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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
STOCKTON STEAMERS STRANDED.
Heavy Fog and Low, Water Make II
D.HcaH to Keep in the MJddie
of The Stream.

STOCKTON, CAL, Nov. 13.-About 9
O'Clock this morning telephone message
was received at .he Mail office from Boul-
den Island, stating that the steamer
Dauntless had run on a sandbar in the
kokelnmne River, just opposite the land
ing there. near the junction OF that
stream with the San Joaquin River. The
boat had left the San Joaquin to go about
three miles up the Mokelumne to Valen-
tine. She was on her uptrip to this city
and she was stranded about o'clock this
morning. The two boats of the old
line-the ]. D. Peters and the City OF
Stockton-both got stuck coming up. The
City of Stockton arrived about 10 O'Clock
this forenoon, and the Peters, which after
ward was tioated, came in an hour later.
Navigation Is rendered very difficult by
the extremely low water and the heavy
log on the river, which makes ii almost
impossible. except for the old-time pilots,
to keep in the middle of the stream. When
the tide rose the Dauntless, after repeated
attempts, managed to iorce itself off the
bar and into deep water again. She pro-
ceeded up to Valentine and there went
aground again. She extricated herself a
second time, though, and proceeded on
her way to this city. She arrived here
about 2 o'clock. The passengers had a
nice daylight ride along the picturesque
San Joaquin, and those who were not in a
hurry were well pleased.
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EL0PED FROM VALLEJO.
John McGinnis and His Child
Sweetheart Arrested at
Woodland.
The Girls Mother Had Conte emplated
Placing Her in
Convent.

WOODLAND. CAL, Nov. 13.-A young
man and woman arrived in this city on
last nights train and proceeded to the
Byrns Hotel, where they registered as
Maude Gardiner and William Gardiner,
both of San Francisco. They were as
signed to rooms 81 and %, respectively.
Shortly afterward the couple appeared on
the street and went to a restaurant, where
they obtained supper. Their actions were
viewed with some suspicion by several
parties, as the young lady did not appear
to be more than 10 years of age. 1t was
ascertained early this morning that he
young couple had eloped from Vallejo
Shortly afterward Deputy Malone of Be-
nicia and Constable Blessington of Va
llejo arrived in this city on freight train
and proceeded to the Byrns Hotel, where
they found the two young people. They
were placed under arrest.
The young mans name is John Nc
Ginnis and he is employed as brick
mason in the navy-yard at Vallejo. The
young lady proved to be Juliet Vashon.
who. it is claimed, is only l3 years of age.
About three months ago Mrs. Emma L..
Vashon and daughter Juliet, whose home
is in British Columbia, arrived at Vallejo
to pay an extended visit to relatives and
friends. Shortly after their arrival Mrs,
Vashon decided to place her daughter in
the convent at that place. On Thursday
evening the girl did not return to her
home at the usual hour, and Mrs. Vashon
began to make a search for her.
She soon learned that McGinnis and the
girl had procured rig at the livery stable
and had been driven over to Benicia.
Mrs. Vashon was verv angry, and hunted
up a Justice of the Peace and swore TO a
complaint charging McGinnis with alb
duction. The warrant of arrest was placed
in the officers hands and the latter boarded
freight train for Davisville, where they
made connection with one OF the freight
trains which arrived in this city this
morning.
Young McGinnis does not seem to be
alarmed over his arrest, AMI says that he
will procure bail as soon as he arrives al
Vallejo. Officers Malone and Blessington
left for b nicia on this afternoons train
with the clipping couple.
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MoNGoLfAN ProULIARITIEs.
Strange Case of Alleged Robbsry ane
A6dstction IN a Placer Court.

Strange Case of Alleged RObbsry and
A6dtctiom IN a Placer Court.
AUBURN, CAL, Nov. 13-Placer's Su-
perior Court was to-day delving into the
mysteries of the affinities OF the sexes as
regards the yellow man. Wong Too Lung,
a Penryn merchant, about month
ago sued out a warrant against Miss Sing
Cue, VINO was then living with ng
Yueck of MerceG. He accused the woman
of stealing $40 from him some eleven
years ago. She was brought to Penryn,
but complainant failed 10 prosecute but
forced the woman to live with him. To-
day the Merced Chinaman appeared and
obtained the release of his lady love on
writ of habeas corpus. The woman
seemed happy 10 go with the Fresno man.
Anticipating further trouble at Sacra-
mento, however, the happy twain went
around by Marysville. The case savors
strongly of abduction.
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SAN DIEGO PROSPECTORS
Return From a Trip to the
Rich Gold Mines of San
Franclsquito.
Consummate a Deal With the Owners
of the Lost Mine Which Prom.
ises Great Results.

