The morning call., 1893-11-08

vice which attracted so much attention at
Chicago is to be reproduced here. The
steed, made of the product of the prune
trees. will be newly caparisoned with fruit
and will surpass its original appearance in
the California building in Jackson Park.
The horse, with its rider. is intended to ID
dictate the pre-eminence of Santa Clara
County in prune culture.
The cash receipts yesterday were
1924 80. making total amount received
to date 1855. 1874 81. HOlbrook, Merrill &
Stetson contributed $500 of this sum, the
Omnibus line $1,000 and the Ferries and
Cliff House $1,000. each of the latter being
half payments of subscriptions, the Fer
ries and Cliff House having already given
$1,000. Claus Spreckels subscribed $4,000
to the Midwinter Fair fund. a.
Word came from Chicago yesterday til at
$4,000 feet of the space in the building for
contracted for by the exhibitors making up
the Russian section In the Colum bian Ex-
position. This reduces the space at the
disposal of the committee to compare
lively small amount and those who wish to
get in on the ground floor. literally. had bet
ter be up and doing. More than 5000 feet
was yesterday allotted to local merchants
in San Francisco and there is every iDdi-
cation that the fear Of the committee that
there may not be room enough to accom-
modate all corners, even at the regulation
charge per foot, will be realized sooner
than may be comfortable.
A novel sort of excursion has been
projected for the benefit of the Mldwinter
Fair fund. 1t is to take place on Sunday
next. leaving Mission pier / at noon
and returning at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
The excursi0nists will go out TO sea as far
as the heads in a full-rigged ship, the
Eclipse. so that those who have not had
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full sail and at the same time need have
no fear of not getting back again, what
ever wind or tide may be, since tug will
go along as cOnSOrt. The ship will be
manned with full complement of sailors,
who will man yards, trim ship and per-
form all the evolutions of a vessel started
on long voyage.
Bids tor constructing the fence around
the exposition grounds will be opened, as
already announced, at II o'clock on Satur-
day, November II. A number OF bids
have alrerdy been received but some of
the bidders do not seem to understand
what is required of them. Bids are receiv-
able for construction only. All materials.
comprising lumber, nails and barbed wire.
will be supplied by the exposition. The
entire length of the fence is supposed to
be $500 feet, and bidders will estimate at
so much per running foot. The height of
the fence is to be fifteen feet, twelve feet
of lumber and three feet of barDed wire
including five strings of the latter. Instead
of bidding for boards twelve feet long in
widths of ten, twelve and fourteen inches.
bids will be accepted on construction with
tOngued and grOoved stuff in various
widths, as these may be donated by the
lumber men. Bidders are also privileged
to make separate bids for the construction
of the fence. supplying all materials and
doing all the W ork themselves.
Siskiyou County proposes To exhibit the
old log cabin built and occupied by Joaquin
Miller in the early fifties, near Dunsmuir,
where the hut now stands. The walls
have been pierced by bullets. and arrow
heads are still sticking in the walls in
various places. In this cabin Joaquin re-
PEELED one hundred Indian warriors. who
attempted to storm his retreat one winters
day.
The bee-keepers from the southern part
OF the State are arranging large and COM
prehensiva exhibit Of honey in the comb,
in glass and in the granulated state. Bees
wax and an endless variety of the appli-
ances used In the apiary, including several
colonies Of the bees, will be displayed.
John Elder. j. j. Morrison. M. j. Reid
and Fenton 7. Newbery. representing the
local Canadian auxiliary committee, held
a conference this morning with George E.
Foster and NJ. Angus, two of the Canadian
Ministers now in the city. The desirability
OIL CanaulaD Representative WAS IcpIo-
sented, and the visiting statesmen replied
that Canada would not allow herself to
be overlooked and would make display
lot less elaborate than at Chicago.
An exhibition OF submarine diving will
probably be feature of the coming ex-
position. 1t is proposed, by the promoters
Of the display. to dig well IL feet deep,
into which diving-beli will be sent al
intervals. A fee will be charged for these
excursions, which will be made under the
charge of practical diver.
The Carara Marble Quarry Company of
Amador County will furnish for the en-
trance to the mineral department the same
amount of marble which is now in the
space occupied by them at Chicago. The
officers of the company also notify the ex-
position management that they will place
the marble in position to correspond with