The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 25, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1898. DEATH OF A FAMOUS PIONEER. HON. CHARL AUBURN, Jan. Charles F. Reed, 1 a v at the age ¢ tate and his name is entw mining in 1849 t jay, o he st ies He heat business ional convent 1 was many times m y margin ti by John F. Swift. Blaine. By h e successful in politigs. a man of distin, H hico, and e to Auburn and has since resided here at his ZAolia Heig ng and was on the eve of making another for- an and was prominent in the councils of his ip at different times on State commissions, he Upper House of the State Legislature, was a S ES - SREED. n the morning of the jubllee, Hon. f Auburn in May, 1849, passed of the pioneers who built this ts history. After his first venture at he located at Knights Landing, Yolo t growing. For years he was known lost fortunes as easily as he made after losing a cool million in the great zhts. For the last ten years he has Blossom 2nd Drummond ion, was defeated by Luttrell for Con- entioned for Governor. hat he was defeated for the guberna- He was a member of the national con- is friends it is claimed he was too . A graduate of West Point, standing guished bearing and his appearance s last ili incapacitated him for ceful—a gradual wasting away. two daughters and a son survive him. N pursuit. pect and excel Raphael, Demosthe- rt from their thrones of Our are great. itk f come in . coadujutors of on the work in rrelation of the en- be exercised in gnorance and error, in y rt and ppi- f century , shall beam r the whole t us all be ready is home, free, ome mony Quintet Sister Anna read by Miss ntitled *Califor- vere next on the followed Rapha Y . “She de- | ind hisstrong, fear- nd then she devoted icism to th picturing the pic 1 the me , making crim a busin such writers in vigorous terms, clared that such statements ification of history. In conclusion, spoke of the organizations of Na- | Sons and Daughters, and closed as were It is not my place to speak of the good our order hg c refute the ch to further some m Suppose th. nother in the at vote will ever roposed consum- he col fornia there Daugh! Never! California honey; Califor ised fland; o ing from D ““thron one glad, glorious stretch . to San Diego 1ifo; hills of beauty our heart, our hopes are all with thee! d A silken flag was then brought down to the front of the platform where the children sat, and, while holding it aloft, Mrs. Martin Schultz .sang the “Star Spangled Banner,” the children Joining in the chorus. Hon. William G. Murphy was then introduced to tell the story of the fll- fated Donner party, of which he was a member, and although he spoke briefiy, he managed to bring home to his hearers the fact that there was not all gold and sunshine in the lives of the pathfinders to the western ocean. He told of their journey across linding snows of the Sierras, how they lost their way among the frozen es are grand nur- | the fu- ts swell | n | tuo 2 upon | California, California, | the | lains, of their progress barred by the | L B B b B B B B B B BE BE BE BN | ridges and how the people lay down by the trail and died of hunger when almost in sight of the promised land. It did not seem long, looking back, he said, for the horrors of that trip had made for themselves an ever-present memory. The singing of “America” children and the audience closed the programme, but before e for the benediction, Mayor Phelan read a telegram from the President in which he expressed a willingness to open the Miners’ Fair next Saturday night by the touch of an electric but- ton in Washingon. The telegram was as follows: “The President will be pleased by the | to Jubilee Mining Fair on the 29th inst Kindly have the necessary arrange- ments made with the telegraph com- pany and notify him of the time you wish the opening to occur.” Tt was signed by the executive sec- retary. Then the chaplain pronounced the benediction and the people left building. and even though the rain was falling, it did not seem such a dark day after all. The exercises were in charge of the | following committees: Committee on Musical and Literary