The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1896. ILLINDIS INDORSES MAJOR McKINLEY Senator Cullom’s Supporters Quickly Compelled to Capitulate. TO JOIN THE BUCKEYES Delegates Instructed to Present the Name of the Ohio Statesman. selected to present to the National Re- publican Convention the name of Shelby M. Cullom as the choice of Illinois for the Presidency. The cheering with which_thxs was greeted was confined almost englrely to the left wing of the ball, the Chicago men getting up on chairs, waving hats and handkerchiefs and yelling frantically for “Cullom and victory.'’ When the resolution had been read a second time by the clerk there was a cvclone of ‘“noes,” hisses and groans. With considerable heat the chair appealed for order, declaring that he would keep the convention in session all night unless he could secure sufficient order to enable each side to have a fair and bonest hear- ing. This had its effect and Senator Fuller forced his way through the crowd to the | platform, where he made a short speec}x. The speaker concluded somewhat abruptiy. He had scarcely turned his back w}xen Delegate S. H. Bethea of Dixon, anticipa- ting Speaker Calhoun, jumped upon a chair and moved to substitute the name of McKinley for that of Cullom in the resolu- tion. The demonstration that greeted the GREAT WAVE OF ENTHUSIASM Strangers Shake Hands, Friends Em- brace and Women Hug and Exchange Kisses. SPRINGFIELD, Irv., April 30.—The op- ponents of Governor McKinley’s Presiden- tial aspirations capitulated to-day before a terrs onslaught of the friends of the Ohio statesman. By a majority of 329in & total vote of 1335--a majority as unex- pected to the supporters of the Ohioan as it was staggering to Senator Cullom and his friends—the Republican State Conven- tion instructed the four delegates-at-large from Illinois to the St. Louis convention not merely to vote for and support the Ohio candidate, but actually to present his name to that body as the candidate and choice of Illinois for the Presidential nomi- nation. It is true the form in which the resolu- tion was adopted—the substitution of Mc- Kinley’s name in the Cullom resolution— due to the over zeal of a delegate who anticipated the regular McKinley ment which was to have been presented by the spokesman of his following, but in the enthusiasm and uproar that attended the contest between the two factions this point was lost to ¢ ation, and as a result, by the recorc it stands, the Illinois dele- tion to St. Louis m 1d it see fit to out its instructions to the letter, a e with the Buckeyes in pre. z to the convention the favorite son 15 of C ). the outcome was a crushing defeat for Senator Cullom and the Chicago ele- ment that for years has held the Repub- in its iron grip, is con- nquished d victor: to make the coun- Republicans fo s to come more than hereto! the councils of All that good generalship, in- of votes for the va- 1didates on the Srtate ticket could do was done by the defeated faction toc de- ced ike by and the result will re in the party. free expression of the McKinley ele- It capturea the committees and tated the principa! »minations and up ur of the crucial test even ites were almost willing to their fight had been a losing ; point came when a can- to within organiza- the pledged its full support, was defeated by a rmed veteran of the war by less than aker's dozen of votes. The sentiment ttached to the old blue uniform had to do with the result than any other deration, but the friends or the de- ed candidate, and they ran up into the hundreds, charged treachery upon the machine. From the moment the result of the bal- lot was declared it was evident the oppo- sition had lost its grip, and when the op- portane moment arrived not only did the zates who had received instructions or dele indorsements stand to their guns, but the uninstructed brigades poured broadside after broadside into the anti-McKinley ranks. Before the last county had recorded its vote the majority of the opposition was tumbling over itself in its eagerness to se- cure seats in the band-wagon, and before the clerks had been given time to foot the fizures for an official: announcement the en country champions of Senator Cullom and the leader of the Chicago fac- ticn were shouting against each other to nre the substitution of the name of Mc- Kinley for that of Cullom and to advocate the adoption by acclamation of the resolu- tion as amended. Three of the proposed delegates-at-large whose names were to have gone on the anti-instructions ticket, Nixon and Patterson of Chicago and ex- Governor Fifer, will go to St. Louis under the new conditions, while keeping their company will be the especial petand pride of the country McKinleyites, the vener- able ““Uncle Dick” Oglesby. To-night with bands and banners, glee clubs, torches, red fire and songs of tri- umph, the visitors had undisputed pos- session of the capital city. Chairman Berry called the impatient delegates to order at 9:45 o’clock. To pre- vent a repetition of the demonstration of vesterday, when the galleries created pan- demonium whenever a