The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 25, 1898, Page 1

The i P N Fob A \ Ny -, - VOLUME LXXXITI.— SAN FRANCISCO, TUES AY, JANUARY 25, 1898. als flashed empyrean bunce the 1 of the lebration. Sy St = . the battery at b toned ot and revellle waking pectant echoed ex- thousands in rapidly peals. From Fort Mason detonated a secondary salute; Alcatraz belching forth a third and Angel Island a fourth. Old and young; the grizzled and enfeebled remnant of the makers of the golden State; the sons and daugh- ters who are building the superstruc- ture of the glorious foundation laid by their pioneer ancestors; the boys and girls who are to be the constructors of the generation to come; the many visitors attached in sentiment to the traditions and progress of California; all bestirred themselves, gay of heart and im ient from longing and an- ticipation By the fourteen thousand who participated in the parade, their color: costumes and accoutrements vere nervously adjusted, and all haste was Im to obey the imperative or- ders re: cting the formation of the column. | In the chill morning air uniformed | men and women scurried in all direc- tions to the several headquarters of their organizations; society squads in gathered in front of designated ing plac me tary eclat to the occasion began to disembark and file into their assigned flanking stations on the proposed line of march. As early as 8 o'clock throngs began | aerial reverberating | persons | and soon the thousand | Federal soldiers who were to give mili- | to gather along the five miles over which the pageant was to pass, and by 10 o'clock Market street between Kear- n Ness , mer ny street and jammed with no men, women and children. Bunting, flags and streamers eve! h ; gold over all avenue and restless was were s if by a ¢ of taste for a gorgeousness combina- conspiracy of display that would have eclipsed in any one block the flaming tions of an afternoon of Rotten Row splendor, the women had distinguished their in shades of red and green. street costumes and head dress | When the hour arrived for the head of the column to get under w observe sailing afar overhead ay from | Market street into Kearny the waiting rmultitude was delighted to hear the discharge of the signal rockets and to in all directions strange freaks of the Japan- ese pyrotechnic craft, ships and dragons. eously fell on all sides the golden meteors which told spectacle was in motion. At the turn from Kearny. st Market the mass of people dense and difficult of restraint column was frequently crow parachutes, Simultan- sizzling that the reet into was 80 that the ded elbow room, in spite of the energy of the mounted police to clear the way. In passing this point two hours fifty minutes were consumed. markable fact The re- was noted gratefully that in the many societies and organi- zations embraced in the column every county in the State had representa- tives. and that especially fine thusiastic reinforcements from the mining counties. the chief elements of interest passing panorama were s A xi 7Y, and en- in the the Pioneers, | appreciated for | and | the Native Sons and Daughters and | the children, who excited the liveliest | commendation for the spirit and vete- | ran-like discipline of their move- ments. Considerable delay at the head of the procession was experfenced at the turn from Market street into Van Ness ave- nue. This had the effect of keeping the tail end at a standstill while the moving columns between the two points kept advancing by starts until there was at periods a provoking de- lay. General Warfield, with his staff, permitted two full blocks of daylight to intervene between himself and the United States Cavalry, which body | brought up the rear of that division. In the meantime the school! children {from the Horace Mann, Everett, Rin- con, James Lick and the Hamiiton schools were kept standing on the gore of Polk, Fell and Market streets ex- posed to the chilling wind that blew into this eddy. Principal Joe O'Connor, who had charge of the little girls, felt keenly | for them, but there was no help for the | situation. They stood the trying or- | deal bravely, their enthusiasm for the Jubilee celebration more than counter- balanced their discomfiture. They were anxious to participate in the cele- bration, and as a consequence uttered | no murmur as to their condition. The | California Pioneers, when that distin- | guished body of men passed, the little | ones greeted with round after | round of applause. This was all the | more commendable as they were not had come |prompted to do so by their teachers. Naturally | It was spontaneous on their part, and | it is needless to say that the Pioneers the compliment paid to & girls. £ B FUN AND FROLIC AT MARKET-STREET TRIUMPHAL ARCH. Boisterous Reception of the Striking Features of the Parade. Boom-ta-rara! ‘Whiz! The first sound was the band, the cond a rocket. ¥ »th occurred just at the time that Chief of Police Lees and Lieutenant Birdsall, sitting their chargers like ye knights of ye olden tyme, rode under the grand arch below And following these two sounds came another- | ture of nolses |in human throats. There were yells, cheers and shouts happy and everybody wanted ever: body else to know it. That was what the crowd had be waiting for all the time, for the vanguard of the parade to pass under that arch; it really seemed as from some inexplicable reason the people assembled in the region of Mar- ke 1d Powell str s belleved the pro- cession was not un way until that arch had overshadowed some one con- nected with it And the people themselves—they were everywhere. If there was a coign of vantage that was not occupied no per- n can be found to tell why. The sidewalks were erowded so densely that the policead hard work to find a pas- sage way for those restless spirits who wanted to walk along and view things from different points. The crowds surged out into the street and kept the mounted police busy, so busy that they perspired with the exertion before the second