The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1897, Page 1

| 1 i { VOLUME LXXXI—NO. ICE FIVE CE L PASO 1S SUBMERG BY FLOODS Transformedtoa Venice by the Raging Rio Grande. ONE THOUSAND HOUSES SWEPT AWAY. Five Thousand People Driven From Their Homes and Half Are Shelterless. MUCE MISERY RESULTS FROM BREAKING OF LEVEES. Adcbe Dwellings of the Poorer Classes Crumble Amid the Swirling Waters. EL PASO, Tex.. May 28.—El Paso is to- another Venice. Its streets are srmed by the swollen waters of the nto surging rivers whose ods are destroying everything in their path. One-third of the city is submerged, not nsand buildings have ily damaged and have been driven from omes. To-night it is estimated 500 men, women and chiidren are shelterless, depending upon for food. three weeks the flood bas been ally encroaching upon the city, been duals to s the tide. already been destroyed,when oon came the grand cata o'clock the levee gave way head of the irrigating c; Rio Gri one Tae waters poured ess torrent whicn swept every- ore it, and in a few hours con- n of ihe city eastoi E. uth of Overland into a vast lake aotted with the crumbling homes | back-water reached the al- rbankmen’s opposite apsed, and tGe tor- without hindrance into the reached. At ihe he city authorities cut the b protected the Texas fic tracks, giving the walers an Grtunity to spread over the lowlands st of the city. Then the tide be- It is the worst flood in El ory. The Rio Grande, which a 0 was a puny rivulet scarcely a span of fifteon feet, is nowa ity stream more than a mile wide. The suffering and a large portion of the loss, which already amounts to & er of a million, fzlls upon the poorer 6f the community, although some bes ces of the city are in- d in the flooded district. Almo: > day. firancial the entire Mexican population their homes, their adobe houses istance. to the rush of the n the ringing of the fire arni be levee had em, all the iuhabitants of the lower on of the town made a grand rush for taking with them what few val- ey could carry. As ihe Mexican’s ht is for his aoge, and his sec- vig or his fighting ond cock, the presented many able as 1 as pitiable aspects. available team in the city was pressed into service hau housekold effects of such ho as could be reached, and the work was kept up all through last night and to- The thonsands of refu on the hills in the northern portion of the . without sheiter and almost without food. Early this morning a hastily orzanizea relief committee set to work, and nearly balf th such vacant structures as were ava; able, or given shelter by their friends. Forty Government tents were sent by the commandant at Fort Bliss, and the build- ings of the abandoned post north of the city have been piaced at the disposal of the relief committee by the military authori- ties. Cnaritabie citizens distributed pro- visions among the flood victims to-day, but the suffering was only psrtly miti- gated and 1t bas been decided to ask the Texas Le:islature for aid. The future is not without forebodings of worse to come. While the river is fall- ing here and at points above 10-nigkt, it is highe ever at Santa Fe and is still rising. very effort will be ma e to shield the city against further disaster be- fore tbe next rush of water reaches here. A large force is at work attempting to ciose the crevasses at the head of the canal and stl the levees protecting the city wili be strengthened as rapidly as possib'e. The Santa Fe road has been washed out for several days at Seiden, thirty miles north, nnd its trains are ranning over the tracks »f the Soutnern Pacific. The latter road E st sufferer by the flood and was »n'y able to resume traffic by building a lemporary line around the submerged dis- trict. There is a rumor to-night that some of the flood victims, believing their misfor- tunes to be due to lack of energy on the part of the city officials, are threatening to rut the embankment which protects the Lome of Mayor Magoffin. Preparations lLiave been mzde to frustrate any attempt of the kind, should it be made. The Texas Pacific Railway had thrown opa dyke to vprotect its track near the roundhouse. This backed the water up sver San Antonio street, flooding a num- ber of houses and threatening to cross the ck this morning, when the | ten inches below the bighest point | e homeless have been provided for | street and flood hundreds of the prettiest residences in the city. Six prominent citizens, headed by Col- lector of Customs Davis, armed them- | selves with Winchesters and, crossing over the railroad levee, they cat it. The backwater began o recede from San An- t nio street. The railroad people repaired th> levee. It was again orderea cut by Mayor Magoffin. Early this morning a party of Mexican guards appeared at the headgate of the canal on the American side and told one workman they intended to cut away the headgate to afford relief on the other side. The Mexicans were told they would be ehot if they touched the American embankment and Were or- dered back to the Mexican side. NO JOY FOR THE IRISH. Nationolist Memb:rs of the Commons Dec.de Not to Per'icipate in the Jubilee Celebratrcn, LONDON, Ex6., May 28.