The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 21, 1897, Page 5

" siimulate orange-:rowers sn. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1897. ot BABIES' DAY £ CLOVERDALE'S FAIR Crowing Ycungsters Pose in Competition for Prizes. Visitors See the Mocst Highly Priz:d of the Vailey's Products Awards Granted to Deserving Ex- h.bitors in the Great Carn val Pavilion CLOVERDALE, Car 20.—The Feb. citrus fair was favored t the bright, spiny and comparatively balmy winter weather t prevails in this end of the valley at this time of year. It was the f day of the fair, and the people > take advan- tage of it. an exc cisco and rsic way towns, and a number of | valley. His remarks were ed. fiesta ball night bv the Clover ises at the which was given last ale brass band, after v ion were over, ne of the most enjovadle affairs of sta weck. The attendance was large. Among those present were W. Brush A. F. Don Merrtt, e 5 Conner, s i Brrdenbeir, orth. Fred Dresbach, J B Boswarili, F 1, G. W. Doty, W G. B. Baer, R Oscar_ Teebe, Bosworth, Marl N. , F. 'hale, .. Roy Leigh of Portl Or.. Newton Clevelaud, George Hoadley, C. Humbert, Dr. Pettit, W. B. Eastlick, Cootey. O C. Williams, Ecnext Merri:l, s F. P. Co E. B. Gregory, O. 8 B. Johnson, F. W. Brush, W. G Mitcheli, C. § rtain, E B. Wii-on, W. T. Brush, C. Patters John Field, E « ron, L. L. Bird, G. W. Cox,J, R F. K. Meriit, H. M.'Whitney, P, Smit Doty, J. H. Monring, A. W.Garrett of Healds burz, H. W. Chase, E. Merrill, L. G. Ro Misses Auna Domine. Eiliott Addi: Lauce of L na Mi.che 3 J ily Howard, ranam, Ward, Nic Lil somil Stites, Kate 1 Howard, Essie Mars.ail, Ferguson Hoadley, Lily McKoon, 15, Mube: Hall, Kitty P 1ita Bale, Jennie Smith, — Patterson, Birdie McCray. Old Oaken Bucket and Well Curb Made of Lemons. San Franciscans came to the orange show on the evening train. Amoug the vis itors was a party headed by H. who has a ranch in this exhibit at the fair. At noon the town crier was let loose. The town crier of Cloverdale in this in- | stance was a country urchin, typical in torn hat, overallsand expo-ed s He rang a bell and shouted between the | jangles of 1ts tongue that there would be a grand baby show at the pavilion at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. He shouted babyshow cn the hizhways and byways of Cloverdale until at 3:30 o'clock there was at the paviiion such an | assemblage of healthy, fine-looking ma- trons and pink babes as Northern Sonoma Valley never saw before. | C. E. dumbert was muster of ceremon- ies. He announced from the gallery | that “we are about to show to the people | of the earth that we can raise fine babies | as well as tine oranges 1n Cloverdale.” | Bome very handsome babies were ruled cut on account being the age | t of over limit—18 months—but the cherubs legally entered were: BDoys—Harry McPeak, 16 months; W. H. McCray 1I, 3 months. Girls—Gertrude Minerva Shaw, 6 months; Mrs. Orr’s babe, 4 months; Miidred Barnes, | 13 months, | The judges, Messrs. Meyer, Green and Hoffman, agreed that W. H. McCray II | shouid be the first prize boy and Gertrude | Minerva Shaw the first prize girl. Having previously taken out life insurance, through the kindness of Superintendent Wilson, the judges did not hasten to e-cape to the woods. J. A. Filcher, secretary of the San Fran- Board of Trade, ved to-day and will remain until the end of the fair next | Monday. He said: i *I am truly surprised at the fine exhibit of citrus fruits that Cloverdale has made here. 1 had no idea this vicimty could do 80 well. The pavilion would be a creait | 1o any city of the Sonoma Valiey. The orange trees are young yet and I have no | doubt that with time and a study of what the s0il may need as fine oranges as grow anywhere in California both in appear- ance d flavor will be grown here. I | understand that orange-growing is really just beginning here. With such a begin- | ning there can be wnone other than a glorious fruition.” | J. A. Ficher, secretary of the San Fran- | isco Board of Trade, Guy E.Grosse of Rosa and H. E. Matthews of San sco were selected by the directors es of exhibits. Tiey worked all on and the prize ribbons he prize fruits and tables when | thrown open to t e public | he awards were as follow i second, H. Hubbard; | 15 fruit Dowine ver. First, M. Meni- s & Domine. M. Me: hird, G. Hag- | sweets—First, H. J. third, First, G. ~Cloverdale T. Brush, spley of Lisbon ‘emc ; second, H. Hubbard av of Sicly lemons H. 1. Croc First, H. 3. First, F. K i third, H. M, Hayward. Best display of olives—First, Guy E. Grosse; | second, J. A. Klei