The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 2, 1896, Page 1

e This Paper not | | to be taken from | the lerary 4 4 {X.—NO. VOLUME LX: 63. SAN -FRANCISCO, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1896—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DAKLAND 1§ ALL READY Her Exposition Begins To- Morrow With Very Fine Exhibits, OPENING EXERCISES IN THE EVENING. Only the Varied Pfoducts of Alameda County Are On Exhibition. PROGRAMME CHANGES ON EACH NIGHT. Manufactures Shown as Well as Horticultural and Agricultural Products. The second annual Oakland Exposition, which may be more accurately calledthe |* Alameda County Fair, -hecause it com- prises the products of Alameda County only, will open to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. . | But the opening exercises wili not take place till 8 o’clock in the evening, when there will b¢ speeches, and the hand will | play, and the first big crowd will be| present, and there will be brilliant illum- inations. The exposition will continue about two weeks. It covers 60,000 square feet of and is pounded by Harrison, Web- eventh and Twelfth streets. There s and colors galore i all the de- partments and overnead. Yesterday” it. presented a brilliant appearance; even though all the exhibits were not in place, and it lacked those finishing touches which bring order out of chaos and put the blush of beauty on. As an exhibit of the horticultural, agricultural and manufacturing resour- ces of Alameda County, it is not °only superbly creditable, but. jt is doubt- ful that any other county in the world can equal itz In the array” of exhibits there appears to be almost the vatiety that one saw at the great M; winter Fair. At first sight the only differ- “ence appears to ‘be in the quantity. But for & single county there is a vast amount of quantity, and it is wed worth going to see. If the large crowds which the expo- sition deserves are as jolly as the fair is splendid during the next two weeks, the people of Oakland and of Alameda County, will truly have a good time in showing to the world how nature has gifted their land and how great is the result 8f their in- dnstry. The prozramme for to-morrow evening is as follows: sical Director. Maren; “Oakland lnmmnen’ Overture, “slorning, N Fantasta from * Arsbian Caravan i Address.............. President J. W volonaise, with soios for E, flat larionet, B flat clarionet and cornet..Beirsing Address. Al \ln)or Davie Address. .. Patrlotjc’overture, Address by Julian Sonntag, président of the Manufacturers' and “Producers’ Association .Blanchard The programme will be chunged nightly and each performiance will contain some feature that will be allegorical of one of the principal towns of the county. All the principal towns of the county will have days set apart in the exposition. The programme for thisand next week will be: Mondey night, August 3—Opening exercises. Tuesday night—Riley Brothefs’ stereopticon views and illustrated music. Wednesday night—The Scottish societies. Thursday night—Associated-Charities. Friday night—The German socleties. Saturday—School children’s day. Thé lower grades in the forenoon and afternoon and the higher grades in the evening. Monday, August 10—Haywards day; exer cises by the Acme Clyb in the evening. Tuesday night—The California Mandolin Club. g Wednesday night—Exercises by colored citi- zens. Thursday—Alameds day. Friday—The Irish societies, Saturdsy—Cofitra Costa day, with exercises by the Native Sons 1n the evening, Yesterday was & very busy one at the fair. Wagon after wagon backed up at the several doors and emptied its contentsinto the big arena. To-day will be a busier one among the exhibitors for the grand open- ing is close at hand and ail must be ready for the pubhc gaze. At the rate the work was progressing yesterday there is little doubt that all exhibits will be nrmnaed to- mOorrow. The main auditorium or assembly hall and stage are handsomely decorated. i St THE FAIR IN GENERAL. Exciusively a County Exhibit=Why It Is Given and What May Be Seen. “The exposition of this year,” said Su- perintendent Sbarp, *‘will be about twice as Jarge as last year’sand more than three times« as good. “Itis an Alameda County Fair, and we have called it the Oakland exposition. This is the second of the kind Alameda County has had, and last year’s exposition was the first of its kind ever held in the United Btates. “The exposition,”” he continued, “will pe on the same lines of that of last year. The exhibits comprise the’ manufactures, horticultural and agricultural products of Alameda Counuy only. [n this regard the fair aiffers from any otber, as in the ordi- nary fair articles are shown from all sec- tions of the State, “The great object of the fair,’’ be said, “is to educate the people of Alameda Alameda County Extends a- Hearty Welcome. GR,E.HTER OJiIK.LJilJ\lD WILL OPEN Jl BRILL!J].NT EXPOSITIO.N TO- MOR.ROW l?