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The herald., 1895-10-21
SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST DIRECTORS
Another Mess in the Sixth
District Association
EX=SECRETARY STONE
AFTER HIS REVENGE
He Alleges MisappropriatioR
of Funds
THE ACCUSED OFFICIALS
ARE NATURALLY ANGRY
General Barrett and Senator Androns
Let Alone
THE PARK PROPERTY IS
SUPPOSED TO BE THE STAKE
The Affair Recalls Sore of Last Winters
Legislation
Six of the Directors Accused-Mr. Thorns
Refuses to Talk-Ail the Directors
Silent = Some History
About the Affair
General Barrett and Senator Androus
Let Alone
THE PARK PROPERTY IS
SUPPOSED TO BE THE STAKE
The Affair Recalls Sore of Last Winters
Legislation
Six of the Directors Accused-Mr. Thorns
Refuses to TaIk-Ail the Directors
Silent - Some History
About the Affair

There are six directors Of the Sixth Dis
trlct Agricultural ASSOCIATION against
whom charges OF very serious char
acter have been preferred. and Governor
James H. Budd will visit Los Angeles
during the week to Investigate tho alle-
cations that have been made and TO as-
certain for himself what foundation they
rest upon.
The charges are that the funds of the
association have been Incorporated. 1t
is understood that D. G. Stephens, r. R.
Brown, W. II. Wiley. George Kinds, E.
T. Wright and J. G. Newton are the six
directors against whom the charges have
been made. For some reason not ex-
planned, and which thus far can only be
surmised, Senator S. N. Ancrous of Po.
mona and General A. W. Barrett, the re.
naming two directors, are exempt.
The charges that have been filed with
Governor Dudd are made. so it is report
ed, by the ex-secretary of the association,
Lewis Thorne.
The allegations are that the six dIrect-
ors above named have violated their trust
and acted in the discharge OF their duties
contrary to the laws of the state.
HONORARY POSITIONS.
The position of director of district
agricultural association is, under the state
law, purely honorary. No salary what
ever is supposed to attach to it. Yet,
the story is tnat the directors of the Sixth
District association have been drawing
S. per diem for each day that they have
pat In attending to the business of the
association.
OF course, if this story be true, it is q
small matter, but the point has been
made that sit is contrary to the law in
such cases made and provided"
But it is said that the most sci ious
charge that has been made against the
directors is that they took the surplus
funds that accrued as a result of the
Christmas race meeting held last year
and divided them among the six directors
against whom the charges have peen filed.
1t will be remem bered that there was
racing at Agricultural park on De-
cember 25th and 26th last. Monroe
Salisbury brought his world-bearers out
from the east and also several fast racers
including Joe Patchen and others. The
The herald., 1895-10-21
THE FIRST WORD PICTURE
OF the Awful Gale Which De-
stroyed La Paz
OTHER TOWNS DEVASTATED
A Frightful Wreck Occurred at Historic
Culiacan
Railroads Are Few and Telegraph Lines Down,
Which Partly Accounts for Meagre.
of nefail
OTHER TOWNS DEVASTATED
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 20.-The story
of the terrible storm that recently swept
the Gulf of California has only been
limited at in the meagei dispatches thnt
have bsen received from Mexico. The
first word picture of the gale in it's awful
entirety is drawn by Captain Won Helms
of the steamer Willamette Valley, which
has just arrived from the region devasss
tated by the cyclone. 1t is now ap-
parent that this whirling wind storm
will 60 down in history as one of
the most fearfully destructive ever known.
The difficulty IN getting news from the
wind-swept and water-ruined country has
not seemed strange, as the storm itself
passed over country remote from con-
Meeting lines of railroad and far away
from reliable means of com m nication.
The telegraph lines were all prostrated
and many Of them will remain down for
weeks to come. at Guaymas little or
nothing about the storm seemed to be
known. Letters received from points
within the stricken area were incom-
plete, full of doubts, uninteresting and
mostly written in Spanish, and poorly
written at that.
The reasons mentioned and theirs as
potent will account for the fact that the
world will first learn of the partial de-
struction of the capital of Snaloa
through Captain Won Helms, nearly three
weeks after the cyclone. Other details
nearly as important as this have re-
mained for hi IN to describe.
The fury of the storm was not most
felt at La Paz, as had been supposed
but at the interior plateau town of Culia-
can. The storm burst in the mountains
back of this important Mexican town, and
the waters worked an awful wreck. Be-
tween twenty-five and thirty people were
drowned outright. and many others were
injured in the raging flood that rushed
through this capital city. The murky
waters poured through the principal
streets, but the buildings there were SUBJ
stantial and resisted the onslaught.
Culiaoan is an historic city. In it are
the state buildings of Sinaloa. Back of
it are some of the richest silver minea the
world has ever known. 1t is q town OF
fully 1000 people. The Culiacan river
runs through it. When the storm struck
the ridge of high mountains back of the
city there was such down pour that in
an incredibly short time the canyons
| were full OF water, pent up by the very
! quickness With which it fell. After the
| climax in the fury OF the elments wal
| reached this water descended from can i.
| von to valley, and from valley tu plateau,
| With fierceness never before known in
that part of Mexico.
The herald., 1895-10-21
WAS BUILT FOR FIGHTING
Bnt Also Shows Pretty Pair OF
Heels
The U. s. S. Indiana Proves Rem ,rkabIy
Fast for a Battlesbip and Her
Captain Is Enthusiastic

