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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-17
Never Has a Carnival of Roses
Presented Such a Grand
Display.
MOVING MARvELs ON WHEELS
Floats and Equipages ProfuSely Laden
With CALIFORNIA; Choicest
Flowers.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, April 16.-
This is the day of the parade and the bat
tie of flowers. The long rows of grand
stand seats line the State street pavement.
Opposite the press gallery is the judges
stand, with hundred distingushed-look-
ing guests of honor. The background is
of a green field, from which rise majestic
eucalyptus trees and here and there
cedar. The pavilion tent and the huge
Arlington Hotel are gay in color at the
left. Long poles rise in the air at all
points of the grand stand and bear aloft
the carnival banners, which snap and fiut-
ter in the wind.
Banners yellow, glorious, golden, on its
roof did float and fow," racites a lady
VINO teaches school at Baltimore. The
grand stand is faced with white and yellow
and backed with palm boughs. Toward
the left of the judges stand is large man
with a clerical collar. His broad, smooth
face beams with good nature. He is surely
a bishop. The sun is blazing tiercely, and
the spectators not reached by the breeze
are beginning to swelter. The carnival
band near the press gallery has struck up
patriotic air. The bishop likes that. He
pulls his silk hat down over his eyes on
account of the suns glare, and gazes in
tently through his spectacles.
Far down the street and through the
floral arch the head of the procession is
seen.- The announcements comes as the
-.
horse is leading the march, and the dense
column following looks much like a body
of troops as like anything else There is
the flag of the Nation, and those CLEANS
are of the bayonets. The line comes nearer !;
it has reached the arch near the Airing
ton. A brass drum marks time, and those
CLEANS are the CLEANS OF bayonets. The
horses of the officers are prancing, and all
are bedecked with flowers. The troops are
in guise of peace, but still the bayonets
flash. Cheers go up from the immense
throng of spectators, and the bishop gives
approval by gentle clapping of his hands.
a military march has grown out of the
beating of the drum, and the music is of
the naval flagship band. Three hundred
marines in their blue are following the
relocated musicians. An officer shouts
something unintelligible and the troops
break into a maneuvering run. The ma
rines have bouquets in the ends of their
muskets.
Four black horses are drawing into view
the first of the floats. A wagon is con-
cesled beneath the floral decorations. The
design is the shield of California, grizzly
bear and all. The principal flower is the
marigold and the general effect of the
float is in orange and black.
The girls are pretty, like all the girls in
Santa Barbara. Rapidly the floats and
the carriages are coming, to the music of a
second band. Four young ladies in a car
riage of daisies are drawn by gray horses
La France roses, instead of daisies, ex-
change adornment with a second quartet
of the native beauties. Touchstone, bow
ing and gesticulatlng, is certainly the
character represented in the second float
and with him are all the characters for
"As You Like It."
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BREAKING THE WORLDS ELECTION sTUFFING RECORD.

whose agility shocked the Bishop. Nearly
everybody of prominence, the guitar man
included, is rewarded with banner. The
Bishop gets up and closely buttons his
coat. He is ready to go. The parade is
over and so is tbs t..ttle of roses.
t. E. NUNAN,
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The morning times., 1896-04-19

