The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 25, 1898, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1898. GRAND JURY AFTER FERRY DEPOT FRAUDS Members Spend an Afternoon in Making Investigation. The Building Demonstrated to Be a Gaudy Sham Instead of a Solid Monument to the Wealth of This Great State. Yesterday was a bad day for Presi- | dent Colnon of the Board of State Har- | bor Commissioners. He received a visit from members of the present Grand | Jury. To speak more correctly, the wvisit was not paid to Commissioner Colnon personally, but to the new ferry depot building. The object of the visit was the inspection of the building for the | purpose of ascertaining the details of the frauds by which the State has been | robbed of more than $100,000 by means | of the manipulation of contracts. No one but members of the Grand Jury was invited to be present at the | inspection, but during the course of the | afternoon all of the Harbor Commis- gloners dropped in, one after the other. ipervising Architect Swain, whose of- ficlal approval has been given to all of | the changes and various other kinds of jugglery that have resulted in such rich profits to favored contractors and | such great loss to the State, also | strolled in to see what was going on. During the course of the afternoon he was joined by a majority of the em- ployes and petty officials in the employ | of the board. None sought to intrude} on the little band of jurors, but they hung about on the outskirts and kept a cautious eye on the proceedings that mean so much or so little to those who have been accused of being responsible for the jobbery that has marked every stage in the construction of the build- ing. Those of the grand jurors who par- ticipated in the investigation were Foreman M. H. Hecht, J. D. McKee, J. B. Stetson, J. J. Rich, Luke Battles, | Samuel C. Irving and George A. Kohn. | About three hours and a half were con- | sumed in going over the building, and | at the end of that time the jurors ex- | s as being firmly | at it would patient investigation to get | acts and fix the responsibility | on the proper persons. The ferry building is now almost com- ed, with the exception of the mez- floor, which is to be left un- hed because the numerous raids | that have been made by favored con- tractors on the treasury have exhausted the approp: ion of $600,000. The build- ing presents an imposing exterior, and parts of the interior are sufficiently | ¥ to catch the eye and elicit the | of the ual observe: From without the building seems to be, as it was inte a monument | to the wealth of a great State and the public spirit of her citizens. Yester- day’s investigation disclosed the fact | that the monumental walls enclose nothing but a gaudy sham that is a | disgrace to the State and a reproach | to the officials who are responsible for | its existence. | Access to the main floor is gained by | a broad flight of steps flanked by a| ‘wainscoting of highly polished marble. | At the head of the stairway one steps | at once into the grand nave, the floor | of which is paved with mosaic. In the floor the tiny blocks of stone, furnished | by the contractor, form infrequent is- lands in the sea of cement, furnished by the State, in which they are set. | The marble wainscoting observed on | the stairs stretches away on both sides | in polished elegance. Above this are brick walls, spotted and discolored, in place of the Roman pressed brick and | tiling called for in the original plans and specifications and paid for by the State. Overhead the translucent glass in the skylights is cracked and broken, faulty construction having already be- gun to make itself apparent. Beyond the grand nave and running parallel with it is the waiting room, which extends from end to end of the lengthy building. . Here are no marks of elegance. Cheap pine partitions and | walinscoting appear in place of the polished oak contracted for and paid for | by the State. Pine doors close the | openings that were to have been closed | with pretentious fireproof, steel shut- ters. Above the wainscoting the walls | are covered with sheets of galva,nlzed‘ iron, nailed to the studding like shin- gles to a roof. The sheets of iron are buckled and billowy, because the con- tractor was allowed to evade the speci- fications of his contract and thereby | effect a saving to himself in labor and | material of something like $8000. At each end of the waiting room the walls, which are the end walls of the build- ing, are built of common red brick of the kind of which chimneys are con- structed. The brick is covered ‘with a | coat of plaster, which in turn is cov- ered with a coat of pain The State | require several | ADVERTISEMENTS. ECZEMA FOR YEARS GURED TWO REMARKABLE CASES. 