The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-20


rhe Seventv-Ft0h Anniversary % the
stirring Events ~ the War os 1915
Made the Decision ~ Grand CelsbrA-
tton IN the Monumental Oitv, pnrtIci.
pased Ia by the President. Members oi
ui> Cabinet. Govenors aud Othrr No
tables.
BALTIMORE. Nd. sept. o-The com.
memoration u the stirring events here
In connection With tbs war Of 1872. which
have their seventy fifth anniversary dur.
ing this week. begins to-day with the
opening ~ the Exposition al Pimlico. nm
der the auspices Of the Maryland Exposi-
ton Association. and will continue until
Saturday night. Never before has Balti .
more presented 50 beautiful a picture of
peaceful animation. She Is dressed ia
her sunday best from crowr 10 toe aud
people Ia thousands Ill her streets. home
folks and strangers. Baltimore street is
a perfect MAJ, IN the exteut and varie-
~ az is decorations. AMI the people.
yieing with each other ia their patriotic
displays have, as with magician's wand.
Transformed the city into scene OF be.
wildering beauty. The faces ~ many 81
the business houses arc ain ost completes
~ hidden from sight by ryersrecns aud
the starry folds of Tho Nations banner.
AT night tbs streets arc mad, IL splendent
with thousands of electric lights. are aud
incandescent Tho stars ana stripes are
carried in tho hands OF nyriads. aud on
every breast Is worn medal, q reminder
of the bravery Of the defenders " Fort
McHenry and Baltimore in 1Sli. a
symbol Of Americas twice-won .ree-
dom and Independence. There Is no
room for business to-day. Ii is
RELOCATED 20 the rear and patriotism has
taken It's place. The air ID filed with
music and song; the strains Of Dixie"
are applauled aud cAcared aud Yankee
Doodle meets with 4 warm reception; bat
the Star Spangled Banner The National
hymn, which lai its Inspiration ia "the
rockets red glare" AZ Fort MrHenry, sim .
ply carries the multitude of their feet.
Two hundred and eight stands, with q
capacity sufficient toscat $4,000 people.
have been erected on the route Of the
professions during the week.
Notwth standing cloudy, threatening
early morning, the day broke fresh and
fair. The air is COO. and bracing ansl
there Is every promise that the festivities
OF the day will not be married by unfayor.
able weather.
The principal feature To-day was the
grand street pageant which was AT once
patriotic. historical industrial, me-
chanical agricultural, military and civic.
Among the hundreds OF floats were
groups that reflect great credit upon their
designers. The brewers display. the Penn.
sylvania railroad anu the Baltimore 4
Ohio are deserving Of special mention.
Harry Won der Horst had miniature
brewery in full operation. from this
steam engine to the watts and
vaults. The float preceding thi,
one represented King Gambrinus seat ID
on his throne attended by two young
women arrayed in gorgeous costume.
The Baltimore a. Ohio Lad IN line
the first car ever run on the road.
and on its App sat the man who first drove
the team that pulled it. il ISIS The only
accident reported was that George A..
Smith fell of Hoat aud fractured his
skull.
The last aoat passed the Presidential
stand at three O'clock. the entire display
having taken four hours AID d half to
pass this point.
The Presidential party. with tho excep-
ton Of Secretary Window. who returned
to Washington at one O'Clock, were thcu
driven 10 the Hstc Rennert. In one OF
the parlors Of the AotS the mayor and
members OF the City Council presented
to the President set OF resolutions
adopted al their last meeting. welcoming
him 10 Baltimore and rendering him the
freedom AMI hospitality Of the city. and
requesting that he hold a public recep-
tion at the City Hall. Upon receiving
the parchment President Harrison said:
Mn. MAYOR AND GESrLEusx: assure rot
that II Is with pleasure that have heard The
cordial terms tn which you have welcomed me
70 Baltimore and rendered me your hospitality
and ! highly appreciate your action I have
felt IL an obligation upon Ahc 10 agree 10 anJ
request that YOU m ght make OF me when |:
came over on a public visit. There are thing
in which we all have common interest. and !
believe that Ii Is well 10 have these frequent
interchanges OF friendship and hospitality be
tween the President OF the United States ant
the people. II Will give me great pleasure
therefore. gentlemen. 70 place myself In the
hands o. the committee and meet rs many o.
the citizens Of Baltimore personally as tins
will permit.
The Presidential party and the other
invited guests then, at f:lj D. m, re.
paired to the dining-room. where an In.
formal though elaborate lunch was
served. Mayor Latrobe sat on the Prosi.
dents right and James A. Gary al
his left. Among those present were Sec
rotary Of the Navy Tracy, Governor Jack
son, United States Senator Wilson. Adj
jntant-G .neral Kelton. Walker Blaine.
United Statcs Marshal Ransdel Of Wash
ington, Commander Kellogg Of the United
States war-ship Ossipee. and Captain
Yates Of the Pensacola, DIR. Hesstor, Y.
=. n. Or. Pickard. U. =. ~. Colonel H. l..
Livingstone. James Hodges. Genera.
Felix Agnns. ID. l.. Bartlett, Congress-.
men Rusk and Stockbridge, g. G. Lord,
w. McKenna White.
The President left the banquet ha..
about 5:3o p. m. and proceeded to tlie
City Hall. where he took his stand
in the mayors reception room and
crowds Of men. women and children.
whites and blacks. began pouring in
npon him NJ the rate OF forty a minute.
The President was Ia an excellent humor,
and The the reception continued for ex-
actly one hour, the doors being closed at
seven o'clock much 10 the disappoint-
ment and even remonstrancc OF tho
hundreds who still thronged the square.
The President shook hands with twenty.
five hundred people. lie was very con-
slderate of the children, and little ones
who were pushed beyond him were FIRE.
quently called back by the President for
the hand-shake. The President left the
City Hail at s:l5 y. M. for Camden sta