The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-22

.:-THE PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
General admission, so cents; after 8
p. NJ, 25 cents.
IL M.-Gathering OfmIners and mining
people at mining department In Me-
chanical Arts building, in recognition of
miners day.
Up. Machining on tn bells in Liberal
Arts tower.
$3.50 p. M.-Weitzman's performance
on the high wire between electric tower
and Liberal Arts building.
2;45 p. M.-Concert by Cassasa's Mid
winter Exposition band in Liberal Arts
building.
3 P. M.-Grand hand drilling tourns-
ment in connection with miners day on
recreation grounds.
p. NJ. - Concert by the Mexican
band music pavilion near Admin
istration building.
r. M.-Eventng chimes on the bells,
by Professor Holt.
1870 z. NJ. Grand illumination of
exposition buildings and central court,
including steel tower and Firth wheel.
9:45 p. M-Weitzman's evening per
Torrance the high wire, with fire.
works accompaniment.
z. M.-Evening concert by Mexican
band in the Vienna Prater.
$40 and $50 p. M.-The wonderful
electric fountain.
A series of thefts perpetrated in the
Manufactures building OF the Midwinter
Fair between the hour of closing at night
and of opening the various sections in the
day, when it was discovered that a burg
larry had been committed in the Russian
section.
A glass showcase was completely rified
of its contents and when an attache dis
covered the loss every article movable had
been swept of the tray by the sneak
thief.
The burglary suggested master hand,
the lock having been deftly picked, and
not at all damaged by the operation
Among the missing contents of the case
are twelve oxidiZed silver watches, of a
peculiar make, two brooches in the form
OF Russian eagles, four ambeT-tipped cigar
holders and number OF bits Of jeWelry.
The total value Of the stolen articles is
$500, and surprising feature of the theft
is that the burglar did not rife a more
valuable case, instead of the poorest in the
section.
mmissioner-General Hamb burger, who
Is at the head Of the Russian section, is
very Ind gnant at the lack of protection
given to his exhibits by the management
Of fhe building The theft occurred when |
thete was presumed to be no one inside
except the guards in charge and the night
watehmaD, a stupid but very beautiful
Cossack soldier, named Kotokoschville
Exhibitors and commissioners consider it
an extraordinary coincidence that this
theft should have occurred so soon after
the vandalism committed between Thurs
nayT nj oud Rid B,r,
were destroyed in every section of the
building. The signs read, This section
will close June 80" and the exhibitors
found hundreds of these cards torn in bits,
and wers OF pleased TO discover that the
guilty parties had destroyed curtains aud
covers to reach these coveted signs. All
vrof the commissioners blame the guards in
charge Of the building for this vandalism
and ascribe the destructive work TO inspi-
ration derived from the Administration
building.
Within the past two months there have
been two robberies In the Manufactures
building. The exhibit of j. Wise, in the
gallery portion of the American section,
was robbed of tTinkets valued a 500 II
states that he mplained 10 the author
lilies, but could secure no redress.
Later the exhibit Of Patriot & Rossi, in |
the Italian section. was bereft OF mOsaics |
valued at $50. No result was secured
by the investigation which followed the |
complaint of the robbed exhibitors. All !
OF the foreign mmisslsslODers consider !
it curious that each Of these thefts has
occurred at night, when the building is |
locked up, and when the rule of the expo
sition require the exclusion Of all persons
except the guards On duty. Complaint
has been lodged with Chief Crowley regard |
ing the burglariss and also respecting the
destruction of the signs.
An alarm of fire in the Manufactures
building yesterday afternoon brought out
the Midwinter Brigade, but before it ar
J. rived the flames had been eXtinguished
r: with wine. In the Spanish section burned
a little gas stove and bit of paper care
lessly thrown beside it ignited and in turn
set fire to the plush covering Of partition
wall of the section.
In their eagerness TO prevent q con-
fagration Spanish exhibitors rushed to
the rescue, incidentally overturning a
stand of wine bottles, breaking ten quarts |
and scattering their contents over The
slowly smOldering cloth. This viticultuTal |
stream egtinguisbed thu fire, but en- route |
the wine saturated twenty boxes of cigars. |
The damage was confined entirely TO the /
wasted wine and spoiled tobacco, an ag- |
gregate loss to the proprietor of $500.
Peteli, the pneumOnia-stricken Samoan,
died yesterday morning at the Emergency |
Hospital, after four days illness. Like |
the others of his tribe, be has been ailng |
since his arrival at Sunset City month |
ago. He was stalwart specimen Of his |
race and his appearance attracted much |
attention when he marched at the head Of |
the procession.
Although the attend ance was light at |
nearly all the shows yesterday the gam
bling concessions did their usual thriving |
business, under the protection of the man
Rgement The civic police continue to |
ignore the maintenance of these games, |
although their existence is an open and |
continual violation Of the la ~. The police |
authorities are quoted by proprietOrs |
of the ambling concessions as agreeing !
not to modest the wheels OF fortune and in |
Vulnerable bunkO games at Sunset City, |
provided no complaints were made by |
press or people.
An excl ting game of football was placed |
on at the recreation grounds yesterday |
morning between the teams from the Me- |
chanical Arts and Manufactures build
ings. The match was closely fought and
resulted in draw, each team securing two |
goals. O'Dell and Martin were Injured
toward the end Of the game and were car
ried off the field. The teams were as fol-
lows:
MACHIEIsTs. Positions. MAEUFACTURERs.
O'DeiI...........Fo Forwards -. ............. Weir
FOrward s .............. Martin
Fogerty ........... .Payutcr
De1ghton. ..........F orWards. ......- Murray
Powell .......... orwar l. On ell
Herriot hzlfbackS hoare