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and all the concessions were gayly deco
rated. But not more than thousand peo-
pie attended the literary exercises, and all
the 1ollifcati0n done on the mid dway was
the work OF the spielers. The phun-
t-and-phurious-scenic railroad rolled
over Its rails without provoking more than
half the usual bedlam of screams from the
people riding in it. The mirror maze
tailed to provoke mirth. and Colonel
Boone's bloody pictures had as little effect
upon passers as the vagaries of the BIitZ
brothers. spielers to the queen and
Pharaoh's daughter.
1t mad been announced by the venerable
colonel Robinson that the parade which
would pass through the grounds would be
so long and imposing that the entire
stretch of roadway would not accommo-
date II when the puny, meager little array.
depleted OF ''our own n. G. C.'s," fled in
disordered and unnecessarily distended,
lip-curl of scorn passed over the faces of
the crowd. When the voices of McKen-
zie's great chorus" could not be heard
hundred feet from the grand stand the
disprited pleasure-seekers turned away
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LOVED IN VAIN.
Suicide of a Despondent
Printer.
He Blows Out His Brains on the Side.
walk Near the Dwelling of Lady
Acquaintance.

Paul Lehndorf, printer, who had re-
Gently been employed as clerk, blew out
his brains last night while standing on the
sidewalk in front of Mrs. A. COnway's
residence, ~ Russ street. He was ac-
quainted with Mrs. Conway, and spoke to
her few moments before his death. He
was In despondent mood and told her
that he was feeling ILL, but did not tell her
the cause. She went into the house, and
moment later heard the report of pistol.
She returned to the street and found him
gasping on the pavement in front of her
door. There was pistol by his side and
a wound in his head from which blood
was pouring upon the sidewalk. Lehndorf
was unconscious and died shortly alter
the arrival of physician.
The Coroner found a small pistol in
Lehndorf's pocket and two letters ad-
dressed 10 the public. in which the writer
plainly intimatss that he had been suffer
Ing from the pangs of unreQuited love.
Following are the letters:
July 4. 1894.
My Last Letter: Take warning, dear read
erS, from the sad termination OF this affair and
don't enter into similar complications without
the positive means of extricating yourself.
Do not trust a woman but forgive her for her
wrongs, as she Is weak, unreliable ard non.
responsible tor the injuries she does unto
others. Outsiders who have intertere in this
case Will HdNe ample tlIll0 10 relecG ana repent
their unjust actions.
The wounds inflicted by the treaeherOus
darts of Cupid cannot be healed by the powers
OF persuasion applied by unknowng mankind.
My life from beginning to end has been quite
an adventurous one therefore tile tragic cap
ping OF the climax seems TO me quite natural
AZ Russ street.
After a very deliberate consideration l have
come 10 the final conclusion TO terminate nv
existence by shutf1ing OFF this mortal coil and
therefore use the means which Will soon be-
come apparent.
Having no way Of earning my livelihood and
seemingly being an obstacle to the views OF
certain parties / greatly favor them and also
end my misery by thus acting. Thanking my
friends for any favor shown me In tile past and
hoping my enemies Will find ample time for re-
pentance, L remain Yours In eternity.
Under the writing Lehndorf had drawn
a picture of a headstone beneath a tree,
On the pictured stone was written: MY
love ana best wishes to my friend Z. c.,
who will please keep my grave green"
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and by the time set for the discharge o I
what the committee called "the most bril-
liant display of years." it was scarcely
possible to discern the electric lights fifty
yards away from the grand stand.
A half dozen of 1S-inch signal maroons
went off at about 80. The first flash was
easily discernible. but before the flash died
the rockets were out of sight, and the onlv
knowledge the public got Of their bursting
in the air was the report and tie faint IL
Elimination Of tha mist overhead. From
$50 until 9 O'Clock parachute rockets. two,
three and four pound rockets showing the
latest tints, six of the California 24-inch
shells. and various other sky-cleavers,
went heavenward and burst beyond the
veil. The sbivering spectators saw only
the light of them as mariners catch the
glimpse of the lighthouse twenty miles out
to sea.
An interesting parody upon the disap-
pointment was an incident along the Mid
way. The crowd was surging by the
scenic railway in response to the invita-
ton of the sound of the first rockets. The
spielsr of the big wheel was in his box
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When all eyes were strained upward this
gentleman cried out:
Now, let me give you a pointer. You
can see the whole works from the top of
the wheel"
Some people might have been suscepti-
bic enough to have been roped in. but the
wheel must have penetrated many more
feet than il does into the sky to have been
above the mists, for the top Of the Bonet
tower was invisible, and 1t is said to shoot
up 240 feet.
But however that may have been, ir re-