SAN DIEGO. CAL, Nov. 13.-On the
steamer Pacheco, which returned from
Lower California to-day, were A. n.
Lacey and A. R. Bryson of Los Angeles,
who went down in company with John
T. Gaffey and other Los Angeles men, to-
gether with AdoIfo Bareno, to visit the
Bareno brothers gold mines at San Fran
cisquito. $50 miles southeast of this city,
on the gulf coast of the peninsula. The
party was the largest prospecting party
that ever left Ensenada and comprised
ten men and twenty animals. About six
weeks was required for the round trip.
Mr.. Gaffey returned several days ago, hut
Messrs. Lacey and Bryson remained at
Ensenada to close up the deal for the
mine. Papers were signed whereby the
Barenos bond the properties to Lacey
brothers and their associates for 500, 600.
and the new managers are to erect mill
and develop the mines at once, the I'M
provements TO become the property of the
Barenos if the syndicate does not pur-
chase the mine. Work on large scale is
to begin. the supplies and machinery to be
shipped to the nearest port on the gulf
and transported thence by rail.
When seen to-day Mr.. Lacey was very
uncommunicative and Mr.. Bryson almost
as much so. They admitted that deal
was about consummated, but refused to
say that 1t was closed. From an equally
reliable source, however, the above figures
were learned. Mr.. Lacey said the mines
were very rich and everything that they
had been represented, but the isolation
and great cost of transporting supplies
and machinery prevented their develop
ment up to this time. By utilizing
schooners on the gulf, however, and build
ing roads TO connect the mines with the
landing it is expected that the cost will
be reduced to a reasonable figure.
The principal mine OF the group, on
which the Barenos have uone enough
work to prove its richness, has romantic
history.
1t is called the Lost Mine. The father
of the Bareno brothers discovered it origi-
nally and prospected it somewhat, but
while at work alone he was overcome with
mortal Illness and feeling that his time
| had come he marked signs upon large
granite bowlder near his camp indicating
the direction of the mine. The marks
were made with charcoal and covered with
grease. which served as a paint that was
| proof against the weather for q number OF
| years.
In their search for their father the
| Bareno brothers stumbled upon the curl
Gus marks upon the great bowlder and
near it discovered the bones of theil
| father. Following the signs as directed
they came upon the mine, which they
have worked ever since. The vein is very
i rich and tears indications of develo ping
into the greatest bonanza yet uncovered
on the peninsula. Rock running as high
as $34, 900 per ton has been taken from the
haft. The ore is said to average almost
| 500 per ton.
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Machine-Shops and Mills That
Have Long Been Idle Are
Starting Up.
NEW STEEL PLANT PROJECTED
To Erect Ten.Story Building-Big
Orders for Mining Machinery
From Arizona.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Nov. 13.-The
stimulus given to manufacturing and
building interests in this city as a re-
suit OF Major McKinley's election has been
very pronounced and is constantly hecom-
ing more perceptible. The machine-shops
and mills in the manufacturing district
have in many instances doubled their out
put, while glowing fires have been started
under many furnace which had been a
long time dull, dead and cold. Along
with this renewed activity in manufac-
ture yeritable building boom has been
launched. The construction OF a steel
plant Is among the many new enterprises
proposed for the near future. The man.
ager of local iron and steel company
says that this will involve an outlay of
$50, ,000 and continues:
I'VE can get an ample supply of mate
rial to work up; it will make US independ-
ent of the East and cause saving of $5 or
$6 ton. At present the manufacturer
here IS at great disadvantage. The rail-
roads charge just as much for the raw ma
terial as they do for the finished article.
AT one time there was $40 ton differ
ence; then it was cut TO $4 and now the
rate is the same. Why is this? You will
have to ask the railroad managers; they
are responsible for the discrimination
against the West"
1t is learned that a marked increased de-
mand exists here for mining machinery
for use principally in Arizona.
One OF the big projects for the coming
year Is ten-story building at the north
west corner of Broadway and Second
streets. 1t is to put up for Charles Frost
of Pasadena.
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immense amount of agricultural machin-
cry to be shipped from Stockton to Sonora.
A Among other thin was a big COM
olned harvester, the like of which has
never been seen in the section from which
torres comes. At present the harvesting
Is done by means of the oId-styie mowers
and threshing machines, but the younger
blood in the State of Sonora has deter
mined to Introduce more modern methods
ana Stockton was selected as the place
wnere the newest agricultural appliances
could be secured.
senor Torres left this afternoon for Sac
ramento. Alter inspecting the Capitol
City be will visit San Francisco, where it
is expected by himself and party that they
Will be able to make large purchases of
mining machinery for use in Mexio.
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AN ORIENTAL. NIGHT.
The Library Association Of Central Cali
fornia Enjoys Two Papers.