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. ?o.-The U. s.
s. Indiana, which left Boston Friday
night, arrived at her dock at Gram p o
shipyard at o'clock this afternoon. On
the trip around the mbers of the gov
ernment trial buard made six and one.
half hours test of the ships coal con-
sumption, the results OF which will be
worked out and submitted to the secre-
tary of the navy.
Edwin S. Cramp, who had charge of
the trip, said the Indiana averaged tn ir.
teen knots an nour from Boston TO Dela-
ware Breakwater. a distance of Ala knots
This is almost equal to sthe time made
by the cruisers under ordinary draught
and is very remarkably fast travelling
when the fact is considered that the IndI-
ana is built for fighting, not for speed.
Last night the ship encountered Sc
we're gale but weathered it bea utifully.
Only few of those who we're on board
when the official trial off the Massacus it's
coast was made lest Friday came back on
the ship. Captain Evans, her future mas
ter, stuck to his post however, and was
enthusiastic in his praise of the sea-going
and fighting qualities of his new charge.
In an interview he reiterated his former
declaration that the Indiana is the finest
ship of her class afloat. being far ahead
of any battleship attached to the navy of
any foreign power. He says tnat on the
run back the engines were worked under
forced draft for a while and the patent
log showed a speed of l6 $40 knots an
hour. Captain Evans will remain in
Philadelphia until the finishing touches
are put on tine Indiana. 1t ~ expected
she will BIZ ready to go into com mission
soon after November lst. She will then
be given her government trial. which
consists of forty-eight hours run to
sea. During this test her guns will all
be tried with the regulation charge, and
if everything proves satisfactory the big
floating fortress will then be ready to
take her place with the Atlantic squad
ron.
The Indiana's sister ship, the Massa-
chusetts, is rapidly nearing completion,
her armor being placed in position as
fast as it is received at the shipyard. 1t
is n OF believed, however, she will be CIV
en- her official trial before next spring.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2o.-The cor
rected official speed made ny the U. s. s.
Indiana Oh her trial trip last Friday has
been reported to Secretary Herbert. 1t
shows the speed to have been 1854 7-10C0
knots per hour. The contact for the
construction 0f the ship called for a
speed or fifteen knots The Cramps un-
der the ntract, receive a bonus of $25, 0u0
for each quarter knot made above con-
tract requirements.
The herald., 1895-10-21
SHERMAN'S FORTY YEARS
Borss Still Rattle in the Republican
MausOIeum
The Author VIII Be Harshy Criticised but
There Are Others Who Hold 0pin-
iobs Similar to His

