The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 16, 1895, Page 1

" VOLUME LXXVIL_NO. 127. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNIN s APRIL 16, 1895. ‘PRICE FIVE CENTS. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Junction City Miners Drive Out Japanese Workmen. WILL SUE WARDEN AULL. A Folsom Business Man Who Claims He Is Being Boycotted. ROBBERY AT HALFMOON BAY. Hold Up of a Drummer by a Lone Bandit Near Lodi—Develop- ments at Carson. wagonlo Big Barto w stopped Jur Id be shed. miners quit , and went to An attempt was | lem, but they seized the | and turned them around. men were determined the ack at the top of the horses’ they will not' allow to work in tbe mines, | hite men here to do | her at- panese 1s trouble is fear: ARD A Folsom Business Man Who Claims That His Place Has Been Boycotted. SACRAMENTO ril 17. — Ed- ble c n and busi- s man claims that for the past two months Warden Aull has at- cott him by hav- e orders thr his s that they must ce of business under and that it is equiva- from the service of the in his company or place of claims to have positive evidence gainst Wa ill, and announces his ention suit for damages, I ed through these It appears that McCue was in the em- Run, which occurred in this county in1864. On that occasion 700 Indians were driven over a precipice and killed. A TACOMA AN NAMED. Thomas Cooper Appointed General West- ern Land Agent of the Northern Pacific. TACOMA, Wasn., April 15.—Thomas Cooper of Tacoma and an ex-Mayor of South Bend, Wash., was to-day appointed General Western Land Agent of the North- ern Pacific, to succeed the late Paul Schulze. Regarding the new policy of the land department Land Commissioner Phipps, who is here from St. Paul, says: “I appreciate deeply the necessity and ortance of the rapid development of section of the country, and it will be m of the land department to do all s power to aid in the development of the country by pursuing a liberal policy settlers, by making moderate prices beral terms as regards the sale of railroad lands. “Ilook upon Washington as one of the reatest States in the Union. Its resources are but little appreciated by people outside of the State.” —_——— INCENDIARISM AT BENICIA. Attempt to Burn a Tanning Plant by a Man Wno Was Refused Employment. BENICIA, CAL., April 15.—A man named zpatrick applied at Mackay Tanning | Company’s works for employment yester- On being informed that they had no for him he said that if they did not { provide a place for him they would rue it. At the noon hour to-day, when the em- ployes were absent, he took an old broom and soaked it in oil and carrying it to the shed where the company’s oil stock is kept he fire to it and tried to escape. Fortu- one of the employes overed the blaze, which had communicated to the | greasy woodwork, and suceeeded in putting it out. Fitzpatrick was caught and is now in jail awaiting trial. SR T ROBBERY AT HALFMOON BAY. Creamery Employes Relieved of Watches and Money by Two Burglars. HALFMOON BAY, Car., April 15.—The creamery on Main street was entered some | time Sunday evening by burglars, who got in through a back window and relieved the foreman, Fred Butler, and an employe named Green of two watches and about $50 n coin. Not content with this, they car- ried off a vest and a pair of shoes, leaving an old pair in the yara in exchange. Constable Vasquez started out in pursuit at daylight this morning. The robbers are { thought to be hiding in the Mountains be- tween here and San Mateo. Fred Butler had $110 under his pillow, which, fortunately, was not discovered by the thieves. S aEh AL | HELD UP NEAR LODI. A Lone Highwayman Robs a Drummer of His Valuables. LODI, Car., April 15.—The lone high- wayman who of late has been operating in this vicinity, has again shown himself, A traveling man named August Tressler, who sells goods for a hardware firm in Stockton, claimed this afternoon to have ploy of the State at one time, and while ing under Aull's management be- | czme disgusted and resigned. At the late | election McCue, who isa prominent factor in Democratic politics at Folsom failed 10 | coincide with 1 in his political aspira- | tions and plans. He also at es uttered severe criticisms up- on the methods employed in the nt of the prison. ed Aull’s enm to such an ex- he issued po: orders to his guards to cease their patronage of McCue. A few ¢ 0, it is claimed, that when a certain g reported for duty, he was greeted by Captain Murphy as follows: you were in McCt Tl put a stop to this time on. Yc is the guard posi and his resignation was a; McCue gives his This, it is said, | s last night. | rour going the Well, fror on for allowing | the matter to run as long as he has with out commencing suit, that he fully beli that any guard who will dare to e the witness d and testify to these facts will be i ntly discharge T DEVELOPMENTS AT CARSON. Further Arvests Are Expected, but Have | Not Yet Been Made. CARSO.. CITY NEv., April 15.