The morning news., 1889-04-10
FLoR1DA's METROPOLIS.
The City Assuming the Gala Appear
ancs Incident to the Drill.

aQC9 lpClQenL TO CnS DTlll.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, April 9.-Jackson-
vile is given gala appearance to-day by
the bright flags and gay bunting with
which the business men and private citi-
zens have adorned their shops and resi-
dences and everything wears bright and
smiling aspect Crowds are beginning TO
come in on the excursion trains, and the
sidewalks are rapidly assuming a crowded.
condition. The hotels are filling up well,
and letters ana kilograms are arriving ask
ing for rooms for tie thousands who
will be here during the days f)f the
drill Three other companies have entered
since the last report to the MORNING NEWS,
as follows: st. Augustine Guards of ST.
Augustine, Deland Rifles of Deland, and
the Noble Guards of lronaton, Ala. The
GainesvilleCadets arrived here at two o'clock
to-day and were met by the exposition
board, the director general and seer etary,
and detachments of the Jacksonville mill
tary and escol ted to their quarters, Eight
companies, including the Augusta and
Charleston military are expected in to-
morrow morning, and will be met by the
military and exposition officers and es-
corted to their quarters.
To-DAY'S PROGRAMME.
The programme tomorrow embraces q
parade, to be formed at the St. James park
at 10 o'clock. 1t will pass through the lead
ing streets of the city 10 the Sub-Tropical
exposition. At III O'Clock the artillery con-
test will begin, after which there will be an
intermission of oHe or two hours. The ca
de- ompanies' contest will be in the after
noon, commencing at 3 O'clock. In the
evening grand band contest and special
drill by one or more Of the companies VIII
be given in the exposition building. The
programme for the following days is as fol-
lows:
April 11-Florida state troops; battalion
drill: individual drill in the evening.
April 12-All interstate drills; awarding
Of prizes; grad military ball.
This morning for the hrst time in eleven
years quite frost visited this sectiondOing,
some da mage to tender vegetables, but at
10 o'clock the sun was out as bright and
warm as on June day.
THE SANITARY COMMISSION.
A number of members of the sanitary
commission reached jacksonville to-day.
The following gentlemen were in the party
DIR. Benjamin Lee, of the Pennsylvania
board of health; DR.. Jackson Piper, presl-
dent of the Maryland board of health; DIR.
S. c. Chew, of the University of Mary
land; DR.. Foster, president of the board of
health of Augusta, Ga. DR.. Biunner, ex-
ecutive officer of the board of health Of
Savannah, Ga. VIM. c. Chase, editor Of the
Climatologist and Public Health Re1ie,O,
and F. j. Lavender, reporter. The following
gentlemen are expected u arrive to-mor-
row: Col. George E. Waring, Jr., sanitary
engineer of Newport K. l.; DR.. johnson,
president, and DR.. l. G. Watson, secretary
of the American Public Health As,ocia
tion; DIR. Wilkinson, president of the
board of health Of New Orleans;
DR.: Van Bibber of Baltimore,
Nd; Drs. Simons and DR.. Horlbrek
of the state and city board Of health of
Charleston, s. c., and DR.. Thorn, quaran-
tine officer of Norfolk, Va.
A telegram was received from the legis-
lature of Florida welcoming the commission
to the state and inviting them to visit the
capital. The commission propose to make
a thorough examination of the state. A
preliminary examination was made of jack
sonville this afternoon. 1t is believed that
much good will suit to the state and
country at large from the Investigations of
his commission