1 have been an intense sufferer from Fezema for five years. I tried medicines, four doc- tors, one a specialiat in skin diseases, with no improvewment, and setting me almost frantic with dreadful itching. Afterusing three bot ties of CUTIOURA RESOLVENT, and one box of CuTicunA SALVE, [ was completely cured. GEO. A. LOWE, 907 Market St., Phil., Pa. 1 had Eezema for soven years, and my seal was in a bad stats. Three inches of my bacl was covered with a dry scab. The itching was £0 bad I thought it wonld drive me mad. I ttied all remedies, but conld not getcured. I used five bottles of CUTICURA RESOLVENT, five cakes of Csm'rcm gt}»\r. and fi;';’l'mxu”&t CUTICURA SALVE, and [ was com| ly cus €. LONG, 325 Wilton Ave., ’mew, Can. SrrEpY Coze TREATHENT For TORTURIG, —Worm baths wit e Eemtie anelninis with CUTIOURA, | hope that is echced by the citiz:1s whc | over Eighteenth street, from Guerrero to | on June 23, | private and public career. C mild doses of CUTICURA RESOLVENT. 80 throughout the world. - Cozr , Props.,, Boston. a Personal contracted and pald for Roman pressed and molded brick at the ends of the building, but—well, the State did not get what it paid for. Beyond the waiting room is the rear gallery, which also extends the entire length of the building. The walls of the gallery are covered with galvanized | s iron, and in elegance and artistic ef- fect resemble a hen house in the Chi- nese quarter. Here also the contractor reaped a rich harvest by ignoring the provisions of his contract. The mezzanine floor, which was to have been the permanent home of the State Board of Trade and other dustrial organizations, is a wilderness of staring beams, floorless joists and cobwebs. Instead of being the home of industrial institutions it is the home of b:ots and rats. The combination of tin- sel and sackcloth to be found in the | gaudy ‘mave, the poor but dishonest waiting-room and the poverty-stricken and mournful gallery have eaten up the | munificent appropriation and there was | nothing left for the mezzanine fioor. A part of the information gleaned by the grand jurors was the fact that the riginal plans and specificatioas under which all of the contracts wer2 let called fer the very best and v X~ veneive material and finish both inside and cut; that after all of the contracts had tven let for doing this wock, as specified, there remained a surplus cf $10,000 out of the appropriation of $560,- 660, £ince that time changes ani alter- ations without nuc-ber have bee1 mads, | contractors have juggled with officials, | eflicials have juggled with coa:roacrers and beth have Jugeled with the funds. The net result is the partially completed | sham that is a monument to the un- | worth of these who have been entrusted | with its construction, and a depleted | appropriation insc2ad of the sury.as of | $40,000. The grand jurors learned many other things and they lope to learn raore, a | | | | Lave come to a knowledge of the fact that the money they gave so frez v hes Lecn put to no g «d use. WORK FOR LABORERS. The San Mateo Railway Will Expend Thousands of Dollars on Its Road. It is the intention of John A. Buck and Nicholas Oblandt of the San Mateo and San Francisco Electric Railroad, to begin rebuilding its park branch of the road Danvers, where the switchback turn con- nects with Eighteenth. On this line at the present time there is but one track of rails with a turnout half way between Guerrero and Danvers. This will be done away with and a double track laid the entire distance with heavy steel rails such as have recently been put down on the main line from Market As soon as the ru(l;(l e to Thirtieth street. is finished the time schedule will changed from twelve to five minut the running time now is very unsatisfac- tory to the thousands of Mission people | Who prefer to patronize this line because of its charming scenery and general cour- teous treatment from the employes of the road. In addition to this, the managers of the company will begin work on the road from Ocean View to Holy Cross Cemetery, where similar material will be used, and instead of the old jolting line one of the very best and most substantial street rai- roads in the world will be ready for their patronage. .The line will be completea in_about two months. The work contemplated by the owners of this line will involve thousands of doi- lars, all of which will be distributea among the people of this city for labox and material. e PASSING