had
there been such separation, the deplor.
able accident of yesterday could not
have occurred. Horses are more liable
to sudden fright in crossing bridge
than in the open streets, and if the
driveway were safely enclosed, bat little
harm could result from the actions of a
frightened animal. At least, there could
not be repetition of an accident of the
terrible character of that which occurred
yesterday it this safeguard were sup
pied.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
DELUGE AT STOCKTON.
The Streets Converted Into Ragtn}
Torrents.

The streets Converted Into Raging
Torrents.
STOCKTON, CAL, January 26.-The
heavy rains of Friday night have swelled
the mountain streams and brought on
Stockton food greater than that OF
1882. The channels were bank full last
night, and by 3 q. m. today overhowed
and spread out over the CITY. Mormon
channel broke at Linden, and the Gala
veras river left its channel and spread all
over the country. At 4 a. m. the fire
bells were rung as warning to the
sleeping people. A swift current ran
down the streets, filling cellars and car
ryiDg away sidewalks and fences. At s
o'clock oil the city west Of Lafayette
street was under water. The fires were
extiDguiehed in the gas and electric
light works, leaving the city in total
darkness. The water rose until O'Clock.
Boats were used to rescue the people in
the low districts. Weber avenue, the
widest street in the city, was furious
river.
Much anxiety was felt for the settlers
on Rough and Ready Roberts and Union
islands. Ten steamers and barges were
ready to rescue them when called for. A
break occurred in the levee at the home
OF w. @. Daggett on Rough and Ready
island, forty feet wide. A break is also
reported at Wakefield ,on Roberts island
but nothing definite has been learned
Union island is thought to be safe, al
though the San Joaquin river is higher
than before this year and rising rapidly.
A large quantity of lumber belonging
to Moore q Smith was carried away by
Mormon channel No one has haan
drowned yet. The waters began to fall
at 10 O'Clock as rapidly as they rose.
The principal streets are passable at
dusk, but are still submerged in the vi
cinity of the two channels.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
AT COLUSA.
niles of Valuable Ranch Land
Completely Submerged

Completely Submerged.
CoLUsA, January 26.-This morning
the river stands twenty five feet and one
inch above low water mark, and stands
still. No fears of further rise are en-.
tertained. because immense volumes O.
water have been running through breaks
in the levee on the east side of the river
above Cclusa during the past twenty.
four hours. As result of these breaks
all the ranches on the other side of the
river and north of Colusa for TWENTY-FIVE
miles are overfowed from one to eight
feet deep. The celebrated Colusa or
chard, just across the river from ths
city, is entirely under water. At Jacinto
the river is bank-full. Most of the
hooded farmers got their stock on high
land before the water reached item, but
considerable etock will be lost, neverthe.
less.
Communication is almost entirely cut
Oft with other towns. The Reclamation
Company is working large force,
strengthening the levee. No estimate
can yet be made of the extent of the
damage, because it is impossible to get
news from the flooded districts. No
mail was received yesterday or today.
Fully three-fourths of the land between
here and Colusa Junction is under from
four to ten feet of water.
A tenement house on Bedell's ranch
has water all around it, and man ia
seated on the roof. Some men in a
sklf went to rescue him. On Spears
ranch nothing is visible but the tops of
the house and barn sticking out of the
water.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
Sacramento Feels Secure.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, January 26.-There
is no danger at present of flood in the
Sacramento, and there could be no
danger on any but the Y-street levee,
where all the work is being done. The
American river fell six feet today, and
the gauge in the Sacramento only marks
a height of twenty-five feet, rise of one
inch in the past twenty-four hours. The
?-street levee has been raised five feet
from the river front to Ninth street. and
there is feeling now of perfect security.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
THE rain storm which gave us 40 liv,

