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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
LDSbURG'S FIESTA,
Carnival Visitors Are
Already Beginning
to Arrive.
DOMINIC GAY COLORS.
Scores of Workmen Covering
the City With Bright
Hued Bunting.
FINE FLORAL DECORATIONS.
Every Variety Of California Plants
VIII Be Displayed In At
tractive Designs.

HEALDSBURG, Call, May 13.-Interest
in the coming floral festival is increasing,
and everybody is enthusiastic in the de-
termination to make it a success. Even
the silurian is waking up and lending his
laggard assistance. Decorations of all
kinds are in progress. The fear now is
that enough material cannot be obtained
to complete the decoration of the city.
Several hundred lights will be placed on
the plaza, and innumerable Japanese Ian
terms will be hoisted in the business por-
ton of the city. There will be magnif-
cent display of floats in all conceivable de-
signs, and the industries of Northern So.
noma will be fittingly represented.
A half hundred workers were at work
early to-day, and soon 1000 yards of old
gold and blue bunting was futtering to the
breeze. The stock on hand was exhausted
and immense quantities were ordered by
local merchants by wire. But, while
bunting is being so largely used, the main
effects will be in flowers. Every variety
grown in California will be used. These
will not be put up until Wednesday night.
Evergreens, ferns and MOSES will be
largely used.
Many strangers are already arriving, and
the committee of reception is arranging
to receive and entertain large number OF
visitors
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VAST TRACTS INVOLVED.
1t Was Sought by the Com
pany to Gust Thousands
of Holders.
WILL RETAIN THEIR HOMES.
The Court Decides That the Land
Was Not Included In the
Indemnity Grant.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 13.-In the
United States Circuit Court to-day Judge
Ross rendered his decision in the cases OF
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company VS..
David r. Brown and Nathaniel Bray ct al,
which were submitted together on the
same briefs, a decree being ordered for the
defendants in each case with costs.
These actions were brought by the South
ern Pacific Company to determine conflict
ing claims to parts of odd sections of land,
situated within the primary or twenty
mile limits along the line of its road.
The only question involved was whether
the lands patented to defendants were ex-
cluded from or passed by the grant made
from the Government by act of Congress
on March 8, 1871.
AS they were excluded from the limits
of the Jurupa grant of September %, 1882
the court holds they were not public
lands within the meaning of the grant to
the railroad company.
Judge Ross rendered very lengthy
opinion in the case of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company VS.. Otto Groech ct al,
an action to quiet title to certain lands in
Tulare County, which was recently sub
mitted ON demurrer.
The complainant having slept upon its
rights for six and half years before
bringing suit, the demurrer to the COM
plant is sustained by the court, thus vir.
tually disposing of the matter in favor OF
defendants
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
.S0NOMA TEACHERS MEET
Fire Destroys a Fruit Packing
-. Establishment at
Santa Clara.
a TRAGEDY AT SACRAMENTO.
Carson Officers Arrest Another
Tramp Suspected of Having
Killed Mrs. Sarmann.

POMONA, CAL, May 13.-This valley
and several other sections of Southern Cal
ifornIa have of late had visitation of
what are commonly called cut worms,
though ranchers who come from Kansa S,
Missouri. Illinois and other Eastern States
which are subject TO be overrun with army
worms say these insects are of that class.
: They appeared by thousands after the
cloudy and damp weather of the latter
part of April and the first week of May,
as though they had come up out of the
,. ground. Vegetables in several gardens in
i: this vicinity have been almost entirely
eaten up by the worms, and few alfalfa
and beet fields and fruit orchards have
been cut to pieces by them; yet they have
done no serious injury to the ranchers,
and seem to be disappearing.
-: The. older settlers say the insects will
mt. survive much longer, as they cannot
endure bright warm weather. Eight years
ago there was a similar visitation of them,
but they all disappeared in about week.
En- Redlands, Santa Ana and other locali-
.: ties paris green has been used to poison
the worms, but nothing of the kind has
=been- attempted here.
THE general prospects for all kinds of
.creps. were never better in this valley than
they are now. The apricot yield, for
.7Ehich most solicitude has been felt, will
be: from. half to two-thirds of an average
CROP and of unusually good quality. The
peach crop will be unprecedentedly large,
while, prunes now give promise of large
Weld -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
=. SoNoMA COUNTY TEACHERS.
Opening Session of the annual Instit,st
: at Santa Rosa.

