The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 10, 1895, Page 1

VOLUME LXXVIIL—NO. 102. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1895. NATIVE SONS CELEBR ATE ADMISSION DAY, A Carnival of Pleasure| at California’s Gay Capital. THOUSANDS ON PARADE. Wondrous Display of the Cra- dle City’s Electric Power by Night. JOY IN THE GOLDEN STATE. Every City and Hamlet Honors the Annlversary of Statehood’s Advent. SACRAMENTO, Car., Sept. 9.—Here comes the procession and this is the cen- | tral moment of the big celebration. | are the police at the head, as ta squad as ever leda | Silver State is next, every member in white. Marshal H. R. McNoble is that man at the head of the third division. Th‘e Stockton Sixth Infantry band is _making music for that parlor of native lfe:mty, the Stockton daughters. All the Stockton girls are pretty and everybody seems to know it. The organization is Joaquin Parlor. Stockton Parlor of Native Sons is next, in white caps and trousers, black alpaca coats and white parasols, With the name of the parlor. Alameda Parlor is in regalia with para- sols, and here come the South San Fran- Cisco and the Vallejo parlors. Geography don’t count in the line of march. The Palo Alto Natives are humorous. One of them is driving a donkey with a pole extending in front of the little ani- mal and some hay at the end of the pole. The burro seems to be bravely irying to catch up. He sees the hay, but he don’t see the joke. Sequoia and Mount Shasta parlors are made up of the genuine California stal- warts. The next float, “Oregon,” represents the first naval vessel ever built on this coast. The huge wheel is revoiving. tracts attention because a one-armed man Marysville Parlor has a band that at- | Bnd the grand officers of the Native Sons, Here are the honored veterans of the Grand Army. Next the Young Men’s Institute of Sacramento, then the uni- formed rank of the Knights of Pythias, and then the Bersaglieri Guard.’ There is a beautiful float representing the “‘Grange,” with a dozen or so of young girls—those pretty Sacramento girls— among the decorations. All the rest is on wheels. The Waverly Bicycle Club of San Francisco makes a good appearance in white, the Nevada City Club in dark gray, the Capitol Uity Club with decorated wheels and floats on bicycles, and others in red, white and blue. More carriages, and the parade is over. The crowds move and break away in every direction, but there is great lessening of the throng, and the Natives and the guests are ready for the next event. A DAY OF HOSPITALITY. Mayor Steinman Gives the City to the Natives and the Thousands Make Merry. SACRAMENTO, Car., Sept. 9.—This afternoon the skies are blue and the sun is bright. The weather is delightful, as it has been all the celebration. There is no lacking in this ‘New Sacramento’’ awakenin Peopl There is no end to the throng! Superintendent Jones of the railroad says there are 30,000 visitors here. All the city says the same. world. Holding the lamp of prosperity in her hand, decked in her’carnival colors and with “Progress” as her motto, she bids you all wel- come—a hearty welcome to all she has to show and offer within her gates to-day, and asks you to join with her in celebrating the birth of the “‘New Sacramento.” Grand President Frank H. Dunne of San Francisco replied, and an address was de- livered by Grand Orator William M. Con- ley. This is the only formal feature there has been in the celebration. The Pioneers are banqueting the grand officers of the Native Sons, and the glory of the State's history is being told over again about the tables, as it has often been told before. Stanford Parlor has one of the best danc- ing pavilions in the city—Turper Hall— and is giving a splendid reception. EI Dorado Parlor is receiving at Smith’s Hall, San Francisco Parlor in Pioneer Hall; Sequoia and Precita parlors in Unity Hall, Foresters' building; National Parlor of San Francisco in the Supervisors’ room, Rincon Parlor at Grangers’ Hall, South San Francisco and Bay City parlors at the Courthouse, Golden Gate and Pacitic par- lors at Pythian Castle, California Parlor at Liverty Hall and Mission Parlor of San Francisco at the Senate chamber. Oakland Parlor is bestowing its hospitality at the Supreme Court room, Piedmont Parlor at the Pioneer building, Woodland Parlor at Concordia Hall, the Amador parlors at Pommer’s Hall and the Sacramento par- lors at the Mssembly chambers. Private receptions are being held at many of the residences. the Mayor’s office is an immense electric horseshoe. One street has three miles of Chinese lanterns. The sightseers throng the roadways, for it is impossible to move through the crowds on the sidewalks. It is indeed a carnival night. The electric display is not a part of the Native Sons’ demonstration. It is Sacra- mento’s special feature of Admission day observance and a sort of luminous greeting to the Natives. There was long delay in waiting for the carnival parade, but that gave time to the people to view the electric wonders. “Hurrah for Stockton,” roared a happy man who walked ahead of the line. “You’'ll get there soon enough,” was