The morning call., 1892-07-03
THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
Ample Opportunities Afforded for
Enjoying the Day.
Brilliant Parade in the Morning Fireworks
in the Afternoon and Evening-Cheap
Round-Trip Fares

The glorious Fourth will. as usual, be OBJ
served as a general holiday. All the courts
government and municipal Offices will be
closed, but the Custom-house and Postoffice
will be open for one hour and there Will be
an early morning delivery.
The decorations on private residences.
stores, places of amusement and other
buildings are more numerous and more
attractive than ever before. Streamers,
flags and bunting. bright in color are to be
seen everywhere, plainly indicating the
patriotic feeling that pervades all classes OF
the community on the anniversary of Inde-
pendeBce day.
There are plenty Of opportunities for our
patriotic citizens who prefer to stay at home
to thoroughly enjoy the day. The main
features OF the celebration will be the bril-
liant parade, the regatta on the bay off
Long wharf, the literary exercises at Metro
polltan Hall and the football match at the
ii aight-street grounds.
The parade will start from Market and
Montgomery as near 10 o'clock as possible,
ana VIII proceed along Montgomery 10 Cali
fornia, California to Kearny, Kearny to Mar
ket, Market to Van Ness avenue, Van Ness to
Geary, after which the column will counter
march for. review on Van Ness avenue, be-
tween Hayes and Grove streets. Imme-
Will be dismissed. The parade will include
l3 companies of United States troops, the
militia and seven companies of the uni
formed rank, knights IF Pythias.
AT the Metropolitan Hall the programme
will include the reading of the Declaration
OF Independence by Julius Kahn, the actor
an Orati0n by Lewis Freer of Butte County
poem by w. q. Hyde; "Drake's Address"
a recitation, by Miss Anna Daly; "The
Star-spangled Banner" by Miss A. +. Cum
mlngs The Last Rose of Summer" by
Mrs III. j. Donovan; "Red. White and
Blue," by Mrs. Marguerite Morrow c0rnet
selections. by Miss Pearl Noble, and various
other musical numbers.
Both the afternoon and evening displays
OF Japanese fireworks will be given at Co
lumbla Square, on Folsom street, at and s
p. NJ respectively.
INDUCEMENTS FOR OUTINGS.
An immense number Of people, driven out
OF the city yesterday by the warm weather.
took advantage Of the cheap fares offered
by the railroad companies.
The North Pacific offer round-trip tickets
on the naTrOw-gauge, good until Tuesday
night. at reduced rates. Tomorrow morn-
ing there will be two special excursions, one
going 10 Cazadero, leaving at o'clock, and
returning leave there at 2:45; the other go
Ing to Point Reyes only, leaving at and re-
turning leave there at 4 :45. Local boats
and trains between here and Sausalito Mill
Valley and San Rafael will run tomorrow
| on regular Sunday time.
The Southern Pacific's round-trip-for-
| single rate for the holidays will no doubt be
| largely taken advantage Of This year the
| arrangement applies 70 all points in the
| State, excepting the Coast and Santa Cruz
| divisions.
An excursion rate for round-trip tic ckets
between here and Santa Cruz has been
| fixed, good from yesterday TO Wednesday
| inclusive. large number of people
| avaled themselves of the opportunity Of
fered yesterday.
The Donahue line offers special rates to
| all points. ROund-trip tickets are good for
| return until Sunday next. 10th inst, afford
| ing whole week for rest and quiet in some
| oil the picturesque resorts on this line.
| A large number of cur citizens will leave
| By special train this morning for Carson
| City, New, 10 help celebrate the anniver-
| sary OF the admission of the State into the
| Union. The train will connect with the
| ferry ,esving here at $50. The Veteran
Guard OF this city are going as an honorary
| escort TO Department Commander Fuller,
| q. a. r., Of Marysvile. The Fifth United
States Artillery band will accompany The