CINCINNATI, Oct. 20-The Enquire
editoriaily says:
The Enquirer presented yesterday
enough about the new book by Senator
John Sherman to indicate that it is prob
ably the most valuable contribution to
the political history of this country pub
lished for a generation. Sherman has
always been party man, but history
cannot be written like campaign docu-
ment and the historian cannot expect to
escape harsh feelings and perhaps severe
criticism if he writes of the times in
which he acted himself.
Mr.. Sherman speaks in high terms of
the personality AMI eloquence of Garfield,
but says he was man lacking in will
power and changed his opinions easily.
This is a faithful picture, expressed in
terms of reserve. MIR. Sherman might
have gone farther and only reflected the
views OF contemporaneous Republican
politicians who had association with the
martyr president and said that while
Garfield was a good stumper and qualified
to act in Legislative bodies under direc-
tion and restraint he was unfit for lead
ership. The statement in this new chap
ter in political history that Garfield, in
making up his cabinet, was guided by
James G. Blaine in his resolve not to re-
tain Sherman as secretary of the treas
ury is another significant reminder. 1t
was the opinion CT many experienced and
thoughtful men that Blaine would run
the Garfield administration. The as
sassins bullet cut off stormy ad-
mlnistration in all probability.
When so distinguished states
man as John sherman takes these
matters up it is fairly wthin the prov
ince of current journalism to say that
had Garfield survived his position as
president of the United States would
have been almost pitable unless his
friends had risen and brought an ire
sistible pressure to bear to oust Blaine
from the cabinet Garfield was always
taken care OF by his friends in politics.
He was looked upon as a valuable factor
in party work, who's, intellect and elo-
'quence should not be allowed to 60 to
The herald., 1895-10-21
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION
Brings Swift and Severe Punishment Under
the French system

the French System
PARIS, Oct. Ex-senator Edmund Ma
mir, formerly proprietor IF the Evene-
ment. who has been found guilty of cor
rupton in connection with the ad minis
tration of his South of France Railway
company, has been sentenced to years
imprisonment.
This is the result of an accusation made
by M. Rouanet in the French chamber of
deputies some time ago, in which he de-
cared that M. Edmu und Magnir, senator
of the Var and then editor-in-chief and
proprietor OF the Evenement, had re-
ceived 81, 500 francs as part of the profits
of the syndicate organized by the late
Baron Reinaoh, the notorious Panama
lobbyist and that there was overwhelm-
ing evidence that he hau also been cor
rupted III connection with the adminstra-
tion of the South of France railway, with
numbers of other senators and deputies.
An investigation was obtained, and M.
Magnir retired from the Evenement. He
subsequently disappeared from Paris, but
On October 1st he surrendered to the au-
thOritleS,
The herald., 1895-10-21
Smuggling at ST. Johns

ST. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 20. The gov.
ernment decided to order the arrest of
several persons involved in the smuggling
exposures last night, fearing that they
would escape, and shortly before mid
night fou: persons were taken, one being
Michael Tobin, leading government
mem Der of the assembly and the COVER
nor of a savings bank. Fourteen other
warrants are to be executed tomorrow
and oceedings against the chief Offend
ers will be taken before the admiralty
court. 1t is predicted that thsss reports
will disrupt the Whiteway government,
which is evenly divided on the question
of public prosecution.
The herald., 1895-10-21
STUART'S ULTIMATUM
Bob Expresses Himself Without Elegance but
With Plenty of Force