one response by a Sacramento enthusiast. The first of the procession was of the usual order—cavalrymen, carnival cava- liers in red, yellow and green, bands and militia. Then eame a car from the rail- road carshops run over the electric road. The national flag was accurately repre- sented on a float moved in front of a bril- liantly illuminated car, and there were guns, ete., to represent a battlefleld. The City of Sacramento was symbolized in the next electrical float with palms, re- volving prismatic effects, colors and pretty girls. Then marched railroad shopmen, draw- ing the Southern Pacific’s special float, an electric locomotive, representing the first engine built here. It was as brilliant as the floats that preceded. These floats and all the electric floats in the line were paid DULY OBSERVED BY THE STATE PIONEERS. those of the joint committee of the Native Sons and the expressed fear that hundreds of visitors would be compelled to seek rest in the open air or walk the streets ali night proved to be an absolute fallacy. There was room for all the visitors and plenty to spare. In fact the local parlors are heavy losers on the room question, as there were fully 300 rooms which they had contracted for that were unoccupied and for which the parlors are bound in honor to settle. As these were in the majority of cases double apartments retained ata fixed price of $1 per person the gross amount will be in the neighborhood of $1800. This loss was occasioned by the failure of several parlors in the neighboring towns to materialize. IN CITY AND HAMLET. Patriotic Californians Rejoice Over the Golden Comménwealth’s Advent Into the Union. SAN DIEGO, CAL., Sept. 9.—The parade of the Native Sons to-day was pronounced to be the largest yet held in Southern Cal- ifornia, and was witnessed by fully 10,000 people. Besides the Native Sons, who oc- cupied one whole division in the parade, there were military and civic organiza g man is Grand Marshal | rson, surrounded by the aids in orms of asort of Grand Army style, but with wide blue regalias. The streets are so thronged that there is y room for & parade. The whole city e with people. is Sheriff Johnson with yellow stead of blue, just ahead of the | mounted slgnal corps. | The new cavalry company organized un- | der the Governor Budd administration | looks likea Presidio troop, whether the | horsemen ride as well or not. The Second Regiment, Colonel Guthrie, | ming next, and that old air, “The | i, White and Blue,” is by Roncovieri’s | The musicians are in white caps, | 1t black-bearded trombone player | John Philip Sousa. | committee is a sort | ia Parlor of Native | hters are the fairest | creations of the Western State, and to-day | are marching visions in white. Look | ito Parlor, preceded by that g n of abanner that the Native | Daughters made. The followers of that | banner are in black coatsand drab trousers | and hats. And hear them— Ha, ha, ha! Who are we? i Sacramento No. 3! Sunset Parlorin white and with white asols seem to be emulating the Native ers in the umiform colors. And they | sing lige the procession u look up the street or down the street! Mayor Steinman and the city officers arein carriages; some of the zrand officers in a barge. s not needed to tell that 1e carriages are the | Sacramento resident nd or hers the vener- ward Chamberlain, who is 96 years And here comes the Mexican War terans! ‘What a strikin ola Pioneers to ( That banner R contrast from the gray lifornia Parlor, with the ty straw hats and Japanese parasols. The second di n is led by Golden Gate Parlor, with that great blue banner. distinctive features of the uniforms are straw hats and Japanese parasols. Bay | more parasols, parades That is San Francisco | of the floats, with six oned in y float s ““California,” with a sort of a opical scene. Miss Blanche Ficks is | ore of the natives! with white band with Owl nother e lik Pacific Parlor, El Dorado Parlor and its shades, and with the arlor of Native Daughters, the *‘Seal of the State, n the same little boat turee young la nd a erizziy bear are getting along in harmony. T of the bear, though its arms are extended in a most threatening way. Perhaps that is because Hydraulic Parlor of Nevada City is so close at hand, the sturdy youths in white caps and blue sashes—a manly corps. These natives are re-enforced by Argonaut Parlor of Oroville, in black, with yellow sashes, and close at hand is Mt. Diablo Parlor, Parlor of Antioch. that could guard the State. Marshal Eugene F. Bert—everybody knows him—is leading the third division. Mission Parlor and its band are in long, gray coats and the members are making themselves heard by means of hand- clapping. Menlo Parlor, with three banner-bearers, are in black and yellow, running in a drill that wonld have been the pride of General Sutter’s Indians fifty years ago. Hesperian Parlor of San Francisco is ac- companied by a boy on a donkey. There are several Jadies in white, with the men in black and yellow. Grass Valley’s band is making a sensa- tion all along the line. It is with Quartz Parlor of Grass Valley, the members in light-blue coats and straw hats. Donner