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any one, and Secretary Herbert has ap-


proved its finding.
The cruiser Olympia isaexpected to re-
turn to the navy-yard on the 26th inst. A
lot of stores are to be delivered at the yard
for her before that time. There is no lntl-
nation at the yard that she is to go on
cruise to the Central American States.
Naval Constructor Baxter arrived from
the Norfolk yard the first of last week. At
present he is in quarantine at the yard,
owing to his having come from scarlet
fever section. The men in the construc-
ton department are somewhat anxious
that he may soon be given command OF
his department, as he is spoken OF In terms
of praise through letters received from the
Norfolk yard.
The top covering over the Hartford is
gradually being removed as the work
progresses under direction of Quarter
master J. w. Williamson. The decks will
be laid at once.
On the Monadnock work is progressing
as fast as possible, as it is intended that
she 20 on her trial trip before the summer
ends.
Rumor has it at the yard that the Union
Iron Works Company has secured the con-
tract for building one of the torpedo boats.
The Easter services in the chapel at the
navy-yard this morning, under direction
of Chaplain A. A. McAllister, were of an
excellent order. The singing was fine,
and the array of Easter lilies and floral
offerings grand.
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CARSON MINT THIEVES.
Wholesale Arrests of Suspected
Men Are Likely to Be
Made Soon.
Heads Of the Departments and
Clerks Among Those Said to
Be Involved.