third, Mrs, A. M. Coomes, | Best display of olive ofl—First, J. A, Kleser; second, G Grosse; third, Parker Vineyard Company | Most & c dif of wines—First, F Meriz: Wen erdale Wine Company; third: pas rd:Compan Specinl mention—Limes, J. A Shaw; citr G. W. Prescott; crystailized growing orange giove, H. J. C | Dipiomas of merit will be awarded 1o | each of these exhibitors, snd such diplomas will be awarded in’ future fairs, There was a fine musical programme to- | Nigutand some speech-making. The at- | tendance was very large. Mr. Filcher | made a brief bui spirited address from the | baicony. His words were tbe kind to| horticu!tur- | ists in general of the v: 10 greater | cfforis in fruii-growing. It wasa most re- markable transformation, he said, from chaparral to orange groves on the hill- | ment of the second instllment on ¢ | be maintainea. | management of public affairs. | for life. | and back to California were cancelled. | night,’ *| it was discovered that at the time of the Neliie Owsley, Lizzie Murke ena Brush, Nellie Stanler, O ive Cheminant, Mabel Hal. Della_Caldwell, Lillian S Smith Donn Tutle, a Gater, e Cross, | | cailed Yerba Buena. | The captain of the Morgan encountered much difficulty in getting switable fire- YoLo EbUNTY'S GRAND JURY. Two Gfficials Are Inoicted and the Board of Supervisors Severely Censured. | WOODLAND, CaL, Feb. 20.—The Grand Jury, which hus been in session for several weeks, reported before Judge Gaadis thismorning and returned an in- dictment against . N. Gill, Justice of the Peace of Washington Township, for drunkenness, and E. L. Kripp, of the same place, for presenting a fraudulent claim againt the county. B nch warrants were issued for their arrest and placed in the hands of the Sheriff for service. The | indictments created a sensation, as both of the accused men are weil known and very prominent in politics. Judge Gill is accused of presiding in court while in- toxicated, and Kripp is charged with baving collectea money from the county for more work than be pertormed on roads. The jury in its report speaks of the bridge between Sacramento and Yolo counties in the following language: In the matter of the Sacramenio River rail- rond bridge. we sustain the action of the Dis- trict Attorney in refusing to permit the p to the raiiroad company. We are sa that the company mede gross misrep tions to our board of Supervisors. We, how- ever, wish to emphasize the condemnation by formmer Grand Juries of the action of t Supervisors in this mat They made cere provision to exempt themselves from personal liavility, and lefl the interests of the county to the tender mercies of the railroad com- pan We denounce as ungentlemaniy. undignified 1 brutal the attack upon our District Attor- ney by the railroad company through its agent, J. M. Garoutte. That agent endeavored to i or bribe our officer with the state t._unless he permitted the pay- meut of 5000 in dispute, should he ever in appenr ux a candidate for cffice he wouid irely be def-nted. Sacramento County b similar casc avd it refosed 1o meke paymen Whether or not Mr. Hopkins is sble to main- tain in court the stand he has taken, we sus. | tain him and cali on our people todo the | same in order hat the dignity of our county senta- The report censures the Board of Super- visors for reckless extravagance «nd mis- Th= Coro- ner is “criticized for employing a clerk to report inquests and paving him $10 per day, instead of empioying a stenographer. Fees charced by Justices and Constables In VAgrancy cases receive exhaustive treat- ment at the hands of the jury, and its ex- vert’s books show that the-e officials have received enormous sums of money as fees m these cases. The Grand Jurors believe hould be remedied. Affairs of other county officiais are found to be in a satisfactory condition. ety STOCKWELL A CRIPPLE. Serious Results of an Injury Sustained by the Comedian While at Seattie. SPOKANE, Wass., Feb. 20.—L. R Stockwell, the noted comedian, is crippled Four weeks ago, while in Seattie, he slipped on an icy pavement and re- ceived 1njuries to his hip which prevented his going on the stage for the performance that evening. Doctors examined the injury and pro- nounced it nothing serious. Failing to get well, the dates for his tour to St. Paul The company came to Spokane to play a short engagem but Stockwel! grew worse. In responsa to popular demand, lie played the Magistrate on crutches one To-day an examination was made, and fall his leg broken near the hip. It will be shorier than the other one, and will prevent Stockwell from returning to the sta A benefit will be tendered him here on March 2. I off Flattery. D, Wasu, Feb. The Uniled States revenue cutter Perry returned to-night after a four davs’ cruise wesiward of Cape Flattery in search of the mis<ing schooner Aids, from Shang. bai. The search was unsuccessful, Futite 5. q PORT '1OW | render ‘of Gener | he was the only one in the party who had | Wornbough in about thirty hour MARCHED UDER THE BEAR FLAE Adventurous Career of the Late William Russell of Napa. Commanded the Vesse! That Bore Arms to Fremont at |B Sacramenio. Won a Fortune by Deiving for Gcl and Died in the Homs for Veterans NAPA, CaL., Feb. 20.