The rain storm which gave us 80 Lively
an exhibition of pluvial force Saturday
afternoon and evening, was probably the
tail end of the more protracted and dam.
aging experience our friends in Northern
and Central California underwent
Thursday Friday and Saturday. Had
our lively little visitor kept his lick up
for several days instead of several hours,
he would have made it very binding upon
us. But as it is We shall escape with the
loss of all 'the et7eet work We
had put in to repair the dam
age of the previous heavy rainfalls,
and with few washouts on the lines
Of the railroads that will soon be over
come. The damsgs of the protracted
storm in the Northern valleys, however.
seems to have been very great. The
losses to farmers along the Sacramento
river are immense, and perhaps damages
OF permanent and lrreparable charac-
ter have resulted from the deviation of
that stream from its old channel into .
new one, at points below Sacramento
city. We may congratulate our people
upon their easy escape when we coatem-
plate the extent of the damage doHe in
the Northern part of the State.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27

vineyards on large scale in this section
all declare that the small farm is to be
the great success here hereafter. A vine
yard of twenty acres can be cared for in
a way that will produce the best possible
results, because it will have the indi-
vidual care of the owner. A vineyard of
one, two or three hundred acres will not
show equal results, because it is too
large to receive the personal care of
the owner. The same is true of
orange orchards. 1t is the small
orchards that will give the largest
yield and the best fruit. This will also
apply to our best deciduous fruits. A
twenty or forty-acre farm will pay bet
ter-much better OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
larger one, and the tendency is now to
break up all the large vineyards and
orchards into small holdings.
We have the testimony of all our ex-
tensive vineyardists and orchardists to
this effect. They have found that after
an orchard or vineyard exceeds Ger.
tain number of acres to one proprietor
ship the result deteriorates, and that, or
the contrary, whenever orchards ant
vineyards are under the careful cultiva
ton of tae individual owner, they Civ;
results in improving ratio with TIT
smallness Of the acreage. All agree tina
a twenty.acre farm here will sustain
family and give fair money profit {,
the owner; and from that up to fort,
acres is as large farm as anycitru
fruit-raiser or grape-grower should have
The fact thzs this section is destine,
to become section of small farms is on
of the most encouraging prospects tina
, presents itself to us about our future
, Small and lucrative farms mean tina
!. bsth in town and country We shall hav
: q numerous population, and one whicl
will be superior in mind and in chal
acter.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
EASTERN HAPPENINGS.
A Bishop Shot At in the
Pulpit.
A PROHIBITION CRANK's WORK.
The Ditman Mystery Cleared Up.
Peter JacksOn's Return-Wind
in Colorado.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD. |

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, January 26-During
the confirmation service at St. Johns
Episcopal church, this evening, young
man arose, and, drawing a revolver, fred
at Bishop Whitaker. The bullet went
wide of it's mark. Great confusion
reigned for while. The man was seized
and taken to the police station. He gave
the name of David Alexander. He is an
ardent Prohibitionist, and Bishop Whit
aker's attitude on the liquor question
being displeasing to him he determined
to kill him. He stated that he also in
tended to remove" Rev. s. D. McCon.
nell, rector of st. Stephens Episcopal
church, for the same reason. Alexander
is evidently demented.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.
Violations of the Civil Service Law
Investigated.

Violations of the civil Service Law
Investigated.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-Commis-
sioner Roosevelt makes report of the
investigation of the violation of the civil
service law in the New York custom
house prior to the last Presidential cleo
tions. The report is scathing con-
demnation Of the political contribution
system, which the law has not yet sue
ceeded in eradicating, which is charac.
terized as nothing but blackmail. The
report finds that in the naval office un-
der Burt, the law was observed in letter
and spirit. But the Collectors office,
under Magone, was different. There was
a general, but not always successful,
effort to make the clerks "come down."
bnt no threats were made. In the Sur
veyor's office, under Beattie, contribu-
tions were universal, and especially were
the Republican hold-overs compelled to
pay assessments. This was accomplished
by an ingenious and widespread system
of threats and intimidation, which Roose-
velt details at length. Many petty per-
secutions are instanced. The commits
sion will probably take action.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
WIND In COLORADO.
Saturdays storm subsidized After
Doing Much Damage.

saturdays storm Substded After
Doing Much Damage.
DENVER, January 26-The windstorm
on the divide, which blew Rio Grande
and Santa Fe passenger train from the
track at Monument late yesterday after
noon, has subsidized. The wind was so
strong that the coaches were lifted from
the track and carried ten or fifteen feet
from the track and thrown upon their
sides. Several passengers we're slightly
bruised, but none seriously hurt. Con-
siderable damage was done to many
towns in the southern part of the State,
unrooing houses, etc., but up to the
present time no one is reported hurt.
Fire was started on Cheyenne mountain
near Colorado Springs last evening, and
threatened to burn the grave of III. Fl. !"
(Helen Hunt Jackson), but it has been
extinguished. M
There is no truth in the rumor from
Pixies Peak that several men were killed
by being blown over precipice.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
In THE SIsKIYOUs.
The Storm Abated But No Prospect
10 Get Trains Thr0uRn.