RENO, New, April 14.-The arrest of
Assistant Meter and Refner J. t. Jones
of Carson Mint has set the tongues of
gossip wagging with renewed vigor, and
there are multitude of rumors ahoat
Jones' examination will be held Thursday,
before United States Commissioner j. T.
Edwards at Carson. He will be repre-
sented by Torrison and Summerfield Of
Reno and Trenmor Coffin of Carson.
Jones was in Reno to-day, with the
Knights Templar, to attend Easter SER
vices in the Episcopal church. He said he
could prove where every dollar he is now
worth and has spent during the last five
years was made, and claims all his accum-
ulations are legitimate. There has been a
theory advanced that he was arrested in
the hope of forcing him to tell what he
knows" Jones is as jovial and light
hearted as ever. His friends scott at the
idea of his being in any way responsible
for the shortage. His examination is
looked forward TO with much interest.
Is is understood Government secret Off
GERS know the whereabouts of James
Heney, the man accused of disposing of a
quantity of .granulated gold" at the Reno
Reduction Works, and that he will shortly
be arrested. There is talk of wholesale ar
rests to be made shortly, involving heads
of departments and clerks.
At the examination Thursday Govern
ment officials will be compelled to dis
close their theories of how the shortage
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SAN J0sE'S ROSE FAIR.
Preparations Under Way for
the Santa Clara Floral
Exhibit.
sONoMA COUNTY WINE SALE.
UkIah to Entertain the Million
Club-CaptainW Webb'S Latest
Freak.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, April 14.-As the
result of some clever work on the part OF
Detectives Auble and Hawley, John
Thompson is in the City Jail charged with
being a "fence" for burglars. The evil
dence against him seems so strong that
there can be little doubt of his getting
long term in State prison. The capture of
the man will explain many burglaries
committed during the last six months in
Southern California, principally in jew
~elry. The closest scrutiny has been kept
on pawnshops and iewelry-stores, but
rarely has any of the stolen property been
recovered.
1t remained for a tomale-cart to reveal
: Thompsons crimes. The detectives no
ticed that many ex-convicts seemed to be
patrons of Johnson's tomale stand, and
a close watch discovered the fact that
many mysterious packages were fre-
uuently handed to the tomale-vender,
johnson, by his ex-convict patrons. The
detectives stealthily tracked Johnson to
his lodging-room and burst in the door.
Tie sight that greeted them satisfied
them they had the jewelry robber. Slowed
away in hooks and corners were any num-
Der of articles of value which they recog-
nized as the property described to them as
stolen. The plunder was all secured and
with Thompson was promptly packed off
to Jail. The plunder, which consists of
rings, watches, scarfpins and diamonds, is
valued at about $1,000. Nearly every town
in Southern California has contributed to
the collection. 1t is supposed, however,
that what has been recovered represents
only a small part of what has been stolen
and that there are still large quantities
secreted away in other places.
Investigation disclosed the fact that a
few days ago johnson mailed a package Of
broken gold iewelry, from which the stones
had been removed, to the San Francisco
Mint, with the request that it be melted
down end -the vaale, after dedueting the
cost of minting, be forwarded to him
Johnson) here at Los Angeles. The de-
tectives telegraphed to the Mint at San
Francisco asking if such package had
been received and got an affirmative reply.
The number of robberies committed sur
rounds the case with interest, and notices
have been sent TO all persons who reported
having had jewelry stolen. Johnson will
be brought up on Monday for his prelim-
mary examination.
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wore the like before. Rich, ample and
indeed, regal, it alone will be worth COM
ing to see.
The Merchants Association and busi-
ness men are making the most elaborate
preparations for right royal reception to
the excursionists from San Francisco
They will be met at the Arcade depot by
the whole company of fiesta officials and
escorted in a carriage to the Chamber of
Commerce. 1t is expected they will arrive
in ample time for the coronation Tuesday
morning.
The entire city is to be given up to this
revel. No business will be done except
that pertaining to the festival and that abb
solutely necessary, and the whole popula-
ton of the city will devote the week of the
carnival to the enjoyment of the splendid
pleasures prepared and the entertainment
of the city's thousands of guests.
Residents of the city and thousands of
visitors wear the fiesta badges bearing the
carnival colors, and the craze does not stop
at this, but neckties, hat-bands, shoe
strings, parasols and shirt-fronts even are
yellow, green and red.
On Wednesday evening there will be a
magnificent Illuminated parade, embrac-
ing: The Pageant of the Pacific" il
Illuminated display by merchants, gro
tesque, military and other organizations.
and many special and novel features, with
brilliant review at Central Park.
Thursday has been set as children's day,
and the 10000 school children of the C ty
will appear on parade in their best bib and
tucker. In the evening the grand carnival
masque ball will be held
Friday will be known as National day.
There will be pageant of military Chi
nese and the Fire Department and a grand
display of Southern, Central and Northern
California floats; and on Saturday the
carnival will close with a gorgeous floral
pageant, which will be reviewed by the
queen, after which there will be battle OF
flowers at Central Park, followed by a
burlesque tournament of sports in the
evening by the aid of electric lights.
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GOOD CROP PROSPECTS.
Damage Done by the Late
Frost Proves to Have Been
TrifIing.
PRICES CONTINUE UNIFORM.
There Are No Prospects of a Decline
From the Present Market
Quotations.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 14.-''During the
past week the shipments OF dried fruit to
the East from the County Exchange Ware
house were sufficient in volume to give
even greater assurance than before that the
crop of 1894 would be closed out before the
new crop comes in," said Colonel Philo
Hersey in an interview yesterday. "Apri-
cots have all been disposed of and but
little, if any, of that fruit remains in the
valley. There is about one carload OF
dried peaches in the warehouse, but they
will soon be sold in small orders. Five
carloads of prunes were shipped from the
warehouse last week.
''Prices for dried fruit continue uniform,
but not high. There is no prospect of
rise in the market, and the entire lot on
hand will be closed out without any neces-
sity for yielding from the present prices.
There are about 130 carloads of dried fruit
remaining in the valley, the bulk of which
is prunes
at is now known that the late heavy
frost did but little damage, if any, except
to apricots. Other kinds of fruit, especially
peaches, will have to be thinned out to in
crease the size and quality. Some of the
orchardists have already begun the work
of thinning out their early peaches. While
the frost has reduced the amount of april
cots on the trees, the size and quality of
the fruit remaining will nearly balance
that loss.
"There is no apprehension of further
damage to the fruit, and altogether the
prospects for good crop for 1895 are con-
sidered very bright. The rain yesterday
afternoon was very beneficial to the grow
ing crops. The only damage that can be
done by heavy rain is to beat down the
Strawberries making them more difficult
to pick and make presentable for the
markell -
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complete readiness. There is that finish
ing touch which is never placed until it
has to be. There is still another streamer
here and there to be sent to the breeze, a
nail at intervals to be driven, and, most of
all, there are barges and floats to be dec
grated, which as yet have not been seen
by any man save the designers. But there
are all the morning hours of tomorrow in
which to complete all this, and all to-mor-
row night for that matter; and so much
has been done and SO little remains to be
done that the time is ample. For although
the government of to-day is to be over
thrown at Hazards Pavilion tomorrow
night, the queen of the new order of things
will not make her appearance until the
following (Tuesday) morning.
The list of merriment will be in
augurated tomorrow evening by car
nival procession. led by the director-gen-
eral and his advisers, all in masque. They
will form on Main street and march to the
pavilion, being joined at the City Hall by
all the officials of the city government.
The emissary of the queen will then for
mally depose the city officials and take
charge of things on behalf of the queen,
who will put in mysterious appearance
next morning, be led to the park and
crowned amid the most imposing display
and riotous rejoicing.
Ard the Queen. There is this to be said
of her. Her wonderful beauty is to be
emphasized by the most wonderful of
regal robes No Queen at any New Or
leans Mardi Gras, or Baltimore Oriole, or
Cincinnati Cincinnatus, or st. Louis Yelled
Prophet, or Kansas Priests of Pallas ever
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under the shadow of coming events is felt
in the crowded highways.
1t is the eve of the overthrow of the city
government and the Inauguration of the
festival queen. Whatsoever things are or
dinary, whatsoever things are plain spoken,
whatsoever things are soberly clad what
soever things make part of every day
life, all of these call tonight their own, but
not another Tomorrow they shall
make way for the queen of gayety with her
retinue of masques, flowers and music.
So it is a strange feeling of jubilation
held in restraint that marks the throngs
upon the streets tonight. But the ban
ners of to-morrow's queen are in the air
everywhere, futtering in a myriad of
minute emblems from thousand lines,
stretching in every direction and at every
point of view floating in slow, majestic
folds in the brisk breeze at picturesque in
tervals.
The queen will not have come unher-
aided. Mysterious may be her coming,
however, for no man knows whence she
comes. All has been made ready. Her
own pavilion has been built in Central
Park, the place where the crown is to be
formally placed upon her brow in the
presence of her loyal subjects. The great
park square has been completely hedged
in with trremes, where thousands of
people may be seated to witness the coro-
nation. The park has been hung with the
fiesta colors until the green of its trees can
but peep through. Banners are flung
from the tops of its highest trees, and the
tall palms have been changed into May
poles, from which radiate thousands of
lines carrying unnumbered thousands of
huttering standards of the queens colors
All the main streets of the city are thus
buried in the tints of the time; pillars and
posts are entwined with them, they color
the distance whichever way one looks.
They CLEAN from electric lamps tonight
and they have almost obscured the sun
to-day.
And it is under the influence of all this,
with everything completed for the inau-
guration of the merry reign, with the line
of the Queens triumphal march outlined
through the city by its prodigal display,
with her pavilion built, her grand-stand, to
which she shall be escorted across the park
to review the parade; with seats for all the
people to view it; with everything in read
mess, that the City of the Angeles suffers
pause, and does reverence to the things
and powers that be.
And it is Sunday night. All is quietness
and peace. While her streets are full, so
are her churches. Under the electric lamps.
that paint legend of the coming festival
in great letters across Nam street, band
of the Salvation Army has all this even
ing been calling upon sinners to repent.
It is not exactly true to say that all is in
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TACOMA'S AWFUL TRAGEDY
Pretty Maggie Kornder Shot to
Death by a Rejected
SuitOr.
The Brutal Murderer Then Sends a
Bullet Crashing Through
His Brain.