—In the death of Wiiliam Russell at the Veierans' Home at Yountville on Wednesday California lost oue of 1ts most noted pioneers. Russell | was a member of the original bear flag | varty and participated in many of tbe | siirring events that make early-day his- | tory of the land of gold extremely inter- esting. Erom ex-Mayor Benjamin Shurtliff, an | carly settler of Napa Valley, it is learned that Russell was born near Machias, M on November 13, 1821. In 1526 he re- moved, with his parents, to Rochester, N. where he spent his boyhood days | | in attendance at the public school of that | i little town, which is now a great city | with a population ot more than 150,000. | In 1829, on the day he became 8 years of , he saw the reckiess Sam Patch make his fatal leap down the Genesee Falis. Russell in describing this feat always contended that Patch became demora- ized in descending, and lost bis life by spreacing his arms out from his body, | instead of holding them firmly down | straight and close to bis sides. | Not content to pass his life in the valley | of Genesee, Russeli at the age of 1S deter- | mined to embark in a seajaring life. He | went to Greenport, L I., where in 1840, | e sailed in the bark Washingion on a| whaling voyage to the Soutn Atlantic and Indian oceans. Oa returning home bhe, | after a brief visit with relatives and | friends, became restless and longed to re- | sume the romantic life of the mariner. | Fortune was quick to lavish its favor upon | the ardent sailor-boy. | In the following autumn Russell joined | another whaling expedition and 1o ok | | | passage on the ship Benjamin Mo which sailed from New London, C on a triparound Cape Horn to the North Pacific Ocean. After cruising for & season, with good ccess, off Sitka the Morgan came down e coast for suppies, and entering the | olden Gate came to anchor in Sausalito | harbor about the middle of October, 1843, | Then Russell first sew San Fran | sleepy litue village containing not more than a dozen houses and a permanent population of not more than fifty, though | blessed with a magnificent climate and a barbor that, witn the single exception of | Rio de Janeiro, is not surpassed by any in America. The little settlement was then vood for the ship's use. Russell | and others explored Rincon Point in search for firewood, but found none but scrubby manzanita, too crooked to stow advaniazeously in the ship. Subse- q tentlv they found much better wood on | Goat Island, where they procured a supply. Russell was so charmed with the cour try that he decided to abandon the Mor- gar, forfeit his share in her valuable carz already secured and make California his home. He left San Francisco and joined the bear Hag party at Sonoma «n the 21st of June, 1846, one week after the sur- I M. G. Vallejo. After the bear flag party was fully organized and about the 7th of July be was detailed b nine others by Orderly Sergeant William Balbridge to go to Napa and take the boat Marie, a smail craft of ahout seven ions capacity which belonged o the suip Vandalia, and convey two brass cannous—six-pounders, or about that size —with some small arms to the embar dero, now Sacramento. There he delivered them to M. M.Worn- bough, Captain Fremont's quartermastor. These 1mplements of war had been cap- tured by the bear flag party on the 14th of the preceaing June, and_were hauled in a agon from Sonoma to Napa. Russeil was the commander of the boat. He was not only an experienced sailor, but ever been to Sacramento by the water route. He was with William A. Leides- dorff, United States Vice-Consul at San Francisco, when that officer went to Sac- ramento on a sailing vessel to meet Cap- tain Fremont, arriving at the embarcadero on December 4, 1845, where Fremont, pur- suant to appointment, me: him next day. When Fe left Napa Commanier Rus- seil and his men embarked from a po:nt on therizht bank of Napa River, about midway between the mouth of Napa Creek and the Third-street bridge. He made the trip