The morning call., 1894-03-28

terday was scheduled as ''Zon Conference
Day." and Afro-Amercan citizens of the
Methodist Episcopal denomination were
the celebrants at Sunset City.
SeVerai OF the most eminent prelates of
that branch Of Christians were among the
participa ntS. and the announcement that
such well-known divines as Bishop A.
Walters, Bishop d. R. Harris of North
Carolina and Dr.. George E. Jackson of
New York were TO participa brought 10
the gr ounds hundreds of the leading cleri-
cal ana lay members of the conference
In the morning hours the delegates
strolled about the shows. At 2, preceded
by the Exposition band, men and women
formed a long procession and marched
with beftting dig ity to Festival Hail.
On behalf Of the administration F. 81.
ITuesdell. chief Of the department of pub
liclty and promotion. welcomed the colored
religionsts as the first church body to oc-
eupy the building He added that the hall
was all that had bren asked for, no re-
quests for other privileges having been
made.
Rev. DR.. E. II. Tucker offered the invo-
catoTy prayer and Robert Thomas sang a
solo. DR.. George E. Jackson spoke, but
the principal address was made by Bishop
Walters on the subject OF the emigration
Of the negroes from the United States to
Africa. He took the negative side of the
question for the main reason that the
mem bers OF his race in this country lacked
the necessary finances to carry out the pro-
Ject of a general removal. Even The whites
do not generally desire an exodus Of the
negroes.
The Bishop maintained that the agIta-
tioD of this African migration is doing
great injury to the country at large aud
especially to all the colored race. He said
that the negroes need not go 10 Africa
What they should do is to keep away from
The cities and take up farms. There is no
future for them In towns. where they are
doomed to life Of menials. In the
country they could till the soil and be-
come wealthy and independent.
Rev. I. Brown, DID,, of Portland, ad-
dressed the conference. Rev. Mr.. Camp
bell recited ''The Bells" MISS Edna Win
slow contributed a vocal solo and Miss
Valletta Winsow recitation.
A practical adjunct to the mining exhibit
commenced operations IS yesterday. Thisis the
fve-stamp mill attached TO the Mechanical
Arts building. tits operated to illustrate
the process Of segregating gold from the
ore Cf the mines. The mill is conducted
In connection with the exhibit of the Cali
fornia State Mining Association, and is
under the direct management of II. G.
Murray of AmadOr.
In the rear of the mill is an elevated
platform upon which the ore is hoisted.
1t is put through the rock-crusher, and
thence fed automatically to a battery con-
tanning FIVE stamps. All ore sent to the
State MInihg Association to be handled IN
this way viii receive the same treatmen
as in large mills, which work for CON-
mercial purposes.
The mystic Argonauts of the Golden
West have received The following cable
gram:
His Blessed Majesty Rex Felix arrived this
morning with his court from COnsIantInopie.
His voyage thus far has been propitiOus. He
leaves tonight for his far-Iamed city of San
Francisco. stopping EN- route at Gibraltar.
God save the KING.
A fish exhibit is the most recent exhibit
arranged to be held at the Agricultural
building. SIace has been provided for the
display in he arcade. Fresh fish will be
brought directly to the grounds, and placed
on blocks OF ice upon the tables. The COM
petition Will commence on Aprii 8 and be
continued until April 10. The exhibits
viii be Installed and supern Tended 10y w.
G. Murdoch, F. G. Morgan. George
TssnerInl, Il, Doyal and j. InguIIier.
Festival Hall Will be redecorated forthe
exercises in connection with The celebra-
ton of the Gfand Army Of the Republic at
the MidwinleT Fair on April q. The COM
mittee IN charge comprises Colonel J. C.
McMullen, Captain George A. Norton,
Major =. ". woodward, Captain J. r.
Ayers ana captain +, Adams Ex-Presi-
dent Beniamln Harrison and Goyernor
William Mckinley will be among the mar
ticipants.
The following excerpt is from Tess;e
Deans correspondence in the Chicago In.
ter OCEAN:
The Bonet tower is completed, and is prettter |
In enect than any electrical display that we had
at the Worlds Fair. We N"o
a concert will be given by Sousa's band
ID FESTIVAL Hall this evening. Ii viii
commence al g. and the Programme ia in
Vltlng enough To- fill the auditorium. No
admission TO the hall viii be charged.
hed-chee ked apples with satin skins.
Solo and lily odorous despite the fact
that II is the off season, are shown in the
interstate competitive display at the Hor-