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BAKERSFIELD
FREED FROM
TYRANNY
All Kern County Turns Out
to Welcome the Valley
Road.
A Vast Procession in Which All
Ranks and Callings
Joined.
BAKERSFIELD, May 27.— This has
been the most glorious day in the his
tory of Eakersfleld. It is but stating
a plain fact to say the Valley road
jubilee was a most complete success.
While the crowd was not what could
be considered a "jam," it was neverthe
less large and most enthusiastic, and
thoroughly representative of the best
interests of the community. All were
bent upon having a good time, and they
had it.
"It could not have been otherwise,"
eaid an old citizen. "They were of one
mind, and that was nothing short of
shouting and glorifying with their
neighbors at the release from a ter
rible and grinding tyranny that has
been painfully heavy so many weary.
long years."
This old citizen expressed the moving
spirit of the celebration better than col
- of "burning" words could tell it.
There is not a toiling farmer or pro
ducer in this rich valley but will say a
hearty "Amen" to the sentiment he ut-
tered. It was easy to read In the beam
ing faces.
The elaborate and extensive pro
gramme of the day was carried out to a
letter, with only a slight delay in the
nnlng-, this being caused by the
failure of the VaJley road excursion to
arrive at the time expected. This bore j
officials of the road and other guests. ;
Tlie day's programme was begun with
a procession of trades and ended with
"Home, Sweet Home" at the conclu
sion of a grand ball In the evening. The
procession was a most gorgeous one —
"the finest one we have seen yet," said
the officials of the Valley road and other
prominent visitors. It was fully a mile
in length and represented every phase
of industry in Kern County.
Strange to say, one of the most gor
geous and attractive features of the
procession was represented by Chinese
citizens. It was, indeed, brilliant in
its oriental magnificence. More than
200 Chinamen, who participated, were
adorned in rich silks of gorgeous col
ors, and all had something to carry and
do. They had two bands and numer
ous noisy and squeaky instruments
producing noise, if not melody. There
were great cars of fine ladies, chariots
of Kings and Queens, Judges and war
riors. The Great Dragon led the di
vision and was the center of much in
terest. All the trappings had been
brought from San Francisco and Chi
nese merchants here had to give a bond
of $5000 for their return. For weeks
local Chinamen have been wild with
interest in the celebration, and from
the fronts of their buildings waved
American flags. Hundreds of dollars
were spent by them and they appeared
eager to contribute. Eakersfield con
tains a population of 1600 Chinese and
many of them are wealthy and control
large trades. They are, therefore. In
terested in the progress of the co m-
Another feature which excited much
interest was a division of 200 horsemen,
most of whom were Mexicans, all robed
In Mexican costume. The trades' dis
play was simply grand— wheat, beef.
pork, mutton, alfalfa, lumber, mining
and other noted products of Kern
County being conspicuously displayed,
and many visitors wondered at the
richness indicated.
The procession started at the Valley
Road depot at 10:30 and wound through
various streets. It then passed in re
elew at the Arlington Hotel corner, on
the balcony of which stood the guests
Df honor. After passing this point it
Sisbanded. and speeches were made
from the balcony of the hotel These
were delivered by Senator S. C. Smith,
his being the address of welcome; I on.
F F Preston, in behalf of the \ alley
Road; Mayor Snyder of Los Angeles,
tor the people of that city: Mayor Pne
lan, tor San Francisco, and Hon. C. C.
VVriKht for the Merchants' and Manu
facturers' Association of Los Angeles.
Hon. J. W. Mahon presided and intro
duced the sp.-akers.
The crowd Btood in the street below
and gave the utmost attention. Sena
tor Smith, after extending a hearty
welcome to the assembled throng, gave
a little railn.ad history, and then heart -
I'y expressed the appreciation of Kern
County at the coming of the Valley
Road. H<? characterized the event as
the most far reaching in the history of
the valley and State, and one which
would prove a blessing to unborn gen
erations as well as to the living. He
believed the people would give the road
thf-ir most sincere support. Senator
Smith's eloquent words were applauded
vigorously.
Following Senator Smith came Hon.