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Oct 2o.-
Asked what he thought of Stuart's ulti
matum. Bob Fitzsmm ons replied:
1.-The Florida Athletic Cub and the cit
liens of Hot Springs are very anxious to
get me there for the express purpose of
drawing the crowd there to see the fight
ana 1 am just going to fool tbs buffers
by not going to Hot Springs until I
please.
What business is it of theirs where 1
train? This place suits me- ssall right and
1 am going to remain here until Julian
notifies me to leave, which he will do at
the proper time. He is now in Hot
Springs and fully authorized to act for
me. and | have wired Dan Stuart to that
effect. l told him l would be ready to
fulfill my part of the contract on October
31st, and if he don't like that he can 80
to the devil. That is about all l have to
say to the Stuart ultlmatuD."
The herald., 1895-10-21

worth of bonds, ,,provIding Incorporation
was legally formed and the bond issue
valid. In order to make a case, when
the bonds were rendered to the syndicate
Hellman refused to accept them on the
grounds of their supposed invalid1ty. 1t
was contended by the attorneys for He'll
man and his associates that the consoida-
ton of the different companies into the
MarKet-street company was not legally
effected because some of the constituent
corporations, organized under the laws
prior to the adoption of the new civil
code. had not continued their existence
under the code. Hence, it was held. they
were independent OF the provisions OF
that code and could not by virtue OF the
authority of that code consolidate with
other corporations.
The court says: The conclusion
reached is: The several 'companioe were
legally constituted into and formed the
existing corporation known and desig-
mated as the Market Street Railway COM
pany, which is and has been valid :ex-
isting corporation de jure since such
consolidation. with capital stock OF
SIS, $50, 600, divided into 1877, 800 shares OF
the par value of 500 each.
Upon what may be termed the second
branch of the case, that is to say matters
relating to the regularity OF the
proceedings for the issuance of bonds,
We note but two objections calling
for special comment: First-As to the
sutfi cheney of the notice to the stockhold-
ers and of the resolutions passed at the
meeting in pursuance of the notice.
Second-As to the right of the stockhold'
ers to be represented aid have their
votes case by proxy"
The decision quotes many authorities on
these questions.
Under the statutes" 1t goes on to
say, "the power is given to create
a aI n II H.
stances indicated in The statute to the
amount Of the capital stock. AS the pro-
posed issue of $l7, 500, 600 waS within this
limit, the corporation was authorized to
issue its bonds therefor, unless there was
an existing issue precluding it from so
DONG"
The court finds that strictly speaking
it cannot be said there were any out
standing bonds of the corporation.
The court finds that the notice was
quite sufficient to the stocKholdres and
that voting by proxy was legitimate. as
it was authorized by the bylaws Of tie
corporation. The other objection raised
cate are not going into detail. the court
saying it would be unnecessary to do so.
The court concludes:
Upon the whole record we are of
opinion that the decision appealed from
shold be affirmed
Inc opinion is Wrltten Dy oupreme
Court Cumm ssioner Searles, is concurred
in by the other commissioners and is
signed by Justices Mcfarland, Van Fleet,
Garouette and Henshaw. Chief Justice
Beatty simply says, II concur in the
judgment
Isaias W. Hellamn, chaiIamn of tho
syndicate formed to take the Marke t
street railway bonds in qeustion, said to-
day that he had always believed that the
bonds were legal. The syndicate had
sought to the best of its ability to test
the legality of the issue, for if they were
not good the syndicate certainly did not
desire to put 81 1,O00,000 in them.
The herald., 1895-10-21
A Misleading Report

. TACOMA, WASH, Oct. 90 Collector OF
Customs ]. G. Saunders pronounces as
misleading and untrue the press dispatcn
sent out from Seattle and published yes
terday to the effect that he had been Sc
verely reprimanded by the treasury de-
partment for questioning the authority Of
Lieutenant Cardin IN boarding steam
craft and reporting them for violations
of the navigation reglations.
''As matter of fact" said Collector
Saunders. today, There never was the
slightest difference Of opinion between
Lieutenant Cardin and myself. l never
for moment questioned his authority
to chase down violators of the navigation
laws"
The herald., 1895-10-21
'aste, but he was scarcely in any sense a

