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the fire was extinguished. During this
part of the dance the noise made by the
braves entirely drowned the song of the
women. 1t was not a shout, nor yet
cry, but a cross or combination of the
two and long drawn out; it sounded like
the distant roaring OF the wind or the
comiug of storm, and the effect OF this,
with the grotesque figures, the goblin
faces and heads fitting mere and there in
the uncertain light. was most uncanny.
When the last coal had been extinguished
the fire dance proper was over and was
followed by some wilder exercises, the
are lights being turned on, and under a
clear southern sky the scene was not one
to be forgotten. TIE dance is the feature
OF the Fiesta up co date. but tomorrow
promises to eclipse even today. What
with genuine bull fights, four prize
fights, the visit of the city council of Los
Angeles. the Los Angeles Press club and
thousands from every direction, the
closing day will be the crowning point
of tho celebration.
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THE FIRE DANCE
A Weird Religious Ceremony Of the csahuilIa
Indians

A Weird Religious Ceremony Of the csahuiIIa
Indians
After the race the people went home
to prepare for the great fire dance that
was to be given in the evening by num-
Der of Indians. By s O'Clock a mob of
ten thousand people had gathered at the
great amphitheater to witness this re-
markable affair. 1t is something that it
is impossible for the ordinary eastern
visitor to see, and the people crowded
into the town to catch the braves in their
mystic ceremonies.
The great amphltheater was designed
to contain 5000, but tonight people came
into the city by special trans from the
surrounding towns, and from as far away
as los Angeles by thousands ana added
to the already immense crowd In town.
The fire dance was not the only attraction
in the city, but it drew the big crowd.
Such a scene WAS probably never wit
messed before. Visitors have seen the
dance on the reservation, but tonight is
thought to be the first time it was ever
given elsewhere, and certainly the first
time it was ever seen by so many people.
An imm ense fire of logs had been built
in the arena, and when the flames were
entrance where the bulls are admitted
came procession of braves. tall. athletic.
muscular fellows, naked to the waist and
decked ort in all the gaudiness OF savage
taste. Head dresses of feathers, arrows
and pampas grass their faces pain ted
and smenred with many colored paints,
their breasts, bodies and limbs covered
with the same; some of them with one
leg or one arm black and the other white /;
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tonic Ortila demonstrate that he is a
master of Castjlian eloqueDce. and the
choral mum hers were of patriotic kind
that drew forth unstinted applause from
the thousands present.
After this the crowd dispersed to wit
ness the feats of horsems nship that were
going on in another spot. Here the wild
riders of the range performed the most
daring feats. picking up their hats from
the ground while they were at full gallop.
riding their horses astride, sideways.
frontways, backways, standing up, sit
ting down and in almost every conceiv-
able posture. Then some ladie. came out
and entertained the crowd with some
equally good riding, though of a neces-
sity rather more confined i'll the various
movem ents than it was possible for them
to make. There were foot races and
horse races, and they wound the morning
up by grand parade to the arena, where
they he'd some more sports. The people
wandered around the bull pen, and gazed
admirlngly at the bull that did all the
damage yesterday and nearly killed one
man. He Is not very big bull, and is
shorthorn at that, but he is muscular
animal and Is as quick as a cat. There
is not much likelihood that he will be
used in the games that are billed to take
place tomorrow afternoon.
Thea, In the afternoon there were the
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PRICE FIVE CENTS