Ex- ercises—Tirey L. Ford. chairman: Henry Lunstedt, Mrs. Belle W. Conrad. Mrs. sephine Gro, musical director; George H. | Hooke, stage manager. | " Reception _Committee—Leon Dennery, | chafrman: Frank J. Byington. Willlam | Wobber. James Patterson Jr., J. H. New- | | bauner, H. J. Sengstacken, Charles A. Bol- demann, George N. Van Orden, Percy L. | Henderson, Edward Brown,.J. J. Jamison, { J. T. Murray. Christopher Bauer, L. K. { Hagenkamp, J. B. Keena | A g | GRAND RECEPTION I BY THE PIONEERS OF CALIFORNIA. Dancing and Entertainment in the Big Hall on Fourth Street. The Golden Jubilee reception by the Society of California Ploneers took | place last night in Pioneer Hall, on Fourth street. with a large and select audlence, which hugely enjoyed the dances and a short programme. Those taking part were Miss Bertha Wadham in a soprano solo, Miss Nel- lie Bowline and Miss Argyl in fanc dances, and Sisters Waterman in medley of all the popular songs of the day. During the dancing light refresh- ments were served, and later in the evening the guests partook of a sump- banquet in the dining hall. The affair was under the direction of { the following gentlemen: Robert Van- | dercook, floor manager; floor commit- | tee—Dan. O'Callaghan, W. Z. Tiffany, | Bruce Cornwall, J. M. Baker, R. R. | Russ, Fred de P. Teller; réception com- mittee—E. B. Vreeland, H. Bouton, H. H. Welch, A. R. Cotton, J. F. Pinkham and C. J. King. A pleasing vet pathetic incident of the | evening was the meeting of two sur- vivors of the iil-fated Donmner party, | Mrs. M. J. Reed Lewis of Capitola and W. C. Grave of Calistoga, who had not | seen each other in forty-eight years. | It is needless to state that their hand- clasp was fervent and sincere, | PACIFIC PARLOR’S CHARMING BALL CLOSES THE DAY. Pretty and Al‘»{i;ic Decorations Adorn Native Sons’ Hall A Nove! Idea. The Native Sons fittingly brought Jubilee Day to a close by attending the grand ball given in Native Sons’ Hall last night by Pacific Parlor No. 10. The some | i 1 | the chaplain | comply with your request to open the the | . Jo- | The hall was crowded | a| !hnll was decorated in an unusually at- | tractive manner. From the ecenter 1there hung an immense netting of gray thread and within that was a smaller i one of squares of colored net, the blocks | composing it being of different shades. | The whole, novel in concgption, was a {neat conceit and produced a very pleas- |ing effect. In addition there was an |attractive and artistic arrangement of | light-colored bunting of various shades !in which were iIntertwined garlands of | evergreens and a liberal display of | flowers, on the gallery and the side walls. On the stage was displayed the magnificent silken banner of the parior and the letters of the order. | golden poppies that were such an at- | tractive feature in the day’s proces- sion. There was a large attendance and when the music for the grand march burst forth there were more | than 100 couples ready to take part in :lt. The ball was under the direction | of the following committees: Committee of Arrangements—Daniel A. | Ryan. Frank R. ille, Frank W. Smith, Paul McDonald, W. H. Hazell, J. H. Cun- ningham, J. K. Hawkins. | _ Reception Committee—George D. Clark, James D. Phelan, Edwin L. Forster, S. V Costello, H. E. Faure, James O’Gara, W. P. Beggs, R. P. Phillips, John A. Sully. Floor Director—Daniel A. Ryan: assist- ant flcor director, Joseph K. Hawkins. Floor Committee—S. W. Dixon, Charles L. Quast. Dr. T. J. Frazer, Dr. E. T. Mer- vy, Rudog:h Trautner, Jere Looney, George B. Stangenberger, C. E. Black. The officers of the parlor are: Past resident, Paul McDonald: president, | ; first second clal secretar; 1 third George B. Stangenberger: al, John | A. sully; treasurer, W ; finan- T v J. H. Cunning- : inside sentinel, Emil Green: outstde sentinel, Albert Tschantz; surgeon, Dr. H. W. Hunsaker. 