—There | is considerable excitement here to-day, owing to the expectancy of two more ar- rests. The detectives and the District At- torney have been in consultation, but the arrests have not yet been made. Mrs. Heney, the wife of one of the sus- pects ed t he got off the train at Lake three miles from Carson, and n here by private conveyance. rri band in Los Angeles to transact all business for him, and secured William ‘Woodburn as attorney. The examination of John T. Jones will probably not take place Thursday, for the reason that N.R. Harris, United States Secret Service agent, one of the principal witnesses for the Government, is obliged to be in San Francisco on that day in at- tendance on United States court. e INQUEST AT ANGELS CAMP. Verdict of the Coromer’s Jury in the Cnse of @& Flood Victim. ANGELS CAMP, CaL., April 15.—An inquest was held yesterday and to-day on the body of Otto Lundt, the victim of Thursday’s flood, which was found fifteen miles down the creek from where he was drowned. The evidence of his sister, who was with him at the time, wasto the effect that Lundt would not have been drowned had he not gone into the house after he the torrent approaching. The jury’s verdict was that he accidentally met death :’jn a flood caused by the breaking of the am. The funerals of Lundt ahd of Stephen Slade, who died asa result of injuries re- ceived by a blast in the mine, were held yesterday at the same hour. Operations in the three mines of the Utica Company were suspended to allow the miners to attend, —_——— BURNED TO DE NEAR UKIAH. A Celebrated Indian Chief Meets With a Fearful Death. UKIAH, OaL, April 15.—Hito Wilma Waddie, or “Man-With- any-Scars,” the celebrated Indian chief, died yesterday from the effects of burns received by fall- ing into a fire at the rancheria, three miles i}'um this city. He was intoxicated at the time, and was fearfully burned before as- Eistance arrived. ““Squealing Charley ” as the ‘dead man brought power of attorney from her | been stopped by a_single armed man on the road between this place and Camp Seco and relieved of a fine gold watch and coin. The fellow was not masked, but had a white muffler around the lower half of his face. Tressler has the number of the watch, and hopes to trace the robber by means of the timepiece. e NARDINO ACCIDENT. SaN BE. 4 Motor Car Jumps the Track and See- eral Passengers Are Injured. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., April 15.— As the Redlands motor train was coming to this city yesterday loaded with passen- gers the car jumped the track when going around the curve near Idlewild. The en- gine kept the track and the car dragged | over the ties, tearing up the track for some distance. The air brakes failed to work and the car, which was full of passengers, pped over and dragged on its side. The ngers shrieked and great confusion evailed until the train came to a stand- | ¢ Several passengers were more or less | bruised, but no one was killed. . SAN LUIS OBISPO WRECK. Trainmen Injured by the Overturning of a Southern Pacific Engine. SAN LUIS OBISBO, CaL., April 15—On | the Southern Pacific extension, eight miles south of this city, this afternoon, the en- gine and tender, while detached from a train conveying rock for the bridge across Santa Maria River, were overturned by the bre; of a flange on a wheel of the ten- William McNally sus- ¢ to his spine which may Condnctor Frank Watson was eral feet and collided with a barbed wire fence, which cut him severely about the head and arm. Others escaped with slight injuries. | tained inj | prove fatal . HONOR TO STOCKTON'S DEAD., Governor Budd and Staff Attend the Funeral of Mrs. Weber. STOCKTON, Cax., April 15.—The funeral of Mrs. Helen Weber, the widow of the founder of Stockton, took place this fore- noon from St. Mary’s Catholie Church. It was attended by Governor Budd and Colonels Chadbourne, Sanborn and Doo- little of the Governor's staff, Bernard D. _Murphy of San Jose and many other prom- inent people from different parts of the State. The Superior Court adjourned in respect to the memory of the deceased. —_——— NEW PLANT FOR LOS ANGELES. Purchase of a Site for the Erection of Large Distilling Works. LOS ANGELES, Cavn. April 15—t is stated here on good authority that Stein Bn?s., the proprietors of the Monarch Dis- tilling Company of Chicago and Owens- ‘boro. Ky., are making arrangements to put in a $1,000,000 plant in this city. President Stein is now in this city, and has pur- ghnsedegmpeny here which is said to be intended as ground for the plant. phamtat ey Attempted Nuicide at Lodi. LODI, CAL., April 15—A young man named William Voss, who has had charge of his stepfather's business here for sev- eral weeks, attempted to blow out his brains while at breakfast this morning. Only his mother’s quick act in knocking the pisto]l out of his hand saved his life. Young Vosshad been leading a degraded life lately. Celebration at Hanford. HANFORD, CAL., April 15.