Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-19
THE PRESS EXCURSION.
Where They are and What They
are Doing.
Sangus, April, 16'h

cuioPtl mas EuSiiFt lblo tue Nllltl-
ness Of California, as far as Sangus
This is a little tank station, on the
lire If the Soathern Pacific. consist
ing Of a depot and two telegraph
poles. A new woodshed is talked Of
in the near future. Sacramento was
the first place reached Sacramento is
quite IA town and the Capitol of the
State. The Legislatures hold their
biennial encampments here, and
hen the Weather is god have quite
an enjoyable time with their excur-
sions and rounds OF gaity.
The receptions given by Col Ma
yuma constitstes the principle attra"
tions of indoor social life there, and
in invitations to his entertainments ate
eagerly sought after. The Press Gluo
were met at the depot by J. A. Pitcher,
President Of the Board of Trade, E. B.
Willis, Col, Woodsen, Gen. Sheehan
and Secretary Montgomery, of the
Cal. Press Association. We were taken
to the headquarters OF the Suffer Club
and RECALLED with music, champagne
and roast chicken, The Governors
Private Secretary welcomed the
gue-ts in a hot speech and gave us
the freedom of the State.
The Mayor, of the city, rendered us
the freedom of Sacramento. The
speeches were eloquent and timely, but
did not interrupt the eating. Brother
Kelly, of the Peno Journal, President
of the Nevada Press Association, re-
piled to a speech thai caused the or
chestra to play Ben Bolt in a lower
key. Brother Hummrll. of the Dis
patch, lifted the audience with his
e~loquence, and your travelling CORE
spOndent, who has been engaged by
tue APPEAL. to write for it at an enor-
NOUS salary, INDUCED in a talk that
lifted the price of real estate in Nevada
several n"tches. The elcries Of the
%sagehrush State were s, 81 ,wingly
painted by MIR. Hummell md myself
that several publishers, OF Calf ,ruia,
announced that they intended to move
over and start newspapers in the sage
brush, but after Kelly had dialated %
the high condition OF liety and moI-
alitv in Nevada, and the lourishing
condition of the Prohibition Societie~.
their ardOr cooled down, and they
will stay where they are for d while.
All the pretty girls. OF Sacramento,
came down TO see Us off the train
The conductors and porters had to put
them off " 18th main force, assisted by
President Kelly and the depot police
i'll blue uniforms.
Some Of the Press gang went down
with us as far as L4throp and r. Y.
Robinson, Il little cuss about the size
Of William Polk the %archet-ct, sang
London Easter songs for the party,
until the car was in cOnvulsions. He
edits the PIacerville Nugget, but he
ought to be on the stage rs he is a
BORN commedian and unimitable wag
L. {. Blossom, Of the Central Neva-
dan, Furnished the accompaniment
Oh the banjo for the singing which is
r kept up until midnight as a rule
( Blossom Is a great acquisition to the
party, as he plays the banjo like 4
Niger minstrel and has a rich t-nnOr
voice. The fact that he brought hi
pretty sister along is not COUNTED
against him.
Booher. Of the E!ko Independent
and Mr., Fiddler, who runs the Dretl
T;l,1,, ,-1 +Io 3rr. fa,c xo
pie Of the party. McKinuon of the
Enterprise represents the bibulou>
. element Of the party, and is off a
l nearly every station foraging for liqu
, or, which is consumed as fast as i
hits the Car like dripping water on t
= red hot stove.
At Fresno we were met by the Fres,
no Press Club, who took our names
and proffered us the hospitality of the
city, directing US to where we coulG
s get u meals and extending othel
courtesies. The grub joint where We
diDed furnished each guest with t
plate Of macarroni and some warmed
over meat stew for siX-bits. The pro
Z prietor says hat he is loosing money
U on his meals and there is no doub'
i that the patrons are Tossing flesh
: The place is said to he furnished
} meat from the Fresno rabbit drives
Z but this does not seem likely or Their,
t would be more meat. [ am left prett,
l weak from the effects Of the meal ant
only write these few lines with grea
difficulty.
The only thing of interest we reall,
"" did see in Fresno was G neral Kit
= trell, the Democratic war horse, all,