TACOMA, WASH, April 14.-Maggie
Kornder, a pretty German girl, was shot
and killed this morning by Mike Pfeifle, a
crank, who imagined he was her be-
trothed. Pfeitie then sent bullet crash
ing through his own brain and died in
stantly.
Miss hOrnder was a servant girl in the
employ of A. Weinberg, but was unusually
unassuming and ladylike. She was a
favorite with the German population.
Pfeife was a mechanic, of little means and
good address. He secreted himself in the
woodshed of the Weinberg residence last
night At o'clock this morning Maggie
went out to get some wood. She had
picked up few sticks when Pfeifie fired.
His bullet crashed through her brain. The
girl died at 1890 at the Fannie Paddock
Hospital.
Miss Kornder was "a years old. She
helped support an aged father and two
younger children. Pfeihe had been pay
ing her attentions for three years, but she
did not like him and told him So On
March q he was arrested on her complaint
charged with threatening to kill her. He
had said he would kill her before she
should marry another. The case was con-
tinued two weeks and last Monday was
dismissed because she failed to prosecute.
Mr.. Weinberg wanted to prosecute him,
but Maggie said he was too much of a
coward to kill him, and asked him to de-
sist.
Last night she was observed by Pfeife to
walk out with another young German, his
rival. Hs became enraged and carried out
his fearful threat.
Pfeifie was member of the San Fran
cisco German Turner Bund and Mason.
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ROSE FAIR At SAN JOSE.
arranging for the annual Exhibit of the
Santa Clara Floral Society.

