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VOLUME LXXVII.— NO. 151. SANTA ROSA SWARMS Never Has There Been Such a Gathering There. FLORA'S REIGN SUPREME. The Carnival Queen Leads Her Beautiful Battalions Through the City. PARADE OF GREAT SPLENDOR. Scenes of Dazzling: Magnificence In the Streets of Sonoma's Metropolis. SANTA ROPA, Cal., May 9.— With the pun almost straight overhead in a cloud less sky, the streets along the line of march packed with people, crowding up into the highest pinnacle of the Courthouse tower, peering from every window and balcony, forming a solid bank of humanity down its long wide steps and over its sloping grounds, and so from every other point of vantage, along the line Queen Flora led her beautiful battalions through the car nival city to-day, greeted with cheers and acclamations at every step. The festival stepped distinctly in ad vance of every previous demonstration of the kind in this upper part of the State, and made a strong bid to be classed with the first floral displays of the coast. The city has been thronged with visitors, taxing to the very limits the ability of its citizens to make provision for them. All the morning before the parade and all the afternoon after it had dispersed and the excitement of the time was at an end men and women, especially women with chil dren, thronged the streets, resting upon the steps and doorways of stores and dwellings. The halls and stairways of all the hotels were peopled in this way, women and children were crowding into those lit tle greenrooms that are ordinarily given over to the quiet game of poker, which game was forced thereby to suspend. All of this indicates the tremendous descent upon the little city and an overflow be yond the capacity to accommodate. But the entertainment has been of such an or der that no one thinks of complaining. When the sun rose this morning it found the city fully dressed for the festival. Bunting and flowers and green things streamed over and bedecked everything, softening the hard lines of business blocks and quickening the long stretch of the streets with lively color. The Courthouse, which is the center of things in Santa Rosa, and in front of which the chief spectacle of the day was to take place, was arrayed in long, ample and dig nified folds of the orange, wine and olive. Flags floated above it and fluttered from lines stretched from its cupcla to the four corners of its grounds. Residence and business houses were dressed with a floral prodigality and taste in design. The individual citizen enters into the spirit of the festival and explains the suc cess that attends as a whole. The carnival headquarters on Fourth street were turned into au arbor by vines trailing up to the awning, while the vines were made to blossom with flowers. Entire fronts of houses were covered with moss, and the moss relieved with roses and carnations. Fourth street is spanned with several arcttes, under which the Queen and her fra grant following pass in triumph. The Democrat has erected an arch spanning the street in front of jts office in Court house square. The flutter of pennants and banners is in the air everywhere and the thrill of music, as brass bands move from place to place serenading distin guished visitors or escorting them to their quarters upon the arrival of the morning trains. Governor Budd and his staff and Mayor Butro arrived from San Francisco before noon and were met by members of the re ception committee and conducted to the Occidental Hotel. Two companies of young cadets from the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy also arrived this morning. They present an excellent appearance in their cray uniforms and white caps and despite their average age of 15 years march and drill like veterans. The first number on the long programme of the day was billed for 10:30 o'clock in the morning. It was a bicycle drill, in which the representatives of clubs from all over this section of the State took part, to the number of about 150. It took place op posite the Courthouse in Fourth street and -was a very graceful and pretty affair and drew to the square the earliest con tingent, of spectators, and a big one, that maintained its place during the balance of the day. ALL HAIL THE QUEEN. Great Acclamations of Joy aa She Leads Her Willing Subjects in the Pageant. SANTA ROSA, Cal., May 9.— Now, an hour past midday in the full flood of sun ehine, littingly, for it is meant to typify this land of sunshine, fruit and flowers, the pageant in broken but orderly fragments has arranged itself at Fourth street and Donglaa avenue and the streets near by leading into Fourth. Chief Marshal Pye gives the word and Parks' band strikes into a triumphant march. A platoon op posite leads the way to keep it clear and behind come the battalion of bicyc lists, their wheels done up in flowers and ribbons. The grand marshal's place is', next with his aids: W. H. Underhill, George McCallum, W. Falconer, Dr. An derson, D. McKinley.W. E. Dorman, Miles Sherman, Oscar Matthews, Ed Hall and M. Spencer. Then come the Tamalpais cadets, in their gray and white uniforms, marching as steadily as the men who are setting the time in front and forming a very soldierly escort to the Queen. Now comes Queen Isabell Donovan, the beautiful white rose of the