Its terms were not particularly onerous,
but they would afford relief TO Mr.. Trues-
dell.
Some objected strenuously to signing,
and some signed only under fear that trou-
Die might arise with their water supply,
and with the feeling that ii was best to
keep in sympathy with the opwer In con
troll. Mr.. TrueSden insisted, in justifica7
ton OF his dema nd, that he was losing
money in the business OF furnishing water,
and he would be glad If the citizens would
Ike il off his hands. 1t was true he was
getting a supply for his hotel out OF it, but
that didn't count.
AFTER a While when Mr.. Truesde!l had sold
more OF his lots, and the operation OF the
street car line was not largely repuncra-
tive he concluded to sell that also, and it
went to company that wanted TO main
tain a hold on the city for the trolley
system. Then the fun began in earnest.
This sort of electric company had no use
for a storage battery connection. That
was not the sort of electric motor they
were interested in. The storage battery
cars with their menace Of competition
disappeared and there came in its place
tie anomaly OF rapid transit road with
out the city and the slowest sort of scrv-
ice, the horse cars, inside.
RAPID TRANSIT ABOLISHED.
The great traction monopoly thought it
could force the people to accept an exten-
sion of the trolley TO the Treasury by in
sisting that they must accept this or get
along with the horse cars forever. There
were indignation meetings and furious
protests. Property holders in lexington
had a right to expect quick ride to their
business. They talked to Mr.. Truesdell
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worse, TIL hardly a day has passed for
weeks that petition has not gone in to
Congress, asking that the company he COM
PEELED To put in modern equipment on tile
order of the Ninth street line.
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT SOLD.
Next, Mr.. Truesdell got tired of the
electric light Investment. He had sold
more lots, and aitswritten agreements by
which he was bound in the matter were
soon to terminate. Verbal understand
ings don't count. He found two clever
young gentlemen, Messrs. Crosby and Lieb,
who thought they had great field for
electric light investment They believed the
recent inventionsin electricapparatus would
enable them to seize the territory now occu-
pied by the United States company andmake
their fortunes.
Ma jor Powell, who owasOutof pa tience With
the old company, told him they were not
advancing their lines TO meet the dema nds.
With such feeling on the part OF the En-
gneer Commissioner to welcome them it
would be necessary to secure the good will
of another member of the board to get any
thing they wanted. One OF the other Com
mtssioners had an electric light plant To SELL
If they bought he would surely aid and pro-
tect them in every way in his power.
His plant III the opinonof the expert of
the new concern. Mr.. Crosby was just SO
much old junk, but they could discontinue
it, sell off the out of date machinery, or as
last resort send it TO the foundry as old
iron, connect with their Georgetown plant
and go ahead. 1t was not good policy to
haggle over the price, and they proba bly, paid
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about it and compared the state of things
when they bought to the new order. 1t
was now taking from forty minutes to an
hour each way to get in and out, they
explained, and travel was ruinous, to say
nothing OF the vexation-
Mr. Truesdeli could not help 1t; he was
no longer in control of the road.
When he went in as Commissioner there
was some hope probably both ways. On
people to give rapid service, on the other that
he would be BILE to secure admission of the
trolley poles along the remainder of the
G street line to the Treasury. He did
neither, and the people continued to fret
and petition. Every change was for Une
worse, till even the trolley line from Eek
ington place to Mount Vernon square was
was taken away, and there iwere seven
squares more Of horse cals. ,
Subjected to such annoyance and delay,
more than one citizen took to bicycling or
walking. AS one gentleman said to a
Times reporter: ut took no more time to
walk, considering the waiting for the cars
and the changes. Then you escaped the
worry of being hindered by something you
cannot in any way control. Sol very fire.
quently walk. Others do the same thing"
In addition the branch from Third and T
streets TO the head of SECOND street was
abandoned entirely. A law suit was not
sufficient to compel the company to re-
sumo there, and they will not even remove
the tracks.
The condition has gone from bad to
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expected, he always fixed as early a
limit as possible for the time when every
body was sure the city would take possess
sion.
HE HEADVERTISED FREELY.
With This sort or understanding with
himself, MIR. Truesdel kept up the kind OF
advertising of which only here and there
remains specimen. One OF tbese,is a big
board, 6 feet by 10 feet, at the north end or
that unique defile between a huge clay
bank and u prmeval forest which he has
called lexington Place. 1t promises still
to prospective buyers the things which were
promised to everybody at the outset and
stands as mute witness OF at least one
broken covenant. Alongside diagram
of streets showing the locality which it
offers runs this legend:
West lexington. Lots for sale on easy
terms. George Truesdell, room 20, At
lantlc building. Quincy street, Firs
street and lexington Place to be paved
with asphalt. Stone side walks to be laid
ike those on r street. Alleys to be paved
with block asphalt. Sewerage, water and
electric lights"
his lots. Houses sprang up right and left
along his asphalt streets like magic. They
were well built; some of them expensive
and handsome. They We're residences of
well-toldo employees in the departments who
We're seeking quiet homes away from the
dust and NOISE and bad air of the city; OF
attorneys, physicians and business men.
Everybody in lexington depended on
the electric road to come and go to business
every day. 1t was a matter not only of I'M
ruffled spirits, but dollars and cents, to
reach Washington promptly. The electric
road ran smoothly. and where there was
any little irreguiarity or annoyance. there
was promise, readily believed, that the
thing was new. and as soon as IL got to
working everything would be made exactly
right. No one doubted.
THE OUTLOOK WAS ROSY.
Also the dynamos at the big power shed
i'll the ravine were supplying ample current
for lighting the streets and for incandes-
cents in the houses. The Sc wers were en-
urely satisfactory. the streets smooth and
pleasant to ride upon, and the side walks
solid and clean for O hundred years. The
water supply was sufficient and good No
body suspected that things would not go on
SO Indefinitely Rather, there was every
reason TO believe that "a steady improve
ment would take place; that lexington
presently would be seen to be far the most
desirable residence suburb nywhere about
Washington. and anyone who had need to
get out again the money lie had invested
would be able 10 take out with it q neat
profit.
One of the first ntimatons that Mr..
Truesdell would not continue Indefinitely
tract which he asked his patrons to sign.
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MOST MARRIED INDIAN.
Big Chunk Has Fifty Squaws and All
of Them Love Him.

