The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 10, 1896, Page 1

" VOLUME LXXIX _NO. 132. =y PRICE FIVE CENTS. PURSUIT MADE N THE NIGHT Spaniards AreAdopting New Tactics in Fighting Cubans. INSURGENTS IN A TRAP. An Ambush by an Overwhelm- ing Force Results in Nine Being Killed. AGAIN THE TORCH IS USED. | Patriots Burn Sixty-two Houses at| La Silud, Province of Havana. HAVANA, Crsa, April 9.—Maceo is now General A reports from , the fortified line across the island, that while reconnoitering on the | Carlotta, Ne tates he met | & rebel party tended | t the In the | hels lost one | led and six prisoners. | irgents have burned sixty-two | \d huts at La Salud,? province of | uno and Jobo es| der Carilio, w 1 Ochando, chief of staff, recently wced that the Spanish columns erate at T first report r this order comes from the com- lant of the town of Aguacate, who | an. b of 100 troops. A y march e trap and it is | wn that nine were killed. It is sup- | posed losses were heavier than this. The troops lost one killed and five night. } received here of the sbows that they sh trocha between the Havana prov- ews cbels are reported to be line near Artemosia Arolas with a column of s pursuing them. Roque, a member of ,who was to have been shot ess this morning, has nuted to imprison- | a SPAIN S FOR WAR. Defenses Strengthened Ploced in LONDON, ¥ and Torpedoes Position. 9.—A dispatch 1 News that work of strengthen- the various ports has ave been laid | s to tae harbors and else- seavy guns have been mounted , April ~The | timation as be in re:ard to the I'he many rumors on seem to be unfounded. | 9 - - | NO Law 15T FILIBUSTERS. | An Argument in .. . of Men Con- nected W. muda. NEW YORK April 9.—The ex- witnesses was resumed to- on of the trial of John auel Hughes, Captain n Benjamin Guerrero » J. Bueno, who are accused concerned in the alleged ion on board the steamship I'he Government rested its case » jury went out at recess Mr. asked the court that the state- Bueno and Captain Brabazon, as connection with the Bermuda ing as against the other de- Upon the reopening of court own denied the motion. Mr. Ivins then addressed the court, as- it there was no law to prevent any citizen of the United States from going 1o another country and fighting in any cause. He had not concluded when the court adjourned until to-morrow. PR SERIOUS BATILE FOUGHT. amination ¢ e conclu serting t It Is Reported That the Insurgent Loss Was Heavy. NEW YORK, N. Y., April9.—A Herald special from Havana says: Reports have reached here of serious battle between troops and a strong body of in- who made an assault upon the Government line in Havana . with the intention of crossing it. Itis rumored that the rebel loss was very heavy. a KASSaLA MAY of Bevious Import the Defeat Italians at Tueruff. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 9.—A special of the e Herald from Rome says: The at of the Italians at Tucruf, the real vhich still remains concealed, » be the preface to the tak- wssala. I'his place has been vigorously attacked rday. The Fanfulla advocates iment of Africa, anticipating r serious disasters. The Capitale as- that the Negus has cut off the legs of 1 0f his prisoners. aldissera is preparing to send igrat to prevent the place from The diplomatic attempt of obiain the co-operation of Ita'jsu” troops in the Soudan has com- | pletely failed. yeste i X Pl R, Hockaded With Iece. - JOHNS, N.F., April 9.—The east- ern coast of the island is acain blockaded with which are hundreds of ST ice seals. A large number of men along the couast ventured on the 1ce to-d. going out several hundred miles. A severe snow- storm sprang up in the afternoon render- ing the zress toward the land impos- sible and it feared that many of them | self on a box of dynamite. wiil go adrift. Itis difficult to ascertain the number endangere St T No Promise to the Powers. LONDON, Ex6., Aprii 9.—In the House of Commons to-day Under Foreign Secre- tary Curzon, in reply to questions, stated that the Government had not promised any foreign power that the Egyptian forces should not advance upon the valiey of the Nile beyond Dongola. Mr. Chamber- lain, Secretary of State for the Colonies, stated that President Kruger of the Trans- vaal republic has made no reply to his }Ch;mberlnin’s) invitation to visit Eng- and. >-— PLEADS FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE. Cardinal Rampolla States the Ficws of the Pope. LONDON, Exc., April 9.