—~The people of Hanford and Kings County are arrang- ing for a grand celebration on the 23d of May, that being the second anniversary of the organization of the county. A grand s called, was noted as one of the most pov\'grful and desperate characters on the northern coast. He is said to be the only survivor of the Indian massacre at Bloody feast, numerous sports and a literary pro- gramme will be the features. Anexcursion from San Francisco will be secured'if pos-l sible. L0S ANGELES REVEL, Fiesta Visitors Take Possession of the City. - GIVEN THE GOLDEN KEY. Subjects of the Queen Depose the Local Govern- ment. THE PAGEANT OF THE FREAKS, The Victorious Conspirators Parade Through the Streets of the Captured Stronghold. LOS ANGELES, Car., April 15.—Mayor Roder has been deposed. All the regular elected city officials are temporarily out of work. A new order of things has been in- augurated, and if there be anything in appearances nothing has ever happened in Los Angeles that has brought such great joy to her people. Power has been usurped by the Fiesta dynasty, and for this week the game is torun without limit. Amid properly imposing ceremonies the old Gov- ernment fell and the new stepped over its remains, full blown and equipped for pleasure. The restraint of Sunday caused the city to meet with eager impatience the sun’s rise to-day. As Old Sol looked down upon the streets for the first time this morning, he found them already alive and prepara- tions going forward for to-morrow’s recep- tion of the queen and the multitude of her subjects from abroad, expected at every hour of the day and from every point of the compass. And they came. As the day grew older the contrast be- tween this and yesterday became most marked. Itis true that the capacity of all the well-known hotels was exhausted yes- terday, which means that the city was crowded. The streets bore evidence of it, but to-day the insinuating little cot was introduced—this cot that may be set down just anywhere in its six-by-two simplicity; that ranges down long hallways like a hospital ward, or that fills up every waste place under the roof of a hotel. And such a run has been made upon the little thing that some of the hotels to-night announce that there is not another to be had. The hammock is now coming into play, swung over the heads of the others from the ridge-poles and clothes-hooks. This is the situation' at the principal hotels. The overflow is finding accommo- dations in the “furnished room® contin- gent, which 1s everywhere off the main business streets, and will doubtless prove equal to every demand. But the effect of the arrivals and the bustle of preparation which is going on everywhere is to elec- trify the air and impart the iiveliest antici- pations. It is curious to witness the growth of this feeling upon the new arrival to the festival city. At either the Southern Pa- cific or S8anta Fe stations he looks eagerly around for some signs of the things he had been led to expect. He sees a few stream- ers of yellow, red and green flying from lines swung across the street from the electric-light poles. The scattered houses make an attempt to decorate in the same colors. There is a wide swash here and there across the buildines, and the effort is rather painful and altogether disappoint- ng. As he rides up the half mile that lies be- fore him to Spring street the number of little flags increases rapidly, the bunting begins to line the road on each sde and blend together in front, and by the time he reaches Main street be realizes that Los Angeles has kept its promise, that a festi- val is on. The red, yellow and green, which signifies the wine, orange and olive that overflow in this country has buried everything. The scene is a wilderness of life, done up in red, yellaw and green. The familiar comparison of the kaleidoscope of changing colors does not fit here, for there are only these three, save here and there a touch. But when they shift and change and flutter in the fresh breeze, givinga thrilling element of life to the picture, millions, it seems, of flags and streamers are flying across the roadway or from the housetops. ‘Wide bands swathe the front of every house