The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 24, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1897. 3 GENERAL GOMEL DEFIES SPAIN With a Vast Army She Cannot Crush Poor | Cuba. [ An Interesting Statement Is- sued by the Commander | of the Patriots. | — | Unequal Struggle That Wil Soon Terminate In Favor of the Oppressed. An NARANJO, Cuss, April 12.—General Gomez is encamped here with 2500 men, 1800 of whom are cavalry. For nearly a month he has been moving around these hills and the estates of La Reforma and Juan Griollo in an area of twenty square miles. One Spanish column after another b been outwitted, but all the efforts of Weyler to make him retire to the trocha with a view to catching him between two fires have failed, Several times when the Spaniards thought they were following Gomez, pressing him to the trocha, Gomez | fired on their rear guard, Yet all the time the Spanish reculars in the small area de- scribed have numbered fully 40,000. The | excuse of the Spaniards that Gomez could escape only because his whole force was cavalry and theirs infantry cannot be used | now, as the Spanish columns operating | sgainst Gomez have more than 1500 cav- alry. Gomez yesterday made the follow- | ing statements, which were carefully re- | vised by him: “The Spaniards accuse us of cowardice, when there isnot a single day on which important fights do not occur in all the six provinces into which they divide the island. Their columns are constantly | harassed, checked and obliged to abandon marches. Itisenough to take, any day, copies of their newspapers published in Havana. At least twelve engagements a day is reported by them with artillery fire, and in many cases desperate hand-to- hand fighting in others, and an aver- age of 100 men killed. In the two years of war 36500 men have been killed on both sides, according to Spanish reports, and as we have not submitted and won't submit, how can it be honestly believed the Cuban army does not like fighting? ““We bave routed the Spaniards in sev- eral pitched battles. Spain, after such astrous defeats, sent 170,000 more men acainstus. She conld because she had a | ulation of 17,000,000 and all the facilities | nation which does not fear any at- of steamers, as a Cuban warship would be regarded as a pirate and its crew hanced if caught by naval officers of any those powerful nations which claim to sive guarantees of justice and liberty on earth. Seeing how things stood I changed my pl Without a constant and | powerful supply of arms and ammunition | from abroad the Cuban army could not be | | guarded parts of the coast. | concluded, “‘vou must c: | ington pol parture all of the island was talking aboat it. We heard the news through a rumor going around the town just be- fore we sailed, and 1 am sure it is the truth. One of the last things be d:d ~as to thank the doctors and nurses for their care. He left §500 in goid to be given to wounded Spanish soldiers. | Lieutenant Navarra said that Weyler | would not be removed, as he was fighting | the rebels better than any other Spanish General had done. The failure of the | Spanish to capture the filibusters was due, | he said, to their remaining outside the | three-mile limit until opportunity was presented for them to sneak into uc-| -— Rebels Klow Up a Train. HAVANA, Cupa, April A train was blown up Tuesday near Artemisal by the forces of the Cuban general, Castillo Several Spanish soldiers were killed and | others made prisoners. Castillo sent a | letter to Weyler ia which he said the train | was blowa up to prove that the province | of Havana was not pacitied. *“Before de- | claring this province pacitiea,” the letter nquer 10,000 well- | % | armed insurgents in it - y ~tiack MOBILE, Ara., Apri A letter from the London Chronicie’s Cuban corre- spondent, dated Dolos Lumas, April 19, says there is great activity in the insur- gents’ camp, wuich leads to the belief that the Cubans are preparing for sn attack upon Havana. War councils are held daily. Chiefs are constantly studying the maps of Havana and Matanzas provnces. Harana. FAILED TO +IND IHE BULLET. Lexington Police Ufficer Suffering From an X-Ray Experiment. LEXINGTON, Ky., April 23.—Lieuten- ant John Jackson, the giantof the Lex-| force, is suffering from an aggravated case of dermatilis as a result of exposure to X-rays, which he underwent | in the hope of locating a bullet. The first exposure, twenty davs ago, lasted fifteen minutes. The second exposure, made a few days later, was for the same length of | tim>. On April 3 the third exposure was | made with a large plate covering nearly | the entire chest, about eight inches trom | it. This exposure lasted half an hour. A | few days afler the last exposure the skin | on the chest became inflamed. This in- flammation extended to the neck, face, mouth, right eye and scalp, with the re- | sult that the hair is falling out and the beard ceasing 1o grow. Nearly half of hi he has fallen out. Tte bullet has | not yet been located. | Showalter of Court to-day granted the Citizens’ Railway an injunction to prevent the | operation of the 3-cent fare law which has | been in effect the past few days on all lines. The 5-cent fare will be restored pending the final test of the legislative actinvolved. General Harrison appeared for the compan; | -— Murderows Acts of an Embeszler. | CHICAGO, CarL., April 23.