McKinley cham- pion made himself conspicuous, the issue of general admission tickets for the second day had been restricted one-half. Nominations for Secretary of State were called for. Speeches were barred. Five candidates were named—John A. Reeves of Decatur, George C. Rankin of Mon- mouth, James A. Rose of Golconda, Isaac N. Pearson of Macomb and Homer J. Tice of Greenview. Rose was nominated on the third ballot. The following candidates for Auditor were placed in nomination: C.J. Kinney of Winnebago County, J. R. McCullough of Champaign County, Thomas B. Needles of Washington County and N. B. Thistle- wood of Alexander County. After the first ballot Needles and Thistlewood with- drew and Mr. McCutlough was nominated on the second ballot. Nowminations for Treasurer were then in order and the claims ‘of Henry L. Hertz of Chicago, Dr. George- A, Sellars of . Peoria, Charles Feizer of Springfield and.-Mayor Albert ioch of Ottawa were presented. Mr. Her s nominated on the first bal- lot. For Attorney-General, Edward C. Aitken: of Jeilet was nominated on the second vallot. Jast as €oon as theattorney-generalship had been disposed of the decks were cleared for the resolution on instructions., -The chair insistéd on abgolute order and the sergeant-at-arms.compelled order .and all on the floor to be seated. This accom- plished, Senator Fuller of Belvedere mounted a chair \in the center of the Chi- especially | machine had | mention of McKinley was terrific. Two- thirds of the convention and the thousands in the gallery rose en masse and cheered for three consecutive minutes and the tempest was repeated when the chair re- peated the'amendment. 3 Speaxer Calhoun was then recognized and eulogized McKinley, and ex-Attorney- General Hunt made a brief speech in behalf of the Olio man. The shouts of “yote,” however, rendered his utterances almost inaudible, and then Senator Fuller closed the debate with a final plea for Cul- lom. At this juncture Delegate Messick of East St. Louis moved tbat the instruc- tions for both Cullom and McKinley be tabled. This was met with a storm of dis- approval, and Calhoun made the point of order that under the resolution adopted erday a direct vote should be taken Witiout evasion or subterfuge. But the chair ruled against him and accepted the situation. i< A ballot was ordered on themotion to table, and this time there was no necessity for an appesal for order from the chair. Delegates and spectators alike kept tab, and the silence was only broken by the cheers that greeted the heavy McKinley votes from uninstructed delegations. Cook County gave the Ohioan 82 votes, or about half of what had been anticipated, but the country district, immediately followmng rolled up their tens and scores and hun- dreds against the seuior Senator from Illinois. structed for McKinley gave a solitary vote the other way, but in the overwhelming majority the instructions were respected d indorsements regarded as just as good as instructions. The only notable viola- tion was that of this (Sangamon) county, of McKinley instructions, voted solidly for their fellow-townsman, Senator Cullom. When Stephenson County had been from, the motion'to table was defeated by ten majority. There was an attempt to renéw the.enthusiasm’ of & few moments before, but ‘the delegates wanted the full vote, and it-was not until Woodford, the last county. on the list, had been called the convention went:into hysterics. Cheer after cheer followed and. banners and lithographs of Ohio’s* eéx-Governor were waved in a dozen partsoi.the hall. gave the result as 834 against tabiing the instructions to 502 in favor, a majority of 29, but before the vote could be announced { nator Filler wason his chair to move | that in the resolution which he had pre- l sented the name of William McKinley be substituted for that of Shelby M. Cullom. This capitulation of the opposition again let loose the ‘enthusiasm and it swelled into a cyclone when Alderman Madden; on lowed suit with a motion that the substitu- tion of McKinley’s name be made by ac- clamation. The compact was sealed with a mighty shout and then for ten minutes thé victorious element gave itself up to a general jubilation. Men who had never met before shook hands like old acquain- tances, frienas embraced friends, and the women on the platform kissed and hugged each othér. But thedefeated Chicago men took: the situation hard. They sat glum and morose and refused the invitation of the victors to make the best of it and join with good grace in the jollification. Presently they had a small revenge. The report of the committee appointed yesterday to name delegates at large, and which had been made up in Cullom’s in- terest, was presented. It named William Penn Nixon of the Chicago Inter Ocean, R. W. Patterson of the Tribune, ex-Gov- ernor Fifer of Bloomington and David T. Littler of Springfield. - The McKinley majority of the Chicago Three Hundred wanted Mayor George: B. Swift substituted for Willlam Penn Nixon and another tedious rollcall was in order. | Two htndred and fifty Chicagoans voted against the Mayor, and, aided by Mr. Nix- on’s large personal following in the county delegations, succeeded in defeating Swift by 2 majority of 105—720 to 615. 