Chicago Journal.
In Brown Hill colony, Oklahoma, there Is
an Indian who is called at home Ki-Ki-
Lahunk, but his name for convenience is
Big Chunk. This man is the most mar
ricd Indian OF all the tribes of the Chey-
ennes aud the Arapahoes, a nd even the
Sioux. He will not tell how many saUaws
he has, and the tales OF his little encamp-
ment i'll the hills vary from ten to fifty.
Big Chunk is a copper-colored Indian,
with straight hair and form like an arrow,
bending backward in its uprightness
He has black eyes, stoIid features and
dresses so beautifully that he passes for
the handsomest Indian of the reservation.
His wives are devoted to him, and are
willing TO work for him for the rest OF
their lives, should his allowance from
the government he cut off. The Y do not
want him TO give them up. When told
them Ill luxury with half the work. they
picturesque figure of Big Chunk. content
edly smoking his pipe, and say: Me love
him. Me love him very much.'
Few people have ever seen Big Chunk,
for he goes to the agency seldom, and
never appears at Was ashington in the an
nual spring delegations; hut he pays those
who do go big sums of money 10 push the
plans he has stored away in his daTkly-
Colored head. When the warriors get
back TO their territory this year and re-
port their failure to make the govern
ment smile upon the many-wives prin-
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ing visitors are entertained with some
splendid vocal and instrumental music.
On the second floor are pool tables and
shuttle boards, where those who do not
care for chess or cards may find amuse-
ment. On this floor are also a number
of card tables.
on the third floor are the library and read
ing rooms. This is probably the most con-
stantly and largely patronized department
of the club. The library is stocked with
more than a 600 volumes of selected
works. The catalogue contains number
OF scientific periodicals and many of the
most popular novels Of the day. All these
books are by the best authors OF the day.
Besides these, there are great number OF
the best ma agaZineS.
The Workingmen's Club is under the con-
troll of an advisory board consisting of
twelve members, six of whom are chosen an
nually from among the contributing MEM
bers and six from the active members.
This board exercises full authority in all
matters pertaining TO the mana cement and
interests of the club, suggests all changes
rules, regulations and improvements in the
way of progressive development.
Besides these there is a general secretary
who attends to all the financial affairs OF
the club and Il resident secretary, whose
duty it is TO always be present at the club
rooms and see 1hat the rules are strictly
carried out
The club is non-sectarian. any working
man Of sober abits and an un objectionab BILE
character is eligible to membership, no
matter in what section of the city he may
reside. Each member is required, 10 pay
an initiation fee and a small amount of
dues monthly. These amounts are very
small, and are imposed more for the
purpose OF giving the members claim on
the benefits of the club, than for the
purpose of raising funds for its support.
This can be more easily understood when
il is stated that the monthly contribution
from the active members would not pay
even the monthly gas bill.
In this connection it is proper to state
that the annual expenses of the club reach
nearly ST 900. all of which is contributed
by the honorary or contributing members.
Among these will be found many OF the
wealtheSt and most progressive residents
OF the city.
During the winter season the board of
control provides a course of lectures by
some OF the most eminent local lecturers.
These lectures are looked forward to with
eager interest by the members, and. be-
sides being enjoyable, always prove in
structive.
Besides these, there are the regular
weekly sociables given by the members Of
the club.
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COY HOME
FOR WORKING MEN
Club That Has Thrived in
Twelve Years of Use
fulneSS.

