The morning call., 1894-03-09

with the fefe day of the University OF
the Pacific in Festival Hall.
$50 L. M.-IIlumin alton Of the exposi-
In the central court.
p. M.-CoDcert by the Mtdwinter Ex-
position band music pavilion near
Administrati
1880 Z. M.-Concert in Festival Hall
by the Conservatory of Music of the Pa
cific University.
and $3.50 p. M.-PIaying of the eIec-
trio prismatic fountain in the central
court.
The interstate competitive exhibit of
citrus fruits for the official medals Of the
exposition will be opened to-day. The
entries closed last evening, and the dis
play will continue for len days.
1t is a repreSen tatlve display, oranges
and lemons being shown from both the
north ern and southern citrus belts, and
from Arizona. Twenty-eight varieties OF
oranges are displayed. The system of
awards under which the judges will act
includes two classes of entries, scientific
and commercial awards. A scale of points
will govern the competition. One hundred
points will secure a special award, ninety
points first award, eighty points Sec
ond award, and seventy points a third
award.
The time for the contest is more salts
factory to the southern growers than to
their brethren of the north. All the best
fruit Of the latter growers has been picked,
and is not in such prime condition as the
I'd
has just come off the trees. The southern
counties have more entries. the number
from each section being a S follows:
Riverside 90. Los Angeles 120, Ventura
60, San Diego 80. Porterville 80. San Ber-
nardino 10, Arizona 4, Santa Barbara 3,
Butte 20. Colusa z, Placer IL, Sacramento
16, Tehama Il.
The United States Government fruit
models we're received from Washington at
the Horticultural building yesterday for
exhibition. There ere 2215 models, show
Jog the actual size of every kind of fruit
in the world. The actual cost of making
the collection, exclusive of skilled labor,
nas $1,000.
If The CALLS suggestion for the erac-
ton of a temporary bridge across the main
drive OF the park in front of the north
entrance 10 the grounds had been adopted
by the executive COMMITTEES serious
accident would not have occurred yester-
day afternoon. An old '49-er named
James Whittson, who was known about
the grounds by the sobriQuet of Plain
James, was crossing the road and picking
his way among NUN Der OF rapidly moving
vehicles, A conveyance driven by n. r.
Masten accidentally knocked the old man
down. He was run over and badly bruised
about the shoulder. He was taken at once
to the Emergency Hospital, but the sari-
business of his injuries will not be devel-
oped until to-day. Whtrson is 20 years old.
r.. a fc 70 had 20
and alumni of the University of the
Pacific. A special train from San Jose
will arrive early IN the morning with a
large delegation. Literary exercises will
be held in Festival Hall in the afternoon.
to DE followed by an alumni banquet on
the grounds. In the evening a concert
will be given in Festival Hall by the Con-
seryatory of Music in conjunction with
the university.
The athletic grounds will be opened to-
morrow afternoon, when the Midwinter
championship series will be commenced
Running races. jumping, yaulting and
putting the shot are OH the programme of
events.
On Saturday the French section in the
Fine Arts building will be ready for in
spectOn. The doors of this department
have been kept closed until the works of
celebrated artists could be viewed 10 the
best advantage. The pictures shown in
Daubgny, COurbet, Jules DupreZ, Victor
Gilbert and Boudln. This section will
complete the fine arts display with the
exception of forty German paintings
which have not yet arrived, but which
Chief John A. Stanton expects to hang
within the next fortnight.
Russian day will be observed next
Wednesday, instead of on Saturday, as at
first arranged. On the aforementioned day
the Russian section In The Manufactures
building will be opened. There will be
s ecial music by the exposition band and
some official speech-making.
a COMMITTEES Of the League of Progress
having in charge the Mardi Gras 10 be
held in connection with the exposition in
April is securing liberal subscriptions
toward the carnival. The costumes and
paraphernalia from the New Orleans
spectacle have arrived. A building is to
be erected In the grounds, where twenty
floats will be constructed for the parade,
Alexander Dunsmuir of British Column
bia has sent his check for $500 as a contri-
button to the funds Of the exposition.
Accompanying the donation be sent a
letter stating that many people from his
province and from the northern part of
the coast are planning excursions to the
fair.
A movement has been started to induce
HE wholesale merchants to close their
establishments at / p. M. on SATURDAYS
from the first of April until the close OF
the fair. The object is to give the en-
ployes an opportunity to visit Sunset Civ
and make Saturday afternoons specially
attractive on the grounds.
teachers Congress day will be the
feature of mex. Tuesdays programme. 1t
Will be one OF the most interesting conyen-
tons OF the exposition. TIE leading edu-
Gators Of the State will be present and will
participate In the discussion of scholastic
topics.
The special guest of the congress. how
ever. VIII be ex-President Benjamin Har-
rlson, who will come hilher from PaIo
Alto with party OF friends for the day.
Professor Andrews Resigns.
SAN BERNARDINo, March S.-Professor