The morning call., 1893-10-23

in the great framework is fitted to Its
place. 1t is expected to have all these
roof supports up by this evening and a
good portion of the gallery floors and the
outs ide walls will be in position by the
end of the week. Contractor Smiley said
that the next ten days will make far
more of showing than has been made in
the past. as material which has been de-
layed is now rapidly arriving and 1t is not
thought that further inconvenience OF this
nature will be encountered.
The ios.s for the second floor OF the Art
building are now being placed in position.
and the same tlmbers for the horticultural
building were being framed yesterday.
The truss lumber for the roof of the latter
is now on the ground, and the roof will be
put on this week. Floor laying will also
be commenced to-day or Tomorrow, and
number of men who were laid off on &C
count of the delayed arrival OF lumber are
being put to work again.
The first work on the Administration
building was done yesterday. when the
wOrkmen began digging the trenches In
which the foundation for the walls will be
laid. The contractor said that they chose
Sunday 10 commence operations in order
to see what luck 1t would bring them.
On the site of the proposed Javanese
village few native workmen were yester-
day engaged in framing the timbers for
the first of their buildings. A curious
crowd watched the primitive methods OF
the men employed, and one OF the little
fellows who possessed rather long beard
was particularly an object OF interest.
LUX at his whiskersW said a native OF
ST. Patrick's Isle who possessed rich
brogue, tho haythen thinks Denny Kear-
ney won't know I'm wild dem tings on his
face!"
On the Mechanical Arts building work
has reached that point where future prog
ress will not be as nOticeab BILE to the eye as
in the past few weeks. The framework is
about all up. except the roof, and the work
men will start the elevation of the trusses
for that portion Of the structure to-day.
1t is expected to have the building all In
closed by Saturday. The floors are all laid
and the main or front entrance is about
the only portion OF the outside of the build
ing yet to be completed, and this will be
pretty well advanced when the week closes.
People who have just come back from
Chicago bring even more encouraging news
of interest there manifested in the Midwin-
ter Exposition. For long time there was
an element Of doubt as to whether the ex-
position would be "go." There has re-
Gently been brought to the notice OF intend
ing exhibitors a series OF pictures OF the
Golden Gate Park These pictures have
carried conviction with them and the result
has been a scramble for space.
The question as to whether we are to
have the Dahomey village at Golden Gate
Park during the Midwinter Exposition
will be settled within few days. This
matter is one that has been left In the
hands of Director-General de Young while
he is in Chicago. The managers of the
village are anxious to come, and the expo
sition people want them. 1t is only a
question of terms that is yet to be settled.
That these people would prove great at
traction there can be no doubt. There
people from foreign land who have been
so much talked about. The Chicago
Record desert bed the dedication of the
DahOmey village as follows: Tho people
from Daliomey were led by an Amazon of
some fifty years standing, with Sullivan
jaw and canne-coal complexion. Her
costume included nothing but a calico
skirt and little brief authority. Some of
the men yielded 10 the necessity OF the oc-
casion long enough to don red and yellow
tunics for the dance"
One of the famous pumpkins like those
concerning which so many big stories have
been told all over the world about Cali
| forna has been raised this year in Healds-
burg. William Saunders is authority for
the statement that there grew in the aliu-
vial soil of that district during the past
| summer pumpkin that weighed 1173
pounds and that measured IL feet inches
around the smallest part. In severing it
| from tho vine il required the use OF a
crosscut-saw in the hands Of two men.
Sonoma County is great county for rails
| ing almost nything. but this pumpkin
| would certainly put her in the front rank.
| Contractors are at work preparing the
foundation for the setting of the Drake
cross, which will be erected on the summit
of the hill to the north of Strawberry Hill.
The cross, which will be erected to conn.,
| memorate the visit of Sir Francis Drake
| to this vicinity in the sixteenth century,
| will be of granite and will rise to the
height of forty feet.
The cash receipts for the past week have
made creditabls increase in the money
now on hand. The last day of the six,
although somewhat Of an ''off day."
brought in S1143 %. making the total cash
receipts to date S230, ,148 04.
1t is now.practically assured that San
| Francisco's exposition appellation will
| be that of the ''Sunset City" The name
"Palm City" has been vetoed az conveying