OF E. P. 1VORY. Universal SOrrow?x;maed for the Death of the Former Clerk of the Railroad Postoffice. General sorrow is expressed for the sudden death of Edgar P. Ivory, a former clerk in the Portland and San Francisco Postoffice, who met death at Ashland, Or., ay from friends and loved | ones, while on a mission of duty. The fol- lowing testimony of regret was tendered and published by the employes of the Postoffice, the deceased’s fellow-work- men: It is with a feeling of the deepest sorrow that this office {8 compelled to make the an- nouncement of the death of our beloved com- rade. In the passing of Ivory the department loses an attentive empolye and the clerks a courteous and friendly fellow-worker. That death called on him while yet in the performance of his duty proves him to have been adherent to the sjust and noble prin- ciples that actuated every action both in his Though death beck- oned to him when far away, let us hope he went on his last long mission with resigna- tion and full confidence of a happiness here- after. ‘The sympathies of all the clerks in this divis- ion toward the widow, ill in body and mind, and the family that dwells in sorrow, find universal exvression, and is by this office as earnestly tendered. } s e A Park Policeman’s Daring Act. Park Policeman Kavanagh Thursday stopped a runaway horse after an ex- citing chase over a block. The animal had been left outside the park entrance by Fred Haas, a collector, and was frightened by a number of trumpeters who were out practicing. It turned into the park and wildly tore down the drive, scattering a company of infantrymen in all directions. Kavanaugh happened to be in the vicinity and he spurred his horse and gave chase. He soon caught up with the frightened animal and catch- ing it by the bridle put an end to fts mad flight. —_————— El Campo ‘Will be open to visitors to-morrow as usval. The Ukiah always pulls out on time, but as she makes four round trips %\'ery Sunday, one can always catch a oat. The resort is deservedly popular. No noisy demonstrations—just a quiet, home place, where you can take your lunch en famille, or dance if you want to. The pavilion promenade of a Sunday after- noon embraces nearly every pretty girl of note in San Francisco. Announcement in amusement columns. —_————— Gave Himself Up. John Maxwell, who is evidently insane, walked into the California street station | ground that no evidence had been ad- | duced by the prosecution upon which to | | sal Judge Joachimsen met Assistant Di “property? last night and asked for protection, say- ing that his enemies were pursuing him with intent to kill. He was sent to the examined Deuaawponru, | Recelving Hospital and will be m-%‘.’-"h_fi'y'hmk for mnl;flty. g s “RAWHIDE GOLD” ENLIVENS THE NEVILLS CASE George W.Baker ’s Fierce Assault Upon the Acts of the Prosecution. Exceedingly Hot Language Used in a Police Court Brief Charging Unfair Action—The Parties Indicted and Arrested. The notorious Nevills case, which has | occupied the attention of Judge Joach- | fmsen’s court for over seven weeks, and | which has branch actions In the United States District Court and the court in Fresno, has taken another turn, which makes it, if possible, more odorous. The new phase grows out of the dispo- ition of the case in the Police Court yes- terday. On Monday George W. Baker, attorney for the defendants, Elsie Wil- liams, Grace Loose and one Azhderian, | made a motion for dismissal on the hold the defendants. District Attorney Barnes and Prosecuting Attorney Gra- ham opposed the motion and it was | agreed that each side should file a brief for the guidance of the Judge, who said he would render his decision on the mo- tion Friday. Attorney Baker was ready and the District Attorney stated that he would have his brief in the hands of the | Judge on Wednesday morning. It was | submitted promptly, but after its peru- | trict Attorney Dunne and stated that de- fendants’ brief was very skillfully and | carefully prepared and that he sur- | prised that the District Attorney had not | fashion go before the Grand Jury and use the power of his office to have the defendants in- dicted, thereby ignoring the proceedings which himseif instituted in this court or the right of this court as a judicial officer to announce its conclusions upon the testimony? Is it any wonder, therefore, that the common people should ‘make outery against the methods pur- sued by these scions of the law? Have the people any rights agatnst the demands of purse-proud prosecutors? This is probably the first time in the history of judicial proceedings in this court