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The herald., 1896-04-26

godi-Siva, in the heart Of a rose. The
Persian Ghebers say that when Nimrod
commanded and their infant Abraham
was cast into fire, the glowing bed of fire
was turned instantly into a bed of roses
"whereon the child sweetly slumbered."
The Greeks gave the rose lover in the
person of Zephr, the son of the dawn,
who discovered the rose in bud and
caressed it when it Enclosed to his WOO
ing. The Persians make lovemates of
the nightingale and the rose--the bulbul
and the girl.
Students of English history will re-
member how the rose was drenched in
blood. For thirty weary years it's name
was the signal for deeds of violence and
devastation. Perhaps never more Bit
ter a contest than the "war of the roses"
never greater joy than when in the mar
riage of Henry of LancasteG and E,liz-
abeth of York there was celebrated the
union of the white rose with the red, and
with the union peace.
AS the hot sunbeams stalled the fresh
ness of the flowers new memories
stirred. for withered roses have a his
tory of their own. They have been the
talisman by which some knightly lover
has been melted to deeds of yalor and
personal heroism.
A touching story is told Of Puritan
times which has all the sadness of
truth. A noble duke loved the daughter
CT another nobleman in "merrie Eng
land and sought her hand. But the
young girl had given her love to one
Isaac Johnstone, and came with her
outlawed lover to the New England
shore, where unaccustomed hardships
brought speedy death. The duke never
married, but at his death, years after,
there was found next his heart a case
containing a withered rose, given him
by the one woman he had loved.
Incidents of love, of passion, of
knightly heroism, of sadness and death
might be multiplied about the flower
that is commonest in our sunny south
land. Here we fain would believe that
it is the emblem of beauty.
Whatsoe'er Of beauty
Yearns and yet reposes,
Blush and bloom and sweet breath.
Took a shape in roses.
The herald., 1896-04-26
BEFORE THE ROYAL PAVILION
The calase de Ia Fiesta Of Sir John Francis q
Striking Feature

The floral march was triumphal one,
and from first to last was scene of ex-
Quisite beauty worth crossing the con-
tinent to see. First led as grand mar
shal, Maj. Madison Il. Owens, with his
aides, Maj j. w. A. OFF, Maj. l., A, Last,
Capt. A. 0. Welch, Lieuts. G. E. Law
renee, M. M. Ogden, Will r. Teale, A. M.
Austin, w. p. James and r. Mankow-
ski
Following came the Star Drum corps,
with their instruments Gaily decorated
with flowers. The Jonathan club came
next and made a fine showing in their
cool-looking uniform, and headed by
the colored Mascot, who wore a. long
Japanese coat having large puff sleeves
and carrying a monster bouquet. AS
the club swept by they deluged the tri-
bunes with a shower of Confetti"
which shone and glistened in the sun.
Further distinction for Sir John.
A guard from one of the local COM
panies followed, carrying the national
flag, and then came the carriage of Sir
John Francis. Sir John and Lady Fran
els occupied the landau, which was su-
perbly decorated. Tommy" O'Campo,
the most noted driver in Southern Cali
fornia, was on the box seat and wore a
cape of crimson geraniums and a SOM
brero with a yellow band. The harness
was yellow and Sir John wore hand
some yellow costume, the coat having
crimson frogs, and a straw hat with
crimson band. Lady Francis wore a.
butter-yellow brocade silk and yellow
lace belt. Red roses decorated her gown
and she carried a red flower-like para
SOL Long yellow gloves and red stream
ers completed her costume This mass
of gorgeous color was made effective
by the exterior of the landau being
completely covered with dark red car
nations. AS Sir John leaned forward to
acknowledge the cheers that greeted
him, and the insignia of his new dignity
glittered in the sunlight, he looked the
"knightly knight" who won his sover-
eign's favor.
The herald., 1896-04-26
THE REWARDS OF MERIT
The Committees Of Judges Face q Diff.
ficult Task
The Many Prize Winners Proudly Carry
Their Banners Before Her Majesty,
the Queen, and Her Court