2 It was now after 7. o'clock. The great building was in darkness' save a few spluttering arc lights that only served to intensify the gloom. The convention had been in continuous sestion for over ten hours, but the delegates were not inclined to make another day of it. Littier with- drew his name for elector and the Mec- Kinleyites chose the venerable ex-Gov- ernor Oglesby in his stead. Patterson and Fifer were acceptable to them, and their names went through with a rush. A couple of colored delegates got the floor at this juncture to make a plea for the recognition of their race on the list of National alternates, and their oratory made so good an impression that W. Cha- vis of Adams County, a colored Republi- can leader, was elected in the place of George W. Perkins of Pope, one of the nominees of the committee. The other names in its report, J. W. Ells- worth and Charles M. Pepper of Chicago and Senator P. T. Chapman of Vienna, were unanimously confirmed, and General Horace Clark of Mattoon and Rabbi Emil Hirsch of Chicago were selected as electors at large. Amid considerable confusion Chariman James H. Gilbert read the re- port of the committee on resolutions and it was perfunctorily adopted. The features of the platform are em- bodied in ti.e following synopsis: The present edministration of Grover Cleve- land, by bad administration of good Republi- can laws and the enactment of bad Democratic laws, has demonstrated that the Democratic party is constitutionally incapable of manag- ing the affairs of this great nation. 3 The Republicans of Illinois are unyielding and empbatic in their demand for honest money. We are opposed, &s we ever havebeen, to any and every scheme that will give to this couniry a currency in any way depreciated or debased, or in any respect inferior to the money of the most advenced and intelligent nations of the earth. We favor the use of sil. ver as currency, but to the extent only and under such restrictions that parity with gold | can be maintained. The Republican party from the time of cago delegation and submitted a resolution insiructing the delegates at large to bel Lincoln has been devoted irrevocably to the doctrine of protection to home industries,and we hereby renew and resffirm our faith in this Here and there a delegation that was in- | the twenty delegates from which, in spite | that the pent-up feeling broke 10o0se.- Then | The footing of the convention. secrétaries | behalf of the Cook County machine, fol- | funaamental principle. We believe in a tariff that will produce a revenue sufficient to meet the wants of tle Government honestly and economically administered and high enough to insure to home labor regular and remunera- tive employment. We believe in reciprocity— the reciprocity of James G. Blaine—re-enforced by experience and an earnest wish to extend our foreign commerce to the fullest extent consistent with the control of our own markets in the sale of articles that can be profitably produced at home. We believe in the exercise of a genuine American spirit in ell our intercourse with foreign nations and are opposed to the exte: sion of monarchical institutions upon a part of American soil; we condemn the vacil- lating and un-American policy of the present Democratic administration and advocate a firm, vigorous and dignified policy toward all nations. And to that end we recommend the further strengthening of our coast defenses and such an enlargement of our navy as shall command the respect of other governments and will more effectually promote our peace- ful relations with all the world. We believe that the sympathy of this Nation should be extended to all peoples who have been driven by oppression and wrong to take up armsin behalf of self-government, and we therefore express our sympathy for the people of Cuba in their struggle for independence. The exact wording of the resolution of instruction asadopted oy acclamation is thus recorded by the official atenographer of the convention: Resolved, That the delegates to be elected by this convention to the Republican National Convention be and are hereby instructed to pre- sant to said National Convention the name of the Hon, William McKinley of Ohio. After the selection of three trustees of the State University the convention ad- journed sine die. BOLD FORGERY MO DUPLICITY, [Continued from First Page.] merce, growing out of the appropriation of a little more than $3,000,000 for the im- provement of Santa Monica harbor, Cali- fornia, will be carried into the Senate, Mr. White of California having prepared a minority report for that purpose. Mr. White contends that his appropria- tion was not placed in the bill at the sug- gestion of either of the California Senators or at the instigation of the member of Congress from the district in which Santa Monica is situated. He strenuously con- tends that all these members of Congress were opposed to it, and that the over- whelming sentiment of the people of Cali- forniais