was enabled to recall the precise date by
Clark's corroboration of the day they
visited the hospital. The defense's cToss-
examination of this witness was long and
tedious. Quinlan was made to detail
every movement and every person he saw
on April Sd from a. m. until he retired
at ii p. m. He was made to describo
minutely streets, houses, pavements and
the costumes of his acquaintance.
Then the defense tried to show BY the
number of saloons he had visited that
day that by 4 O clock the witness must
cation. The witness adhered to his story
and refused to be led into the slightest
contradiction. Then the defense tried tc
impeach his reliability by questioning
him as to his character and asking IL be
had not been arrested for felony. The
court sustained an objection to the ques-
tions. but the defense managed tY get be-
fore the jnry the statement that Quinlan
had twice been arrested for assault to
mudrer and once for another crime. The
court severely Ieprimanded the defend
ants attorneys, who were Obliged to ad-
nit to the jury that Quinlan had been
acquitted on each charge.
Mrs. Caroline Leake was called as .
witness, and under the questioning of the
prosecuting attorney took Durrant and his
girl companion up to the door of Eman-
uel church. Mrs. Leake was positive she
saw Durrant enter the church with a
female companion April Sd. She has
known him for years and could not be
mistaken. Cross examination failed to
weaken her testimony.
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closely followed bv Keller. and the two
raced dawn the stretch together, Meyer
winning cleverly with Keller close up.
Time, 3:0SH.
The second race was the mile open,
class A. In this were five starters, and
at the pistol shot King jumped to the
front and made the pace for the first lap
and part of the second. Here the pace
ouIckened slightly, and on the last turn
Hewitt and Whitman made their Jump
together. closely followed by Rodriguez.
Hewitt was not 10 be denied and won
handi]y. with Whitman on his heel.
Time, 2:34. the fastest OF the day. whiVo
gives some indication OF what the riders
were contending with.
Then came the mile open. class B,
which was expected to be ''corker' in
point of speed. There were SIX entries
and all started. The first part of the
race was SO slow that the riders hau
Near the end OF the second lap, however.
Schmidt tried to jump the bunch, but
they were after him and the pace became
considerably fastar. On the upper turn
of the last lap Burke made one OF his i'd
nous Jumps and started down the stretch
like the wind. ulbricht went after him
and just missed him at the tape, making
good h.ish, with McCrea a wheel S
length behind. Time. 2:44.
The hundred yard foot race was post
poned and the riders we've called out for
the mile county championship of San
Bernardino. There were five starters and
Gurr took the pace from the start. On
the back stretch Meyer fell, throwing
Kitching who Vas i'm lately behind
him. The latter got up and mounted,
endeavoring to catch the leaders, but he
had lost too much ground. King won,
with Keller close up, Gurr having fallen
out near the beginning of the third Zap.
Time, 2:44.
The two-mile class B lap race had five
starters, Schmidt, McCrea, Ulbrcht,
good time in this event, getting plaza
on every lap. Schmidt held back too
long. though he won the last three laps
in good style, beating Ulbrcht out each
time. Below is given the score of the
points, first place counting three points,
second place two and third place one, ex-
cept in the last lap. wnere the winner
received four points:
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bicycle races. Several of the crack riders
had come down to test the track that had
been advertised as being one of the
fastest IN the state, and all those attend
ing had looked for some phenomenal
time TO be made. But the new track
proved TO be a snare and delusion. In
the first place the hanks are 30 low that
it is almost impossible to detect them
with the naked eye. And then the sur
face though smooth. is very soft. and the
best effort cf the riders today could not
onjure any fast time out of the track.
San Bernardino had better look to that
track if she expects to hold any race
m Gets there this winter. for it is poss ole
the cracks may overlook any event that
is billed to take place on track that is
surfaced and banked as this one.
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Gates Flung Open at E O'Clock
This Morning
PRESENTS AGORGEOUS SIGHT
Half the Nations of the Earth Repre-
scented on the Grounds
Formal Inauguration Servlces-Prominen
Speakers Imposing Civil and nil.
tary Procession


