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Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
state Rar Association

SAN FRANCISCO, January 25.-The sec
ond session of the first annual meeting
of the California State Bar Association
was held today. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, Thos. P. Storey, of San Francisco ;
Vice. Presidents, Lawrence Archer, San
Jose; Charles Fernald, Santa Barbara
Nathaniel Holland, San Francisco; John
F. Ellison, Red Bluff; Olin Wellborn,
San Diego; Secretary, Charles J. Swift,
OF San Francisco; Treasurer, ]. X. Law,
of Merced. Charles J. Swift read a pa
per errecommending.several changes in the
present system of conducting cases in
the Supreme Court. Ex-Judge Waymire
also made q few remarks on the subject
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valuable Ranche. rleoded.

= WOODLAND, January 25.--The present
Hood has not been exceeded here fol
thirty years. Cache creek is overlooking
ana the country on both sides has the
asppearance of seething sea. Cacheville
Is Hooded, the water standing two feet
deep in some houses. The damage to
cattle on Coil, Nelson and Peart ranches
threatens to be considerable. The rail.
road track is submerged and washed
away in several places between here and
folo end Knights Landing. No trains
have arrived since Friday afternoon.
Ihe Allen, Lippsncott and Woodland
places near Yolo are under water. Ths
weather has moderated and the rain has
ceased, but the wind aud barometer in
dlcated that the storm may break out
again tonight. The Sacramento river is
reported rising at Knights Landing.
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Hu rnbert,s Claim for salary.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 25 -Argu.
ment in the case of P. A. Hnmbert
against John P. Dunn, Controller, was
heard by the Supreme Court today, and
was taken under advisement. The pro-
ceeding was for q writ of mandate to
compel the defendant to draw his war.
rant on the State treasury in favor ol
plaintiff, who is member of the River
and Harbor Commission. Attorney
General johnson filed demurrer to the
petition, which confined the argument oi
the case to the sole question as to
whether or not the statute under which
the petitioner was appointed, made any
appropriation for the payment of salary.
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stages turned Back.

NEVADA, CAL, January 25.-It hai
been raining steadily since yesterday
morning. Deer creek has been rising
since midnight. The narrow gauge road
between here and Grass Valley is still
closed. Miller's hall and store at
Graniteville were crushed by snow. The
Bloomfield stage, which left here this
morning, had to return after going three
miles, the horses sinking up to their
necks in the snow. The express sleigh,
leaving this morning for Colfsx, could
not get across Bear river and was OBJ.
ligsd to return. Four inches of rain
has fallen in the last twenty-four hours,
and is now turning to a light snow.
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AT SANTA CRUZ.
much Damage Bridges and Other
Property.

SANTA Cruz, January 25.-Rsin con-
tinues, although not as heavy as yester.
day. AT 5 o'clock this morning about
twenty feet of the approach to the upper
bridge across the San Lorenzo river, in
this city, gave way, rendering the bridge
lmpassable. At the same time one
hundred feet of the approach to the rail-
road bridge On the Southern Pacific, at
the mouth of the river, supported by
piling, fell into the water. The river
reached the highest point ever known.
1t overfowed that portion of the city
below Elm street. A current about
two feet deep plowed across Pacific
avenue for short time. The water
reached the floor in several houses, but
caused no damage. Besides the break
at. the railroad bridge. there is consider
able trouble on the railroad track between
here and Watsonville. No trains are ex.
pected today by either line. A Surf
reporter, sent to FELTON, today, reports
the narrow gauge track washed out in
several places.
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BLOOKADED TRACKS.
Deep snow Between Cisco and
Emlgrant Gap.