The Storm Abated But No Prospect
10 Get Trains Through.
sIssoN, January 26.-After a three
days storm of great severity, the weather
has moderated, and to-day was clear
1t is freezing tonight. Many buildings
have been crushed by the snow, among
them the freight depot and car shops al
Dunsmuir and several houses. The
Mott sawmill on the Sacramento river
was also demolished. APostal linemsn
was found nearly dead of exposure. He
was lost in the storm all night. The
snow is settling rapidly. It was eight
feet deep on the level two days ago.
Provisions are short at outlying settle
ments. Little progress in railroad mat
ters has been made. One plow is trying
to get here from Englewood, the other is
striving to make Dunsmuir. without euc-
cess. The cafion from Dunsmuir to
Mott is rapidly piling with avalanches.
The track in many places is covered
twenty feet deep. There is little chance
Tor trains for two weeks if the storm con-
tinues.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27

THE Wood. FoEAKER scandal has not
been transmitted to US by telegraph with
the clearness or accuracy of detail which
Fso important piece of political chicane
deserved. The Eastern papers are now
Iresching'us with very lively discussions
upon the subject. Whatever may be the
outcome of this new piece of fraudulent
|lsgerdemain to carry an election, ore
thing is certain, and that is that Foraker
is forever shelved as a factor in decent
politics. The New Yerk World of the
goth has this tTenchaEt criticism upor
the subject;
Wood procured the forgery of the
alleged ballot box contract, and Forake,
procured it's public tion. Wood posi-
lively asserts that Foraker knew the
document to be forged. But Wood, by
his own showing, is G person whose as
sertions upon any subject are of nc
weight or worth. foraker positively
asserts that he did not know the ffaudu
lent character of the paper until after IT'D
publication. But Foraker, by his OWE
showing, III a pereon whose ions
upon any subject arc of no weight Oh
worth.
Thus there arises, between these two
what may be calico an issue of un
veracity, and every man must Judge fol
himself Of the probabilities, in the lighr
of the known facts.
Here are the known facts: Wood ex
pected to profit by the forgery. 1t wal
to bring him an Office. Foraker expected
to profit by it to much greater extent
1t was not only to re-elect him as Gov
ernor of Ohio, but also to put out of the
psth of his political ambition the three
most distinguished Republican states
men of Ohio, by the simple process of
making them appear to be utterly dis
honest men.
When Foraker and Wood began uego-
tiations with each other the forged docu-
ment was not in existence. 1t was cup
piled to meet demand. The demand
came from Foraker; the supply from
Wood. Foraker gave the paper to Hal
stead for publication. When it's fraudu.
lent character was exposed Foraker
yoluminously explained his connection
with it. In his subsequent testimony he
jcontra6icted statements which he had
made in his explanations.
These are the facts which must be
considered in every effort to estimate
the extent of the responsibility Of
Foraker.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27

The weather came out fine Yesterday
morning, and it has held so ever since.
1t looks now as if we had got
through the season of storms and were
entering upon our normal good winter
weather. The outlook for agriculture
will be excellent if the rains hold off for
while. There is already very large
acreage of grain plowed and planted, but
the Interruptions have been 60 fire.
quent that the farmers have not
broken as much ground az they
wanted to. A few days of good
weather will make a great difference in
the extent of the crop, and as it now looks
as if the akies had spilled themselves
out, the farmers will doubtless take ad-
vantage OF the opportunity to round out
their seasons work. What we need
most is few weeks Of dry, warm, sun
shiny weather. II we can have that
the result will be all that could be de-
sired.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27

flowed. The waters pass off by way of
Malaga. and are covering large area OF
VINEYARDS there. The canal broke at IL
O'Clock this morning. The country north
of the city is filling mp very fast, and il
not checked must reach the city before
morning. A large force of men is at
work on the break. Little Dry creek has
flooded the western outskirts of the city
for a mile in width. Grain fields and
nasture lands along Big Dry creek are
submerged. The loss will not be SO very
great as the water will not remain long.
Outside of the county bridges the loss
will not exceed 10000. 1t will require
$40 900 to put the roads in repair and
construct bridges. No mails have arrived
in the past thirty-six hours.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
TIE KERN RIVER.
Highest water since s6S-HailrO
Bridge Damaged.