%% EEE i 5 ' fll i l\lllllllll\\l!fllllll | Herewith .Hre Presented Jittractwe Vlem o’f Some ot’ the Interesting I-‘eatures of ThlB Extensive f)xsplay of 'Industrial and Commercxal JAdvancement of the Community Which’ .nck.nowledges the .Rtnens ot’ Cahf’orma as Its Capltal g vy County up to the fact that they can be self-supporting. It will show them what actnally can be and is raised with the greatest profit and success in their own county. AT though the products and mnnnhu- tures are taken exclusively from within the county line, still they. are greatly varied, so much so, in fact, tbat jalmost every article used by mian vnll have a place,” he conclnded. Among the most prominent of the ex- hibits will be the silk manufacturing de;"| partment. Alameda claims one of the largest if not the largest silk manufac- tory in the United States. A loom has been erected and is in charge of an experi- enced weaver. All kinds of silk fabrics will be woven, so that the visitors to the fair may see how silk is made. The manufacture of iron is given a prominent place, and promises to prove. very attractive and interesting. The gate- way-to this exhibit of interesting machin- ery is arched by a.model of a swinging |’ drawbridge. . . The cotton-mills have also a large ex- hibit and will manufreture rope, cloth and other articles in which cotton is used. The electro-plating exhibit is ‘alse very complete and finely got up. A special feature of the fair will be the evening entertainment to be given in the laree auditorium of the exposition. Here will be given a series of fine per- formances, both musical, dramatic and vaudeville in characfer. This is expected to prove a great drawing card. H:.:0. Trowbridge is the chairman of the com- mittee on amusements. He is ably assisted by his wife, who last year filled the posi- tion of chairman of this same committee. There is a pretty little story told about Mrs. Trowbridge in connection with her work at last year’s exposition. She was besieged by newspaper men on her taking charge of the amusement feature, who de- sired to secure her picture for publication. She refused to give a photograph because she wished to have her picture seen only in her own home. She also asked thatno | sketch of her would be made. Pictures appeared day after day, from the president down to the janitors of the fair, but hers was never presented to the public. She makes the same request this vear. The fact that Alameda County is a county of manufactures as well as of agri- cultural products wiil be promptly dem- onstrated. ““We possess the land and ad- vantages here for manufacturing,” said the superintendent, “and we have already done much in this line. While we can show a horticultural exhibit, which I do not believe can be excelled by any county of the State and an agricultural exhibit equally as fine, we can and do at the same time present a display of manufactures which would honor any county in the Upired States.” There are a number of manufacturing exhibiis yet to be placed, but even at this preliminary ‘stage the unety does not fail to strike the eye. S G FRUITS AND CEREALS. Agriéultural and Horticultural Ex- hibit Is One of the Finest in the Exposition. The horticultural exhibit is, ot .course, one of the largest and most flattering de- partment8 of the exposition. Compared with the entire space occupied by the ex- position it hag its share of the room. Yes- terday many booths were being .con- structed, and those eatly birds among the growers who had been on the grouna early were -ornamenting fheir booths in the manner - peculiar to-these exhibits. already in place, but moss and great va- riety of fresh fruit will-not be plucked and will be renewed from time-to time, so as "fresh appearance. This department will show all the agri- cultural and Lorticuitural products of the countv including grasses, vegetables and cereals,'in addition tfo the fruit. o e A SYLVAN SCE}QE. A Pretty Park Where a Fountain _Plays and Cost Plants Are Arrayed, . One of the prettiest sections, of the fair is the purk. It is g perfect floral and trop- ically sylvl.n retreat. The park is nearly square in form, and from'it leads a broad path almost around the exposition build- ings to the fruit exhibit on another side. In the center of the park -isa fine -large fountain. The base is composed of jagged rocks of various sizes, and yesterday ihe [carp which first ventutred out into -the open water and the sunshine darted back |- into the friendly shade beneath them. To- day or Monday .J. W. Stanford of Warm Springs will send down twenty-five very large gold fish to swim i m the basin of the fountain. It is claimed the gold fish are the largest in the State. At night the spray of the fountain and the water in the basin wiil be illuminated by electric lights of many colors. One of the most attractive features -of this beautiful centerpiece of active and placid water, rocks and colored lights is a golden ball which is kept up in the air above the fountain supply by