to Sacramento and de- ivered his cargo t0 Quartermaster M. M. Like many others of the bear fag party. wi.en that organization had filled it< mision, he joined Fremont's Battal- 10n, serving in Captain Samuel Gibson's company. ~ Tho celebrated James W. Marshall, the discoverer of gold at Coloma in January, 1848, was also a member of Captain Gibson’s company. Russell ant others of the compaiy were honorably discharged from the service at Los An- geles on March 7, 18- Russell, Mar<hall and five companions came to San Jose, where they separated. Russell went alone to Sun Francisco, and never saw one of the party again after he left the Garden City. In one of a seriesof interviews with Rus- sell last January the old pioneer spoke in terms of warm commendation of Marsnall, saying that he was a kind-hearted, honor- able, intelligent man, who enjoyed the esteem and good will of his comrades. Russell lived at Benicia for a while dur- ing the time that D:. Robert Semple was pressing with zea! and energy the merit of his favorite town, the “‘younz city of manifest destiny that was soon to rival San Francisco and become the great me- tropolis of tne Pacific Coast,” While at Benicia he formed a partner- ship witk William M. Waison and en- gaged ir carpent ring end building. In the latter part of March, 1848, they leit Benicia and came to Napa. Assmall vonts were scarce and hard to obtain Ru«- seil made the trip on mu'eback, a convey- ance all old sailors heartily despise. Here they purchased from Nathan Coombs, the founder of Napa, the entire unimproved block east of the County Courthouse, where the City Hall building now stands, paving thereior §120 Tkey builc a Louse on the southeast corner of this block, where Russell lived in the primitive days of Napa. That was one of the first houses built in Napa, whose unsurveyed town-site was in the summer previous—1847—a bean field. ln the fall of 1848 Russell and his partner es- tablished a ferry across Napoa River, a short distance above Third-street bridge. Russell heard that rich mines of gold had been opened in Coloma. He tarned min r and met with fair sue- cess on the south fork of the Americen R ver, about three miles above Mormon Isiand. Later he tried his fortune at Rose Bar, on the Yuba River, wnere he cleared on an aversge two ounces a day above all expenses. He was of the opinion thar be- NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. =\ — ]:‘"LOA.'I‘ TEE BIG- STORE ——= FIFTH AND MARKET STREETS. The unloading of two big stocks of Clothing begins Tuesday Morning. ] There’ll be fun for the curious, and it’ll be curious if the little prices placed on big values don’t have the effect of engaging a goodly portion of the town. IT"S LIKE THROWINC COODS OVERBOARD, But it must be done. We are to-day absolutely without room for cur Spring and Summer importations. it’s simply unsafe to be so heavily laden. fact emphasizes the necessity of hurriedly unloading. NEN'S SUITS AND QVERCOATS, | $7.50 ones overboard at..........$4.45 $10 ones overboardat............$6.45 $12 50 to $15 ones overboard at.. . §$8.85 All the All the All the The Finest in the House ‘The Finest in the House.............. All the $6 and $7 Pants now............$3.85 All the $5 Pants now MEN'S PANTS. All the $3 and $3 50 Pants now....... | All the now........$1 1.45 All the -84 50 .$2.85 || .-$i.98 || $6 and $7 ones Now.....ceveuns The choicest to be had anywhere.. BOYS’ KNEE PANTS. AllSthe ST onlesi Nows oioigeicine o = Aflithe 7ociones Mow: (duie it s teaoun ATIStHhelcOCIoHESIMOWISh s + o cisiesiblels il ois oo This 1 BOYS' SUITS AND OVERCOATS. AGES 3 TO 1s. All the $2.50 ones overboard at.. 98c $3.50 ones overboard at..........$ (.85 All the $5.00 ones overboard at... ---$2.85 $3.85 ----$4.85 49c 28c 25c¢c SUMMERFIELD & ROMAIN, CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1897. CORNER FIFTH AND MARKET STREETS. P. S.—Don’t look for us at our old location, CORNER FIFTH AND MARKET STREETS. cause of lack of experieace and the proper implements and appliances for successful mining nearly one-half the goid he dug out of his claim was lost. Last summer Russell went to Sonoma and joined in the semi-centznnial celebra- ion in commemoration of the capiure of that historic old town by the bear flag party on the 14th of June, 1816, He was | one of the surviving members of the litle bear flag party. | EDITORS MEET AT FRESKO. Twenty Newspaper Proprietors Organize | the San Joaquin Valley Press Association. | FRESNO, CaL., Feb. —The news- | paper editors of the £an Joaquin Valley met in this city to-day and organized a Valley Press