—John Dillon, leader of the anti-Parnellite section of the Irish pariiamentary party, presided 10-day at a largely attended meeting of | Nationalist members of the House of Commons. A manifesto was nnanimously adopted declaring the Irisn parliamentary party unable to participate in the celebra- tions in honor of the Queen’s long reign. Ireland had no cause to_rejoice i the | Quéen’s reign. Forsixty years the country had peen governed against its will under a centralized autocratic system, though | the bonds of freedom had been widened elsewhere in the empire. The manifesto says misgovernment, famine and evic- tions have driven miliions of the Irish from their homes. ‘The population of Ireland has been reduced half, while Great Britain’s population has donbled during Victoria’s reign. Even for the di- minished number the Irish scale of sub- sistence is inferior and their physical condition has been impaired, while the country has been loaded with taxation beyond its relative capacity. e gt Ten Years for Bonk-Wrecker Jackson: INDIANAPOLIS, Isp, May 28.—E. T. Johnson, wrecker of the State National Bank at Logansport, was arraigned before Judge Baker in the Federal court here this morning. He pleaded guiity to nine counts of the incictment and was sen- ed to ten years in prison at Columbus, This is the extreme penlty. LEADERS MEET [N THE FIELD Forces of Weyler and Gomez Have a Hot Battle. | With All His Men, the Brutal Captain-General is Badly Beaten. Twenty Thousand Spanish Soldlers Try In Vain to Capture the Cuban Chlef. HAVANA, CusA, May 25.—Details have been received of an engagement at La leforma, Sancti Spiritus, between the Spaniards, commanded by Weyler in per- son, and tie Cubans under Gomez. The battle was fought early last week §nd was the result of Weyler's scheme to crush Gomez by surrounding him with 20,000 men. reported here as an ordinary Spanish victory without details, It is the first time in the war that Gomez and Weyler have faced one another, After passing 1o the west and entering the province of Matanzas Gomez, in ae- cordance with his usual tactics, proceeded to Santa Clara, where he has remained several months circumventing the projects of many Spanich columns sent against im. Weyler, with a column of 5000 men, marched against Gomez at La Reforma, and ordered two other Spanish columns of 2000 men each to join him at the west- ern end of that estate. Thus 9000 men | were to be added to the forces already | operating against Gomez, and which, to- | gether with those along Juncaro-Moron trochas made a total of 20,000. Farther west in Santa Clara Weyler bas 20,000 men. According to his plans this second The plan failed und the battle was | army was to prevent another advance by | Gomez into Matanzas province. Weyler in this position thought the Cuban leader would bz forced to retire in the direction | of the trocha, where his chances of escap- | ing would be slight. Gomez, piacing his men in the best strategic positions at La Reforma, awaited Weyier, and for six hours held Three times the Cubans | churged with machetes, and on the first | charge Wevier's leit flank was completely routed. Weyler's horse was wounded | three times. Goiaez ordered the best shots 1o pursue the Spanish general, but the | latier never came to the front. Notwitn- | standing this fact he bad a narrow escape. Wien two fresh Spanish columns came to aid Weyler Gomez retired to Central Partake, while the Spanish abandoned the field and returned 10 Sancti Spiritus. The Spanish official reports say that sixty-five soldiers were killed and many wounded. It is alleged by the Spanish bere that the commander of the Cubans was Brigadier Jose Gomez, not General Maximo Gomez, and so the report of the encagement failed to attract attention. In they provinceof Matanzas Governor Porcet prepared a plan to marder or cap- ture Dr. Pedro Betancourt, the well- known Cuban general. A traitor named Andricain was going to join the forces of Betancourt and either snoot the Cuban leader or lure him into ambush Betan- court knew of the plot and ordered his men to hang Andricain as soon as he came into camp. He was promptly banged. | bim in check. Pt Filibusters From Mezico. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 28.