—The Pope, through Cardinal Rampolls, Papal Secre- tary of State, has addressed to the Chron- icle a letter, of which the following isa translation: “Among the most precious gifts the Divine Redeemer bestowed upon the world was that of peace, and no better desire can exist than that peace should reign on earth. “Justly, therefore, the sovereign Pontiff, as vicar of the ethereal Prince of Peace, desires and co-operates with every effort toward the maintenance of concord and a union of hearts among the nations. On this account his Holiness, being informed by me of the earnestness with which you are promoting the institution of a per- manent tribunal for the purpose of decid- ing international controversies and safe- guarding the people from the perils of war, canno: but show his satisfaction and ex- press the wish that God will happily crown your praiseworthy efforts with success. *“RAMPOLLA.” KILLED DAUGHTER AND LOVER. After Committing a Double Murder John Brooks Blows Himself Into Eternity. BRENHAM, Tex., April 9.—News has been received from Miilican of a dreadful tragedy at that place this morning. John Brooks, hearing that his daughter Mollie was on her way to Bryan with A.C. Wor- rells, a sweetheart, for the purpose of get- ting married, hurried after them to pre- vent it. He found them at the railroad station just on the point of boarding a train. He drew out a pistol and fired several shots at the couple, both of whom was killed. Then before anything could be done to stop him he dashed away and made his escape. He hurried to a stone quarry near Millican, where he seated him- Then explod- ing the dynamite he was torn to pieces. suiling PLOTS AT A PENITENTIARY. Prisoners Conspired to Blow Up the Walls With Dynamite Next Sunday. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 9.—Warden Nell to-day discovered a daring plot to blow up the penitentiary walls with dyna- mite and ailow the prisoners to escape. The plot was laid by Wiil Clark and a prisoner named Sweeuney, both life men from Louisville, who planned to secure dynamite and nitro-glycerine, which was to be used next Sunday in blowing up the walls. In the excitement they hoped to make their escape. Their plot was foiled by the interception of a letter which Clark had written to his sweetheart in Louisville di- recting her to secure the dynamite. The letter was given to a trusty named Butler, who, in attempting to post it, was discov- ered by a guard. FIE 45 BEEN PUT 0UT | But the Seven Imprisoned Men Perished in the Hope Mine. The Shaft Filled With Burned Tim. bers and Bodies of the Victims Cannot Be Reached. BUTTE, Moxt., April 9.—Dispatches fror: Basin to-day are to the effect that the fire in the Hope mine has been extin- guished, but that the seven imprisoned miners are dead without doubt, as nothing could be heard from them. They are: John Buckley, shift boss; Pat Buckley, Martin Sullivan, Hugh McKeown, Barney Wall, Will Belden and Ed McArthur. The shaft is filled with burned timbers, but that would not prevent the voices of the men being heard if they were alive, and therefore it is believed positively that they are dead. It wiil be several days before the bodies can be rescued. The origin of the fire is still unknown. Snift Boss Buckley was the only married man among the victims. Ve o ng ke WILL TAKFE THE CREES. Canada Ready to Look After Disease- Breeding Indians. HELENA, Moxt., April 9.—Governor Rickards has received a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the Northwest Territories of Canada, notifying him the Dominion Government was will- ing to take charge of ail Cree Indians and requesting that they be delivered to him not later than May 1 next. The letter was sent to Secretary Olney, because the mat- ter is international, with the request that the offer be accepted in final settlement of the vexatious question. Several thousand of the disease-breeding Crees fron Canada roam over the northwestern border States, Montana having been especially afilicted with them. e DIED ON A TRAIN. Bernard Frankfield, a San Francisco Jeweler, Succumbs to Apoplexy. CLINTON, Towa, April 9.—When the Chicago and Northwestern train, due here at 1:30 P. M., arrived to-day, it brought the remains of a passenger found dead on the train. ; He was last seen alive about two hours before reaching here. The remains were taken from the train and an inquest was held. His identity was disclosed as _Bernard Frankfield, conducting a San - Francisco branch house of Frankfield & Co., jewelers of New York. He carried among other valuable papers on his person a note from his firm for $8000, payable on demand. The remains will be sent East. He died of apoplexy. S Superintendent at West Point. EL PASO, Tex., April 9.