mains cold fact that all the efforts of the
exposition to make fitting final disilay
to the six months show proved nothing
but a dreary fizzle. Even the countenance
OF venerable George could not take on
sufficient iridescence to hold the crowd.
and the bold and picturesque Eureka" 4"
which should have brought prolonged
cheers from a loyal people, burned away
only irreguIarly, and was witnessed by a
mere handful of men and women.
So early as $3.50 the grounds began to
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court with little Chinese lanterns upon
them. presumably 10 symbolic lights OF
liberty. Strings of larger lanterns fes-
toonsd from all the posts and pillars. The
conglomeration Of nationalities and their
respect
People enjoyed themselves, perhaps. in
their own way, but it was evident they
were not expecting much entertainment
from the fair. They wandered listlessly
about. and those who wished bought
souvenirs, and those who wished patron
lied the fake concessions and the genuine
ones willing TO be diverted or instructed.
Others, girls in twos from downtown,
set their lines for male fish. and when
night began to close in then secret con-
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left arm ana hand; Henry E. Peter. S2O12
Filbert street. gunshot wound of left hip.
The worst case of all was that of James
McCurdy, an old man, SO years OF age. He
is employed doing odd jobs at the Pioneer
House, Louisiana and Shasta streets.
PotrerO. Last night while some small
children were playing in front of the build
ing some one threw a large lighted bomb
among them. McCurdy ran forward and
seized the bomb, which exploded in his
right hand. The hand and wrist were so
horribly shattered that at the Receiving
Hospital, where he was taken in the patrol
wagon. Drs. Deane and Berry had to am
putAte them. Being an old man, he suf-
fered greatly from the shock to his system
and the loss of blood, and serious conse-
quences may result
There were only three trifling cases of
powder burns treated at the City and
County Hospital all day.
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$4,000 at one time and big block OF still
more valuable stock at another.
At 1 o'clock Yesterday Robinson entered
the Art building at the fair and. marching
up to this chef d'euvre, slashed it out of
its frame. tearing any clinging fragments
and mutilating the valuable work beyond
repair. Then he rolled up the tattered
pieces. sheathed his knife and walked
out of the building with his reclaimed
treasure.
Afterward he explained his sensational
work as a protest against "a cold blOoded
aud deliberate insult" on the part of the
jury. With much feeling be told how his
whole life had been devoted to art; that
his pictures were priced in hundreds of
galleries throughout the world. and that
he had only exhibited at the earnest
solicitation of the promoters OF the
enterprise.
After all this 1 am not even mentioned
among the awards" concluded Mr.. Robin
son, 'and il only remained for me TO pro-
test as strongly as l could against this
jury OF boys and coaI-beavers."
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and sought amusement and patiotism in
other parts of the ground.

and sought amusement and patiotism in
other parts of the ground.
The Manufactures, Horticultural and
Art buildings quickly filled with curiosity
seekers, and the grand court and midway
swarmed with idle itineranls. The
spielers taking advantage of the situation
became unusually noisy. The living pic
lures elevated themselves into couspicu-
ous perches and shivered in the cold.
OF course every adjunct of the exposi-
tion was wide Open--Badlam's eX-fsh
concession. Cornelly's Gf it is Cornelly's)
royal gambling palace, Dante's internal
fiasco, tho homely womaned haunted cas-
tie. the mirror Illusions that we're old be-
fore the flood, the tinsel- jewelry shops all
through the Manufactures building. and
SO on and so on. Visitors saw all that the
fair ever was. even to the great high
board fence that Cornelly built TO parti-
tion off from the remaining tombstone s
his defunct equestrian festival.
A thousand or more fragile fishpnles
aspired upward from the soil of the grand
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boy, whose mother refused to give his
name or residence, powder burns of face
Havelock Forness. 10 Clementina street,
and Jerry O'Leary. PAT ClemeDtina street,
burns of hands. arms and face, caused by
the prem ature explosion of toy tannon
Jerome Kenny, Morse avenue. powder
burns of face.
Then there was break till 3:15 P. NJ.
when James Ryan, 1927 Harrison street.
had punctured wound of the hand
dressed. He was followed by Fred
Fisher, 3012h Sixteenth street. powder
burns of face; Willie Clifford, 1914 Mari
posa terrace. powder burns OF face.
At night the following cases were at
tended to: John Moore, $40 Mission
street, gunshot wound of butsock; Louis
Pagnet, 221l Scott place, powder burns of
face and eyes; George Engaw, 610 Minna
street. powder burns of left hand; Charles
McClary. 615 Jessie street. burns of both
hands; Otto Watts, S40 Folsom street.
burns of hands, face and eyes; William
McCann. Larkin street, powder burns OF
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claves were arranged. and good people

