Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-06-21
Our Fair Letter,

SAN rfANClSCO, June 10, 1854
1t lacked one Chinaman, Sunday
to make the attendance reach the 49,
600 mark. The Chinese celebrated
on that day, and with anybody that was
not yellow colored celestial, it was a
case Of mo sable" The dragon was
everywhere on that day. It was ut
terly impossible to get him out of the
mind, much less, out of sight. From
every building, from every concession
and from every stick, foated the yell
low flag on which was the rampant
dragon, He had a special license and
was going to make good use of it.
1t was great day for him and his
people, the Chinese.
If the Chinese were disappointed
on Saturday in not making as big a
splurge as they had intended, on
account of the inclemency of the
weather, they more than settled
accounts Sunday. One half of the
Monaghan population went to the
Midwinter Fair. They went out
singly, in pairs, in squads and in
droves. The sleek merchants, attired
in gorgeous satin blouses, la vender
colored boomers, and "Dally Warden"
slippers, went outin carriages, accom-
panied by. their wives and children.
Even the highbinders put their knives
and pistols on the shelf, declarered
peace and gave themselves up to the
enjoyment of the occasion.
Never before at any celebration had
80 many of the fair bellies of China
town made their debut. The beauty and
loveliness of the elite of Asiatic Mob
Hill added eclat to the occasion.
The large crowds of Chinese at
tracted like delegation of white
people TO the Fair, who were anxious
to see and maybe copy the actions
and doings Of their yellow brethren.
The main feature of the day was
the parades. To say that it was grand
would be making it mild. 1 hardly
think that there is a word in the
English language that would proper
ly fit.
The parade was formed on the re-
creation ground, and proceeded down
the Midway and once around the
Grand Court. 1t was lead by the
Midwinter Fair Guards and. the ex-
position band, then followed an array
of colors that person is only likely
to see once in alife time. The reds
could not have been more red or the
yellows more yellow, but that just
suited the class of people it was meant
for. There were Chinese beating big
brass gongs, which made 30 much
noise that even the Midway spielers
turned green with envy.
There was Chinese band that will
not very soon be forgotten by any
one in the audience that was musical.
ly inclined. 1t was a case of where
one man tries to make more noise
than his noighbor. This may be har-
mony from Chinese standpoint, but
if I ever hear it again, may it be only
as a dying echo, and even then the
tail end.
Preparations for the grand Eques-
trian Tournament which is to occupy
the attention of the public during the
last week of the exposition are MAX
ing rapid progress: Large numbers
Of entries have been made for the in.
ternational cavalry contest The
Germans are very enthusiastic and
expect to carry away all the honors.
There are hundreds of items on the
programme ranging from a bull
fight to ten year old boy foot
race. ..
At a meeting to the Foreign Com
missioners it was decided to hold an
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