E. F. Preston. While the gentleman
was slightly indisposed, he made a
most eloquent address, and it set the
crowd wild. He expressed his appre
riation at the magnificent interest
phown at the coming of the Valley
[toad, and assured the people the road
meant to do its part, and expected them
to do theirs.
Then came Mayor Snyder of Los An
gles The Mayor gave many compli
mentary words to Bakersfield and the
Valley Road, and referred to the great
idvantages the road brought to their
•.ounty He extended the good will of
uos Angeles and spoke encouragingly
if the completion of the road to this
! city and pointed out the advantages it
would hp to Bakersfleld.
Following Mayor Snyder came San
Francisco's Mayor. He said many
; good things. He referred to the brave
'. task of building the road and the plans
of its operation, exhorted the people of
Kern County to give it their support
and stand by it under any and all cir
cumstances. He feelingly referred, as
: did all other speakers, to the absence of
1 its courageous promoter, Ciaus Spreck
i els. He asked the people to remember
i the brave leader while he was yet on
! the bed of pain. This simple allusion
was the cause of a great outburst of
i applause.
Speaking ended with an able talk
from Hon. C. C. Wright in behalf of
the Merchants' and Manufacturers' As
sociation of Loa Angeles. He said those
he represented were looking forward to
th-> great San Juaquin Valley as the
coming market for their products. He
favored completion of the road to Los
Angeles, and was sure it would give
Bakersfleld greater advantages. In
Baying this he explained that he meant
nothing to the disparagement of Pan
Francisco. All were of opinion that
i the building of the road marked a
VALLEY ROAD DEPOT AT BAKERSFIELD.
grand era in the history of California.
At the conclusion of the speaking
President Mahon called for three cheers
for the road and its promoters. They
were given with royal good will.
In the afternoon an excursion on the
road was run into the rich Poso coun
try, to show the guests what rich fields
Kerh County can produce, and give a
glimpse at the Irrigation system. Those
who did not go were driven into the
country to view the principal places of
interest. Some attended the wild west
show and baseball game between the
Bakersfield and Hanford teams.
Early in the evening the crowd was
treated to a magnificent display of fire
works. Never before in the history of
the valley had such a display of pyro
technics been witnessed. Many appro
priate road emblems were shown, be
sides the blowing up of the Maine and
other special features.
After the fireworks the crowd
marched to the big warehouse. 60x400
feet, near the depot and indulged in
dancing to a late hour. The throng
filled the building which had been fit
tingly decorated for the occasion.
Among the contingent were the fol
lowing gentlemen: Robert Watt and
| son. Captain Payson, Thf-odore Hittell,
J P Hittell, LovelJ White, Daniel
Meyer, O. D. Baldwin, E. F. Freston
and son, Thomas Magee and son, C. K.
Winslow, J. A. Hooper, Mr. Moss, J. D.
Phelan, W. B. Storey Jr., and Mr. Mc-
Bride.
The Los Angeles citizens were: C.
C. Wright, E. P. Bosbyshell, Mayor M.
P. Snyder, E. A. Stewart, J. J. Bergim,
G. J. Griffith, George W. Holt, R. A.
Benjamin. John E. Sampson Jr., H. F.
Wesner, F. D. Haddock, J. H. Kiefer,
W. P. Montgomery, A. C. Roscow, G.
W. Thompson, L. S. Bay, Frank Lerch,
G. C. Muset, F. Rettkowsky, V. L. Ma
gir.nls W. C. B. Richardson, Theodore
Morris, F. H. McMillen, T. F. Fitzger
ald and Alfred Day Jr.
Many prominent citizens from valley
towns were present. The marked fea
ture of the crowd was that it was corn
\ of the solid business element.
Such visitors are worth something, and
mean more than a jollification.
The Valley Road excursion remained
over till morning. There was plenty
to eat. the fattest and best of the land,
and no one went hungry.
The composition of the parade was
as follows, C. L. Connor being grand
marshal:
First division— Grand marshal, C. L.
Connor: chief aid, J. B. Hunt; aids, H. L,.
Borgwardt Jr., A. Swain. William Do
herty. Charles Whitaker, G. Garrteld. hi.
England. H. I. Tupman, A. M. Mixer, J.