'ROCKETS LIT THE SKY AND BOMBS WROUGHT THUNDER. Pyrotechnic Displays on Rincon and Clay Street Hills. Rincon Hill was awake to a portion of its former splendor on the centen- nial jubiles by a display of fireworks. The pyrotechnics took place on Second street bridge, where the shells and rockets could be seen from all parts of the eastern section of the city. The evening cleared off sufficlently to af- ford all the spectators an uninterrupt- ed view of the display. The fireworks were everything that could be desired, and while there was no set pleces, yet each and every rocket, shell and candle was worthy of admiration. The display lasted two hours without any noticeable intermis- sions, a ture which was much ap- preciated by the spectators. As the last rocket went through the air on fits mission of celebration a gentle shower started in similar to that which fc lowed immediately after the proce sion had passed the reviewing stand. Just as the signal fire lit up on Rin- con Hill, tinting the lowering clouds with rainbow hues, the display on ( street hill commenced. Rocket rocket, bomb after bomb, went hi toward the heavens and spread their multitudes of vari-colored stars against a background of fog and mis N withstanding the threatening w many of the residents of the n district left their homes to witn display. Experts were in charge In the | { ooooocooooooocroooooooooooaoq{aaooc«oooam:uuanauduaoqanaanauuuauauafiannuooa no accident occurred to mar the en-| joyment of the spectators. After the first ensemble of and bombs had been fired, those hav- ing the display in charge settled down to business, and for an hour and a half the sky was filled with dazzling fire and falllng stars. l.o set pleces were used in the display on Clay-street hill, owing to the fact that the location was away from the masses of the people. Nevertheless, it was good one. The location was high above the level of the city, and the beauties of the display could be seen as far as the eye cou'd reach. About 500 people who climbed to the top of the hill, at the corner of San- chez and Twenty-first streets, were disappointed last night, inasmuch as the advertised pyrotechnic display did not come off. The programme was in terfered with by the rain. The stands | for the set pleces were put in place vesterday afternoon, just before it commenced to drizzle. There was then every indication of a heavy downpour of rain and the workmen returned to the city with the set pieces, expecting that it would be impossible to make a | display. The disappointed crowd took | the matter good-naturediy. | ey R HOW THE DAY PASSED IN THE VARIOUS COUNTIES. A Big Parade in the Streets of Los Angeles—Other Celebrations. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24.—The fiftieth | anniversary of the discovery of gold in California was observed in Los Angeles in most appropriate and manner. Almost the entire population turned out and particlpated. Although the banks and leading business houses failed to take cognizance of Governor | Budd’s proclamation declaring the day | a State holiday, the people did, and the | result was that the parade in the after- noon was a grand success in every way, and this evening the observance of the event closed with a banquet at Turn Verein Hall. The celebration to-day was under the auspices of the Merchants' and Manufacturers’ Association, the Native Sons and Native Daughters and the local Soclety of California Pioneers. Secretary F. J. Zeehandelaar of the Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association had added an attractive feature to the event by prevailing upon a number of local manufacturers to make a display in the parade, which was in the rature of a home products exhibition. Long before the hour named for the parade to start the line of march was thronged by vast crowds of people in holiday attire. Every position of van- tage from which the procession could be reviewed was taken. Promptly at 2 o'clock the parade formed at Sixth and Los Angeles streets, and began to move west on Sixth to Main. At the head of the pro- cessfon was Chief of Police J. M. Glass, with two companies of mounted police. Mounted on fine horses, Grand Marshal J. C. Cline and Max Meyerberg, R. W. Prid 1, R. H. Herron, C. B. Booth and R. Burnham of the exhibition committee made a handsome appear- al After this escort came the first { division. This was composed of