in the same direction. Officials of the Government, he says, charged with the management of harbor improvements have uniformly and unanimonsly re- | ported against the breakwater proposed to be constructed at that point. Other reasons given are that the action passed, with fifteen counties still to hear | of the committee establishes a dangerous precedent, as it aisregards the carefully formed opinions of the board of engineers; the location of this extensive work is arbi- trary,and is ata point demanded by private | interests onl ts ultimate success is but problematical; the proper site for a harbor is at San Pedro and not Santa Monica; if there be a doubt a committee should in- quire into the subject as between the con- tending sités and a contract should be made only on a full report. Mr. White further refers to the desires of the Southern Pacific for the location agreed upon by the majority, and attrib- utes it to the fact that at that point the road has no rival, while at San Pedro it has competition. ‘“No doubt,” says Mr. ‘White, *‘the wharf at Santa Monica would never have been built if the owners of the structure did not feel themseives able to overthrow the report of the engineers and overcome local desires. Had it been sup- posed that the Government would make & deep-sea harbor at San Pedro the venture | would not have been made.” e WILL VETO THE BILL. President Cleveland Does Not Approve of the Appropriations. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30.—The river and harbor bill will probably come up for consideration in the Senate to- morrow afternoon after the naval hill is | disposed of. The bill will be vetoed by President Cleveland without doubt. He has been carefully reading the reports of boards of United States engineers recom- mending San Pedro for the deep harvor site, but whether he will make the Santa Monica appropriation the basis for his veto is, of course, only a matter of con- jecture. Itis known that he objects to an outright appropriation of $10,000,000 car- ried by the bill, in view of the low s.ate of finances of the Nation, and opposes the ultimate expenditure of $60,000,000 addi- tional (under the continuous contract system), which future Congresses will have to provide for; but those who have talked with him lately believe that he wiil also have something to say about the Santa Monica job. Senator Frye, chairman of the Commerce Committee, which reported the river and harbor bill, said to Tue CALL correspond- ent to night: “Yes, I have heard it ru- mored that the President intended to veto the biil, and I believe that he will do so.” Senator Perkins of California saysthe bill will undoubtedly pass over his veto, however, as two-thirds of the members of both houses have enough *pork” in the barrel to insure their votes. Mr. Perkins said: I shall certainly stand by my col- league, Mr. White, in his fight against Santa Monica, but 1f the Senate should refuse to eliminate this paragraph—and the bill goes to the President and is vetoed by him—I will vote to override the veto, for although the Santa Monica appropria- tion is objectionable, there are so many features in the bill of vast benefit to Cali- fornia that I would not feel justified in voting against the Lill in its entirety.”” If the bill comes up in the Senate to- morrow Senators White and Perkins will both speak against the Santa Monica ap- propriation. Senator White's speech wili follow the lines of his minority report, W. C. Patterson, president of the T.os Angeles Board of Trade, said to TiE CAvr, correspondent to-nigit: “1 consider Senator White’s minority report the most forcible and comprehen- sive statement of the harbor situation which has yet been made. It is dignified and yet pungent and scathing. It bristles with statements of fact which cannot be controverted, and which should be over- whelmingly convincing to any unbought and unpurchasable mind. Since obsery- ing for two weeks the methods which are being used to defeat the project of a deep- water harbor at San Pedro, and having been told that the only hope of securing anythingis by joining a combination witn C. P. Huntington and yielding to his de- sires [ have modified my previousconserva- tism. I have reached the deliberate con- clusion that the people of Los Angeles had infinitely better receive uo appropriation atall for a deep-sea harbor than to sur- render their selt-respect by bowing at the shrine of xing boodle and becoming his craven beneliciaries. If this be treason, make the best of it.”” | THE SN MATED FORAL DISPLAY, Entrancing Profusion of Beautiful Blossoms and Plants. LILIES AS TALL AS MEN. Roses as Big as Footballs and Plenty of Them at Red- wood City. THE FLOWER SHOW EXERCISES. Germania Hall Crowded—Many Visit- ors From All Over the Country. The Baseball Game, REDWOOD CITY, Car., April 30.