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2 VISITING VETERANS. Detroit Swarming With the Boys in Blue. Many Distinguished. Ex-Soldiers on the Ground. The Great Annual Review to Take Place Today. Strong Rivalry for the Commander- In- Chiefehlp—Colonel Smedburg, or California. One of the Prom inent Candidate*. Associated Press Dispatches. Detroit, Mich., August 3. —The twenty-fifth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will form ally open tomorrow forenoon. At that hoar Commander-in-chief Veazey will head the line of march and review forty or fifty thousand veterans as they pass before the magnificent reviewing stand on Woodward avenue. Today has been reception day of the encampment. It ia estimated that there are 80,000 visit ore in the city tonight, but the great crowd is not expected until tomorrow morning. There is a strong rivalry in the race for the position oi national commander in-chief, but thus far it has been in the nature of friendly competition, and is unmarked by strife. The leading candi date of all those mentioned in last night's dispatches is acknowledged to be Colonel Weissert, of Milwaukee. The main fight for tbe location of the next encampment is between Washing ton, D. C, and Lincoln, Neb., with the chances favoring the former. H. M. Bishnell, of the Lincoln delegation,{says Lincoln is the center of A vast territory in which reside 300,000 veterans, all of whom would prefer Lin coln to Washington or any other city, "We have the support of South Dakota, Kansas, lowa, Colorado and other states," said he, "and we shall see the delegates as fast as possible from other states." No arrivals at the central depot created more excitement today than the Georgia and Florida departments. There were 150 in the latter delegation, and nearly all were bedecked in hats of not only curious construction, but made of natural sea weed. They were in charge oi Department Commander Welch, of Welcntown, Fla. One car of their train was filled with products of Florida, from a live crocodile ten feet in length to a bunch of seaweed. They bad watermelon in great profusion: banana trees in blossom; olive and orange trees and any quantity of phosphate, which promises to eclipse tbe orange as a fortune maker for the citisens of Florida. Colorado and Wyoming are here in force, and what they lack in numbers they make up in noise and show, having two boy zouave drum crops with them. Ex-President Rutherford B. Hayes, commander-in-chief of the Order of the Loyal Legion, arrived from Ohio today. He was met by a local delegation of the Loyal Legion and escorted to the home of Colonel S. Hecker. Commander Hayes was tendered a reception at Colonel Hecker's residence this evening and all the members of the Loyal Le gion paid him their respects. The Rhode Island contingent of 200 men, mostly members of tbe well-knn ,vn Slocum post, of Providence, marched to a hotel escorting twenty-five women of the party. The department commander * ia Adjutent General Prentiss. Slocum post proudly carries the old battle flag which at Fort Pulaski and other engage ments was riddled with bullets. Behind the Rhode Island contingent, marched 150 lowans, with C.L.David son, of Hull, as commander. They have forty fair comrades. They are the advance guard, only, and assert confi dently that their state will have 1000 men in line. A small number of South Dakota vet erans marched behind tbe lowa men. The ladies of the G. A. R. are arriving in the city. They comprise the wives, mothers, daughters and sisters of vet erans. Among the officers and national delegates present are the national presi dent, Mrs. C. F. Hurst; Mrs. Mary A. Elkington. secretary, and nearly all the state department presidents, and 250 delegates. Governor Page, of Vermont, and a number of his stall'are in the city, and Governor Thayer, of Nebraska, Con gressman Henderson, of lowa, ex-Con gressman Small, of South Carolina, and A. P. Davis, of Pittsburg, the founder ot the order of Sons of Veterans, are also among the recent arrivals. The New York delegation, 2000 strong, arrived late this evening, and a $700 diamond badge was presented to Gen eral Alger tonight by his admirers of the G.A.R. The department of Louisiana and Mississippi will revive the "color" fight in the encampment. Charles F. Fink, assistant quartermaster of this depart ment, said today: "We have come up to this encampment to make a fight on the color line. We object to colored members of the G. A. R., and want them formed into a separate coloniza tion. It is