Brig- | adier-General C. F. A. Last and staff, | the Seventh Regiment band, Colonel John A. Berry and staff and local com- | panies of the National Guard. | _In the second division were Division { Marshal Ed H. Garrett and aids, the | Los Angeles military band, Los Angeles, Ramona and Coronado yarlors of the ! Native Sons of the Golden West, Native Daughters of the Golden West on horseback, in tally-hos and chariots; young ladies in Mexican costume and | i { | | befitting | rockets an exceptionally | = THE PROG e e o= g=2-F-3-F-3-3-F-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 -1 CALIFORNIA'S ELDEST DAUGHTER. Mrs. Elizabeth Davis of Irvington, Alameda County, arrived in the city yesterday to participate in the Jubilee celebration, in which she feels a peculiar interest and for good reasons. Mrs. Davis claims to be the oldest living native woman of this State born of American parentage. She was born at Bodega, June 7, TR0 00 OO0 O o 00O K0 000K 0 K06 00 108 108 00 10K 408 30K 408 10K 00 108 0% 0% 108 08 100 K00 1CK 408 408 1K 108 408 06 108 408 4 daughter d 7. She will remain in this city for a few days, the zuest of Mrs. J. A. Anthony, 231 Castro street. The lady is not at all disposed to make any display of her claims as related above, but she invites correspondence with any woman who be- lieves herself to be entitled to the honor of being called the oldest liv- ing daughter of California, and says that she will cheerfully relinquish her own claim to any other American woman who can prove prior birth in this State. QOGOOOOOOGC&0D!:‘dfifififlfifififififififl&fiflfifififlfififi | California were held in the Opera- house to-night. Judge Prewett deliv- ered the address, and speeches were made by Sam J. Pullen and P. W. Smith. M. M. Stuart. Society of Pioneers of Los Angeles ‘vl‘].?\ml\‘ in carriages. Many of the| Native Daughters wore white and gold costumes, in honor of the day. £ Division Marshal H. F. Lowe an aids headed the third division, and following came the Patriarchs Militant of the L O. O. F., the board of directors of the Merch: and Manufacturers’ | Association, arriages, the Mayor and City Council, in carriages, and the Board of Supervisors, In carriages. division was in charge of {gion marshal, and | Deeble's mill- | pices of the Native Sons. | Among the pioneers to California as a soldier in 1846, and Hon. G. W. Applegate, who arrived in Auburn in 1848. General J. Hamil- ton, H. M. Hollister, J. T. Kinkade, B. F. Myers, James Walsh and came in the early fifties. { The fourth Dr. J. S. Phillips, div is aids. Following _came 1 k:‘.:Rrv.fmbfmd. ‘lhc Printing Pressmen’s Union, the handsome Chamber of Com- merce float and the six-horse tallyhos and stages. | and banks and many of the stores. K lexander, with his aids, was at | This evening the Naval Reserve gave a the head of the fifth division. Follow- | grand ball. R A RANME with the celebration in San Francisco of the discovery of gold in California, the story told by Nathan Smith of this State is interesting. Before his death 8| Smith often told the story, and ex- o Y $% | pressed a desire that the true history = E + go | Of the discovery could be published. ® 45 = * | Smith claimed to have been with Mar- F3 5 2 . % shall. He said when they were deep- , Afternoon and Evening—ReeepP- g | oping the tailrace to the mill, the little # tion and refreshments, Native o, | g5op of oneof themen wasplaying in the % Daughters, Native Sons’ Hall; * | water. This man was named Nimmer. | <® dancing at night. that he picked from the water. Finally the boy picked up something bright ® 2 p M—Football. United States & & Army vs. National Guard. Cemtral & | ;15 (oo o show it to his father. The 88| jatter impatiently ordered him to go N NNURRERR RN KK | avay and the boy sat down on the fag was, CosBéits bandsk safecetiinli sl o ord Ll Sl Sl | tractive being that of the Chamber of | came floats and wagons put in by the various firms in the city to exhibit their e R EIE WORDS OF A t feature ol is vis B e e prairie achoaner.re-| s COMMENDATION sembling those that crossed the plains fifty years ago. The floats in the pa- rade were very handsome, the