The record-union., 1896-07-06
Nearly Five Thousand People Partake
of It.
Sailors and Soldiers Have a Lively
Scrap With the Residents and
Win the Battle - Populists OPP
posed to Fusion With the Other
Parties-Large Fire at Porterville
Attempted Suicide of Humboldt
Pioneer.
Pioneer.

MONTERREY, July 5.-The second
day of the celebration of Monterey s
semi-centennial was an interesting one.
Nothing until after church hours was
on the programme, but noon found the
population in the pines back of the res
ervatfon taking part in real old-faSh-
toned picnic.
The principal feature of the picnic
was the barbecue, and a most success
full one it proved. For this part of the
entertainment expert cooks had been
brought from a distance, and at mid
night last began preparations. The
trenches had been dug beforehand and
the cooks built fires in them of selected
wood. AS one load of fuel burned down
another was piled on until by 10 O'Clock
this morning each trench was filled with
q bed of live Goals that emitted heat but
no smoke. By IL o'clock the picnickers
began to arrive. The meat was piled
onto a wire grating laid over the fires.
AS the meat began to cook the fragrant
pine forest was filled with Savory odors
and a pale blue smoke ascended
Heavenward. Under some Of the 1arg-
est trees long tables had been built and
provided with plates for many thou
sands of people. Everybody helped
themselves and took their favorite cuts
OF tender meat. The feast consumed
several hours, and during that time
nearly 5000 people were fed There was
music and dancing. and the woods
rang with laughter, and not until even
ing shadows fell did the InerryTnakers
leave the scene.
The men-of-war shared the 1onors to-
day with other points of interest and at
tracted thousands from the barbecue.
Large delegations came to town from
Salinas, Hollister, Pacific Grove and the
whole surrounding country, swelling the
crowds on the streets to Unprecedented
proportions.
Early this morning, when the sailors
and soldiers were over jolly. visitor
from Pacific Grove became entangled
with one of the blue jackets. One word
followed another when presently the
sailor reeled under blow. Jack was
plHcky and jumped UP like flash at
his enemy. He got the best of the fight,
at which the citizens friends took a
hand in the row. There happened to be
about 200 or 300 of Uncle Sans men on
the ground, and Immediately they
banded themselves together and drove
back the attacking party. Numbers in
creased in the opposition so that the
citizens had a strong mob, but the sail
ors knew their business, and with the
soldiers they won a battle which was
not on the bill Some cut heads and
bruised faces were the result, as the
army and navy was overpowering and
did not wish to carry the fight further
than a comparatively peaceful victory.
They showed that they were not at all
vindictive, for they seized the ushers or
special policemen and carried them on
their shoulders from the pavilion The
managers took advantage of their abb
sence and turned off the electric lights.
Then everybody went home quietly.
In the afternoon there was a Young
Mems Christian Association meeting in
the pavilion. J. NJ. Speares, State Sec
retary, and General Secretary Mccoy
and others spoke on association work.
It was an enthusiastic meeting. There
was a really enjoyable dance in the pa
vilion at night. Large crowds attended
and enjoyed the fun, and the sailors and
soldiers were present in force and
danced with the pretty girls Of Mon
terey.
The San Joaquin Association of the
Veterans of the Mexican War will ar