fornia Enjoys Two Papers.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Library Association of Central California
was held last evening in the Mechanics
Institute. A good audience listened at
tentively to the papers, interrupting fre-
quently with applause.
The president, J. G. Rowell OF the Uni
versity of California, presided, and after a
brief address announced the topic of the
evening, Libraries and Literature of the
ORIENT" and introduced Professor John
Fryer, who gave a careful account of the
Libraries and Literature of China"
In introducing the next speaker, Will
liam Emmett Coleman, member OF the
Oriental Society, etc., President Rowell
paid graceful tribute 10 the erudition of
this distinguished OrientalIst.
Mr.. Coleman gave summary OF Hindu
literature from the earliest Vedic times to
the present, followed by an account of the
Libraries of India.
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Smith, Noble and Ferguson Are
EXonerated From the Charge
of Completely.
DRAFT PAYABLE TO MUDGETT
And Considerable Money Found Upon
the Accused Is Not Satisfactorily
Explained.

CAHTO. CAL, Nov. 13.-At the conclu-
sion of the preliminary hearing i'll the
Mudgett case to-day the accused, John
Dodge and wife, were held to appear be-
fore the Superior Court, and the prisoners
were taken separately to the Ukiah Jail.
The evidence from the start tended to
show no completely on the part of Smith,
Noble. Ferguson and the parents of Dodge,
and all were accordingly exonerated.
Smith and Noble are identified as the
two men upon whom suspicion in the first
instance was directed and for whom the
officers made such diligent search.
These men presented them selves at the
hearing volunta lily and were witnesses
for the defense.
The apparent desire of many of the wit
nesses for the pros Acutian to convict the
accused was a noticeable feature of the
proceedings and showed the pulse of pub
lie favor was against them. The text of
the testimony, as shown on both sides,
seemed to be of very flimsy character
and was remarkable for It's indefniteness.
The chief witnesses for the defense, Smith
and Noble. endeavored to account for the
draft payable to Mudgett and found in
Dodge's possession as having been paid to
him for work performe ed on the murdered
mans ranch.
The handwriting of Mudgett being
strange. there was no positive identified.
ton OF it being genuine. The money
found upon the persons of the prisoner
and wife was accounted for by the wife's
declaration that she had earned it in the
capacity of domestic before she was mar.
ried, and that only six months having
elapsed since their marriage she had mo-
spent it all. The reasons for their de.
parture from the scene of the murder wal
un satisfactorily explained by statement
from the accused that they were on theil
way to visit the Noble family when ar
rested.
The witnesses for the prosecution were
all of decidedly circumstantial nature
consisting of many foreign facts that were
difficult to sustain as complete chain O.
evidence. The prosecution, however, hold
that the evidence of the large amount o.
money and the Mudgett draft were moi
clearly accounted for, and after a careful
review of the evidence the prisoners were
bound over 10 the higher court. The con-
clusion of the hearing gives entire salts.
faction to the citizens of this community
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
FIERCE STORM Up NORTH
Of Cyclonic Force in Oregon
Washington and British
Columbia.
The Violent Gale Accompanied by
Rain Which Falls for Forty.
E ght Hours.

PORTLAND. Or, Nov. 13.-A storm OF
almost cyclonic proportions has been rag
ing over the Northwest for the past
twenty-four hours, and the Weather
Bureau reports that all the Northwest
coast wires are down.
Storm signals were hoisted yesterday al
all the Oregon, Washington and British
Columbia ports, warning all shipping moi
TO leave the harbor.
Private advices from Astoria say tha.
heavy gales last night blew the ship:
ashore, but it is believed no great damage
was done. A heavy rainfall is reported il
Wa shington. Wind, with rain, at Port
land Is blowing at the rate of forty nine
miles an hour. All the Weather Bureau
records for a continuous gale have been
broken.
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Acquitted of a Homicide.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov. 13.-T. a.
Sheehan, who shot Josh Mckenzie in
Steveston last summer in scuffie because
Mckenzie, a desperate character of the
neighborhood, raised disturbance at the
cabin occupied by Sheehan and precipi-
tated row, was acquitted by jury to-
day at the Vancouver fall assizes. the case
being considered one of justitiable homi-
eide. The dispute arose over the fact that
both parties claimed to have rented the
cabin, but Sheehan was in possession.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
LANDsLIDES AAD W4sHoUrs.
SERIOUS Interruption to Traffic on tn
Great Northern Road.