most at- | FROM MAGUIRE. Commerce, which was drawn by five | horses blanketed in gold trimmed with white. The general effects were white | and gold, the colors of the chamber, which are emblematic of orange and orange blossoms. The float was not too large and was literally covered with the products of Southern California. The frame work was built in tiers, in some- | thing like an oblong pyramid. This whole framework was covered with white cloth, which swept loose at the bottom, hiding the wagon box on which the float rested, and was tastefully trimmed with festoons of yellow caught up with rosettes. The hind wheels of the wagon, which were the only ones visible, were decorated with alternate strips of white and yellow. On the first tler of the structure were oranges, ar- ranged in luscious pyramids. Above them.in the next tiers were any num- ber of bottles and casks of preserved, dried and crystallized fruit, mixed in with miniature exhibits of olive ofl, cube sugar and walnuts, all arranged in artistic style. Above this, on the top of the whole, was the most interesting feature of the float. At the front the banner of the Chamber of Commerce flapped and jerked in the strong wind as if in terror of a big stuffed cinna- mon bear which stood open-jawed and ferocious just behind. In front and rear of him were gigantic specimens of pumpkins and squash. The pumpkin was truly gigantic, but that squash had a very suspicious papiermache appear- ance. Just in the middle of the top and behind the bear was a basket stand containing bushels of tempting-looking oranges. Trailing behind the float came the delivery wagon of the Chamber of Commerce, from which 4200 pieces of literature extolling the advantages of Southern California were distributed. This evening closed the celebration with an entertainment and banguet at Turn Verein Hall, given by the Los Angeles County Society of Pioneers, the Native Sons and Daughters and the Historical Society. S. A. D. Jones acted as chairman and C. Truman as toast- master. The opening address was de- livered by Isadore B. Dockweller. The first part of the programme included a musical entertainment and a minstrel performance. The programme of toasts was as fol- lows: “Our City,” Hon. M. P. Snyder; “Pioneers,” Judge B. S. Eaton; “Na- tive Daughters,” Hon. W. H. Work- man; “Native Sons,” E. S. Schnabel; “The Day We Celebrate,” Dr. D. W. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24—My interest in the Golden Jubilee is intensified by early recollections. I met Coionel Sutter and James W. Marshall personally and vis- ited the scene of Marshall's dis- covery of gold both before his death and after the erection of his monument. It was a great event, of which the addition to the world's stock of gold was by no means its most important ef- fect. It attracted to California in a remarkably short space of time the grandest population that ever raised the standard of ctvilization in any similar terri- tory in the history of the world. This population developed its mines to satisfy the world's de- mand for gold, and then found in her fertile valleys richer and more permanent sources of wealth than her golden placers and ledges afforded. It brought a great population to a great State and laid the foundation for the grandest commonwealth in the galaxy of American States. Such an event deserves to be fit- tingly commemorated and the Governor has done well to pro- claim its fiftleth anniversary a legal holiday. I trust that the Golden Jubilee will be a grand success, and that it will fully meet the expectations and satis- fy the sentiments of both the grand old guard of California piloneers and their sons and worthy successors, the Native Sons of the Golden West. JAMES G. MAGUIRE. l‘l************************#****;******#******#:**i— sk ok ok ok sk sk ok sk ke ok ok ok ok sk ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok sk ok ke ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok sk ok sk ko ck ok ok ok ok 3 R % % R % HRERREREXEREERRE RN bank and cried. Marshail sought to comfort him, asking to see what he had. It proved to be the nugeet that made Marshall and California famous. WHAT WE PAY FOR FREIGHT. The freight charges paid every year by the people of the United States to foreign ships amount to $300,000,000. Edelman; “Discovery of Gold,” Hon. | This and the money we needlessly pay R. L. Del Valle; “Our State” Frank |out for forelgn sugar keep us from Sabichi; “Our Country,” W. J. Varie]; | getting rich as fast as we naturally “Remarks,” W. T. Craig. ought to.