festival. She in her high car looks quite royal under a canopy of flowers. On her right and leff are her pages, and about her and in their chairs in the four corners are her maids of honor, the personification of pink roses that set off the Queen's The San Francisco Call. SCENE NEAR THE COURTHOUSE IN SANTA ROSA 'ZESTERDAY, WHERE THE QUEEN OF THE PAGEANT APPEARED. [Sketched by a "Call" artist.] pure white with the prettiest effect. The color of the car is pink also. The Queen's throne is covered with roses and the car 13 carpeted with blossoms. From each of its four corners the arms for the support of the canopy reach up to the center, where a great bunch of flowers is suspended. The Queen's approach is hailed with de light and she acknowledges the greeting with gracious smiles. Following behind is a guard of honor on horseback, a company of ladies and gentlemen, all of them wear ing the festival colors and garlands of flowers. Tnese serve also as an escort to the Governor and his staff, who follow in carriages properly caparisoned in flowers. In the carriage with Governor Budd are Paymaster- General Chadbourne, Mayor Woodward, President and Director-General I Hardin. In a carriage following are Colonel I. E. Doolittle, Colonel J. F. Bergin, Colonel John 8. Young and Mayor Sutro. In still another carriage comes Captain and Adjutant Smith of the Fifth Regi ment, Colonel W. J. Younger, Colonel D. B. Fairbanks, Commodore Con. O'Connor and Colonel N. T. James; and in a fourth carriage, Lieutenant Follis of the Second Regiment and Colonel H. Kowalsky. And now come the flowers themselves, typified in an infinite variety of beautiful conceits on wheels. The line is led by Grant 0. Richards, city editor of the Re publican, with his wife and her sister and Miss Edith Brooks. He is driving two white horses and his rig is buried in flow ers all of a delicate tint of yellow, accord ing nicely with a great canopy of the same color, fashioned like an Immense lamp shade. The occupants are all in white. Next is a surrey with two white horses driven tandem. It is a beautiful little thing, and calls out a spontaneous applause all down the line as it moves on. The sur rey is built, seemingly, of delicately tinted yellow roses, the trappings of the horses are covered with them and swinging from the hubs are two butterflies made of them. Sitting up behind in the character of a footman, nestling down behind, rather, in a nest of roses, is a little dark-eyed boy in livery and a plughat. This is very cute, and the first prize is instantly awarded to it for its class in the minds of the mass on the sidewalks. In the surrey sits Miss Ade laide Elliott, who is driving, and with her is Miss Roberts. Next is a very beautiful turnout in white j flowers, driven and occupied by Miss Porter and friends. A two-horse surrey, done up in white and pink with mosses, is driven by Miss Jennie Marshall, and with her are the Misses Min nie Weymouth and Sallie Hall, all of Clo verdale. And now comes one of the most daring conceits in the line. It is "Sunshine"— one of the glorious triumvirate of sunshine, fruit and flowers. Standing high up and alone on an immense float is a tall and beautiful girl, dressed in simple ' Greek garb of white, with her light hair un loosed. Back of her is a white and gold sunburst, and spreading before and beneath her is the same. Lying in the flood of light in the center of the float is the earth. A bril liant light effect, under the blaze of real sunlight that beats upon it, is gained by a network of gold threads that extend from above and about the maiden to the shining brass uprights at the right and left cornere of the float forward. It is a dazzlingly beautiful thing, but must be very trying to the fair figure who personifies the sun — Miss Grace Tuttle— unprotected as she was by even so much as a fern. Miss Holman is driving a very tasty rig done up in grasses, ferns and flowers. Master Freddie Hedges makes a hit in SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1895. his class for juvenile. He is driving a pair of little donkeys tandem, with a cart very prettily smothered in roses. And little baby Edith Ford does the same thing in a toy cart made of the color of the poppy, to which is harnessed a little dog, the harness being made of yellow ribbons. Here is the next of our glorious trium virate, "fruit." It is opulent, prodigal, generous in its wealth. It is like the oth ers — unple in proportions and rich in color. Miss Rose McMahon sits as Po mona, goddess of the orchard, and with her are two sprites, Miss Nellie Smith and Miss Trembly. They are clad in rich col ors, and strewn around them are oranges, apples and other fruits. The goddess sits under an orange tree. Vines and other green things give the float a cool and in viting look in contrast to the glaring white brilliancy of the sun float. The body of the car is pink, which, however, is well covered with cool, gray mosses. The carriage of Mrs. McCallum, very tastefully trimmed in grass and mosses, follows the float, and in close succession come others, each wearing some special de sign in greens and flowers and the festival tricolors. Now comes California herself, the land to which these three fair sisters have given so much. California sirs in the stern of a boat, which is built