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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1896. QUEEN OF THE BATTLE-SHIPS Splendid Performance of the Massachusetts on a Trial Trip. FASTEST OF HER CLASS. Wins Glory for Herself and a Handsome Premium for Her Builders. A RUN FULL OF EXCITEMENT. With Her Sister Ship, the Indiana, the World Is Challenged to Pro. duce Their Equals. BOSTON, Mass.,, April 25.—In her offi- cial trial trip the battle-ship Massachusetts covered the sixty-two knots of the official Government course in 3 hours 50 minutes and 23 seconds, making the magnificent average speed for the four hours of 16.14 knots—a speed which places her in the front of ships of her class of all the navies of the world. The average speed of the Massachusetts was over half a knot greater than that of her sister ship, the Indiana, which made 15.61 knots on her of- ficial trial trip. The contract of the Cramps with the Government called for a bonus of §25,000 for every quarter knot made by the ship above fifteen, and by her great perform- ance to-day the battle-ship earned for her builders a premium of §100,000. The man- nerin which the machinery worked was as satisfactory as the speed developed. With their usual good luck the Cramps had a day set for the trial on which the weather conditions and the sea were per- fect. The Massachusetts got under weigh just before 7 o’'clock. The course was from Cape Ann to Boon Island, off the Maine coast. The distance is thirty-one knots and was marked off in equal periods by six can buoys. Ateach buoy was stationed a Government vessel, The ship passed the first bnoy whers the Dallas was anchored at 9:51:48, and with scarcely a vibration of her decks steamed up the course. The other stakeboats were passed in the following order: No. 10:16:35; No. 5, 11 The average speed of the up run was 16.04 knots. The little advantage she may have gained from the tide was counterbal- anced by the wind, which was dead ahead. On the run from Cape Ann to Boon Island the Indiana averaged but 15.24 knots, and her maximum speed was 15.54. The Massachusetts passed the Fern at the upvper end of the course on the return to Cape Ann at 12:03:14. The run back was fuil of excitement, as it showed for certain that the Massachu- setts would exceed her contract speed by fully a knot. The engines were watched with the closest attention and streams of water and oil were poured over bearings and journals. Twenty minutes before the finish line was crossed word was sent to the engzine- room to drive the ship for all she was worth, and when the finish line was crossed, at 1:5 14, the Massachusetts emitted one long triumphant bellow from her whistle and cheer after cheer. went up from her decks. On the run back she averaged 16.26 knots, which brought up her average speed for the distance to 16.15. The time in passing the stakeboats on the return was as follows: The Fern, 12:03:14; the Wood- bury, 12 the Iwana, 12:48:14; the Katahdin, 1 23, and the Dallas, 1:57:35%. The total time consumed for the up and down runs was 3 hours 50 minutes and 23 seconds. The speed between the stake- boats to Cape Ann was as follows: 16.6, 15.3, 15.8, 16.4, 16.9—an average of 16.26 knots. The average run of the Indiana on this course was 15.99; on her maximum speed, 16.30. The steam pressure varied from 150 ‘o 165 pounds. The horsepower developed can hardly be given, but it was undoubt- edly over 10,000. Edwin 8. Cramp, in speaking of the re- sults, said: ‘ The trial to-day makes the Massachu- setts, and consequently the Indiana, class absolutely unrivaled among the ironclads of the world. It was already conceded that her offensive qualities were superior to all others, and it only needed this trial to prove that she can carry the powers into action at a speed greater than that of any of her rivals. “The average speed ‘of 16.15 knots prac- tically for five hours shows beyona ques- tion the ability of sustaining a great speed for long periods. In every respect the engine performance was without equal. There was not a droy of water nor a leak- ing joint or tube or startea rivet any- where.” e Commodore Dewey’s Report. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25.—Secre- tary Herbert to-day received the following dispatch from Commodore Dewey, presi- dent of the naval board which was on the battleship Massachuetts to-day during her trial trip: Speed trial to-day. Fine wenther; sea smooth. Speed over ground, 16.14 knots. Tidal corrections not yet applied. RESTRAINING BARRIERS, Congressman Jchnson Objects to the Wording of the Ap- propriation Clause. Assemblyman Thomas Thinks the In. terests of M ners Have Been Well Provided For. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25.—The California delegation held a meeting to- day in the committec-room of Representa- tive Loud. The vrincipal thing discussed was concerning the erection of restraining barriers to protect the Sacramento and Feather rivers. Representative Johnson, for some rea- son unknown to the other members of the delegation, was opposed to the wording of the paragraph in the river and harbor bill 'makinn an appropriation of $250,000 for the restraining barrier. He sought to have eliminated from the paragraph reference to executive document No. 16 (House of Representatives, Fifty- third Congress), which had been added to the item in the Committee on Co mmerce of the Scnate. His statement to the dele- gation was to the effect that private par- ties owned the waters of the Yuba River at the point designated in that report. Assemblyman Thomas of California, who | has been here for the past three mnntl_xs, quietly but effectively working in the in- terest of the appropriation, when seen to- night declined to discuss the matter, stat- ing as his reason that the interests of min- ers were well provided for in the appro- priation and he was perfectly satisfied with the wording of the item as it passed the House. : He has been reliably informed that the recommendations of the Debris Commis- sion, as originally designated, must be the | basis of operations. 1t seeml::e that the delegation and the | friends of this project had anticipated the | antagonism of Mr. Johnson in reerence to this particular language of the Debris Commission, and had so ordered the item | in the House that the Secretary of War would necessarily refer to the exact rec- ommendation which Mr. Johnson sought to entirely eliminate. No appropriation is made by Congress except on express and explicit recom- mendation of Government engineers. De Guerre Point, being the only place se- } lected as the location for the construction | of a barrier (by the California Debris Com- mission), will necessarily be the site for such barrier. = This will be welcome news to the miners | of Nevada County. Not only did Mr. Johnson object to the wording of this part of the paragraph, but he earnestly en- deayored to have all reference to section 25 of the Caminetti act stricken out. This motion was overruled by the dele- gation, they preferring to let the wording remain as it passed the House, this lan- guage having been acceptable to all after reference to sections 22 and 23 of the Caminetti act had been stricken out, as agreed to by the Anti-Debris Association and by Senator Ford. —_—— APPROVED BY CLEVELAND. Acts of Congress That Became a Law With the Executive dignature. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25.—The President has approved the joint resolu- tion amending the fortifications appropia- tion bill for 1894; alsoa bill in regard to the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company; a bill to settle the claims of 8. W. Marston, late United States Indian agent; an act to | grant lands to the city of Cotorado Springs, Colo.; and an act providing for | a naval training station on_the islana of | Yerba Buena or Goat Isiand, in the har- bor of San Francisco, Cil. He has also approved a number of pension bills. The act granting a pension to Sophia J. Hamil- ton, widow of Major-General Charles J. Hamilton, United States Volunteers, and the act granting an increase of pension to Horace Townsend, have become laws without the President’s signature. —_— Missionary Knapp Surrendered. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25.—Secre- tary Olney has received a cablegram from Mr. Riddle, United States Charge d’Af- faires at Constantinople, saying that Rev. | Mr. Knapp, the American missionary held by the Turks for alleged complicity in | Armenian plots at Bitlis, was this morn- | ing delivered by the Turkish authorities to the American consular agent at Alexan- dretta. B PR Treasury Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25.—The | treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- | ness to-day stood at $125,517,000. The | withdrawals for the day were $44,600. READY 1O BOOM BLAND. Free Silver Democrats of Mis-: souri Have a Plan to Capture Kentucky. Efforts to Be Made to Defeat Go'd- bugs of the Cleveland Ad- | ministration. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 25.