The morning call., 1893-10-14

With large subscribers we are only asking
| so per cent now, the balance payable in
thirty days, and thus, while subscriptions S
| actually amount to 100000. only about
$4,000 has been collected. A large por-
ton of the balance we expect to get in
thirty days.
1--WE need 100000 more In subscrp-
tons, and shall shortlY appeal to sub
scribers and parties who have not Su b.
scrbed for this extra amount"
The exact amount received in cash yes
terday was S8563 70. making the total re-
ceipts to date S207, 153 Sc. The finance
committee is hard at work on the third
hundred thousand. which it is expected
will be realized by the end of the month.
Among those who paid in their suhscrip-
tions were: Murphy. Grant & Co.. $3.50
Pacific Rolling-mill, $500; Levi Strauss &5
Co., $3.50; Baldwin 81 Hammond. $500; T..
j. Clunie, $500; Ferries and Cliff House
Railway Company. $1,000; employees Fer
ries and Cliff House Railway Company,
S676 90.
A coIored picture of the interior view of
the concert hall, which is to be the main
feature of the Vienna Prater. has been
prepared by Busch 81 Wocker, who have
charge of the interior decorations. The
plans have been rearraRged and the con-
cert bail will be con siderably larger than
was at first intended. Its dimensions will
approved style for the purpose.
The interior will be mcdeled after the
renaissance OF the early Italian masters.
| The decoration at one end of the hall i'll
be an alIegorical re representation of music
and the kindred muses., and each of the
large panels in the ceiling will contain the
head of one of the great music masters of
the world. such as Wagner, Beethoven.
Mozart and others. The band stand will
be located in the center of the building
aud galleries will run around the sides.
The electric-light problem for the expo
sitiOn has been partially solved. 1t will
be remembered that the machine men and
founders of this city have donated the use
of more tnan 1000 horsepower for the eX-
position. Now the Fort Wayne Electric
Company comes forward with the offer of
two sixty-Iight 1000 candle power Wood arc
dynamos together with 100 lamps. The
management Is to have the use OF this aD-
paratus free of charge during the six
months of the fairs continuance. This
will furnish are lights enough to illuminate
| the entire central plaza.
| With a view to enllsting the effort OF
| viticulturists all over the State in the viii
| cultural department of the exposition. Il.
| A. Haber, chief Of that department, has
| sent to people who are interested in that
branch of California's resources circular
setting forth his idea that the California
| bAulOib db Tic 1dir might 10 d!tisIlChilS CHI
| phaslZe1 in one grand collective group,
! giving every county in the State represen-
tatiOn. beautifully illustrated by pano-
ramic effects typical of the scenery and
| characteristic of each location. Mr.. HabeI
| cordially invites suggestions in this line oil
| work and announces that due notice will
be given of general conference of viticul
tursts from all parts of the Slate with 9
view to carrying out the plans for their ex
hibit.
John w. Mackay sent letter from New
| York yesterday expressing regret that The
absorption of his ready money by the va
rions enterprises in which he Is interested
prevented his making contribution tt
| the funds of the exposition. However, he
donated his best wishes to the manage
ment for the fairs success. These were
not included in yesterdays estimate OF the
cash receipts.
j. ii. Neff, president of the California
| Miners Association. has appointed j. j
Crawford, Frank Mclaughlin, Professor
S. B. Christy, S. X. TIL ornton and W. C
Ralston to act as an executive COMMITTEES
representing the mining Interests Of the
State toward obtaining a mineral exhib
at the fair. An advisory committee, t(
confer with the foregoing committee, com
prising Robert McMurray, j. Z. Davis ant
| w. S. Chapman, has also been named.
| Word has been received from Riverside
County that it will want at least 1000 fee
of space in the Horticultural building, a,
well as room in the other departments
All the other southern counties have sen
satisfactory assurances eff their intentions
in the same line.
The first train will be run over the spu
track TO the site Of the exposition build
ings this afternoon. A special car viii
carry party OF invited guests, c0mprisini