The San Francisco call., 1896-09-09

mense number of natives from the Cap
ital City and other points, and so when
the throng gathered al the railway station
tonight to witness the coming of the
| special cars bearing Oakland and Stanford
parlors, ana of the torchlight procession
that had been arranged to greet the in
coming natives, there was not foot of
standing room about the depot or for
blocks along Main street.
/ The streets we're brilliantly lighted by
electricity and near the railway station on
Main street was a huge, illuminated sign,
bearing words of welcome in electricity.
1t was expected that the special train
would arrive shortly after o'clock, butts
arrival was delayed until nearly 9.
The crowds waited patiently. however, the
band playing from time to time, and for a
half hour before the arrival of Stanford
and Oakland parlors anvils were fired from
in front OF the railway station. As the
train came in and car after car passed
Main street, near the station, the throngs
on that street sent up cheer after cheer.
Oakland Parlor had been prepared
to turn' out in parade, but owing to the
death of young Wilson, who was drowned
while on the way to Stockton to partici-
pate in the celebration, it was decided not
to march in regular procession. However,
several hundred of the members paradeo,
headed by the Presidio band, which after
ward gave concert on the plaza.
The procession was headed by Marshal
McNoble and his aids, c. L. Ortman.
Frank Eshbach, Walter A. Morrissey, w.
E. o. Connor, NJ. L. Cady, J. McCann. J.
ial-
Bckstrom. Stockton Parlor No. fol-
lowed these, and at Main and American
streets, in frontof Native Sons Hall, the
local natives halted. There they were pro-
vided with Roman candles, and as the
visiting natives marched down Main
street they passed beneath an arch of col
ored fire. When they reached the grand
arch on the plaza. which had been lighted
by electricity and calcium lights, the fre-
works which had been prepared for the
occasion we're set off, and the sky was
filed for an hour afterward with rockets
and bombs.
After passing under the arch and dis
banding OH Weber avenue the members of
the visiting parlors went to their head
quarters in the Yosemite building. MANY
of them attended the reception that was
given in the rooms of the general commit
tee. This was an informal affair, but was
very enjoyable. Steele's string orchestra
discoursed pleasing music, while the ladies
of Joaquin Parlor No. served refresh
ments.
The Courthouse dome was blaze of
light tonight, for, besides the 1000 col
ored incandescent lights on the dome,
every window of the big structure was
lighted, and the effect was strikingly
beautiful. Besides the lights within the
building and on the dome the strings of
Japanese lanterns about the edges of tie
main structure were lighted. Out Ell
Dorado sire all the. large residences were
illuminated, and from Main street to
North, distance of over mile, was one
continuous line OF hgnted lanterns In
the trees on many of the residences col
ored electric globes had been placed, and
the effect was wonderful nothing Like it
having ever been seen in this part of the
country before.
Numbers of the Naval Reserve arrived
here during the day. More reached here
tonight, and all will take part III the
street parade tomorrow morning and in
the water carnival at night The regular
train from San Francisco. due here at
$40 O'Clock, did not get in until 1855,
with fifteen coaches filled with unattached
mem pers of the Native Sons and their
friends, Los Politis Parlor of Livermore
being the only organized parlor on board.
1t brought the Livermore band, and was
escorted to its headquarters in the same
manner az the parlors coming earlier. The
local men turned out in force to receive
them. each man burning stick of colored
fire, the coiors being those of the car
nival committee-red, white, blue and
yellow.
The train that brought the largo con-