The morning call., 1894-03-29

Emergency Hospital, and her woes will
soon be over.
Every one is sorry for the Daughter Of
the Exposition" as she Is called, because
she was the first child born at Sunset City.
The forty-four days of her existence have
been very unhappy. Perhaps the care she
received was not in strict accordance with
the more enlightened recipes for the treat
ment of infants. at any rate her life has
been one continuous round of misery. She
weighed only 33z pounds at her birth, and
her weight has not Increased greatly dur
ing the succession Of ailments with which
she has been affi cted.
Ladies invariably noticed the tiny Esqui-
mRux baby and commented on her prettl-
ness She was remarkably attractive
child, and evidently inherited her beauty
from some remote ancestor. Her mother
has tried ali the remedies, pagan and
Christian, which have been recommended,
and little Francesca has been doctored to
death. At least that is the opinion OF the
physician at the hospital. George Deer,
rhe father, was very low spirited yester-
day, and early in the day commen ced
drowning his sorrow in preservative
liquid. So frequent were his potations
that by noon he was able to reply to in
Qulries as to the baby's condition only by
a wobble of his head. For the last two
has been preparing for the obsequies.
Unusual excitement pervaded the White
, Cloud Indian camp yesterday because of
the arrest of DIR. White Cloud by the
United States authorities. The action
was taken upon complaint OF a Piute in
the camp named Frank Joe, who accused
the manager of the camp with having
opened letter sent to Frank Joe by one
of his Nevada friends. One of the at
taches of the camp stated that DR.. White
Cloud is unpopular with his wards. They
were all frightened at t action of Frank
joe, and that Indian exhibited no little
CONSERVATION at his own action.
DR.. White Cloud denied having opened
the letter. He said that several of the
Indians, unable to read. had frequently
requested him to peruse their correspond
ence. Frank Joe, however. has graduated
from the primer and requires no inter-
prefer so the letter had been given to an
other invalid to deliver 10 its owner. DR..
White Cloud said the complaint was bit
of spite and was at the instigatlon oil nall
breed named Bell. who had been dis
charged from the camp. The imDTessario
of the Indians gave bail in the sum OF $500
Kern County has put its best foot for
ward and will be at home to VISITORS To-
day at Its section in the gallery OF the
Agricultural and horticultural building.
The space has been prettily decorated
with flowers under the direction OF MISS
NJ. E. Armstrong, upon whom the burden
of to-day's celebration will fall. The sec
ton is one OF the best arranged in the
building.
A concert will be given by the Mid
winter Exposition band at 80 P. M, and
the big oil painting, Kern Delta" will be
unveiled. SUI erior Judge G nklin of Kern
County will be the principal orator.
Speeches will also be made by w. ii.
Holabird and other prominent residents
of the county. In the evening there will
be an entertainment in Festival Hall, at
which series of stereopticon views will
be shown.
The League Of Progress is trying to ar
range that on April IL. the opening day of
the Mardi Gras carnival, he principal
stores may be closed and the day made
general holiday a number OF merchants
have already agreed TO close their estab-
lishments on that day. The first barge to
arrive At the foot of Market street Will be