The morning call., 1894-10-29
THE RAGGED ARMY
Routed by the Sheriff of
Santa Clara.
THAT CRUEL STOCKTON HOAX.
Gin Wal Lep's Encounter With
Locomotive.
THE MATHEW BURGLARY TRIAL.
Why Certain Bondholders Object
to the Substitution of Elec-
tricity for Gable.
THE MATTHEW BURGLARY TRIAL.

Saturday afternoon. The citizens along
the route were quite liberal and the men
did not suffer for food. They failed TO en-
thuse anybody. however, and secured no
recruits.
When the detachment left this city 1t
was with the declared intention OF lnVad-
ing San Jose, despite the threats OF Santa
Clara's Sheriff, who said that he would
meet the ''army" on the border OF his
county and either dlssuade them from
putting foot on Santa Clara's sacred soil
or else Jail every one of them.
The Industrials left Oakland bTavely
enough. but their courage diminished IN
proportion as the distance between them
and the point where Alameda leaves of
and Santa Clara begins grew less. When
Irving ton was reached the Obstreperous
Sheriff must have grown to giant ulmen-
sions in the minds of the soldiers, and
the officers held council of war. Ihelr
two wagons were loaded with provisions,
and the three sorryloOking amin ais which
drew them were filed with hay to their
utmost capacity. 1t was deemed besf,
however, not to cut loose from the base OF
supplies, and so TO the shrlll shrek OF
flies and the sharp rat-a-taJ OF drums the
return march was merrlly begun. and the
enemy was left far IN the rear.
The force now in the huge tent is not In
considerable, and Kelley seems to have 1t
we'll organized, but there are too many
officers. In this respect the lndustrials
should benefit by the recent experiences OF
the National Guard. There are only fifty
or seyenty-fve men. but it is notable that
they are commanded not by ma1or-gen-
eral, but by full general. Then there are
colonels, lieutenan t-coIonelS, majors aud
captains and heutenants and captains
without number. In fact II is difficult to
discover a real out and out private. The
I-;lI, hon rTtfa
marine or a British soldier. judging from
the formation and attemnts at drill 10 ove-
ments, which are modelled after the tactics
used by the British infantry.
The officers, however, apparently believe
in being projected by a competent body
guard, for they invariably march between
the musicians, who show them the appre-
citation of the honor by their proud car
riage and music, the discord OF which H.
dicates, perhaps, that they ara thinking
more of their charges than their notes
What is especially noticeable, however,
after the countenances of the men, is the
uniform, which word, however, hardly
expresses it, They all have torches, many
have glazed caps. and the leggins and
knapsacks cast off by local military CON-
panies. but the other nondescript and rag
tag articles OF apparel form picture
wholly undesirable.
General Kelley was recently made the
victim of very cruel practical joke. The
joker came to him one afternoon, said thai
mis- name was Weston; that he owned a
hig ranch on the San Joaquin River neal
Stockton, and offered Kelley a schooner
lead of provisions provided he would send
a crew up to Stockton to load the schooner
and navigate her TO Oakland.
Among the soldiers" were several eX-
sailors and they were sent TO Stockton to
take charge of the "God-send." No Weston
could be found, however, and when the
sailors realized the cruel hoax of which
they were the victims they applied TO the
Stockton Populists for aid. They were
given a few square meals, put in an old
boat and started away down the river, bu
they have not yet landed in Oakland.
Chinaman's Good Luck.
If Gin Wal Lep was not an extrsordina.
rily fortunate Chinaman his remains would
probably now repose or one of Coroner
Evers' marble slabs. As it is be quietly
rests on comforta bic cot in the Receiving
Hospital with oEly a few slight bruises tC
remind him that he was pushed off tres
tle-bridge by Southern Pacific locomo.
tive and lay in the Shiny mud beneath the
bridge for many hours.
Gin is tailor and lives on Clay street
San Francisco. On Saturday night he left
San Francisco on the broad-guage ferry
boat with the intention of seeing some
Celestial friends. Gin wanted to stop al
Broadway station, but was not well &C
Quainted with the names of the various
stations so he passed Broadway and di(
not discover his mistake until the traii
bad crossed the estuary on the Seventh
street tTestle. He alighted, he thinks, a.
Brooklyn station and retraced his wa
back toward the estuary along the railroad
track.
Arriving at the eastern end of the trestlt
he started across, and was perha ps hal
way over when tue westbound local cam
rushing along behind him. The cow
catcher caught him up and flung him OF
the bridge and he disappeared III tne dark
ness.
Very fortunately it happened TO be 10y
tide and Gia squasned into the soft mud
He laid there long time after the trai
had disappeared up Seventh street, AM
was lost TO his hearing as we'll as TO hl
sight. Gin was not much hurt, but b
had received terrible fright, so he lav o
the mud, thinking that some Of the trai
hands would come back AID rescue hin
But nobody came, so Gin laooriousl
dragged himself through the slime, an
making the shore lay fat on his back an
waited for death.
The gray dawn came first, however. an
with it some people who discovered tn
seemingly deau man. They lifted him
his feet, and Gin opened his eyes au
sesmed greatly surprised to discover tha
he still lived. He was removed to tn
Receiving Hospital, where his bruse
were dressed. His worst suffering wi
arise from his long exposure.
Ii seems strange that the railroad peopl
did not come back after the ChinamaI
Before the engine struck him he mus
have been in the full glare OF the head
light and in plain view Of fireman and en-
gineer, who must nave seen him. But fey
peo le who have tried to cross that trestl
at the same time with locomotive hay
lived to tell the tale. They probably di
not think that the Chinaman would be a
exception to the rule. The tide woul
have risen, Gins body would have bee
carried away. and who could have tol
how or where the unfortunate met h.
death?
Cable Electricity?
Just one week from to-day Superir
Judge Henshaw will decide the fate of til
application of Ira Bishop as receiver
the Piedmont Cable Company, to chang
that part of the road which runs over Il
Piedmont hills from cable to electrlcit
such a change has already been effects
on the branch 10 Mountain View Gem
terry and on the Piedmont line as far
the power-house, but unexpected oppo:
tion has developed TO the change W hi
Receiver Bishop now desires to make.
his opposition comes mainly from ce
tam bondholders who represent about 6
$lO00-bonds, but it is said that the lit
and Trust Company of San Francis
trustees for the bonds, and many of Il
residents OF the Piedmont district ais
object to the substitution of electrici
for tho cable. These residents a