BAKERSFIELD, January 26.-The Kern
river is higher today than since 1868.
The foothill SHOWS are all gone. The
river reached the highest point about
II o'clock, and has since fallen three In
ches. bitches are all carrying their full
capacity of water, and no material dam.
age is apprehended. The east embank.
ment Of the railroad bridge crossing the
Kern river was washed out hundred
feet. A large force is working and ex.
pect to have it repaired tonight. M
trains are running either way. Slides
on the Tehachapi mountain have de-
layed the north bound trains. The wal
of an adobe stable built in 1870, fell las
night, having been undermined by rain
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
order Restored at Napa,

NAPA, CAL, January 26.-The river il
now contained within it's banks. The
weather is clear and fine. Washouta
amounting to about l 900 feet on the rail-
road have been repaired, and trains ere
running regularly tonight. The steamer
Hope, which ran out Of the channel yes.
terday below town. is now high and dry
ON the bank.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
KINGS RIVER.
Bridges washed Gut and other
Damage Done.

KINGsBURe, CAL, January 26.-King'e
river was sixteen feet above low water
mark this morning, which is two and q
half feet higher than it has been since
the Southern Pacific railroad was built.
Free bridge, two miles north, is reported
elk feet out Of line in it's middle span.
Grant bridge on Laguna de Tache ranch,
is washed away. Much mountain wood
was floating down the river this morning.
The sudden rise is due to the heavy
rainfall and rapid melting of snow by the
warm rain.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
AT SAN JOSE.
Vhe storm OFer-KailrOad COmmu,
MICA ti0n Re.Estabiished,


SAN JOSE, January 26.-The food il
over, and the waters are subsiding AZ
rapidly as they rose. The PRINCIPAL
damage consists OF fences and outbuiid.
ings carried away and streets torn up
and caved.in sewers. Two city bridges
are injured. but are being repaired. The
country between San Jose and Alyiso is
still under water, as is also a large gec-
neoufh of the city, but the city itself
is almost entirely free. The washouts
between here and San Francisco have
been temporarily repaired, and the train
due here at 10 so q. m. reached here at
$50 p.m. Many cellars are filed with
water. The danger is thatit will become
stasnant and breed disease. The FIRE
sMngines will probably pump them out.
Today was bright and the sun was
shining.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
AT CLOVERDALE.
Havoc Created by ahe Russian
Rivers Keceding Waters.

Havoc Created by ahe Russian
Rivers Receding Waters.
CLovERDALE, Cal, January 26.-Be-
tween here and Ukiah the San Francisco
and North Pacific railroad is washed out
in one place distance OF $500 feet. In
other places the road cannot be seen for
hundreds of yards. Small culverts are
now large pulches. 1t will be weeks be-
fore the road can be repaired for travel.
The receding OF the Russian river is
causing more damage than its rising.
The roadmaster from Upper Day creek
reports two large bridges washed out and
eleven small ones. Dead sheep are re-
ported as seen on the hills in great mum
bers. The storm in North Mendocinc
county was terrible. Sheep and cattle
were killed. The potter's field near here
was overfowed, and dead bodies wer,
washed out. Hundreds of acres of rich
bottom land is washing out with tn
receding river.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
The Delavea Mails.

SAN Francisco, January 26.-The mail
from the East due here January 18th. ar
rived today. ten days late. The letters
reached the postoffice at p. m., the pa
mail will be received for week; others
think all will be here in day or two.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
Peter jackson Returns.

NEW YORK, January 26-Peter Jack
son arrived on the Adriatic tonight. He
is looking splendidly and weighs 2O4
pounds. He says he never felt better,
and don't know what his next move will
be until he hears from "Parson" Davies.
Trainer Fitzpatrick is with him, but
doesn't know when the Sullivan fight
will come off. Jackson seems salts fed
with the purse offered, and has perfect
confidence in the California Athletic
Club,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
"A DISASTROUS River Fire.