Santa Clara floral Society.
SAN JOSE, CAL, April 14.-At the meet
ing of the Santa Clara County Floral So
ciety yesterday arrangements were COM
pIeted for holding the Rose Fair, the third
annual exhibit of the society, which is to
be held from the 1st to the 4th of May in
Turn Verein Hall.
An electric tower will be erected in the
center Of the hall, over brilliant fountain.
and will be illuminated by twenty lights.
The four corner supports OF the tower will
be decorated with white roses, and the
arches will be OF smilax. The floor of the
hall will be arranged in the form of gar
den. During the fair dancing will take
place in an adjoining hall.
On the last day of the fair, Saturday,
May 4, childrens matinee will be given.
Miss Nellie Shipley, celebrated cornet-
,ist. has been engaged to be present during
the fair.
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MESA GEs THBoUGH THE AIB.

Signaling From Sacramento to Mount
DiGoto by Means of the Hetfo0raph.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 14.-The
weather to-day was perfect and the signal
ing to and fro between this city and Mount
Diablo was a success. The Fourth Brigade
Signal Corps Of this city occupied the
dome of the Capitol, and by means OF the
heliograph sent messages to the San Fran
cisco signal-men on the top of Diablo.
The signals from the latter station were
easily read here.
A movement is on foot to signal in the
near future from here to Los Angeles
through San Francisco.
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SIOUX CITY PROPERTY.
Dosbts Expressed as to the VdHdity of
the Titles.

Doubts Expressed As to the VdHdity of
the Titles.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 14.-Great ex-
element has been caused here by the belief
among property ty-holders that the titles to
all the property in the business part of the
city are defective. According to the
records, the original plat is situated on
section 16, while in reality that town is in
section Is. All the descriptions in the
deeds of the property are consequently
worthless.
The trouble is further complicated by
the failure of Henry Aldren. the founder
of the town, to sign the plat, and the
omission of the surveyor, who laid out the
place, to survey it to correspond with the
Government survey. There is talk of an
effort by the original owners to force all
the present occupants of the property to
vacate. An interesting litigation is in
prospect.
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SAD SEARCH At BEDDING.
Hundreds of People SeeE; in TGir for tn,
BOdU of YottIa0 Wickert.

Hundreds of People Seek In TGiTs for the
Body of EOtEIg WicIsert.
REDDING, CAL, April 14.-Hundreds
of people searched the banks of the electric
light company's canal to-day for some
trace OF the body of the seven-year-old son
of Emil Wickert, who fell from bridge
and was drowned yesterday.
A colored man named Phillips stated last
night that he saw the lad fall in the stream,
but this morning he denied knowing any
thing about the affair. Later in the day
he was arrested and is now in jail. Many
here entertain the belief that the boy was
not drowned, but that he was accidentally
shot by young Obst, the companion of his
hunting trip. Parties are now securing the
woods and streams in the neighborhood OF
where the boy was said to have been
drowned, which is within the limits OF
Redding, and about 100 yards from the
Sacramento River.
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Professor Nc Adams Dro,vued.

