The San Francisco call., 1898-12-26

declared himself to be the sole owner of the mine, while Columbus Waterhouse, lneeInsed and helpless, sold his block of stock In the mine for S70,0O0 No sooner nad Burns returned to San Francisco than the mine began to pour forth it's wealth. A -l IS90 l met Columbus Waterhouse for Lhe HTst tune, and he related to me how grossly he had been swindled Then with colonel Green in 1891 I left San Francisco, GSeoermlned tSe to make an effort to recover Burns was trying to sell the mine to flag gln and Tevls, and that they, again, were trying to sell 1t at a much higher figure to some one else.
 In the official organ of the Mexican Gov eiLnInent published a notification to all that they would buy the mine at their pe,rlI, pc, as Burns had no title. Bprnssscoun- SCI pupIshed a counter-protest to theeffect tnat even though his client had acquired the mine by fraud the statute of lfnita- sio[S saIa @ nad run against me: However, the Sd4e was no longer possible and my brother and laid the whole matter before the President and his Cabinet This re- Suite1 l. Tn an an issuance of peremptory orders oS,,I oy the Minister of the Interior to Gov ernor Flores, Burns partner, to. Ramon Castro and others interested to forward all the papers in the alleged announcement py Burns. as well as all papers from the ume or my announcement of the mine. hen these orders were. presented the Governor demurred and Castro swore he would not obey. Then the answer was sent back that all the papers had disap- peared. Fortunately copies of -allsof them had been carefully preserved and are in existence to-day. Months elapsed before We could get authority to bring suit, and during these months, owing wholly to our reports of the trickery of this California adventurer, the mining laws of Mexico were revised completely and made similar to our own
 Finally the case got to hearing and got Judgment against Burns On ap remove one Judge, through his partner. Flores, and 1t cost him $S0,OOO to win his point The honest Judge actually, Gin cinnatus like returned to his blow. I know that this suit and another cost Burns $5, ,0OO, ,00O.
 Now we are ready to fight again. The nical one only. We have able counsel and plenty of capital to pursue our suit legit- imately. It must end in the criminal pros ecution of Burns. and the law of Mexico Is such that perjurer is ordered at once to jail on the submission of proofs of his crime; Nothing can save him; the con- stitutiOn decrees 1t.
 There may be some little defects of memory in my story, but this is the cor rect version without reference to my pa pers. As for the mine. think it is worth $2 GOO ,000 The fight may be a hard one. but let those who believe in the ultimate triumph, of truth and justice. encourage those who are rying to put down fraud and establish righteousness.
 The late Columbus Waterhouse had no closer friend than Major Edwin A. Sherman of Oakland Both were mem- berS of the Masonic order and during the many years they were together the ties of friendship were cemented. Major Sherman resides in Oakland and is grand secretary of the Masonic Veter- ans Association of the Pacific Coast, having held that position for a score of years. The story of Daniel NJ Burns connection with the Candelaria mine was confided to him by MT Wa terhouse shortly before his death, and. since then the Major has little use for the seeker after Senatorial honors. He characterizes Burns action as being