—W. H. Eiis, s Cuban negro who two years ugo induced severai bhundred negroes to leave their homes in Alabama and Georgia and go to Mexico, where they established a colony which was a com- plete failure, has succeeded in landing alarge expedition of Mexicans in Cuba, where they have joined the insurgents. Ellis went to Mexico some time ago as LINCOLN EXERCISES AT THE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL—Singing “ Tenting on the Old Campground.” the authorized representative of the Cuban Junta. His expedition left on a lumber schooner from near Tampico. It carried a large quantity of arms and ammunition. Ellis will return to Mexico in ashort time to pilot another expedition to Cuba. SR Spain Unfit to Govern. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 28.—In the Senate this morning the presiding officer, Frye, presented a memorial signed by 15,000 citizens of Philadelphia declar- cruelty and oppression demonstrated her the immediate recognition by the Goyern- ment of the right of the Cubans to govern themselves. IN A CRITICAL POSITION. King George Virtually Barricaded m H:s Patace, and Prcparing to Leave Greece. LONDON, ExG., May 28.—The Constan- tinople correspondent of the Morning Post telegraphs that the embassies there have received aavices from the légations at Athens, showing that the royal family is in a critical position. King George is virtually barricaded in his palace, and it is said he is preparing 1o leave the country. The relations between the King and the Cabinet are much strained. The generai situation is most serious. Tae National Review publishes a signifi- cant editorial on the eastern situation, in which it says: “King George committed a blunder in consenting to remain King when he shoutd have properly abdicated. How much more kingly would he have been if he had gone to the Danish home which always awaits him pvietadi el ANARCHIST ACCIARITO ON TRIAL. Tried to Kill the K.ng in Order to Strike a Blow at the Class Living i Comfort. ROME, Jrary, May 98.—The trial Anarchist Pietro Acciarito, who on April 22 attempted to stab King Hambert while his Majesty was driving to the races at La Campanells, was begun here to-day. Tae prisoner when put under examination de- nounced the 1injustice of society, and de- clared his aim in attempting to assassin- ate the King was to strike a representative of the class living in comfort while others were starving. His action, he said, was unpremedita‘ed and prompted purely by despair. Had it been premeditated he would have used a bomb instead of a dagger. s FRENCH BIMETALLISTS MEET. Deotars McKintey’s Election Ona of the Chisf Events of the Year. PARIS, Fraxce, May 28.—The annual meeting of the National Bimetallic League was held to-day. A report wasadopted declaring the election of McKinley as President of the United States to be one of the chief events of the yesrand that the object of the bpimetallic agitation ought to be achieved before his term of office expires. France and the United States could easily arrive at an agreement. Great Britain was disposed to make a seri- ous effort in favor of silver and Germany would follow. in conclusion the repor: declared that the question was nearing practical solution. To-night the league gave a dinner, at which Wolcott, Sievenson and Paine, members of the United States Bimetallic Commission, occupied seats of honor. Prime Minister Meline, M. Loubet, Presi- dent of the Senate, ex-Premier Ribot and M. Magnin, director of the Bank of France, were among the guests. M. Meline made a speech, in which he urged the nscessity of settling the prob- tem. He toasted the union of France and the United Btates, coupling the American delegates with the toast. The latter did not speak. L For Military Attuche at Brus WASHINGTON, D. C., May 28. tenant G. T. Langhorne, First Cavalry, has been selected for military attache of the United States leeation at Brussels. Bellamy Story of Ohio, the new Minister 1o Belgium, had a talk with Alger to-day, and secared the promise that Langhorne would be given the detail. $ ing that Spain haa by a long course of | unfitness to govern Cuba, and asking for | of | PARNELLITES ARE FORCIBLY EJECTED Effortto Secure Hearing of the General Irish Grievances. Clancy, the Redmonds Field Create a Commotion in the Commons. Interesting Davelopments During the Debate on Harbors and Lighthouses. LONDON, Exa., May 20.—There was a sparse attendance in the House of Com- mons to-day when the debate on the ques- tion of voting funds ior Irish harbors and lighthouses was taken up. The discussion proceeded quietiy until John E. Redmond, Parnellite leader, suddenly interrupted the debate and moved the discussion of the Irish financial relations and griev- ances in preference to other matters. Redmond was repeatedly called toorder, but refused to desistand finally Charles T. Ritchie, president ot the Board of Trade, moved that Redmond be srspended. The motion’ crezted considerable excitement, and the House was soon crowded with memte 5. Ritchie’s motion was carried— 223 to 52 Redmond left the floor and went into the gallery as if to defy the House. The Speaker, who alone has the