The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 2, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1898. 1.—All Pasa- § T dena’s residents, her numerous ] visitors from every section of the United States and large delegations from all the neigh- boring towns and .cities to-day paid enthusiastic ‘tribute to that trinity which: has made famous the State of California - thi ghout the civilized | world. It was a long-to-be-remem- bered day of sunshine, fruit and flow- The colors of the day, set apart for the tournament of ‘roses, were most gloriously contributed by nature, of her best holiday e was found in the the’ heavens above moods. and the fruit pe both sides the sireets larger portion of the ro along the The nder the circum- ebly u stances, with ns rearly every ness portion of the iences were decked tive - materials, not-a few ladi v by displ adornment of their of the ad to the 1at.” made the day ized lines were zephy cooling ideal. i o ’:”'{ii[ HOTEL Theére “wa: tiated st no. danger-of: the unini« ér not being made aware ¥.of complete aban- of: A mid- I OrT. donment to: tr winter ‘day in the rec and. the jusf-a rived tourist the “rigors-.of Eastern winter the day d itsin. To ition from the earth to'a. veéritable par- adise. For hours before the annouficement main eway i Grove avenue, the somest in Pasad o~ the city=Orange broadest- ang hand- “wasdimoestchoked na thé -uniqué celehration: ut- - Of- inearly ey els; from: the:sp x-in-hand to-the ubiqiiitois human -endeay Everything:in been done to-provide -vomfort Orange Grove avenue £of miles | 3 with': palatial “residénces, su €ach by -a grové-of . orange trees, and Justly Bears'its designation. Far ‘the accommodation: of :such of ‘the’ people, residents and:'visifers, . who eame: vehicles to witn competitive: parade, the groves.- and -gardens everywhere along ‘the avenue | were thrown- opén—a. display’of unsel- fish ‘hospitality that'calied . forth -re- heated. expressions -of. --surprise” -and gratitude. Along thé ediges of: the side- walks on - this’ same.avenue’ the com- niitteé. had. caused benchies $o be ' put up; 86 thit none had need tc-stand. Despite the fact that the frost of last | week had.: lesséried thé “suppiy of flowers, the-profusion ‘of blossoms that made beatitiful ‘the vehicles and horses in the grand parade was not .appre- ciably ‘lessened. from that-of previous | vears. Roses, carnations, and all kinds of bright-hued flowers and garlands of smilax and evergreen almost literally hid most of the vehicles from view. Bright ribbons and flowers covered reins and harness and saddles and saddle-cloths. Fleecy white and light- colored gowns on-child and maid made the occupants of the conveyvances look like so many visitors from fairy land. The parade was about an hour in passing the reviewing stand, ahd is es- timated to have been about two miles in length. Between 35,000 and 40,000 people witnessed the impressive and striking march. When the parade coun- termarched past the reviewing stand on Orange Grove avenue the prizes were awarded and announced, the de- cisions of the judges giving general satisfaction. It was nearly 2 o'clock when the participants in the parade dispersed. For the remainder cf the day the pleasure secekers were enter- tained with open air concerts in two different parts of the city by games and races under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A The parade started promptly at 11 o'clock and made an imposing appear- ance as it wound its way through the broad avenues along the line of march, crowded upon either side by rows upon te of the great | art of man | and gold | me for the starting: of the. parade the | visitors to-the | They: ! in’ the Specticlé’ of the | RO, Give a Pasadena’s rows of spectators, standing upon ve- hicles of all and telephone poles to catch a glimpse of the pageant. houses along the line were gay with blue and gold decorations, and the morning was so summerlike that the street costumes of all were suggestive of midsummer. | The parade was headed by a platoon | of mounted police, preceded by a bugler | or tournament herald, picturesquely costumed in a white satin courier’s costume, and mounted on .a white teed decorated with white rosebuds and smilax, intertwined | about the animai's neck. The police | were in regular uniform, their steeds | simply decorated with wreaths of sm lax, dotted with yellow daisies. | City Marshal J. S. Lacey acted as | chief of this division. The tournanient officers followed, headed by General | Director M. S. Weight. These were | eight in number, ‘and they were cos- tumed in white flannel trousers, black | coats and vests, light slouch hats and “'ack leggings, and were mounted on | prancing bays. The horses were dec- orated with saddle cloths, solid in rose- buds or geraniums of varying colors, biue and gold and red sashes for the riders, and the necks of the horses had heavy collars of rosebuds. There w | four aids to the general director, mounted and costumed as Mexican ca- balleros, with silver trappings and Mexican saddles on their horses. Their | floral decorations were yellow mari- golds. and acacia. The Seventh Regiment band, in blue AUniform, came next in line, discoursing | sweet music. The cavalry of Troop D, +N: G C, with Captain Howland in command, followed, and looked mag- nificent in . its distinctive dress uni- form, which consisted of white cork helmets, yellow horsehair plumes, United States regulation dress coats, brags shoulder straps and yellow aguellete. The float entered by Com- pany I N. G. C., was a handsome en- try, tepresenting the seal of California, and was drawn by four bays, orna- | mented in regimental colors. The body | of the float was draped in blue and | g0ld, with an abundance of green foli- age, amid which sat the Goddess of Liberty, in symbolic costume. At one side was massed fruit, at the other a sleeping bear was placed, while on each of the four corners of the float | soldiers were posed at ‘“parade rest.” The floral decorations were holly ber- ries, vines and red geraniums in great profusion. ¢ One of the most interesting features of the pageant followed—a pioneer coach. This is the property of Cap- tain Banning, of Los Angeles, and is an old-timer. It was drawn by four grays and was greeted with continued applauge. The floral decorations were white eucalyptus blossoms and yellow { acacia. The occupants of the coach were all pioneers of '73, '74 and '75, and they carried aloft a handsome banner, bearing the words ‘“Pasadena Pio- neers.” % The Americus Club, 150 strong, wear- ing its handscme costumes of white, ornamented with yellow, fell next in line, headed by a drum corps. Major on a fine sorrel. The officers of the club wore floral decorations of yellow marguerites and smilax in sashes and epaulets, while the privates wore smilax sashes and button-hole bou- quets of yellow marguerites. The offi- cers were mounted. The Knights of Pythias were out in full force in their full dress uniform spectacle. They were awarded first prize for best company display—a handsome banner. The Catalina Island Band preceded United Workmen, which was one of the most elaborate of the day. As es- cort the Monrovia Drill Team accom- panied the handsome float and exe- cuted intricate maneuvers along the route. An escort of 250 w:embers of the order followed on foot. The float was . Balmy Skies and Floral Splendor of the Sunland Midsummer Luster to Fete. descriptions, thronging | stairways and even climbing telegraph | Many of the private | saddle cloth of | | N. S. Bangham was in charge, mounted | and added to the impressiveness of the | the entry made by the Ancient Order | s New Year | drawn by four grays and was entirely a floral entry, being a pyramid of roses and geraniums, surmounted by the em- blem of the order—an immense floral anchor and shield. This float won sec- ond prize, a handsome banner, as a float, and second prize, also a banner, as second best display by any soclety. Throop Polytechnic Institute made a | fine entry—a six-in-hand coach drawn | by handsome bays. The* coach was covered by dark yellow marigolds, with wheels of the same, and it was occu- pied by ten pretty maidens wearing white gowns, white capes, black poke bonnets with plumes and yellow acces- sories. Six mounted boy outriders ac- | companied this entry, wearing pictur- | esque white and black costumes. The | harness was covered with yellow satin |and the general effect was elegant. | This took first prize in the six-in-hand class, and also for the best display out- | side of the public schools. Hotel Green