A. Ogden, J I. Wagy. George Coffee,
George Daggett; 8.-ikersfleld band; distin
guished guests; Los Angeles delegation;
Boys' Piripad".
Second division— Chief, H. H. Fish; aids,
Charles Rahm. John Black; cadet band;
Fire Department; Chines..' diSplay.
Third division— Chief , Wallace Taylor;
aid. Robert Still; Kern Valley band: Han
ford baseball team; Bakersfield baseball
team; Mexican display.
Fourth division-Chief, E. M. Roberts;
aIOH Thomas Scandret. Hervey Frisselle,
D. D. Hill; Hanford band; trades' display.
The following named citizens acted
as a reception committee:
W. H. Scribner. O. D. Fish J. A.
ITußhes, E. A. Baer. L. Dinkelspiel D.
HirKhfoid. Redlick Bros., Tom Harding:.
R. J. White. A. T. Lightner R. n
Swavne. W. B. Jones. H. P. Bender. F.
\V Craig J. B. Batz, B. Brundage, A.
Fay \y Scott. Charles Day, A. Stoncr.
J A. Baker, H. C. Park. L G. Fauly,
R Hudnut, Board of Supervisors, A. P.
Fvraud J S. Drury, Tom Owens. J.
X Fatten S. N. Reed, C. A. Schmidts .
j W Ahem. C. C. Cowglll. J. L. Depaull,
M Cesmat A. W. Marion. T. J. OBoyle,
M. Cb^J. no - ld T w Lookhart. John Le
mast'prs, Laird & Packard, John O. Mil
br Dr Fergusson, Dr. Snook, Dr. Tag
gart. Dr. Helm, A. Summerfleld, George
Prico.
The executive committee was com
posed of R. H. Stevens, chairman: J.
B Hunt vice chairman; J. M. Hunter,
cr^retary; S. P. Wible. treasurer; C. L.
Connor. Paul Galtes and F. S. Rice.
The ball committee, which made a
notable success of its part of the pro
eramme, embraced Dr. F. G. Bethel,
Ben Brundage, J. H. Sheridan. Charles
Morris H. L Tupman. Charles Baker,
H C Lechner, William Millard, I. H.
Glenn, F. L. Borgwardt, A. S. Clark
and Charles Rahm.
Prominent in perfecting arrange
ments were: J. W. Mahon. H. A. Jastro,
L p St Clair, James Curran. E. P.
Davis W V. Matlack. J. W. Shafer,
Alfred Harrel. William &. Tevis, S. W.
THE SAX FBAXCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1893.
CORRESPONDENT KNIGHT
THROWN INTO PRISON
KEY WEST MAY 27.— E. P. Knight, correspondent of the London Times. New
York Herald and San Francisco Call, who, on Sunday night, when seven miles off
Havana was lowered overboard from the dispatch boat and rowed ashore alone in a ten
foot skiff was heard from to-day. He has been thrown in prison and is now in Cabanas
fortress Sir Alexander Gollan, British Consul at Havana, has instituted proceedings for
his release Knight reached Havana yesterday and was at once arrested. Mr. Knight
received special permission to enter Cuba and go to Havana. The arrangement was
made through the British and Spanish officials, and it was agreed that Mr. Knight would
be allowed to visit the Island if he was landed by a neutral vessel.
Wible, S. Jewett, S. C. Smith, A. C.
Maude and G. W. Wear.
Altogether the day was an entire suc
cess. Bakersfleld has longed for a
competing line; now that it has it, the
blessing is appreciated.
ARMOR-PIERCING SHELLS
FOR THE SIX-POUNDERS
Large Consignment of Death-Dealing
Missiles Arrives at Mare Isl
and Navy-Yard.
MARE ISLAND NAVY-YARD, May
27.— A consignment of armor-piercing
shells for the six-pounder guns was re
1 calved at the storehouse on Thursday
evening. There were In all 7500 of these
; missiles.
The tinners are making 150 tin cases
for the powder to be used in the Mon
: terey's ten and twelve inch guns. These
cases are usually made of copper, but
i there is a great scarcity of copper now,
and they are made of extra heavy tin,
which answers the purpose very well.