= Opening Session of the annual Institute
-. =: at Santa Rosa.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, May 13.-The an
nJaF teachers institute of Sonoma County
opened this morning at the Fifth-street
Methodist Church. About 300 teachers
were present. School Superintendent Da-
Wis called the institute to order, and in
cornphance with a request of the chair the
assembled teachers rose at the conclusion
of the rollca1 and sang America" in
chorus.
Mrs. Amanda H. McReynolds of Bloom
field, Professor A. G. Abshire of Santa
Rosa, Professor F. A. Cromwell of Peta-
luna were elected vice presidents.
p: Mayor Woodward on behalf of Santa
Rosa delivered an address of welcome to
!. which R. NJ. Sims of Sonoma responded.
:. At the afternoon session Professor F. A.
:: Cromwell presided. After rollcau Mrs.
John P. Rodgers OF Petaluma rendered a
:: vocal solo. Superintendent Davis an
nounced the following committee on me-
mortal resolutions: Miss Ella Robertson,
Miss Lillian Braman and R. M. Sims.
The superintendent addressed the insti-
tute at length with much earnestness and
spirit. He pleaded for more earnestness
in our public school teaching, for return
to the practical methods that will give
pupils useful, if plain, business educa-
ton, good common-sense and loyal re-
gard for God and country. He criticized
: the tendency of modern education to run
Wild on fads, which he declared were fan
ciful and transitory, theoretical and specu-
lative.
Professor Burke proposed that COM
n1ittee of five be appointed to take cog.
nizance of Superintendent Davis address
and determine whether his ideas on educa-
tional methods were the sense of the
teachers of the county. A spirited dis
cussion followed, and when the motion
was put to vote it was lost by a large
majority.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
REACH VICTORIA SAFELY.
Passengers of the Glad Tidings
Return From Alaska on
the Danube.
The Overdue Missionary Vessel
Had Been Disabled by Crashing
Into a Rock.

VICTORIA, B. c., May 13.-The steam
er Danube arrived from the north at mid
night. She brought down the passengers
of the missionary steamer Glad Tidings,
for whom much anxiety was felt, as she was
one week overdue from the north. The
Glad Tidings had put into the cove for
shelter, and as she was hoisting anchor to
leave the stern swung onto rock. The
passengers landed and waited for the Dan
ube.
The steamer Miowera arrived this morn
ing from Australia and Honolulu. She
had an uneventful trip, being delayed
several days on account of break in the
machinery, and had to make part of the
trip under sail.
A half dozen sealing schooners arrived
in port yesterday, all with small catches.
They confirm the report that wreckage
from the Montserrat and Keweenaw is
scattered along the coast of Queen Char
lotte and Vancouver islands. There is now
no doubt that the two big steamers were
dashed to pieces.
A regular hurricane blew here yesterday
evening. A number of minor accidents
are reported. The storm came up sudden
ly and caught number of small sailboats
and yachts. Luckily there were no fatal
accidents.
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SPORTS AT GILRor.
Cycling Races aud a Shooting Match
the Neac R0cetrock.

