The herald., 1896-04-22
PLOTTING THE OVERTHROW
Certain Leaders Had This in View and
Succeeded
he Days Adventure 1.-THE Looting OF the
city-Her nsjesty's sA.vpe.rance-Th ijlus-
trated Concert--0thet Details
Viva La Reina!
Viva the people! !

Viva La Reina.
Viva the people.
Viva everybody,
For some time past ce stain lead ers or
the populace have been plottinss the
overthrow Of the powers that be, and
the plans of the conspifators we re so
well arranged that they W ere vest erday
crowned with success when the ttack
was made on the city.
In order to divert suspicion the Lead
ing spirits of the movement + nmed
clubs throughout the city, which have
enrolled many members from the party
Of malcontents. Overtures were MADE
to the military and not without su ccess.
and orders were transmitted to "A the
loyal followers of La Reina de la fsesta
to assemble yesterday at l.SU the
Pavilion, from whence an organic sol at
tack could be made upon the cit' ana
La Reina proclaimed ruler over II W DO
main Of The Angels.
EVERYTHING favored the revolutio nllsts
The gods conspired to aid them
At an early hour the mayor an CITY
ro,,t,ciI reaiizing their impoten, se in
<he face Of the general sentiment fled
Ser,erol wave captured. however, and
others took advantage of the &c neral
amnesty proclaimed by La Rein as
her f,rst cfflciai act and begged that
they make loyal official surrende E..
The motley throng that surged pack
and forth in the Sixth street park yes
tessdns !, a efterroon were enthusiastic. !, and
fired by q spirit Of adventure fore Ign to
their usual peaceful pursuits. lEacn
organization as 1t swept into piaf = and
took up the line Of march was eeeted
with q discordant' outburst of heers
ci,,h veils. with an accompan iment
Of shrfeking whistles and trumpet . tnat
testified to the loyalty of the mul Htude,
fle soun1fng Of their lungs and thu long
suffering of those saluted.
The Fiesta Queens own ancers
(Troop D.. forty strong, under COM
mand OF lieutenant Thompson, guard
ed the approaches during the tssem,
bling of the army of maskers, and
headed the column of the line or marcn
They made a brave showing Wit n thelr
green tunics, red breeches and aVairy
boots and yellow plumed helmv. o. me
bined, and the company will act as the
guard of honor to La Reina
Following the cavalry RonceVlerI s
American concert band OF 20 pieces dis
coursed inspiring music that pg nrlng
the minds of the revoiutiohisSs !2roLip.. ,,-
ed them to deeds or caring ouiAaS lne
attack on the city.
The Jonathan Fiesta club showed up
siytv strong and in every way well
armed far the conflict upon which they
were about to enter. Each member was
clothed in q summer suit or RUSSIAN
n.
nations Of varied colors in the button
hole indicated the principle of La Fiesta
to which they owed allegiance. The Of
ficers in command of this detachment
We're: Captain. Harry Wyate; first lieu
tenant, j.. J. Spruance; second heuten-
ant, H. Doolittle; and secretary Foley
Parker.
Each member Of the club was armed
with a bag for ammunition in the shape
of Confetti" which was thrown upon
all opposers with great effect during the
taking of the city. This ammunition Is
large quantities were imported from
Paris at considerable expense.
The Jonathan column was headed by
M H. Magee and v. e. Dickinson. two
full-grown and well warranted mascots.
They were clothed in elaborate silk cos
tunes of Dolly Warden pattern ana
made a most dignihed appearance. -Four
.pfckaninny mascots also added to the
Inevitable luck which perches on the
Jonathan banner. These were: Willie
sHansconde, Isaac Wood, Harry Brown
and Harry Carter.
An ammunition receptacle in the shape
Of a Chinese pagoda, borne by four color
ed men, composed the equipment Of this
detachment.
The Queens Merry Maskers, led on
by President Joe Scott, were eager for
carnage, and, clothed in Fiesta-colored
clowns suits did great execution in ''an-
suexing" articles from various stores in
.the city which 1t was thought might
aprove acceptable to La Reina. A large
yellow silk banner, carried by Charley
Hamilton, the maskers' mascot, bore
upon its face the title Of the organiza-
Zion. Conductor Broderick, who was
igarbed as an exaggerated specimen of
= street-car conductor, had bell-punches
galore lining his manly breast, like so
many decorations, indicating his close
attention to duty.
Inasmuch as evils belong to every rev.
olution, however righteous, his satanic
majesty, with two attending satellites,
was in attendance to claim his own. A
doat supporting large iron cage was
guarded by the two devils of inferior de-
gree, while the old, fierce, frivolous devil
kept guard outside the door and gnashed
his aged gums as each new arrival was
consigned to his care.
BY natural affiliation, perhaps, these
denizens of the neither realms affiliated
with the Merry Maskers who in turn CO.
operated with his satanic majesty by
capturing rebellious officials who re-
fused allegiance to La Reina.
A Chinese band of four pieces played
classical music with great impertura-
bility while the looting of the city was in
progress. Under the leadership of Col.
chamberlain, mandarin of the coral
button, very choice selection was
s8lVen ana the most unmuSical ear
could readily detect Wagnerian strains
that once again proved the close rela-
tionship that at one time must have ex-
listed between the orient and the people
Of the western continent
The Commercial Travellers Fiesta
club, numbering 100, were gallantly led
by w. j. Barrett. eX-president of the
Pacific Coast Commercial Travellers as
sociation, and S. Moseley Woods, the
present president and chairman of the
Fiesta committee. The command was
clothed in a uniform of straw hat, linen
duster, grip in hand and cane; all with
Fiesta colors decorating them
A float headed this column which
served as a store for the merchandise
looted from the stores and was under
guard of twelve trusted members of the
club. They were not under bonds and
from that judgment may be formed
as to their honesty as we'll as their
loyalty. The chaplain of the order how
ever, was on the float clothed In white
cassock and hood, and he, doubtless, had
. restraining influence on the eagerly
aggressive drummer" fraternity. He
had a face like an owl, with beak like
Z pelican. and was well calculated to
restrain the enthusiasm of the too ex-
uberant
At 2 o'clock promptly the signal for
annonslaught on the city was given, and
the above detachments, reinforced by
others en- route, moved down Sixth
street to Broadway. At the junction
there was a temporary stoppage, as the