SERIOUS interruption TO ITnHc the
Great Northern Road.
SEATTLE, WASH, Nov. 13.-Serious
washouIs and landslides, occasioned by an
unprecedented rise of the Skykomish
River, have occurred on the Great North
ern road in the Cascade Mountains.
Freight and passenger trains cannot be
moved across the mountains in either
direction. The passenger train due here
from st. Paul at 7 O'Clock this morning
could not get through, and to-nights east
bound overland was abandoned ana the
postal authorities notified that no mails
could be taken East.
Washouts four or five in number and as
many landslides have occurred in the
mountains in the vicinity of the town of
Skykomish. Unusually heavy rains for
forty-eight hours past, together with a
chinook wind melting the snow. have
swollen the Skykomish River beyond all
proportions, washing out much trackage
and inundating other portions in places to
a depth of four or five feet
Much freight for the Orient via the
steamship Kinshui, which arrived in port
Wednesday, is also said to be tied up in
the blockade on the east side.
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mACHISERY FOE MEXICO.
STOCKTON Receives Large Orders for til
state of Sonora.

STOCKTON Receives Large Orders for the
state of Sonora.
STOCKTON. CAL. Nov. 13.-Senor Don
Aureliano l.. Torres, son of General
Lorenzo Torres, in command of the Fed
eral troops in the State of Sonora, Mexico,
and nephew of Governor Luis E. Torres
OF that State, paid Stockton visit to-day.
He has been travelling through the SOUTH
ern part of California and is now visiting
the central portion to inspect agricultural
and mining machinery. He came to this
city for the express purpose of looking at
the machinery made here for harvesting
purposes, Stockton has long been famed
.or this, and before the distinguished Mex
lean left to-day he had contracted for an
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period when ''the powers and duties of
Governor are devoived upon the Lieuten-
ant-Governor; that no vacancy in the OF
flee of Lieutenant-Governar has ever ex-
listed or now exists in this Stale since the
Jones, and that the election of a Lieuten-
ant-Governor at the last election was a
nullity"
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or two past in progress at the head of the
creek above the Indian Ranchery, back of
Cathedral Oaks. and at the foot of The San
Marcos stage road. For year or so past
all old Californian has been quietly pam
ming out gold in the creek bed from time
to time, realizing enough to meet his
modest wants with very light exertion.
The party now in the field is sinking on Il
gold-bearing ledge and rich developments
are expected. The field under investiga-
ton is but nine miles from Santa Barbara
and on the ocean slope of tha Santa 9nez
rar
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SAN DIEGO sLooP MIssIA
Circumstances Point to The Conclus Ton
That She Is Lost.


That She Is Lost.
SAN DIEGO. CAL, Nov. 13. = Frank
Morrison, owner of the sloop Meta. one
OF the best fishing-boats sailing out of this
port, left here on November 3 with man
named Frank Green, Tor days fishing
near Coronado Islands. None of the many
fishing craft coming and going at this port
has since seen anything of the Meta or
her occupants and along the water front
the sloop Is believed to have gone down.
Green was worthless character and took
a demilohn of liquor along when the
sloop sailed, and the fr;ends of Morrison
think the men had trouble between them
selves: The sloop Pauline. Captain JACK
Iyrell, Just returned from the south, re-
ports having seen the cabin and bowsprit
OF small vessel at Descanso, twenty five
miles south of here, and the wreckage is
believed TO be from the Meta. Morrison
had family IN the East.
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Washfngtom Timber for Japan.

SEATTLE, WASH. Nov. 13.-According
to japanese agents stationed here as much
as 100000 feet of timber recently con-
tracted for from the Puget Sound mills is
to be worked into ties with which to trans
form 2600 miles of narrow-guage railroad
in Japan to broad-gauge, the necessity for
this change having been emphasized by
the Japan-China war.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
Or. Bo,ules Kenaovsa From. ofce.