power to order a person to withdraw from the pre- cincts of the House, was not in the chair atthe time, but was sent for and as soon as he appeared ordered Redmond to with- draw. Redmond complied. Tue debate on the vote for Irish harbors and lights was then resumed, but again interrupted by John J. Clancy, Parnellite member for North Dublin County, who insisted upon the discusgion of the same questions which Redmond had sought to have devated. He was called to order, but refused to obey the ruling of the Deputy Speaker. He was then ordered by the Deputy Speaker to withdraw, and upon his refusal the sergeant-at-arms was directed to use whatever force necessary to compel Clancy to leave the floor. Clancy then made his exit, being con- ducted to the door by the s:rgeant-at- arms, After the departure of Clancy another attempt was made to, continue the harbor and light debate, when it became evident that the Parnellites were bent upon re- peating the procedure which led to the wholesale suspension of Parnell and his followers on the night of February 3, 188L. No sooner had the debate been re- sumed than William Redmond, Parnellite member for East Clare, persisted in the same line as pursued by Redmond and Clancy and refused to withdraw until the chair summoned the sergeant-at-arms, when he -guietly left the House. The younger Redmond was followed in his ob- structive tactics by William Field, Par- nellite member for 8t. Patrick’s division, Dublin, who demanded the right of free speech. The chairman warned - him against & repetition ¢of his interruption, and finding the warning bad no effect ordered him to leave. Fielt obeyed. The discossion of the harbor and light bill was then resumed, the House settling down to its normal quiet. TURKEY UBJECTS TO ANGELL. N.wly Appointed United States Minister in Too_Close Touch With Chr:stian Missionaries. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 28—The Turkish Government has made formal ob- jection to receiving Dr. Frank B. Angell of Michigan as Minister of the United States. The ground for the rejection can- The not be definitely ascertained, but it is and | said that the Porte does not want a diplomatic representative of this country |in close toach and sympathy with the Christian missionary element in the Sultan’s possessions, and who strongly | disapproves of the action of the Porte 1n | tbe Armenian massacres. Moustapha Bey, Turkish Minister here, has notified Secretary Sherman of the ob- | jection of his Government to Angell. As an intimation of that character puts an | end to the matter, Angell cannot go to | Constantinople in a diplomatic capacity. any otber Government to refuse toregeive any objectionable diplomatic representa- tive. The United States has twice within rs. cent years had two of its envoys rejact { by foreign countries. Kediey was ob- | jectionable to Austria because his wife | was a Hobrew, and ex-Senator Henry W. | Blair, after being nominated by Hharnson | tor the Chinese mission and confirmed by | the Senate, was compelled to stay at | home on account of personal objections | of the Chinese Government because of ut- | terances uncomplimentary to China de- | livered by him in the Senate in a speech on the exclusion bill. The nomination of Dr. Angell was con- firmed by the Senate some time ago. He i paid Washington a visit shortly afier his appointment, and an interview obtained with him while on his way here quoted him with reference to the war between Turkey and Greece. This interview may be one of the causes for the objection of the Porte, as it praised the Greeks highly. Angell came to Washington a few days ago, presumably to receive final instruc- tions before leaving for Constantinople. ‘When Angell was nominated on Aprl 14 it was said that he would be intrusied with duties of a special character. What these duties were is not public property, but it is hinted that they related to repre- senlations to be made about Armerian massacres, and would probably result ina promise by the Porie of greater security to Christians in the Sultan’s domain. Aot DAV.D C. ROBINSON INDICTED. The Ex-Mayor ot E.mira Charged With Grand Larceny for Deceivirg an In- surance Company. NEW YORK, N.Y., May 28.