—Captain Jacob Auger of Troop A, Fifth United States Cavalry, stationed at Fort Bliss, has re- ceived official notice from Washington of his appointment as superintendent at West Point Military Academy for four vears beginning July 1 next. He succeeds Captain Mills of the Third United States Artillery, whose detail hasexpired. A *I’ve got the push and I've got the pull.” ARVIENINS ARE YET IN TERROR, Suffering of a Persecuted People Increased by the Turks. DEATHS FROM EXPOSURE Other Unfortunates Killed for Not | Surrendering Their Faith to Moslems. | PROGRESS OF RELIEF WORK | { 1 | { Now the Porte Gives Assurances That Missionaries Will Not Be Molested. BOSTON, Mass.,, April 9.—Letters re- ceived in Boston state that there is much suffering in all the regions about as well as | in Bitlis, Eastern Turkey, some having died from hunger and exposure in the provinces, while others have been killed if they did not surrender their faith. Fifteen hundred dollars has been sent on from England, but it is nearly all expendea and | more relief funds are needed. | The relief work in Erzeroum, Eastern Turkey, grows. Assistance is given to be- tween 20,000 and 25,000 people. More than | half of the Armenian population of tbis province is in extreme destitution. There must be at least 70,000 people in the province in distress. The emigration to Russia continues. ‘The need will not pass for a long time. This relief must be kept up for a month at least. The outlook is stiil very cloudy. The attitude of the Turks keeps the Ar- menians in terror, and everybody is wait- ing for spring in the deepest anxiety. In Harpoot, Eastern Turkey, relief work has reached 60,000 people. New villages crop up almost every day—villages never heard of before. Great caution is used to keep people off the list who can possibly get other means to live. The past ten days—the letter is dated March 7—has witnessed quite an increase in the fear and anxiety of the people. The Armenians, of course, are extremely timid, und the attitude of the Turks has been such as to increase their alarm. Notwithstanding rumors to the con- trary, Clara Barton cables the New Eng- land Armenian Relief Committee of Boston of her successful work as follows: “News from expeditions just received shows our relief work firmly established. In no manner do authorities endeavor to control our actions. The latest reports re- ceived by the committee state that the suffering is intense and that many in their despondency are driven to suicide.” —_—— ASSURANCES OF THE PORTE. Misstonaries Will Not Be Further Molested. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEY, April 9.— The Porte, in reply to the representa- tions made to it by John w. Riddle, American Charge d’Affaires, and Sir Philip Currie, the British Embassador, has given positive assurances to them that the missionaries will in no wise be molested while they conform to the laws of the country. The high-handed action of the authori- ties at Bitlis in expelling the American missionary, Rev. Mr. Knapp, is regarded here as a serious menace to all charitable work in Anatolia. The action of the Gov- ernment was probably taken in obedience to orders from the palace—not from the Porte. Dispatches from Diarbekir state that Knapp is the guest of the Vali of that place, being treated with every possible consideration. - BEFORE SELECT COMPANY. Baptism of the Duughter of the Grand Duke Michael. CANNES, FrANCE, April 9.—An ex- tremely select company assembled in the Russian church this morning to witness the baptism of a daughter born to the Grand Duke Michael, son of the Grand Duke Michael-Nicolaevitch of Russia and wife Sofia, formerly the Countess of Mer- enberg. The Prince of Wales and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin were the sponsors for the infant. The child is the fruit of a_morganatic marriage which took place at San Remo in 1891 and resulted in puuiug the Grand Duke in disfavor at the St. Petersburg court. Czar Alexander III dismissed him from the army, in which he was reinstated by the present Emperor, who restored hiia to favor. OLYMPIC GAMES AT ATHENS. Athletic Contests in the Stadion Followed by Beautiful Illuminations at Night. ATHENS, Grerce, April 9.