—Rather than | suffer arrest on a charge of embezzling $2500, D. W. Braunschweig, confidential clerk and collector for Jonn R. Rapp, wholesale liquor dealer at 576 Milwaukee | avenue, to-day shot and killed hisemployer and immediately aiterward committed | suicide in Rapp’s private office. | SAN JOSE'S FATAL FIGHT. ! Pugilist Semichy, Reteree Johnson and | re-enforced. I was compelled to dismiss more than 10,000 Cubans willing to fight | for their country, but without arms. ’ I kept. therefore, only the best-armed | men in our army and began that terrible | warfare which is exhausting the resources | of Spain and annihilatine her soldiers. | before Justice Dwyer to-day on a charge | court ladies move. Whenever a Spanish column passes it is harassed without cessation. The Span- | ish soldier is hunted asa wild beast. Each | shot of the Cubans isaimed at a particular man in the Spanish lines. Their big| masses are useless against this mode of warfare. The more there are the more we | chastise them. Fifty Cubans can in this way make havoc among 5000 Spaniards. | The Spanish always enter towns leaving | vehind on the roads a trail of dead. Thus | they are reduced and made desperate. When I find a good strategical position to meet them in open battle, 1f they do not receive re-enforcements of several thou- sands, they have to fles before the swift Cuban onslaught. “Naturally, Weyler would like me to risk in & single battle the future of Cuba, he at the head of 100,000, I with 10,000 or 12,000; he with the best munitions of war, 1 with scarcely ten shots for each man. No courage and no science would be needed to defeat me under such circum- stances. The canse of Cuba would be ruined on the day I risked such a conflict, and Spanish tyranny would continue in this island. We are fighting against su- perior odds, deserted by sli the world, we standing alone against a European power. As we are resolved to die or be free, we mast be cool and brave, because salvation Tests on our own resources only. ““The Spanish army in Cuba is the most powerful European army which ever fought on American soil, but even it we cannot destroy it in one day we will eventually. That end is near. Epain, bleeding and penniless, cannot keep up the war a year more. She has no re- sources and we are finally resolved to stay in the field to the bitter end. Spain lies tothe foreign bankers from whom she asks money, lies to the American Govern- ment to prevent the recognition of the Cuban republic. We do not lie and do not need to. Convinced that-our fate de- pends upon our own efforts we let the fects speak for us, and tae facts are that in two vears Spain has,had an army of 212,000 acainst us and spent more than $200.000,000; and, though Weyler de- scribes me defeated, I am still hereas bopeful as ever.” =X e el IS REIVEKA DEAD?Y The Gallant Cuban Leader Said to Have Fapired, NEW YORK, N. Y., April 23.—Lieu- tenant Ramon Navarra of the Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabel, which has arrived to participate in the Grant day exercises, | made this remarkable statement to-da “Ruiz Rivera 1s dead of his wounds. It is a weil-known fact that he never reached Havana alive, and at the time of our de- | thet each year adds to the wide reputation Dr. Miles' w d New syttem of Resioraiive VY OMACE Remedies have attained, when each of the thousands that have been cured of repeated and projonged attacks of headache, neuralgia, Meepleesness, mervous prostration, loss of appetite, hysteria, epilepsy or any of the hundreds of i1ls growing out of a derangement of the nervous system, tell their neighbors - thet the cure was ef- Dr. Miles 9 fected and health re. S0ld by ail druggists stored by 21 guaTANtee (0 bene- st Nervine, and nerves sent frec. S&. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind, 1 | Meza, Tony Fiores, Lou How ana Charles | h f aiding 2 oting the prize- | ‘ | charges of aiding and promoting the prize- | 376N Anc formed a 5-year-old floral queen | Bagardia, the Seconds Placed Under ; Bonds. N JOSE, Car, April —Matt | Semichy, who is accused of causing the | ceath of “Kid” Evans during the prize- fight on Wednesday evening, was arraiened of manslanghter. ~ His breliminary exami nation on the charge is set for May 3. Bail has been fixed at $5000, in default of which Semichy is in the County Jail. Harvey Johnson, the referee, and Gus | Garboni, seconds, were arraigned upon | fight. Johnson was released upon $500 bail and the others on $200 each. Their | examination was set for May 4. | = The body of Frank Mannino, or “‘Kid” | Evans, as be was familiarly known, has been embalmed and will be shipped to New Orleans, where he formerly resided. As soon as his parents can dispose of their property here, they will aiso return South. e — HUMANE OFFICERX ACCUSED, Frank Donson in Court en a Charge of Suborning Perjury. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 23.