The morning call., 1893-09-07

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and loggias. extending through three
stories or the building. gives an imposing
e1Iect, the long windows under the dome
admitting flood Of light from the exterior.
Inc building contains the offices OF the ex-
position management. the press head
quarters. the foreign department, the post
Oftlee, bank and Information bureau.
The dome of the building is designed to
be brilliantly Illuminated. and the build
Ing is intended TO be the gem OF the
grounds. The building has floor area of
10. SEQ square feet The exterior is covered
with staff" with richly modelled orna-
ment, decorated in orien tai colors.
James A. Mcguire has offered TO fur
nlsh all the metal lath, wire glass and
asbestos roof paint needed for the fair
buildings at cost, and he writes:
Under date of August 20. am in receipt of
a communication from the American Wire
Glass Manufacturing Company, who authorZ-
me 10 make the following proposition, which
CONSIDER TO be most generous one: They will
1urnlsn all he glass necessary Tor the fair
buildings at cost, aud when the fair Is over Will
take back all glass in good condition, allowing
Tor IL whatever the glass Is worth. so that the
only expense that the MidwinIer Fair would be
put 10 under this arrangement for glass would
be the cost OF its glazing and such glass as
may not be In gOOd condition, which would be
very small percentage, II any. These facts
have been communicated TO the architects OF
the several buildings.
A. B. Anderson, Deputy Superintendent
OF Public Instruction, writes lengthy
letter III which he says:
l see no reason why we should not have a
first-class exhibit of educational WORK from
every county In the State; ana it, occurs 10 ME
that In order 10 begin matters Alright, / should
call a convention OF County and City Superln.
lendents, To assemble say in San Francisco, at
AN early date, aud also invite TO be present with
us able representatives from the State Univer-
shy, the Leland Stanford Jr. and other private
prominent educational institutions.
Z. w. Gaty, from Santa Barbara. who
wants TO make an exhibit of sea lions and
saa tigers, states that it his DropOsitionis
accented he will, at an early date, visit
San Francisco. select tie ground and pro-
ceed at an early day TO the erection of
the building. His exhibition will be a
very Interesting one TO all visitors, as few,
IL any. of the citizens of San Francisco
have seen the sea tigers of Santa Barbara
Channel Islands. They are striped yell
low. the same tiger, and both the sea
lions and sea tigers are entirely different
from the seals at the Cliff House.
Bicycle races by electric light are the
faiest novelty in outdoor athletic sports.
Those who attend the big field day bene-
mt Tor the Midwnter Fair fund at Central
Park next Saturday will witness novel
feature not yet attempted. The arena
and bicycle track on that occasion will
puzzle the spectators as much as the three
rings OF Barnum's circus. The entries
are so numerous for the big affair tn at the
management has been compelled to have
the bicycle races and the football match
between the Celtic teams occur simul-
taneously, foriy-twO strong men IStrug-
CLING under the glare of the electric light
for supremacy in the exciting game of
football, played according TO Gaelic rules,
while, at the same time. deZen or Cali
tornia's picked bicycle riders are straiDing
nerve and muscle 10 lead at the finish
Two bicycle races Will be run, under
l.. A. w. rules and sanction uf the l.. A. w.
racing board, a one mile and a half mile
scratch. Elegant prizes will be awarded
to the winners in each event, and IL is ex-
pected that some of the best records will
suffer.
The best two teams in the Celtic Foot
ball Association-the Emmets and Par
nells-have been entered to appear, and
the Rangers and Fort Mason teams of the
Pacific Association Will play a scheduled
game in the afternoon.
The programme as published will con-
vince lovers Of outdoor athletics that they
will have veritable feast of amusement
in that line on the above occasion.
The latest donations of prizes for the
winners of the sporting events that take
place at Central Park next Saturday for
the benefit of the Midwinter Fair fund are
from NJ. A. Gunst, the Golden Rule Bazaar
and Mark Strauss.
The prankish pig in his coat of grease
will lead his puTsuers lively chase. Mark
Strauss will give lie pix to the person who
succeeds in catching and holding 1t. The
low price of admission and the prOdigious
proportions of the programme ought 10
draw large crowd 10 the big feId-day
benefit. Ladies attending the benefit will
receive a handsome satin souvenir. The
number of entries received for the juvenile
sports show that the little folks are inter-
ested in the success of the MidWinteT Fair.
COnSul-General g. Bronchi of Italy
called at headquarters yesterday with
Professor CitoTe Candiara and G. POgli-
ami. Italian commissioners Mt the Chicago
fair. The commissioners held confer
ence with the executive. committee,
stating that the great majority of The
Italian exhibitors at Chicago Will come out
10 the Nidwinter Fair. All of the Aus
trian exhibitors will also move their dis
plavs from jackson 20 Golden Gate Park
in November.
The commissioners asked for $4,000 feet
OF space in The manufacturers building
and for smaller allotment In the fine arts
and agricultural halls.
Acting upon the usual theory of the
Southern Pacific Company, that the State
and everything therein belongs to that cor
poratiOn, its wOrkmen constructing the
spur TO the site Of the Midwinter Fair
buildings began 20 work on the track in-
side the grounds of the Spring Valley
Water Company on Monday.
Hermann SchusSler, chief engineer of
the Spring Valley company, riding out to-
ward Lake Merced. was astounded at the
sight of small army of wOrkmen tearing
out the soil near the grass mound sur
rounding the lake.
What are you doing there?" he shouted,
in mingled anger aud amaZenent.
building spur." said the foreman,
curtly.
The deuce you are,". replied Schussler.
WHO gave you permission"
'Charles Webb Howard told Fred
Crocker it would be a,l right" was the
airy response of the former.
Strange l didn't hear anything abont
that" unused the engineer.
"Well you stop work in the meantime,
anyway"
After some angry retorts. and not few
threats. the railroad force was driven off
and Scbussler hurried 10 the Office of the
Spring Valley Company to report the pro-
ceedHg TO his chief.
Charles Webb Howard stated yesterday
that the difficulty between the Southern
Pacific and the Spring Valley had been
adjusted.
He made light of the affair, which he
said was merely misunderstanding, and
added that no damage had been done to
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