The morning call., 1893-12-17

NlHnnd, cnilO) Miss Xena Roberts (Widow);
ienori-Alfred Wilkie (Naaman) and S. Blum
IGehazD; basso-J. Il. Fleming (Elisha). With
iull orchestral accompaniment.
A comlcai exhibil has been prepared bv
express agents and messengers and is now
In sacramento awaiting shipment hitler.
1t Is dummy labeled Patrick Mudoon"
ana Is rag and tag representation of a
tramp About three feet long, it is covered
Win shipping Tags, newsi aper clippings,
ooggerel AID witty comments written by
express employees from stations all over
the country. The dummy was started on
roundabout tour from Madison, Me-, and
mas been deadheaded from one express
office to another.
Assistant Commissioner-General Moser,
speaking for Austria-Hungary. says that
there Will be between sixty and seventy
extensive exhibits in this section. A rare
collection of Bohemian glassware. un-
d0uOtediy the finest ever seen In this part
of the weird, will form feature of the
display. One firm alone has forwarded
half ion of plate glass whereon to exhibit
its wares. Some richly enameled vases,
chased with solid gold, and valued at
$1,000 each. Hungarlan china, Bohemian
garnets and Carlsbad mosaic work. made
of the crustaceous formations taken from
the Carlsbad Springs and made up into
rable-tops ard brackets, will also be in
cluded in this department.
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British section at the exposition will be
Ardpshr s. Byramjfs East Indian palace.
filled with native art ware. decorative cur
tains, sbaWls, carpets, rugs and pottery
from MooltaD, Sindh and Bombay. The
exhibits include NiZampalam work boxes,
Benares brassware, lndi n battle arms,
shields, idols, carved sandal wood. ivory,
inlaid l-oxes, Tanjore copper, chutneys and
other Indian condiments.
imnst the entire south arcade of the
Agricultural building has been taken by
the various springs and pleasure resorts in
MendocinO, Lake and Sonoma counties,
these concerns having joined hands with
the San Francisco and North Pacific Rail-
way Company. In this space a trout-fsb-
from a cliff. will be in the center of Men
docinO's exhibit, Bartlett and Lvtton
springs using somewhat similar grotto
effects in their display. The wall back of
these exhibits Will be hung with paintings
OF the scenery in the northwestern part of
the State. a central space Will be reserved
for collection of ancient and modern
curiosities gathered along the line of the
North Petite road.
Yuba's County Commissioners have COL
lected 200 jars of fruits, cereals. beans,
nuts and vegetables grown in that sec
ton. Factories and mills in the county
will show blankets. cassimeres. warns.
their manufacture. A tower of wine bot
ties will be erected by Marysville resi-
dent. ard from Wheatland will come fine
showing of hops, olive oils and prepared
olives.
The Tanners Association is the most
recent organization 10 apply for space for
a collective exhibit. A. j. Marcus and o.
j. Keen ara a committee to arrange the
necessary space. 1t is their intention t.
make a considerable display of hides and
leather.
In Oregon's building. located on the
south drive. will be large plusb-covered
cabinet lined with gilt and containing
compartments for the various varieties OF
prunes. One kind of prunes averages
twenty-five 10 the pound, and the exhibit
is intended t. rival samples of this fruit
grown in California. The success of Drune
culture il Oregon is not generally recog-
niZed. and the States capabilities in this
direction will be illustrated in the exhibit.
Nine. Modjeska, the actress, has adj
dressed letter to the Director General
inclosing a check for $500 as her cpntribu-
ton for the fair funds aud congratulating
the management upon the prospects of the
exposition.
Among the shipments of exhibits re-
ceived yesterday by Traffic Manager Daily
was carload of agricultural implements
from a firm in Ohio. The same people
III OulCdEO duu HhN6 sup
plpmented it for the NJ dwinter Fair.
In addition to the almost completed
buildings tO-day's attractions at Sunset
Ci.y will include football matrh between
two teams of the Gaelic Football Associa-
ton on the Recreation grounds, and ad-
mission to those concessions which have
been completed. The performances of the
sea lions in the Santa Barbara Amphibion
will undoubtedly prove to be drawing
card.
The Portuguese residents OF the city
will meet o-morrow In the Mills building
at the call of Alexandra Nicholson, the
Commissioner-Genera for Portugal. The
object Of the meeting is to perfect the
Portuguese exhibit and forming an auxili-
airy committee.
The monster spool sixty feet in length,
on which was rolled the painting of the
volcano Of kilauea, was hosted on end
yesterday and the work of hanging the
canvas in the volcano building was CON-
pleted last evening. Sixty feet above the
flour circular ledge had been prepared 10
which the canvas was fastened. 1t was
accomplished by placing the end of the
spool on hOusemover's truck, which trav-
eled around the walls on track, the top of
the spool being in truck-like continuance
which worked on the before men toned
ledge. moving simultaneously with the one
at the bottom. The picture hangs free
from the wall and is to be weighted down
by about four tons of granite paving
blocks hung at intervals. It Is the largest
canvas in existence, being ffty-fve feet in
height and 420 feet long. An expert CYCLIC
rama handler was brought out from the
East to suDertntend placinp il in Dosition