entered one of the finest | of the displays, a six-in-hand coach | drawn by white horses with white | satin harness.. The coach was cov- | ered by white and scarlet carnations, white gowns with yellow sunflowers perched on their heads in place of hats, the boys white suits to correspond. Very skillfully these little ones man- aged their wheels along the tedious line of march, and their d2zorations of pure daisies were not fairer han their bright, flower-like faces. They were awarded first prize in the bicycle divi- sion—a handsome lamp. The second prize in this class was given the Young Men's Christian Asso- clation escort. The Young Men's Christian Association entered a mag- nificent float representing the interior of a gymnasium, which was very real- istie, and a fancy exhibition with dumbbells and Indian clubs was given en route by the members of the asso- clation in gymnasium costume. This received first prize among floats. The Fire Department, with decor- ated engine, hose cart and hook and ladder truck, all buried under masses of smilax and geraniums, received hon- orable mention. ; The foregoing description covers the most important of the larger entries, but an endiess procession of double and single rigs, pony carts, tandems and bicyclists foliowed. The decora- tiops were unique and varied, and in many cases lavish. The prize winners in the double team division were: B. O. Kendall, for a handsome surrey dec- orated with yellow marigolds and yel- low satin trimmings and smilax; first prize, a cut-glass pitcher and glasses. Lincoln School second, cut-glass water bottle; Columbian School third. In the single horse division Mrs. Doiph Bassett took first prize for an elegant low phaeton completely hidden under masses of red geraniums and smilax, .the wheels of which were a solid mass of these bright blossoms. The occupants of the carriage wore white gowns and black hats and car- ried red parasols and accessories. Mrs. John Showalter took second prize for an open phaeton profusely ornamented with red roses and smilax. The ladies wore white dresses with red acces- sories. H. Edmund Earle took third prize for a trap decorated in pink ger- aniums and smilax, pink satin covering the harness on a fine black horse. Two young ladies wearing white dresses and wide leghorn hats and carrying white parasols trimmed with pink ac- interwoven with masses of smilax giv- | ing prominence to the hotel colors— scarlet and green. Twelve pretty guests of the hotel occupied the coach, wearing white gowns, white hats with scarlet trimmings, and white parasols with scarlet ribbons. This entry was —a beautiful banner. Pasadena High School took third prize in this class. It had a six-in- | hand coach, covered by red and white geraniums, with the figures “'98” in white on a black ground of red on the dashboard, and “Happy New Year” in the same effect on the back of the | coach. These decorations were most profuse and artistically arranged. Twelve school girls-in pretty costumes of red and white occupied the coach. In the equestrian division Miss Dob- lyns won the first prize and Miss Eliot second among the ladies; A. M. Lind- sey first and Charles Winston second among the gentlemen. This division included forty ladies and gentlemen, all well mounted, their horses more or less elaborately decorated with roses, pinks, geraniums, daisies and smilax. In the public school class the first prize was awarded to Pasadena, in- cluding all entries of public schools. South Pasadena won second prize with a magnificent float representing a pair of stairs covered with white eucalyptus blossoms, upon which were seated pretty children in white costumes and wearing wreaths of flowers. The High School Glee Club made a unique entry—a fleat representing a negro cabin which was occupied by the sixteen members of the club in grotesque darky costume. The flow- ers used were in great variety and ar- ranged in a hit-or-miss fashion, in- dicative of the supposed tastes of the Southern negro. The club rendered many sweet selections on the way. This took first prize as a novelty. The Garfield School’s two-seated sur- rey was very pretty with its bevy of little girls in white muslin, daisy wreaths and huge ruffs of pink and green, from which their pretty heads rose up like flowers. The