St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-26
FORWARD, MARCH!
To-Day the Band Will Play and the
Crowd Will March to the EXPOSE

For several months W. NJ. Bracket,
assisted by Press Agent Woodward, has
been preparing brand new "blaze of
glory" for the opening day Of the ex-
position. The finishing touches were
put upon it yesterday. That man of
blood, Col. Gore, has been out through
! the rural districts for over a month
| spreading upon the fences, old barns
and choice bits OF scenery the lambent
flames of this blaze of glory until the
whole country round quivers under the
intense glow of exposition promises.
| This afternoon the match will be APP
| piled to the kindlings by 5. G. Gale and
the blaze of glory will be on exhibition.
If one were to take walk through
the exposition building this morning he
would be amazed to think that anyone
could be so foolish as to say that the big
| show will be ready for the reception of
| the people this afternoon But it Will
| be if Manager Bracket speaks the
| truth. The inside of the big building
| looks more like a gigantic repair shop
| than like a repository OF objects to
amuSe and ObStruct the populace. Car
penterS are busy with hammer and saw
where, this afternoon, mild-eyed dam
sells and oily tonged statesmen will beam
upon the SightSeer and persuade him to
buy. Off i'll one corner of the building
he would see girl and her sewing ma
chine buSily engaged in preparing the
bunting for the decoration of the build
ing. Little JapS, who would be denom-
mated "cute" by the impressionable
young ladies, are hustling about with
their mouths full of nails ana putting
up the framework of the village where
they will be On exhibition. A peculiar
thing about these Japs-when they
chance to let a hammer collide with
thumb nail they swear just like Chris
tians.
The visitor to the building this morn
| ing will find scarcely any exhibit in
shape for the opening this afternoon;
but wait till the word is given that the
| pOpulace is en- route. The whole scene
| then changes as if by magic. Brooms
begin to play, the lettering workmen
move as if going to dinner, wrappings
are torn away, a pat here, whisk
there, picking up of loose ends every
where, and the whole inside of the
| building is ready for the rise of the cur
tain and the turning on of the calcium
| lights.
The art gallery looks like an exhibit
! ton hall. There the home of the cliff
| jewellers will be shown. Yesterday the
| lower floors bore the appearance of the
| inside of plant for the manufacture of
artificial stone sidewalks, into which
small section OF the ruined
Tribune building and hay NOW
had been dumped. Chaos, chaos every
where and not Byron in sight to write
poetry about it. Il. Jay Smith alone
hoverS over the scene, a guardian angel
who does more than guard-he directs.
The public will be surprised when it
| looks at this collection of relics of the
cliff jewellers, and thinks on what it
means. There is a whole library of
study and research and theOrizing in 1t.
Out on Main street, so called because
| it is the least important thOrOughfare III
the town. the men who will fight over
again the Siege of Vera Cruz are at
work under little man in a saenger
fest cap, who looks more like a bad
man from Texas than like the hero OF
the Siege of Vera Cruz, whose place he
takes. But it is doubtful if either Gen.
Scott or Gen. Taylor, the prominent fig
Ures in the Mexican war, could handle
a crowd of scene shutters and supes as
we'll as j. d. Lee does.
The Mexican band arrived yesterday
morning. Capt. or Sgr. Payen is at the
head of the organization. He will make
a hit with the ladies. he is so foreign
looking. He is chock full of action,
music and enthusiasm. His band is
with him and will play for the march of
the "big street parade every morning
before the show" this afternoon. In
speaking of his band yesterday after
noon the full-bodied leader said:
ITO tell you the truth, l cannot say
what our work shall be in this beauti-
full city. l have to know my audience
before deciding what kind of music they
want. In fact, cannot well tell until
l become acquainted with my audience
| for a couple of days. Rest assured, how
| ever, we shall play for your people just
| the kind of music they want. popular or
classical. That is our aim to please the
| public-and just whatever it wants we
are ready to give it.
1--WE have fifty-fve pieces in the band
| and great many SOlOlStS. The per-
sonnet of the band includes three flutes,
eight clarlonetS, two baSSOOnS. six saXa-
! phones, seven comets, two cOntralt0S,
| two French horns, four altos, two trum-
| pets, four trombones, three baritones,
| five BASES, one kettle drum, one snare
drum one bass, cymbals. triangles and
tamborine. Besides these players we
| bave E. Lopez and A. Weary Martinez
and Violin Sevella, the famous cornet-
| lSlSs l.. v lSCdtId. SdAdp1OlC oOlOlOls VI
| Ortiz, the trombone, and d. ESpinOZa,
| the piccOlo. My men are frst-class men
and first-class musicians. As | said, we
| play every kind of music-everything
| from China music down-or up, rather
should say"
The parade tomorrow will be credit
| to the city, as we'll as to the exposition.
| The line of March will be up Hennepin
| from Fifth street to Tenth street, across
| on Tenth street to Nicollet, down Mic
ollet to the steel arch bridge, and on
| Central avenue and Second street to the
Exposition building. The parade will
! be as follows:
Mounted Police. Chief R. R. Henderson, com
handing.
Mexican Band.
| Minneapolis Police Force in full.
Marshal Of the day, Capt. D. D. Gilmore and
Aids.
Third Regiment U. S. A. Band.
| Third Regiment U. S. A Col. Edward c.
| Mason commanding.
| Ringwald's First Regiment Band.
| First Regiment n. G. .. NJ, Col. W. B. Bend,
commanding
Company G, Second Regiment, Capt. Creig,
commanding.
| BATTERY B. Capt, Bennett, commanding.
| Mayor, Board of Directors, Speakers and
| Press in Carriages.
Band.
| National Sons of Veterans. Gen. L. j. Webb,
| commanding.
| L. P Plummer Post Drum Corps
| 100 Members of the Minneapolis Fire Depart
ment and Apparatus, Chief Runge,
| Commanding.
Citizens in Carriages.
The programme of exercises on ar
rival at the building is as follows:
| Selection by the National Band of Mexico.
| Opening prayer, by Rev. DR.. o. B. Tiffany,
| IL D.
Music by Mexican band
| Address of welcome, Mayor P. B. Winston.
| Selection of International airs, Mexican
1 hand