—Frank Don- | son, an officer of the Humane Society, | who has been prosecuting liquor-dealers | for selling to minors, has been arrested on | a charge of subornation of perjury. -He is | accused of naving induced Adolph | Paraeto, Levan Nicholson, Otto Kuhn and Frank Silva, four boys, to swear falsely at the trial of Mrs. W. J. McGettizan on the charge of selling liquor to Levan Nichol- son, a minor. Mrs. McGettigan was ac- quitted. Justice Gass, before whom the trial was held, ordered the arrest of Don- son and the boys, but it was subsequently decided to let the latter go. Donson was arraigned before Judge Kirkpatrick to-day. His examination has been set for April 28, with bail at $1000. - New Trial for Ah Sing. BAN JOSE, Car,, April 23.—Ah Sing, who was implicated in the killing of Ah Wab and recently convicted of man- slaughter, was granted a new trial by | Judge Lorigan this afternoon. The court | held that the evidence was not sufficient | to warrant the jury in returning a verdict of manslaughter. “ Ah Sing and two com- panions ars accused of having heid Ah yah while Ng Gong, who has never been captured, did the shooting. e — Co-Operative dtore at Stanford. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 23.—The Co- operative Association of Stanfora Uni- versity Las filed articles of incorporation with the County Clerk. The object of the organization is to carry on a general mer- cantile business for the accommodation of the students and facully. The follow- ing are named as directors: R. L. Green, G. M. Richardson, H. H. Power, A.B. Show and L. M. Hoskins, all of Stanford. angetes E® Will Ubrerve Sanitary Conditions. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 23.—vr. J. J. Miller, a member of the Board of Health, and who is about to make an extensive tour through Europe, has been authorized to represent the board while abroad. He will ‘investigate ail matters relating to sewerage and civic hygiene which might be considered of benefit or in‘erest to members or conducive to the welfare of the city. He will start 1n a few days. e Sent to an industrial School. SAN JOSE, CaL, April 23.—Alphonse a young Mexican who stole seven head of cattle from T. M. Kenyon, a rancher nexr Smiths Creek, was com- mitted to the industrial school at lone un- til he becomes 21 years of ags, by Judge Lorigan, to-day. Sagardia is only 18 years of age. He pleaded guilty to a charge of | grand larceny. ——— H Balkersfield Attovney’s Death. BAKERSFIELD, Car., April 23 George C. Goriam Jr. died at his home in h.sctyaftera long veriod of eufeebied health. He was 43 years of age. His body will be shipped to San Francisco for inter- ment. The Superior Court adjourned out of respect to ibe deccased, | Flowers Their | lend their spirit and charm. | a regiment of well-arilled men in uni- | genera. effect, filling the whole arena with | marched | ages in the long line may be mentioned. | MIMIC WAR WiTH FRAGRANT BLOOMS La Fiesta’s Floral Pro- cession Attacked by | Spectators. | Missiles and Boundless Praise Their Slogans. The Angelenos’ Guests View a Mag- nificent Pageant on the Water at Night. LOS ANGELES, Cawn., April 23.—Cer- tainly the projectors of La Fiesta de Los Angeles are deserving of a few bouquets | themselves, amid the prodieal display of these days. Beautiful and successful as have been the festivals of the past, the display of this year is as distinctly supe- rior to them as was that of last year over the inexperienced attempt with which the annual holiday was first inaugurated. The spectacle at the tribunes this after- noen was worth crossing the continent to see. Imagine a bank of humanity ,000 | people—lined up on rising tiers of seats in the form of an oval, with thousands of flags and pennants flying above the upper tier. At the iower or closed end of the oval is the Queen's throne, higher than the rest, dressed in rich colors and pro- | tected by a wide-spreading vellow pavil- | ion, the royal party, in its bright and rich costumes, occupying all the wide space there reserved for it. In this setting or framework of enthu- siastic and cheering people lies an im- mense arena filled with a moving and spirited panorama of floral color, decking every description of vehicle, prancing borses, uniformed drill corps on foot and on horse, while the music of brass bands, the biare of trumpets and tkrob of drums That formed the body of the picture, but the accessories, the features leading | up to it, the opening act of the play, were | as charming in their delicacy as the latter | spectaclo was splendid in color and move- | ment. The tribunes were entirely filled, | the framework of expectant humanity | completed, before the big certral gates | were thrown open and the Americus Club, forms of white with vellow trimmings, and with band in like uniform, entered at | open order and marched down the arena. | Every man carried, instead of a gun, a flag attached to a long pole. A stiff breeze was blowing, and these flags, as did every flag and pennant about the place, snapped merrily. They formed on both sides of a | white muslin pathway that extended 100 feet from the foot of the steps to the throne. The royal part