The difficulties attending the classi-
fication and judging of the numerous
exhibits We're very great. Ben C. Tru-
man was chairman of the floral COM
mittee, made up as follows: f. w. King
H. W. O'Melveny. Granville MacGowan
and Frank S. Hicks.
There were twelve judges appointed
by the floral committee, four being
from Los Angeles and eight non-resi-
dents. The following instructions were
given to them:
To avoid any shadow of partiality in
the distribution of premiums, the COM
shall be made by the two non-residents
of each board of Judges. provided they
can agree. Should the two non ?resi-
dents be unable to agree between them
selves a. to relative merits Of the deco
The herald., 1896-04-26
THE ROYAL FAVOR
Extended to Sir J. P. Francis, G. D. vii.
lard, ESQ.,, and Capt. Thompson
Diplomas Of Honor Awarded for Loyal serv-
Ice to the Crown During the Period
Of the Revels

A pretty feature Of La Fiesta was the
presentation yesterday afternoon at the
tribunes of diplomas by her majesty,
the queen, to Sir John r. Francis, presi-
dent, and c. y. Willard, secretary, of
the executive committee. The affair
originated with Fred L. Allies, chair
man of the publicity committee. and the
details were carried out under his direc-
ton. When the queen and court ladies
had left the throne and advanced to
their carriages the procession was
halted at the foot of the grand stand,
where the committee Of thirty was as
sembled, to say adios formally to her
majesty. Prime Minister 4. e. Gibbon
advanced and said:
Be it known to all men that unto John
F. Francis. president of La Fiesta, our
thanks and compliments are due and
are cordially given for most faithful
and valiant service In our behalf during
our reign in the year 1896.
The herald., 1896-04-26

rations in said classes. then, and in that
case. the chairman shall cast his vote
in favor of the one or the other Of the
parties preferred by his associates.
The judges were divided into four
groups of three each, the following
sroup consisting of H. w. Latham of
Los Angeles, chairman; Count Jarong
Won Schmidt of Tustin. @. l.. Waring of
Arlington Place, Riverside county,
judged the following classes:
Class A, floral float; class B, coach.
brake or drag, six-in-hand; class C.
coach, brake or drag, four-in- hand !;
class N women on horseback; class l.,
girls on horseback.
The following group consisting of
]. c. Harvey of Los Angeles, chairman,
N. r. Cottman of Chino, George F.
Granger of Pasadena, Judged the fol-
lowing classes:
Glass D, traps, one or two horses;
class f, farm or spring wagon, two or
more horses; class G, buggy or phaeton,
two horses; class o, pony, miniature or
Childrens vehicles.
The following group consisting of
John G. Mossin of Los Angeles, chair
man; Charles F. Holder of Pasadena;
Seymour Locke Of Pasadena, Judged the
following:
Class II, carriage, buggy or phaeton,
one horse; class 1, tandem, two horses;
class ], village or dog cart, one horse
class @, road cart or pneumatic sulky;
class S, best mounted and decorated cy-
clists.
The following group, consisting of
Rowland Chadwick, of Los Angeles,
chairman, DR.. Beverly MacMonagle of
San Francisco, Mr.. Allayne Jones Of
New Orleans, judged the following
classes: Glass p, cavalcade, not less
than ten persons in Spanish costumes;
class x, equestrians; class M, BOYS on
horseback; class r, best group, not less
than twenty mounted and decorated cy-
The herald., 1896-04-26

M. p. c. Moore; second prize, $40 and a
green banner, none; third prize, yellow
banner, none.
Glass X, equestrian-First prize, SIS
and red banner, J. Grant Lyman, Pas
adena; second prize, $40 and green
tanner. F. J. T. Huteson, Pasadena;
third prize, yellow banner, e. H. Knep-
pei
Glass L, girl on pony or burro-First
prize, $40 and red banner. Grace Fin
ley; second prize, IS and a green ban
none; third prize, yellow banner, none.
Glass M, boy on horse, pony or burro--
First prize, $40 and a red banner, Car
land Peck second prize, IS and green
banner. Chester Montgomery; third
prize, yellow banner, Walter Moore, jr.
Class N, woman on Observation-Disclosures
prize. S15 and red banner Miss Lila
Dalrymple; second prize $40 and a green
banner. Jennie Hooper; third prize, yell
low banner. Lizzie Mcmillan.
Glass o, pony, miniature or children's
vehicles (driven by child)-First prize,
SIS and a red banner, Florence Wood
head; second prize, $40 and green ban
ner. Mae Wellington; third prize, yell
low banner. Donald Francis; honorable
mention. D. A. Gillespie. Hugh Dixon
and o. Tuttin.
Glass P, for the best cavalcade (not
less than ten persons, in Spanish cos
tunes and floral decorations)-Fir
prize, $40 and a red banner; second
prize, 500 and green banner. No en-
tries.
Glass Q.road cart or pneumatic sulky-
First prize, $40 and red banner, none;
second prize, IS and a green banner.
Geo. Knox; third prize, yellow banner,
none.
Class r, For the best group (not less
than twenty mounted and decorated
cyclists-Eirst prize, $50 and red ban
ner. East Side Cycling club: second
prize. S25 and green banner, Stevens
e. HickOk
The herald., 1896-04-26

