The record-union., 1894-07-03
THE DAY THE EAGLE SCREAMS.
What the Committee Asks Citizens to
Do Tomorrow.
Reasonable Requests That All People
May be Allowed to Witness
the Celebration.

The financial stringency of the times
prevents Sacramento indulging on the
! Fourth of July in the usual parade, with
/ bands, floats, full military line, fire de-
psrtment. societies in procession. etc., for
this is always a costly item in the cele-
bration.
But there has been arranged a series of
patriotic exercises that very we'll fill the
place.
The citizen soIdiery, in which all good
citizens take high pride, on that day is re-
| qulred by law to turn out and have
drill or parade or review somewhere. For
/ this occasion, therefore, it was asked
some weeks ago to give an exhibition
street drill, which will involve goodly
amount of saluting with blank cartridges,
street formations and movements as laid
down in the school for the soldier.
This exhibition is perfectly harmless,
and noisy enough to delight the most en-
Enthusiastically patriotic youth. and there
is no danger connected with it If horses
attached TO vehicles are kept off of the
streets where the movements are to be
shown, and unless this is done they cam
not take place.
The Fourth of July Committee, which
elsewhere publishes its programme, has
| asked the people, therefore, TO come out
and help on the celebration, but on foot
from Tenth to Twelfth, on the streets
where the boys in blue' will honor the
day by showing how rapid formations
are made and skirmish platoon and
battalion firing is done. The request is
reasonable one and will be observed by
all good citizens.
Let it be generally understood, there
fore, chat tomorrow everyone will unite
in the agreement. and that during the
two hours named the section between the
alley north of and south of X be kept
clear of teams.
A very fine display of fireworks, all to
be thrown far into upper air, has been
provided for. But that it may be en-
joyed by the people, space for their as
sembllng in safety must be had. To that
end the Citizens Committee has asked
that no teams be driven upon the streets
| around the Plaza after o'clock to-mor-
row evening.
If this is complied with there will be
room for 10000 people to assemble. But
a single frightened horse on those streets
might cause lncalculable injury, and
even destroy life. 1t is, therefore, a
reasonable request that horses be kept
away from the vicinity of the Plaza to-
morrow night. that the people may have
the streets from which to see the fire.
works, and that the explosion OF the
aerial bombs may result in no injury by
frightening horses that might dasn
through the multitudes.
Tomorrow at noon literary exercises
are to be held in the beautiful Wigwam in
the new Pavilion. There will be seats for
| 1000 people; there will be a patriotic choir
OF 100 voices, and the reading Of the Dec
larationsof Independence and recitation
OF national poem, and reading OF an
| original poem; the recitation by Miss
| Powers, the poem by its author. j. z.
! Cosgrave. An Grafton will be delivered
by Hon. f. ii. Greely, citizen of our
sister city, Marysville.
Let the people demonstrate their appre-
citation of such appropriate exercises by
filling the spacious auditorium and listen
| ing to the words that come down 10 US
from our fathers, and to the counsels of
the chosen orator of the day.
This programme, carried out with faith
fulness, will do credit TO the day and the
city. and make the national holiday one
of pleasure and profit to all the people
and lesson to the youth of the commun-
ity, indicating to them the respect and
love their elders have for American insti-
tutions and their loyalty to free govern
ment.
THE ATHLETIC EVENTS.
Great excitement has been stirred up
! over the two-miie handicap bicycle race
and the one mile scratch race on the
| Fourth as some really remark able time
has been made by some of the local fly
! erS.
! Herb McCrea rode mile the other
| day in 2:l7, while Albagaria and Elliott
! rode mile together last evening in 2:24,
Elliot beating Albagaria out at the tape.
! The handicaps have been received, and
| Upson will start from scratch. Herb.
| McCrea has 25 yards, and John AIbagaria
and George McCrea will leave the CO.
yard mark together. Hamlin has 100
| yards, Hill 125, Warren Elliott $50, j. G.
| May 175, Harvey Warren 200, w. A. HUI
bert 225, Il. j. O'Neill go, and H. A.
Mohr the limit-300 yards.
Warren Elliott, from the 150-yard
mark, viii make strong fight for first
| place, as he has been riding miles under
/ 2:25 and finishing strong.
More entries have been received for the
J field events, including M. A. Cheek of
| Oakland, who has entered in the high
jump, broad jump, shot putting, hammer
! throwing and high kick. X. ". Edgren
of Oakland has also entered for the high
kick.
A band will be in attendance at the
races, and arrangements have been made
TO handle a State Fair crowd with perfect
ease.
The first event will be called at 2 P. NJ,
sharp, and there will be no hitch in the
programme.
THE REGATTA.
1t is expected that large number of
persons will congregate on the river bank
to witness the regatta, the hour for which
has not been announced. The races will
consist of: First, professional skiff race;
second, skif race for oarsmen under II
years of age; third, duck boat race;
fourth, ladies' race; fifth, sailing race;
| sixth. tub race; seventh, swimming race.