all right here in the north where you have only a few colored veter ans, but do you know in the south there is any number of colored members of the G. A. R. who are not 30 years old ? They swarm in our hosts, and a white man has no show. We will not associ ate with them, and if the present con vention does not do something to relieve the southern posts of this growing trouble, the white G. A. R. veterans will withdraw. Commander-in-Chief Veazey tonight declined to discuss the "color" dispute, and was disposed to minimize the im portance of the question in controversy. ARRIVING BY THOUSANDS. ■very Incoming Train Bringing Large Delegations of the O. A. R. Detroit, Mich., August 3. —The veter ans of the G. A. H. are arriving by thousands, every incoming train bring ing another throng to mingle with tbe multitude already here. General Veaxey, of Vermont, commander-in cbttrf, arrived this morning. He was accompanied by Miss Clara Barton, founder of the White Cross society. Secretary of War Proctor was also one of the party. The grand event of the encampment will be tomorrow's parade, which will be witnessed by 200,000 visitors. .... The arrivals thus far indicate that rivalry is sharp between Washington, D. C, and Lincoln, Neb., in the contest i THE LOS' ANGELES HERALD: TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 1891. to secure the next encampment. The latter city is making a much bet ter fight for the encampment than anticipated. S. H. Morrison, de partment commander ot Nebraska in 1881), says Lincoln, which is a town of 65,000 people, claims tlrat it can give the G. A. R. as good a welcome as any city in the country. Washington, however, seems to have the strongest following, and the majority of the delegates con cede that it will get the next encamp ment. Fifty of Lincoln's representa tives ( have arrived here and opened headquarters. They will present an in vitation backed by a guarantee of $75, --000. Assistant Adjutant-General McKinnie, of Illinois, is here in advance of his de partment. He thinks his state will con tribute 10,000 people. Lincoln, Ne braska, is his favorite place for the next encampment. He says there are 8500 old soldieia in Kansas and 4000 in Ne braska, not members of the G. A. R., who are too poor to travel far to attend the encampment. If there is not room in Lincoln the men can spread out upon the prairie. The most prominent candidates for the position oi commander-in-chief, are A. G. Weissert, Milwaukee, Wis.; Colo nel Smedburg, Pan Francisco; Brevet Brigadier-General Hurst, Chillicothe, Ohio, and Colonel Lincoln, Michigan. Weissert was a prominent candidate for the position a year ago, and with drew in favor of General Veazey. He will probably get the support of General Veazey's friends, and is a strong candi date. Colonel Smedburg is probably the most enthusiastic G. A. R. man on the Pacifi's coast. He has done much to ward booming the G. A. R. in California and other Pacific coast states, and is very popular throughout the west. He is also a very energetic and enthusiastic Loyal Legion man, and will get the sup port of the members of the Loyal Legion attending the encampment. General Hurst is popularly known as "Fighting Sam," and comes with the unanimous backing of the Ohio delega tion. Colonel Lincoln is a well-known Michigan man, who now holds the posi tion of deputy commissioner of pen sions. He will get the unanimous vote of Michigan and may get support from the eastern states. In addition are mentioned the names of General H. A. Barnum, New York; General John Palmer, Albany ; and Gen eral Ira M. Hedges, of Havistraw, New York. A special train from California has ar rived with Colonel Smedburg and forty or more of his ardent friends on board. They were followed by the contingents from Colorado and Wyoming. Secretary Proctor, while in the city will be the guest of General Alger. Secretary of the Treasury Foster arrived later in the day. Trains from Kansas arrived this morning with four hundred veterans, two hundred members of the W. R. C. and a large number of citizens. The Kansas delegates have a grievance against the railroads. Department Commander W. H. L. Barnes of California is in the city. Com mander Barnes is one of the leading lawyers of San Francisco, and is ex pected to make a speech at the emcamp ment when he proposes Colonel Smed burg's name as the California candidate for commander-in-chief. The Washington delegation arrived in the city this forenoon. Their train was gaily decorated in national colors. The delegation was accompanied by a num ber of prominent ladies. A REPUBLICAN UPRISING. THE FOOLHARDY SCHEME OF SOME SPANISH REVOLUTIONISTS. A Daring Attempt to Capture the Barracks at Barcelona—The Attacking Party Overcome After a Desperate Battle. Bourse Speculators the Instigators. New York, August 3.