A company of lancers were next in
line, and then came the Parks float. 1t
was magnifcently constructed vehi-
Gle, and represented four arched pa
CODA, all done in wild and cultivated
flowers Outlined in bold lettering OF
scarlet geraniums, on the side, was the
word PARKS" and inside the floral
structure were lilies and a variety of
rare flowers nodding gracefully in the
breeze. Later it was awarded by the
judges the first-class prize, and it was
thoroughly well deserved.
The Pasadena float, that had ap-
peared in previous parades, passed on,
and then came the exhibit of the Los
Angeles Business college. An argosy
carrying a crew of five Argonauts, and
with the rigging outlined and the gun
vale covered with white roses.
The herald., 1896-04-26

Glass s, for best mounted and decorat-
ed cyclist in any group in class R-First
prize, SIS and red banner, Arthur +.
Gordon. Los Angeles; second prize, $40
and green banner, Clarence B. Strohm
Los Angeles; third prize. yellow banner
Joe Bernard. Los Angeles.
Glass T. tandem triplet, quad, ETC.
First prize, $40 and red banner, Louis
Breer. Los Angeles; second prize, $40
and green banner, M. Miller, Los An
geles; third prize, yellow banner, w. J.
Reeves, Los Angeles.
Class U, marshals-First prize, SIS and
red banner, John Johnston, Los Ange- :
les; second prize, $40 and a green BAN
ner. Edmund Stern, Los Angeles; third
prize. yellow banner. Johnson Jones,
Los Angeles.
Glass v, aides--First prize, $40 and a
red banner, W. D. Morse of Pasadena
second prize, $5 and a green banner,
Louis Browne, Los Angeles; third prize.
yellow banner, J. c. Cline. Los Angeles.
The herald., 1896-04-26

royal party another blast Of the
lrumpetS, and the rising murmur of the
assembled multitude indicated that the
youthful floral queen, with her retinue,
was at hand. In another moment the
cavalcade had turned the bend and ap-
preached the pavilion.
First came company of the national
guard and then detachment of the
queens lancerS. Six boys mounted on
ponies, the two first on tiny Shetlands,
acted as outriders. The trappings OF
the ponies We're violet trimmed with
wisteria. They were dressed in cos
tunes of lavender and white, and car
ried a rope attached to the royal vehi-
Gle made of white roses. The carriage
represented an oriental canopy, and gilt
tered and sparkled as If made of gold.
In chair of state reclined the tiniest
and most delightful little queen imagin
able. Not quite 6 years old, Elizabeth
Mari Wood looked like veritable little
flower herself. Surrounding her were
her maids of honor, and at each corner
Of the state carriage, half shadowed by
silver fountains playing, were four lit
tie maids. All were clothed in white
and appeared delightful vision of in
fantile innocence and beauty.
Having been presented to our royal
sovereign, the floral queen was en-
throned in the lower approach to the
pavilion, her maids being seated around
her as follows: Misses Florence Perry
Wood, Rowena Hale, Kate Nuys, Ada
Smith, Hope McMasters, Glen Edwards,
Fannie Carpenter, Viola Grace Hamil-
ton, Clara Smith, Ada Louise Teaford,
Burnett. Cecilia Kays, Dorothy French,
Amy Mari Norton, Ada Hassen, Mar
garet Millard Cramer.
Miss Katherine johnson was to have
acted as one of the maids, but as she is
only years of age, at the last moment
it was determined that she should not
be present.
Then followed a pretty bit of ceremon-
ial most prettily and gracefully per-
formed. Her gracious majesty was
handed down from the royal dais by
Prime Minister Gibbon, and, taking
from his hand a wreath of eschScholt-
zia, she placed it on the head of her tiny
little duplicate and crowned her the
queen of the flowers.
Loud acclamations rent the air as the
gracious act was performed, and her
majesty resumed her seat on the royal
doic
The herald., 1896-04-26
l. Ola DE LAS FLORES
A Monster Outpouring of Flora's Gifts
to Honor the Infant Queen
Many Equlpages That Appeared as q Dream
Of Beauty and All Laden With Bril-
Iiantly Attired Ladies