—This was the fourth day of the Olympic games. The weather, which had hitherto been mild, changed to-day and was excessively cold. This had a marked effect upon the attendance, which showed a material fall- ing off. None of the American athletes were entered in to-day’s events. It is ex- pected that a large crowd will be present to-morrow to witness the finals in several of the running races. The first event to-day was a shooting contest at 200 meters. 1t was won by M. | Karaszvdas. a Greek, who with forty shots scored 588 points. M. Pavlides, another Greek, was second with 494. Third and fourth places were also won by Greeks, the foreign compelitors following after them. The Austrian, Fluck, won the 500 meters race. His time was 2 minutes, 11 seconds. A Dane was second. A saber contest be- iween Georgiades and Karacales was won by the former. There were several gym- nastic contests in which Greeks carried off the honors. ;. The city continues thronged with visit- ors, the places of those who have left be- ing filled by newcomers. Among the strangers present are many who have come from the Riviera. King Alexander, the young ruler of Servia, was again to-dayan interested spectator of the games. A ban- quet in his honor will be given at the pal- ace to-night and there will be a repetition of the illumination of the Acropolis and the city, which for beauty exceeds any- thing of the kind ever seen here. COMMITIED FOR TAL Gardiner Williams Held on a Charge of Supplying Arms to Uitlanders. The Accused Mining Engineer Makes an Explanation of His Acts. CAPE TOWN, SovtH AFrica, April 9.— Gardiner Williams, an American, general manager of the De Beers ing Com- pany, who was arrested at Kimberley on March 5, charged with having supplied arms to the Uitlanders of the Rand to be used in their threatened revolt against the Transvaal Government, has been com- mitted for trial. Mr. Williams stated that the arms and ammunition were consigned to him at Kimberley by the British South Africa Company with instructions to store them. He had done so and had not removed them or caused them to be removed. He was, however, aware that an official of the British South Africa Company had or- dered that a portion of the miiitary sup- plies he forwarded to Johannesburg. The Government has seized the De Beers mine, the sole owner of which is the British South Africa Company. RETREAT OF THE DERVISHES. Followers of the Khalifa Have Withdrawn to Ozobri. ROME, Irary, April 9.—A dispatch from Massowah says that Colonel Stephani re- ports that in consequence of the attacks made by him upon the dervish entrench- ments in the vicinity of Kassala and other Italian attacks, the followers of the Khalifa have quitted their camp at Tucraf and withdrawn to Ozobri. The dervishes, he adds, abandoned their wounded, their | supplies and a number of mules, g Cholera at Alexandria. LONDON, ExG., April 9.—The Daily News will to-morrow publish a dispatch from Cairo saying that cholers has ap- peared at Alexandria. Severainatives and an English merchant have died of the disease. s gt i, No Progress With the Bill, OLTAWA, OxtarIo, April 9.—No prog- ress in the House of Commons is being made with the remedial bill. The House has been in session since Monday after- noon. Sl d s Death of n Noted Actress. PARIS, Fraxce, April 9.—Mlle. Anais Fargueil, formerly a wéll-known beautiful French actress, is dead. She was born in Toulouse March 21, 1819. WAS URGED ON BY THE DEVIL Peculiar Story of the Lad Who Murdered a Family. | YOUNG COTTEL'S CRIME. With a Baseball Bat He Went Out in the Night and Killed ! Five Persons. FLORA STONE WAS SPARED. Did Not Slay On: of the Inmates of the House Because He Loved Her. AKRON, Onto, April 9.—“The devil told me to do it,” exclaimed John Smith, the murderer of the Stone family at Tall- madge, when taxed with the crime to-day. “Iwent to bed at8o’clock on the night the Stones were murdered, and after 1 had laid there a little while the devil got hold of me and told me to go and kill the Stone family. 1 got up, dressed, and went down stairs. 