—A morning paper says: Harrowing details of a terrible massacre of inoffensive residents of an isolated village in Paraguay by half-savage natives have reached this city by mail. According to the advices 150 men, women and children were wantonly slaughtered, and then the butchers celebrated their victory in wild orgies. The affair occurred the night of March 10th, and the news was delayed in reaching here by lack of facilities for communication with the outside world. According to the details which were were published in La Democracia, at Assumption, Paraguay, a band of the most lawless natives, angered by some political differences with the residents of the neighboring village of Islapan, descended on the latter place and began the slaughter by an at tack on tbe house of Judge Gaunas. The attacking band was headed by a notori ous bandit, Benito Benitez, and num bered about fifty men. Arriving at Judge Gaunas's house the desperados surrounded it and opened fire from the rear. There were but four people there at the time.Judge Gaunas's aged wife, his two eons and his daugh ter. The judge himself and another son were absent on business. The fire of the desperados was re turned by the two men in the house, the women aiding them by loading their guns as fast as they emptied them. When the ammunition of those in the house was exhausted, the desperados entered and killed tbe two sons and took the women prisoners. At the beginning of the attack some of the inhabitants, attracted by the fir ing, rushed into the streets, aud fired into the mob, but a detachment of des perados rushed upon them and mur dered them and their neighbors, pillag ing and burning their houses. Humble homes and homes of luxury were de stroyed by five, not even the churches were spared. At the church of the Immaculate Conception mass was being celebrated at the time, and when the raiders were denied admission to tbe church, they forced an entrance and waited patiently for the conclusion of the services before they began their bloody work. The priest was among the slain, and in the looting of the edi fice, not an article of tbe slightest value was left by tbe raiders. Many who sought to take refuge on the opposite shore of the Paraguay river, that flows near the town, were de voured by sharks. The attack on the home of Judge Subeldia, at the other end of the village, wag desperately resisted, and several of the raiders were killed, the leaders, Benitez and Martinez, being among them. The latest news from tbe scene of the terrible slaughter stated that govern ment troops were panning tbe outlaws. CHILEAN CONFLICT. Recent Mail Advices From the Seat of War. Reported Desertions From Bal- maceda's Ranks. The Esmeralda's Work of Destruc- tion in the Lobos Islands. Dally Acquisitions to the Congressional Army — The Want of Clothing and Arms Sorely Felt by the Insurgents* Associated Press Dispatches. New York, August 3. —The following has been received from Caldera, Chile, under date of June 26th : In expectation of a-movement on the part of the Congressional war ships Almirante Cochrane and Magellanes against the government garrison at Coquimbo, Admiral Brown determined to proceed from Iquique to the south ward, with his flag ship, the San Fran cisco. At Iquique there were rumors of the desertion of some eight hundred men from Coquimbo. It was reported that these men had shot four of their officers. Balmaceda's troops being ordered to Are upon them, the colonel in command was met with refusal. The deserters were reported to be marching toward Caldera. The Cochrane and Magellanes left Iquique June 20th, convoying the trans ports Amazonese and Biobo. The desti nation of the vessels was said to be Co quimbo, but on June 22d the Biobo re turned to Iquique from Tocopilla, a port south of Iquique, bringing 200 volun teers for the Congressional army. The war ship Esmeralda returned to Iquique June 22d from ber cruise as convoy to the Itata. She saluted the admiral's flag on the San Francisco, and her officers paid an official visit to the flagship. In conversation with officers of the Esmeralda, it was learned that pur suant to instructions the works and rail road on the guano islands of Lobos, off the coast of Peru, had been destroyed. This