the even Jorce. of the spoufing column of -water under it. It will appear as a golden ball in midair. Around the open space in the center of the park are tropical plants of nearly every known species. Walks run alongside and between some of them, and the park is aiso ornamented by beautiful urns and some statuary standing amid the foliage. Among the trees and plants.are paims, banana, rubber tree, Australian —— e Continued on Fighth Page. Some canned fruit and .frait in jars was - put in position till the last’ moment. It to continually give the fnnt dcpn’zment a’ HANNA D PLATT MEET bl Other Leaders of New York Also Attend the Little Conference. " VERY PLEASANT -TALK ~ - ENSUES. Harmony bsirrie_s the Day, and "Now the Work for M¢éKinley . Is to Proceed. POLICY OF THE. BIG CAMPAIGN . Is OUTLINED. Prominent Men Call_ .at " Executive Committee Heacquarters With Encnqragin; Reports. - NEW YORK,N.Y,, A“g- L—Theneeting between Chairman’ "Hanna of the Repub- lican National Committee and Thomas C. Platt, which has been expected for several days, took place this afternoon. Appsr- ently the conference was prearranged. al- though announcement was made at the National headquarters this morning that no formal invitation had been sent to Mr, | Platt and his friends. Mr. Hanna was at his desk at head- quarters nearly all day. He went to the ‘Waldorf for luncheon at 2 ». », and re- turned hurriedly at 2:50. At 2:55 Mr, Platt arrived. He was accompanied by Charles W. Hackett. chairman of the State Committee, and Edward Lauter- bach, chuirman of the County Committee. The three gentlémen ‘were met by Colonel Swords, the Sergeant-at-arms, and es- corted ‘at once to Mr. Hanna’s rooms. The Vice-Presidential candidate, Garrett A. Hobart, and National Gunmmaeman Scott were at the conference, which lnud ewo n hour and.a balf. ‘When the meeting Was over Mossrs. « -Powell Clayton of Arkansa: Plntt Hackett and Lnutorbnch said as they madé thair Way to the express eleva- tor. that the talk had been most plusant and absolute harmony prevnled Mr. Piatt said that active campaign work will begin in this State at an early day, and by his smiles it was plain that the reguln organization will have charge. After the callers had departed Mr. Hanna saw the newspaper men and in response to ques- tions said : *‘There has been'a meeting of the repre- ‘| sentatives of the State and county gom- ‘mittees and myself. ‘We have looked over the situation and lgreed upon a policy for the line of campaign in this State, which will be in.charge of the State and county organizations supplemented by the National Committee. The work will be .| started at once. There is no definite time set to open the olmpnign. but it is practi- cally. Ieadv to begin now.” . Mr. Hanna was asked if ex-President Harrison had agreed to speak at the first meeting in this ‘city. He replied: “Mr. Harrison has been invited by the local organization, but has deferred his answer. ‘We hope he will speak.” Mr. Hanna saw a great many callers to- day. National Committeeman C. L. Kurtz of Ohio. was among the number. Mr. Kurtz said that the campaign in McKin- ley’s State will be opened August 15. Ros- well G. Horr, who has been booked to talk sound money in Nebraska, was an- other caller. He said he would apeak at Lincoln August 5 and will deliver five speeches in Bryan’s State. Mr. Hanna left town this afternoon to spend Sunday with his sister, Mrs. H. | NJJ. S SUCCESS 18 ASSURED. ‘Walton Jones of Englewood, But the Republican Managers Will Watch the Bolters. CHICAGO, Irr., Aug. 1.— General hofis a member of the Naticnal Republican Ex- ecutive Committee attached to the head- quarters, callea at National headguarters to-day with United States Senator Shoup of Idaho. General Clayton went to New York to enter the campaign arena as a fighter to 1he last day, and the Idaho Senator who refused to bolt will remain here until Monday, when he returns home to renew his fight for McKiniey and the organiza- tion of the Republican party in his State. Ex-Governor Thomas A. Osborne of To- pel, Kans., was also a visitor at head- quarters on his way to New York. General Clayton reported a growing gold sentiment among the Arkansas Dem- ocrats, and said he expected to see three or four Conj sional districts in his State go Republican as & result of the Dem- ocratic revolt against free silver. . Benator Shoup bad an interesting story to tell a United Press reporter about the situation in Idaho resulting from the bolt. He said: “The bolters, led by Senator Dubois snd | him abetted by Matt T. Pattrie, chairman of the State Committee, and the secretary, are making desperate and questionable efforts 1o break - up’ the Republicgn party in Idaho; and they have boasted in circu- lar letters sent to every part of the State that they will,control the State Conven- tion. A majority of the State Cominittee —eleven of the twenty-one members—pe- titioned Chairman Patttie to convene the committee August 3 to fix