equipage, made the circle of the arens, | receiving the plaudits of the muititude, | the Queen responding graciously to the ovation. Then the Queen’s carriage | stopped at the extremity of the white pathway, the guard of honor presented arms and, led by the prime minister, the band playing a march, the Queen made her slow, dignified way foward the throne, and between the double tier of snapping flags. Not until she was seated did the n its plume-covered | Then they followed her, their groups of | pink and green and orange tinted silk dresses being very effective as they came down between the white uniforms and flags and courtesied at the fooi of the throne. | The regiment i white then swung off, | performed some evolutions about the arena and formed again to receive the gay with bher retinue, escorted by human bouquets. The little queen marched up the steps and was crowned and kissed by | Queen Francesca. She was then seated in a chair ot roses, surrounded by her own tiny court. All being ready now the procession of flower-bedecked vehicles was released and began its riot o color and action. In this | regard the display was not superior to | what has been seen here, the improve- | ment being in the arrangements for wit- nessing it. The procession circled the arena twice, passing first close to the tribunes and the throne, and, having completed the cir- cuit, returned in the opposite direction on an inner circle. This added greatly tothe | life and action and giving the apectaiors a better chance to inspect and enjoy those | creations that struck the fancy. During thie whole procession a constant | and lively bombardment with flowers was. carried on between the people in the tribunes and those in the vehicles, the fragrant war being kept up to the music of brass bands. A great many novelties were introduced, chiei of which were the living bouquets, escorting the floral Queen. Immense bouquets of cut flowers were arranged of paper, within the paper nandles of which little urchins, who peeped through holes provided for the purpose. Ferd K. Rule, prexident of the Fiesta, | led the proeession of vehicles. With his wife he rode in a two-horse vehicle that was resplendent with marigold yeliow. Every part of the vehicle was hidden from view. The harnesses of the horses were covered with yeliow satin and the stream- ersand rosettes were of the same color. Mr. Rule wore a white costume. Mrs. Rule’s costume was in white and yeilow. They were applauded continnously over ihe circuit and stormed with flowers. Only the more conspicuous of the equip- One of these was the tallyho of the Jona- | than Club, upon which rode amoue & merry party Mr-. Mildred Howell Lewis, Queen of the Fiesta of '96. The tallyho was dressed in pink and white peas. Cap- tain Banning's Concord coach was the vehicle employed to be the framework for this elaboration. The entire conch was completely covered with delicate fliwers. [t was drawn by six white norses, and their harnesses were covered with pink fichu. The animals were also ornamented with pink rib bons and rosettes that harmonized perfectly with the coloring on the coach. Mrs. Lewis, who sat at the rear corner, was elaborately and becomingly cos- tumed. The ex-maids of honor, who formed her party, were zowned :n white and carried pink parasols. Those on the coach were: Misses Cora Goodrick, Ysi- dora Bcott, Olga Marix, Helen Kliokke, Hattie Kimball, Sarah Innes, Bessie Bon. sall, Ida Menefe, Leila Fatrchila, Harriet Smith, Hortense Levy, Lillian Wellborn, Bessie Bryan, Helen Fairchild, Dorothy Wellborn and Arthur Braly. The outriders rode white horses and wore costumes of the time of Lounis XV The borses’ bridles and saddles were done in pink satin and silver monograms. The outriders were: T. E. Gibbon, Dr. Carl Kurtz, W. T. Nicho!son, Mr. Burt, Walter Chanstor. C. H. Wyman, D. Sale, A. J. Waters, E. M. Burgoyne, L. J. C.'Spru- ance. Heralds carried pink and white banners. Bixtv thousand blossoms were used in decorating this coach. A glimpsa of old-fashioned rural li with up-to-date embellisnments, was viv- idly portrayed by a load of hay drawn by four norses. The load from tue harvest field was a_creation in yellow mustard biossoms. Seven charming haymakers, with rakes on their shoulders and dxnndl | attractive appearance. | Evelyn Morriil, Mary Re | rymple; 1n airy summer costume, were on the load, The iadies who made up this party were: Mrs. R. W. Pridham, Miss A. M. North, Miss Grace Evans, Miss Belle Godin, Miss Fannie Brown, Mi:s Moncton and Miss Cynthia Fay. The outriders, with scyties as emblems of their vocation, were cos- tumed to the ocrasion. They were: Messrs. Pridham, Hammond, Gardner, Monecton, Toberman and Di. White. Four horses drew the precious ioad. Mi<s Mary Askew, principal of the short- hand department of the Los Angeles Busi- ness College, had a float which represenied the Hou.e of York. The flowers were English ivy and white roses arranged in a very artistic manner. The costumes were in keeping with the period. Upon this float were: Lyman Trumbull, Jay Anderson, Hector Boutiller, Miss Hernia Packer, Miss Carrie Zurcher, Miss Julian- ette Webb and