Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-02

Baltimore will certainly look her very
best next week and afford her visitors such
a treat as will for the time being at the
least make the Monumental City the most
popular centre in all the country. 1t is
doubtful If 50 attractive 3 three days pro-
gramme was ever before made up for a
municipal celebration. There appears al
most literally no end to the new features
being constantly added, and, practically,
the whole week will be given over 10 one
steady series of enjoyments. Baltimore is
a big plsce, ranking high up among the
great cities of the country in point Of
population, while in many interests she
stands first, Although having reputa-
ton for conservatism, it's of that charac-
ter which insureS a thorough handling OF
everything which Is undertaken, -.
The frat city in all the land to inaugu-
rate railroad construction, the b & D. being
the pioneer passenger railway of the world,
and now most ht.ingly Offering all the ad-
vantage OF half the regular rates of fare
from every and all points on its great line.
The first city lighted by gas, she is also the
hrSt city TO adopt as municipality the
electric light the entire city being now
most brilliantly illuminated. The tirstcity
TO fairly enter the lists against New Orleans
in pageant ~ J this years display will be-
yOnd all comparison excel any ever made
IN any city, not even excepting the very
home of the Carnival, the Crescent City it,
self. Indeed, New Orleans herself will
render all powerful aid in accomplishing
such a result, for she sends her four great
est and grandest mystic societies to partici
pste. In the maIchleSs pageant will Rex
and the Carnival Court appear in royal
Spiendor. And with the King will
come tn - esplenlent Mistick
kreWe of COmuS, the dazzling
knights of Momus and glittering Knights
of Proteus. This glorious quartette OF
famous mystic organizations will all be
represented in line by magnificent moving
tableauX, the characters being persOnated
by the members Of each. So, too, will be
there upon the gorgeous car OF the majes-
tic Yelled Prophets of st. Louis, the i'm
prCssive float Of the mysterious Memphi,
OF Mem phis, and the beautiful car OF the
Knights of Momus, of Galveston. Mobile
sends her COwbellians, the oldest mystic
society in the New World, the infant Mys-
tics snd the Strikers, the presentation OF
this trio of noted organizations promising
TO be something TO long remember. The
Congress Of mystiCs is without parallel in
the history OF pageantry in this, II not, In
deed, in any country. Never have any two
of the societies ever appeared in a single
pageant, and never have they appeared in
any way in conjunction.
The pageant Uf Thursday night Septem.
Der 18th, will be remarkable event. and
rs the neutrality-suspicious. are composed OF
the leading merchants and citizens OF the
cities named, the gutherlng at Baltimore is
a grand compliment to that city Those
who have deplUred their inability to visit
New Orleans and witness there the mar
velous display of Mardi Gras times may in
one evening at Baltimore behold the typi-
cal brillianCy OF all four of the Crescent
City'S greatest societies. More than this,
those who have long desired To look upon
the Yelled Prophets of ST. Louis, the Ia
nous societies of Mobile Memphis and
Galveston. here have the opportunity OF
witnessing all in one. Thus much 'S To
the WISHING societies. and when 1t Is
also remembered that the Order OF
the Oriole being at home cannot for mo-
ment think of permitting Bait more 10 be
eclipsed BY other cities, some faint coucep-
ton NAV be cleaned OF what the pageant as
a whole will be. The OriUle has for months
been closely and most diligently at work
upon its divisions Of the grand pageant, and
they will be the most imposing and greater
in number than ever before attempted by
any one society. Last year lesson was
most excellent one, and those VIII question
what this years result will be had better
consider well before coming to a conc .uSIoA.
The remarkable division of the wishing 40
cirties will itself De worth a journey u.
thousand miles, but when is added the DIT
vision Of the OriOle, the general effect VIII
be fairly beyond description.
Military Day, Tuesday, 18th, Lori Ralti-
more Dsy, Wednesday, 18th, and Mystic
Dov Thursday. 18th, will all present won
derfuny varied attractions On MIlttry
Day the parade will be q most memorah!-
one. The entlTe military of the State wi.'
parade and form an escort ID me F'SitihS
military, smong whom will be the battalion
of the State Fencibles of Philadelphia, tn"
CITY Guards OF Scranton, Pa, tue bat
talions of the Light Infantry and the Ma
tional Rifles of Washington, the LIST Regi-
ment National Guards of Virginia, the
Treadway Guards OF st. Louis, Companies
of the 9th New Jersey Regiment aud ot the
10Th and 18th Regiments vt New YORK the
Guards of Front Royal, Va, the Light Ia
fantry of Petersburg, Va, the NorloH
Blues, Richmond Blues, and numerous
other organizations net as yet reported, 70
gether with L. 5. Army troops ana srut-
iery. The competition among these spIen,
did companies for the prizes Of 81, 25o 500
and $3.50 will most asSuredly De exciting.
The Grand Army of the Republic, not oA'y
Of MARYLAND but with large deputations
from Ptnnsylyania, New Jersey anu otner
States, will take part in the grand pSrane'
as will also the Fire Department oi bIiu-
mere. with numerous visiting companies
from adjoining cities, tue competition lor
prizes being open 20 all.
The second day will be as repleta with st
fractions as the first, the parade being ot
different character and In many respects
decidedly novel and unique. fne recep,,
ton of Lord Baltimore will be accomp hnleu
by peculiar striking and effective detsilS;
The military, the uniformed sOcleties anu
the trades all parade IN honor oil Cecelus:
The trade parade will embrace upwards oil
a hundred grandly gotten up taoleiux cars
illustrative Of the city ) material INTERESTS;
A new fesuturs of "Wednesday Is the novel
night parade Of steam vessels IN tue nst-
nor ali OF them most brilliantly IJluminat-
ed and discharging fireworks Fhis prom
ixes 70 be u decidedly unique thinS IN every
way. e,,.A
has arranged TOR q grand meeting, aud IN
Offering a most liberal series of prizes has
secured the attendance of the most noted
ubselmen in the country. The cluo5 OF
ADJACENT cities will visit Baltimore In strong
numbers. and il will unqueSuonaoiy De
one of the largest and must lntere:hhs
meets known since the Invention Oh 'ne
bicycle.
and Ohio railroad in making so great re-
duction in rates is most emphatically 70 De
commended, 1t is BaltimOres greatest CDR
poration, and may always be counted upsn
70 stand by its friends not only IN the
Monumental City but all along Its entire
line The rate by the B. 4 o. is only one
hsif the regular fare. or one fare for the
round trip, and will be in force on all the
inys' divisions and branches owned oy the
comTany. More than this, IFS immediate
connecting lines have made the same Rates
| and Ibns not only is Chicago Columbus
| Pittsfuryh, and all the intervening coun,
try favored, but Cincinnati, Louisville and
| ST. LOUIS as well.
The through trains on the B: o. run
| from all the cities named on such splend'a
| time as has we'll earned the road the proud
| title Of the Model Fast Line, All vi tneW
| pass directly through Washington oo,h
Eays. and the b & o. is the only route