action was caused by a desire to put an end to the source of revenue enjoyed by Balmaceda. Daily at Iquique the Congressional army is receiving acquisitions. The want of warm clothing, arms and am munition is the sole reason for non prosecution of the march southward. There is no lack of patriotism, no shirk ing of duty. Along the south coast as far as this point, which is the limit of the Congressional party's occupation, there is considerable sympathy with them. The junta has control of plenty of funds, the weekly customs receipts at Iquique alone being over $150,000, affording means for all requirements. Confirmatory of the rumor prevalent at Iquique relative to the Coquimbo up rising, similar news had reached Anto fagasta. It was also learned that a man named Astaburagua, a young lawyer of Coquimbo and a friend of the Congres sional party, had after a heated discus sion shot and killed the judge advocate of the government troops. He was ex ecuted by order of the colonel of the forces in a summary manner. Admiral Brown instituted inquiries relative to a report that he had received about tbe imprisonment of some Amer ican citizens. Flag Lieutenant Dyer ascertained that a naturalized citizen named William Jones had killed t\vo Chileans at Tocopilla in October last. He was sent to Antofagasta for trial, but owing to a change in judges and the ab sence of judicial proceedings, his trial has not taken place. IMMIGRATION COMMISSION. Its Members Collection; Valuable Infor mation in Europe. Washington, August B.—A dispatch from the United States immigration commission, now in Europe,to the treas ury department, states that Chairman Colonel Weber and Dr. Kemster have gone to Russia, by way of Germany, where they are now prosecuting in quiries. Commissioners Cross, Powder ly and Shulties will carry on the in quiries in Great Britain and the south ern portion of the continent. Dispatch es indicate that a large amount of valua ble information is being collected, no obstacles being interposed officially or otherwise to the investigations winch are being made. In an inteiview between the commis sioners and the Mormon elder in charge of Mormon emigrants at Liverpool,that official, who is acting in the place of Brigham Young, Jr., stated that while he and all the Mormons believed polygamy to be right, yet as the United States supreme court had decided that the anti-polygamy law was constitu tional, the Mormon church had adopted a rule against its practice in the United States and that all Mormon converts abroad are so informed before their embarkation for America. He Strength of Baking Powders as shown by official reports. Cream of tartar powders, pure. Percent. Cleveland's .aa«iMiaM>msMMHBMaMH 12 874 NONE SuCH..asß>BßKßa*«aaa>>aaaßaßai 11.92 SEA FOAM ....samßaaaMißMMMi 9.445 Cream of tartar powders containing ammonia. Royal * a»*«M«m>iM>wa>>B>Bß_ X 2 .30 STERLING*..-aaaaa>-aa ß j ßßlß MMaMßaia>ai 1 0 743 Alum powders, containing ammonia. WINDSOR * awa>>>B>aMaM>>>>aw 9 065 Davis O. K. IBIB _ IHIsIIBSBBMaBB . 8.545 A. & P.* i 8.44 Silver Star* avMßßßa>aß«Maw 8.006 Vienna * aM>>B>s>>Ma 7.025 PATAPSCO * . - -SMaMMBMB 7.006 'KENTON* aaaaßßMasawi 6.605 I have examined the Official Reports of the U. S. Government, 1889, Can adian Government, 1888, New Jersey Dairy Commissioner, 1889, an d Ohio Food Commissioner, 1887, and hereby certify that the above correctly represents the comparative strength of the baking powders named asgpown by satd Reports. /~\// W j (Chemist for U. S. Gov't, 1891.) one heaping teaspoonful of either of these baking powders with one teaspoonful Of s-ater, In • tin cup, boil a few moments, and you can small tbe'' ammonia "in the steam, further stated that whenever the ques tion was asked, converts were assured of the rightfulness of polygamy, but of the legal impossibility of its being prac ticed at present in the United States or Great Britain ; also that they must not go to America if they do not want to obey the law and abstain from polyga mous marriages. VISIONARY COMMERCE. The Panama Transportation Company Expecting to Work Wonders. Chicago, August 3. —The officers and directors of the Panama Transportation company, an organization formed for the purpose of putting on lines of steam ers between the southern states and the principal ports of South America, Cen tral America and the West Indies, were in seesion today. The purpose of the meeting was to map out the work more completely, and perfect arrangements for floating additional securities to carry it on, to