New York, January 26.--Fire broke
out today in the hold of the bark
Pythomene, from Calcutta, and she had
to be scuttled and sunk in the East river.
Six firemen were overcome by heat and
gases, and are in dangerous condition.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
THE SAME OLD STORY.
The Blockade 1n the Sierras Re,
mains Un broken.

mains UnbrOken.
SACRAMENTO, January 26.-The block.
ade in the Sierras remains unbroken
and the same old story is reported at tba
railroad Office, that eve hope to get the
road open and the trains through tomor.
row." There is no material change in
the situation from several days ago. II
is claimed that there is only mile and q
half OF blockade to clear away above
Cascade, and if the rotary plow can
reach that point the work can be done in
twenty minutes. No San Francisco
train has reached here since Friday on
account Of washouts. A train was dis
patched for that city by the Benicia
route this afternoon, the passengers and
mail and express being transferred over
temporary footbridge across the break
near Dsvisville.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
Fell Under a Train.

FRESNO, January 26.-Ths afternoon
Royal Mitchell, boy Is years old, in
trying to climb the caboose of moving
train, fell under the wheels and the train
ran over his arm, which had to be ann
putated near the shoulder. He was the
only support of widowed mother.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
A BLOODY Fight.

WHEELING, w. Va, January 26.-At
Trap Hill feud between two families re-
suited. Yesterday in bloody fight, in
which G. B. Trump, Eldridge Smith and
John Snufer were fatally wounded. Mat
ters are now quiet.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
Much Damage at visalia.

VIsAHA, January 6-Although the
water is now receding, it is running
through all the principal streets. The
town is entirely surrounded by water.
much damage is being done. Merchants
and citizens are working hard to save
property.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.
Banker Ditman's Body FOund In
the SChuYIkill River.

PHILADELPHIA, January 26.-The mys-
terry of Banker Ditman's fate was solved
today. His body was found in the
Schuylkill river. He had been missing
since the 11th of December. A card was
in his wallet, requesting the finder of the
body to notify the Mutual Accident AS
sociation of New York of his death.
There were no marks of violence on the
body, and whether death was the result
of accident, suicide or foul play will
probably never be known.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
A $4,000 Fire.

DENVER, January 26.-The postoffice,
the Crested Butte Bank and eleven
business houses burned at Crested Butte,
Colo, last night. LOSS, 1000; insur-
ance light.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27

THE deplorable accident which oc-
cured yesterday on the Downey-avenue
bridge, resulting in the death of young
girl, is the first of q seriohs character
that We have had to record ii connection
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
Victims of Disaster,

DENVER, January 26.--Engineerr
French and Fireman Richmond. who
we're scalded last night, near Berthoud,
Colo, by, the wrecking of an engine and
four freight cars, died today.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
FRRsNo,s FLOOD.
canals Broken and Fields and vino
yards Under Warcr

FRESNO, January 26.-The storm broke
at Sp. m. last night, and today has been
clear. Streams are running bank full.
Kings and San Joaquin rivers are verv
high. Big Dry and other creeks are
booming higher than any time this sea-
son. On Fancher creek, the channel of
which ia used for the bed of the Fresno
canal, all the bridges are gone. The
hoeding nursery. the Esen and other
vineyards east OF tho city, are over
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
No Distress at Chtco,

CHICO. January 26.-The Sacramento
river near here, and all the creeks here
abouts have not been as high this time
are reported from the river districts e''
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
Union Pacific Blockade Raised.

PORTLAND, Ore, January 26.-The
blockade on the Union Pacific is virtu-
ally raised again. A Chinook is blowing
and the snow is melting rapidly. No
Information from the San Francisco
route has been received yet.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
The Storm al San Luis Oh,s,.

SAN LUIS OBIsPo, January 26-Tbo
storm ragged Saturday afternoon: . 20
inches of rain for the storm 80. 20 r for
the season no damage is reported.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-27
Pasadena,s Hea West R.,r..,

PASADENA, January 26.-This was ,on.
OF the heaviest rainfalls of the season
being three inches. No trains TO-DAY
either way.