A. e0cl6teQ Piess Special wire
ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 17.-Tomorrow
morning at o'clock the gates Of the cot
ton states and International exposition
will be flung ajar for 100 days. Until the
balls in the chimes tower toll the knell OF
the dying year the exposition will be
open to the people OF the world. fne
opening will be the greatest event in the
history OF the big show. Half Of the ma
tions of the earth will be represented in
the procession during the day, and the
most prominent speakers Of the country
will address the multitude that gathers
In the auditorium to witness the formal
inauguration services.
Nine-tenths Of the exhibits are in place
and when the buildings are thrown open
tomorrow a gorgeous sight Will be pre-
sented.
An imposing procession, civil and mill
cary, commanded by Colonel W. l.. Kel-
logg, u. S. A.. will move to the grounds
at noon fIom point in the center OF the
city. AT the grounds addresses will be
delivered by President G. A. Collier. Mrs.
Joseph Thompson. president Of the wo-
mans board; Booker #. Washington.
colored; Mayor Porter King, Hon.
eIOT, anu 1uuSo Euery OPcol.
The arrangements for touching the but
ton have been completed. A wire has
been put in from Buzzard's Bay. the tells
graph station for Gray Gables, the home
of President Cleveland, and another wire
has been put in from the auditorium to
the machinery building. When the time
for touching the button arrives the wires
will he cleared and an operator in the
auditorium will notify another operator
at Gray Gables. Tho wire running into
machinery building has been connected
with two electric machines attached to
valves on the big Frck engine which
drives the shafting of the machinery and
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others with streakd or spotted effect and
dancing in the light of The bonfire, their
appearance cannot be pictured.
They looked like so many specters
dancing some weird dance with all the
solemnity of the most devout perform
ance. Along with the braves came forty
squaws who squatted on the ground, and
as the braves circled the fire the women.
directed by one OF tho warriors, began
low grooming song, dull monotone, con-
stantly repeating the same syllable, ONLY
varying the music by the volume of the
tone. Keeping in perfect time. the braves
began to move about the fire, all bowling
to the flames and gradually increasing the
rapidity Of movement as singers increased
the time and volume of their song, In
the center danced an old medicine man,
gray and wrinkled. and bent with age,
while without the circle the CAPTAIN of
the dance cavorted and twisted and
shoutued occasionally pausing in his
gyrations . to gi-e directions to the
dancers. Gradually the pitch of the song
was raised. The volume swelled, the
time increased and the dance became
violent; they jumped, hoped, ieaped,
beat Themselves some of them actually
jumping i'll to the flames, until at a sig
nal every brave prostrated ahimself and
literally fell upon the fire. Almost in an
instant the bonfire was scattered. With
nothing on either hand, or foot they
trampled the living Goals OF. erasped them
in their fingers and soon every vestige of
The herald., 1895-09-18
THE NEW BICYCLE TRACK
Opened With a Good Attendance of the
Crack Riders
Slow Time Was Made, Owing to the Poor
Condition OF the Track
Hany Enjoyable Features Of Yesterdays
Celebration at San Bernardino Lite
rary Exercises, Foot Races and
Feats Of Horsemanship.
A Full Report

The third day of the San Bornardino
fiesta was in no way behind its predeces-
sors in the amount of sport that was pro-
vided for the visiting public. Though
there was no parade. yet the Gay was
made enjoyable in many other ways.
The crowd was quite as large as that on
the preceding day, and they thronged the
various places of amusement all day.
The weather is simply superb and it
Eeems as If the promoters of the festival
were in league with the weather clerk so
that he might supply them with his best.
The Spanish people flocked to the liter
airy exercises tnat were held at the pavil-
ion in the morning. Music by the Tucson
band filled up all waits and many excel
lent speeches were made. Again did An
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won. Schmidt second and Slater third;

won, Schmidt second and Slater third;
time, 5:36.
The half mile foot race had seven en-
tries. but it was practically gift to W.
ii. Goiding, as he ran away from his field
and took first place easily, with Louis
Slater second time, 2:27.
:. The event of the day was the fve-mile
handicap. class A. 1t had ten entries,
with Rodriguez on scratch. His riding
was the best of the day. and he tore
through his field as if the men were
standing still. Try as he would, how
ever. he could not catch Whitman, who
finished just ahead in the good time OF
1850. Considering the track, Rodriguez
ride is remarkably good performance.
The postponed 100-yard dash was then
run off, Oscar Edinger, champion of
Riverside county, and William Elkins,
cham pon OF San Bernardino county, had
mighty struggle for supremacy, and
Elkins won by narrow margin. The
time given, 10 % seconds, is doubtless
inaccurate, as the surface OF the track
would not permit Of any such time being
made.
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rhe Marion cleyeland Sutton

BALTIMORE. Sept. 17.-When it was
originally arranged that President Cleve-
lands baby daughter Marion should touch
the button to start the machinery of the
Atlanta exposition, an extremely deli
cate and highly ornamental spush button
was made by firm in this city and sent
to the president at Gray Gables. The
button is about two inches in diameter.
A ring of gold an inch aud half in
diameter. on which is engraved the
name of Marion Cleveland. Septem ber
49, 1885," forms the outer border OF the
button.
The herald., 1895-09-18
CHOLERA OR POISONOUS FISH
Tie Hawaiian Sc0urge Not Believed to
Be Asiatic Cholera
Nearly All Attacked Are Natives--.Buslness
Observation-Disclosures Cases and
Forty-six Deaths