Miss Katherine Kendall. The High School commercial course float was made beautiful with wild mus- tard and red geraniums and plenty of ferns and smilax. The young iadies wore white belts and hats—in harmonv with the decorations of the float. They were: Misses Wood, Young, Harvey, Wilmans, Bars, Russeill and Fairbanks, Messrs. McGarry, Ryan, Danziger, Connell, New- hart, Miller ana Axtell accompanied them. A Grecian float was a conception by the Los Angeles Business College. It repre- sented a Grecian temple of learning, and about it were maidens in Greek costumes. | They wore white robes and made an The floral design was in the te and yellow marguerites, with drapings of smilax. The young ladies who appeared were: Misses Mury Dobin- son, Eva Johnson, Muzette Young and Mamie Goodwin. Professor I. N. Inskeep, A. L. Hamil and L. A, Coburn also rode on the fl at. The commercial travelers had a float representing the globe, the geogranhical subdivisions being mapped in flowers of dafferent colors. The float of the floral Queen was a study in white and pink. Queen BSailie McFar- land presided over her little court with the grace of a born princess. The maids of honor were: Misses Josephine Gay, Alice Cline, Mildred Burnett, Juliette Borden, Maria Louise Holliday, Margaret Gilbert, Florence Newmark, Tillie Baruch, ert, Eieanor Emess, Edna Newmark, V. Glenn Ed- wards and Florence Wheeler. The littie driver, Keith Vosbure, was attired in har- mony wi:h the color effects of the float. Tnere were six-horse rigs and four-horse rigs and two-horse rigs and singles. There were men and women, boys and girls on horseback; there were tinv onies and big horses, and there was the bicycle in all the styles known to the trade and dressed in fashions hitherto unheard of. When the procession had made its double circuit it was halted again, that the prizes for the best decorations might be awarded. The judges were: J. C. Kirk- patrick, San Francisco; R. 8. Bettner, Riverside ; J. A. Thomson, San Francisco; Barrett Eastman, Chicago; W. B. Wilcox, United States nav W. S. Newbhall, San Francisco; R. E. Miller, S8an Francisco; D. R. Cameron, Chicago; C. A. Culver, Oakland; T. Wotkyns, Troy, N. Y., and A. Gleason, Asbury Park, N. J. They passed judgment as follows: Tally-ho, eight horses—First prize, Jonathan Ciub. Cifloral floats—First prize, Haymakers® Club; seeond, Commercial Travelers; third, Los An- geles Business College. Four-in-hand coaches—First, Mutch, Young xen; second, Dr. Elizabeth J. Pa.mer. Novelty teams—First, Mrs. Theresa Sepul- veda of College Grove. Two-horse rigs—First, Mrs. Modini-Wood and Mrs. Peck; second, Robert M. Hartwell; third, Mr. Robinson. Six-in-hanas—First, High School Club 1 of Pasadena; second, Throop School of Pasa- dena; third,’ Miss Orton's School of Pasa- & | dena. Oné-horse rige—First, Mrs. O. P. Pose: | ond, Miss Donuell of Garvanza; third, Glassell Jr. of Tropico. Vilage and dog carts— First, Frank cond, A. Desmond; third, W. W Dal- third, Laaies on horseback—First, Lila M. second, Lizzie B. McMilla Flora Cochran Girls on ponies—First, Miss Kissler. Hoys on ponies—Firsi, Gerald Rul Alvert H. Woollacoit; third, second, M. D. Mont ren’s rige—First, Miss Florence Wood- second, Mrs. Droud; third, Olver The flowers having gone their way and the arena being cleared, the cabalieros made a dashing entrance, riding at full speed to within a few feet of the throne and pulling up abruptly and saluting. They then did some daredevil exhibition riding, after which they formed and es- corted the floral queen and the fiesta queen in their triumphal march at the end of the parade through the city. Thus ended the festival of the flowers. - CLIMAX To 4 GALA DAY Fiesta Visitors View a Dazzling Spec- tacte on the Water, LOS ANGELES, CaL, April 23.—The water carnival at Westlake park this even- ing was a fitting climax to one of the most successfal days of the fiesta. Thousands of people lined the banks of the lake on every side and cheered enthusiastically | each successive feature of the programme, from the picturesque arrival of the queen and her court at 8:30 o’clock 1o the last rocket, which was fired shortly after 10 o'clock. A salute of twenty-one guns announced | the arrival of the royal party at the east side of the park, escorted by the queen’s | lancers. Here they embarked in a Vene- tian gondola beautifully illuminated, and after making a detour of the lake were sa‘ely landed at the boathouse. The latter itself presented a pretty spectacle, espe- cially when viewed from the center of tne lake. Its upper portion, originally a band stand, provided ample accommodation for the queen and court and was brilliant- ly illuminated with yellow, green and red incandescent lights arranged symmetri- cally mn pyramid form. The waters of the Jake were dotted in all directions with illuminated craft, and the floats formerly used in the street rede were placed on rafts and anchored in th~ center, their fantastic outlines ren- aered clear and distinct by an ingeniously arranged system of lights. The iake thus presented the appearance of an almost limitless expanse of water, and the illu- sion was made