Association. Though taiked of for a number of years the move did not assume definite shape untila few w eeks ago. Then the editors took up the idea with enthusiasm., The ofticers elected | were: President, C. D. Radeliffe of the | Merced Sun; vice-president, John W. | Short of the Fresno Republican; !ecre-‘ tary, W. W. Barnes of the Hanford Demo- A'set of by-laws was adopted and sev- | eral discussions concerning the objects of the asscciation were held. ~The mem ber- ship numbers twenty, representing nearly all the newspapers in the valley. The purposes of the association, as out- ined in the by-laws, are to advance the interests of the newspaper business com- mercially and to work for the upbuilding | of the San Joaquin Valley. | Special efforts will be made to ecure a | uniformity of rates for legal advertising which at the present time are in very un- | satisfactory shape. | Tue association must meet at least once | ayear, on the third Saturday of Febru- | | | a Tue next meeting will be held at Visalia. The visiting editors will be taken for a drive through the vineyards to-morrow. e | 54N JOS BULB SHOW. | Saturday Morwiny Club Musi Presents a . Programme. | SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 20.—There was | an increased attendance at the buib show | this afternoon and evening. Fresh flowers | have been added and decorations altered, | and the exhibit presents as bright and | picturesque a scene as at the opening. The Saturday Morning Cinb had charge this afternoon, and presented n fine | musical programme unaer the direction of Miss Carrie Foster McLellan. The evening's entertainment was given by the Garden City Cyclers, and consisted of vocal and instrumental music. The floral socicty decidea to-day to con- tinue the show Monday afiernoon and evening. S dr Confers With Fresno Growers. FRESNO, CAL., Feb. 20.—Dr. C. H. Cas- tle of Merced, UCongressman-elect in the Seventh District, met the fruit and raisin | growers of Fresno this afternoon in the City Hall to gain information regarding the needs of tariff legislation. The mesting was Inrgely aitended. J. W. Shanklin presided. The new Con- gressman was thoroughly informed as to the status of the industry and supplied | with statistics 1o prove tae need of a uigher tariff - REMOVAL—Dr. 8. W. Dennis, dentist, has re- moved {from 115 Powell street to Parrott build- ing, 825-855 Market, over Emporium, . 1IMeudocino Stock Suffers | | 7 per cent of the spring lambs Laving ! uyon | the thirsty prospector and unstinted sup- | special but show your famitiarity with us by coming direct to our new and only store, | and the danger of washouts and floods is | growing greater hourly. The lower Otag, Sweatwater and Cuya- muca dams have the largest supply of water in four years, and all smal.er dams are filling rapidly. Not much damage is HEAVY LOSSES i | reporied from the back country yet, but | | if the storm keeps up several days dams will 2o out, causing heavy proverty loss. RIVERSIDE, Car, Feb. | heaviest rainstorm experienced this win | ter has fallen for the past forty-eight ho and the prospects are for a continua s | Snow has fallen to a deoth of sev | Tain oo u % From the Storm’s | inches in piaces on the hils surroundiux | The snowfall in the Perris Valley Attack. amounts to three inches. The rainfall in the city for the past twent '3 inches, The total Thousands of Lambs Succumb to | 75 S350 e Sat6,is 113¢ Inche A, CaL,, Feb. 20.—Rain has Exposure to Wied and | failen heavily here for the vast three Rain. days. The mountains and foothills as | snowiall. = morning from 9 to 10 o’clock snow fell continuously at Pasa- | dena, melting as it strack the wet In Southern California Flowers Pe2p |earth. Sufficient snow accemulated in Through a Covering of sheltered spots to permit of snowballing, and the usual visi‘ation occasioned Snow | great excitement and merriment. | POMONA, CaL., Feb. 20.—Rain been | falling here for four d: ’s!mng winds at times. UKIAH, CaL, Feb. 20.—The storm just | §{ONS1orm prev over was one of the most savere ever ex- | 1 5 : L done to fruit. perienced in Mendocino County. Stock- | SAUSALITO, Car., Feb, 20.—A repor men have suffered to a great extent, fuliy | received here from the fog station ut Lime Point, on the Marin side, states that the storm of yesterday did considerable dam accompanied by To-day a he: ilea for several hours. siy no damege will be perisied. The number lost is esti- mated at 30,000. Stage routes were | 28 i A | "Huge waves washed over the station blockaded. No mail has reachei the | K and broke a number of windows. The wind blew at & terrific rate, and the seas were the largest that have been expe- rienced there for some time. MILL VALLEY, CAL.. Feb. 20.