—The Grand Jury has indicted David C. Robinson, ex-Mayor of Elmira and son of the late Governor Lucius Robinson, on a charge of grand larceny in the first degree. The complainant is the Mutual Life Insurance Company. The specific amount involved is §30,000. Assistant District Attorney Lindsay stated the case as follows: “Robinson was indicted on a charge of obtaining by faise pretenses from the Mu- tual Life $30,000 in August, 1892. He put inan apphcation to the insurance com- pany fora loan for that amountin. the name of Robert W. Bush, a resident of Elmira. Robinson a: that time was attor- ney for the Erie Railroad, and also acted asthe general agent for the insarance company in negotiating loans in the upper part of the State. It is alleged when he filed the application for the $30,000 loan that he was really the cwner of property to a value represented to be $94,000, but really only §4000. A few monihs ago fore- closure proceedings were brought and then the value of the vroperty came out.'” Delancy Nicoll, counsel:for tne insur- ance company, said: “On representation that certain proper- ties were of greater value than they really were Robinson secured probably $300,000 altogether from tbe Mutual Life Insur- ance Company. He made a settiement, making a trans fer of all his property, but the company recently learned of the Elmira affsir, in which an old man (Busa) was induced to zet into the scheme with- out knowing what he was doing, and then it was decided to lay the matter before the Grand Jury.” Robinson himself says the suit was caused by the desperation of the insurance people because of litigation with him in- volying over $1,000,00 g Coal Miners to Go on Strike. { ALTOONA, Pa., May 28.—The executive board of the National Mine-workers’ the employes of the thirteen coal com- panies controiling the lake trade. The strike is against the proposed reduction in pay to 54 cents a ton. Among the com- panies is invelved is Mark Hanna & Co. | Every Government recognizes the right of | DASHED AGAINST WALLS OF ROCK Wreck of a Rio Grande Train in a Colorado Canyon. An OCpen Switch the Cause of a Most Sensationzl Disaster. Engineer and Fireman Instantly Killed and Several Passengers Seriously Injured. DENVER, Coro., May 28.—The east- bound -overland express on the Denver and Rio Grande Railway ran into an open switch east of Glenwood Springs early this morning, causing the instant death ol the engine crew and serious injury to several passengers. The locomotive was badly wrecked in dashing against the rocky wall of the canyon. The injured are: Mrs. Imogen Brown, Los Angeles, head cut and badiy bruised. Miss Porter of Maine, arm crushed. Mrs, 8. S. Ayers of Minneapolis, leg crushed. Mrs. Sarah B. Barrows, a returning mis- sionary from Mouimein, India, to her bome in Yarmouthviile, Maine, severe spinal injury and nervous shock. Otber passengers were scratched and cut, but none seriously hurt. A special freight train carrying bananas to the Pacific coast had taken a siding at Cabeza switch 1o allow the exvress to pass ana the brakeman left the switch open. A sharp curve hid the switch targ:t until the express train was too close for the en- gineer to see the signal, though he whis- tled down brakes and set the air brakes afterward. ‘The train jumped the rails, dashing against the north wall of the canyon. The mail coach was telescoped with the engine, burying Engineer West and Fire- man Donnally in the wreck. The passen- ger coaches were piled in a heap, the Ppassengers being rescued through holes cut in thesides of the cars. Quickly as the people were taken from the train they were carried back to Glenwood Springs on the second section of the express. There medical attention was promptly given. TEXAS WIFE-MUGDEKEK HANGED. the Crime and Said He Wished Forgivenens, BONHAM, Tex., May 28.—Dan Walker, the wife-murderer, was hanged here to- day. Last night he siept with his clothes on, and when they woke him up this morning for breakfast he refused to eat anything. The officials were afraid that his fast might weaken him, so they had a tempting display of ham and eggs cooked, but the condemned man would not touch the food, though hitherto that had been his favorite viand. When asked what he had to say before the black cap was pulled down over his eyes he said that he was guilty of the crime and wished forgiveness or it. Confessed —_—— 1ewo Murderers Foast Before They Hang. CHICAGO, Inn, May 28. — William Powers and John Lattimore, tbe negro murderers, were hanged from the same scaffoid in the County Jail at noon to-day. Death came quickly to both. Their break- fasts wers eiaborate. ,rYowers had frogs’ legs, bam and eggs, French mushrooms, fried potatoes, celery, coffee and a cigar. Lattimore had fried fith, oatmeal custard, strawberry shortcake, icecream and coffee. Both ate heartily and laughed and josed \hroughout the meal. ey S Karthgunkes in the Empire State. ROCHESTER, N. Y., Mar 28.