—Minneapolis Tribune. AUBURN, Jan. 24—Literary exer- cises commemorative of the fiftieth an- niversary of the discovery of gold In . —_——— Epping Forest is the largest public recreation ground in the world. o The poem was read by Mrs. | present were George Bryan, who came others A grand ball followed under the aus- SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 24—The Golden | Jubilee was observed here to-day by the closing of all the public buildings BOISE, Idaho,Jan. 24.—In connection His boy bothered him, showing pebbles NEW EVERY HING 0000000000000 000OD (-] < O In our true native Cali- © @N A |© fornia fashion we extend 9 O toyouthe hospitality of our © O howse. All jubilee visitors © 1‘)0 are welcome and are asked © O tomakethemselv sat home @ |© with ws. Our Bureaw of © |© Information is at your dis- @ |0 posal, and any favors we © 1O can extend tovisitors to our © |© city during this week we @ I( © shall do so in a true Cali- © |© fornia fashion. g e . Stk 100000000000 C0C0C0C00 | . + . i ©cocoo0 Compliments from visitors and from 1 © 0 890 jurown home people fell thick and fast [ cooco 4 | © o co onusSaturday. | cocoo Our Golden Jubilee Sale, to wse Ju- { e S bilee jargon, “A howling swccess.” In i © 0 0 o factthe big Kearny-street house always ! © © © 0 gcores successes. In the languade of the | ©Cc 0O o 5= = { 0 0 oo ball-player. “We put up the right kind | o000 of adame” ; Shall we go into Sushing and say the loveliest of suits, the loveliest of Overcoats? Shall we throw bouquets at ourselves and say it's the handsomest line of Overcoats that yow ever saw ? | We wouldn’t be saying anything but the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. o 1847, her parents being Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Smith, and has lived con- ¥ g°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° 000000000000000008 tinuously in California since the day of her birth, save for a few Fed o > & ~ , 2 £ 0 months at different times spent in visiting friends in other States. s 9 What proof hm,.g we 0] ”'[l{’t we saiy 1s SO'? o Mrs. Davis' father was well-known among the miners of Placer & g Why, the word of a Californian and owr big g County, where he owned a hotel near Salmen Falis, in the Natoma 25 B » . 7o . Valley_which valley, by the way he named. Mrs. Davis remembers, g o corner window. It s fqzrly alive with the hand- g as a little girl, many interesting incldents bearing on the miners who fi:g somest exa,nples 0/4 hlg‘h-r'lu.s‘s f(l![()l’—‘nl(t(lfl g—ar_ ° made her her’s hostelry their headquarters in the early days. One | Gk : = . St 7 o Dicture which I8 Indelibly impressed on her memory i3 that of the 2@ ments that have ever been shown in this city. = sturty miners, Inggsassnbber boots pactiy. flled with the precions yel 219 Nothing at $20 will hold a candle to’em. These g lo st into he: er" he only safe in the caravansary) = e S i R S 2 i {:::{;L""l\‘- :::mf;:.h Tl e e e Y 58 during Jubilee week and beginning agdain this © " Mrs. Davis has for the past ten vears lived in her present home at & @ morning at Py Irvington, she being the wife of Hiram Davis, a respected and well-to- & @ o do farmer, and is the mother of two chiidren, a son of 10 years and a | 000000000 ©0C0000Q0 o o = = < 3 @ Q000000000000 ©00000CDOTO 00O0000CCO00O000 cocogoco0 | | The Most Fashionable Of Suits. 0000000000000 0000000000000000C0000000 The Swellest Of Overcoats. [ J+] 0. Jubilee visitors are kindly askzd to inspect our Klon- © dike department. I¥'s a very interesting sigh’. In the © language of Colonel Mulberry Sellers, .‘There’s millions © in it and lots of things to see.” g (] o o o 00000000 0000000000CCO0D00C0000000000GC 9-11-13-15 KEARNY ST. ITWO BUILDINGS—EIGHT FLOORS. 4 |