still more complete when, shortly after 9 o'clock, the pyrotechnic disolay commenced. This portion of the evening’s entertain- me nt was gorgeons and effective to a de- gree. The display included a production of the celebrated Wooded Island illumina- tion at the World’s Fair. Six illuminated balloons, thirty feet high, were released early in the evening and these were fol- lowed by volleys of rockets, shells and parachuies. A fairy fountain played in- cessantly on the eastern side of the lake and a splendid succession of water fire- works added to the magnificence of the spectacle. | One of the most effective pieces of the display was a cascade of liquid golden fire forty foot long and falling trom an eleva- tion onto the lake. A grand finale was produced by the simultaneous discharge of 150 variously colored rockets from dif- ferent points along tue shore of the lake. The Catalina band suppliea appropriate music during the evening and added greatly to the enjoyment of the visitors. The water carnival as a whole was pop- ularly voted one of the most imposing features of the entire fiesta. The arrival of her Majesty in particular suggested a scene from a romantic oper: nd when subsequently she and her court ascended to the roof of the boathouse, where the whole scheme of color was exposad to the vivid rays of hundreds of incandescent Jamps, the effect would have been wall worthy of reproduction at the hands of a Titian or 8 Veronese. Kvery detail of this elaborate function was carried out with- out a single hitch of consequence, and now Mr. Kirkland, the chairman of the water arnival committee, is being universally congratulated on th- happy result of the efforts of himself and his colleagues. ———————— REaD Howard V, Sutherland’s wit and satire in to-asy’s Star, », IDLE LABORERS CAPTURE A TRAIN Leffingwell’s Army in Possession of a Freight. Board the Cars at Lodi Are Finally Hauled to Stockton. and Sheriff Cunningham WIill Attempt to Oust the Band This Morning. STOCKTON, CAL., April 23.—The army of the unemployed has returned to Stock- ton. It had been in Lodi all duv and de- spite the varnest efforts of the citizens of that plsce to get the idle men to move eastward they sturdily refused to do so. a freignt train that pulled into Lodi, and they aze now on it. The men intend to remain on this train until they are ar- rested or taken on to the East, whither they claim they want to go. This afternoon a delegation of the citi- zens of Lodi waited upon the men and offered to pay their fare on the evening passenger train as far as Galt. This would involvethe expenditure of 30 cents per man, Leader Leflingwell said that the men pro- posed to force the Southern Pacific Com- pany to transport them as far as its lines went. He said that his men wanted to go to the East, but when the people of Lodi offered to help them part of the way on their journey their offer was refused. Leflingwell was asked by THe CALL cor- respondent what he proposed to ao, and he said that every man had instructions to remain on tbe freight train that had been seized by the unemployed at Lodi, and that they should stay by it until they were arrested. Deputy Sheriff Wall tried to convince him that he was doing wrong in seizing a train, but Leflingwell would not listen to argument and ssid that the men wanted to be arrested. As Sheriff Cunningham was not here Wall did not feel like arresting and throwing 250 men on the county. Leffingwell and his fol- lowers admitted that they had peen made a very fair offer by the citizens of Lodi. The station agent received orders not to move the train under any circumstances, and the men decided to camp on the box- cars and the flatcars during the night. The citizens of Lodi talked of forming a vigilance committee and forcing them to leaye town, but later they decided to do what' th y could toward feeding them. They agreed that they did not want to make the 250 men who had captured the freight train angry, and thus insite a riot, so they provided enough provisions to give each of tnem a good meal to-night. Just as the army was finishing its re- past an order was received from Lodi to send the captured freight train with its load back to Stockton. They reached here shortly before 10 o’clock and hun- dreds of citizens were at the railway sia- tion to see what the men proposed to do. Chicf of Police Kingsbury and his force were on hand, but the men said that they intended to remain on board the cars and carry out their determination to force the Southern Pacific Company to carry them eastward. It is understood here that the train was brought back to Stockton because of an agreement that was reached this after- noon between the Soutnern Pacific of- ficials and Sheriff Cunningham, and thau the latter will be here early to-morrow morning on a freight train to make the leaders of the unempioyed abandon their position or suffer the consequences. Troutle is looked for, as the citizens will not permit Leffingwell and his followers to dictate to them or to break the ordi- nances of this city. —_— BACK 10 4 MISSOUKI PRISON. Embezzler Gordon Starts Fastward Wearing an Oregon Boot. STOCKTON, Cavn., April 