NAPA, CAL. Nov. 13.-The board OF
trustees OF the Napa State Insane Asylum
to-day ordered that second assistant
physician G. A. Bowles be removed from
his office. Governor Budd and the newly
appointed trustee. Barrett, were present
at the investigation. The action was the
result of an assault made on resident
physician A. NJ. Gardner short time ago
In the asylum business Office by DR..
Bowles. There is considerable specuIa-
ton as to who will succeed DR.. BowIes,
DR.. d. Smith, third assistant physician,
being the most prominent candidate.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
VESSELS toUI AT AsroRIz.
Mishap to River steamer Witch Causes
Panic


Panic.
ASTORIA, Or, Nov. 13.-One of the
most furious windstorms that have visited
this section for many years has been
raging for the past forty-eight hours, with
no immediate indications of abatement.
AT Fort Candy Observatory the maximum
velocity OF the wind was eighty two miles.
The damage SO far has been slight. but
two mishaps OF any consequence having
occurred.
During the afternoon the British ship
Penthesilea and British bark Criffel
dragged their anchors and fouied, the
Penthesilea losing her mizzen topgallant
yard. The Criffel was uniajured. The
river steamer Grady, running between
this city and Portland, also had a mishap
while crossing Cathiamet Bay, her for
ward overhanging deck being torn loose.
The passengers were thoroughly fright
ened, some OF them running for life pre-
servers. The damage in each case will be
slight.
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JAPANESE FUNcrIoN ar TACOMA
Court Bali and Dinner IL, Honor of the
Mtkado's Birthday,

Mtkado's Birthday.
TACOMA, WASH, Nov. 13.-Imperial
japanese Consul Mkt Saito tonight gave
a grand court ball in celebration of the
Emperor of Japan's forty-fifth birthday
The junction was attended by 400 of the
leading people of Tacoma, Seattle and
Portland. Consul Saito, Imperial German
Consul Hans Giese, British Vice-Consul
]. b. Alexander and j. Tenant Steeb
Consul at this port of Chile, Peru and
Hawaii, were present in uniforms. The
affair was held in the Tacoma Hotel
which was elaborately decorated with
Japanese and American emblems. After
the ball an elaborate dinner was served.
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MUST WAIT To BE sHoE .
Ruling of a Vanco Justice In TRIAL
for Murder.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov. 13.-Accord-
ing to the ruling of Justice Drake, no one
is justified in shooting another in British
Columbia until the other has actually
drawn his gun. In case of murder tried
here the defense put IN was that the dead
man was in the act of drawing his re-
volver, having put his hand in his hip
pocket for that purpose, the quickness of
the man charged being in all probability
the means of saving his own life. Judge
Drake says that such plea on those
grounds might be recognlzed on the other
side of the line, but it is not law in this
country to shoot a man because he puts
his hand behind his back.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
Fen Dead at sacramento.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Nov. 1S.-John
R. Shelters. pioneer resident of this city,
fell dead from heart failure on the street
this morning. He was native OF Ken
lucky End an o!d-time policeman in This
city. He had been a sufferer from asthma
and heart trouble for several years.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
SANTA BARBARA PROJECT

Capitaltsts Going Into Gold Minfng on
Big Scale.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Nov. 13.-An
important gold mining project, in which
prominent Santa Barbara capitalists are
said to be interested, has been for week
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
Death of a Placer County Constable.

AUBURN. CAL, Nov. 13.-John E. Dyer,
constable and Deputy Sheriff residing at
Colfax, died in the Sisters Hospital at
Sacramento this morning. Deceased had
long been resident of Placer County and
was vigilant officer. Among the many
captures he made was that of Seneca
Swain, the embezzler, who startled San
francisco society some years ago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
MoLaohlan TAink. oft Contestina.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Nov. 1S.-The Of
fetal count OF the vote in Los Angeles
County was completed to-day, with DO
material change in the results already
given. James McLachlan r. is thinking
of contesting the victory OF G. A. Barlow,
fusion candidate for Congress.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
Arraioned for the Bank Robberv.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Nov. 13-Fred l..
Jones and ]. }. Mccarthy, alleged to have
tunneled under the First National Bank
to rob the institution, were arraigned in
the Superior Court to-day on charges of
burglary. Their trial was set for Decem-
ber Ii.
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NO TAoANoY EXISTED.

herGda's Nesciy Elected Lie.nenGnt- Cor
ernor Without an Office.
CARSON, New, Nov. 13.-In an opin.
ion rendered by Acknowledgement Beatty
he holds that there is no vacancy in the
Office of Lieutenant-G Governor during the
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fmdearor4r. Me,t az San L,.t..

SAN LUIS OBISPO. CAL. Nov. 49,
The county convention of Christian En-
deavorers met here to-day with an atten-
dance OF l26 delegates. The session will
continue two days.