in every conceivable form of decora- tion. They form awnings over the side- walks, they whirl in the streets with the wheels of wagons and bicycles, they form umbrellas over rider and pedestrian, they are worn in ladies’ dresses, they are every- where and in everything. The butcher has wrapped his meat in them; they are the color of the country offered for sale. They tint your plate of icecream; they cover your bed, if you are lucky enough to have one; your neighbor’s necktie is made of them and every man wears them in his buttonhole. These colors are supplemented in the holiday dress of the city by tropical green things with absolute prodigality. All the square-base telegraph-poles of the princi- pal streets have been changed into palm- trees, the widespreading branches spring- ing from them half way up their length. Every hard line or angle in the festival center has been softened and buried under the wine, orange and olive. One notable feature of the preliminary was the absence of noise. Nothing with a discordant sound developed during it all; no noisy thing of any kind indeed, more than the rattle of wheels in the street or the clang of the streetcars. The great work of preparation went on almost silently. Even the band made no noise until it was summoned to announce the downfall of the old and hail the new order of things. But to-night the sound of revelry began. The lighting of the lamps brought forth the tin horn, with the merry masquers. The rendezvous of thelatter was in front of the chief conspirators of the new Govern- ment on Spring street, and formed what they were pleased to call the ‘“‘Pageant of the Freaks.” It was led by Director- General Max Mayberg, and with him were all his lieutenants, including the fire and police departments of the new Govern- ment, the latter hauling a fire engine of strictly home manufacture. They also carried a large Yale lock key—the key, to the city—which later in the p: g5 thez presented to themselves. N *“They marched directly to the City Hall, where the city officials of the outgoing government fell into line meekly enough, knowing that resistance would probably get them laughed at. The procession then moved down Third street to Main, thence north to the junction, then alpng Spring street to Fourth, to Broadway and the pavilion. The procession was not large nor impos- ing, nor was it intended to be, for this is all preliminary to the festival. The first duty of her majesty’s loyal conspirators is to get possession of the city and then have fun with it. The great pavilion is properly dressed for the most important function it has witnessed. This is not only the scene of to-night’s overthrow of the Government. It is here that the great celebration in cos- tume is to take place Thursday evening, and two grand concerts in honor of the reign of her Royal Highness. Here the stars and stripes are allowed to play some part in the decoration, and their bright red, white and blue give a pleasing emphasis to the mass of orange, wine and olive, in which the auditorium is wrapped. The columns supporting the balcony and gal- lery are garnished with palms from the floor up, giving the great auditorium the appearance of a tropical garden. At the top the arms of the palms lean far out to- ward the center, and, suspended from the center, are a number of immense baskets of flowers lighted up by incandescent lamps, which are placed among them. The effect is very beautiful. The special ceremony of the overthrow was completed in short order, to the plau- dits of the populace. Representatives of all departments of the present city gov- ernment, the Mayor in the center, were discovered when the curtain rose. The Archbishop of the new government, as an emissary of the Queen; stepped upon the stage and read a riot act to them, formally deposing and dismissing them. The City Council for the Queen, in gorgeous and grotesque costumes, came forward and took their places. The New Woman, who was one of them, rode on the stage bicycle- clad, in red, orange and green bloomers. The council held an important session, passed a few ordinances appropriating for- tunes to the fiesta fund, enlarged the boundaries of Los Angeles to include the entire State, and adjourned, to prepare for the coming of the Queen to-morrow. Be- hind the masks of the Queen’s councilmen were many who have figured prominently in the affairs of the old city government, among them being I. H. Leven, city editor of the Express; Colonel D. H. Chamber- lain, president of the Jonathan Club, and a prominent member of the city league; Assemblyman F. G. Finlayson; Henry P. ‘Wilson, chairman of the Democratic city committee; Dr. W. F. Kennedy, president of the athletic