ALTON, ILL, April 14.-Hon. William
McAdams, noted as professor of arch
zoology, is probably drowned. Relatives
think he was stricken with apoplexy and
fell overheard. He was the author of many
geological works and had charge of the
State exhibit at the Worlds Fair. Last
night he started up the river in sailboat
and later his boat and dog were found seven
miles up the river
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LOOTED A RESIDENCE.
Er- Conviet Wftlians Noon Again In the
Tolls at San Jose.

Tolls at San Jose.
SAN JOSE, CAL, April 14.-William
Noon was arrested this morning for looting
the residence of Mrs. E. Dodge at 159 East
San Fernando street Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Dodge was away at the time and
Noon, through the promise of bicycle,
induced her eight-year-old son to admit
him to the house.
After making meal from the delicacies
of the pantry Noon left, taking with him a
lady's silver watch and chain.
When brought to the police station the
man gave his name as Joseph Anderson,
but Chief Kidward recognized him as
Noon, an ex-convict who had served a term
of eighteen months in San Quentin for
burglary in San Joaquin County
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Arriuat of the Sikh.

TACOMA, WASH, April 14.-The North
ern Pacific steamer Sikh, from Yokohama
and Hongkong, arrived to-day. The Sikh
brought full cargo, including 400 bales of
silk. 1000 tons of rice, 900 tons of sugar and
500 tons of curios. Among her passengers
are several missionaries and Captain Morris
of the British steamship Bristol, 5000 tons
burden, recently sold to japan for use as a
transport. He is returning to England.
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Funeral of 4. NJ. Cannon at Spokane.

SPOKANE, WASH, April IA. = The
funeral of A. NJ. Cannon the well-known
banker, who died in New York week ago,
was the most largely attended funeral in
the history of the city. Services were held
in the First Presbyterian Church of which
Mr.. Cannon was one of the first trustees.
The funeral discourse was delivered by
Rev. T. G. Watson, pioneer minister of
the church. Hundreds were unable to
gain admission to the church. Members
of the city government attended in body.
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FUNERAL OF PAUL sCHULzE.
Hundreds of People Attend the Serrices
Ore1 the BOdg of the Suicide.

Hundreds of People Attend the Serrtces
Orer the Body of the Suicide.
TACOMA, WASH, April 14.-The funeral
of Paul Schulze took place this afternoon
at 3 80 at his late residence. The house
was crowded, and 200 people stood on the
sidewalk and lawn outside.
Among the throng were his divorced
wife heavily yelled. Receiver Oakes, the
highest executive officers of the Northern
Pacific Railroad and several score of close
friends and business associates. The
urawing-rooms were banked with Easter
lilies, hyacinths and greens, and the
casket was covered with elaborate floral
offerings Rev. A. w. Martin, pastor of
the First Free Church, conducted the serv-
ices. The interment was in the Tacoma
cemetery.
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KILLED .Nenr Indin.

INDIO, Call, April 14.-Joseph Meunier,
a Frenchman, who was beating his way to
Phoenix, Ariz., was found dead beside the
railroad track five miles west of here to-
night. Meunier, with partner, started
to walk from Palm Springs to Indio. They
took no water with them, and as Meunier
became exhausted for the want of it he
lay down near the track and his partner
proceeded to Indio. From all appear
ances he was struck by train, his neck
being broken.
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TROUBLE OYER LAND.
Cattlemen and Settlers Dfsagreein Bcacer |
County, Oklahoma.

County, Oklahoma.
PERRY, o. T., April 14.-Advices from
Beaver County, Oklahoma, are that very
serious trouble exists there between cattle
men and homesteaders. The county is
sparsely settled, only about one-tenth of
the land having been taken up by settlers
and cattlemen. Cattlemen have fenced in
nearly the entire county. Secretary Smith
has been deluged with complaints and he
has sent Special Agent Poe to Beaver
County to investigate them. Several kill
ings have occurred, and there have been
many serious conflicts. Agent Poe has
called special meeting of all concerned,
to be held at Beaver City on the Goth inst.