—San Mateo County’s floral revels are now fairly on, and these are Redwood City's gala days. The Queen of the carnival of roses was crowned last night; necessarily, there- fore, Redwood City awoke at a later hour this morning. Now that the coronation ceremonies and ball are things of the glorious past, people realize how great the success reaily was and what a dazzling spectacle they witnessed. This afternoon—a little late, because the decoration committee’s work was delayed a hittle—the great flower show opened in Germania Hall, and this evening the for- mal opening exercises were held. The hall itself was beautifully decorated with foliage and blossoms, roses and evergreens predominating, though there :was lots of fine ferns and some wild flowers. The front of the stage was covered with gar- lands of pink roses and green foliage, and in the center of the hall was a high tower, built of ferns and trimmed with roses. One could scarcely mention in detail all the exceptionally pretty features of the fair of roses, but some of the special ex- hibits really demand notice. One of these is Mrs. J..B. Schroeder's table, near the entrance to the ball. On a large semi- circular table, covered with a Nile green cloth, are 4 wonderful profusion of sweet peas and roses. The sweet peas predomi- nate. They are of many varieties, giving an exquisite perfume, and of monster size. Mrs. Schroeder has also a smaller table, showing oranges which were grown at her home at Bay Ridge. Another feature of the fair is the corner table of Mrs. James A. Robinson of Red- wood City. Behina it is a lattice-work viece filled with red roses, and on the tables in frout are big roses in vases— altogether a collection that would make its owner rich if it could be transported to New York by some magician’s wand. Indeed, a stranger from the East would | think some magic slone could produce all this profusion of blossoms in April, and, of course, he would be quite right in his guess. There is a deal of magic in it all—the magic performed by Dame Nature for her favored sons and daughters of the Santa Clara Valley—a magic beyond the wildest dreams of Kabaalist or Mahatma. Mrs. George C. Ross’ collection is quite unique in its way, even for San Mateo County. All her flowers are watched and nursed by her own sympathetic hand, and she has red roses as big as a football, Paul Neyron roses and callas as high as the tallest man. Mrs. Ross’ place is at Wood- neath, Belmont. She has two large tables at the fair. One of these is devoted almost entirely to the beautiful pelargoniums; the other table groans under a burden of Shirley poppies, snapdragons, sweet peas, maidenhair ferns. Just above Mrs. Ross’ tables 1s the Queen’s aais, upon which the throne rests in a perfect fairy's bower of roses and delicate green things. Allin all the deco- rations of the hall are very beautiful. Flowers abouna lavishly and in exotic abundance. The whole ball is a fairy dell, from which one hesitates to depart ana regrets that it cannot be photographed in its existing colors. Some of the other notable features of the fair, together with the names of their lady patronesses, are as follow: Japanese tea garden—Mrs. E. E. Cooper; as- sistants—Miss Addie Underhill, Miss Jennie Kelly, Miss Clara Miramontes, Miss Charlotte Miramontes. Single rose VOting booth—Miss Alta Turner, Miss Eugenia Turner, Miss Sallie Nelson. H. W. Snow, Mrs. C. s Lottie Christ, Miss Blanche Walker, Miss May Cook, Miss Olga Heiner, Miss Edna Hatch. Candy booth—Mrs. Robert Brown; assist- ants—Miss Mattie Stelter, Miss Madeline Bart- lett, Miss Maud Beeson. Lemonade booth—Mrs. Fred Glennan; as- sistants—Miss Fannie Crowe, Miss Clara Crowe, Miss Emma Harvey. Queen Lillian and her maids of honor held bigh court at Germania Hall this evening. J.J. Bullock was the Prime Min- ister for the time being, and presided over the exercises. These began with a very neat little speech by Mr. Bullock, in which he announced the formal opening of the San Mateo County tloral festival, after which he introduced as the orator of the evening A. J. Thatcher of this city. Col- onel E. F. Preston was to have delivered the address of the evening, but at the last moment his lJaw business called him to Stockton. 8o Mr. Thatcher was induced to perform the important function. He congratulated the Free Kinaergarten As- suciation upon the splendid success that so far had attended their efforts, and also congratulated San Mateo County st large upon the success of this its first carnival season, and upon the enthusiasm ana un- selfishness with which evervbody seemed to have entered into the spirit of the oc- casion. o Mr. Thatcher spoke of the general bene- fit of floral festivals in this State. They not orly helped greatly to advertise Cali- fornia in the East, but they served asoc- casions of healthful outings for the people at large, induced many people of the city to get out into the couniry and enjoy na- ture’s own beauty and freshness. The festiyal also did much toward bringing out the true spirit of mutual help among neighbors, and the desire to work together barmoniously for a common good. San Mateo County would be immensely bene- fited by the present festival, he felt as- sured, and this would be but the begin- ning of many future successful floral carni- vals. Mr. Thatcher’saddress was succeeded by the following programme: Horn