club (who was the new woman); J. W. Dockwieler, who was the Li Hung Chang of the affair, and G. Cald- well, the heaviest man in Los Angeles, who is the police force for the Queen. Now that the Fiesta dynasty has things all its own way, the city is on the tiptoe of expectation, awaiting the arrival of the Queen to-morrow. Nobody is expected to know whence she comes, but she will get here jus.pihe sagee. The regeption and triuvmphal march is fixed for Lu'clock B, . In the meantime the State Press Associa- tion and ‘the Half-million Club of Ban Francisco is expected to arrive in advance and join in doing her honor. Tom The Queen’s picture, showing her in her magnificent regal robes and a great variety of poses, is on_view in the show-windows of filin and Spring streets, and provoke, very properly with a loyal people, univer- miration. & —— e i BVALRY AT SATH oS Friends of Contesting Beauties Are Still Waging Merry War. Miss Donovan Remains at the Head of the List by a Small Plurality. SBANTA ROSA, Can., April 15.—Miss Donovan leads thelist of candidates for carnival queen, though she has not much of a margin over Miss Spottswood and Miss Matthews, her closest competitors. The directors announced the vote to- night for the first time. They will con- tinue to do this each evening, until a few days before the carnival, and it is expested that money will be as free as the air and flow as smoothly as water in the direction of the ballot-box from this on. The can- didates now have the satisfaction of know- ing just how they stand, and their friends know just to what extent they must put forth efforts in their behalf. That the contest between Miss Donovan, Miss Spottswood and Miss Matthews will be a very close one there is no doubt. Miss Donovan’s friends are determined that she shall win the prize, and they are no more so than the friends of Miss Bpottswood and Miss Matthews are that their favorites shall be in the lead. Miss Spottswood's friends are confident that she will lead b; & large margin the next time the count made. Sebastopal proposes to give its favor- ite Miss Solomon Heardi strong support, and Healdsburg citizens will keep Miss Stites up with the leaders. The good start made by Miss Denman of Petaluma is being backed by her friends. Should all Petaluma or all Healdsburg unite on a candidate, they could defeat Banta Rosa, because the Santa Rosa people are dividing their votes between a number of favorites. Following is the vote as announced : 1—Miss Donovan, 674. 2—Miss Spottswood, 638, 8—Miss Matthews, 632. 4—Miss Bishop, 263. 5—Miss Solomon, 260. 6—Miss Denman, 255. 7—Miss Josie Byington, 252, 8—Miss Roney, 130. 9—Miss Stites, 126. 10—Mrs. Byington, 101. 11—Miss Yost, 75. LHE A SR Santa Rosa Suicide, SANTA ROSA, Car., April 15.—James Verzasconi, a Swiss, 30 years old, arowned himself in the laguna on Rogers’ ranch, near this city, Saturday afternoon. His body was not found until Sunday. Ver- zasconi had threatened a number of times to kill himself. He has been very despond- ‘:'nt for a long time. . A few .weeks ago he as married to a popular young woman of this city. ¥ e AT S S Found in the Uanal at Redding. * REDDING, CaL., April 15.—W. F. Weick- ert, the boy who was drowned Saturday afternoon, was found to-day about a guar- ter of & mile below the spot where hefellin, GAY SANTA BARBARA, The Quaint OIld City Bustling With New Life. A MENU OF DELIGHTS. Prodigal in the Preparation for the Entertainment of Guests. FEATURES OF THE FESTITAL. Brilllant Receptions, Battles Flowers and a Carnival Ball Are Included. of # SANTA BARBARA, April 15.—Among the legion of names of places characteris- tic of romantic California there is none more picturesque than that which this quaint old city bears. To many a past vis- itor the lingering syllables summon up a rare vision of tranquil beauty. Lulled by the rippling music of the islet- studded bay the town, as a rule, sleeps. Its memory was a synonym for the indolently charming, the slumberously restful. It was a Mecca of the gentle poet, the para- dise of the workworn, and it seemed al- most like desecration when the drowsy, balmy air was broken by any sound harsher than the chug-chug of the cigale or the dreamy cadence of some mission Angelus. 