—The free | silver Democrats of Missouri have set in | motion a plan to capture the Kentucky | delegation to the Chicago convention for | Bland. A conference to this end was held | here to-day by leading free siiver Demo- crats, including nearly all the Missouri delegates to Chicago. Governor Stone was | made chairman. Letters were read from | prominent Kentuckians and others. Hon. | H. H. Crittenden, son of the Consul- General to Mexico, read a letter from his father which stated that if Bland was nominated the writer would be found in the front rank of the fighters with his coat off. All the speakers thought Kentucky could be secured for Bland and that the effect of the defeat of the administration goldbugs in Carlisle’s own State would secure gBlami’s nomination. It was re- solved to araw upon township clubs for a lobby delegation of 10,000 marching Mis- sourians. An executive session followed. Treas- urer Stevens opened the question of re- i vising the two-thirds rule in the National Convention. Itwas decided that if a sil- ver majority was apparent the rule should be changed to get a nomination by a ma- jority and thus make easy going for Bland. A committee consisting of Governor Stone and five associates was appointed to push the Bland boom in every quarter. ov- ernor Stone has accepted several invita- tions to speak in Kentucky, his naiive State. L BOISE’S MEN ACTIVE. Silver Democrats Assert Their Rights in Towa. WATERLOO, Towa, April 25. — The County Convention of the Blackhawk County Democracy split this afternoon on the money question and the result is that two delegations were named to the State Conyention—one headed by ex-Governor Boies and instructed for free silver and one of gold men. At the start the gold men got the best of the silver elementand the silver men withdrew toa corner and staried a rival convention. Each organization tried to howl down the other. The gold men sent for the souna-money Sheriff to put the silver men out, and the silver men sent for the white- metal chief of Pclice to eject the gold people. The gold committee on creden- tials seated fifty of the ninety delegates for gold; the silver committee declared that there were sixty silver delegates en- titled to seats who were for silver. Each body held its own_convention and chose delegates to the State Convention. The gold men adopted the following: Resolved, That we applaud thé administra- tion of Cleveiand and the malntenance of high character aud backbone in dealing with foreign nations, and_particularly in the main: tenance of the Nation's credit at home, agains the will of those who would in any way as- sail it. Resolved, That we favor the present gold standard unalterably, and oppose free coinage of silver. The silver men resolved thus: That the delcgates at this, the regular Demo- cratic convention for Blackhawk County, he instructed to vote for Horace Boies for delegate- at-large to the National Convention. The conventinn then adopted a lone resolution in favor of bimetallism and the free coinage of silver and Boies for dele. gate-at-large, ending with instruction to the chairman to prepare a statement of the contest to be taken before the State Committee atjthe convention at Dubuque, | voices, L0S ANGELES' GAYEST NIGAT, Queen Mildred Gives Way to the Carnival King. MASKERS IN A REVEL. The Fanfare of Trumpets Heard Far Into the Sabbath Morn. CLOSING SCENES OF THE FETE. Floral Pageant and Batt'e of Flowers the Last of La Reina’s Triumphs. LO3 ANGELES, CaL., April 25.—Bill Nye once said that Dr. Mary Walker was a “self-made man.” On similar grounds it might be claimed that a great many men and boys here to-night are self-made women, but what comical and hideous “makes” they are. It seems to be the rage more than ever for the males here- abouts to make up as women on masking occasions. At 9:30 last night Queen Mildred of La Fiesta abdicated in favor of King Carni- val, who now holds undisputed sway. He isa King whose strange pleasure it is to distort and disguise humanity so thata mother would not recognize her offspring. In this manner decorum and propriety are set at naught and the individual goes forth so completely disguised that per- sonal responsibility is at an end and the reckless reveler seeks out his fellows to frighten, annoy or jest with them. He taxes his wits at every turn in order to | spring some new surprise or execute some new caper. The inevitable accompani- ment of these grotesque and frightful | maskers are several varieties of ear tor- | turers. Horns which emit every conceiv- able sound are most in evidence. There are bells, gongs, pans, slats and countless other devices, to which are added the