claves were arranged, and good people
thought of going home.
That was the beginning OF the end OF
the California Midwnter International
Exposition. To-day and until all exhibits
are removed admission will still be charged
at the gate. But that cannot net much
profit. The money-making is over.
Z. A. Fielder. chief Of the department of
admissions, has issued the following
special notice to exhibitors, concession
aires anu county commissioners:
Passes for additional help engaged to remove
exhibits, etc., will be issued commencing
Thursday. July 8, upon application OF parties
Interested as follows:
To exhibitors in the Manufactures and Lib
eral Arts building, Mechanical aud Horticul.
tural and Agricultural buildings upon permit
signed by the chiefs of the buildings respec-
lively.
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THE CELEBRATION
The Glorious Fourth Is
Duly Observed,
DESPITE SOME ABSENCES.
The Procession and Patriotic
Exercises.
A GORGEOUS MASS OF COLOR.
Music Formed a Marked Feature of
the Occasion-An Able and
Patriotic Grafton.
\ GORGEOUS MASS OF COLOR.

The grand Fourth of July procession
labored under difficulties at its start yes
terday, which caused it to march down
Market street in sections. Good manage
ment soon overcame the temporary gaps,
however, and by the time the parade had
reached the panhandle of the park all the
sections had joined ranks and formed as
fine a:procession as any one could wish to
see.
The first of the difficulties consisted in
the absence of the National Guard. which
was to have headed the second division of
the procession. Only two light batteries
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Smith. the Burglar.

Frank Smith. alias James L. Lavell.
who entered the house of Mrs. Anderson,
127 Fourth street, on Monday night and
was caught and charged with burglary,
had another charge of burglary entered
against him by Policemen Mcpherson and
Tnite at the City Prison yesterday. On
The same night the store of r. Bremmler.
tailor, 244 Sutter street. was broken in to
and quantity of clothing stolen. Three
pairs of pants found in Smiths room were
identified by Mr.. Bremmler as his prop
erty, which led to the second charge
against him.
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ST. Ignatius College.

The preparatory classes will open for
the fall term tomorrow. The higher
classes will not open until August. Stu
dents intending entering the higher classes
should present themselves at the college
Immediately after the opening of the pre-
paratory classes for enrolment and exami-
nation. Those deficient in special studies
will be prepared during the interim for the
classes they will be assigned to on the
opening of the higher classes.
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Gates on the Cars.

The Presidio and Ferries Railroad Com
pany Is the first to obey the order of the
Supervisors requiring all streetcar CON-
panies to place gates on the forward plat
forms of their cars on the side nearer the
other track. This is done to prevent pas.
sengers from alightng in front of an ap.
preaching car. The gates were used on
some Of the cars yesterday. They are
about three feet high and are made OF
thick iron. The gates fit into grooves al
either end of the cars, so that they may be
changed at the termini.
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"DAT WAS A CORKER."
A Boys Idea of Having a Tooth
Extracted

Joseph Parla of 8 Dow street. nine
year-old boy, walked into the Receiving
Hospital last night accompanied by a
companion about his own age. He told
Dr. Berry he wanted a tooth extracted.
The doctor inserted the forceps and gave
a vigorous pull. but the offending tooth
refused to move. which made Joseph sar-
castically remark: "Oh! let go, you can't
pull it out" Then he rose from his seat
and walked out of the operating-room.
He was induced to return and the doctor
showed the forceps up his gums as far IS
he could and, bracing his shoulders,
yanked the offending molar out without
Joseph showing the slightest indication
of pain.
Joseph quietly rinsed out his mouth.
and as he salked off with proud mlen he
remarked to his companion: bob, I've
had many hard rub, but dat was
cOrker"
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Crushed.