More than twelve years ago the Work
ingmen's Club, With headquarters at 2105
Pennsylvania avenue. north west, was or
ganized. During all these years it has
grown steadily, and is probably one Of the
most useful and best equipped organizations
OF the kind in the city. Since its organiza-
tunit has grown rapidly in membership. and
in keeping witbthist the increase ofa ccommo-
dations and other improvements. which
go to make the club an ideal evening home
for wOrkingnen, have kept pace.
In its infancy the club found a home in
the st. Johns Episcopal Church Mission
building. on Twentieth street between
l. and streets north west. At that time
the membership was enumerated with less
than two figures, but the organization was
permanent; its influences for good in the
community We're felt. and those directly
interested could easily see that IT would
be only a matter OF time when il would
have to seek more suitable and COM
modous quarters
The time was not long coming, for in a
few years the increase in membership was
so great as TO make a change absolutely
necessary. From the old home in the Mis-
sion building on Twentieth street the club
removed to more pretentious quarters on
Pennsylvania avenue, between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets, where il remained
until the early part or 1880 when the
present home at No. 2105 Penns ylvania
avenue was leased by the board Of man
ayers.
The chief aim OF the organizers OF the
club was To provide suitable place where
the workingmen of the city could spend
their evenings pleasantly and profitably.
The present quarters have been fitted up
with all the appointments of a first-class
ciubroom. where the members may spend
the evening with profit and pleasure.
The building is four stories high, all
the rooms are large, and in winter are well
heated and lighted, and in summer well
ventilated. On the first floor are three large
parlors, which are used as general recep-
tion, music, and lecture rooms, and when
not used for this are occupied by the MEN,
bers for general amusement. Here the
members gather in the evening and amuse
themselves playing chess, draughts, de-i-
noes, and cards, or by reading the news
papers. Several OF the members are ex-
cellent musicians, and nearly every even
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lights. At best it is disa greeable business
getting about the place at night When
there is rain or other storm il is dangerous.
and for ladies entirely impracticabIe. But
Mr.. Truesdelrs sign board still stands and
he is still attempting to sell lots with
promise OF water, sewers and electric lights
IL is supposed, should he be asked for the
street lights by purchaser who had only
seen the place in the day time, he would
find an excuse as he has with original
buyers, whom he told that he did not
promise to keep up their electric lights in
definitely This time, however. he would
be Obliged to say electric lights" meant
lights in the house, not on the street
The question how Mr.. Truesdell finds
time to run a real estate office when he
is so busy with public affairs that he
cannot see many persons who call on him
is another story.
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Town for Negroes.

A new town, TO be occupied exclusively
by colored persons, is soCn 10 be founded
near Tecumseh, Kans., and will be named
Sumner. A syndicate Of colored people
have bought 1000 acres of choice land,
which will be subdvided and sold at a
low price and on easy terms. 1t is said
that the establishment Of several manu-
factories in the new town is assured, and
the promoters expect the enterprise to he a
success. TIE new town of Fitzgerald, Ga,
started recently by settlers from the
Northern States, is notable because Of the
fact that no colored person is permitted
10 work or live in it under any circum-
stanceS.-NeW York Sun.
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THAT OLD SUBJECT.

Conviction is quite general that it's
about time spring should begin turning
over new leaf.-Phlladelphi Times.
The advance OF spring is marked less
by the thermometer than by swelling buds
and pushing plants.-Philadelph Ledger
Come INTO the Garden. Maud''-and see
the snow this charming spring morning
Bud Brier.'' in Boston Globe.
April gave us some of her showers yes
terday. but she forgot To tha them out
first PhiIadelpbia Inquirer.
The morning times., 1896-04-19
BERLIN'S COLOSSAL STATUE.
Characteristic Features of the Monu
ment Recently Unveiled.
Ca,