8an Francisco's Half-million Club, Los Angeles’ Fiesta, and above alil, her own forthcoming floral fete, have changed all that. This dreaming Galatea of a town has been warmed into vivid life, her Pygmalion being the new spirit of Califor- nia unity and progress. To-day she is decking herself as for the coming of the bridegroom, and guests are flocking to the ceremony. This is a new Santa Barbara. The old charms of the placid bay, the boulevards, the ideal villas and the almost classic missions are indeed here. They are as eternal as the encircling Santa Ynez range or the hospitality of her people. But it is a new Santa Barbara, for all that. The officers of the Olympla, now lying in the bay. are all over the town, and give a fine naval dash to the dramatis persone. The monotone of the cigale and the Angelus chime is drowned in the bustle of arrivals, the rattle of vehicles and the hum of talk. The magnetism of expectation and preparation is at work. Enthusiasm is in the air. The hotels report constant engagements of accommodations, and sad- dle horses and vehigles have been pre- empled on all sides. ' On to-night’s train arrived 'several well- | known people from neighboring cities. San Francisco contributes to the Arlington alone: Mrs.John D, Tallantand Miss Elsie Tallant, Mrs. E. A. McCarty, Miss Wagner, Dr.and Mrs. W. J. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Black, C. J. Paddock, Mrs. W. B. Bourne, Miss Bourne, Miss Maud Bourne, Mrs. George W. Bowers, Miss F. V. Bmith, Miss Nichols, Mrs, Edward C. Smith, Mrs. C. C. McMahan, Miss Meda Bowman, E. C. Denegan, Captain 8. F. 8mith, Colonel ‘W. M. Shafter, Mrs. Shafter, N. G. Gunn, Mrs. Gunn, Mrs. H. E. Wise, Miss Whit- temore, Mrs. Chabot, Miss Chabot of Oak- land, Mrs. E. J. Joseph, Miss Nellie Joseph, Miss Ada Joseph, Mrs. W. H. Bremer, Mrs. Helen Bremer, Milton A. Bremer, Chief Sullivan, S8am Rainey, Miss Orena, Miss Lataillade, H. F. Miller of the Royal English Artillery, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Nolan, Miss G. Nolan, L. K. Simpson, Edgar Simpson, Edith Simpson, Harry Simpson, Bertha 8. Simpson, Jessie Simpson, Mrs. . B. L. Sperry, Miss Beans, Miss Rowena Beans, W. F. Stafford, Austin Sperry and 8. C. Bigelow, president of the Savings Union Bank. And Santa Barbara feels that she can afford to welcome her guests. She has in store for them entertainment worthy of her, and which is the outcome of no small enterprise on the part of her citizens. When the recent unfortunate fire obliter- ated her pavilion, she might have been ex- pected to accept the mishap and cut down her programme of festivities. But Santa Barbara is not built that way. Within one-half hour of the catastrophe the wires were red-hot with orders for new material, and to-day a new pavilion, presented pic- torially on Sunday in these columns, has arisen anew from the ashes to demonstrate Santa Barbara’s grit and enterprise. The same spirit of indomitable enthu- siasm pervades the preparation of all the details of the great fete. The programme, roughly speaking, contemplates a brilliant reception to-morrow, at one of the embow- ered villas in the interior, together with evening meetings, a flower -show on Wednesday, the now historic battle of flowers Thursday, and a consummation in the form of a magnificent soiree dan- sante on Friday night. There is a menu of delights! » For the floral parade alone it may be mentioned that there are over 100 entries—more than double the number at this same time last year. And the underlying motive of it all is the flowers. What would be the force of this superb climate, these varied outlines of sheltering ranges and the floral wealth around if it did not signify one point—that California is the garden of the world, and that the southern portion is a happy specimen of what California can do in this line. Flowers? They are everywhere. The air is perfumed with them. Nature has apparently poured them on Santa Barbara with absolute recklessness. You can ap- parently pluck Niphetosrosesor syringa on every bush, or at least in every garden. And the stately lily, the modest violet, the madcap sweet pea, the simple mar- guerite, the'golden pansy, the royal helio- trope and the myriad other beautiful, frail children of the sun and soil seem to spring up unbidden. Children go singing along the streets with garlands that would grace a banquet of Lucullus. Florists for- bear to offer. in their stores any but the exotic varieties. Great branches of fruit blogsoms are dropped unconsciously along the well-watered driveway. Every Santa Barbara girl has her pet posy; for it is a great time for the Santa girl and her friends from abroad. southern glance of arch possibility, are on their mettle. Never were there such whis- perings with close chums or such grave consultations with mothers and modistes. Flowers are all very well, but there are more important subjects for discussion for these living flowers. There is the costume, the matching of colors, the problem of presenting different toilets at the different fetes, the selection of vehicles and escorts. For the boys are gathering. There are the Willie boys and the decadent boudoir boys —few enough of them, happily—and the sturdy young orchardists and others with bronzed cheeks, athletic form and keen eye. The boys of the town will be in danger of being cutout by the new-comers now. The town will be full of city cousins. Heartburnings will be in order, and Cupid will be led a merry dance. And everything is in a perfect course of readiness. The elder folks are smiling and aiding and abetting it all. Lent is over, and itis the gracious Eastertide, the spring- time and carnival of indulgent nature. About all it is the great annual fete, and why should not the lads and lassies enjoy themselves? Nay, it is more, for the Half- million Club is coming all the way from San Francisca to extend a brotherly hand, and this is Santa Barbara’s opportunity to reciprocate. So beneath all this surface gayety and lightness of festal challenge, there is much thought and work. The committee is maturing the smallest minutize. While there is pleasant mystification asto how A will decorate his landau, or what flowers B will select, there is going on a solemn measuring of bunting, planting of arches and poles, ordering of festoons, planning of menus, musical programmes, distribu- tion of badges and assignment of equipages and places. The flowers to be exhibited have all to be classified and arranged. The floral procession and battle of roses a la Nice must be regulated. The decoration and service at the big hall must be thought out, to the fixing of the nails of the hat- check taker or thie last coil of acanthus. Nothing is insignificant to the commit- tee which is working bravely, proud to know that upon its shoulders rest the hon- ors, as well as the burden of the big fete. With all this passive gayety, the week opens with a programme of athletic sports. Hundreds of people repaired to the fair grounds this afternoon to witness a tilting tournament participated in by the brawny sons of Santa Barbara. At the grounds five rings were arranged on a line overhead, and the meunted knights, riding at full tilt, were expected to catch them on the points of their lances. The gayly attired joisters wore the fol- lowing colors: G. R. Evans magenta, Cyril Doulton yellow and white, A. Alex- ander orange and black, Harold Spence light blue and silver, Russel Park red, S. Loomis green, F. A. Conant moire, W. Alston Hayne scarlet, Ben Hayne pink, Kred Poett red and blue, Joe Pierce blue and gold, Will Alexander lavender, Carl Stoddart red, white and blue, Frank Ling- ham white and gold. The contestants were allowed three rings apiece. The distance to be covered was 250 yards; time limit, 17 seconds. The best time, 13 seconds, was made by Wil- liam Alexander. Score: Russell Park, 9 rings; Frank Lingham 8, William Alex- ander 7. At the conclusion of the tournament the contestants joined in a horseback race, in which outsiders were allowed to partici- pate, to the great merriment of the crowd. It was won by W. Alexander. The attendance was large and the grounds were filled with handsome equip- ages, occupied by gayly dressed ladies and escorts. GREATER CALIFORNIA. The Half-Million Club Invites the Entire Atate to Co-operate. MERCED. Car., April 15.—An enthusi- astic meeting of the Half-million committee was held on the train this evening, and, after a thorough discussion, it was unani- mously decided to call a meeting at their headquarters in Los Angeles, to be com- posed of delegates from all portions of the State, for some day this week in the inter- est of new, united, progressive California. N AL AT SAN- JOSE: Leonard, the Convicted Bank- Wrecker, Placed Behind the Bars. Pending a Motion for an Arrest of Judgment, He Will Be Taken to San Quentin. SAN JOSE, CAL., April 15.—H. M. Leon- ard, the convicted Santa Clara bank- wrecker, who got away with about $250,000, is in the County Jail. An order from the Supreme Court was received to-day, and Leonard, on being notified by his attorney, A. V. Morehouse, came from his home at Santa Clara and went to jail. He will be taken into court in the morn- ing and judement formally entered. At- torney Morehouse will then make a motion for the arrest of judgment, on the ground that the body which indicted Leonard was not a legal Grand Jury in accordance with the provisions of the constitution of the United States. Upon the denial of this motion the matter will be taken into the Federal courts, and, pending the result, Leonard will be taken to San Quentin to begin serving his sentence. . AFFRAY AT WILKESON. A Baloon Quarrel That May Have a Fatal Ending. TACOMA, Wask., April 15.