Orders have just been received placing
; at the disposal of the Government J42ik)
for the repair of the coalsheds, so that
the coal now coming in can be properly
stored. The work of repairing will begin
immediately. The recent earthquake se
verely racked the bins.
Surgeon A. M. Moore has received or
ders to report for duty on the United
'• States ship lSrutus. formerly the Peter
Jebsen. Chief Engineer A. Hartrath has
been detached from the Mohican and or
! dered to the Brutus.
The shipwrights are busy constructing
foundations for the rapid-fire mounts.
Four large towing bitts are to be put on
' the Brutus and several boats will be put
: on hor before she leaves. The Brutus has
; a gross tonnage of 3077. net 1992, and a
i displacement of 5440 tons.
WOULD BLOW UP
THE VESSELS
Holland Offers His Boat
to Uncle Sam.
READY TO MEET CERVERA.
FIRST AXL THE MINES WOTJLD
BE DESTROYED.
Then the Bold Inventor Is Anxious
to Enter the Channel and Go
After the Spanish
Fleet
Sp«>c!al Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, May 27. — The Press
Fays: J. J. Holland, builder of the Hol
; land submarine boat, has gone to
■ Washington with Colonel C. E. Crecy
I for the purpose of making an offer to
| the Government which, if accepted, per
| haps will solve the problem of how to
! destroy Cervera's fleet. Mr. Holland
will submit his proposition to the Sec
retary of the Navy at once. He is
i willing to undertake to sail his sub
i marine boat into the channel of the
narrow entrance to Santiago harbor,
i destroy th.c mines planted there and, If
| necessary, proceed into the harbor and
i deal a few blows at Cervera's vessels.
Mr. Holland declares that his plan
to do this is entirely feasible. The boat
is in shape and ready for the work, and
he will agree, if the Secretary of the
Navy thinks favorably of his proposal,
to obtain a crew of volunteers for the
enterprise. All that he will ask of the
authorities is transportation for his
vessel and men to Cuba. Once there,
he agrees to do the rest.
Mr. Holland proposes to take his boat
to Santiago, fitting her out and getting
everything in readiness under the pro
tection of Commodore Schley's squad
ron. Then, when the opportunity of
fers, probably just at dawn, the Hol
land will start on its mission. Before
it comes within sight of the fortifica
tions which frown on both sides of the
entrance it will sink beneath the sur
face of the water and steal quietly
toward the main channel.
When this is reached it will recon
noitre to get the lay-out of the mine
fields, and then, withdrawing to a safe
distance, discharge one or more of its
submarine torpedoes amonT the mines.
This is the regular process known as
countermining, which is similarly con
ducted by a vessel above the water,
which lays alongside the harbor mines
another series, which, when exploded,
opens up the whole channel. Mr. Hol
land believes that by this method the
channel into Santiago could be cleared
without great difficulty.
He is prepared, if necessary, after
this task is accomplished, to proceed
in his craft undernc "■ the water into
the harbor and to attempt to blow up
one or more of Cervera's battleships.
If the Navy Department has not an
other plan for disp< sing of Cervera's
fleet Mr. Holland's scheme may be con
sidered. "
Death at Santa Clara.
SAN JOSE. May 27— Mrs. Amanda Jack
son, relict of Colonel A. Jones Jackson, a
well-known pioneer, died at her home in
Santa Clara yesterday afternoon. She was
a daughter of the late Judge I. N. Senter.
The deceased was a native of New York
and 62 years of ajre. She crossed the plains
with her father In 1849, and a y*ar later
the family settled in this county. Six
children survive her.
Tightening the strangler's noose. Read
what Editor Barry has to say of it in the
Star. *
WAR TAX AND
REDHOT TALK
Gorman Styles a Court
Decision "Infamous."
FAVORS THE BOND ISSUES
TELLEB CONCLUDES A MOST
SENSATIONAL SPEECH.
Declares the United States Ought to
Take Every Foot of Spanish
Soil Outside of
Spain.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Rtggs House,
Washington, May 27.