solo. Ak Ed Tribolet Living picture, “On % George Poole Tom Curran Carl Brieger Arthur Lothrop Berthold Werder Bert Lovie Ernest Werder Albert Mansfleld Bert Leahy Harola Heiner Vocal solo..... . ...James Lynch Vocal duer The Misses Wynne Sash drill and tableau, by Olea Heiner Mabel McNamara Ruble Wilson Jessie Gilbery Mattie Jordan Hetiie Allen Dagmar Hynding Lulu Knights Spanish song (in costume).....Miss L Miramontes Friday afternoon the programme will consist mainly of exercises by the kinder- garten pupils. There will be first a grand Maypole dance, then games and songs, by the following pupils: Jesse Winne Aleen Glennan Otto Offermann Norma Jacobus Lelund Rathone Roby Lipp Florence Stelter Lisa Nair “Evelyn Curren Henry Boose Lester Mullen Chariey Bomberg Helen Boose Eugene Kerr Leona Bean Archie Mayberry 1sabelle Beer Peurl Morrel Hazel Hammerson Marguerete Winters Margile Mansfield Francis Kerr Floyd Glenuan Jennie Botto Muriel Thateher Adolph_Assorio Helen Curren Edua Christenson Lisle Winters Irma Joyce The remaining features of the pro- gramme, which will be continued Friday evening ana Saturday afternoon and even- ing, are as follows: Cornet duet Hurlburt brothers Miss Nellie Hammerson and Roy Cloud. iving picture, “Fortune Telling”............. Miss Mary Genochia. Miss Fiorence Barry, Miss Alta Turner. Whistling sol Vocal 5010, Living picture, “Lilies Tustrumental duet. . .the Misses Lulu ary Misa Dollie Kearse dy Mandaolin Club r. J. H. Stallard iss Mary Winne ‘William McDonald Miss Marie Heiner Statuary, “Galatea” ..Miss Mary Cook Among the noticeable private decora- tions in Redwood City is one of the big show windows of Einstein & Small, the dry-goods merchants, on Main street, next to TuE Cary office. There is a very taste- ful display of plants, grasses and flowers here that attracts a good deal of attention from the visitors, and is an additional pride of Redwood City. Across the street is the Magnolia Res- taurant, run by F. A. Fouts. Its interior and exterior has been appropriately dec- orated for the occasion. Thereare, indeed, on every hand, not only in Redwood City but at San Mateo and in other parts of the county, many evidences of the hearty sup- port accorded this floral festival by the people of San Mateo County. As the bicycle track is not in good con- dition, the tournament scheduled for Sat- urday atternoon has been postponed, but in its stead will be the boss baseball game of the season in fan Mateo County, be- tween the Redwood Citys and the Menlo Park boys. The match will be held at the vaseball grounds inside the bicycle track at Redwood City. It will bea hot game from start to finish, for the two teams are pretty evenly matched. There is a purse of §25 for the winning team, and this will not cool the ardor of the players. P. P, Chamberlain, the County Treasu- rer, is manager of the game and the um- pire is yet to be chosen. The teams are composed as follows: BEDWOOD CITY. Catcher Pitcher. Murphy This afternoon the Teachers’ Institute adjourned afier a most successful meeting and many of the pedagogues remained in town to enjoy toe rest of the carnival sea- son. e SAN JOSE DECORATING. The City Will Be More Gayly Attired Than Ever Before. SAN JOSE, Car., April 30.—The work of decorating the streets for the carnival of roses began to-day under the direction of the street decorating committee. Every telegraph and telephone pole and all signs in the business part of the city will be decorated with a redwood tree. Seven car- loads have been received and it is expected | more will be required. The streets to be decorated in this manner are: Santa Clara street, from the narrow-gauge depot to Third street; from the broad-gauge depot to San Carlos street on First, from St. James square to San Antonio street on | Second, from the broad-gauge depot 10 the City Hall on Market strest. The buildings of the city will be- hand- somely festooned with bunting and ever- greens, and across the streets will be stretched lines of flags, banners and car- nival colors. immense banners with the word “W elcome’’ will also be displayed across the principal streets. The decorated streets will be illuminated at nizht with vari-colored Chinese lan- terns and the city will present a grand ap- pearance during the evenings of the car- nival. On Saturday, the last day of the carnival , there will be a race meet under the aus- pices of the Garden City Cyclers. Oneof the features of the day will be an attempt by Wilbur J. Edwards, paced by asextuplet, to lower the world’s one-mile record. The events scheduled are: A novice race (one mile), one miie scratch and two-thirds mile handicap, amateur, and a two-thiras mile scratch and a one-mile nandicap pro- fessional. e HEALDSBURG'S ACTIVITY. The City a Veritable Beehive—Everybody Working for the Fiesta. HEALDSBURG, CarL., April 30.