where such an extraordinary proceeding as this has | been attempted, and this, too, for the sole and only reason that It is well known to the court and to every person who listened to this testi- mony, that this prosecution was malicious upon the part of the prosecuting witness, was with- out probable cause, and an indictment was the ¢ remedy to shield the prosecutor from the civil consequences of his dastardly act. But in this effort he will find later on that he is only adding fuel to this flame. This bloated liber- tine will find that it will take more than the Rawhide mine to shield him from the effects | f outraged justice, and that while he may have temporary successes in star chamber methods, the full glitter of daylight will yet be thrown in upon his past history and he will have to come out into the open and meet the defendants in a fair and open contest. I ask, therefore, that these defendants be discharged from custody, that their bonds be exonerated and that this court should make an entry in its docket and judgment that the | prosecution s maliclous and without probable | cause. | As a result of the action of the District | Attorney the defendants were arrested GEORGE W.BAKER, the Att orney Who Wrote the Fiery Brief in the Notorious Nevills Case. taken the trouble to more fully answer | the allegations. His Honor also stated that if there was any further evidence | to come from the prosecution he would | continue the case from yesterday till Monday next. No further sho: District Attorney cause came ing made by the office, and when the | terday it was made | that the prosecution | had been practically abandoned in his | court and that the prosecution had gone | before the Grand Jury and obtained in- | dictments of the defendants. As this ad- vapced the case to the Superior Court, Judge Joachimsen stated that there was nothing left for him to do but dismiss the charges and exonerate the bondsmen. This was accordingly done, Prosecuting | Attorney Graham _stating incidentally | that he-entirely concurred in the state- | ments made in Baker's brief, and consid- | ered the action of the prosecution an af- | front to the court, whether it was inten- tional or not. The recital of “the evidence in the case | and the deductions therefrom, in Attor- | ney Baker's brief, make very warm read- ing, such as is seldom seen in a docu- ment of the kind. A sample of the vehe- mence of Mr, Baker is shown in the fol- lowing extract_from his allegations re- ferring to Azhderian and Miss Loose: Why should the court be asked to do what the prosecuting Witness has not done, namely, declare that these two defendants have made threats and extorted money from the prosecut- ing witness, when the witness himself did not even hint at such a thing? What does it mat- ter in the face of these stubborn facts what Azhderian said to any other person, or who Sat on his lap, or under whose bed 'his shoes Were, or how far he walked barefooted, or whose leg he was going to pull, or how much money he expected to make, or any other of the mess of trash that was wrung into the record, the garvaman being did he threaten to ex: pose Nevills to his wife for adultery, and by reason of such threat did Nevills part with his i Most assuredly not, and neither 8ia’ Mrs. Loose; and as fo them it does not | come to a question, as stated by the District | Attorney, as to the weight of the testimony. There i8 absolutely no evidence to support the | charge at all as against these two people. In drawing conclusions from the evi- dence the brief further says: 4 Surely, It is such an open perversion of the testimony in the case as to cast a suspicion upon the good faith and candor of that officer whose duty is not to persecute people nor ask for their incarceration when it mugt be known to him that neither the law nor the evidence warrants it. The State Is not looking for vic- tims, even If that green-eyed, lecherous se- ducer of woman's virtue Who Ewore to the complaint in this case {s. After enumerating various so-called in- consistencies in the prosecution’s allega- tions Attorney Baker concludes his heavily charged document with the fol- lowing caloric assertions: Since the foregoing matter_was reduced to form 1 am advised that the District Attorney has marshaled his witnesses before the Grand Jury and procured the indictment of these de- fendants by that most august tribunal, Again the yellow metal from the Rawhide mine intrudes its hydra head. In one of the public journals this morning the following paragraph appears: “For some time past Elste Willlams, Grace Loose, her sister, and Myron Azhderian