A notable speech on the war revenue
bill was delivered in the Senate this
i afternoon by Gorman (D.) of Mary
land. In the course of an argument in
support of the tax on corporations, he
denounced as "infamous" the decision
of the Supreme Court declaring the in
come tax law of 1894 as unconstitution
al. Gorman took decided issue with
the majority of his fellow Democrats
upon their proposition to coin the sil
ver seigniorage and to issue legal ten
der notes, and made a powerful argu
ment in favor of the issuance of bonds
to raise funds with which to prosecute
the war.
Soon after the Senate convened at 11
o'clock this morning Carter reported from
the Military Affairs Committee a bill pro
viding for a second Assistant Secretary of
War, to be named by the President, and
to receive a salary of $4000. After a de
lay of fifteen minutes a quorum was se
cured and the bill was passed.
Morgan then offered an amendment to
the war revenue measure as follows:
When any of the islands of the Atlantic or
Pacific ocean? are owned by the United States,
or when they ar* occupied by the civil or
military forces of the United States, as a re
sult uf war with Spain, or as a necessary
means of conducting such war, to be deter
mined by the President as the commander-ln
chlef of the army and navy of the I nlted
States, It shall be lawful a»d within his dis
cretion for the President to appoint a civil or
military coverner of such island, or any group
of iuch Islands, with full authority under such
ru!*-s ana regulations as the President shall
prescribe not Inconsistent with the laws of
civilized warfare, to maintain good order and
to protect lives and property and the domestic
peace of the people thereof.
And there shall be extended over such
islands and enforced therein such parts and
provisions of the tax laws of the United
States or of such Islands, with or relating to
customs duties or to internal taxation, as shall
In the judgment and discretion of the Presi
dent be Justly applicable to such islands dur- (
ing the existence of the war with Spain.
The currency of the United States, whether
of gold, silver or paper money, shall be a law
ful tender in said islands, so owned or occu
pied, in the same manner and to the same ex
tent that they are legal tender In the United
States, for the payment of all debts, public or
private. And the provisions of this act that
relate to such islands, together with such regu
lations as shall be made by order of the Presi
dent for executing the same, shall remain in
force until the same are altered, amended or
repealed by act of Congress. ,
Consideration of the war revenue meas
ure was resumed. Teller taking the floor
to continue his speech begun yesterday.
"Those who ought to know," concluded
Teller, "estimate that the present war will
cost $300,003,000 if it be preaecuted for one
year. It is not a war of conquest, but a
war of humanity. However, since we
have taken the Philippines we ought to
hold them until some decision can be
reached as to their disposition. We ought
to take every foot of Spanish soil out
side of Spain herself, whether it be in this
hemisphere or in the other. We ought,
I believe, to drive the Spanish flag from
the waters of both the Atlantic and Pa
cinc Oceans."
Other speeches were made on the bill by
Nelson, Cockrell, Gorman and Jones of
Arkansas.
Allison, in charge of the bill, proposed
that a time be agreed upon to vote upon
tho scries of amendments relating to cor
poration taxes.
Jones (D.) of Arkansas objected on at
count of the numerous Important amend
ments offered to the bill, which had ma
terially altered the situation. It was
agreed that the Senate should meet at 31
o'clock to-morrow. At 5:15 p. m. tho Sen
ate went into executive session and soon
afterward adjourned.
NOT FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE RED CROSS.
San Rafael League Issues a Disclaim-
er in Regard to a Theatrical
Presentation.
SAN RAFAEL, May 27. — What was
regarded by the San Rafael Red Cross
League as a scheme to reap a golden
harvest at the expense of the patriot
ism now swelling In the public breast
was punctured to-day by the ladles
comprising the league. For the past
few days the show-windows of njany
stores have been filled with placards
in flaring blue type, with a red cross
in the center, stating that the Califor
nia Theater Stock Company would pro
duce Ouida's play, "Moths," next
Tuesday evening for the benelH of the
Red Cross Sbclety of San Rafael. Some
space has also been devoted by the
local papers to the subject, Frederick
Paulding and Phosa McAllister, the
well-known histrionic artists, being
named as among those who would take
part in the cast. This morning the
executive committee of the San Rafael
Red Cross Society held a meeting and
unanimously adopted the following re
solution:
"Resolved, That the Red Cross So
ciety of San Rafael disclaims any inter
est in or responsibility for the produc
tion of the play 'Moths' at the Opera
house Tuesday evening. May 31, and
the secretary is directed to publish
this resolution in the Daily 7 vening
Journal and in the Tocsin.