—A special from Wilkeson, Wash., says: - John Bolog shot Mike Metro about 6:15 to-night. Both had been quarreling in Sam Evans’ saloon. Bolog was pretty well under the influ- ence of liquor, but went away, and, on his return, told several persons whom he met that he was going to kill Mike Metro. He walked into the saloon, and, without warn- ing, shot Metro in the right side of the neck, just below the base of the skull. Bolog ran for the hiils, but was captured and brought back, and, as there is no jail here, he was placed in a boxcar and a strong guard placed around the car. Metro is still alive, but his recovery is very doubt- ful. He has not regained consciousness. Both were Polanders, and are miners. Bolog was discharged a few days ago. Given u Term at Folsom. SAN JOSE, CaL, April 15— Stephen Pollock, who pleaded ,guilty to looting the Flicking residence, was to-day sentenced to_eighteen months, in Folsom. Pollock pleaded for mercy, and said he was driven ‘bara g; dazk-oyed beauties, with the liquid | to the crime by Bunger. WRECKERS AT COLFAX Dastardly Attemptto De= rail a Passenger Train. DISCOVERED BY TRAMPS. Scores of Passengers Narrowly Escape a Fearful Death. WERE REMOVING THE RAILS, They Had Planned to Send the Train Crashing Into the Canyon Far Below. COLFAX, Car., April 15.—A aastardly attempt was made to wreck the heavily- laden eastbound express on the Central Pacific Railroad in a canyon near this city last night. The train was filled with pas- sengers, and had the attempt of the wrecker succeeded many lives must cer- tainly have been sacrificed. Shortly after midnight two men walked into the telegraph office here and informed operator L. Slissman that they had seen three men tampering with the track one mile below here. Slissman at once called Constable Dyer, who, with several depu- ties, went to the scene. Upon investigation it was found that the wreckers had removed the spikes from seven ties, and the nuts from twoof the bolts which fasten the fishplates to the rails. They were attempting to remove the outside rails on an embankment of abont 25 feet on one side and 60 feet on the other when discovered by the men. In response to a telegram Sheriff Conroy arrived on eastbound overland passenger No. 3, which, undoubtedly, was the train they intended to wreck, and subsequently took the informants into custody. They are still held by the authorities. At an early hour this morning it was found that the toolhouse belonging to the Southern Pacific Company had been broken into and two wrenches and a claw- bar taken. The tools were found at the scene of the attempted wrecking and were identified by the section foremen. The in- formants gave the names of John Conley and Charles Thomas. They had been put off atrain at Gold Run Sunday evening and walked to Colfax with the intention of beating their way west on passenger train No. 2, which leaves here at 11 o’clock, but were kept off by the trainmen and so re- sumed their journey on foot. They had proceeded but a short distance when they discovered the wreckers at work on the track. At sight of Conley and Thomas the men fled. They then returned to Col- fax and gave the alarm, just in time to prevent an awful catastrophe to the on- coming train. The intention of the wreckers was evi- dently to rob the passengers, dead and injured, after the train had been hurled down the mountain side. Posses are scouring the country in a search for the fiends. Meanwhile, the two informants are detained pending developments, on the possibility that they might have drawn the bolts in the hope of securing a reward from the railroad company by pretending to reveal a plot of train- wreckers. DIES AT SANTA ROSA. Major Burnett Passes Away After a ZLong Illness. SANTA ROSA, Car., April 15.—Major E. Burnett died at his residence on Cherry street last night, after a long illness. Major Burnett was a native of New York, but spent most of his time in Pierce County, Wis., where he had large timber interests. He was a member of the Legislature of tigt State, and a Sheriff for many years. During the war he was captain of the Thirty-seventh Regiment, Volunteer In- fantry, of Wisconsin. He came 1o Santa Rosa seven years ago, and had lived asa retired capitalist ever since. He was a prominent member of the G. A. R. The funeral will be held to-morrow. i Illness of Judge Grosscup at Redlands. REDLANDS, CAL., April 15.—The con- dition of Judge Grosscup has not materi- ally changed. Last night he had consider- able fever, but he is resting comfortably to- day. Though the physicians speak hope- fully, there is considerable apprehension felt by friends of the Judge. For additional Pacific Coast news sce Second Page) Victims of Dyspepsia Find such ready relief in Hood's Sarsapa- rilla, that it seems to have almost a magi- cal touch. 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