yell, whistle, croak, catcali, grunt, snore, howl end bray of the smali boy, and, in many cases, those of ‘chil- dren of a larger growth,”” spoken of by Dryden. The most comical maskers abroad to- night are the made-up darkies. Thesa are so utteriy hideous as to be shy of them- selves. Pandemonium turned loose, the imps of Pluto’s train rampant, 10,000 re-enforced by the fanfare of horns! That is what Los Angeles is ex- periencing to-night. It is the small boy’s delight and the maiden’s glee. But throughout it all runs good humor, joy and gladness. There is no drunkenness nor brutal assaults and, uniike last year's carnival night, no flour- throwing. The sun will soon break upon a Sabbath morn, but the maskers and revelers still throng Broadway, Main and Spring streets. THE FLORAL PAGEANT. Fiesta Crowds Witness the Prettiest of | Carnival Features. LUS ANGELES, CaL., April 25.—There has evidently been an amicable under- standing between the clerk of the weather and the street-sprinkler. There have been light showers during the entire fiesta at intervals, about twenty-four hours apart. | Last night was no exception. The streets vere thoroughly washed with a lively shower just before break of day, and the lowering clouds looked anything but pro- pitious until 10 o’clock, when they broke mto clumps and soon rolled mountain- ward, leaving all nature bright and beau- tiful. It was an ideal day for the floral parade, among the loveliest ever seen in this charmlng climate, where fine days are the rule instead of the exception. And such an exhibition! Its like has never been seen in Southern California. There is probably no other section of the earth which can supply anything in the florai line that would surpass the pageant witnessed here this afternoon. One was instinctively reminded of the words of the Master: *‘Behold the lilies of the field: they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” A large number of equipages—greatly in excess of those entered last year—ap- peared in to-day’s pageant. They in- cluded nearly every style of vehicle im- aginable — six-in-hands, four-in-hands, tally-hos, dogearts, phaetons, surreys, bicycles, and in addition the equestrian cavalcades. Horses and carriages were beautifully adorned with flowers. It was a kaleidoscopic mass of color, filling the air with perfume, touched with the magic of satin streamers and silken pennants, brilhant with a wealth of Flora’s gifts, poured in reckless prodigality on vehicle and prancing steed. The pennants and flags that lined the approach to the Queen’s throne fluttered gayly in the breeze and the scarlet and yellow canopy shading the throne threw rose shadows on the imperial dais and royal staircase. The arrival of the ruler was the occasion for a tremendousjfanfare of trumpets and an ovation from the multitude. The pic- ture presented by the Queen’s retinue as it filed into the inclosure and proceeded down the Queen’s highway was a beauti- ful one. Behind her favorite knight came the Queen’s carriage and those of her maids of honor. All the decorations of the court ratinue and the carriage of the Queen and the presidents had been conceived by Mrs. Annie Bancroft, and her perfect taste was shown to-day in the effective schemes of color and design in the court equipages. The court carriages were all in harmony, the Queen’s in a sheen of white and silver, and the four carriages of the maids of honor in pink and silver, green and silver, pray and silver and lavender and silver, respectively. The queen’s carriage was fitting in its details for the rival of the rosebud it con- tained. White fur rugs lined the floor. The harness was covered with white satin, the driver held white satin reins in his gloved hands &nd white and silver ham- wer cloth gleamed in the sunlight. The carriage was a mass of white roses and splashing bows of white satin. All the coachmen of the court carriages were in Continental uniforms, with cocked hats and wigs. Queen Mildred wore her beautiful day gown of rich pink and green brocaded silk; the emerald green velvet train and royal ermine, the glitter of jewels, the high gold Medici collar, the rich trim- mings of pearl—all lent their detail of beauty to the costume, and she carried her crown regally, knowing that to-day her reign would end. The tiny pages and the Prime Minister were most assiduous in attention, know- ing, too, that to-night would close the royal drama, and to-morrow the court would be but a recollection of the past. Bebind the royal carriage came the maids in their filmy white over pink. Pink flowers nodded