St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-04
WILL Be A GREAT DAY
All Arrangements Made For
Celebrating Today at
the Fair.
Exhibitors Will Parade With
Banners Flying and
Bands Playing.
Denizens Of the Piaisance
Will Take Part in the
Uproar.
British Soldiers to Partiei-
pate In the Celebration
Of Independence.


CHICAGO. July SIT was regular
seashore summer resort weather at the
worlds fair today. A delightful re-
fresfing breeze blew in from the lake.
and there was not cloud in the
SKY. The weather had good effect
on the attendance, and it is es-
tlmated that the total for the day will
be over 10000. The total for Sunday
was 71,99S, of which 4S,756 were paid.
Visitors and eXcursionlsts from a dis
tance are already beginning to pour in
from every direction to be on hand for
the grand celebration tomorrow.
Half dozen big excursion
trains unloaded their passengers at
the big terminal station of the
White City before IL this morning, and
the Illinois Central worlds fair trains
brought in thousands from down town,
and long before the noon hour the bu-
reau of admissions gave it out that
more people had passed through the
gates than were in attendance all day
Sunday.
Every one connected with the expo
stion was busy today setting things in
order for tomorrow. Exhibitors were
hard at work putting the finishing
touches on their displays and
Decorating Their Departments
for tomorrow. Col. Culp, of the COM
mittee on ceremonies. sent out letter
to each of the chiefs of depart
ments this morning, requesting
them to notify the American ex-
hlbltorS to meet on the administration
plaza in front of the Macmonnies fount-
ain tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. Mai.
j. S. Pangborn, i'll charge of the Balti.
more u Ohio railroad exhibit. wrote he
would be there to act as chief marshal.
lie will form the exhibitors III line and
they will march TO the Midway Plais-
ance, where they will meet the
mayor and city council of Chi
cagO. The exhibitors will form a
line on either side of the roadway, and
the city officials will ride between, with
banners flying and bands playing.
Meantime there will be a roar of can
mons from the lake front, and the
chimes of bells in the tower of ma
chinery hall and in the German govern
will proceed to the administration plaza
again, and then separate to the different
points on the grounds where the Dec
laratiOn OF Independence is to be read.
Midway PlaiSance is going to take a
hand in the uproar. Chinese lanterns
VIII be strung on wires the entire
length of Midway, and all the conces-
sionaireS have agreed
To Dress Their Villages
and theaters with the brightest bunting
they can buy. One feature of the day
Ill Midway will be the, gathering to-
gether at the west end of the
street of representatives. from all
the colonies on the White road.
This will be at noon. In the
picturesque group will be Germans,
ans, Sondanese, Arabs. Turks, North
American Indians. RouInanianS, Java
neSe, Algerians and South Sea Islanders.
Promptly at noon the American flag
will be run up OH one of the big poles
near the Cottage Grove avenue en-
trance. This will he a signal for a
salute from each of the colonies
represented at the enterprise. Then
there will be speeches Ill English,
French and German. and cheering
enough to brighten the ducks in the
trian village or "Old Vienna" will be
festooned with lanterns and garlands.
and the great Fourth Infantry band, of
Vienna, will play for the first time
Leader Ziehrer's Columbian march,
composed especially for the day, and
which will be dedicated 10 President
Cleveland.
One of the most unique features in
connection with the celebration will be
the participation of British soldiers who
belong to the reserve and are here on
six months fulrlough. They have al
ready shown their loyalty to her maj
esty, Victoria, since they arrived, nota-
bly, when Mayor Harrison
Tried TO Talk Annexation
to the Canadians and Englishmen in the
festival hall Saturday, but they do not
consider it Inconsistent with their al
legiance and obligations as soldiers to
take an active part with the American
hosts IN the White City, who will rejoice
at the anniversary OF the overthrow
of English tyranny and dominion in the
United States. This is peaceful meet
ing of the nations,and the guns from the
British battery of artillery will herald
that message to the cosmopolitan multi
tude which Will assemble by tens, of
thousands in Administration plaza to-
morrow. Al the emu OIL each line Oh the
Doxology to be sung by this army of
peace her maJesty's gunners will fire
part of the national salute, the re-
sponsive salvo of artillery coming from
the United States ship Michigan an
chored opposite the peristyle.
Every man, woman and child coming
into the fair grounds tomorrow Will be
presented with small American flag
by the city of Chicago and the words of
the national song, which the people
will be expected to join in singing. A
chorus of 1000 voices, under the lead
ership of Silas q. Pratt, will lead the
singing. The myriad of miniature stars
ana stripes will be waved at an oppor-
tune time during the singing of the
-'sStar-Spangled Banner"
Mrs. Harriet Rebeeca Perry Stafford.
of Martha's Vineyard, Mas, and her
original American flag have arrived in
the city. They will play prominent
part in the demonstration, Mrs. Stat
ford hosting the precious piece of faded
bunting, which will speak for itself, on
Administration plaza to be admired and
,feyered by a patriotic people.