of rich gar net plush, sailing upon a green sea of drooping grasses spangled with white flow ers. Miss Harriet Maddox sits as the fig ure of the State. She is dressed in the color of the poppy, and above • her is a canopy of the same color, while two \ r oung girls, dressed also in the clear gold of the poppy, stand in front and direct the course of the craft. They are Mabel Kennedy and Mamie Geer, of this city of the rose. The float is very effective in its strong rich color — the deep garnet of the boat in the soft green bed of the sea and the yellow figures of the poppy. The grand military band of Petaluma heralds the approach of the prettiest float in the line not sent there by the festival committee. Even these need not be ex cepted, for the applause of the people keeps exact pace with its progress down the line, showing how it invites a verdict at the hands of the judges. The float represents another open boat. It is built of grasses and snowballs, and rests in a bed of the same, and above it is also a canopy all of cool green and white snow balls. The boat is called "Venezia." It is very long, and seated in it are ten pretty young girls, each with a mandolin upon which they play as they go. Those from the Petaluraa ladies' or chestra and their names are: Misses Marie Brown, Margaret Grant, Addie Brandou. Margaret McKay, Pearl Scudder, Edith Brown, Anna McKay, Lillian Lewis afid Mrs. James A. Parry. The conception of "Venezia" and its execution are in com plete sympathy and without fault. The float is drawn by four white horses, driven by W. E. Bowen, and led by C. E. War field. Bud Schofiela, J. W. Studdert and Thomas Denny. Following a line of carriages, phaetons and drags, all of a high order of decora tion, comes the personally introduced float of President Amos Hafdin of the Carnival Association and one of the prettiest of them all. It repre sents a fairy child seated in a shell made of red roses and driving a pair of butterflies. The float is a bod of grasses, and raised above it at tU« rear is the rose red shell, in which sits the little fairy child with outspread wings of golden gauze. Away to the front of the float, as though just rising from the grass, are two butterflies made of roses in proper variety of colors- This float excites the live liest enthusiasm all along the line The Vinehill School float comes next and presents something of a novelty. It represents an old-fashioned school house built of grasses throughout, and open front and rear. Swinging behind, is an immense globe of grasses which revolves on its axis, and upon which is figured the Western contingent in carna tions. Above the old schoolhouse is a bell which is rung and rings cheerily as it runs. The Hearne School also represents a school in session, a class of children busy at their studies in a float done up in bright-colored bunting, grasses, vines and floaters. Mr. Trembly and family are in a beau tifully decorated carriage, and then comes the float of the Grangers of Pomona. It is built of grains and is stacked in the sheathes of grain and decorated on its sides with the implements of the field, the scythe and sickle. Cloverdale's float has a number of beau tiful girls in white with a wealth of fruit and flowers spread about them. Mrs. Overton and family are riding in a beautifully decorated carriage and behind them comes a float with two Jerseys in their stalls. The Cloverdale band in a covered wagon sets the pace for this end of the line. Here comes' Mrs. L-. W. Burris in a blood red, two-seated rig and with her are Miss Annie Matthews and the Misses Wood and Seawell. The rig is covered with red car nations and the ladies are dressed in red, but are carrying white parasols. The effect is very striking. Misses Clara and Martha Hahraan are driving in a phaeton which is completely covered with buds. Josie Byington is driving a strikingly beautiful floral phaeton and Mrs. Metzger a carriage that provokes constant applause as it moves down the line. A little boy dressed in the Newton mor tar-board cap and gown of Harvard is riding a little donkey, and driving ahead of him is another still smaller one, over which is spread a blanket of flowers upon which is lettered in other flowers "The blue and gold, 96." The crowds along the sidewalks and hang ing over balconies and banking up on the seats that have been erected at every available place along the line had evidently heard of blue and gold for they laughed and cheered the queer little turnout con tinually. Miss Julliard and Miss Porter are driv ing a very beautiful cart, and close behind her comes Miss Florence McDonald with another. The Fire Department, shining brilliantly in the sun, with its polished brass and cop per arrayed gorgeously with flowers, brings up the rear of the procession. Among the equestriennes and eques trians in the parade are : Mrs. Sanborn, Miss Mabel Surrhyne, Miss Lulu Greson, Miss Emma Sullivan, Miss Mabel McDonald, Fred Johnston, Fred Harrison and William Falconer. The parade moves down Fourth street under the arches and flags and lanterns that span and wave over it to the San Fran cisco and North Pacific Railroad depot at its extremity and there countermarches to Courthouse square, circles it and moves on out Fourth street again, then returns and passes the stand of the