on their hats, pink satin ribbons and pink roses covered their equipage. The second carriage was a mass of Marie Antoinette roses. A gray and silver hammer-cloth, deep crimson ribbons and immense bouqueis of roses added to the beanty. The third carriage Wwas a veritable bed of sweet peas, with a lavender and silyer hammer-cloth, and great coliars of sweet peas were on the prgncing steeds, held in check by lavender reins. In a Calaise de la Fiesta rode Sir John F. Francis and his wife, whose outfit in the fiesta colors was one of the most beau- tiful features of the pageant. % Class I, composed of tandems, contained three entries—Horace M. Dobbins, whose turnout was covered with roses, pinks ard smilax; Miss Winnie Bleecker, having a horse as wheeler and two donkeys in tan- dem, her carriage plenteously decorated with geraniums, marigolds and the reins laden with smilax; and Miss Rowena J. Moore’s Irish jaunting cart, the decora- tions consisting of roses, smilax and ferns, In the cart were the Misses Rowena Moore, Echo Allen and Helen Carhart, dressed in pink and green and carrying white parasols, similarly decorated. The first turnout in class H was Miss Hermine Stern’s buggy, drawn by a white horse. The entire body of the vebicle was hidden in a wealth of lavender sweet peas. In the buggy, dressed in lavender and pink, were Miss Stern and Miss Pinkham, the former driving with lavender silk reins. A gorgeous and most artistic four-in- band was that of the State Normal School. The horses were coal black. The young ladies occupying the coach were dressed in white, with white Normal School caps, Maltese cross trimmed with yellow. The coach and horses were beautifully deco- rated with yellow marguerites and wild oats, the harness being wrapped with yel- low satin ribbons. A large low coach contained members of the ninth and tenth grades of the Pasa- dena High School. The young ladies who rode were: The Misses Nash, Jessie Wood, Canfield, Jones, Stein, Johnston, Smith, Doty, Lloyd,Lopez, Stanley, Moore, Pierce, Mott, Lewis and Coe. Messrs. Lacy, Rice and Banbury acted as outriders. The hunting trap of Mr. and Mrs. John Bradbury was an exqusitely decorated equipage. It was a stylish turnout even regardless of decorations. It was solidly and artistically covered with yellow and white marguerites. The harness was wrapped with yellow satin ribbons. The trap bore Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury and the two Misses 0’Connor of San Francisco. One of the most gorgeous coaches in the four-in-hand class was that of the Senior A’s of the twelfth grade, High School, of this city. The girls wore white costumes with crimson trimmings, and the coach was a 1nass of scarlet geraniums and drooping pepper bonghs. A merry party was that of the Tuesday Evening Club of Pasadena. It rodein a tallyho,and included the Misses Hanen, Florence Trull, McLaren, Bushnell, Chamberlain, Blanche Wetherell, Julia Stone, Harriet Stevenson, Stoutenburgh and Miss Anna Hitchcock, Mrs. Cully and F. R. Harris. The outriders were E. How- ard, Walter Hansen, Lawrence Lawson, C. J. Brainard and Bob Allen. The girls were attired in pale green gowns with lav- ender trimmings. The harness of the horses was wrapped in lavender ribbons. | The coach decorations were red and white roses. Among the bicycles thai were gorgeously decorated with flowers was that of Mrs. William Cheeks, known as the “cyclone rider.” The decorations on her wheel, shaped in the form of a ship, consisted of smilax and geraniums and a number of floral bells were attached. These decora- tions were the design and work of the rider. Tne float occupied by the little Floral Queen was 1n masses of lavender flowers that waved and blossomed riotously around the tiny baby court. With the ex- ception of the Queen, the little tots were all' in white gowns. 1In the center of the group the Floral Queen, Elizabeth Woed, representing California’s flower, the esch- scholtzia, sat enthroned. The maids were Ada Lucille Tedford,Kate Van Nuys, Fannie Carpenter, Ada Marie Norfon, Viola Grace Hamilton, Lily Edwards, Fior- ence Perry Wood, Clara 8mith, Dorothy French, Cecelia Keys, Margaret Williard, Katherine Johnson and Cora McMasters. Little Grace Finlay of this city and little Lulu Kessler of Pomona attracted much attention on two very small burros. The animals were prettily decorated and their riders were dressed in white, There were twenty-six youths, ranging in age from 10 to 16, who rode beautifully decorated horses. Rey Rule, Chester Montgomery, Gerald Rule, Walter Moore Jr., Ralph Lewis