Deep SNOW boLW0en O16CO Am q
Emlgrant Gap.
SACRAMENTO, January 25.-A special
to the Bee from Cisco says: Bee repre-
sentatives left Emigrant Gap for Cisco
this morning. The distance is eight and
one-fourth miles and the journey was
made or foot. For over mile this side
of the Gap the snow was drifted into the
sheds to the depth of several feet. II
will have to be shoveled out before
trains can run. A small slide oc-
CURED about halfway between
hersS and Emigrant Gap last
nigFt, crushing in about twenty
feet'of fshed on one side, and letting In a
great mass of snow. In come places
snow covers the sheds completely. The
snow is about seventeen feet deep on the
level here, but has drifted in many places
to depth of forty feet. At Blue Cation
bridge the telegraph poles are out of
sight. Train No. 1, of the 18th instant,
is still here. DR.. Miner came up this
morning TO give aid to those who are
sick, and the railroad company is feeding
the passengers, thirty-nine in number, at
the section house.
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Seventeen Related Trains,

RENO, New, January 25-There are
now seventeen west-bound trains in q
belated condition at this place. The
eggs, butter and milk supply is cut off,
and relief has been asked from Ogden
and Wadsworth. The storm is etill rag
ing, and the prospects for getting
through to San Francisco are doubtful.
A special train of two cars, containing
the Shenandoah" Company of twenty
elk people, was derailed between Hum
boldt and Wadsworth, by cattle hidden
in the SNOW, but no one was injured, and
the special is now eafe at Reno.
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The Sacramento out of Bank,

CHICO, CAL, January 25.-The Sacra-
mento river is out of banks, flooding the
country lying near. 1t is estimated that
the river is from one to one and half
feet higher than last food. Telephone
dispatches from people along the river
help in boats and men. Many families
on the low lands are coming to town.
The Chico creek sloughs are a raging
river. The snow in the mountains is re-
ported melting fast. Warm rains have
been steadily falling since last night.
Every precaution is being taken to send
immediate help TO the threatened points.
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High water atHeaidsbure,

HEALDsBURa, January 25.-The rain
ceased at3 O'Clock this morning. The
Russian river ia higher than ever bsfore
known. It swept over it's banks and
covered the valley land for a width ol
five miles to depth Of five to seven feet.
Two sections of the Alexander valley
bridge were swept away. The houses Of
Joe Fitch, Jr., and J. G. Keane, three
miles south, were swept away last night,
the former breaking to pieces against the
railway bridge, while the latter, two
story building, lodged against the bridge.
The occupants were rescued. Many
houses in Dry Creek valley are flooded,
and relief parties have gone there.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Trains N ade Up at Latnrop.

LATHRoP, Cal, January 25.-Trains 1e
and 20 today from Los Angeles consoli-
dated and left for Sacramento tonight a,
Z O'Clock. Tomorrow morning they will
try to get to San Francisco. Train No.
10, for Los Angeles. was made up from
here tonight, carrying large quantity oi
DELAYED mail. A special train departed
at l O'Clock today, carrying returned
eastern passengers and their baggage, in
Guiding the Howard Atheneum Speciality
Company, for Kansas City, having been
ten days in the snow. The levees along
the San Joaquin river ara safe yet, but
much uneaainess is felt, as it is expected
the river will be very high, when the
worst results are anticipated.
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Prison Dtrectors.

SAN QUENTIN, January rs The Board
of Prison Directors today elected r. T.
Devlin President of the board for the en-
suing year. Charles McLsin and Horace
Adams were sent to Santa Clara on sp-
peal of their cases. The Warden's q
motion to bring fifty prisoners from Fol-
som to work in the iute mill, and return
fifty prisoners from San Quentin, was
granted, and after transacting some other
business the board adjourned.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
A Fugitive Murderer.

DENVER, January 25.-The Republi-
cans Santa Fe special says: Informa-
tion was received from Springer. little
village in the northern part OF the Terri
tory. to the effect that Ira Gale, foreman
OF the Rsd River Cattle Company, had
killed two Mexican sheepherders in
Colfax county, on the ground that they
we're trespassing with their focks on the
property of the cattle company. A war
rant has been issued for his arrest, but
Gale has left the country. He is sup
posed to be in Colorado. His friends
say he was forced to leave for fear of
violence.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Damage ot COlusa.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 25.-The
Co!usa river this morning stood twenty
one feet above low-water mark, lacking
six feet of being as high as during the
food six weeks ago. There has been nc
rise or fall since 9 O'Clock last night.
Since then water has been running
through numerous cuts and breaks in
the east side between Colusa and Chico
bridge. All the valley lsnd north and
east of here on the east side of the river
is being rapidly submerged. No estimate
of the extent of the damage can be made
at present.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
THE MERCILESS RAIN.
Disastrous Effects of the
Downpour.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC. PARALYzED
A Great Deal of Damage Done by
the Floods in the Northern
Valleys.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HEEALD.


