The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-05
FLORIDA'SSU B-TR0PICAL.
PROGRAMME OF THE OPENING
DAY EXERCISES.

DAY EXERCISES.
Something About the Nature OF Une
Exhibition, and the Buildings Erected
for It-DuvaTs County Commission
ers in Session-Plans for the Passen-
ger Agents.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan 4.-The open
ing of the Sub-tropical Exposition mas peeh
fixed for Thursday, Jan. II Inc pro-
pramme of the opening ceremonies Is mace
Duhlic to-day and includes procession,
music and orations by H. w. Grady and
the Governor of the State. The exposition
will be unique in its character and WIZ con
sist chiefly Of display of characteristic prod
ucts of Sub-tropical Florida, the bahamas
and West Indies. The main building is
305 feet in length by 132 in width, and 1t is
very handsome and ornate. 1t is intended
10 b. a permanent structure, and the expo
sition will be open about three months every
winter Besides the main building, there
are A SPACIOUS annex and several smaller
buildings. An interesting feature of the
exposition will be "A camp of Seminole In
dians brought here from the Everglades.
Special excursion trains VIII be run from
many thousands of visitors are expected.
THE PROGRAMME.
Following is the programme in full of the
ouening day:
Gates to open at p. m.
Procession to form at st. James Hotel at 1880
p m. and proceed to the exposition
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
l. Marshal and aides.
. Police and fire department.
:. Band.
{. Military.
). GOV Z, A. Perry and orator of the day in
6 Cabinet and staff officers.
= Bishop Weed and Bishop Moore.
g. Other invited clergy.
O. Mayor and Common Council
10. Invited guests.
The police fircmen and military to march TO
the First street gate for admission to the
grounds.
Carriages with invited guests to stop at the
Pine street entrance, where the officers aud
Board Of Directors of the Exposition will receive
and escort them to the Main Gallery, which " III
be reserved for their reception.
OPENING EXERCISES.
!. Invocaton-Bishop Weed
>. Ode to Florida-Exposition chorus, led by
Prof J. 4. KerrisOn.
3. Address of Welcome Director General j.
II. Paine.
4. Overture Neapolitan Band.
;. Oration-Henry w. Grady.
6. Cornet Solo-Prof A. II. Knoll.
Z. Dedication--Gov, f. A. Perry.
6 Chrorus America"
o. Closing Prayer-Bishop Moore.
EVENING.
special musical programme.
THE PASSENGER AGENTS
The Executive Committee of the city
passenger agents did not meet this after
noon but will tomorrow morning at Capt
Lon Tuttle's office The excIrslonists will
ha,.n sloxr an1
Saturday. so the committee intend making
as comprehensive a trip as the short time
will allow. Probably 200 or 800 people will
he here.
The County Commissioners this morning
held their regular monthly meeting. A
contract was drawn up and signed for the
erection of the new Jail, and large amount
of routine work was transacted. Judge
Jones stand regarding the duties of the
County Commissioners on the tramp ques
tiou occaSioned a deal of discussion and
most of the Commissioners disagreed witt
him that they must pay the ex
penses of arlesting and keeping them, anC
that if the county and city authorize
would arrest all the tramps found prowlms
around and make them work on the pub
roads and streets much good would be &C
complished and the problem would b.
solved.
The standing committees which acteC
during 1897 were reappOinted, ant
a new committee on printing, consist
ing of Commissioner Pickett, was added e
the list. The committees now stand as fol
lows Messrs. L'Engle and Robinson
Finance; Wallace, Robinson and L'Engle
Roads and Bridges; LEngle and Starratt
Poor; Robinson and Pickett. Public Build
lngs; Wallace, Starratt and Pickett, Print
ing. The Committee on Jail and Prisons
was Incorporated with that on public build
ings.
Commissioner L'Engle submitted list OF
800 names of jurors for 1883 for accept
ance of the board. The law requires
that such list be prepared by the board
at the first meeting in each year. The first
list drawn up contained only 226 names anu
the Commissioners applied 70 the reporters
present TO complete the list. The rest of the
roll was select aud exclusive, consisting
mainly of newspaper men, the old and
new City Councils and colored citizens.
Two colored men, Joe Wright and Will
IAN Jackson, got into quarrel at Hunters
mill this morning, and the latter was Sc
riously stabbed. Wright is still at large.
The United States Court was occupied al
the forenoon in the trial of the libel cas-
at James =. Brown against the Wheeler
and Wilson S wing Machine Company FOL
$4,000 damages. The case is still un
finished
District Attorney Call filed six cases OF
information of violation of the law.
The grand jury held three hours session
end adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow t
await the arrival of witness.
TRAMPs IN COURT.
At the opening of the court this morning
the tramps under arrest were arraigned be
fore mis- honor. They were a motley crow,
white, brown and black all sizes, &c
and costumes 1.-THE manned, the halt and tn
blind" There were thirty-one of then
altogether On being arraigned ten plea,
not guilty. Messrs. Hartridge, Pope
Walker and others spoke for them.
At the afternoon session Of the cour
Judge Jones discharged twenty-four Of tn
tramps ON their promise to leave the count
at once. The others are to be tried 10y jury
The Judge still adheres TO the whipping
Tost theory but reserves bis decision.
The Grand Army of the Republic of thi
city and O. NJ Mitchell Post No have in
vited the Florida Camp No. l, of Con
federate Veterans to attend the public in
stalation of officers at their camp fire FRI
day night
The annual election of officers of tn
T3oar ri of Tradn was baI1 +o-piubt Tho O.,