HONOLULU, Sept. 8.-Fifteen new
cases OF cholera have been reported since
tho departure of the Australia. making
total of fftv-nine case to date, eight
deaths having taken place in the same
time. Forty-six deaths have occurred
since the scourge broke out. Two white
people we're attacked yesterday and have
since died. G. l.. Dodge, business man
ager of the Hawaiian Star, was one 0f the
victims. Mrs. Carroll. nurse was an.
other. Both people contracted the dis
ease from native woman, who lived in
the same house.
The city is in state of alarm and bus
mess will be suspended one week. In
the meantime house to house in.
speotion and radical measures will be
adopted to stamp out the disease. In
nearly every case the cause of death has
been traced to poisonous fish. The
scourge is not believed to be Asiatic chol-
era. No Chinese or Japanese have been
attacked, although there are thousands
of both classes in Honolulu. The steam
shin Rio Janeiro arrived from Japan last
night and landed 1853 Chinese immigrants
and 80 Japanese. They have besn placed
in quarantine. The board of health met
this m orning and decided not to allow
her to land freight. The vessel will have
to take it to San Francisco. Both the
Bennington and Olympia have gone to
LahaIna, port on one of the nisghbor-
ing islands. They will bs absent two
weeks or more as the captains of the veH.
sels are afraid to remain in port. Resi-
dents of the other islands positively re-
fused to allow passengers or freight from
Honolulu to be landed. They claim that
they do no. require any supplies and do
not want any Communication with the
capital. G. L. Dodge, one of the cholera
victims, came here from San Diego,
where he has a mother and sister.
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Checks Will Be Forwarded

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE pay.
master-general has been directed by Sec
retary Lamont to notify all army officers
that on receipt of their unpaid salary
accounts for the month of June, properly
certified and receipted, checks on the
National City bank, No. SO Wall street,
will be forwarded for the amounts in full
The amount necessary has been provid.
ed for by the transfer of certain unex-
pended balances. The DEFICIENCIES arose
from the requirements OF legislation
enacted after the appropriation bill for
the last fiscal year was passed and for
which sufficient provision was not made.
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THE BICYCLE RACES
Good rlen Participate, but the Time
Slow

Good nen Participate, but the Time Is
Slow
A bout thousand people journeyed out
in the afternoon to see the bicycle races,
and while they had the pleasure of seeing
most OF the good men la the southern
country take part In the various events,
still the time was SO slow. owing to the
condition OF the track, that they can
hardly be said to have been repaid for
their laudabls efforts. The Tucson band
was in attendance and by their lively
quicksteps managed to give an appear
ance of speed to the events that did not
righ fully belong to them.
The first event on the card was the
usual novice mile, with min. entries. The
race was rank loaf up to the final
sprint, VIXEN Meyer jumped to the front.
The herald., 1895-09-18
Argument In the Stanford Case

SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 1.-THE argu-
ment OF the special counsel Tor the United
States to secure for the government con-
troll of $4,000, 900 of the Stanford estate
was resumed today in the United States
circuit court of appeals. The argument
clo-ely followed the printed brief. The
argument dwelt upon the personal liahil
ity of stockholders and the decision of the
United States circuit court in the case
of French VS.. Tescnemaker was construed
as applicable to the case at bar.
The herald., 1895-09-18

the chief marshal and assistants. In car
riages Governor William Mckinley of
Ohio and staff; Governor Upham of Wis
consin ana staff; Governor Woodbury. of
Vermont ana staff; Past Commander-in-
Chier Lawler and staff; Uniform rank.
Grand com mandery Sons of Veterans
and delegates from nearly every state in
The herald., 1895-09-18

KNOXVILLE Ten,. :, Sept. H.-Fifteen
thousand people from q distance witt
messed the grand parade today given in
honor of the battlefield encampment of
the Sons of Veterans. The parade m owed
promptly at 10 o'clock from North Knox.
Vile. The city was ella borately decorated.
The parade was the largest and most inn
posing ever witnessed IN Knoxville.
First came platoon of mounted officers,
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the union; G. A. r. veterans; University
of Tennessee cadets a, d faculty; Knox
vile Legion and Marble City guards; fire
department.: school boys brigade lodge
and military bands.
Receptions were rendered the governors
and their staffs this evening and they left
tonight for Chattanooga to attenu the
Chickamauga park dedicat on.
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the valve on the largest water pump. AS
SOON as'the president closes the electric
cicruit these valves will be opened and
steam will pour into the engines. AS
thev begin to act the engineers in the
building will open all the engines and
start every machine IN the hall.
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THE NEWS