A curious rivalry has sprung up between
France and Germany in the domain OF
sculpture. No sooner does one OF these
nations erect and unveil a fine monument
than the other follows suit with sonnet thing
still better, If possible. 1t is safe 10 sa y
that during the last five years more i'm
portant public works of art have been
completed and inaugurated in these two
countries than in all America and the rest
of Europe together
One striking thing in this connection
is the character OF these monuments. In
France, with few exceptions, the dominant
key is patriotism and grief over the mis-
fortunes Of France during the last war.
This sorrow is tempered with strong hints
in sculpture of what might be should the
struggle ever be renewed.
While this spirit to Il certain extent OBJ
tans in the contemporaneous sculpture of
Germany, it partakes of q totally different
nature. The Germans express their ideas
with a certain amount of ponderosty in
their works of art which is characteristic
of the race.
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A Study of Intellect

When Lord Rosebery was in this country,
good many years ago, he showed 4 de-
cidcd prediction for the society of New
York girl who was more celebrated for
her great personal beauty than for her
intellectual attainments. How can you
take pleasure in talking so much to Miss
Blank?'' someone asked him once.
oh explained his lordship, Il like to
watch the groupings of her miDd.'
The morning times., 1896-04-19
Train Robblng Not Profitable.

The record OF train rObberleS published IN
the Globe-Democrat would clearly indicate
that the business is exceedingly Improbable
TO those engaged in it, II appears that in
eight cases, in which TWENTY-FIVE men par
tiCipated, only SS40 was secured by the
robbers. and this sum would not pay for
their outfittIng- OF the twenty-five men,
all but one have been killed. executed or
sentenced To the penitenJiary for from
seven TO fOrty-five years each. and two OF
them for life. Undoubtedly the last one
will be captured or killed before many
months. Capital punishment for such Of
fenSes should be made the law. or it should
not be the law for any offense whatever.~
ST. Louis GlObe-DemOCrat.
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A Great Bargain.

Curio Dealer-Now, here is something
worth its weight i'll gold many times
over.
Customer-What would l want with that
old and battered plug hat? I can get a
dozen Of them on the nearest ash heap.
God save the queen, man-that's the
crown the last British expedition captured
from the great King Dustymug, OF Africa -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Mr.. Truesdell for the englnean dynamo hey
secured good round sum.
LAST TIE SEVERED.
Ihe story OF how the United States Com
pany interferred and Messrs Crosby and
LleD found Mr.. TrUsdell had burned their
ingers, as he had burned many others In
smaller way, is familiar. When it be-
came evident that they could not operate
from Georgetown as they hoped aud that
IN February or March they would dis
continue the street lights in lexington
Mr.. Irusdeil more than ever wanted to sell
ms hotel at lexington, the last great tie
tlat bound him to the place and he sue
ceeded In doing this. He paid x-Policeman
). j. BLOCK good fee, some say Sc 600,
Tor effecting the sale. The street lights
were continued week or two after the
contract time for them and the delay OF the
sale may be an explanation OF that ex-
tension.
lexington is now entirely without street
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Mortality Among Physicians.

OF every 1000 clergymen between the
ages of forty-five and siXty-five only 1898
die annually, but of every 1000 doctors
between the ages of forty-five and sixty
five, no fewer than 2S.O3. it is said, die
every year. Some statisticians attribute
the high rate of mortality among medical
men to the harassing nature of their du-
ties. s.-EXchange.
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PROMISES MADE and BROKEN
Residents of lexington Claim that Mr.. Trues-
dell Has Not Kept Faith with Them.
HAVEN'T GOT WHAT THEY EXPECTED

The Commissioner Gradually Interests
that Place No Longer LooksAe the Welfare of His
ErstwhiIe A. mirers-He Painted Glowing
Suburb Which Has Not observation-disclosures
tuted for RAPID Transit-Lghts Shut Off
Supply Diminished lexington Is Now Dangerous
at Night.
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Made TO Save Money,

| Thrcc-teuths Of the earnings of a Eelgian
| convict are given TO him ON the EXPIRATION of
| his term of Imprisonment. Some OF them
| thus save more money in Jail than they
have ever saved MISUNDERSTANDING
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II Should BE ENCOURAGED

Foraker-There should be tax OH these
English lords who marry American heir
esseS.
Mckinley-sorry 1 can't agree with YOU
You know it's an infant industry.
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AIatne,s Nianx lakes.

Maine mas ,62O lakes. with an area OF
1900 square miles, and 5000 rivers and
streams, making MaiDe's inland water sur
face 3 200 square miles.-P Philadelphia P Pub-
lie Ledger.