Before 2 o'clock the tribunes were
black with people. The gay pennants
streaming in the gentle breeze, and the
bright coloring of the royal pavilion lit
up the scene. AS the hour was marked
ON the dial plate of time a fanfare of
trumpets announced the arrivel of the
queen and court An ovation was ac-
corded her as she drove between the
tribunes under escort of the company of
lancerS. Prime Minister Gibbon as
sisted her majesty to alight and re-
rnained by her side during the entire af-
ternoon's ceremonies.
A few moments after the arrival Of
The herald., 1896-04-26

Tradition links many pretty and sug.
The herald., 1896-04-26
A DREAM OF BEAUTY

gestive legends with other of our flow
ers. but it remains for the inspired poet
to properly immortalize the eschscholt-
flower of the Golden State.
The herald., 1896-04-26
FOR A LOST CAUSE
A Pine Showing Made by Residents Of Pasa-

The second lewiston was a most at
tractive one, and was led by Ed. Stearns
as marshal, with the following aides:
w. H. Prittie, H. S. Morse, H. r. Hersel,
c. c. Brown, and M. l.. Wood.
The horses of these gentlemen were
all heavily draped with flowers.
The Tuesday Evening club of Pasa-
dena carried out Napoleonic idea IN
q most charming manner and with .
pleasing refinement Of taste.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-08
IN THE HOUSE
Debate Over the Senate
 Silver Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The debate on the free silver substitute for the bond bill proceeded steadily in the house today.
 The house met at 1O:30 with less than thirty members present.
 MT. Newlands of Nevada awoke the empty echoes of the vast hall with a vigorous argument in favor of the free and independent coinage of silver. He asserted that not single debtor na- ton in the world maintained a gold standard except the United States, and we have done so at the price of con- tinued bond issues.
 MT Hartman, Republican of Mon tana, and MT. Kemp, Populist of Ne braska, followed in favor of concur renee; MT. Tucker, Democrat of Vir- ginia, was in favor of non concurrence
 MT. Talbot, Democrat of South Caro- lima, rost to question of personal privilege to correct what he said was an unintentional misrepresentation of himself in the public prints. The house suddenly became involved in a bitter controversy.
 It sprang from the remarks made by MT Talbot, Democrat, in defense of secession, which MT. Barrett, Republi- can of Massachusetts, interpreted as treasonable. He had the speaker words taken down and offered a reso- lution of censure.
 After a wrangle and some explana- tions, MT. Dalzell of Pennsylvania moved to refer the Barrett resolution to the committee on judiciary and thi: was carried.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-08
DEMOCRACY'S LEADER DEAD
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 7-William H. English is dead.
EXPELLED FROM CUBA.
What Befalls Correspondents Who
 Write the Truth.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-William F. Mannix, an American newspaper correspondent in Cuba, who hss been ordered by the authorities to leave the island, wrote a letter to the Evening Star here some days ago, in which he said he had been informed he was blacklisted at the palace at Havana and any more side trips would be the cause of his being invited to leave.
 The department has not been in formed of the intention of the Spanish officials to expel Mannix, but 1t has been known here that his vigorous let ters have proven objectionable to the Spanish authorities.
 Thomas Estrada Palma, representa- tive here of the Cubans, says the ac- tion of the authorities here in Man nix's case was undoubtedly inspired at their anger at him for writing true and unbiased reports of the condition of affairs in Cuba.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-08
FIRE TN A FRESHET.
The Water Was Too Deep for the Use
 of Fire Engines.

SOMERVILLE, IN. J., Feb. 7-While the loss of property at Boundbrook last night by fire and flood will come up to the expectation, it is now reasonably certain that but one life was lost. A man named Miller had entered a row. boat intending to rescue a family whom the waters had driven to take refuge in the upper part of their home. The swift current upset, the boat Miller was not seen again
 Last night when the last messenger left Boundbrook the flood had begun to subside. The water had spread backward from the river 1000 feet. The residents of the submerged sec tion had been forced to take refuge in the upper stories of their homes. At 8 o'clock this morning the water was nearly ten feet high in the main street.
 The flood was caused by a heavy rainfall overfowtng the Raritan river. The three main blocks were flooded and while the citizens were trying to rescue the people from the houses fire was discovered in tn lumber yard of l.. D. Cook 6 Son. Somerville and lPla.nfield were asked for assistance. Engines were started for Boundbrook, but the roads were impossible.
 The fire had to simply burn itself out. It is thought twenty houses have been destroyed.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-08
THE SANTA FyE VISITORS.
Departure After an Interesting Visit
 10 the Valley.