23. — After three months of .wandering to keep out of the way of the officers of the law Caamus 0. Gordon started back for his old home | at Leeton, Mo., this morning with an Or- egon boot on his leg. ke is the young mdn who several days ago walked into the Sheriff’s office bungry and travel- worn and asked to be lccked up. He told the officers his name and the crime for which he was wanted and, while they ac- commodatingly imprisoned him, they were inclined to doabt his story until con- firmatory telegrams were received from the East. Last evening Special Agent Hartshorn of the American Express, for which company Gordon was employed in Missouri, arrived in this city and this morning be took the prisonerfrom the County Jail and left with him for the East. Gordon was station agent for the rail- road at Leeton, a small place where little business was done. He was also agent for the American Express Company. The two agencies paid him a fair salary, but he lec a fast life and found it necessary to use part of the company’s funds to pay nis biils. He has a wife and two children. BSOS e GaNN IN JAlL AT S10CKI10V. Desorted His Wife and Family for His Sister-in-Law. STOCKTON, CAr, April 23.—L W. Gunn, who left his wife and family penn: less and ran away to Woodland with his sister-in-law, was arraigned in Justice Parker’s court yesterday. The strap- ping rancher walked into the courtroom without the little formalhty of removing his hat. When he was told to stand up to hear the charge against him he still lected the little formality. ‘Take off your hat’,’ whispered Deputy Sheriff Wall. He pulled the tile from his head and listened to the charge with an expressi of indifference. When asked if he any w.tnesses to be present he said he might want Mrs. Gann, but he did not say whether he wanted his wife or his sister- in-law. His bail was fixed at $3000, and being unable to supply it he was remanded into custouy. BALLY A: STANFORD. Parting Send-Of (o ihe Palo Athletas and Debaters. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAv., April 23.—A grand rally held in the chapel this evening to make th: final arrang ments before the intercollegiate field day and debate to-morrow ana_give the team an enthusiastic send-off. Dr. Jordan, Dr. Ross, Professor Lathrop, Dr. Wood, Pro- fessor Brunn and severalof the leading students at Stanford addressed the meet- ing. President Jordan, when called upon, said: “There 15 something better than victory in any contest, no matter which side is victorious. It is that the spirit of fair play characterize the whole performance. I think that spicit has entered into all of the contests thus far. Stanford hasal- wavs ‘stood tozether in any contest, There is always good team work, and many of our victories were due to the fact that the students stand as on aito At 10:30 o’clock this forencon they seized | but the leaders refused to accept the gener- | ous offer made by the Loai peopl:, as| | I | | students who have had charge of many of the affairs of the student body this year as deserving of special notice. Dr. Ross, who assisted in preparing the debatino te id he thouzht Stanford had a winning team this year. They had worked faithiully snd weie strong de- baters. o CROPS IN NEED OF RAIN. Sight Damoge Done in Some Sections by the Recent Warm Winds. STOCKTON, Car, April 23.—For the past two days a heavy north wind has pre- vailed in ail parts of this county. It will not affect the grain on the islands so much as in the uplands, where there is not 50 much moisture. The crops in this county are larger than they have been in years. The acreage sown is greafer, and thus far the yield is above any previous year. Esvecisally is this so on Roberts Isi- and and Union Island, where a large acre- age has been plantea ana where the re- sults have been gratilying. If the high wind is followed by light warm showers no damage will result to the crops on the uplands, FRESNO, CAv., April 23.—The hot spell of the past few days, together with dry winds from the north which have pre- | vailed at times, has had a serious effect on the ¢rowing grain in this county. A shower would have made the yield a heavy one, but now it appears that it will be light. The season had been a most propitious one until the warm weather set in and dried upthe soil. The damage varies in different sections and is probably beavier on the west side of the valley. HOLLISTER, Cav., April 23.—The north winds have not reached this valley to a great extent. Crops are looking well and only & few showers needed to make a great harvest. In the southern part of the county crops have suffered from the late hot spell. Wild feed is aboutgone in that locality. Hay cutting has commencea. Tue crop will be large. SACRAMENTO, Car., April 23.—From reports received from various portions of Sacramento County, it seems that the north wind has as yet had but very little effect on the grain crop. There are places { on the higher plain land where the wind bas so evaporated the moisture that the | grain is yellowing, but much of the grain land throughout this county requires only | afew Inte rains to produce a good yield. COLUSA, CAL., April 23.