BIS eyes met hers for an instant in glance
later he staggered to his feet. Crushed I" he
moaned. He was terribly pale. Crushed"
with faltering footsteps he moved away
Crushed" All be could do was to tell the
policeman on the corner that a girl in a white
cap and blue boomers had run him down with
a bicycle No. he was unable to furnish more
detailed description. She had disappeared very
suddenly Detroit Tribune.
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THE FIREWORKS.
Professor Lissamer's New Colors
Lost i'm the Fog.

Lost in the Fog.
'Shiver our bones but this is horrible p
exclaimed the crowd to themselves as they
buttoned their overcoats to keep out the
fog and stood waiting fol the fireworks te
be set off. Their numbers showed nc
diminution from the total of the afternoon
1t had been advertised that some move
and startling combinations of color woult
be produced. Also George Washington
the Goddess of Liberty and the Shield Of
Eureka were promised TO appear in blazing
fire pictures. Therefore America in Cali
fornia, with what little patriotic feryor i
possessed on day of such critical happen.
lngs as yesterday proved to be. willingly
braved the fog and wind to attend the as
pyrotechnics of the Midwinter Exposition
The fog became thicker with the hours
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CASUALTIES OF THE DAY.
Surgeons at the Receiving Hospital
Kent Busy

Kept Busy.
There was the usual crop of accidents to
boys from firecrackers. toy pistols and toy
cannons. yesterday. and the doctors at
the Receiving Hos pital were kept busy at
tending to burnt hands. arms and faces.
The first to arrive at the hospital was c.
E. Unfred, 1921 Howard street. who was
treated for gunshot wound in his hand.
This was at 8 o'clock in the morning.
From that time up to 2:15 P. NJ. the fol-
lowing cases were treated: Hermann
Lederer, 455 Minna street. punctured
wound of hand; John Dillon. 100 Silver
street. powder burns of ia ce Fred Buch,
o17 Pine street, gunshot wound OF hand :;
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SHIPS DECORATED.
Quiet Fourth Along til
Front,

Fourth of July was celebrated on the
front by an unusual display of bunting.
All the vessels at the city docks were
elaborately deco rated and lnoked gay as
a belle In ia ncy-dress costume.
The French man.of-war, the Duguav
Trouin, was decorated from trucks to deck
with signal flags. the national colors of
France and the stars and stripes.
The front was unusually quiet, all the
interest of the day being centered on the
regatta on the bay.
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Ladies CALLING

At exhibit of Wakelee s. Co., Manufact-
ures building. will receive free sample of
"Camelline." the California preseryatiye
for the complexion, which received the
highest award at the exposition over all
competitors, American and foreign.
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entitle the bearer to admission to the
grounds and to all the concessions.
LAST DAY OF THE FAIR.
A Solemn and Somewhat Disap-
pointed Crowd.
Through Turnsts,es Yesterday. 1905:

Through Tarnstiles Yesterday. 79,OS2
The day which had been set apart as the
closing festival of the fair, and which was
to be In addition the celebration Of the
anniversary Of American liberty, passed
away very tamely and undemonstratively
at the exposition. Sixty or seventy thou
sand people got inside the grounds, but
there was nn noise and no jollifcation.
The exposition buildings, the grand court
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To Cool a Room.

Those who have tried the experiment affirm
that large sponge hung In the room at night
or in the day time. il 1t can be behind a conye.
nient screen, and kept constantly wet. viii
greatly assist in keeping the room cool. or a
cloth hung in the window over the blind will
cool the room as II shower had fallen.-Bos-
ton Courier.
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ers upon permit signed by the chief Of the de-
partment of concessions.
Delay will be obviated by presenting per-
mits with each application.
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The great San Joaquin Valley Illus
trated and described In Picturesque
California;
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ARTIST ROBINSON MAD.
Makes Slashing Protest Against Z
Picture Jury's Awards.