1 took an old pair of pants, and tearing two holes in them for my eyes made a mask that covered my face and hung down below my knees. “Then I took the baseball bat that was In the woodshed and started for the Stone house. I got there, and taking the ladder from the barn placed it against the house | and climbed up and looked into the room where Flora and Hattie were in bed. They were both asleep. I looked through the window a moment, then went down the ladder and walked around to the side door. Through this I entered Mr. and Mrs. Stone’s bedroom. I hit the old man on the head twice with the bat. Then I hit Mrs. Stone. “‘When they were dead, I went up to Ira Stillson’s room and knocked him in the head. Then I took Stillson’s jackknife from his pocket and went back to the old people’s room. I cut them up because the devil urged me to do it. Then I went pack upstairs and knocked Emma and Hattie in the head. I didn’t tryto kill Flora, but don’t know why unless it was because I loved her.” John Smith is the assumed name of a seventeen-year-old Slav boy. His real name is Romulus Cottel. AN INDIAN ELOPEMENT. Red Hand Overtakes His Runaway Sguaw, but Finally Surrenders Her to Black Bear. WICHITA, Kaxs., April 9.—Near Wa- tonga, O. T., Black Bear, an Arapahoe, stole the pretty wife of Red Hand, and on spirited horses hurried her away toward the Indian Territory. Red Hand, on learning what had happened, picked out three of the best horses in his corral, and with two friends started in hot pursuit. The chase was kept up day and night for two days, and Wednesday evening Black Bear and his captive fell mto the hands of the pursuing party. It then came out that Black Bear had stolen the affections of his captive. She begged her husband not to compel her to return, saying that she did not love him. After a long parley it was decided that the squaw should get a divorce an” marry her captor, Black Bear giving Red Hand ten ponies as a peace- offering. e i STARVED TO DEATH IN A CELLAR. Miserable Fate of a Miser Worth Over a Million. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 9.—John #u- gelsey was found dead in the back cellar- room of a tenement house at 206 East Tenth street Tuesday morning. Despite his apparent poverty he owned more than $1,500,000 in real estate in Brooklyn, Balti- | more and Florida. He was about seventy- five years of age and had been living for the last five months in the miserable tene- ment ceilar, which he rented for $3 a month. The body of the old man was in a fear- fully emaciated condition. He had evi- dently died of starvation. He was buried to-day in the potter’s field. During the war he owned a ship, which was sunk by the Government for carrying contraband. The ship was worth $40,000 and be has been suing the Government ever since. for restitutjon. His body will be resur- rected and given a burial more in keeping with his wealth. i S Ao FATAL SIEGE OF HICCOUGH. All Remedies Fail to Relieve a Young Woman and She Dies From Ex- taustion. ASBURY PARK, N. J., April 9.—Miss Emma Fennelly, an estimable young lady residing on First avenue, died yesterday of exhaustion followine a prolonged siege of hiccough. Miss Fennelly was seized with hiccoughs on Thursday last. All efforts to stop them proved unavailing. On Friday morning they were so violent that they interfered with her eating and a physician was sent for. He prescribed the remedies that as a ruie are efficient and gave her narcotics. While they gave her some rest the hic- coughs continued and Sunday she was in in exhausted state. The constant bic- coughing with but slight intermission caused a soreness of the abdomen, making every hiccongh painfu! to the extreme. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Miss Fen- nelly continued to hiccough in spite of all the remedies given her. She was unable to retain food upon her stomach and was in an exhausted condition. 2 Hypodermic injections of stimulants were given her along with remedies calcu- lated to cause a partial paralysis of the diaphragm without any result. Her death occurred after a particularly severe attack. DEBS’ OFFICIAL CIRCULAR. Asks That Peace and Harmony, Good Will and Brotherly Love Prevail in the A. R. U. TERRE HAUTE, Ixn., April 9.—Presi- dent Debs of the American Railway Union has issued an official circular. In it he states that at the end of the big strike of 1893 many members were admitted with- out the payment of the $1 membership fec and that this sum must be paid by all members this year. It further states that all telegraph operators, whether railroad or commercial, are eligible to member- ship; also female railroad employes and ex-railroad employes upon receiving a two-thirds vote of a union. He concludes: “Let peace and harmony, good will and brotherly love prevail everywhere. We must rise far above the dissensions, bick- erings and petty jealousies of petty men, and with a realizing sense of the responsi- bility that rests upon us, the importance of the work there is before us and the gravity of the industrial situation that confronts us, we must press forward in one solid phalanx to fight for the noble mission of our order.” -— . To Exchange the Bonds. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 9.—It is learned that the holders of about $5,000,000 of the general first mortgage bonds of the Northern Pacific Raiiroad Company have agreed to exchange their bonds for the 4 per cent prior lien mortgage bonds of the reorganized company on the terms offered in the plan of reorganization, namely, 135 per cent in new bonds and cash for the coupons of the 3 per cent due July 1, 1896. It is understood that the proposition to ex- change the general mortgage firsts upon the terms named in the plan will not be held open indefinitely. BLL RHDLER 15 GULT Conviction of the Notorious Outlaw for Attempted Mail Robbery. Murder Among the Crimes Committed by the Desperado and His Associates. ‘WICHITA, Kaxs., April 9.—Bill Raidler, the notorious outlaw whose trial on the charge of attempted mail robbery at Dover, O. T., on the night of April 3, 1895, has been in progress in the United States Distriet Court, at Kingfisher, since the 1st inst., was found guilty to-day. The pen- alty has not yet been tixed. There was no evidence is defense, Raidler’s attorneys making their fight on the fact that the desperadoes did not enter the mailcar and that the mails were not touched. The defense practically admitted that Raidler participated in the train robbery. Notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court was given. At the Dover robbery the robbers made only a small haul, and to add to | their ill luck was the fact that United States Marshals were near by, and the Rock Island Railway on which the robbery occurred furnished the officers almost im- mediate transportation to a point near which it was supposed that the outlaws would ride after leaving the train, Concerned in the perpetration of this robbery was Bil Raidler, Tulsa Jack, Bitter Creek, Charles Pearce and Red Buck. Others may have engaged in it, but their names are not known. Almost im- mediately after thé robbery the Rock Island Railway furrished transportation to deputies in special cars together with their horses, from El Reno, where they were stationed, to a point near Dover. At Dover the deputies took up the chase on horse back and trailed the outlaws to a point about forty miles west of Dover. There they surprised the robbers and in the fight that ensued Tulsa Jack was killed and Pearce was badly wounded. The other outlaws escaped and fled toward Payne County. On their way one of them, supposed to be Raidler, shot and killed an aged preacher without any provocation whatever. The following August Raidler was lo- cated in the Cherokee Nation and shot by Marshals, but not fatally. In September, 1895, Deputy United Stat:s Marsaal Bjll Tilghman, who afterward captured “Biil Doolin, shot Raidler in the head and arm and captured him. Among the robberies which Doolin and Raidler are charged with is a §10,00 bank robbery at Long- view, Tex.; the Santa Fe train robbery at Pryor Creek in Indian Territory; the bank robbery at Mound Valley, Kans.: the Dover and Cimarron train robberies; the Caneyville (Kans.) robbery, and num- erous others. Besides these Raidler and Bitter Creek are charged with a $10,000 robbery at Woodward, O. T., the money being intercepted on its way from the United States paymaster to Government troops. MARE ISLAND'S ROSE CARKIVAL, Beautiful Displays Made, in the Big Street Pageant. SOCIETY PEOPLE PARADE! Floats and Carriages Tastefully. Decorated in Flowers of All Hues. BLUEJACKETS IN THE LINE. Men From the Warships in Gorgeous Array Increase the Splenior of the Scenes. VALLEJO, CAL., April 9.