SAN Francisco, January 25.-The
storm OF yesterday in Central and
Northern California has acquired the
proportions of food. The rain area
extended as far east as Truckee, in the
Sierra Nevada mountains, and north
into the Siskiyou mountains, while the
rainfall in the interior valleys has been
unprecedented in volume. In the Sacra-
mento valley many streams are running
over their banks, causing fears of seri-
GUS inundation. Railway bridges and
tracks have been washed away in every
direction, and in q general way the rail-
ways out of this city are at stsndstill
this morning. Waehouts at Davisville
and other points on the Sacramento di
vision of the Southern Pacific have
stopped the running of trains on that
division. The three roads between this
city and San Jose have.sustained washouts
at various points, and there is no rail
communication between the two cities
or between San Francieco and other
points south along the coast. Land
slides near Livermore prevent the run
ming of trains over that division. The
Southern Pacific lines are also flooded
north of Vallejo, and rail communica-
tion with Napa is cut off. Trains are
still moving via Port Costa and Martinez
and through the San Joaquin valley.
The section Of the country lying between
San Jose and Santa Clara is under water
and in the western portion of the city of
San Jose all the houses are flooded. Tel
egraph communication with the North is
cut off, and only one or two wires are
working with the East, by way OF the
South,
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The Overflow at Giiroy.

GILRoY, January 25.-There was a
heavy rain last night. Three inches fell
in twenty-four hours. The creeks are
overfowiDg, and the southern and
eastern parts Of town are flooded. Goods
in the stores on the main thoroughfare
we're damaged by the food. At noon
the streets were clear, and the water was
subsiding in the creeks.
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Worst ster m This winter.

PETALUMA, CAL, January 25.-There
was heavy rain last night and today
East Petaluma and the lower part OF
town are flooded and sewers bursted. A
few people were driven to the roofs. The
80 train is late, caused by very high
water in the Russian river and Santa
Rosa creek. The Cloverdale road is in
good condition, except for some culvertf
which are badly washed. Wagon roads
are in very bad condition and little trav
e]ed. This is the worst storm this win
ter
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The Danger Past AT MANA.

NAPA, CAL, January 25.-The flood of
water is steadily going down, and it ia
agreed that the danger is past. The
eastern and southern parts of the town
have been traversed with rowboats all
day, their occupants seeing the sights or
looking after families whose houses ere
surrounded. The water covered an area
east and south of town about five miles
in width.
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Losses at Grass Valley.

SACRAMENTO, January ga Grass
Valley special to the Bee says: The
snow is now going down rapidly before
the rain. Nesrly four inches of the lat
ter has fallen in the last twenty-four
hours. The creeks here are running
bank full. There was little rain this
morning, but it is now falling heavily
and will likely change to snow. Sixty
barns, sheds, dwellings. wine and other
buildings are reported damaged.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
FaVOrAblv Reu0rred. .

WASHINGTON, January 25.-The Sem
ate Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds today decided to report favor
ably the bill increasing the appropria-
ton for the public building at Salt Lake
City to 100000. Favorable reports in
creasing the appropriation for the public
buildings at Los Angeles and Sacramento
were also ordered.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
storm Ceased at Red sluff.

Red BLUFF, January 25.-The storm
ceased this morning at o'clock. The
mark, and is at standstill now. There
is washout at Hooker Station, twelve
miles north Of here. There was go train
north or south today. The rain has
been 80 gradual that the streams tribu-
tary to the Sacramento river are not
much swollen. There is no damage to
the bridges left by the last storm.
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Admiral Kimberly Returns.

SAN FRANcIsco, January 25.-The
steamship Mariposa arrived today from
Honolulu, bringing among her passen-
gers Admiral s. A. Kim berly and his
private secretary, Lieutenant Merriam,
flag officer of the Pacific squadron. Ad-
miral Kimberly is bound for Washington
for the purpose of making his final re-
port on the late difficulties at Samoa.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Narrow Gauge Road Tied Up.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 25.-The
narrow-gauge branch of the Southern
Pacific road is just at present in consid
cradle difficulty, owing to heavy rains,
and no trains will be sent farther than
San Jose until the breaks are repaired.
Early last night a large section of road
was washed away between San Jose and
Alviso, and the water overfowed the
tracks at San Lorenzo and RIssells, mak-
ing the road impassable.
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storm over at stsckton.