judges again, just opposite the courthouse. Then moving forward again, they coun termarch, and at a given signal the battle of the roses begins. For many minutes the air is fairly filled with flowers as the participants in the parade ride past each other and storm with j blossoms the occupants of the rival rigs. It is all very beautiful, and the fragrance ; of the merry war is wafted over the whole | city. Then the line breaks up and these dreams of Flora go their many ways. To-night the city is ablaze with light I while much of the procession is repeated through the streets. Chinese lanterns ; swing with a soft glow suspended motion i less in the air across Fourth street as far as the eye reaches every way from Court -1 House Square, or trace the lines of bal j conies and buildings on both sides the ! street and in the square. From the square the sky is being lit with i fireworks, and the music of Roncovieri's | band, which is giving its initial concert jin the Athenreum, reaches to the ; crowd outside and lends its charm. It has been a great day and night for Santa Rosa. ! Governor Bndd and staff and Mayor Sutro ; attended the grand illustrated concert of Roncovieri's band at the Athenaeum to night with the Queen and her court, the Governor being the escort or perhaps the especial guest, is a better way to put it of the Queen. The party filled two boxes. Governor Budd is enthusiastic in his de light at the beautiful spectacle in which he took part to-day. He says it is a sign of returning good times that cannot be mis taken. "A couple of years ago," he said, "no such tiling would have been attempted. Now, every city in the State is vying with every other in arranging gala days that must soon advertise this State to the world as a most happy place to live." Mayor Sutro is equally pleased with all and Mayor Woodward is the proudest man in the State to-night. The programme for to-morrow is one of sports. Open-air concerts, a balloon ascen sion and a grand ball at the Athemeum. Governor Budd will lead the march at the ball with the Queen, to be followed by the Queen's court and the Governor's staff. The Governor will employ the day in a visit to the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Glen Ellen, while Mayor Sutro will run over to his ranch near Calistoga. WINNERS OF PRIZES. Those Who Had the Most Attractive Vehicles and Floats in the Street Pageant. SANTA ROSA, Cal., May 9.— The win ners of prizes in the parade were: Best float— Petaluma, carriages, Miss El liott first, Mrs. Metzger second, Mrs. Trembly third. Farm wagons— N. Bugbee first. J. Smith second. Single buggies— Miss Byington first, Miss Holman second. Carts— Miss Julliard first, Miss McDonald sec ond. Juvenile carts— F. Hedges first, D. Ford sec ond. In the bicycle races the winners were: One mile— Williamson, Santa Rosa. Time, 2:16%. One mile— Bates, Oakland. 2:14^. Quarter mile— Hayne, Petaluma, :36J£. Invitation, half mile— Clark, San Jose, 1 :07. Two miles— Williamson, 5:42J,£. Half a mile-Terrill. Bay City, I :l7J^. Half a mile county— Williamson, 1 :10. One mile, tandem against time— Clark and Smith, 2:09, breaking the coast record. Walter Foster rode a mile in 1 :56, breaking his record. Jones of San Jose rode a half-mile exhibition in 57J^ seconds. IN CARNIVAL COLOKS. Active Preparations Progress for the VeVetian Celebration at Santa Crux. SANTA CRUZ, Cax, May 9.— A rery im portant business meeting of the executive committee for the Venetian Carnival was held last evening. J. T. Sullivan acted a3 generai manager and Vice-President Lo gan presided in place of J. P. Smith, who was in San Francisco. The main matter before the committee was the consideration of the report of the committee on rules, which was adopted. It outlined the object of the carnival, gave the titles of the offi cers and of the twenty-four committees; also stated that the power of the associa tion shall be vested in the executive com mittee, which is composed of the officers and the chairman of each of the several committees. The duties of the officers were outlined, and of each of the twenty-four committees. The committee on promotion is hard at work in extending invitations to all the prominent men in the State. The ladies' auxiliary committee, whose duty it is to interest the ladies of the county of Santa Cruz and throughout the State in the aims and objects of this association and to lend all aid possible to the executive committee, with Mrs. Lucy McCann as chairman, are very active and have secured headquarters on the second floor of the headquarters building, opposite the Pacific Ocean House. The hallway and rooms in their depart ment have been decorated in a very artistic manner by the ladies. Yellow and white bunting, palms, ferns and the most beauti ful of flowers are used to good effect. Some of the interior of the private offices in town are being decked in the carnival colors, and the wearing of the carnival colors as a button-badge or hatband is be coming universal. A large yellow and white striped flag is flying from the Liberty pole on the lower plaza. The eeneral manager has been assured by those in a position to know that a United States man-of-war would be in the harbor during festival week. Messrs. Chace of the Pacific Ocean House and Sul livan of the Sea Beach Hotel are