Parlor of Truckee has only six members, but that fact makes it promi- nent. 0ld Alcatraz of San Francisco has white blouses and straw hats. Patriotic Chico Parlor is in red, white and blue and its band plays “Marching Through Georgia.” e the big drum major?"” everybody exciaims. He is from Woodland and every- body in the band is six feet tall. These are Native Sons and Woodland Parlor has only tall men. Another float is coming behind—Napa Parlor—“Mining in the Days of ’49” the inscription is. And, yes, there is the wind- lass among the trees, and the men digging away as in The days of old, The days of goid, The days of '49. Auburn Parlor looks like a lot of mining men, in red shirts with blue overalls tucked in their boots. All the Placer County parlors are to- gether, girls are not afraid | and the General Winn | These form a regiment | "]‘ 1 im A STIRRING SCENE AT SACRAMENTO DURING THE NIGHT PARADE SHOWING THE ADMIRABLE EFFEGT OF [RBeproduced from a sketch by a “Call’’ artist.] It “"iu ] THE ELEC TRIC DISPLA s playing the cornet,and it is a good band, too. Columbia Parlor follows Marysville. The next is Placerville, the men in black and yellow. Hear the people applaud! Piedmont Parlor is gorgeous. The beau- tiful banner is carried by colored men, who look like the pictures of Moors. Rincon Parlor of San Francisco is mostly in white. A big bottle is going throngh the ranks, *“O-oh!” is the general exclamation, for bere comes the police again. Olympus Parlor is marching with Oak- land Parlor close at its heels. The Oakland men have a marvelous band, with a big French horn that. is en: circled all around the manipulator of it. “Well, that man is wrapped up in his music,”” remarks one of the sweet girls of Sacramento. Stanford Parlor of San Francisco is dressy. The members all look like young millionaires. Athens of Oakland is the “baby parlor” of the order. Four cf the youngsters carry a cradle. All have rattle-boxes and milk-bottles and baby-caps. It is a de- cided hit and laughter and applause fol- low along the whole line of march. As they countermarch the Roncovieri band—it is but a coincidence—plays the *‘Peek-a-boo March”; that is excellent. Other parlors are the Presidio, Amador and Keystone. The float, “‘Saturaay Night ina Mining Camp,” is a notable one. Fresno and Gridley parlors are coming. The sixth division is led by Frank Ruhstaller and aids. Those in the first section are from the State Printing Office, 'n.th white hats and coats. They make the schoolbooks for California and do lots of things, and they are a great and intel- lectual body of men. State officials are in carriages, and likewise.the City Trustees, the Supervisors, the clerks at’ the Capitol the paraders are countermarching and | By the excellent system adopted to ac- commodate the guests room has been found by the citizens for everybody. This throwing open to strangers of the homes of the best people in the city is not a money-making matter. Itis a genuine hospitality, and hospitality that is remarkable. Go where you please about the city and the streets are surging with happy crowds. And every individual has been provided with an excellent place to stay. ‘The Capitol building is a receotion hall where the Natives are receiving their guests in a delightful manner. All the re- ception halls are enlivened by music and brightened by beauty and the refreshments are unlimited. The Placer County boys have brought a carload of fruit to give away. After the parade there was an immense | gathering at the plaza, and there the lite- | rary exercises of the day were held. Mayor | B. U. Steinman delivering the address of welcome said: To the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West, to their friends and to all the visitors within our limits, who have come to celebrate the admission of California as a sovereign State into the American Union I, as Mayor of the city of Sacramento and inits name, extend a hearty welcome, The Pioneers of California, many of whom have laid down their life’s work, but many of whom, still spared, were in your proeession to- day, saw the site where the city now standsa barren, uninbabited piain. Through their efforts, against battles with fire and flood, a splendid city has been built; and through the efforts of their sons and daughters the city will grow until it is the pride and glory of Cali- fornia. In the early days of this State Sacramento was the point fiom which men set out in search of gold; here was formed the design for a transcontinental railroad, which was brought to completion by Sacramento men, and now Sacramento is again to the front in the march of progress with her vast electric power, the admiration of California and the wonder of the There never has been a day of more hospitality. Neall’s band this afternoon in the As- sembly chamber played Leila France’s ar- rangement of her musical production called “’49.”” The words for the song were written by Joaquin Miller. The rendition of this composition was greeted with ap- plause. The song was sung by a male quartet at one of the receptions this evening. SACRAMENTO AT NIGHT. The Lightning Harnessed to Present a Panorama of Wonderful Illu- mination. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Sept. 9.—The day has passed, and in the September evening the city is as bustling and busy as before the sun went down. The myriads of elec- tric lights in every direction are aglow. The outlines of the main buildings are marked by the lights. The Capitol build- ing rises in fantastic grandeur above all the rest, its form unmistakable for miles about. The trees at the Capitol grounds are strangely radiant, something like so many Christmas trees growing in the night. The scene does not seem real. All the architecture of the city is blaz- ing out in light. Big mottoes—‘New Sac- ramento,” *“Welcome,” and the like—are suspended in incandescents across the streets. The flagpole at the plaza has rows of lights running up to the top that looks like the ribbons of a Maypole. The elec- tric tower at the Midwinter Fair was notat the distance of a mile or so a very different sight. The Frat building, at Second and K streets, is wonderfully illuminated with arc lights. Weinstock, Lubins & Co.’s building, at Fourth and K streets, is some- what similar. Holbrook, Merrill & Stet- son’s display on J street, near Third, at- tracts great attention. . The Sutter Club is all“illumination,- and’ between ‘there and | built by carshop No. 5. | steam power. for by the railroad workmen. There are 2000 of the men, and they gave $§1 each. The carnival committee contrib- uted $2000 in addition. The railroad com- pany gave no money, though it did permit the men to do the work during working hours. There was a float representing a beehive, framed of coils of rope, in which were in- candescent bees. A bear had attacked the hive, and he will know better next time. Over the hive was a pavilion of lights and the three colors. “The Hive of Industry”’ was the motto over the float, which was The bear was la- beled ‘A Native Son in Trouble.” Just as notable were the floats represent- ing the foundary and pattern-shop, the car machine-shops, the electric rolling-mill and the beiler-shop. The latter had a splendid -representation of Franklin and his kite, Edison and others, all in electri- cal effects, the connection between - Frank- lin and the boiler-shop being that elec- tricity is to be used at the shop instead of That seems queer for a shop where boilers are made. A general variety of paraders finished the line. The parade is over, but the celebration is still going on. The lights are blazing away and the streets are as crowded, it seems, as during the afternoon. The Natives—sons and daughters in just equal numbers—are dancing the hours away. And now the clock is striking 12, and Admission Day of 1895 has become a part of California history. O R E ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ALL Capital City Natives Fulfill Their Promise to Care for Every - Stranger Guest. . 3 SACRAMENTO, Cav., Sept. 9.—New: have better arrangements been perfected ‘in any city to" house a multitude than tions, making the entire procession over two miles long. Fine music, perfect weather, thonsands of flags, banners and decorations, made the celebration notably successful. In the afternoon literary exercises were held in front of the Native Sons’ head- quarters, the street being black with people. Frank Sabichi of Los Angeles presided, and an oration was delivered by W. J. Hunsaker, also of Los Angeles. In the course of his remarks, Orator Hunsaker protested against the agitation for State division and, strangely enough, was cheered to the echo, revealing a senti- ment in the crowd entirely unexpected. “Pinafore” by home talent at the Fisher Opera-house and a grand ball at the Hotel del Coronado divided the crowd to-night, both places being thronged. A big picnic will be given at Linwood Grove to-morrow, and at night several hun- dred wheelmen will give an illuminated parade. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Sept.]9.—In the line of celebration to-day Santa Cruz has been quiet, but suburban resorts went in on an extensive scale,and every one who did not go to Sacramento or Gilroy has had opportunity in plenty to vent his pa- triotism. At Camp Capitola probably the greatest crowd congregated. There F. A. Hihn, owner of the camp, had as his guests the Society of Santa Cruz County Pioneers par- ticularly, ana all of the general public who cared to come, as a matter of course. Every one was given the freedom of the camp; beautiful Hotel Capitola was thrown open, and at the noon hour fully 1000 guests sat down to dinner in the spacious dining-hall. Mr. Hihn, the patron saint of the Pioneers, presided, and had some of the wittiest toast-masters of the county to make things go off lightly. A ball and band concert, beside surf bathing and row- Continued on Second Page, An Enjoyable‘“AtHome’’ in Their Handsome Rendezvous. PATRIOTISM AND WIT. California Hospitality Just as It Was in the Days of Gold. THE OLD BOYS BECOME MERRY, First Celebration of the Natal Day by the Society—Grand Ball in the Eveningi The Society of California Pioneers cele- brated the anniversary of the admission of California into the Union