and W. P. Donegan had their horses decorated with roses, carna- tions and smilax. The other boys were Ford Russell, Eddie Brown, Otto McClure, John McQuaid, Harry Burkhart, Frank Bills, Frank Packard, Eddie Bosbyshell, Joseph Sresovich, Oscar Ebinger, Garlana Peck, Olin Harry, Charles Halfhill, Virgil Cochran, Lincoln Price, Clarence Clark, J. Roy Howard, R. G. Campbell and William Brotherton. General Last kindly assigned a company of the National Gnard of California to guard the little Floral Queen and her maids, and a detachment followed the maids of honor of the tiny queen. The Jonathan Club, in its yellow outfits, the merry maskers and the Caballeros, in gorgeous trimmings of flowers, were in the pageant. The Queen's highway, after the parade and battle of flowers, was an immense carpet of petals, and the tribunes were snowed under by them. The shower of confetti at a Neapolitan carnival was not to be compared to the rain of the bloom at the tribunes. Even the prime minister of the Queen forgot the dignity of his office and joined in the fun. ‘The numbers of visitors to Los Angeles this week and the sightseers at different features of the fiesta may be safely set down at 200,000. In point of attendance and general success the fiesta has_eclipsed by far its two predecessors. Notwithstand- ing the unexpectea and unprecedented at- tendance and the enormous demand upon the city’s resources, Los Angeles has met every expectation. No one in all these great throngs has wanted for a mealora Pplace to sleep. A Death at Witliams. WILLIAMS, Car., April 25.—Supervisor J. 0. Zumwalt of the Third District of Colusa County died suddenly at his home south of this place early yesterday morn- ing. He was 61 years of age, a native of Lilinois and came to California in 1849. Supervisor Zumwalt was the oniy Republi- can ever elected to that office in this district, and had he lived he would have completed his second term on Jannary 1 next. A widow and seven children survive him. The funeral will be held on Sunday. ROUND VALLEY'S LYNCHING BEE. Witnesses at Weaverville Silenced by Fear of Vengeance. CONCEALING THE TRUTH Slow Progress Made in the Trial of Van Horn and Crow. VINTON'S FRIENDS TESTIFY. Breaking the Chain of Suspicion That Binds the Alleged Slayers of Littlefield. WEAVERVILLE, CaL, April 25.—The friends and partisans of “‘King” George E. White— the enemies of “*Ves'”’ Palmer, who is the foe of White—are having their innings in Weaveryille’s court. Men and women have gone upon the stand to im- peach the evidence of the prosecution, which is endeavoring t convict Con- stables Crow and Van Horn of having as sisted in the lynching of poor “Jack” Lit- | tlefield, after they had arrested him for | the alleged shooting of John Vinton, ‘White’s right-hand man. Some startling facts have been retold during the progress of the trial. Wit- nesses have recounted the finding of the | body of Palmer’s head vaquero suspended | from a tree and riddled by bullets; have told of the lowly grave in which the lynchers’ victim was cast after a “snap” Coroner’s inquest had been held—a grave two feet decp and three feet square, in which the doubled corpse of the fearless | cowboy was cast, booted feet touching un- covered head within a foot of the surface; have described again the feud of Round Valley, the “aark and bloody ground’ of | fair California, where George White is the law and bullets its ultimatum. But the truth has been brought out slowly and hesitatingly. Fear of Round Valley vengeance has closed the mouths of those who know the truth. Confronted by armed men—desperate, glowering | ereatures of the border, ready to shoot or | cut or hang at the word of him who em- ploys them—their utterances have been euarded, and the men who lynched Little- field on September 27, 1894, may never be brought to justice. It is a daring jury that would convict Crow and Van Horr; butif it does convict lively times are drawing down upon | Round Valley. The first witness this morning was Thomas Hayden, to whose house Johu | Vinton returned after baving been shot on | September 25 by “Jack” Littlefield, as he | | claimed, and at whose house he was cared | for until he had recovered. Hayden tes- | tified to having examined the tracks lead- ing from the spot where Vinton was sup- pused to have been shot. He said the de- | fendants, Crow and Van Horn, were at his | house prior to their departure to arrest | Littletiela. Hayden testified as to the natural char- acteristics in that neighborhoed, and swore that he was present on March 30 | when Dryden Lock fired five