Cycling Races aud a Shooting Match al
the Nelc RGcetrack.
SAN JOSE, CAL, May 13-The race
meet of the Tribune Cyclers at the Gilroy
racetrack yesterday was success and was
attended by large number of wheelmen
from San Jose. The new grand stand
erected by the club was well filed by en-
thusiastic wheelmen.
The first event was a mile handicap in
heats. the final being won by doc" Hol-
loway, with Thomas Moloney second.
The two-mile handicap was won by w.
Cameron, M. Bertlz second.
The half-mile handicap was won by Lee
Holloway, James Babb second.
The medal shoot of the Gilroy Sports
mems Protective Association took place at
the clubs grounds yesterday afternoon
and was participated in by ten men.
George Furlong and Ed Banister tied with
a score of 10 out of possible II. In
shooting off the tie Furlong won.
The members of the shooting team OF
the association have been practicing a
great deal lately and expect to make a
good showing with the Garden City Cyc.
lers' Gun Club next Sunday.
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ALL CROPS BENEFITED,
California Fruit and Grain
Growers Profit by Warm
Weather.
Yield Over the Entire
State.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 13.-Director
Barwick of the California weather service
in his crop report for the week ending on
the 18th summarizes as tollows:
The average temperature for the week
ending May 13 was: For Fresno 72 degrees,
Independence 6S, Los Angeles 66, Sacra-
mento 20, San Francisco 66, San Luis
Obispo 6S and San Diego 81. As compared
with the normal temperature there was an
excess of heat as follows for the weather
bureau stations named: Fresno degrees,
Los Angeles 8, Sacramento 6, San Fran
cisco and San Diego IL. The total pre-
cipitation was nothing. AS compared
with the normal there was a deficiency of
from OF of an inch at San Diego to II at
Eureka.
This excess of heat and deficiency of
moisture with an excess of sunshine and
warmth has been extremely beneficial to
all crops. Hay;ng was more rapidly ad-
vaneed on account of the high northerly
winds drying out the ground so teams and
machines could enter the fields. 1t has
DESTROYED the cut worm and also the mil
dew on grapes and the rust in grain that
had made its appearance on account of too
much moist, cloudy and cool weather dur
ing the previous week. Haying is being
rushed from one end of the State to the
other, and the crop is reported as good in
yield and excellent in quality.
The high winds damaged considerable
early fruit by whipping it off the trees,
thereby doing away with thinning by
hand. What fruit remains will no doubt
nature finely. Cherries seem to have been
the most damaged of any fruit. The gen.
eral outlook for fruit, grain, hay, grapes
and hops has been advanced by the bene-
ficial weather of the week.
Frosts are reported from Siskiyou
County, which may slightly damage the
fruit crop, but the crop in the mountain
counties is consumed in the locality in
which it is raised, therefore an excess or q
deficiency in that region cuts no figure In
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RITALRY AT SANTA CRUZ.
Citizens Vie With Each other In Aidtttl
the CarniraL Committee.

Citizens Vie With Each other In Aidtmg
the Carnivat Committee.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, May 13.-The car
nival enthusiasm is still raging. To-mor-
row morning the work on the building of
the dam at the mouth of the river will
commence. Sacks by the hundred have
been donated by the children of the public
schools, to be used after being filed with
sand for that purpose. There is great
rivalry among the children as to who
will furnish the most sacks.
]. T. Sullivan went to San Francisco this
morning to establish the headquarters at
the Grand Hotel in the rooms kindly given
for the occasion by s. f. Thorne. Boxes
of flowers will be sent daily there for decor
ative purposes, the Wells Fargo Company
having offered free transportation. Plans
are being consummated to run special
palace-cars, leaving on Thursday evening,
to attend the ball Friday night; also to
leave Friday night to attend the "high
jinks" and mask carnival on Saturday and
remain until Sunday. The time limit on
the tickets for those who attend the Mystic
Shriners' annual pilgrimage has been ex-
tended so as to include the carnival.
Mayor Effey will leave tomorrow for
San Francisco to attend the meeting of the
Union League Club, at which the attend
ance of the clubAat the carnival will be con-
sidered.
The committee started out for work this
afternoon and met with good success. A
meeting of the hotel men was held to-day
for the purpose of making the necessary
arrangements for the immense crowd that
will be in attendance. Even tramps in the
County Jail are going to aid in the prepa-
rations, the Board of Supervisors having
given its consent to their assisting in the
building of the dam and the cleaning of the
streets.
The Chinese are becoming enthused, and
pagoda feet is what they are planning,
while the small colony of Japanese resi-
dents are planning for two beautiful floats,
one of which will represent japanese tea
garden. Japanese ladies will be brought
down from San Francisco expressly for the
purpose of taking part in the ceremonies
on the floats.
Goodall, Perkins & Co. will run an ex-
cursion steamer on Saturday, June l. and
June 7, and every day during the festival
for 81 rate. Mr.. Goodman says the en-
gines and cars running between San Fran
cisco and this city will be decorated i'm
mediately with the carnival colors-yellow
and white.
The voting for the maids of honor is
very spirited, and the friends of the young
people are warmly supporting their favor
ties. Tomorrow the voting for the Queen
will commence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14

Postmaster Cushing's Ttco- Year Old
Chilli KILLED bu q Hicioxs Harse.

