The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26

Maine disaster. There will be no strings on the fund and there will be no sideshow in the nature of a big ad- yertisement for yellow newspaper.
 The arrangements for entertaining the thousands who will visit the Pa vilion on Monday give indications that in all ways the 25 cents expended for an admission ticket will be a wise in vestment. In addition to the usual band concert, both afternoon and evening, by Rogers band, there will be a programme of singing, Reclamation and addresses given in the Art Gallery and two very novel and original aero batic acts on the main floor, between 3:30 and 1 o'clock.
 At night the principal feature will be the first representation in this city of the musical and spectacular produc- tion, "The Battle of Winchester" the arrangement of the music having been made two years ago by the great band master, SouSa, and rearranged for this occasion by Rogers. The musical DOT ton of the programme is under the direction of a representative from General Shafter's staff, and every detail of camp life and military ma neuvers will be faithfully depicted by the United States regular corps, and by militia organizations. The synop- sis of the spectacle is as follows:
 Synopsis - The camp at twilight. ''Tenting on the Old Camp Ground D Taps. Lights out. "The Soldiers Fare we'll" The alarm. Assembly. Off to the battle The battle. Victory Return by railroad Home again. Grand an them, America" Chorus by children from the Franklin Grammar School. Richard Faulkner, superintendent; Jane Seymour Klink, directress.
 In putting before the public the old familiar melodies, "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground" 'The Letter From Home" The Soldiers Farewell'' and those airs and melodies which recall not only to the veteran, but to his sons and grandsons, the stirring days of the civil'war divested of course of Its horrors and sad recollections-tha 1t is fitting production for the occasion of a benefit to those who were either killed or wounded is undeniable In itself 1t would possess sufficient attrac- tions to merit the expenditure of the admission price asked, and combined with the fact that it is in sweet char 1tys' cause, the biggest attendance of the entire Mining Fair or, in fact, of any exposition ever held in the Me \4AdilACS dNIlOL, IS dlDlOSl assured. From the members of the distributing committee come cheering words, as fol- lows: T. J. Parsons-Over fifty tickets sold up to noon to-day, and still selling. President Denicke-Tickets are selling to exceed our expectations, and we are, very fortunately, receiving letters from out of town, asking us to mail them tikets, at the rate of about 100 a per son. Professor Martin Kellogg of the University of California-Send me 100 tickets. They are selling we'll Tirey l.. Ford-I have run out of my quota of tickets and want more. l.. w. Buck ley-I sent 400 tickets to Sacramento by O. P. Dodge, a well-known business man of that city, with the assurance that all the tickets will be sold
 In the way of the auction of goods which Chairman Parsons and his com mittee have solicited, it has been very wisely postponed until the last night of the fair, in order that they may receive