have been in the Police Court as defendants, the charge preferred agalnst them by Captain Nevills being extortion. District _Attorney Barnes, not feeling satisfied with the Police Court poceedings, had an examination of the chief witnesses before the Grand Jury and se- cured indictment.’” What occasion has been shown in this case for the District Attorney to abandon a prose- cution_in the Police Court that he has kept in motion for more than seven weeks? Ts it the law that defendants shall be dragged from their homes, placed under heavy bonds, re- quired to dance attendance upon a court for nearly two months, where the proceedings have been ‘orderly and legally conducted and all the facts comnected with the crime ught out d to writing, the case ed_and and the day before judgment is to in a secret and star chamber | “sul be | language and the yesterday and landed in jail with bonds xed at $5000 each. UNHINGED BY TROUBLE. Suicide of Samuel Kornfield, a Re- tired Grocer. | Samuel Kornfield, a retired grocer,com- | mitted suicide last Thursday night at his | residence, 243 Twelfth street, by inhaling | the fumes of jlluminating gas. | The widow says that she returned home last Thursday evening about midnight, escorted by her son. They opened the door of his room and found him lying dead in bed with both gas jets turned on. | Sp far as the relatives would say there | could have been no motive for the sui- cide. > Yesterday afternoon the son of the dead man brought to the Coroner’s office a letter written in pencil by the suicide. It was in Arabic characters in the English following translation was furnished by the son: To the Honorable Coroner of the Clty and County of San Francisco: It is my duty as a citizen of the United States to Inform you that you shall send somebody to find out my trouble for the last two years and publish it for the benefit of the public, and to show the public how far a foollsh partner brings a per- son. It Is impossible for me to write all my troubles on Sixth and Folsom all around. My trouble could be learned off the streets. Re- member the Maine. 1 was your true citizen. S. KORNFIELD. 1 cannot support my family further and did not care to support them with disgrace. Amen! ‘With the name of Axelrod is the foundation of my trouble. b, Kornfield was a native of Austria, 48 vears old. He leaves two married sons and two married daughters. An inquest will be held. —_————— On to Manilal On to Manila! Pictorial history of the Volunteer Camp and expedition. No read- ing. Magnificent souvenir to preserve or send it to friends. Sold everywhere. 25c.* I e A Turn Verein Picnic. The members of the San Francisco Turn Verein will hold their annual picnic in Plittsville Park on the 10th of July and arrangements have been made for a most pleasant day's outing. In the early days of the city the annual outings of this organization were the most atiract- ve held at the Russ Gardens, at Sixth and Harrison streets, continuing two days. Gymnastic exhibitions were the feature of the celebration. The spirit of the old days still prevails, but two days’ enjoyment is crowded into one. e Grand Birdseye View. Camp Merritt, on plate paper, 25x9 inches. Worth framing. With S. F. News. Letter to-day. . —_————— Held for Criminal Assault. The preliminary examination of Patrick Shea, an ex-convict, on the charge of criminally assaulting Eliza Guddicke her mother’s residence, was concluded be- fore Judge Low yesterday. The Judge held him to answer before the Superior Court in $3000 bonds. —————————— Read the thrilling story of the bombardment of San Juan by an English blockade runner who passed the American fleet, in next Sunday’s Call. . ~ in |’ 2% Loacaa o aca s ooy Forceds ¢ Liquidation Sale | QOOPPOVOIVPPPPIDODPOOOOID | | ADVERTISEMENT! 10.C,0 000 0CIC.0.000 00000000000} These Specials are but samples of scorgs of a similar sort offered at TRA HEAVY CUTS IN PRICES T0-DAY! shrshesrefrsiashrcheshrefrefrshrehrshrsirofrsfaciaciashrshrchinheirshishrniraiantastostestostoctrnfratrniactonteng Saturday’s Bargaing! S ¢ forced ¢ ¢ Liguidation % S| D90006000006 00000 E c shslashrchrefrshrshrshepsjrsrnirehrchrstasireirelr sacircirefrete 10c 15¢ TAN PLAIDS; bright colorin, good value for 25c a yard; sale at 15¢c a yard. 20c cial sale at 20c a yard. LADIES’ KID GLOVES. 18 dozen LADIES' FRENCH SUEDE GLOVES 50c be closed out for 50c a pair. Oc colors and black; re pair. 3 ' RIBBONS. RIBBONS. Nos. 5 and 7, ALL SILK, SAT. w a extra quality, 12%c; will be offered at oc ya: — (=] SATIN RIBBON all value 20c, 25¢ and 30c; will closed out at 10c yard. OLORED DRESS GOODS. 