waste, but he was scarcely in any sense a
leader.
Mr.. Sherman book gives some inde-
pendent views touching ex-President
Harrison that may be OF immediate ap-
plication; and his criticism of the Grant
administration will be of service in
teaching the people that under our sys-
tenn of government all wisdom and prac
tical knowledge of affairs need not neces-
saiily be centered in the chief executive.
The president of the United States who
undertakes to run everything in person
is usually most conspicuous as failure.
The position of secretary of the treasury
would have been an ideal one for Mr..
Sherman under Grant, as it was under
Hayes. Indeed, it is we'll understood
that Mr.. Sherman would revolt against
cabinet service under such dominating
men as HARRISON and Cleveland. He
would exercise in fact the independent
power which congress confers on the sec
retary of the treasury, or resign in self
reSpect.
The herald., 1895-10-21
THE COAL STRIKE
Great Anxiety Is Felt Lest the Lay.0ff Be.
come General

come OenefaI
DUBOIS, Pa, Oct. 20.-Great anxiety
prevails tonight in the bituminous coal
region on account of the strike situation.
The labor leaders are not certain that the
strike will be general. and il it il not it
will be useless for portion of the miners
to remain idle.
Dubois and Reyroldsville miners have
been idle for months. Beech Tree and
Coal Green men decided yesterday to sus.
pend, but the whole affair hangs upon
the decision of the Rochester and Pitts
burg Coal and Iron company miners at
Punxsutawney and the Berwind white
miners in the Honesdale region.
If the Berwnd white miners quit work
the strike will be general throughout the
Beech Greek, Honesdals, Punxsutawnev
and Dubois fields. Ii they continue work
it is the opinion that the strike that has
has been calleu will be failure at the
beginning.
The herald., 1895-10-21
London Wheat Market

LONDON, Oct. 20.-In the grain mar
ket the weather has been seasonable
throughout Europe. Wheat was quiet
throughout the week. following American
declines reluctantly. but responding
promptly to any stimulating influence.
The undertone was firm and hopeful.
California prompt cargoes we're 27s.
Parcels were quiet. Hard Duluth, atioat,
was 25s. Sd. ; northern spring. 24s. Cd.
South Australian crop reports were I'M
favorable. English wheat was marketing
slowly.
Minnesota patent -four, 2ls. 3d.. barley,
Sd. dearer.
The herald., 1895-10-21
An Actress Advertisement

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Miss Gene
vivve Woods, the soubrette known as Or
landa Wallace, was sued for divorce today
by her husband, Charles S. Woods OF
Chattanooga, Tenn, on the grounds of
desertion. She is IN the cast of Rice's
"1492." playing here this week. Marie
Dressler, also of "1492," has left her
there are rum ors of her speedy marriage
to James W. Mix, wealthy Chicagoan.
The herald., 1895-10-21
He Broke the Bank

Dull UTH, Mimi, Oct. 20.-The State
bank of which Charles Stuckey, who fled
last week with SIS. 600, was the cashier,
has failed. This action was decided upon
when the other banks refushed to furnish
any money. and tomorrow morning an
assignment will be made to G. Davidson
of Little Falls, who owns o majority OF
the stock. There is considera ole county
and state money in the bank and large
amount of individual deposits, but, the
directors say that every dollar WAL be
maid
The herald., 1895-10-21
A Tremendous Bell

CINCINNATI. Oct. 20.-Preparation 8
for the casting of a mammoth church
bell have bsen going on for some weeks
at the Buckeye bell foundry in this city.
Tho bell will be larger than the thirteen
and ono-half ton bell at Montreal, which
is now the greatest on the continent. In
ornamentation it will surpass all bells in
existence and will be the largest swing
ing bsll in the world. 1t will supple
ment chime of forty bells. The clapper
will weigh GAO pounds. 1t is to swing in
st. Frances de Sales church.
The herald., 1895-10-21
A Japanese Consul