Columbia School was attractive- ly represented by a bevy of little girls on a three-seated buckboard, all at- tired in white tarlatan, with white parasols and white Normandy caps. Both of these entries were accompa- nied by boy outriders mounted on bicy- cles and clad in picturesque white and blue sailor costumes. This received third prize in the two-horse division. ‘Washington School entered a pictur- esque float upon which was erected a Maypole, around which were grouped a number of pretty little maids in fluffy white Mayday dresses. The Franklin School attracted gen- eral attention and was greeted with ap- plause all along the line. Under the name of the Marguerite Club, thirty of the boys and girls of the Franklin School, between the ages of eight and 12, were mounted on bicyecles trimmed warded second prize for six-in-hands | with smilax and roses. The girls wore ' GREEN'S ENTRY IN PASADENA’S FLORAL PAGEANT. companied the two gentlemen in the trap, who wore white tennis suits. Fourth prize was awarded to Thad- deus Lowe Jr. for an open surrey pro- fusely decorated with smilax and pom- setta. George’ Frost received first prize for the prettiest single-pony rig; Miss Gould and Miss Jessie M. Baker first and second prizes for pony carriages, | their pony weighing less _than 500 | pounds. J. R. Hill was awarded first prize for | a novelty exhibit, which was a pack burro decorated in absurd yet pictur- | esque style, escorted by two fancy burro riders in grotesque costumes. Bicycle awards were given Earle Weight and Haas, the round-the-world rider who was present and entered the pageant on a prettily decorated wheel. The parade covered nearly two miles and was an hour passing a given point. The town was crowded with visitors from abroad, and press representatives from all over the State and elsewhere | were numerous. They were handsome- ly entertained by the local press com- mittee at dinner at Hotel Green. Among the papers represented were the New York Herald, Chicago Times- Herald, San Francisco Call, New York Independent, Portland Leader, Los Angeles Times, Herald, Record and Express, Buffalo Express, the Califor- nia Independent, Redlands Facts and Hueneme Herald. Concerts were given during the atter- noon in Hotel Green Park and Car- melita grounds, which were listened to by thousands on foot or in carriages. Seats were improvised everywhere along Orange Grove avenue, where was the greatest crowd, and at the parks, in orange groves and elsewhere, where visitors might wish to rest in the | shade of the dense pepper trees. Shortly before 2 o'clock a large con- tingent left for Athletic park, where the sports were held. These were prin- | cipally amateur and largely of local in- terest. The entries were numerous for each event, and the prizes offered not of great intrinsic value, but the vast crowds were greatly amused and greet- ed each event with boisterous enthus- iasm. The summary follows: One mile novice bicycle race—Ray Rolock, Riverside. ‘Wheelbarrow race—G. ‘W, Braden, Pas- adena. 220-yard dash—W. J. Cutler, Riverside first, Ned Nolan, Riverside, second. Two-mile handicap—W. G. Froman, Allen Nye, Pasadena, 40 4-5. Pasadena, first; blcycle race—Hance Turner, Pasadena, won. Hammer throw—126 feet, G. H. Hazsard, &: Diego; W. J..Cutler, Riverside, sec- ond. dBu-lnen men’s race—Jesse Vore, Pasa- lena. Running broad jump—W. J. Cutler, Riverside, first; E. B. Helphingstine, San Diego, second. ..'ll‘ole‘upr &bfi;{:‘ team race—Los An- les Pos legraph boys first, Los Angeles District Messengers second. Pole vault—9 feet 5 inches, C. V. Bettis, hd’.m; W. J. Cutler, Riverside, sec- on - 100-yard dash—W. J. Cutler, Riverside. GENERAL DIRECTOR 1. H. WEIGHT. first; Nolan, Riverside, second. One mile, open, bicycle—W. G. Tunnan, Los Angeles, first; Taber, Corona, second. 16-pound shot put—W. J. Cutler, River- side, fir E. P. Helphingstine, San Diego, second. One-mile bicycle, Y. M. C. A.—Dean Cromwell, Los Angeles, first; Arthur Woodville, Pasadena, second; U. B. ‘Woodville, third. Running kigh jump—W. J. Cutler, Riverside, first; E. B. Helphingstine, San Diego, second. One-mile run—George Hinckley, Red- lands, first; W. M. Froman, second. Greased pig race—Claude Bradena, Pas- adena. - FROM POVERTY 10 A BARONETCY Special Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 1.