"EMMA C. ANGELLOTTI,
'^Secretary Red Cross Society of San
Rafael."
General Clay Gets a Pension.
WASHINGTON, May 27.— At the night
session the House passed twenty-eight
pension bills, and in committee of the
whole considered a large number of relief
and private pension measures. Among
the bills passed was one granting a pen-
Bion of $25 a month to General Cassius M.
Clay of Kentucky and another giving a
pension of $30 to the widow of Brigadier-
Geaerai Daniel McCauley.
BIG PANIC
AT HAVANA
There Was a Wild Rush
to Get Away.
EXORBITANT PRICES PAID.
BUT ONE-TENTH OF THOSE AP
PLYING ESCAPED.
Tood and Fuel Very Scarce at Cuba's
Capital and a Combined Land
and Sea Attack Hourly
Expected.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, May 27. — Among the
twenty-seven passeng-ers which the i
British steamship Arecuna, chartered j
by the Ward line, brought here from
Mexican ports, were three families of
refugees from Havana. With many
others, they escaped from Havana to
Vera Cruz on the French steamer
Lafayette. The refugees are: Jose
Otero, his wife and five children; Al
fredo de la Ferte, wife and two chil
dren, and Mia. F. C. de Meranda. They
say the Lafayette tried to purchase
coal, but General Blanco would allow
none to be sold. The limited supply
now there is being guarded jealously,
and at night the city is in complete
darkness.
The electric plant has been shut
down, all factories where coal is used
as fuel are stopped, and the gas and
water works are forced to get along
with as little coal as possible. For this
reason water is scarce.
When the Lafayette sailed for Vera
Cruz there was a stampede to get out
of the city. Fully 15,000 Spaniards and
Cubans had obtained passports to j
leave, but exorbitant prices for pas- i
sage were demanded, and only a part ,
of them could afford to pay the rate I
asked. As it was, the Lafayette
took 1200 men, women and children
away from Havana— all that she was
able to. carry. There were thousands
left who, although willing to pay the
price asked, could not get passage, and
they ran about like mad men, offering
the fortunate ones twice the amount
they had paid for tickets.
A passenger named Xiques paid $1400
for passage for himself, wife and two
children. Many others paid as high as
$1000 each, and then they were com- j
pelled to sleep on the decks or wherever
they could find room to lie down. Three
miserable days were spent on the
Lafayette, with only a scanty allow
ance of food for each passenger. Nearly
all the passengers were wealthy Span
ish merchants in Havana and others
Cuban citizens.
Jose Otero .who brought his wife and
three daughters to this city, was for
merly connected with the city govern
ment in Havana. He said: "When
I left Havana it was said that the in
surgents were only fifteen miles from
the city, and at night the lights of their
camp fires could be seen burning in the
hills. From fear of bombardment by
the United States warships and attack
by the insurgents the city is panic- |
stricken, and a combined attack is
looked for every hour. Food is very
scarce and fresh meat can scarcely be
bought at any price. The blockade is
felt more by the poorer classes, and as
they are the ones who have been most
loyal to Spain the suffering among
them is the worst."
Mr. Otero would say little about the
Spanish troops in Cuba under General
Blanco, but from other passengers it
was learned that the army is about as
badly demoralized and panic stricken |
as the civilians. Ammunition is scarce j
and many of the troops are clothed in I
rags and without shoes. Rations are j
being doled out to them sparingly, but j
the soldiers watch carefully all places J
where provisions are known to be
stored and the authorities will not al
low private families to purchase sup
plies for more than one day at a time.