Postmaster Cushing's Ttco- Year Old
Child Killed by a Vicious Horse.
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, May 13.-A
two-year-old daughter of ID. j. Cushing,
the Postmaster and station agent at Del
rosa, suburb of San Bernardino, strayed
into barn this afternoon and got under
the heels of spirited horse, which at once
began kicking. Her mother heard the
child's screams and rushed to the rescue,
but too late At the imminent risk of her
life she dashed into the stall, and was her.
self badly injured, receiving several
wounds about the head and breast. How
ever, she did not desist until she had pulled
the mangled body of the child from under
the horses heels. Mrs. Cushing would
probably have been kicked to death had
not her husband come to the rescue in
time to pull her away. Mr.. Cushing was
also injured, but not seriously. The child
lived an hour.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
JAILED At SANTA CRUZ,
ASummit Farmers MurderouS
Assault Upon Members
of His Family.
Heirs Of Millionaire Crosby Search
ing for His EState-TroubIes
of a Confidence Man.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, May 13.-T. Far
rell was brought here from Aptos to-day,
charged with assault with deadly weapon.
1t seems that Farrell, who lives on farm
at Summit, near Aptos, went to town Sat-
urday night and got intoxicated. He went
home, took down a gun from its accus-
toned place on the wall and fired several
times at members of his family and also
at neighbor, who was hit in the arm.
When arrested Farrell had to be tied, so
fierce was his resistance. He was brought
before Judge Nichols, and not being able
to furnish the required $500 bail was
brought to this city and placed in the
County Jail. His examination has been
set for Wednesday,
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Fotarifv u, a Lillfoat Mtne.

VANCOUVER, B. c., May 13.-News has
just been received from Lillioat of fatal
ity at the Mcdonald & Hurley mine which
occurred last Tuesday. Men were engaged
in taking out props when, without the
least warning, the earth caved in suddenly,
burying John Farrell, who was twenty
feet below. His companions Immediately
started to dig him out, and it was eight
hours before they reached him. He was
badly crushed, and had evidently been in
stantly kiIieaT
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Fell From, a Brakebean,.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 13.-An un-
known man in an unconscious condition
was picked up near the San Fernando
depot tonight and brought to the Receiv-
ing Hospital.
The only evidence of his identity was
the name "Alya Porter Moore, Santa
Rosa," written upon pocket-book in his
possession.
1t is evident that he was riding brake
beam and in attempting to get off the
train was struck on the head by the
wheels, his skull being crushed. His in
juries are fatal.
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BRINGS SUIT At sAoRAMEN7o.
Southern Pacific Tries to Settle the Re-
tUard tor Train Wrecker's Arrest.

Southern Pacific Tries to Settle the Re
tCard for n Train WrecHer's Arrest.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, May 13.-The
Southern Pacific Company has commenced
suit in the Superior Court to decide who is
to receive the 5000 reward for the arrest
and conviction of S. D. Worden for wreck
ing train during the strike on July IL,
1894. They ask that they be allowed to
pay the money into court, so that the
claimants can Iitigate the matter among
themselves.
The complaint states that there is a large
number of these claimants. J. A. Gibson
and F. T. Burke, railroad detectives, have
commenced suit against them for the re-
ward, claiming that they jointly are the
only ones entitled to it. M. M Drew,
Chief of Police of Sacramento, and Arthur
J. Wilson make the same declaration. The
boy Sherburn, who drove Worden to the
wreck, also claims it, as do Frank W. Hill,
conductor, and 81. W. Teeple, brakeman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-14
TACOMA TO HOLD A CARNIVAL.

Roses and Strawberries to BE the Main
Features of the EGhibit.
TACOMA, WASH, May 1S.-Tacoma is
to have rose and straw berry fiesta in
June, the dates being fixed to-day for June
20, 81 and %. That will be the height OF
the rose and strawberry season on Puget
Sound, and growers promise the most
complete display of flowers and berries
ever seen in the Northwest. One of the
features will be display of the ever-bear-
ing strawberries, which produce berries in
this climate from June to December.
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PoErLAND POISONING CASE.

". Il. Eastcorth on TRIAL for the Mitr-
der of His Wife.
PORTLAND, Or, May 13.-The trial OF
w. E. Ellsworth, on the charge of poison
ing his wife last January, began in the
Circuit Court to-day. Ellsworth is well
known in San Francisco and the Sound
cities, having been connected with the
Midwinter Fair and the Tacoma Interstate
Fair. He was also connected at different
times with Chicago and ST. Louis papers.
Ellsworth came from Tacoma to Port
land in January, and shortly afterward his
wife died from the effects of poison and
Ellsworth was arrested for the crime.
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FOUNDRY BURNED.