—Clarence Danvers Davenport, a young English- man who has been leading a hand-to- mouth existence in Portland since Aug- ust, has become a baronet. He receiv- ed a cablegram to-day announcing the death of his uncle, Sir Richard Dan- vers of Danvers Court, Lincolnshire, England, and informing him that he had succeeded to the estate and title. Money for the trip to England was | telegraphed him by American agents | of the estate, and he left to-night to take possession of his inheritance. After years of abject poverty, during which no one but himself knows how | he managed to live, the change will| be very acceptable. Davenport drifted into Portland last August. He had been in Chicago, San Francisco and a number of other American cities. He came to America from Australia. He brought a little money to Portland, but it was soon gone, and, although possessed of a fine education, a noble aversion to earning his own living prevented him from seeking or obtaining work. How he managed to eke cut an existence will probably always be a mystery. His only acquaintance in Portland when he came was Editor Miller, of the Pacific Empire, whom he met in Chicago several years ago. Bit by bit Mr. Miller learned his story. He had been born near his uncle’s home in Lincolnshire. He left home when 18 and for a time endeavored to earn his living by newspaper work in London. Although several editors pronounced his work promising, and Jerome K. Jerome advised him to stick to wri ing, none of them expressed any wil- lingness to employ him or purchase any of his productions, and after a few | months’ struggling he gave it up and sailed for Australia, and afterward | came to America. He was a youth of | elegant tastes and habits, but he was, nevertheless, forced to live an exis- tence which he would have considered | too mean for the poorest peasant on his uncle’s estate. Just after reaching here he learned that the death of a cousin had left him heir to his uncle's estate, but as the baronet was a healthy old gentleman, Davenport had little expectation of succeeding him for a good many years. He was too prcud to let his family know of his poverty-stricken condition, although he kept up a regular corres- pondence with a brother. His address thus being in the possession of his fam- ily, there was no difficulty in reaching him with the news that will change his life from that of a beggar to that of a baronet. | practice and “medicine” at the LIOUOR SENT 10 PRISONERS Clever Ruse of a San Quentin Conviet to Obtain Spirits. Guard Sent to a Drugstore With a Greek Prescription to Be Filled. It Called for Pure Alcohol and Asked That the Bottle Be Labeled “For Rheumatism.” Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Jan. 1.—There is no trick too clever for a convict within the walls of the State’s penitentia San Quentin to conceive and carry effect for the smuggling of opium or liquor past the prison walls. A clever scheme has just been thwarted at this place, by which liquors and pure alco- hol have been taken to San Quentin | and given to convicts by persons con- nected with the penitentiary in an of- ficial capacity, but who were unaware of their part in the illicit transaction. There is a convict whose name given as Adams, who hasp after hav ing been detected, shown up the meth- | od, which for its simplicity commends | itself. The convict has on several-oc- casions sent prescriptions to San Raf- ael by guards, and these have been returned by the guards, who believed that they were simply bringing medi- cine to the prisoner. The ‘“medicine” has been whisky and other spirituous liquors, and the convict has taken them “medicinally.” Last Thursday one of the prison peo- ple came to San Rafael with a pre- scription to be filled. to Inman's drug store. He had been given it by the convict and did not know what it called for. In fact the prescription was written in Greek and Inman found it necessary to have it translated, appealing to Professor Kerr of the Mount Tamalpais Military Aca- demy. The professor readily made the contents known and to his surprise it read as follows: “One quart of alcohol. bettle ‘For rheumatism; once." " The convict's purpose was simply to procure the liquor for himself, and the label was to act as a deceiving inscrip- tion for the guard, who imagined that he was taking medicine instead .of a beverage that the rules of the peniten- tiary prohibit inside the walls.