Yesterday morning the visiting Santa F'e officials became the guests of the Southern Pacific system, and through the courtesy of Manager Hon shell of the Maricopa & Phoenix the three special cars of the party were attached to Maricopa & Phoenix en- zine and drawn to Tempe and Mesa. First MT. Honshe,l showed his guests the great alfalfa fields that stretc away south of Tempe and then return ing to the bridge the new local line was taken to Mesa.
 There carriages were taken and the visitors, their numbers augmented by the presence of a number of escorting citizens of Phoenix, were driven around the beautiful town and to the irrigation works of the Consolidated canal. Especially interested were they in the water power plant lately in stalled by Manager Chandler of the Consolidated at the edge of the mesa and the possibilities of power to be developed were thoroughly appreci- ated.
 The afternoon was mainly spent in Phoenix, return being shortly after noon, and the outskirts Of the city were explored Messrs. Ripley, Rob inson, Morton, Fairbanks and Murphy during the afternoon paid their re- spects to Whitelaw Reid.
 At 5 o'clock the special, pulled out for the north, Engineer Elliott at the throttle, and with a special time card that called for about fifty miles an hour between Phoenix and the mount ains
 N. K. Fairbanks remains and will domicile himself at the Ford hotel for about d week. He is in poor health and believes a sojourn in Phoenix will be of far more benefit than to remain with the excursionists on their inspec- tion of the Santa Fe lines to the coast. He will join the party again at Mari copa. From Cotton the special will use the Southern Pacific tracks to Benson, whence the N M. & A. and the Sonora railway, of the Santa Fe system, will be inspected on the way to Hermosillo and Guaymas. Thence the l journey will be home to Chicago.
 Messrs. Robinson and Fairbanks were alone prior visitors to Phoenix The others were no less astonished than pleased. As President Ripley emphatically remarked: "It is some thing one has to see for himself; never would have known from any de. scription what a marvellous valley lay here in a region we have ever deemed barren and unproductive'
 Though no intimation of such na ture was given, it is believed that thu presence of the party and the visit tt the south side of the river mean con siderabion of the long delayed exten sion of the Santa Fe line to Nogales, project upon which additional infor nation may be secured during thei trip to southern Arizona and Sonora.
Arizona republican., 1896-02-08
THE BRIDGE COLLAPSED
Six Workmen Drowned in Connecti-
 cut River.

HARTFORD, Feb. 7.-Six workmen lost their lives and nine others were barely rescued from the waters of the river near Bristol yesterday evening.
 IA new bridge had been built over the river carrying the tracks of the New England railroad and the men were at work taking up the tics and rails from the old bridge, which was in process of demolition. Fifteen workmen had gathered about the middle of the bridge in their work when suddenly the structure began to shake and with scarcely a moments warning gave way.
 The men were all precipitated into the water below in the midst of broken masses of timIbers.
 Up to II o'clock nine men of the fifteen had either escaped or been res cued alive
 Who the missing men are or by whom they were employed it has been, impossible to learn.
 Three of the men killed have been identified. They are: Martin Currie Daniel O'Brien and Nicholas Rich,
Arizona republican., 1896-02-08
A LOAN OF THE PEOPLE. The Bond Issues Main
 Subscribers. President Cleveland Is Much
 Gratified.
Large BiddIngs fors Bonds Have Been Made for Small
 Capitalists.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-The treas ury officials are especially gratifed at the success of the popular subscription feature of the new loan and stated that while the schedules of bidders un- douIbtedly will show very large per centage of banks and monied institu tions, it is indisputably true that in very many cases and possibly in ma iority of them, the banks act as agents of private individuals who are the real purchasers. This is shown to be true lby an instance cited at the time of the last subscription issue IA New York firm bid at $1 100000 of bonds. It was found the firm acted for four large in terior banks and each of them in turn acted in part for a number of country banks and they for individual custom CTS and that the bonds were finally dis tributed among several hundred pri- vate parties.
 The work of classifying the bids for the new loan above the Morgan rate, 110. .6877, has been completed and the schedules were taken to Secretary Car 1isle just before he left for the cabinet meeting The result was laid before the president this afternoon.
 The treasury has completed a tabu- lation of bids above the Morgan syn dicate. The result is 7S1 bids for a total of $66, 7SS,650 This leaves the amount which will be awarded the Morgan syndicate to $34,211, ,350.