—Mare Tsland’s rose carnival will long be remembered as one of the bright epochs in the history of tne naval station. Most beautiful were the displays in the procession. For the past few weeks arrangementa have been made under the direction of Mrs. Captain H. L. Howison and Mrs. Pay- master H. T. Skelding and other ladies at the station to have at the close of the Lenten season arose carnival. The one to-day was the final culmination of much labor and many day dreams. All day long the sky was threatening and interspersed with heavy showers of rain, but nothing stands in the way of those inured to thili= tary or naval life, and an order once proe mulgated is seldom countermanded. Promptly at2 o'clock the line of march was taken up from the commandant's quarters, and proceeded on out toward the Naval Hospital. The Independence band led the march, followed by a platoon of marines clad ss the first Roman soldiers, their costume being green waistcoats, scarlet breech and white leggings reach- ing from the hips down. Each gladiator bore a myrtle-trimmed, round shield in one hand, and a long spear in the other. Their heads were bound in wreaths of myrtle; two little tots acted as standard- bearers. The leader rode a black charger. Following came a platoon of Roman guards, clad in blue with scarlet shoulder scarfs. They hauled a Gatling gun trimmed in flowers of various hues. The American flag in each of the platoons formed a conspicuous part in the display, as itdid in the various squads of footmen, The gunboat Bennington sent a detach- ment of bluejackets, dragging a large float, representing a gig, trimmed in whita and green. They made a creditable ap- pearance in the line of march. The monitor Monadnock, just from tha lower coast, arrived in ample time to fit up a float, representing the monitor, with her long guns pointing fore and aft. The representation was a good one, even to the arrangement of heavy smoke issuing from the stack. This float was drawn by fifty stalwart bluejackets. The receiving ship Independence sent three detachments, each one dragging howitzers appropriately decorated with flowers. The first detachment was manned by marines clad in red, the trimmings ot the gun carriage being composed of rich red roses. The next division was com- posed of sailors in white uniforms, the trimmings of the guns being of white roses. The third division was clothed in blue, with trimmings of the carriages and guns in violets. Following the footmen and led by Pay- master Stanton as field marshal astride of a coal-black charger with a wreath of red roses about the horse’s neck the carriages came. The commandant’s barouche was completely enveloped in myriads of snow- balls, The white harness and the black horses were in marked contrast. The oc- cupants of this carriage, clothed in white, were: Mrs. Captain Howison, Miss Genevieve English, Miss Bostwick, Miss Sewell and Miss Carmen. Each lady care ried a white parasol enveloped in snow- balls. Baskets of flowers were carried, from which they were freely scattered to the host of admirers. Mrs. Lieutenant Perkins followed, her horse ard cart being beautifully trimmed with roses and vel- low flowers and ribbons. The fair occu- pant was sccompanied by an orderly. A canopy of the flowers added to the beauty of the exhibit. Mrs. Perkins wore a wrap of yellow silk. Paymaster Skelaing's carriage was trimmed in calla lilies and received un- bounded praise for its beauty, and was oc- cupied by Miss Skelding and Miss La Count, dressed in white, which added much beauty to the floral display. The surry occupied by Chaplain and Mrs. McAlister and the Misses McCalla was trimmed in white and green and looked rich in its decorations. Mrs. Major Pope and Miss McCalla oca cupied seats in the cart of the former, elaborately trimmed with white roses. Mrs. Lieutenant-Commander Symonds and Miss Barker rode in a carriage beauti- fully trimmed in appropriate colors. The pbaeton occupied by Miss Maud Burnap and Miss Isabell Pigman was driven by a tandem team, the cart being trimmed in pink, with a canopy of the same hue. Miss Paity Palmer, Miss Macrae and Miss Decker rode in a prettily decorated carriage, the colors vieing with each otner in their floral embelishments. Miss Cassie Clark and Miss McDougal were greatly admired along th: route for the tasteful display of flowers in the deco- rations on the horse and cart. Mrs. 8. S. Robinson drove a tandem of three cream-colored horses led by two bluejackets. The lady is an expert horse- wornan and the horses were appropriateiy festooned with yellow flowers. The carriage of Medical Inspector Woods was lavishly decorated and occupied by Miss Woods and Miss Ashbury. Mrs. Chief Engineer Kutz and daughter drove in a phaeton trimed in green and white. Lieutenant and Mrs. Lefavor had their carriage completely enveloped in flowers and green trimings. B The white horse and white harness at-