by an *‘at home’ to the friends of the members. The society’s hall, at 24 Fourth street, was crowded all day long with gray-haired citizens who prior to the day of the admis- sion of the State as one of the sisterhood of States devoted their time and energy to the development of the country and the building up of the cities of the State. They were a happy lot, these old pioneers, and welcomed their guests with that cor- dial hospitality characteristic of the time when most of them were in the prime of manhood. At 11 o'clock the Pioneers and their guests assembled in the large hall and were called to order by the president of the society, who in a few well-chosen words welcomed all present and then said: To the ploneers—the first of us to come here, the first to develop the resources of this great State—we owe all that we are. They were the builders of the destinies of the younger gener- ations; on these men. the foundation pillars, were rested responsibilities so necessary to ades vancement. and progress. That they have fule fitled their mission is but plainly evident. Still, it is not without an element of pain that Ilook out upon the throng before me, for 1 see many vacant places. Slowly our ranks are being thinned, and during the short time since we last met on an occasion of this chare acter more than fifty of our noble brethren have passed away. But as we older members, one by one, pass beyond the dark river, there is consolation in the thought that our junior members and the younger gemeration will forever perpetuate the glories of California. Charles J, King was then introduced, who said: Iam glad to see so many old pioneers pres- ent, proving that the day of pioneers is not past. The pioneers are in favor of any im- provements in the City, in spite of many states ments made to the contrary. There is one thing about the buildings of the pioneers— they are according to the laws of gravity and with the divine approval. A man from a sym- metrically built city like Philadelphia, coming here, would say that there is little improve- ment in San Francisco from the old mission style of architecture. The future historian of California will go to the pioneers for information, not to the files of the newspapers. I have lived in San Francisco forty-four years, and I can say that the men of early days were sincere and consistent in their lives. The trouble that came later was from immigration. Iam glad to introduce to you one of the oldest pioneers, Rev. 8. H. Willey. The Rev. Mr. Willey offered an eloquent prayer that was listened to with profound attention. Dr. Washington Ayer then read a poem he had written for the occasion, ‘“Past, Present and Future’’—an excellent produc- tion. Henry E. Highton, the orator of the day, was then introduced, and he said: ‘We are here to celebrate the foundingof & State and the admission of that State after bit= ter controversy, through wise and conciliatory statesmanship. -As we look back forty-five years we need no statistics to stupefy or in- struct us. The State is around us and within us. The State has remained true to the Union and to American education. Ithas stamped its loyalty on peace and on war. It stands by the Golden Gate, wooing ‘the nutritious ele- ments of race and of civilization, which are at once diversified and blended, and yet standing a sentinel against Asiatic corruption and the insufferable pauperism of Europe. It bends a proud gaze on 1,500,000 of people in every form of energy. The eternal snows on its mountain peaks are the emblems of its swelling ambition for purity, stren‘g!h and ad- vancement. But not of the past but of the intensely vital . present do I intend to speak to-day. My theme is the duty of our fraternity as it should come home to the mind and conscience of every pioneer. Eulogy on this State has been prace tically exhausted. Criticism, like the home tnrusts of & friend, is more becoming and more useful. The complete rehabilitation and ascendency of the manhood of the community s necessary. The whole nation is un. doubtedly progressing. But we are in a transitional period. Ancient systems are preaking up. The parvenuism of wealth is not only palpable but rotten. Intelligence and 1abor wander through dense thickets. Force stimulated by invention is Protean in its shapes. The hold of iarge masses of men on God’s law is loose and nerveless. There is an endless succession of experimental novelties. Steam and electricity do most of the drudgery of life. A restless indolence arrests the progress of activity. ¢ Even the sexes are seeking to escape from their distinguishing characteristics. These facts are by no means inconsistent with the deeper truth that mankind is slowly ascending to higher levels. In the midst of the disruption which ob. soures the upward pressure of development, what is the attitude of our own community? What of the promised land of ye Israelites of 18497 The bacteria of corruption have swarmed in our bodies, hearts and minds. Have we suffi- cient vitality to expel them? It has been proved lately that North and Continued on Fifth Page. 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