The morning call., 1894-01-31
ALL UP IN ARMS.
Excited Orientals at the
Exposition.
STRIKE IN OLD CAIRO.
Gold and Silver Piled High All
of Sunday.
NO VAULT TO KEEP MONEY.
Two Vehicles Collide at Fair En-
trance-InterCoIIegia Debate
for Silver Cup.
NO VAULT TO KEEP MONEY.
Through Turnstiles Yesterday .SO92

Cimeters flashed in the streets of Cairo
yesterday and 200 angry Turks with blood
In their eyes threatened wildly, swore
loudly and gesticulated violently. The
excited Orientas had one of their periodi-
cal rows with Manager Sarbami. Each OF
the disturbe is the owner o stall or the
manager of side show. Their patronage
has not been heavy and they ascribed their
small receipts to the fact that an admission
fee of 10 cents is exacted at the outer gate.
They demanded that this charge should
be remitted. The refusal of the manage
ment to accede to this caused the rebellion.
Louder and louder grew the disturbance.
The angry shopkeepers tried to lay violent
hands on Sarbami. but he euded his
pursuers. Then the PaynIms went on a
strike. They closed their booths, donned
their biggest swords and their fercest
frowns. They mobbed the gatekeepers
and urged visitors not to pay the dime
admission. An alarm was turned IN, and
in few minutes fifty Midwinter Guards
were on the scene. The order to disperse
was jeered by the Cairo residents and so
the guards declared martial law. They
arrested the ringleaders. and when some
of this rank and file tried to rescue their
countrymen the guards put the Turks TO
flight by blows with the swords of the
Orientals. The entire population OF the
village accompanied their martyr COM
patriots to The guardroom and threatened
to storm the Administration Dulldin g.
They were finally induced to return to
their quarters, but the stalls and theaters
in the Oriental village remained closed all
day.
little diplomacy on the part of Count
Vermont, president Of the Oriental Com
peny, helped to smooth over the difficult
ties. he addressed the assembled Turkish
host In honeyed accents, ana after he had
raised them 10 the cheering stage talked plain
business to them. He reminded hem that they
had all agreed 10 the charge for admission at
the outer gate and said that no coercion would
make him remit this lee. IL. however, they
would reopen their stalls ana theaters usual
in the morning he would talk business TO
them laGer on. 1t was partly agreed subse-
Quently, that one charge should be made for
all the attractions of the village except the
Jheaters, and the war was suspended.
Gold and silver coin TO the amount of
S52, 600 was left in the Administration build
ing from Saturday Dight until Monday morn
ing. No protecting vault or safe sheltered the
provided. About IL o'clock on Saturday
evening the gatekeepers came in from their
posts each with tin box filled with half-dollar
pieces, taken as admissions. Chief Fielder
turned the money over 10 Cashier Hassell.
Then two score Of cashiers brought in their
gate receipts, said they had no place to keep
the money, part OF which belonged to the ex-
position, and begged The protection of the
management. II was all delivered to the
The cashier Is nervous man, and as
money accumulated , on his HANDS he be
column and found that S52, 900 In coin was IN
his possession, he became desperate. The
banks were all closed, and In the absence OF
vault, the bags of silver were piled about the
cashiers open Office. In desperation Hassell
SUMMONED Major Baldwin, who commands The
guard, and demanded protection. The Major
selected SIX of mis- best men, and posted them
in relays outside the cashiers door, hey re-
mained on duty thlrty-slx hours The secret
was we'll guarded, and not ten men in the Ad-
ministration building knew OF the treasure
chamber on the second floor The cashier did
not sleep for TWO nights, aud when Major Bald
win turned over the cash on Monday morning.
Hassell WAS the most relieved man in the State.
The only serious accident of yesterday was
that in which F. A. Robbins, 324 Fremont
street, was the victim. He was entering the
grounds by the south gate, when the buggy in
which he was seated coided with butchers
wagon. Mr.. Robbins was thrown ont and his
horse ran away The unfortunate driver
quite an old man and was badly shaken up. He
e. was removed TO the Emergency Hospital, and
after being bandaged up was removed In the
ambulance to bis home.
An intercollegiate celebration has been ar
ranged for Thursday, May 10. On the evening
of that dale there will be a debate between
representatives of the University Of California
and of the Leland Stanford Jr. University.
Judges will be appointed 10 determine the COM
paratlve merits OF the debaters, and 10 the win
ming college Will be presented a silver cup, the
presentation TO be made by Director-General
de Young
The grass seed sown on the sides OF the basin
of the central court is coming up well, and the
grounds will soon have the additional orna-
ment OF a smooth lawn. One good effect or the
recent heavy rains has been To promote the
growth of the vegetation which Is TO beautiGy
the surroundings OF the exposition. Several
additional palm trees of considerable size were
received yesterday from several southern dis.
tricts ana were planted in prominent locations.
A fine fish exhibit Will be one of the exterior
exhibits of the Horticultural exhibit. Tanks
VIII be placed under the porches outside the
entrance, and all the edible fish in their season
ARRANGEMENTS heel
made to secure several live sharks for this col
lection, which is designed To show the variety
OF the hsh captured in Pacific waters. In the
same building hatchery Will be established,
and the method OF propagating young trout will
be demonstrated.
The Japanese village was tie scene OF no
little excitement yesterday morning and all
the mannikins became very much agitated.
The cause OF the perturbation was the accident
which befell one OF the carpenters, VINO is
known among his associates as the strong man.
He was working on the edge of the roof and
missed his footing. falling TO the ground. He
was onslderaDly shaken up, but later In the
day able To climb up to his old position
and continue his work.
The Imperial Vienna Prater Orchestra acre.
naded Miss Lillian Eggers at her home 1l3o
Eddy street, yesterday morning. The young
lady is the lancee OF Hilmar Stephany the
president OF the Vienna Prater Company, and
the compliment was In anticipation of the wed
ding, which is announced to take place 10 a
fortnight. The orchestra played the Austrian
Hymn" an overture from Poet and Peasant"
and the "Jolly Brothers, Waltz"
The programme at Kaiser Franz Joseph Hall
this afternoon and evening will be as follows:
Afternoon.
STRING CONCERT.
Overture from the opera "Mignon" Thomas
Prize song from the opera "Ths Msstersinger"
Violin solo, Concertmaster Marq1ards' s"'f
The Beautiful Blue Danube" waltz. .Joh Strauss
g. g. "sassyrentana Piast hsH
Cello solo. Herr Grienauer
oise' o moI, song Suppe