the amount of $1,000,000. Dr. Kulp, of Galveston, Texap, treas urer of the company, says success is as sured. He says it has been decidetl to move the headquarters of the company from Chicago to Mobile, Ala., which is to be made the central distributing point for all products to and from South America. The doctor declares that thip will revolutionize the distribution of meats and flour. "The possibilities to the United States and to the world, in fact," said the doc tor, "are enormous enough to seem al most visionary. Within a year after the lines are established the United States will have as much carrying trade as any other nation, and the American flag will be on all the waters of the globe." The original capital stock, $1,000,000, has already been subscribed, but the company has authority to increase it to $10,C00.000. The ports from which lines are projected to run are Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile and Tampa. There will be three lines from Galveston and Tampa each, and one or possibly two f'om the other ports named. The pro jectors contemplate building at least twenty steel steamships under the pro visions of the mail subsidy bill. WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER HARROWING DETAILS OF A MASSA CRE IN PARAGUAY. The Inhabitants of an Isolated Village Exterminated by a Horde of Half-Sav age Desperados—One Hundred and Fifty People Butchered. 9 Babcelona, August 3.—Gievt excite ment was caused in this city last night by what was for a time supposed to be a revolutionary movement on the part of the Republican party, bnt which sub sequently proved to be a desperate at tempt upon the part of certain specula tors on the bourse to bring about a de cline in the price of securities dealt upon in the For fool-hardy daring the scheme has never been equalled by desperate speculators in this or any other country.' A band of fifteen men, armed with rifles and revolvers, very cautiously approached the government buildings and attempted to surprise the guards, it being their intention to force their way into the barracks. Tbe sentries discov ered the approach of tbe men, whom they ordered to halt. The men made a rush upon the sentries, trusting in the confusion which would follow, that they could force their way into the barracks. As they ran towards the sentries, they delivered a volley from their weapons and some of the guards feil to the ground wounded. Other sentries, however, an swered the volley with a fusilade from their rifles. For a short time a regular battle was fought, and a number on both sides were wounded. Meantime the officers stationed at the barracks summoned the troops to arms, and in a very short time the attacking party was surrounded. Resistance was useless, and the whole party was placed under arrest. They will be tried by a court martial and the chances are that they will all be shot. The persons arrested are Federal Re publicans. Paris, August 3.—Sefior Zorilla, a Spanish Republican, in an interview to day denied that he was in any way implicated in the Barcelona affair. He said he could do nothing without the authority of his superiors. The latest report from Barcelona jus tifies the belief that tbe affair was a genuine revolutionary attempt On the part of the Republicans. STILL ALIVE, But Faint Hopes for the Recovery of Bob Ingeraoll's Secretary. Ckoton Landing, N. V., August 3. — Newton Baker, private eecretary of Colo nel Ingersoll, who was shot Saturday night by Orville M. Anderson, during a quarrel, waß still alive at noon today, ■flis physicians have only faint hopes of bis recovery. Anderson has been com mitted to jail to await the result of Baker's injuries. • Pure California wines at H. J. Woollacott, 124 and 126 N. Spring street. l%fp- x SOI W m & Spring sJ Another Opportunity for GENUINE BARGAINS IN FINE SHOES. W& have put on sale this week: our entire line of BURT Sc PACK ARD'S Celebrated Shoes at $3.50 a pair. Button. Lace and. Congress, all styles, "are in it" this time. Forrrier prices on these goods were from $6 to $8. OLCOVICH BROS., 315 and 317 South Spring St., rgW DOORS BELOW THIRD ST. SECURITY LOAN # TRUST CO. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 123 W. SECOND STREET, - - - - LOS ANGELES, CAL. CAPITAL, (paid up) $100,000 RESERVE $ 1 0,000 DEPOSITS RECEIVED AND INTEREST PAID. BONDS BOUGHT, SOLD AND NEGOTIATED. GUARANTEED MORTGAGES, payable in gold, for sale in all denominations. MANAGES AND SETTLES ESTATES, receives and executes trust* of every character from Courts, Corporations, Syndicates and Individuals. CHARTER HAVING FIFTY YEARS TO RUN, particularly adapts it to this class of business, thus avoiding loss and annoyance attendant upon a change of trust by death or removal of individuals. ITS AMPLE ASSETS AND UNLIMITED LIABILITY of stockholders also commends it above individuals and should be sufficient guaranty of faithful performance of duty. TRUST FUNDS KEPT ENTIRELY SEPARATE and apart fiom the assets of the Company. MONEY LOANED UPON IMPROVED REAL ESTATE at current rates. M. W. STIMSON, Pres't. GEO. W. STIMSON, Vice Pres't. J. H. BRALY, Secy. E. F. SPENCE, Treas'r. 7-11 eodlm I WIHK WAIFS. Bishop Flasch died at La Crosse, Wis., Monday morning, aged 90. Abraham Backer, of New York, a dealer in commercial paper, has made an assignment. Tbe journeymen tailors of America met in national convention at St. Louis Monday morning. President Harrison has signed the commission of J. Sloat Fassett as col lector of the port of New York. At Louisville. Ky., the heaviest rain in many years fell Sunday night, caus ing damage estimated at $30,000. The general election of the Cherokee nation took place Monday. There were three candidates in the field for chief. Jackson Donnelly, a wealthy farmer living near Arkansas City, Kan., and his wife, were found murdered. It is supposed the motive was robbery. Eight hundred and seventy-four thousand ounces of silver were pur chased by the treasury department Monday, at prices ranging from $1,007 to $1,009. Charles E. Goodwin, a commercial agent, shot in New York Sunday night by Bertram C. Webster, a horseman, died this morning. The cause of the shooting was jealousy. Samuel Hano, a real estate operator at A list on, Mass., has assigned. His liabilities are $50,000, and assets $100,000. Inability to obtain ready cash was the chief cause of the assignment. Rev. Isaac Lea Nicholson's election as bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Mil waukee has been approved by twenty seven dioceses, a majority of the whole, and it is thought his election will be made unanimous. The second convention of the national union of textile workers began at Fall River, Mass., Monday morning. The time of the convention will be devoted to the discussion of plans for more thorough organization. Tbe Weeks house, an old landmark at Palmer, Mass., was burned early Mon day morning, Rev. Mr. William, a re tired Congregational minister, was burned to death. The other guests, who had a narrow escape, lost all their ef fects. The loss is about $30,000. Tho American Glucose company, which has factories at Buffalo, N. V., and in other cities, and numerous agen cies, has announced a general reduction of ten per cent, in wages. The cut was made necessary by the high price of corn, excessive competition and the cheapness of sugar. OMAHA STRIKERS. Smelters, Job Printers and Bricklayers Out for Eight Honrs. Omaha, Neb., August 3. —There was no further trouble at the Omaha and Grant -smelting works today. When the hour for the day shift to go on duty arrived about four hundred men gath ered at the gate, but nobody went to work except half a dozen men who emptied the silver furnaces. As soon as this was done the smelter was closed. The job printers are still out, with no prospect of a compromise. A number of manufacturers have clubbed together and will test the eight-hour law in court. At noon a number of bricklayers went out for eight hours. A U CTI O N. MATLOCK & REED, GENERAL AUCTIONEERS), 229 WEST SECOND STREET, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4th, 10 A.M., AT 417 SOUTH HILL STREET, Will sell the entire contents of tbe handsomely furnished 10-room house, comprising antique oak and walnut bedroom suits: also one fine plush parlor suit; an elegant double parlor moquet carpet; also, body brussels and tapestry carpets, bed lounges, divans, settees, center tables, chairs, glassware, dishes, etc. H. H. MATLOCK, 8-14t Auctioneer. WkW I ft 146 North Spring Street. Closing Out Sale! GREAT-:-REDUCTIONS! Negligee Shirts, Summer Underwear, Hosiery, White Shirts, Gloves, Suspenders, etc., etc. Every Dollar's Worth w ; l be Sold Regardless of Cost! The Whole Stock must be Sold By About August 20th. On account of occupying our new store now being built on this street, opposite the Nadeau Hotel, where we will open with the LARGEST and best stock of ENTIRELY NEW GOODS ever shown in this city. Eagleson & Co. A.T EST m M* dt> Chicken lAce Killer. Ask your dealer lor it, or send tor Free Circular to Petaluma Incubator Co., Petaluma, Cal