—Even a stranger visiting this city would note that something unusuval was on the tapis. Carpenters are blockading the business thoroughfares, and piles of lumber are stacked on the grass plats of the public square to be used on the band stand and queen’s stand. Great piles of evergreens are stacked up to be used in covering arches, towers and stands, and the festive small boy is intently watching the pro- ceedings. This all means that Healdsburg is pre- paring for its second annual floral festival to be held here, commencing on Wednes- day of next week. The festival directors are busily at work arranging details for the fiesta and giving instructions to the sub-committees, and everything is so that the big show will be ready to open on schedule time. tlowers will be at their best during the dates, for the cold weather kept the buds back, and now the warm sun is bringing them out in all their splendor. Queen Alice Haigh has selected her maids of honor, and the six fair girls who will do duty are the Misses Nellie Petray, Lena Zane, Edna Biddie, Violet Luedke, Nettie Barnes and Zoe Bates. The race meet promises well, the track will be at its best, and several of the crack riders of Central California will compete for the prizes offered. Local wheelmen are happy to-night over the victory of Ben H. ernes at the Santa Rosa meet. Seattle Eager for News of the Lakme. SEATTLE, Wasn., April 30.—A telegram from Departure states that the steamer Mexico, which it is expected will bring au- thentic news from the steam schooner Lakme, about which so much anxiety is felt, will arrive in port to-morrow morning about 4 o’clock. LA B Stcel Plates Arriving at Tacoma. TACOMA, WasH., April 29.—Two car- loads of steel plates have arrived for the new torEedo-ho-u, which are expected to be finished before contract time. Moran Bros. report that the work will now be | pushec vigorously. VISALIA'S TRAIN ROBBERY CASE. Bad Day for Lovern and Ardell at Their Ex- amination. TEE OMINOUS THIRTEEN Testimony of the Thirteenth Wit- ness Causes Defendants Uneasiness. - IS A SALVATION ARMY MAN And Tells How He Furnished the Powder for the Job and Then Became Scared. VISALIA, CAL.,, April 30.—At the pre- liminary examination of Lovern and Ardell, the prosecution to-day introduced thirteen witnesses and adjourned until morning. Leon Goldstein, clerk for the Sweet Company, testified that Si Lovern purchased 10 cents worth of cheesecloth on March 18, Lovern remarking at the time, ‘I want it for the old woman to hang outside.” The sample of cloth and the piece around the lantern was similar to that sold to Lovern. Eugene Requard, alias Frenchy, the porter of Lovern & Ardell’s saloon, swore that on the 18th he was carrying in wood at the French laundry when Lovern came to him and said, *“Frenchy, I want you to go and get my two guns and dog-collar.” He could not remember the time of day. There were several men in the saloon when he gave them to Si and walked away. M. L. Weaver, gunsmith, identified the two guns brought to his shop by Billy Ross and afterward delivered to Requard, or the man known as Frenchy, on the morning of March 18. The thirteenth witness, John Haines—a Salvation Army man—said his name was “Mr. Haines.” He had been acquainted with Lovern four years and with McCall and Britt two or three months. Wasin- troduced to McCall by Ben Hicks. He ad- mitted having had conversations with Lovern, Ardell, McCall and Britt about the attempted train robbery. Witness was cutting wood near his home when McCall came by and asked him if he wanted to ‘“make a stake'’ easily. He said “Yes.”” McCall then told him he meant torob a train and wanted him to stand in. They met a few times and the matter was mentioned again. Finally, two or three weeks after, McCall invited witness to go to Visalia and confer with Lovern and Ardell about the matter. He did so on Saturday evening, attending the Salvation Army meeting first. Was intro- duced to Lovern by McCall as his friend. Lovern, Ardell and McCall were in the sa- loon consulting together. He talked awhile with them, they assuring him that their plan was a good way to make a for- tune soon. Next Saturday night, after meeting again, he visited the saloon and had another talk with the three. Lovern showed him the guns and said he would have them fixed up well; also a sixshoot- er. At tue next visit Lovern urged him to stay with them and not back out, as there was a good stake in it. The three were there again. Lovern assared witness that he and Ardell would be there at the rob- bery if they were needed. Lovern also said he would furnish the guns. This meeting was the Saturday nignt before the attempt. All were to get a share of the money captured. Haines was to furnish the giant pvowder, as McCall said he didn’t have any, and Lovern and Ardell thought it would loek suspicious if they bought it in town, and woodchoppers generally had some. On March 17 he brought the powder to McCall and Britt. Next day McCall told him it was generally the third man that gave these robberies away.” He, being the third man, got frightened and quit. Haines’ testimony, being different than the counsel for defense expected, caused the defendants to shlit uneasily in their seats, also causing counsel and clients to puttheir heads together. 4 GANG OF OUTLAWS, -What Millionaire Bli. Saw Where the Dam B Cut. VISALIA, CaL., April 30.