Senor de la Ferte Is a Cuban of
French descent, who owns a large plan
tation near Havana. He said he had j
brought his family here for safety un- i
til the war ie over, but at the outbreak :
of the rebellion Eduardo Garcia, the
manager of his plantation, had raised
a regiment of 1200 men from his and
neighboring plantations and joined the
'""When the Spanish soldiers heard of
it" said Senor de la Ferte, "they
marched upon my plantation, burn
ing and destroying everything above
ground. We only got away with our
1U Se S nor de la Ferte said he did not
think it was true that the steamer La
fayette had unloaded any arms or am
munition at Havana, or that some of
her passengers were French gunners
He s'\id the forts around Havana will
be able to make only a poor reply to a
bombardment. Although some of the
guns are modern and in good condition
the supply of powder and projectiles is
All the refugees were met at the
Ward line pier by Cuban friends living
in this city and given a Joyous wel
come. , _ .
Blaze at Berryessa.
SAN JOSE, May 27.— The general mer
chandise store at Berryessa. conducted
by John Shaw, was destroyed by flre this
morning. It is not known how the fire
originated, but it is believed to have been
Incendiary. The building belonged to the
Craycroft estate nnd was valued at $1500
ShlVa loss on- stock of goods is about
§500 with $3500 insurance. The Berry
i£sa postoffice. which occupied a part of
the building, was burned.
Our American Policy.
The policy of this country regarding foreign
complications seems likely to remain conser
vative The Monroe doctrine, according to
the declaration of our leading politicians, will
be sustained, but pati«ice and prudence in
official quarters wl.. restrain the exuberance
of public opinion. The wisest and most pru
dent course for the rheumatic and the ma
larious Is to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which also cures kidney complaint and ays
p«p*lß.
TROOPS IN
READINESS
TO INVADE
Will Be Sent to Cuba First
Instead of to Porto
Rico.
Forces to Be Moved From Key
West When Schley Reports Cer
vera's Fleet Locked Up.
NEW YORK, May 27.— The Herald's
Washington correspondent telegraphs:
Active preparations for the occupation
of both Cuba and Porto Rico are still
progressing, although Secretary Alger
does not yet feel fully convinced that
the Navy Department has definitely lo
cated the position of the" Spanish fleet.
It is the intention of the War Depart
ment to move troops from Key West to
Cuba as soon as Commodore Schley
reports to the Government that he has
the Spanish fleet safe in the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba.
Secretary Alger assured me this
morning that the report that the first
army movement would be made upon
Porto Rico was without foundation. He
admitted that much pressure has been
brought to bear upon the President to
first send an army of occupation to
Porto Rico before making any move on
Cuba, but he further intimated that
such a plan was contrary to the policy
of the administration. The advocates
of the Porto Rico scheme advance the
argument that owing to the vast
amount of ammunition that has been
lately sent to the Philippine Islands, a
large army of invasion would not be
fully supplied if sent immediately to
Cuba. The only foundation for this is
that some of the volunteers at Chicka
mauga are insufficiently provided with
ammunition at the present time. The
troops at Tampa and other southern
points, however, are reasonably well
supplied, and the Ordnance Department
promises to provide for the Chicka
mauga troops by the time they can
reach Tampa.
It has been found that it will be ne
WILL NOT BE
TRIED FOR HERESY
Presbyterian General Assembly Asks
Professor McGiffert to Change
His Views.
TVTXONA LAKE. Ind., May 27.— 8y a
large maiority, voting viva voce, the
Presbyterian General Assembly decided
this afternoon not to inaugurate another
heresy trial in the case of Professor Mc-
Giffert, but to ask him to withdraw if ne
cannot reconcile his views with the
church's standards. Professor Mcuiffert
was practically directed to act as Judge,
Jury and executioner upon nimseir. -me
action taken was in the adoption of the
following resolution, which was substi
tuted for the final paragraph of the report
of the committee on bills and overtures,
submitted on Wednesday:
"That the assembly, In a spirit of kind
ness no less than in devotion to truth,
counsels Professor McGiffert to reconsider
the questionable views set forth in h s
book and that if he cannot conform his
v£ws to the standards of our church,
thbn to peaceably withdraw from the
Presbyterian ministry."
PRISONERS HAVE
BEEN EXCHANGED.
Correspondents Thrall and Jones
Have Left Havana on
the Maple.