shots from a 44-caliber Winchester rifle at the place where Littlefield met his death. The pur- pose of this latter evidence was to prove | that the report of a rifle fired at the scene of Littlefield's lynching could not be heard and was not heard at the Red Mountain House. This fact, if established, will impeach the testimony of Walter Clark, who testi- | tied to having heard three shots and three only, and who declared that he was able to tell the difference between the reports— that one was lond and two of lesser detona- tion at the time Littlefield was lynched. The witness was cross-examined by Deputy Attorney-General Post, and while | he was somewhat confused at times in his memory of unimportant details his evi- dence was not much shaken. From the general trend of the prosecution’s cross- examination it was evident that it will at- tempt to prove by the defendants’ witness the existence of a conspiracy which re- sulted in Littletield’s death. Mrs.John Vinton was called to the wit- ness-stand, and testified to having gone to Hayden’s place on September 27 of last year from her homein Covelo, in company with her brotber, and that when a quarter of a mile from Hayden’s house she saw a varty of seven or eight men on horseback, two of the horses being white or gray. This was the party that left Hayden's house to arrest Littlefield. Mrs. Vinton said she rode on to the Hayden place, en- tered the house and removed her outer garments. She noticed the clock, and the hanas' indicated that the hour was 3:20. The reason she noticed the time was that she wanted to see how long she had been | on the road. At that time she was not married to Vinton, being Miss Clara Shores of Covelo. She became Vinton's wife in March of this | year. Her evidence was not shaken by‘ the cross-examination. | Mrs. Thomas Hayden testified that { Constables Crow and Van Horn and their | party came to her house on September 27, | after the family and guesis had partaken of the noon meal, and that she got dinner for them. They arrived between the hours of 1 and 2 o’clock in the afternoon. | They rested awhile and left a few minutes after3 o'clock. In the party were Con- stables Van Horn, John Crow, Thomas Hayden, Dryden Lacock, Gordon Van Horn, Joseph Gregory ana Radcliffe. Shortly afterward Miss Shores, her brother and Waiter Kemp arrived at the house. The men in the party were then three-quarters of a mile away. The object of the testimony of Mrs. Vinton and Mrs. Hayden was to prove the time at which the constabies left the Hay- den place to arrest Littlefield. . The remainder of the evidence was un- lmpfrllnl. The case went over until next week. — LEAGUERS AT WOODLAND, Officers for the Ensuing Year Elccted at the Convention. ‘WOODLAND, Car., April 25.—A com- mittee to which was referred the matter ot establishing an Epworth League paper re- ported favorably at the meeting to-day, and the journal will be launched, provided §500 in cash subscriptions is obtained. The name of C. W. Clough of Chico was mentioned as editor-in-chief, Officers for the ensuing year were elected to-day as follows: E. M. Kimball of Dow- ney. first vice-president; Miss Kate Par 'BELTS |BELTS sons, Fresno, second vice-president; Mi: Estelie Duke, Linden, third vice-president; C. W. Clough, Chico, recording secretary Miss Hettie Glover, Modesto, correspond- ing secretary; Miss Hamilton, Fresno, State treasurer; Mrs. Richardson, Wood- land, superintendent of junior work. e BRIDGING THE MERCED. Wheat-Laden Trains on the San Joaquin Valley Road Will Soon Be €rossing the River. MERCED, CaL:, April 25.—The people are well pleased over the announcement in to-day’s CaLL that the Valley road would commence freignt traffic upon the completion of the road to Merced. The hope 1s expressed that passenger trains may be put on at the same time, The wheat crop along the line of the new | rcad will be large, and business will be lively when shipments commence. | Work on the bridge over the Merced River is being pushed along rapidly, and since the completion of the road to the north bank of the stream_the contractors are being supplied with plenty of material, 80 that there 1¢ no further delay. The site of the bridge is fourteen miles from Merced. Half of this distance is ready for the iron and by the second week in May the grade to Merced will be com- pleted. Every part of the construction work is well in hand and all the connec- | tions will be made on the date named by Engineer Storey. On a clear day the smoke of the laco- | motive at the Merced River can be seen from the Courthouse dome. St DORSEY KNOWN 1T TEMPLETON, | An Old-Time Friend Discredits New- comer’s Story of the Killing. TEMPLETON, Carn., April 25.