—Yes- terday tbere was five inches of snow on the summii of Mount Tamalpaie. To- valley from the coast for the past two ANGELES, Can, Feb. —Na- ture’s bencficent provision whereby the moisture from the leaking clouds is con- verted into snow in the higher altitudes | day the snow was three mehes deep on of Southern California has during the|the mountain. past few days saved the valley region | from disastrous flooas. | LEE ASKS FOR A WARSHIP. As it is, the larger streams have been | scarcely half bank full, while the snow the mountains has attained a | Protection to Americans in Cyba Against hitherto unknown depth. This has giad- | Inkuman Spaniards 1 cened the hLearts of the miners and the | Required. horticulturists, for 1t means cool water for | NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. & Herald from Jacksonville, Fla., says: ply of water for the orchardists. | Consul-Genera! Lze has requested in urg- The snow Jine reached the mesasand | ent terms that the Government send war. higher valley lands this forenoon, and it | ships to Cuba. This is the information was no unusual thing to find ciilzens | {hat reacted here last night from a high standing in .banks of pobpies picking | uuihority in Hayana, e R R vequeat 195605, 11 siated badarss This was a novel spectacle, indeed, but | of the attituae of the Spanish authorities it has been greatly enjoved by hundreds|in Cuba in regard to the outrages on of people in tbis part of the State. Tue| American citizenship in the murder of season is destined to go down in Alstory | Dr, Ricardv Ruiz in the prison at Guans. as “the winter of snow.” E e The present is the third storm which has R i1 ; covered the mountains and even the foot- | Details of the incident which followed bills with a mantle of white snow tuis | the death of Ruiz are unknown, but season. The past twenty years affords no | special dispatches from Havana have al- record to equal it. iyt . |ready stated that Consul-General Les The temperature to-night in_this ¢ity is | wouid proceed at once to Guanabacco (o lower t'an 1t has been in ten years. > The bulk of the orange crop having |\Dvestigate the death of Ruiz. It has been shipped, little damage will resnlt | been declared that the hapless American except to vegetables on low, exposed | Was done to death at tne order of the land. & | Commandante at Guanabacoa, General SAN DIEGO, CaL, Feb. 20. — The | Fondeviella. weather ou.00k t0-night was more prom- | It is ind ¥ < i ising than for some days pest. | isindicated that something unusaas The storm has been the heaviest of the | 234 happencd in Havaua from the fact season, the precipitation to 6 o’clock being | that thz Olivette, the steamer which 23 inches. San Diego River and all | leaves Havana for Key West at i o’clock smaller streamsare running bank full, | on Saturday afternoons, did not leave that low as Altadena are white with a heavy | [ectures, a hospital and sixty huts. | | at the th | » city until 5 o’clock. Her delay has so far been unexplained ->-—— VICTORIES ARE RKEPORTED. Ons Cons of the Destruction of a Hospital. HAVANA, Cusa, Feb. 20.—The usual reports of Government victories over the rebels were published to-day. According to these General Hernandez Velasco, Colonel Recio and Commander Luis Lz Asturiasand Alfonzo Doces forces defeat- ed insurgent bands at Gallaton, Luisa and Dayanigus, all of which places are in the province of P nar del Rio, which Captain- four hours | General Weyler had officially declared to inches and for the last forty-eight | be “pacitied.” rainfall 10:1 Tue reports state that ten rebels were ki lled in the three engagements, amonz he dead being Caprain Navarrete, an ex- bandit. The troops destroyed four pre- Their losses were only two wounded—a com- mander and a sergeant. . Junaau Opera House Burned. SEATTLE, Wasn., Feb. 20.—The steam- ship Al-Ki, which arrived in port to-da: from Alaska, brought news of the burning of the Juneau opera-house. Winn, Bakke and lInsley were the proprietors. Th building and contenis were vaiued and there was no insurance. Several members of the company p ving ter lost their personal effect: NEW TO-DAY. THE SAN FRANCISGO BLACX GOGDS HOUSE, 2% Geary St., Near Kearny. Telephone Grant 518. 100 SUITS Black Figred VENETIAN SATINETTE, $£.50 Suit. 100 SUITS Priestly’s ENGLISH MOHAIR BROCHE, $7.00 S, Mourning Outfits supplied on the shortest possible time. Largest assortment of Fabrics on the coast. R. T. KEXYEDY COMPAN Mourning