St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-02
HISTORY OF A CENTURY.
The Queen City Preparing for the
Fourth.
AN INTERSTATE PARADE.
President Cleveland Promises to Go to
Cincinnati Later in the
Season. Y

CINCINNATI, o., July 1.-The present
week promises to be an eventful one in
Cincinnati. It will witness the opening
of the Centennial exposition an ID at
the same time the celebration of the
Fourth OF July. The hundredth ami
versary of the settlement of the terri
tory northwest of the river Ohio, is to
be celebrated in Cincinnati by an exhi-
bitiOn lasting 100 days, which shall,
as completely as it is possible to do in
that way, show the progress made by
that great territory within the century.
To this end commission was appointed
upon the plan which has hitherto been
SO ucceSSful-namely, commission
representing the public, and not re-
quired to manage the affair so as to pay
dividends to stockholders, but only to
endeavOr to make the exhibition
WORTHY OF THE OCCASION
and to produce enough receipts to make
1t unnecessary to make an assessment
upon the voluntary subscribers to the
guarantee fund. This fund exceeds one
million dollars. 1t is in the form of
notes, payable after the exhibition
closes in proportion to the entire deficit
If there should be any. This places the
enterprise entirely above the plane of
private speculation, and makes 1T one OF
public interest on this account, as well
as by reason of its historical significance.
A very earnest effort was made to have
the president and Mrs. ECleveland
present at the opening exercises. A
large committee of leading gentlemen
and ladies visited Washington to urge
upon the president and his wife the I'M
portance of an acceptance OF their 1nvl-
tatiOn.
THE PRESIDENT ONLY YESTERDAY
announced his inability to attend at the
opening, but promised to come later.
The preparations have been most elab-
crate. Colossal buildings adjacent to
the music hall and the permanent expo
sition buildings have been erected, and
as the demand for space has not yet
been satisfied, still more buildings are in
process of erection.
A large appropriation was made by
congress for the purpose of bringing
a most interesting exhibit from
the departments at Washington.
A number OF states are making special
exhibits, and, as before stated. the ell
tire space, almost fabulous in extent, is
filled with the products of the century.
Special attention has been given to
making the place and surroundings at
tractive. Probably no exposition has
ever been given with
FINER SPECTACULAR EFFECTS.
The massive buildings and all the adj
jacent streets will be aglow with the
beauties possible from gas and electric
lights. The great music hall is reserved
for entertainments such as concerts and
elaborate spectacular displays. A most
elaborate procession has been arranged
for the afternoon of the Fourth of July.
Gov Fora lyar and ctaf If and nun her nf
the governors of other states will take
part. Historical floats and trade dis
plays, with military and civic societies
and the usual concomitants of street
pageant will make up the parade. Great
crowds of visitors are expected. 1t is
not yet settled whether Mrs. Cleveland
shall start the machinery by electricity
from Washington or whether it shall be
done in some other way.