SToCKT ON, January 20 The storm ap'
pears to be over here tonight. The
streams are full, but not dangerous al
present.. Reports reach here of tho
breaking of levees on the banks oil
streams far east OF here, but the overflow
will find it's way into the channels and
not do much damage.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
The Storm at san Francisco.

SAN Francisco, January 25.-The last
local storm began on Tuesday. culminat-
ing on Friday night in torrent of rain,
accompanied by sudden gusts and whirls
of wind, which created panic among
pedeetrisns and considerable damage to
roofs and insecurely. established fences.
The rainfall for the season is 33 %
inches, as ageinst II IS last year. The
weather is clear at late hour tonight.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Severe storms I'm Nevada.

RENO, New. January 25.-The storm
appears to be over. The lire east of
Reno is open to Elko. Beyond Elko one
train is in snowdrift. Between Toanc
and Wells the snow has drifted badly.
The worst windstorm ever known in
Eastern Nevada swept over that section
last night and this morning. The Vir'
ginia and Truckee railroad expects to be
open tomorrow.
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Heavy Landsliaea.

MARTINEZ, CAL, January 25.-It
rained heavily all night. Landslides are
reported everywhere. One hundred
yards of track is washed out at Avon,
and cannot be repaired for twenty four
hours. There are large landslides be-
tween Martinez and Port Costa. The
public school was closed yesterday on
account of the weather and sickness.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
The storm at vtsalia.

VIsALIA, CAL, January 25.-It has
been raining hard and showing since
8 this morning. The fall Of rain is l. 35
inches. The streams are running bank
full. Unless the storm ceases coon the
heavy rains in the mountains will food
the valley. Couriers just in report the
Saint John river running over banks, and
there is danger of the Watchumna ditch
headgate giving way.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
All Trains yvtthdrawn.

cially announced that owing to the fact
that all the railroad tracks to San Fran
cisco from this city are impassable, all
trains have been withdrawn pending the
repair of the waehouts caused by the
hard rains. Until further notice steamers
will convey passengers from here to San
Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Shot HIS Rival.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 25.-R. E.
Geering, conductor on a local street.
cable line, was shot and dangerously
wounded to-day by Josiah M. Wilson,
another conductor. The men We'd in
their attentions to their landlady, who
is married woman, and Wilson's ieal-
ousy led to tho shooting.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Entirely CUT Off.

NAPA, January 25.-Napa is entirely
cut off from the outside world. No mails
or papers have arrived since yesterday
morning, and the track is washed out on
both sides of the town. The water
reached it's highest point at A O'Clock
this morning, and has since slowly re-
ceded, being ten inches lower than then.
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Rescued Passengers.

SAN FRANCISCO, January 25.-The
west-bound passenger at Blue Canon,
rescued yesterday, reached Sacramento
at 2 O'Clock this morning, and was sent
by way of Lathrop and Martinez. Near
Martinez landslide occurred, and the
belated passengers were transferred by
steamer to Port Costa, and were brought
here by train from that point.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
The storm strikes SAN Rerd.ou

SAN BERNARDINo, CAL, January 25.-
The storm reached this city tonight. For
two hours the rain has been coming
down in torrents. The prospect is that
it will continue all night. The wind is
strong from the southeast, The barome-
ter is very low. Indications are good for
the heaviest rainfall of the season.
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THE WORLD GlRDLED.

Nellie Ely Completes Her Trip In II
Days, HOurs and IN uinutes.
New YoRK, January 25.-NelIie BY
arrived at the World Office at AIS this
afternoon. When she reached Jersey
City artillery salutes were fred. In New
York an immense crowd followed the
carriage. A computation shows that the
actual time of her trip was II days, 6
hours and II minutes.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Perished from Cold.

NEVADA, CAL, January 25.-The body
of Jacob Fischer, miner, who left
Omega before Christmas, ON the day of
the big storm, to 60 to Dutch Flat, ten
miles distant, was found in steep hol-
low midway between those places, hav-
ing perished from cold. He was aged 40
years.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
A Prospective Famine.