WASHINGTON. May 27.— The State
Department has been notified by Brit
ish Consul Gollan at Havana that the
exchange of prisoners has been effected
and the Maple, with Charles Thrall and
Havden Jones, the American corre
spondents, on loard, has sailed for Key-
West. _
PEACE UNION'S LETTER
ENRAGES PHILADELPHIANS.
The Society Will Be Ordered to Va
cate Its Quarters in Independ
ence Hall.
PHILADELPHIA, May 27.— At a
meeting of the City Council of Phila
delphia a resolution will be introduced
demanding that the Philadelphia
branch of the Universal Peace Union
vacate the quarters in Independence
Hall This action is the outcome of a
letter recently written by President
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cessary to send the army to Cuba In
two divisions. If it is the intention of
the Government to waste no time in
making the forward movement against
Cuba, it will be impossible to obtain
the troop ships necessary to carry an
army of 75,000 men. to Cuba.
At the pi-esent timo the War Depart
ment has thirty-two first-class ships
in readiness to take men from Tampa,
New Orleans and Mobile to Key West.
A preliminary movement of troops to
the point of embarkation has already
begun. It will take not more than
twenty-four hours to make two trips
from Key West to the point of landing
in Cuba; that is, if the work is carried
on without unnecessary delay. It may
be necessary, however, to first send the
army now on the Gulf to Cuba on ac
count of the time needful to move men
from Chiekamagua to the point of em
barkation and delay the second move
ment for two or three days.
The plan of sending 10.000 men to cut
off supplies from the fleet of Admiral
Cervera is now under serious consider
ation. The plan is to land troops
eastward of Santiago de Cuba and have
them pet around behind the city and
starve the Spanish into submission.
Major-General Miles will leave
Washington for a tour of inspection to
morrow or Saturday. It is now un
derstood he will not command the Cu
ban army of invasion.
It was announced to-day that Mr.
Holland, the inventor of the submarine
boat of that name, was expected here
to-morrow to discuss with Captain
O'Neil, chief of ordnance, the feasibil
ity of using that novel craft in an at
tack upon the Spanish squadron at
Santiago if the vessels are still there.
Love of the Peace Union to Senor Sa
gasta and the Queen Regent of Spain,
advising that the Spanish Government
make further concessions to the United
States in order that the present war
might be brought to a speedy termina
tion and expressing the opinion that
the sentiment of the United States was
against the war.
The resolution, which will be intro
duced by George W. Edwards, de
nounces the "unpatriotic, un-American
and disgraceful expressions of opinion,
especially emanating from and under
the Independence Hall, the 'cradle of
American liberty." "
MEAT IS VERY
DEAR AT MANILA.
Beef Now Costs Two Dollars and a
Half a Pound and Is Very
Scarce at That.
HONGKONG, May 27.— The situation
at Manila is unchanred. The Insurg
ents are quiet. Beef costs $2 50 per
pound at Manila. The report that the
commander of the Spanish boat Callao
was tried by court-martial and shot for
not firing on the American ships which
captured the Callao is untrue.
EXONERATED BY A JTJBA.
Charges Against Justice Charles H.
Arnold Proved Groundless.
PASO ROBLES, May 27.— The case of
the people of the State of California vs.
Charles H. Arnold, which was on trial
before a jury at the town of Templeton
to-day upon a charge of collecting illegal
fees which complaint was sworn to by
Andrew Nelson, resulted in the acquittal
of Justice Arnold. This is a case where
the Justice collected under the fee bill of
1893. The Jury rendered the following:
We the Jury In the case of the People vb.
Charfes H Arnold, find the defendnnt not
guilty and we further find the prosecution la
malicious and uncalled for, anil would respect
fully ask the court to tax the prosecuting wit
ness with the costs of the court and that he
be ordered to pay the Jurors in this case the
sum of $2 per day for time served.
(Signed) J- C. GIBSON, Foreman.
Sebastopol's Rose Carnival.
SANTA ROSA, May 27.— Not to be out
done by larger towns, the juveniles of
Sebastopol have instituted a juvenile rose
carnivaU The little Queen. Miss Norma
Finlt^y was crowned on the main street
in the presence of a large throng of spec
tators. The two days festivity closed
with a parade of decorated vehicles.
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