The morning call., 1894-03-15
CITRUS AWARDS WITHHELD.
The Oranges to Be Judged by a
New Board.
MARDI GRAs CARNIVAL PLANS
Southern Flower Festival-Sousa'S
Band Begins Its Engagement at
the Exposition on Sunday.
THE PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.

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9 M.-Concert by Midwinter Ex-
position band in music pavilion near
administration building
$50 r. M.-COncert by Iowa Military
band in electric tower.
$50 p. M.-Grand illumin alton of ex-
position buildings and central court.
p. M.-Grand Illumination OF the
steel tower.
7:30 p. M.-COncert by Iowa Military
band in music pavilion near Administra-
tion building.
SP. M.-Display of the electric pris-
matte fountain.
(There will be only one playing of the
electric fountain this evening, owing to
the fact that improvements being
made around the fountain basin and in
connection with the machinery
Sierra County may not be the most
popuious county in the State, but it sent
large contingent to Sunset City yester-
day. 1t was the first county celebration
of the calendar, and the Sierra people oc-
cupied Festival Hall all the afternoon.
Sierra'S obelisk in the mining exhibit at
the Mechanical Arts building was the CEN
FER of attraction earlier in the day. The
Iowa band played several preliminary
numbers at Festival Hall and d great deal
of OTatorcal entertainment followed.
There were a dozen speeches on the pro-
gramme, and these addresses were inter
spersed with vocal and instrumental
music.
TREY T.. Ford in his opening address
gave spirited presentation of the objects
OF the county reunion and paid tribute
to tile energy which had arranged the re-
union in the midst of such an exposition.
He said that it was way Californians
had of doing things. Execution follows
conception so rapidly that scarcely has
the designer finished his task ere the de-
sign has become familiar to public gaze.
IL is the survival of the undaunted spirit
that impelled the pioneers. 1t is the
spirit of 40 prompting the energies OF '94-
The subject of Sierra Pioneers" was
dwelt upon by Colonel Robert II. Taylor.
Frank II. Wehe spoke upon Young Men
From The Mountains" ana Lewis L. By
ington on "Boyhood RecollectiOns." One
of the happiest speeches of the day was
that by Ex-Governor James A. johnson On
"Sierrs's Pioneer Bench and Bar"
In the course of an address on Sierra,
Past and Present." Nj. FL. Mead bewailed
The fact that Sierra County had been so
late in coming into line as an exhibitor in
the Mldwinter Exposition that she had
been unable to DO herself Justice in the
midst Of such an undertaking. He re-
marked that he had no doubt all the IN
terror counties were heartily ashamed of
themselves. in that they had failed TO rec
ogniZs earlier the importance of this en-
terprlse.
Other addresses were made by Jam es A.
Haven and Rev. William c. Pond. Vocal
selections were given by the California
quartet and piano duets by Mrs. Taylor
AID Miss Alice Mooser. The Sierrans
spent the evening at an informal banquet
on the grounds.
so loud have grown the protests of the
exhibitors in the interstate citrus contest
at the superficial manner IN which the
judges have done their work that Emory
Smith decided 10 withhold the list of
awards. The judges concluded their work
on Tuesday night, but they have not
signed the report, and /. c. Wood, one of
their number. stated yesterday that in
view Of the general dissatisfaction the
awards would never be signed.
Ia explanation of their failure to Judge
the oranges by the schedule provided,
the judges state that Chief Smith absolyed
them from following out the rules of the
contest. authorizing them 10 arrive at their
conclusions as best they could. l. is prob
able that new board of judges will be Sc
lected 10 60 over the work again, and
make the tests of the oranges which were
promised as feature OF the competition.
The executive committee has decided to
erect fence around the recreation ground
for the purpose of charging an extra ad-
mission from those who desire to witness
the various athletic contests on the pro-
gramme OF the MidwlBter sports. The
athletic sub-cOmm ittee is not at all pleased
with this arrangement The games were
scheduled with the idea of providing gen.
eral amusement and of attracting large
crowds 10 the exposition grounds. By ex-
acting an additional fee 10 witness the
contests. the athletic people maintain that
the executive committee will defeat the
very object which It's sports were designed
to secure.
The superintendents and Commissioners
OF the northern ana central counties held
meeting yesterday for the purpose of
discussing the adyisabiliiy of sending an
excursion out from San Francisco up the
west side of the Sacramento River as far
rs Shasta County and then down on the
east side through the northern and central
counties OF California. They decided that
this IS The proper way TO insure A just
estimate OF the State TO the people who
come here from the East wishing to buy
homes.
The following motion was passed by the
unanimous vote of the counties repre-
scented: THAT the Mayor of each CITY be
appointed as one of the'executive commit
tee ana be communicated With, or IN coun-
Ties containing no incorporated city that
the chairman OF each Board of Supervisors
OIL the county Snoulu De appointed as
SUCH"
Three fete days in connection with the
MaIdi Gras festival have been arranged.
The carnival will take place on April IL.
is and 10. On the first date, Rex will ar
rive In his state barge at the foot of Mar
ket street. Accompanied by the Name
lukes and the Royal Guards, he will be
escorted IN a grand procession through
the city to the exposition grounds. under
The direction of Charles l.. Pierce, chief OF
pageants and parades. The street process
sion will include SIX cen characters repre-
senung the different nations, chariot
Tor the King and his jester, and other car
rlages containing the Kings harem, The
Mystic Argonauts OF the Golden West, th,.
crew of the Mystic Argonauls and 400
representatives OF the naval reserve.
Another feature of tha procession will
be the maneuyers of Crcassian
prince, who will give an exhibition Of
r0ugh-riding- The pageant will move
direct to the exposition grounds. At