1 case MIXED SCOTCH CAN- VAS DRESS GOODS, reduced from 25¢ a yard to 10c a yard. 1 case DOUBLE FOLD TAR- 2 cases 41-INCH: ALL WOOL FANCY CHECKED SUITING, regular price 50c a yard; on spe- 2-CLASP white only; former price $1; will 30 dozen LADIES' 2-CLASP “ROYALTON” KiD LOVES, lar price $1 25; will be closed out for 90c a AND GROS GRAIN RIBBONS, | value 10c and Nos. 12, 16 and 22, MOIRE AND Silk, | Ladies’ Muslin Underwear. gs; on @5¢c LADLES. MUSLIN GOWNS, Empire styl; revers finished ‘with insertion; regular price, $1 00; will be placed on sale at 6sc. 90 C LADIES FI GOWNS, ~ E: revers of fine insertion finished with edge of embroidery; reguiar price, §125; will be placed on sale at $0c. VE CAMBRIC in LADIES' MUSLIN CHEMIS oke of inse; tion and embroidery; regular price, 65¢; will be placed on sale at 43c. 25¢ 'S MUSLIN DRAWERS, seams all fin- ished; regular price, 0c; will be placed on sale at Ze. 10C LADIES, CAMBRIC COR- SET COVERS, perfect fit, regular price, 2ic; will be placed on sale at 10¢. IN rd. 15C LADIES, CAMBRIC COR- SET COVERS, perfect fit; V-shape ycke of embroidery; regu- lar price, 35¢c; will be placed on sale at l5c. be | SUITS, CAPES AND JACKETS. $6.50 $10.0 1$6.5 $2.50 HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. 25¢ 10c 45¢ s s o s o s s s s s e e s s s e s s LADIES’ TAN COVERT CLOTH SUITS, fly front Jackets, lined with Fancy 2, Silk; Skirts double lined and > bound with Velvet; worth % $10; will be closed out at $650 = each. % 9 dfoififsdosfeiisiidoit LADIES’ BLACK ¢ SUITS, fly front Ja lined with Silk Serge; Skirts double lined and bound with Velvet; worth $15; will be closed out at $10 each. LADIES’ VELVET CAPES, richly beaded, empire backs, lined with Silk Ribbon an Lace Ruching at neck; worth $10; will be closed out at $6 50 each. MISSES” FLY FRONT JACKETS in mixed Cheviot effects, sizes 12, 14 and 16; worth $5; will be closed out at §: each. 0 50 dozen LADIES’ POLKA DOT COMBINATION HOSE in New Patterns, worth $4 dozen; will be on sale 25c pair. 150 dozen LADI WHITE RIBBED COTTON VESTS, Silk trimmed, low neck and sleeve- less; suitable for summer wear; usual price $2 50; will be sold for 10c each. 100 dozen LADIES’ WHITE SUMMER MERINO VESTS, high neck and long sleeves and high neck with short sleeves; also drawers to match; good value for $9 dozen; will be on sale at 45c each. el s o s s s s s o o e s o b o oo \) 1 , S Murphy Bullding, Tarket and Jones Streets. &2 STORE OPEN UNTIL 10 O’CLOCK SATURDAY EVENING. /, Market and Jomes Streefs. THE HIBERNIANS. They Pledge Their Support to the Government of the United States. At the State convention of the Ancient l Order of Hibernians held last evening, M. | G. Sears, county delegate from San Fran- cisco presiding, a communication was re- ceived from the national officers notitving | the convention that the national con: vention of the A. O. H. B. of E. will be held on Wednesday next in New York City. The convention, on motion of J. J. Keat: ing, exempted from .dues and fines all members joining the army or navy of the United States. The president presented a resolution congratulating_ Rear Admiral Dewey for his victory at Manila, and it was adopted | by a rising vote. | On motion of J. H. Gilmore, the mem- | bership aflirmed fealty to the Board of | Erin in the United Kingdom and congrat- | ulated the national officers on the stand | they took for holding the convention in | New York. The convention declared itself in favor | of Cuban independence and_pledged its united efforts to assist the United States Government in its present struggle. The following were elected officers for the term: M. G. Sears, president; J. H. Gilmore, State secretary; James McCurry, State treasurer; J. J. Keating, San Fran- cisco county delegate. The installation of the officers was followed by addresses and a collation. The Manners of Captain March Of the Astor Battery Described by Alice Rix In Next Sunday’s Call. ————————- THE COPTIC HERE. She Sighted the Second® Expedition This Side of Honolulu. | The Occidental and Oriental Steamship | Company’s Coptic reached port from Hongkong, via Yokohama and Honolulu, last night, and anchored in the stream at the foot of Powell street. Captain Sealby eports that some distance this side of Honolulu & fleet was sighted, which he took to be the second expedition of troop- ships for Manila, though the distance was so great that he could not ascertain defi- nitely. 