TACOMA. Wash, Oct. 20.-Mr. Mosse,
Japanese consul at Vancouver, B. c.,
writes to the chamber of commerce stat
ing that he has just received an official
cablegram from Toxic announcing that
Mr.. Saito, The new Japanese consul for
the Pacific northwest left Yokohama for
Tacoma Saturday and that Mr.. Somevs,
now secretary to the consul at Vancou-
yer, is to he transferred here to assist
Consul Saito
The herald., 1895-10-21
The Salmon Pack

PORT TOWNSEND, Wn., Oct. 2O.-The
steamer City of Topeka, from Alaska.
arrived today, bringing the report that
the salmon pack In the western part of
the territory has deprecated Is per cent
this year from that OF last. In south
eastern Alaska and British olum bia the
pack is up to the average.
The herald., 1895-10-21
The ChiIkat Wreck

PORT TOWNSEND. Wn.. Oct. 20.--The
steamer City of Topeka passed the subs
merged steamer Chilkat, whore every
thing had been placed in readiness to
float the craft on the following high tide.
One thousand cases OF salmon, hail her
cargo, were safely taken from the Chill
kat and taken ashors.
The herald., 1895-10-21
Chinese Executions

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-The World to-
morrow will print the following:
FOO CHOW, Oct. 20.-Fourteen men
will be executed tomorrow. The four
condemned leaders will leave (Ku Cheng
on "Wednesday and be brought here to
bs put to de ath,
The herald., 1895-10-21
Professional Trampers

OAKLAND, Oct. GOV. l.. Hoblitzell,
W. E. Sadler and Gustavus Meier, who
are attempting to walk twice across the
continent on wager, arrived here TO-DAY.
The pedestrians left for Portland, Or,
tonight.
The herald., 1895-10-21
THE NEWS

,Y ELEGRAPH. The warship Marion
reaches San Diego and is said to be
unseaworthy-A new witness in the
Durrant case-Ths Anaconda copper
mine sold to a European syndicate
Mr.. Huntington doubts the accuracy
of the report OF government railroad
directors plans-Weather reports from
the east-Details come slowly of the
La Paz hurricane-The U. s. S. Indi.
ana claimed to be the finest vessel
atloat in her class-An international
chess game proposed-A big crop of
Palermo lemons = The commissary
generals report-An alleged volcano
in the Olympic mountains-Anxiety
IN Alaska regarding thel boundary
question; rich gold fields reported
Discussion of Sherman's book - A
Chicago mailman terrorlzes the COM
munity-Cuban news-Dr. Howard
speaks at San Jose-A Methodist min.
lister who is cunning to Los Angeles
A battle at Bull hill-Pasadena; paw
ing matters; gun club organized
Santa Monica; many visitors-Santa
Ara; electric cars and light hoped
for; coming entertainments.
The herald., 1895-10-21
WHERE YOU MAY 90 TODAY

ORPHEUM-At 8 p. M, vaudeville.
BURBANK-At s p. m. Sweet Lavender.
AGRICULTURAL PARK-At2 2 p. M,
races
The herald., 1895-10-21
ABOUT THE CITY.-News from IL

ABOUT THE CITY.-News from the
university; it is the beneficiary of
gift of $40, 900; other items-A burglar
makes a haul of $500 in money and
jewelry Sunday out of doors;
South California day in October-A
chrysanthemum exhibit to be soon
placed in the chamber of commerce
Council business to be transacted to-
dav-Captain and colonel; a coming
sensation IN Republican circles sxcri-
fees all around-The Hon. John T.
Gaffey has been sanctifed and is now
a saint-Judge Widney's lecture upon
better tinsncial svstem-Chargss
are made against six directors of the
Sixth District Agricultural assooia-
ton; Governor Budd will investigate
AT the churches yesterday; the
Rev. j. S. Thomson on infallibility--
In the world OF sports; local bicy-
cling.