SACRAMENTO, January pa Bee
special from Emigrant Gap says: Rain
fell until O'Clock this morning, but has
turned again to snow. Provisions are
very scarce, and unless the plow reaches
here today food must be carried in for
the passengers in the blockaded train
here
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Fruit shipments Returned.

SAN FRANCISCO. January 25.-Oranges
and other fruit shipped by the Southern
Pacific from different parts of the State
are all to be brought back to this city,
subject to the shippers orders. The
shippers will only be charged freight on
moving their shipments to San Francisco
from interior points. Three carloads Of
oranges, which had got as far east ae
Sacramento, have been ordered to Port
land by steamer.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
section Hand nrswned.

GILRoY, CAL, January 25.-David
Roman, section hand of the Southern
Pacific Company, this morning, while
puehiDg driftwood clear OF the railway
bridge at Cornadero creek. some three
miles south of here, lost his balance and
was carried by the swift current into the
stream. His body had not been found al
sunset. The wind is from the north, the
weather is cold, and it has the appear.
ance Of clearing off.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
AIeYce Hraken.

WHEATLAND, CAL, January 25.-Last
night the rain caused the Bear river to
rise higher than for two years past.
The levee near the Placer and Sutter
county line broke this morning, and
several miles of Sutter county was
flooded. The water is now falling.
The down freight train was delayed
several hours.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26

menced falling at a point some seven
miles north of here. Stage. e.drivers in
from the foothill regions tonight report
that no rain has fallen since early in the
morning. The Feather river, which
stands at IA feet inches, is falling north
OF here, and it is expected 1t will begin
to fall here shortly.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Ont of the Snow.

DUTCH FLAT, January 25-It rained
hard yesterday and last night, and is
now showing. The road is open west of
Cascade, except several small landslides.
All passenger trains west of Truckee are
out of the snow, but the railroad can
give no definite time for moving through
kroinn
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Heavy wind at Monterey.

MONTEREY, January pa heavy wind
struck Monterey early this morning, do
ing considerable damage. The roof OF
Bagby's opera houee was blown away
and the house was otherwis injured.
The adobe walls of many other houses
also gave way, but no serious injuries to
life or limb are reported.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Attempted suicide.

SAN Francisco, January 25.-Mandas
Sass, a barkeeper, this morning at
tempted to commit suicide by stabbing
himeelf twice in the breast, and inflicted
injuries that will probably prove fatal.
He was suffering from delirium tremens,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Forming a Tariff BAH.

WASHINGTON, January 25.-The Ways
and Means Committee today began the
preparation of a tariff bill in accordance
with the Senate bill of last session. The
Democrats continually offered amend
ments in accordance with the policy OF
the Mills bill OF last session.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
People Moving Out.

STOCKTON, January 25.-A telephone
message from Knights Landing, on the
Stanislaus river, at 2 o'clock, reports the
people moving out of the lower part OF
town on account of the food. If the
river rises two feet more the town will
be flooded.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Chicago Gets Another set-ba ck

WASHINGTON, January 25.-Chicago
received another setback in the special
committee on Worlds Fair today, by a
combination of New York and the other
influences. The action of the committee
has been further DELAYED.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
A suicide,s Peculatious.

New YORK, January 25.-The accounts
of Lounsbury, the suicide cashier of the
New York postoffice, were examined to-
day, and his peculations were found to
be larger than supposed yesterday. They
will reach $45 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26

TODAY. The Captain said he never be-
fore had such an experience on the river
during the many years he has been on
the route. For three hours the steamer
breasted the raging water, bat could not
make any headway.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Bic Fire at Cincinnatt.

CINCINNATI, January 25.-The business
block at Fifth and Sycamore streets, oc-
cupied by lithographers, printers, ETC.,
burned tonight. Loss, $400, 900.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-26
Apangerous Read.

OPEL1KA, Ala, January 25.-In a col
lision of freights on the Savannah and
Western, this afternoon, near Camp Hill.
FIVE men were killed, all train hands, and
others injured. This makes the twenty
third wreck on that road in three weeks.