—When George :D. Bliss, the miillonaire stock-raiser, was put on the stand to-day to testify in the comtempt proceedings in the Farmers’ Ditch Company case, as published ex- clusively in THE CaLL of April 21, on being asked if he saw anything on that Sunday when' he visited the scene of the cutting of the dam, “Yes,” he said, *“Isaw there a gang of outlaws.” After one or two more questions and an- swers had gone into the record counsel for the Kaweah and Mill Creek Company, who had not understood exactly what Mr. Bliss said, objected and wished to have the term ‘‘outlaws” stricken out. Judge Cross said the objection should have been made sooner and overruled their motion. Later witness spoke of seeing J. J. Fuig- ham there and said the rest of them seemed to look up to him as though he werea god. Mr. Bliss said he thought Mr, Fulgham was too good a man to be up there working on Sunday. He designated the whole crowd at work on the dam as outlaws ard too cowardly to do that work on a week day. He told them there that this business would cost somebody $10,000; also, that they were all guilty of violatin, an injunction and were in contemnpt of court. WOODLAaND’S ARSON CASE. The Defendants Held to Appear Before the Superior Court. ‘WOODLAND, CaL., April 30.—The pre- liminary examination of Collum and Shepherd, charged with burning the Woodland Woolen-mills, was concluded to-day. The defendants were held to ap- pear before the Superior Court, with bonds tixed at $2000 each. — For Washington Xiver Improvements. SEATTLE, Wasm., April 80.—United States Senator Watson C. Squire tele- graphed ex-Sheriff William Cockrane to- day that he had secured an sppropriation of $20,000 per year for the improvement of the White, Black and Duwamish rivers in King County, until they are put in naviga- ble condition. An appropriation of about $75,000, the Senator said, had also been made _for the imprevement of the Noon- NEW TO-DAY. Veyday Festival/ .z'lhfay- ————— also S aturday. Our big second floor wears its holiday attire to-day; always pretty; more so to- day, for this is one of the happiest days in the year, MAYDAY, and we'll make it nappy for you that haye little folks to clothe. It’s going to be a high-class sale, an art sale, if you’ll have it so, as it con- sists of some of our very highest grades of goods at a price that will cause a merry twinkle in your eye. Jt Wik Be a Chree-Fifty Friday and Saturday AND WHAT A GATHERING OF PRETTY THINGS. Sailors, long and short pants, the pret- tiest of 'em. ¥ Reefer Suits, the very swellest, in those fine Beauclerc effects in imported Scotches. The very prettiest of Double-Breasted Suits; the very swellest of Junior and Fauntleroy Suits—such a gathering at $3.50 has never before been placed before the buying public, that is, such high-class goods at the price. To be plain with you, most of ’em are our $5 goods. For two days we proyose to give you a festival, at -~ 53.50-- That pretty and naval officer-like suit you see above, wide braid on the collar and cuffs, made from pretty blue cheviots, brass buttons, including a pretty naval cap to match, worth $5, for Friday and Satur- day at -~ 53.50-~ These are for little folks between the ages of 3and 10. We are going to let you have our $5 Reefer Suits. Now our §5 Reefer Suits are what you'll pay $7 for in other stores. You know that yourself. There’s a world of loveliness about ’em. The collars are hardsomely braided, some with three and four rows of soutache braid; some with extra wide braid, in those very handsome light effects in those Beauclerc Scotches, beautiful and handsome effects. Then those very pretty wide-rib Twill Cheviots, the highest grades, with extra deep sailor collar, many rows of braid on the collar, pretty buckle on the trousers, awfully swell goods. $5 is the regular rice. Friday and Saturday the price will : “Sg(?- 50—~ These are for young folks between the ages of 3 and 10. Thisincludes a pretty Golf, Yacht Cap or Straw Hat, as you may prefer. It’s quite a treat, is it not, to dress your little man in the very swellest effects av a small price ? It will no doubt pleasea great many to get our $5 suits which other stores are sell- ing at $7, at $3 50, but it’s only for a couple of days, Friday and Saturday. It's sort of a Mayday Festival for you. The picture above shows a very pretty Double-Breasted Suit for lads between the ages of 5 and 15, in those celebrated Ban- nockburn Cheviots, tough asiron for wear, in those right pretty and swell colorings, in light, medium and dark; some-of those real swell Rough Twill Worsted Cheviots, the highest grades, excellently: tailored garments, tailored right'in the® height of ' fashion; our $5 goods are noted for that; including a Yacht, Golf, Cap orStraw Hat, ' as you may prefer, at S50 “HINTS FROM A BIGSTORE,” : * our new book, telling of all the good : things in and about our many de- : partments, will -be ready shortly i for distribution. Send us your : :‘address and we’ll send it to you. j?ap/zae/’s (Fncorporated), Ghe Frisco Boys. agkt&l’uulllup and Skagit rivers in this 9’ T & 75 m aray Sirea 2