- The money accompanied the prescription. Hcew many times the. convict succeeded in obtaining. liquor never be known. The discovery of .the Greek prescription. calling for pure al- cohol will probably put a stop to- ‘the. prison Please label apply at will be carefully inspected. Starfish are found at almost * every depth in the sea. Some’ have - been drawn up from 2000 fathoms. = - . : The man took it | had | may | NOT PLEASED BY THE NEWS 7 Washington Advices Cre- ate Alarm Among Annexationists. Leaders of the Movement at Honolulu Realize Their Cause Is Weakening. Kaio and His Son Kapea, the Kaua Murderers, Sentenced to Be. Executed in April. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. B HONOLULU, Dec. 24 (via Victoria, B. C, Jan. 1).—The annexationists pro- fess to be pleased with the news re- ceived from Washington by the Mari- posa, while those opposed to annexd- tion say it caused consternation among the leaders of the movement: Football players are practicing: in anticipation of a visit by the Stanford team. . Kaio and his son Kapea, the Kauadt murderers, have been séntenced tobe hanged on April 11. The American schooner Emma _and Louise (Captain Harris) .of .San’ Diego. recently arrived.’ All her boats -were: reported to have been washed away in. the heavy ' weather,: -although : hay. piled high on the deck’seems.to. be in- tact and uninjured, - Customs officers have been notified to keep an_eye on the schoomer. She was very. rigidly and thoroughly searched without any result. E S Two hundred Kegs of beer from Port- land, Or., were recently emptied into. the harbor by the customs authorities. There was no sale for it and. nobody: would pay the duty on it. s The United States training-ship:Ad= ams arrived on the 22d-inst. - She:will remain in port over the holidays. “She left San Diego on November 21,-sail- ing nearly all the way to Hilo, where she arrived on the 14th inst. At Spreckelsville -the grinding sea- son is well started. A big crop is ex- pected. GRAND JURY ONCE MORE INDICTS C. L. WESTLAKE. Fixes the Shortage -of “Monterey County’s Former Collector of Taxes at Over $8000. SALINAS, Jan. 1.—The Grand Jury | created a sensation here last evening by bringing in an additional : indiet- ment against ex-Tax Collector C. L. | Westlake, charging him with a short= age of $8237 14 on the assessment roll of 1896- He had . already been in- dicted on five counts for alleged short- ages in the license department, on one of which hewas acquitted after a trial. The Grand Jury - severely - scores County Auditor George.S. Miller for “negligence which is so clearly .in ‘vio- | lation of the law’ that it considers it its duty to file an accusation against him. Nothing has heretofore -been said calling into question Miller's abil- ity or integrity as an officer. ..The jury found a shortage of $1018 05 'in | Assessor Anderson’s office, which'it al- | iowed that official to make good. | "Judge Dorn issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Westlake and fxed bail bonds at $10,000. = He is now in custody on the former . charges, not | having been able to furnish bail. 1 pisbiipdtade | THIRTY-FIVE WEN | DROWNED IN A MiKE. CHICAGO,:Jan: 1.-—A special to‘the | Times-Herald from-San Antonio, Tex:, | says: A‘dispatch: from. Guanajata, Mexico, says the San Puerto coal mine { near there:was suddenly flooded with water froman-underground river and that. thifty-five! niiners. were: drowned; | “The 'men. were at: work in one-of the | lower levels .of ‘the:miine o 5 There was uspicion that’'an underground-river | existed - anywhere. within® the vicinity of-the miné, although that pertion:of | thé level ‘was exceedingly damp. The -Tush ‘of. Water. ‘came.: ‘without warninig.: ‘Fhere ‘was ‘a :sharp;. craék- |like .explosion; ‘the: wall. of ‘coal and | Slate: gave way -and: before . the :men could: seek: saféty on -an - lpper: level, the. rush .cf :water: followed:iand:.the .inen- were:swallowed up almost ‘before | they ‘ eounld: drop. their- tools. |- -An’ éxpedition -will- be sent ‘into:the .mine. as soon’as pessible to recover the bodies.. THE AMERICUS CLUB AS SEEN: IN THE PARADE AT PASADENA.