receiving telegramß from people from the outside who wish to engage rooms during the fes tival week. The Postal Telegraph Com pany has kindly given the use of its lines free of charge to the president and secre tary of the association. The name of Morris Newton has been placed on the letter-heads as San Francisco corre spondent. A letter of acceptance has been received from the City Council, in which it says: "The Council sends greetings, and wishes me to assure you of their hearty co-opera tion in making this carnival the grandest success of the age. O. J. Lincoln. The local people are bringing quantities of flowers to the headquarters to be used as decorations for the windows and inte rior of the rooms. CONTEST FOE THE CROWN, No Abatement in the Merry War In Selecting a Qneen for the Healdsburg Fiesta. HEALDSBURG, Cal., May 9.— The con test for the floral crown of Healdsburg's fiesta will close to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. The suspense will be over then, for nearly every Healdsburger has a friend in the contest, and is deeply interested in the outcome. Not such a heavy vote was polled to-day, for the different candidates' friends were busy gathering their forces together for the closing day's vote. Miss Mary Livernash received enough to place her once more in the front rank, and her friends hope to have her name there at the close, but those who favor the other fair contestants say nay, and cast a know ing smile when interviewed. No one can yet name the Queen. Miss Emms Meiler has second place, Emma Widlund third, Lena Zane fourth. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE PACIFIC COAST. Fire Destroys the Van Alen Fruit Cannery at Healdsburg. CONTENTS NOT SAVED. No Insurance Carried on Either the Plant or the Building. SEATTLE'S BIG SHIP CANAL. Money Raised for It and Work to Be Commenced Within the Month. HEALDSBURG, Cal., May 9. -The Van Alen fruit cannery was destroyed by tire this afternoon together with all its con tents. This big cannery was located half a mile from town on the line of the S. F. and N. P. R. R. It was the iirst fruit packing house established in the Russian River Valley and "was well litted up. Just how the tire started is not known, although it is thought that a spark from a passing engine caused the blaze. The plant and building, belongiug to Mrs. A. Cohen, was valued at $5000; no insurance. Joseph Fiege, whose dwelling is near by, suffered a loss of $200. SEATTLE'S SHIP CAXAL. Subsidy Con-pleted and Work to Be Com- men red This Month. SEATTLE, Wash., May 9.— The subsidy of $500,000, to be given by the people of Seattle to the Seattle and Lake Washing ton Waterway Company, which is to fill in the tide flats and excavate a ship canal to Lake Washington, was completed to-day, and work will begin by May 23, the date set by the contract with the State. The work to be done is the excavation of two water ways, connecting the Duwamish River with the sound, the excavation of a canal from the harbor to Lake Washington, a distance of two miles, and the tilling of about 1500 acres of tide lands. This work will open Lake Washington as a fresh-water harbor to the largest ships, will add eighty miles to the available water frontage and give the city abundant level space for business purposes. The work will cost about $7,000,000 and occupy about five years, and the money will be furnished by St. Louis parties, represented by the Mississippi Valley Trust Company. The lake canal has been advocated by many authorities for forty years, and after much effort an appropriation of $25,000 for its construction by another route was obtained from the last Congress, but the work ha 3 now been undertaken and will be carried out by private enterprise. ATTACKED BY AN EAGLE. Serious Injury to an Sight' Tear- Old Boy at Ukiah. URIAH, Cal., May 9.— News was re ceived this evening of a serious injury in flicted on Eddie, the eight-year-old son of J. B. Brings of Bachelor Valley, by an im mense bald eagle. The bird hau been re cently destroying lambs on the ranch of Mr. Briggs, and while the wounded boy and his elder brother, Willie, were climb ing to a nest on the summit of Rocky Peak, the bird attacked the younger boy with great fury, destroying the sight of his left eye and seriously injuring the other. Had not the father arrived when he did the boy would have undoubtedly been much more severely hurt. Santa Cruz Burglar Sentenced. SANTA CRUZ, Cal., May 9.— Frank Wells, who pleaded not guilty in the Superior Court on Monday on the charge of burglary, committed in March at the house of John Crawford near Watsonville, was up before Judge Logan this afternoon and asked to withdraw his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary in the second degree, wishing to receive his sentence. The Judge gave him two years in San Quentin. Taeotna Christian Young Men. TACOMA, Wash., May 9.— The Young Men's Christian Association bought a handsome permanent home here to-day. The purchase was a large three-story brick, formerly the Eldridge Hotel, on St. Helens avenue. The price was $18,000. For Additional Pacific Coast Neva tee Second Pag« Keep Yonr Blood Pore And you will have good health. Serious diseases will not be able to find a lodgment in your system. 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