division of the parade had passed. Every avallable window in the Par- rott building, the Baldwin Hotel and all the adjacent buildings was occu- pled with persons of every race, age and sex. Seven persons were appor- tioned to each room of the Baldwin and the rooms had all been engaged st the most bedlamic mix- whistles, 3 Everybody wa | | | & intersection of Market and Powell | geope, augmented by the bright wear- that ever had its origin | | ing | thetr gray hairs by the little school | for three days back, more than three | hundred applicants being turned awa. Even the roofs were covered with a | black mass of humanity. The ubiquitous street gamin was even | on the telegraph poles and the wire stringers, in many cases at dire risk of life or limb. One small chap lost his hold and would have failen on the heads of those beneath him if it had not been for the presence of mind of | a companion, who grabbed him with | one hand and held on with the other | until the little fellow could regain his | position. The vanguard of the parade passed under the grand arch at exactly 11: a. m., and the last stragglers to leave | its shadow did so at exactly 2:05 p. m., just two hours and forty minutes be- ing required for the long cavalcade to pass a given point. During all this time the crowd surged ,and jostled, seemingly never growing weary, and ng the effect of a great kaleido- ing apparel of the feminine part of the sightseers. Following the division of police came the Presidio regulars, their band play- Sousa's marches, the assembiage | cheering all the time. Then came the National Guard, and those who had not given some manifestation of approval before embraced the opportunity to do | so for the citizen soldiers. At this time there was a momentary halt in the parade, and during this in- terval came a humorous interruption. A Chinese woman, carrying a child in her arms, essayed to cross the street. | When she was about half-wav over a small boy velled, “Gaze on dem fe- male Chinks, will ye?” And the crowd gazed and quit moving around long enough to laugh. Then it was ready for something rne: Colonel James Smith and Dr. Rot- tanzi were vociferously applauded for their horsemanship, and bowed their! acknowledgments. The doctor was not quite g0 well at home as he might be, good-naturedly. | “kick™ when comebody] but took some gibes Nor did he | Naval | retreat when ordered, and yelled that the audience was full high hats. During the passage of the National Guardsmen the women pushed so far out into the street to view them that the police had a hard time to get them back. As they rode against the crowd some of the women grew hysterical and screamed. One was rescued in a fainting condition. A little girl had her foot severely bruised by a horse stepping on it, but was hauled from under the animal's feet by a bystander. There was another halt just as the Reserve began to pass under the arch, and the crowd again surged into the street. One man refused to a stalwart bluecoat grabbed him and tried to shove him back. The officer's feet slipped on a car rail, and he fell heav- ily, with the man on top. So angry was the guardian of the peace at this mis- hap that he promptly placed the man under arrest. The veterans of the Mexican War re- ceived another salvo, and so did the Berkeley students. Mayor Phelan lowed in a carriage with a veteran wore his best smile for the occasion. His arm worked his hat up and down with the same movement that distin- guishes a pump from other machinery, but he tired not. The Society of California Pioneers, gray-haired and gray-bearded, wa cheered until the last carriage was past Powell street. Judge Campbeil was mixed up somewhere in the pro- cession at this point, and got an un- merciful “joshing.” “‘Hello, Jedge!"” “Hooray for his whiskers!” *“No parade would be worth a farthing without his Honor!” These were a sample of the good-natured Jests. And the “Jedge” bore them with a calm smile. Along with the California Miners' Association came the Calaveras Coun- ty delegation, bearing a huge skull of gilt, supposed to represent the actual gold output of that county up to date. A well-dressed lady shuddered as the of skull was borne by, and declared with emphasis: *“‘Horrid thing! That's a fit emblem for the nasty gold.that has cost so many people their lives.” The lady in question wore several gold rings, a gold watch, glove-buttoner, card case and purse, with gold border hung from her belt, while she wore gold-rimmed eyeglasses and carried in her hand a gold-handled parasol. And that is why the bystanders smiled quietly to themselves, and some were rude enough to wink. When the California Commercial Travelers passed by on Henry Crock- er’s tally-ho, drawn by a spanking six- > NEWS OF THE DAY. @ Weather forecast for San Fran- & cisco and vicini Cloudy on Tues- & day, with rain and possibly light snow flurries: southerly winds. Maximum temperature for the past & twenty-four he San ¥ srtland & Los Ang San Diego FIRST TO FIFTH PAGE. The Golden Jubilee SIXTH PAGE. itorial ® alian Labor. ington Message. ull Steam Ahead ifornia Pageant. AC »d Boodler. British Aristocracy. “Individual Thoughts,” by a Modest & @ Stories From the Corridors. @ SEVENTH PAGE. & New Bills at the Theaters. & rate Attempt at Suicide. @ of the Water Front ® EIGHTH PAGE, The Hideous Tragedy of St. Helena. Southern Pacific to Pay Taxes. Ohio Bribery Scandal. Fifty Die by Fire NINTH PAGE. Cleveland Opposed to Annexation. Rioting Again at Algle Germany’s Game in China. & Fleld Trials for Dogs. S TENTH PAGE. ® An Interesting Double Wedding. Warshipe Sail for Havana. & Los Angel vater Fight. Two Ranchers Slay a Third. > Critle. LEVENTH F Congress Hard at Work. Why White Was Chosen. > TWELFTH PAGE. > Rush for the Klondike Begins. » Commercial W ® THIR' TH PAGE. & News From Across the Bay. ® FOURTEENTH PAGE. RS Racing at Ingleside. & Dr. Fine and the County Hospital. @ TH PAGE. & Births, Marriages and Deaths. ® H PAG & Dr. C. 0. Brown Confess: RS Light on the City Hall Dome. ® b-d 000000