The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
CLOTHED IN GAY COLORS.
Mexioo's EN- blem Mingled
With the Stars and Stripes
in ProfuSion.
THOUSANDS WILL BE THERE.
Exour sionists VIII Tax the Accom-
modatlons of the City's
HostelrieS.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Sept. a.
The city of San Bernardino is one mass of
red, white and green bunting, mingled with
the red, white and blue. From the high
est buildings in the city is suspended a big
Mexican flag between two immense Ameri-
can flags. The fiesta colors, red, white and
green, adorn nearly every coat lapel in the
city.
The last stroke of work is being placed
on the great amphitheater, which is the
largest of the kind in this country. At the
new one-third of a mile track of the San
Bernardino Cycling Club an amphitheater
which will seat about 1900 is being erected
to accommodate those who attend the
races on the 18th, when many valuable
prizes will be given to the successful wheel
men. Some of the leading oyclers of
Southern California have entered for the
races.
The Mexican bands have arrived from
Mexico and Tucson, and are travelling
about advertising the fiesta.
On the 18th inst. the Los Angeles Press
Club will attend the fiesta, and will be
royalty entertained by the local newspaper
men and the fiesta committee. On the
evening of the 18th there will be grand
finale. At the amphitheater there will be
three spirited glove contests. The big
building is lighted by several arc lights
and beautifully decorated. This will also
be carnival night. when the maskers will
be given full control of the city. After the
jewellers have had their sports on the
streets the Spanish fandango will COM
mence at the city pavilion, where hand
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ish-Ame rican lady dancer, the best Span
ish-American lady dancer in the old style
Mexican dances, and to the oldest Spanish
lady dancer.
On the 18th, during the literary exer-
cises, will be read the Declaration of indie
pendence of the United States, which has
been translated into Spanish, and was read
for the first time at Monterey, July 4, 1850.
The original translation is now the prop
erty of DR.. A. c. Heating of this city, who
intends presenting it to the California So
ciety of Pioneers at San Francisco at an
early date. A committee is at Los Angeles
to wait upon Hon. r. F. Del Vale to in
duce him to read the declaration.
The hotels are being overrun with calls
for rooms, as are the citys lodging
houses. Private families are being asked
to take in roomers. From all indications
it is estimated that not less than 1000
people will be in attendance throughout
the fiesta, not counting day excursions
from various points. All in ALL the fiesta
will be one of the grandest events ever
given in Southern California.
One of the remarkable incidents of the
coming fiesta developed this evening. The
use of the amphitheater was rendered by
J. S. Purdy, chairman of the citizens COM
mittee, to Captain Dimmick of the Saliva
ton Army and accepted. Religious exer-
cises will be held by the Salvation Army
in the arena tomorrow morning at 1920.
On Monday the exercises will be of
different character. Eight Spanish bulls
were received here this evening from Indio,
on the Yuma desert. They were imme-
diately taken to pasture and will be al
lowed to rest all day tomorrow. Four of
them will be taken to the corral adjoining
the amphitheater Monday morning.
Big handbills are out tonight announc-
ing the ten-round glove contests for
Wednesday night at the amphitheater be-
tween the following boxers: Charles Grit
fifth of Los Angeles and Hank Lamont of
Colorado, Charles Ramsey of Portland and
Dick Brown of San Francisco William
Whistle of Los Angeles and Spider Gal
lagher of San Francisco, the windup to be
a finish fight between Young Fitzsimmons
of Australia and James Turner of Los An
geles.