—The severe norther that has been blowing down the Sacramento Valley during the past few days has had a blighting effect on the growing grain, especially that late sown, which on “account of the very dry condi- tion of the ground in many places has not sprouted. Should the wind continue a few days more not more than two-thirds of a crop will be realized. Thne wind has also caused considerable fruit—especially the apricots—to drop, and the apricot crop in this section will be very light. — SAN BERNARDING PASTOR'S FEE. Rev. Dr. Frost Rewarded With $5 aid a Beer Check for Presiding at a Wedding. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., April 23.— Dr. J. A. Frost, a local Baptist minister, has in his possession as unique a marriage fee perhaps as it has been the lot of a man | of the cloth to receive. Last Saturday night he was called upon to perform a marriage ceremony for Floyd | G. Kirlain and Lora Dodson. At the ap- pointed time he was on hand and after in- specting the necessary document, obtained from the County Clerk, he proceeded to tie the knot in his pe- culiar off-handed man- ner. The ceremony over, the groom invited thedoctor to indulge in a glass of wine, and while toasting the event he slipped into the reverend gentle- man’s hand two shining pieces of metal that he had unearthed from his vest pocket. The parson, without looking, passed them into the outer recesses of his own capacious garment (the doctoris 6| feet 6 inches high and weighs 350 pounds), and after wishing the bride and groom the longest ana happiest of lives, took his de- partu Arriving at his home the doctor pro- ceeded to see what was the net resuit of his labors and sought his gold pieces. Im- agine his surprise when he brought fort one shining $5 gold piece and a beer check which the groom had gathered in his trav- els during the day. The doctor was dumfounded. In vain he searched for the other goid piece, but it did not appear. The true state of affairs finally dawned upon him, and settling himself in his large chair'he broke forth in_ peals of laughter that aroused the neighbors and his own household, to whom he told the story and showed the | bit of gilded brass. In response to a ques- ton what he would do with it he an- swered that at the next meeting of the Southern California Anti-Saloon League, of which he is president, he intended to ex- hibit it as the most remarkable wedding fee ever obtained by a minister in the world. AGNEWS — ASYLUM CHANGES. Dr. F. M. Sponogle Succeeds Dr. Hatch as Medical Superintendent of the Institution. SAN JOSE, CarL., April 23—Dr. F. W. Hateh, who has been medical director of Agnews Insane Asylum for seven years, has been appointed by Governor Budd general superintendent on the State Lunacy Commission, with supervision over the five asylums, or State hospitals, as they are called under the new law creating the commission. A special meeting of the Board of Man- agers of the State Hospital at Agnews was held this evening, at which a medical su- perintendent was elected to succeed Dr. Hatch and several appointments were con- firmed. 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Under the new law the appointment of all asylum employes rests with the medi- cal superintendent and Dr. Sponogle an- nounced the appointment of Dr. Stock- ing, who has been second assistant, to be first assistant and Dr. J. T. Crystol of Santa Cruz as second assistant. e HAS THE DIAMOND STILL. For the Second T.me Assemblyman Cross Is Robbed, but Agamn He Cap- tures the Thief. LOS ANGELES., Can, April 23.—As- semblyman John Cross had a second chase after his $300 diamond shirt stud last night. The Assemblyman was watch- ing the parade on First street, near Broad- way, when he was “touched.” me had lost the aiamond the day befors in a simi- lar manner, but recovered it from the thief through tenacious sprinting. Last night the thief nipped the sparkler and disappeared before Captain Cross re- alized what had occurred. After a time he spotted the man who he believed had robbed him. This individual Cross charged with the theft. The fellow denied the charge, but Cross insisted. Then'the stranger pleaded that if permitted to talk to his wife in a Hill-street lodging-house, he would procure the diamond irom & contederate. Crnss consented, remaining downstairs while the thief went upstairs. The latter sought to escape from a rear exit and Mrs. Cross saw him. She raised an alarm and Captsin Cross started in pursuit. He followed the thief on and off a traction car and finally caught up with him. He recovered his diamond once more, bt for how long cannot be pre- dicted. e DROWNED IN SALT RIVER. Seven Lives Lost Within Three Weeks at a Treacherous Ford Near Plenix. PH@ENIX, Ariz, April 23.—In three weeks the Salt River has claimed seven victims. The last three were John Skel- ton, a bricklayer; Miss Mav Murrill and an unknown man. They were seen to at- tempt to ford the river near Phoenix a few days ago. The current was strong and deep, and the watchers on shore saw the wagon tip over and precipitate its occu- pants into the water. 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