Picture Jury'S Awards.
Artist Charles Robinson was a very
mad man yesterday. In fact, he was RED
hot and the object of his fury was the jury
of awards on the pictures at the Mid.
winter Fair.
Robinson had placed on exhibition his
famous canvas of the I-ll-lou-ette Falls
OF Yosemite Valley. Robinson says this
is recognized gem for which he refused
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UPON THE WATER

Features of the Great
Regatta.
FAIR WIND AND SPEED.
The Stewart MenZies Wins the
First Race.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-29

. port, both popular aud journalistic.
heretofore accorded IL. When he ~.
turned to Hawar his first mission would
be to walk up to the door of the Amer
team League and pronounce the same old
password.
DIR. J. $. McGrew said he was strong
annexationist as everybody knew, but
perhaps he differed in minor points
from some. He was in favor of free
suffrage, for which he gave his reasons.
He was opposed to Asiatic suffrage but
If one Of the two evils was forced upon
him he preferred the Chinese to the
japanese. In answer to question rs to
his position on the woman suffrage
question the Doctor said, after hesitat-
ing blush, that he would leave that to
the Advertiser.
Mr. George p. Castle said he thought
there was nothing better than being an
American. He thought the labor ques-
ton would adjust itself and that in the
end both planters and laborers would he
better Off for a change of system. In
the mean time he hoped of all things
for annexation.
DR.. n. b. Emerson said il was always
pleasant when you could agree with the
conclusions arrived at by Il political
body. This was so regarding the policy
and action of the League in the main.
Sometimes there might he doubt as to
democratic institutions; but if they
were watched it would be seen that
the people always got there
in a just and equitable manner. The
League was right on the Asiatic ques-
ton and Its past support had given the
Government tone and aid. He believed
the Islands would in the future become
American both morally and politically.
AS to woman suffrage, well, it was hard
to say. What was woman suffrage any
how? 1t would perhaps be as well to
leave the discussion of the matter until
it actually came up. In conclusion he
complimented the League on tspolitical
policy and noted the hearty endorse
IIl6ul given ltle Ee-tleCllOI VI OllNtlo'
Mr.. James A. Low said he agreed in
the main with DIR. Emerson, especially
on the question of annexation. He
thought the League should be able to
show the Government that the spread
of American ideas and the influx of
Americans would go far to settle the
question of labor. He thought perhaps
the planters were somewhat opposed to
annexation, and went on to point out
how good labor could be got, if wanted,
even in California. If the planters
! favored annexation these results could
easily be brought about.
| At the close of the meeting President
Murray thanked the League for his re-
election in few chosen words, in
which he pointed out the difficulties
which surrounded his position. The
receipts for the evening were an
nounced by the Financial Secretary to
be SO
The meeting ad iOurned at 915.
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WHAT TO DO NIGHT.

Surely nothing on the program can
be worthy of such momentous note as
the meeting of the District Clubs of the
American Union Party in all of the
districts tonight. A candidate to fill
the vacancy in the. Councils, occasioned
by the resignation of Mr. Suhr, is to be
selected, and, in this election, all MEM
bers of the party should participate.
At the regular meeting places in each
district the membership will assemble
at 7:30 o'clock sharp, and all are re-
quested to attend.
Excelsior Lodge, l. o. o. F., will meet
this evening at 1880.
The boys of Company B, N. G. H.,
will meet for drill at the Shed this even.
ing at 1880.
Woman suffragists are having a meet
ing at the Y. NJ. G. A. parlors this after
noon at o'clock.
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CHOW LIN CHONG.
A Notorious HiGhbinder Arrested for
AssauIiing "A Detective.

A Notorious Highbinder Arrested for
AssauIiing IA Detective.
Chow Lin Chong, the Chinaman who
made the cowardly attack upon a
Chinese detective at ne Chinese theater
on March 9th, was apprehendel and
brought into the police citation .hiF
morning In this case it will he re-
membered that Chong assaulted the
detective with - piece of gas pine and
succeeded in escaping, since then lie
has been in cOncealu ent.
1t was known at the time that Chong
was a member and rinGleader i'll a
society organized for Illegal purposes,
but the police have thus far experienced
difficulty in locating the band. With
the arrest of Chong this morning, how
ever, the whole thing comes to light,
and ID or IA leaders in the gang will at
once be securely locked in Jail.
The success in capturing this danger
Gus character, and ferreting out the
vexatious case is due to the untiring
zeal and perseverance of Captain
Larsen.