—C. H. Beauchamp of this place was an old-time friend of Colonel Caleb T. Dorsey, who was killed by his mining vartner, J. T. Newcomer, near Columbia. He said | to-day: | “T have known the Dorseys ever since 1858, when I met John and Thomas Dorsey in Stanislaus County, where they were in the cattle business. Thomas Dorsey shot a Mexican cattle thief once at a rodeo; but they were unusually peaceful and quiet men. | ‘““Colonel Caleb Dorsey I met in the | same place after the war. He wasengaged | in raising horses at Oakdale, Stanislaus | County. My acquaintance with him ex- | tended overa period of fifteen or sixteen | years, and in all that time he never car- | ried a pistol. He was a frequent visitor at | my house, and stopped often over nights, | so I should haye known if he had a | weapon. Itisunlikely that hecommenced | carrying one at this late day, and I believe | that he was murdered.” | Beauchamp is an old Kentuckian, and | s reputation as a| zen, anxious for peaceful, law-abiding ¢ S NATIVES AT SAN LUIS, Citizens Busily Preparing for} the Gathering of the i Clans. ‘ | Bu'ldirgs Elaborately in the Cclors of | the Order. - | Streets ani Decoratel | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CaL., April 25.— The storm has abated and active prepara- tions have commenced for Native Son week. Buildings on both of the main streets are being decorated and at various | corners stretched across the streets are large bears strung from wires. The people | are filled with enthusiasm and work is go- ing on at a great rate. The Pavilion is beautifully decorated within, representing the interior of a lodgeroom. Strangers | are arriving eyery hour and by to-morrow night the city will be crowded. A deiegation of Los Osos Parlor will leave in the morning for Port Harford to meet delegates arriving by steamer, and | another will go north by rail to Kings City | to come down with other delegates to the | Grand Parlor. On thetrainarriving at the depot it will be met by a band and mem- ! bers of the parlor here, besides a number of citizens, and will march from the depot te the various hotels. { By to-morrow morning everything will be in readiness and the city present more | decorations and paraphernalia than ever before. Prizes are to be awarded for the best | decorated business houses, and business | men are striving to outdo each other. Hotels and other places of reception are finely decorated within, and the natives can count on a peneral good time. Per- sons who have not secured accommoda- tions will have to rustle on arrival, as there is & larze demand for lodgines. Work is being rushed on the beautiful floats for the grand parade Tuesday. gy LAKE WASHINGTON FEUD. A Farmer Compels Two Enemics Pray at His Feet. SEATTLE, Wasm., April 25.—A dramatic | scene, in which three farmers were princi- | pals, was enacted on the eastern shore of | Lake Washington this morning. Louis Langee, because of a family feud of long | standing, compelled Thomas L. Dabny | and John Dabny, father and son, to kneel | at the muzzle of a double-barrel shotgun and offer up a prayer, at the conclusion of which he assured them they die. They had not finished to | would_surely | i their invoca- | tion when Langee discharged both barrels | over the heads of the men, whoreupon‘ both arose and ran for life. Later Langee was arrested on a charge of assault with | intent to commit murder. { | | Make your own choice. } You can do so at Joy's. | Fully ten of the chief man- | ufacturersof Electric Beits, including the French, Ger- | man and Spanish, seil us belts regularly. We have belts for men and belts for women. We bave belts that are guaranteed to cure | Seminal Weakness or the manufacturer returns the | money; and we have beits for Rheumatism and chronic complaints. We give you the manufac- turer’s written agreement when you call. Select for yourself, BELTS BELTS BELTS BELTS BELTS BELTS BELTS BELTS BELTS BELTS BELTS BELTS If your doctor prescribes some drug not frequently used bring the prescription to Joy’s and you will be sure to have it filled properly. Our storerooms are the largest in the City and we keep all drugs obtainable in the world’s market. Just re- member “what you get at Joy’s is good.’’ Joy’s BALDWIN PHARMACY, Under Baldwin Hotel, Powell and Market Sts. Joy's| Joy’s JOY’S JOY’S JOY'S JOY’S JOY’S JOY’S JOY’S JOY’S JOY’S JoY’S JOY’S Joy’s Joy’s| SEND IMI_ ORDERS. 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