—Reports Association has decided to call a strike of ! have be-n received from Lockoort, White- hall, Elizabethtown and Gouverneur, staiing that shocks of earthquake were felt in those places last night or early this morning. No serious damave resulied, although considerable alarm was felt. HONORING LINCOLN'S MORY Veterans and Children Unite to Do Him Reverence. EXERCISES IN ALL THE SCHOOLS. Grand Demonstration in the Evening at the Girls’ High School. MONUMENT LEAGU:'S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, WIll Endeavor to Have Lincoln Day Established as a National Holiday. Lincoln day was celebrated in a most appropriate manuer yesterday in this City. During the afternoon exercises were held at all the schools, pupils of the primary, grammar and high schools all participate ing. Many unique and interesting feas tures were introduced inio the pro- grammes of the various scnools, and the day was equally enjovable to the pupils who participated and to the veterans and visitors who listened. And the veterans—how they enjoyed theday! “Why, they sent us to the schools to tell hem about Lincolr,” said one ola soldier enthusiusticaliy, “‘but we learned more about the great martyr from those children than we ever knew before.” Clad in their uniforms of blue and wears ing their badges and medals upon their breasts their countenances fairly beamed as they repeated the stirring reminiscences of the war or listened to the chilaisk voices singing the songs that they baa sung many years before around their campfires in the South. The exercises at the Girls’ High School auditorinm in the evening attracted a large and enthusiastic audience, which frequently interrupted the speakers with vigorous applause. Upon the platform were seated: General Barnes, Hon. H. C. Dibble, Judge Cooney, Professor Elisha Brooks, School Directors Head, Armor and Bantel, W. D. Howe, F. J. Peck, W. R. Handley, A. J. Vining, Charles Welch, Cnarles Edeiman, Brofessor Knowlton, 8ol Cohen, R. D. Faulkner, W. W. Stone, Joseph Steele, Harry Mortimier, ' Colonel C. Mason Kinne, A. E. Cohen, J. Murray Bailey, John A. Whiteside, J. J. Lyon, Peter H. Mass, and others. The large platform was testefully dec- orated with flags and arms. A tent pitched at one corner of the stage and scattered stacks of muskets, upon which were hung belts and sabers, gave the plat- form the sppearance of a real army camp. Flag-draped busts of Washington and Lincoin occupied the. central portion of the stage, and just behind the speaker’s stand was placed a large portrait of the great martyr. The main body of the hall and the front of the gallery were also becomingly dec- orated with American flags and smail multi-colored standards. Long before the meeting was called to order the hall was filled. Ladies consti- tuted a large portion of the andience, and many childish faces wére to be seen in the throng. Evidently the ladies and the children are taking a leading part in the movement to honor the memory of the creat emancipator. Veterans from tue various posts of the G. A. R. were out in great numbers with their blue uniforms and white gloves, and their badges plnned upon their breasts. Prolonged applause greeted the speak- ers and veterans as they marched onto ihe stage. Principal Elisha Brooks of the Girls' High School then introduced az chairman of the evening Hon. Jumes I Phelan, Mayor of San Francisco. The Mayor spoke as follows: 1 have been selected as presiding officer this evening, and as I understand it, I am to intro- duce the speakers and not to speak. I come, therefore, not to speak, but (o listen. Bui it 1s one of the duties of & chairman to state the purposes of the meeting. g We come here to-night to do honor to onie whose services merit the greatest love ana gratefulness of the people of the countrs. Aud no character is so eminently fitted to be held up before the youth of this City as an ob- ject lesson. Before Abraham Lincoln we all become hero-worshipers, and when we worshly at his snrine we worship more than the man, we worship at the very shrine of liberty. Beforo the speakers were introduced “The Star-spangled Banner” was sung by a quartet from the Loring Club. Thenext number on the programme was a selection by the Mills Quartet, whose artistic ren- dering called forth prolonged applause. In the absence of President Barrington of the Boara of Education Chairman Phelan called upon School Director Head, who spoke as follows: On behalf of the Board of Education I thank you for your attendance here this eveping. From the showing made to-day in the public schools, I know that the veterans who so kindly visited the schools saw and ap- precisted the work that the teachers have been doing for months past in impressing upon the children the nobility of the char- acter and life of Abraham Lincoln, and T want to exterd to-night to the Grand Army vei- erans, those noble heroes, the thanks of the School Department for making & success of to-dsy’s celebration. After the rendition of a selection by the Loring Club quartet Geperal W. H. L. Barnes was introduced as ths most elo- quent speaker in San Francisco. In the course of his address General Barnes said: ! I never remember experiencing so much emotion as I experienced this afternoon at the Clement Grammar School. I understood that ‘we veterans were to tell the children about Abraham Lincoln; but I found thateven the smallest of them knew almost more than we