St. Landry democrat., 1892-06-11
SACRAMENTOS ROYAL WIFI
COME.
Undisguised Pleasure at the Reception
They Received

Special to the Examiner.
SACRAMENTO, MAY 30" This is
genuine California welcome said tly
visiting editors after Sacramento ha
entertained them this afternoon. eth
South is better titled, its cities have ii
ner buildings, but its methods are nu
much different from those of our oYI
country. In Sacramento and Stockton
however, we seem to have 'halke,
back TO something like. the days of ro
nance which Bret Harte told us OF, im
mortaliziDg the gambler aud bumauz
ing anonyma.
PERFECT ARRANGEMENT,
The gentlemen were entirely posted
as TO the programme of the Capitol
City's reception. In fact, all the way
through, the Sacramento reception was
the most perfectly managed of the trip
At the depot tllc very best people in the
city awaited the visitors with vehicles
to carry them to the hotels and restau-
rants, where luncheon had been prepar-
ed.
lbr great ttroug was handled with
out the slightest confusion each guest
was taken in charge by the person ap-
pointed to receive him, and the derot
was cleareu lu less than five minutes
After luDcheon the visitors were at lib-
erty to go where they pleased and do al
they liked. Those who wished to drive
about the city found vehicles ready for
them. \ special train WAS run to Fol
SOM for such as wished to see the State
Prison and the old mining section.
PARlEL ENTERTAINMENTS.
The big baths were thrown open to
them without charge. The electric
roads gave them free rides. The
breweries provided cooling drinks.
IN the capitol park and the Crocker
Art Gallery there were bands playing.
At the Capitol there was a formal re-
ception in the gloriously decorated
chamber. 1t was very hard for the
guest to spend cent iu the city, so
open-hearted was the hospitality, Din
ner was provided in the same places
that luncheon had been served. There
was not stlut in the matter Of ediblcs,
and The chefs at the hotels aud restau
rants took special pride in preparing
their daintiest dishes for the men aud
women that California is delighted TO
receive.
In the evening tLcre was a CONCERT at
the Art Gallery aud another concert 1T
tile Park. WitHnn tie brilliantly light
ed Capitol building Governor Markham
aud the State officers warmly though
welcomed the editors TO
California.
A DISCOURSE On sLICkENs.
Speech making wa. avoided. All in
all the reception was quite the most ju-
terestlng and generous of The journey.
Fort, now in course of reclama-
ton and rehabilitation, WAS perhaps,
the most instructive exhibition, and the
Visitors heara over and over the story of
old Marsball's finding of tue key which
unlocked the treasure house of the
world.
Some of the SacrameDtans, however,
TO offset the interest Of the editors in
mining, took them down to the river,
which is just now dangerously high be-
cause Of the freshet caused by the melt |
ng Sierra SHOWS, aud explained with
emphasis the manifold evils
wrought by the debris from the by
lraulic mines. There is apt to be some
un over this mining question before |;
hese visitors 80 away.
At s O'Clock tomorrow morning the
ditors will leave for Vaca, Napa and |,
'ouoma valley to receive impressions of
leclduous fruit growing in the Golden
tate.
Before going they will be given
reah fast at the exhibition building on
he depot grounds.