the gualifica- tion of Presidential electors, to fill two yaéancies on the comimittee and to fix the qualification of voters at the primaries. The chairman complied with the-petition, but chanyed the date to August 8, which is the day fixed for holding the primaries throughou} the:State. I propose that straight Republican: conventions, county and State, shall be.held. “The bolters proposé to allow Demo- crats and Populists to vote at the prima- ries and to choose noPresidential electors, £o that McKinley cannot get Idaho’s vote. Chairman Pattrie has assumed to call the State Convention August 26 and, the county conventions August 18. I am going to see that tire bolters and - their crowd do not control the State Conven- tiow. I have opened headquarters in Boise Uity, distributed plenty of literature and letters among the Republicans of the State and my work is bearing fruit. * “Before issning my address I organized McKinley clubs in every city and the one in Boise City has 400 members. I am con- fidert that the people of my State, if given a fair chance, will give a majority for the McKinley electors. I believe the whole Scandinavian-vote will go with us. The bolters are planning to elect a new Legisiature which will send Dubois to the Senate for another term next January. There are sound-money Democrats 1 Idaho, too, who intend to vote for McKinley.” Governor Osborne said the situation in Kansas looked better every day for the Republicans. There was a strong 'drift toward McKinley and he wae satisfied the party would not lose any Republican votes on account of the silver. issue, but woula gain from the Democrats who repudiated the Chicago platform. Many of them, he said, were comiug out. openly and the old Republicans who have been voting the Populist ticket had been breaking away from the ranks and returning to their first allegiance. SR Jones’ Silver Work. 8T. PAUL, M1xx,, Aug. 1.—A telegram was received from Hope, Ark., this even- ing from Jumes K. Jones, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, ap- pointing Thomas D. O’Brien of St. Paul as Minnesota member of the Democratic National Execniive Committee. Senator Jones canuot remove Daniel W. Lawler, who is a gold Democrat, from the Demo- cratic National Committee, but he :ets around Lawler by appointing O'Brien on the Executive Committee, and turning the work of organizing the State over to GREET Th SUGAR KING. Citizens of Salinas Unite ~in Honoring Claus - Spreckels. AID IS PLEDGED TO HIS . NEW ENTERPRISE. Farmer$ Eager to Supply Beets for the.Largest Refinery on Earth. A HUNDRED .THOUSAND ACRES ALREADY PROMISED, Rousing 'Mass-Me;ting Followed by a Bgnquel to the City’s Guest. ‘SALINAS, O, Aug. L—Claus Spreck els, hajled as the sugar king of the world” and the special benetactor of Monterey County, was given a reception here by such a number of people as filled the Pavilion this afternoon, and this evening was ten- dered a banquet by the business men of Salinas at the Abbot House. The whole affair came almost in the na- ture of a surprise to Mr. Spreckels. He cam® down on the afternoon train with the single purpose of having a conference with the farmers of Salinas Valley with regard to the posibilities of the country in the matter of the production of the sugar beet. The contemplated sugar re- finery to be located near here will be the greatest thing of the kind in the world. I¢c will consume 450 tons of beets every day that the wheels turn. It is very importaat to Mr. Spreckels, therefore, to know just where the beets are coming from; if the farmers will turn to it at once, begin their cultivation and so have them ready when wanted, From’ the demonstration in the city to-day all doubt on that score must have been dispelled. Mr.. Spreckels was met at the train by a committee of citizens, escorted to the Ab- bott House, and, after some refreshments there, to the Pavilion, led by the Salinas brass band. The big hall was found to be already crowded with people, floor and gallery alike, a latge proportion of those present being ladies, who took a deep interestin the proceedings. Mr. Spreckels’ entrance to the hall was the signal for a burst of applause that continued several minutes. He was escorted to the platform by Mayor Harris, and then by a nod and smile and comprehensive sweep of the hand signified his pleasure at the greeting and at the unique decorations of the hall, Back of the stage was written, in im- mense sugar beets wearing their long leaves and staiks, the words *‘Our Future Industry.” The stage itself was literally framed in sugar beets, and the entire hall otherwise decorated with them. It was, indeed, a big bower of sugar beets, the white and green of which were relieved with bright bunting. The band stationed in the gallery played cheerful airs, while the vice-presidents, nearly all of them farmers, took their places on the stage at the announcement of the Mayor. 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