The morning call., 1894-02-28
Through Turnstites Yesterday.~..1s,575
THE PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAY.

THE PROGRAMME FOR TODAY
2 p. M.-Concert by the Midwinter
Exposition Band at the music pavilion,
near the Administration building.
ESQ Z. M.-Concert by the Iowa State
band in the Manufactures and Liberal
Arts building.
ESQ p. M.--Iilumination of the main
buildings of the exposition and of the
central court.
1880 z. M.-Concert by the Iowa State
Band at the music pavilion, near the
Administration building.
The main buildings of the exposition
viii be open until 10 p. Nj.
The usual concerts afternoon and even
ing by the Imperial Orchestra at the
Vienna Prater.
With view to making a feature of in
ternational parades on gala nights some of
the cOncesSionalres are arranging for such
procession as will attract crowds to the
Midwnter Fair grounds and make the
evening festivals popular.
1t is proposed TO have a general parade
in about a fortnight, the line TO include
the attaches of every concession on the
grounds. Even the restaurants will send
delegations of walters and cooks. The pa
Tade is TO be associated with the name of
no single concession, and all jealousies are
TO be dropped. The procession is to in
clude much besides employees of shows.
Every conc essiOn Is expected to sends
float or some special design which Will add
TO the effectiveness of the line. BoOne's
animal arena, where this idea originated,
is prepared to expend $50 on float, and
other important concessions will do as
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half OF the exposition grounds and would
comprise brilliant evening spectacle.
The cOncesSionaires are continuing firm
in their demand for a 25-cent admission
rate in the evenings. They have arranged
that If the executive committee main
tains the present 50-cent late after p NJ,
they will close up their shows at shutdown.
All Of the concessions have entered into
this agreement with the exception of the
Vienna Prater
Several have made provisional arrange
ments to remove their attractions down.
town for a time. This would, of course,
hamper the management by reducing the
general in crest Of the fair. The execu-
tive committee is having hard wrestling
match with the problem.
An enterpriSlng manager is arranging
for marriage 10 take place at his conces-
sion. AS the latter contains sixteen COM
paTtments, he will have sixteen brides and
az many graoms and clergymen. Matri-
1lony on such a wholesale plan suggests
Chicago, where the conception emanated.
After the numerous ceremonies, which
are to be performed in midair, are con-
Guided, wedding breakfast and distri-
button of wedding gifts will take place in
the open grounds.
The HUMBOLDT County building will be
thrown open to the public in a week. The
great redwood log forming the entrance
TO this structure is IN Itself an exhibit.
Inside is a room furnished in wainscoting
woods, TO illustrate ihe wonderful adapta-
bility Of this wood for decorative purposes.
In another room is a display of lum Der,
with a plank II feet long. E inches thick
and Y inches wide and another TO feet
long, inches thick and 70 inches wide.
Over the center OF the building is large
water tank of redwood lumber and near
by is a pile of redwood shingles. The
building also has an exhibit of apples,
some oranges, vegetables and cereals.
The first important State day Will be on
Saturday, when the Vermonters will have
full swing. A committee Of the Native
Sons Of Vermont is on the grounds in
temporary headquarters. carload of
snow is to be brought from the Sierras,
and there will be "sugaring off," in the
style OF the old Green State. Governor
Markham will be present and SO will Gov
ernOr Fuller of Vermont The annual
banquet Will be helddown town on Friday
evening, so that the whole of Saturday
take place 10 Interfere with the display of
fireworks on the grounds.
all the localities in the Southern Cali
fornla building are preparing TO make ex-
tensive displays in the competitive exhibit
which will open in the Horticultural build
ing in few days. They will enter all va
rieties of citrus and deciduous fruits now
in the market, and in the citrus classes
they expect TO carry off the big awards.
Apples viii form large part OF the eX-
hibit, and In this fruit trey will show we'll
to the front in the judges report. In all
there will be 80 plate displays. The
oranges entered have all been chosen from
the very best shown at the citrus fair now
in progress, and any OF them are In the
blue-ribbon class. The Porterville display
has taken a number of premiums. This
district. although in Tulare County, is in
cluded in the Southern California citrus
district.
Large numbers are interesting them
selves in the congresses projected in con-
nection with the exposition. Letters are
received daily from people suggesting sub
jeets for discussion and names to lead
debates. In regard 10 the proposed con-
gress of religion alone so many have
offered to read papers that IL all were in
cluded there would be time for 10 other
conventions.
The roughness of the graveled roads has
been Obviated by the racking up of the
loose stones. Sand has been shifted on
the spots where the road is not perfectly
smooth. and an extra coating OF broken
red rock has been placed Oh the south
drive. The railway track along the north
side OF the central court has been removed.
Through the fundamentally of Dr..
Shes series of interstate and interna-
tioDal Rugby football matches have been
arranged for under the auspices of the Cali
tornia Rugby Football Union. Three games
have thus far been scheduled as follows
thursday, March %. California VS.. Port
land; Friday. March %. Portland VS.. Brit
ish Columbia; Saturday, March "a Cali
fornia VS.. British Columbia.
The usual concerts Of the Imperial Vien-
ma Prater orchestra Will be held this after
noon and evening in Franz Joseph Hall.
The following programme will be rem
dered:
AFTERNooN-sTRING CONCERT
Overture, 'W liam Tell. ......... Possin;
wiener Bonbons" march. Strauss
HAuesOiHVAh SOio
Herr Franz Hell.
Lob der Fruen" maZurka ...... sr-ar..
Scenes Neapolitaines. .....-......... Masesnas
(d) La Dsnse. ~ La Procession. fc) Linz
Fnyioa M