'he’ Coptic left Hongkong on the 29th | ult., Yokohama on the 9th inst, and the | run’ from Honolulu was made in 5 days 24 hours. There are on board the vessel | sixty-eight cabin and about 200 steerage passengers. Nothing was seen of the first | fleet of troopships nor of the Charleston, | Monterey and Monadnock, It was ex- | ected that the remains of Captain Rid- an would be brought over on the Coptic, | but they were left on the other side. —_—e———————— The Wasp This Week. As the representative illustrated weekly of the Pacific Coast the Wasp this week is more than ordinarily noteworthy. | There is no end seemingly to its enter- prise. First of all, the Towa regiment is pictured by companies. The crack Astor Artillery battery is also pictured, and a | number of genéral camp scenes are also presented. Captain O'Gonnell’s company of the First Infantry (regulars), who were the first troops to land on Cuban soil, were photographed especially for the Wasp on the return of the famous Gussie | expedition, and the photograph is pub- | lished in this number. Thea there are pic- | tures of celebrities in the theatrical world. | Tn fact the Wasp is full of pictures. How- | ever, the literary features and cartoons have not been curtailed. —_—————— Swedish-Americans Celebrate. Shell Mound was crowded with merry- makers yesterday, on the occasfon of the Swedish National day celebration, under the auspices of the Swedish-Americar Patriotic League. Over 200 persons were present, and the patriotism of those in | attendance was fully attested by the en- thusiasm shown in American songs, py- rotechnics representing Dewey’s victory and cheers for America. Races, games, | dancing and a bounteous coliation made up the programme, the lumau.o:.vh&chj was largely due to the following commit- tees of the day: Master of ceremonies, Joseph Okerbl inance committee—G. Petterson, Hans Charles Danielson; decora Augusta Ohlson, Mi: Mrs. Selma Nelson, Hjalma ta Lundin, ¥red Johnson, . Johnson, Mr: Mrs. A. Johanso S Petterson, C.G. Kjellstrom, E. Hanson, Ben Johnson, Axel Pij committee—-Mes: Mr: Mrs. G. Lindberg, M Otto Sjogren, Okerblad, G. ¢ . Kjellstrom, D. Molander, Augu Brondstedt, Alex Olsson, F. 0. Sjogren . Petterson: reception committ S Hanson, Mrs. H. Roberts, ) Cradin, J. 'Wigholm, A. Larso 7 Olszon, A. Rydlander, P. G. Frisk, A Braese; floor manager, F. O. Sjogren; floor committee — Charles E. Johnson, Gustave Ollson, Fritz Wahlin, A. Petter- son. —_———e— “Saving the Sacramento Valley From Drought,” in next Sunday’s Call. ————— DEATH OF JOHN REICHMAN. Was a Prominent Citizen of Fresno | and Well Known Throughout the South. John Reichman, the well-known insur- ance and real estate man of Fresno, dled yesterday afternoon at the California | Hotel, where he was stopping with his | wife and daughter. Mr. Reichman has | been an invalid for some time, being af- | fiicted with paralysis. The cause of his death was a severe paralytic stroke. Mr. Reichman moved to Fresno about eleven years ago from Houston, Tex., where he was prominent as aypolitician and educator. In Fresno Mr. Reichman was identified with the mers’ Bank, of which he was the cashier until a year ago. The deceased was an intimate friend of Rabbi Voorsanger, from whose house he will be buried. He leaves a widow and one daughter. —_— Town Talk. In summer dullness is the order of the day, but Town Talk is never dull. This week's issue contains: “‘Our Opinion” on the coming Democratic party platform; Phil Garlic’s clever “Aftermath”; Saunt- erer stories about Delany, Captain Rot- tanzi and others; society news about who is at the varlous re: portraits of Miss Ethel Keen iselman, s Newman, Fred Murphy, Miss Mabelle Gilllnan and others; a stor- iette about people we all know; a sketch of a Tivoll singer; graphoiogical delinea- tions, ete. % . —_———— RED MEN'S JUBILEE. The Amnge:{zents That Have Been Made for the Grand Parade on the Fourth. The committee in charge of the ar- rangements for the celebration of the jubilee year of the Improved Order ot Red Men by a public parade has almost completed its labors and it has decided to have in the Fourth of July parade a di- vision which will be made up as follows: Marshal and aides; mounted division in In- dian costums band; float, League of the Iro- quois: tribes, Manzanita No. 4; Miantomah No. 9; Pohonachee No. 10; Pocahontas No. 11; Soto- yome No. 12; visiting members; carriages of great chiefs and past great Seminole No. 5; Modoc No. No. 61; Tecumseh No. 62: Paw: manche No. Ah-Wal erty. The Sons of Li 71; White Fagle No. 7% Bald 7: Arapahoe No. 78; Montezuma > z nee No. 78; Altahmos No. §7; Ahwashte No. §9; float, Princess Pocahontas; carriages for merm- bers of Degree of Pocahontas; carriages of vet- erans and members of the order. 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