Fire at Fresno Thought to BE Of In
cendtGry Origin.
FRESNO, CAL, May 14.-Pease's foundry
on Mono street was burned to the ground
this morning at 1 O'Clock.
The fire had gained too much headway
before the department arrived for it to save
the building. The loss is about $1,000; fully
insured.
There are some serious suspicious as to
the origin of the fire. Last evening the
department was called out for small fire
in the foundry, which was easily put out,
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He Used Loaded Dice.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, May 13.-sheriff
Besse was called by telephone yesterday to
go to Glenwood and arrest Jack Smith,
who was running gambling game at the
picnic grounds at that place. He made
the arrest and brought the prisoner to the
Santa Cruz Jail.
The charge against Smith was petit lar
ceny for stealing $13 so from Dominick
Gonur in loaded dice game. Smith was
released on furnishing $50 cash bail, and
this morning pleaded not guilty, but soon
returned to court, withdrew his former
plea and pleaded guilty. He was fined
$40 and costs, and was made to return
Gonur's cash
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BLAZE At SANTA CLARA.
The IUGncoctch Fruit Pa cking Estab-
Hsh1,ses,t Completely DESTROYED.

SAN JOSE. CAL, May 13.-The large
fruft-packing establishment of John and
Luke .Ivancovich at Santa Clara was
destroyed by fire last evening. An adioin-
ing. barn, belonging to John Perado, was
( also destroyed. The adjoining winery was
saved: after being damaged to the extent Of
several hundred dollars.
p The fire started in room occupied by
workmen, who lost personal effects to the
value of about $500. The fruit-packing
lfoIse contained several tons of dried fruit
and. several hundred empty boxes, all of
which were totally destroyed. The loss
will amount to $500, with no insurance.
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Affairs of a Defunct Bank.

FRESNO, CAL, May 13.-A meeting of
the stockholders of the Fresno Loan and
Savings Bank, which closed its doors April
%, was held to-day. The special commit
tee of stockholders appointed to investi-
gate the value of the banks securities
made favorable report. An offer was re-
ceived from one of the other local banks to
assume the assets and liabilities, but it was
not finally accepted. The affairs of the
bank will be wound up as soon as possible
and it will retire from business.
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Want to JOHN the CnrnLr,,.

SAN JOSE, CAL, May 13.-The mem.
bers of Company B, N. G. c., are consider
ing the proposition Of having the com.
pany transferred from one of infantry to
cavalry. The last Legislature passed an
act creating three new troops of cavalry
and the members of Company B will en-.
deavor to have the change made.
Company B will go into camp at Peta.
luna from June to Is.
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PECU1IAR STOCKTON SUIT.
The Word "DemocrGt" Stricken From
Affer a Candidates Name.

The UOrd "DemOcrGt" Stricken From
Affer a Candidates Name.
STOCKTON, CAL, May 13.-A peculiar
suit was begun before Superior Judge Budd
to-day. 1t was an action brought by Pool,
the Democratic nominee for Superinten-
dent of Streets, against City Clerk Camp
bell to compel him to eliminate the word
''Democrat" from opposite the name of
Edwin Phillips, who is running for the
Office of Superintendent of Streets as an
Independent Democrat. POOLS attorney
contends that Mr.. Phillips, not being the
nominee of the Democratic convention,
had no right to use the word Democrat
on the ballot.
The court sustained Mr.. POOLS conten.
ton and instructed the City Clerk to print
the ballots with the word Democrat
omitted from opposite Mr.. Phillips name.
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SALE OF THE NEW. IDRIA MINES.
San Bentto Quicksilver Fields Pass into
the Control of Englfshuseu.

HOLLISTER, CAL, May 13.-The intel
ligence reached here this morning that the
famous New Idria quicksilver mines,
located in the southern end of the county,
had changed hands, passing into the con-
troll of rich English syndicate. Captain
Williams, who has been superintendent for
years, has resigned, and is succeeded by
Mr.. Holmes. Great Improvements are
contemplated by the new company; new
buildings and new furnaces will be erected.
All idle men around the mines have been
put to work and fifty more workmen are
expected to arrive shortly. The company
intends to put 200 men to work.