BY TELEGRAPH.-Cho news-Odd
Fellows Grand lodge in session San
Bernardino festa-Married on the
high seas-Cholera prevention con-
sidered in joint session - Gravesend
and nther races Base seball--Tehachep
mail thieves-State VS.. Durrant-Our
financial condition-New York Re-
publican convention-Opening OF the
Atlanta exposition-The Cuban revo-
lution--Riverside, Pasadena, Ontario,
Ventura. Lordsburg, Santa Monica,
San Pedro, Pomona, Anaheirn and
Santa Ana news-Mrs. Langtry's di-
vorce--The Stanford case-An oscula-
tory gentleman-No law in Texas
against prize tights-National park
dedcation-Sons OF Veterans en-
pment-State Miners association
-Fraker held to bail-Joe Jefferson's
opularlty-Thirtee inch gun tested
Tho Central Pacifc's boycott.
ABOUT THE CITY-san Bernardino
will entertain today members of the
Los Angeles city council and mem
bers of the Press club; it promises to
be hot day-The saloon license Of
Theodore Timm is revoked; other IL
censes hung up Mayor RAIDER il
home again; what he saw and did
during a months absence-Regular
monthly inspection of the police de-
partment-The building record for q
day-There is danger to life in the
speed at which electric cars are made
to run-Chef OF Police G lass is heard
ON the matter-General oil news
Meeting OF the boaru of supervisors
yesterday; franchise for new wa
ter company to be sold-The school
district tax ,ates in detail-Today Is
New Years day according to the Jew
ish calendar; Messrs. Edelman and
Solomon on the significance of the
day Howard Elliott, the son of his
father, leaves the city quietly-Trus
inwardness of the Hoy divorcs case
coming TO the surface = Damages
asked for malpractce-Ih the polite
world; the doings of fashionables--
The proposed home OF the N. G. c.;
the contracts closed for a new armory.
WHERE YOU rlAY 90 TODAY
8 p. M. vaudeville.
BURBANK-At.S p. m.; Jane.
The Forrest City times., 1895-09-27
PARTY FIRST.

Hon. w. Theo. Smith, of The Stutt- gart Chronicle. who presided over the recent editors free silver convention in this city, says:
 While we favor free coinage of both gold and silver at ratio of 16 to 1, or come other ratio that may be established hereafter "a Id will, under no circumstances. support d can didate for nomination who is not pledged to the doctrine of free silver yet we further state that we shall not support any free silver candidate who declares in advance that they will not abide by the decision of the majority of the party
 He is willing to abide the decision of his party, and if a candidate favora- bla to sound money is placed on the ticket he will support him. How many of the other twenty-nine free silver editors who attended the convention will pledge themselves toa like faith. full course ? We should like to hear from all of them on the subject. Do they intend to abide the results of the state and national convention, or will they go into the primaries and vote against the ticket should the candi- dates who favor free coinage be defeat ed \ It will be interesting to have this question decided-ArkansaS Democrat.
 The question is deemed fruitless. as the test is considered not likely to ma .teralize, but put us down, please, for the nominee, if he is squarely nominated.
The Forrest City times., 1895-09-27

IT cannot bs consistently expected that his attorney abandon all hopes of saving the neck of Jim Cannon. Yet in vlew of the fact that he has twice been undguilty of murder in the first degree by fair and impartial trials and inries, at an immense cost to the coua- ty. it dDes seem that to foist further expense and trouble upon this county, for the sake of mere technicality, ap- breaches criminality. He should be hung, and that quickly. Anything else will weaken the public faith in the jus tice of the law.
The Forrest City times., 1895-09-27

THE case of the State vs James Can non.cOst this; county about $S0Q,in one day. last week, and daltOgetner, since the indictment to this good day. the costs will amount to more than $500, He has. twice been found guilty of. murder in the first degree, andit isha. shame upon the, law makers and those. who oonstfua the law. that upon, the sllght- est technieality, if such. there be-, this county shall be put to further expense. Judging from. the fact that 24 men have patiently llstenedi to his 1steDse and he has. twice been, oonwicted. it seems to us that justice has long, been delayed in his case, andhe, should, pay the penalty of his crime.