The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-11-26
DEMBCRACY'S JUBILEE.
. Gr6 stpouring OF the Masses ;
Democracy's joy.
IIvLE TOWN GOES WILD.
81 eFfs, Flambeaux, Cannon, Shot
md Earthquakes. LeXlng-
TON IN q Blaze of Glory.

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a,s< md Earthquakes. LeXIng-
TON IN u Blaze of Glory.
{5st b-committe, composed OF John
n @qekwell ,or weight, Fitz Alexander
H< q knity, and Judge Young for fun,
<{hI1h had in hand the important duty of
|Hos5fng down the weather and keeping it
<[zIi until the democrats could hold their
Io4llee, did their duty nobly, and it was
{1fa mild atmosphere and under the gilt
myriads stars, unobscured by cloud
Or blaze that the democratic masses as
sembled for their fun Monday night.
All day Monday, the people, encouraged
by a clear sky, q wind that ~betokened set
tied weather, by a fresh atmosphere tenn
pering down to ETHEREAL mildness, scores
OF people were at work giving their bust
ness houses and residences such decora-
tons as the law allowed, and as their
fancy suggested. Bunting, flags, Chinese
lanterns, pictures of Cleveland were seen
In profnsion, and 1t was truly n gala at
tire the old town put on. III 1t was not
strictly painted red 1t was because young
America in using the national coiors must
take n little white and blue along with
the m ore ardent hue.
During the afternoon the twelve pound
gun at w. NJ. A. was taken charge OF by a
detachment OF cadets, at the request OF
the committee of arrangements, and n sa-
Lutte of forty-iour guns fired.
At a p. M, the MAYHEM delegation,
headed by u brass band, came marching
down Main street, and were promptly
saluted by q salvo from the new battle
ship INTELLIaENcER which was anchored
OF the front windows of the l~NTELLIaEN-
GER newspaper Office.
A short time after this the Richmond
fiambeau club, band and a large delega-
ton ei democrats from Ray county filed
into Main street, and were warmly re-
ceived. !
Other delegations continued to drop in
from other localities until the town was
crowded with enthusiastic democrats.
Scarcely had the shades of nocturne be-
gan settling upon the staid old city before
pandemonium began breaking out of It'll
cage aud spreading along the streets.
At $3.50 the assembly call was sounded
AND the signal gun on board the INTELLI.
; aENcER battle-ship announced that the
Jubilee had begun. Then there flashed
from street to street, IRON alley to
alley torches of brilliant light, whil'
, scores OF windows burst into flame as /
by magic. The vari ,colors of Chimes
] lanterns lighting up myriad floating flag
: aud yards of bunting, lent additional
Q charm and lusty cheers greeted the won
y derful transformation from darknass t.
light.
4 The line OF march was somewhat short
& ened and changed from the one frs
s adopted, chiefly on account of that mud
hole on Main street between Fourteenth
and Sixteenth streets, which the cit
council insists and persists in leaving un
metaled. Starting from fiambeau head
quarters the head of the procession led b
l the Lexington drum corps and the Rich
mond and Lexington iambeau clubs, de
bouched into Franklin street from 9tI
street. The line of march was continued ol
Franklinto 18th, on 18th to South, east %
= South to nth, north on 18th to Franklin
\ thence west on Franklin to 18th, north o
< 18th to Main, west on Main to 3rd, on 3r
a TO the McCausland residence. At thi
point the procession conference.-the I
the courthouse, which they marche
around until their fireworks il not en-
%Athusiasm was exhausted.
The pyrotesAssic display was of a yer
high order. The ccmfnasssa had bee
q very choice in its selections a nd hadlpes
careful to get nothing but the best, hen'
, the brilliance OF the display.
The rockets were exceedingly fine. A
most with a roar they whisked themselv'
IN swiftly in the air describing beautif
Ut frey curves as ounte hundreds son
TX OF them perhaps q thousand feet in al
We Some would die out in the neither element
% Others would explode filling the air wit
se glittering rari-colored stars, while sti
10 Others would loosen brilliantly fiamir
!. p~archutes which would float off on Il
OF night air until lost in the distance.
10 The air was red with the light and fan
Id OF burning bengal lights, the flare OF Il
". roman candle and the ruddy glare of ii
torches born by a mass of enthusiast
ne democrats, who made the welkin riI
nv with their cheers.
Many residences along theline Of mar,
iis were handsomely and ingenionsly decor
p ted. Among them Ne nenf}on <}<s@t|
M1{;4uSiand, Young q McCauslar
hung out a profusion of flags and bnl
ing. Royle displayed flags and buntin
The News office displayed flags a
folds OF bunting in red, white and bl
with white stars.
The INTELLIoENcER displayed Chin
LANTERNS, bunting, flags and the breads
of a battle-ship, from which cannon '
fired at intervals during the evening. Il
ship was rugged after the style of the O.
cord, Que OF The famous squadron
evolution, and looked quite attract
nd war-like. The cannon used was
~clsteel, and was made by Taubman
ress Fletcher, the well-known Lexington II
Der chinists.
eX- Ireland Il MountSo " had a pretty de