The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-09
FOR LOWER RATES
County Managers Join i'm
the Demand.
THE HOSPITAL NURSES.
Wild Race on an Ok Around
the Court.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING BY DAY.
The Chinese Building Receives
Completing Consignment of
Exhibits empIars' Day.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING BY DAY.
Through Turnstiles Yesterday..-..,
Figures could not be furnished.

Not the least important feature Of the
demand for a reduction OF the price of
admission to the grounds Of the Midwinter
Fair is the fact that the cOucessonares
are not the only exhibitors of Sunset City
who advocate the lower price. The county
superintendents and managers OF district
buildings, having nothing to gain in the
boom of admission fees. are joining hands
with the concessionaires in this matter.
Superintendent James O'Brien of the
Northern and Central California count ties
building was the first county official to take
the matter up. All of the managers of
county buildings will be invited TO partici-
pate IN the movement for cheaper admis-
sions. The majority have already acqui-
esced In making the demand upon the
executive committee. Many complain
about the eXaction Of 90 cents admission
Zee because the ring OF the hammer is still
heard through the land at Sunset City.
Inese people aver that the rate Sb Ould not
have been increased pending the entire
completion OF the buildings and exhibits.
There was lively scene around the
grand central court yesterday when Clar-
ence Webster, the well-known Chicago
journalist whose pseudonym is "Contia-
grafton Jones', rode race against time
on Hawaiian OK 10 win wager. The occa-
sion was The more marked from the fact that
The Jockeys clothing was of an unusually start
ling character. "COntiagratiOn" had borrowed
some of the bright scarlet clothes on exhibition
al the fair, and which had formerly constituted
Inc livery OF the royal Hawaiian cOacHman. The
man who lost the wager got even by hiring mum
Der of kanaKas TO run before The rider shouting:
Make way for The last OF HE Hawaiian mon
aTchS." Every one along the route took part
IN urging the OK 10 high rate of sper d. The
animal galloped furOusly about, Webster cling
Ing desperately 10 It's neck. Finally the beast
of De IA IN IrUF HALF
cottage, where stands d cow recently gradu-
atrd from the hands OF the laxidetmlst. The
sudden stop was such surprise to the rider
mat lie was thrown pteclpuately over the neck
OF the OK. There was a bItef Wild CLEAN OF
scarlet clothing, and then The journalist was
fuO0lng ms Sims ana picking uD bits OF his
Dioktn Spectaci6S among the stones OF the new
Ioadway. be climax arrived when guard
came along and arrested "COuf1agration" for
furious rldIng. An appeal 10 headquarters,
however, secured HIS release
The overhangng arches of the mission type
OF architecture. eXemplltied in The HorricultlI-
raj building, make the interior of that structure
frequently obscure. There re many dark cor
neis and by daylight the lighting is worse than
after nignIfall when electricity IlumineS the
Swallowed hooks. Hereafter the building Will
be lighted by electricity during the day as well
at night.
Upward of 100 tons of exhibits were received
yesterday fOr The Chinese exhibit. The displays
come directly from ChDa and were brought
hltber for exhibition purposes. When these
EXHIBITS are arranged the Chinese display will
De completed.
The various hospitals of the CITY are taking
turns III furnishing nurses for the emergency
hospital Oh the grounds of the exposition. The
San francisco Children's Hospital furnishes
The nurses Tor this month. During March the
nursing staff VIII be sent from st. Luke's
A celebration for next Monday is being ar
ranged by the lndependenL Order OF Good
lem. lars. The Special day of this organiza-
iion comes first on The fraternal list. The re-
quest has been made by the order and granted
by the exposition management that on this Qav
100 children from the Protestant Orphans
Home shall be admitted Free Five DAYS later
the Elks are scheduled TO hold a special cele-
brallOn.
The Oriental concession took day off yester-
day. Most OF The shops 10 the bazaar were
closed. out the theaters ola business as usual.
several OF The closed shops are trying 10 ar
range for reOpening but the proprieIors are
not anxious TO pull down their shutters until
the old trouble abOnt the admission at the outer
gate is adjusted. Daily disturbances NAV be
expected III this quarter until the Arabs gain
their point.