The Lamar register., 1893-04-29
THE ST. LOUIS CARNIVAL
Arrangements Compistsd For the
sea.Sa of This Year--Tts Eesf
War Ended.


War Ended.
ST. Louis, April e4.-The carni,ai
.eason for 1898 has been practieaAE
inangura:ed by series of meetinSs o.
the Autumnal Festivities Assoeiation
to complete plans and dec.ce Is % eiie ~
sums to be set aside for iliuriinatons
and other att-aetsons out o. tho million
dollar fund subscribed by citizens anu
local corporations. Arrangements
have been made with the electric lght
conn anies to furnish power for mag
nihcent electrical display and there
Will be a number OF eoAu.t
lian set pieces most na$hln'
cent and costly in ehaIae-
ter. All the principal streets Will a,.o
be Illuminated by means OF ele-trlolty
and a so gas. and IL is aleo oonteuA-
plated to have series Of moving eler
Trical effects taking advantage OF 'le
trolley wires of She countless elsetfle
railroads in the city. The tliuln4h'.-
tions will be the mos; costly yet AZ
tempted. and will be held during the
months of September and oeiopeT'
The Exposition will open for is teuta
season carly in September and continue
Tor forty DAYS. The Ncilel Prophet
will hold his parade and ball on tne
second of October. during which week
the Agricultural Fai- will se held. II
Is expected that thousands OF visitors
TO the Worlds Fair will come on %
-; Lo;;ss every day daring the s'iHl-
meT and fail.
Tho beer war is over. The attcrapt
TO create a diversion OF trade 5f cut
ting .hc price in half has not proved a
success. and 10 one reErttn Erc@tty tAe
return to what are regarded as living
rates The enormous brcvcfits IA tae
South Erd did not meet the cut aaa
claimed that the falling OF ~ bus ness
20 far IS they were concerned was en-
tirely nominal However tais may be,
tho relations between the owners OF
the va-iocs bscyerics saccgn y he very
friendly and an immense volume ui
business is bcinr transacted The
slme is trrt generally OF almost al
uaanuta. tnrcrs Ia the city. lorg hou=s
and continual wo-iE-ug a. hard Ersaaafs
being common.
Most Of the canfilates Who were
pledged to help the wAcrl1vn 70 i=7-
prove the streets Of the city and IN
other ways assist bicycling were
elected The yyhcrlmcus movement
was q novel one 10 politics, but it car
ricd about three thousand votes win
it. auI was altogether so successful!
that the political organization viii be
kept UP. Among tie aFst things iaat
the whcrlmca VIII aal, frous,the friend
whom they have helped TO elect svsa
he a race t-nch in forost Park. 1h~rr
i now q speeding track taerr Tor urut-
ting and pacing horses. bat lt Is con
trolied by an Association wi osa uiA-
GERS do not sysupaghire with ;he " hcci-
raen. and do not allow thsl 70 Csc l.
The result uf ther application Will h
either that they set one OF The f4st -
tracks in tho country built in tie Ilr4
for the exclusive use Of bicycles or tGe
ho-semen will BE- ordered % slar1 taa
present track vita them
The Assem- blynen Of the city havs
decided not 20 appropriate tae $500
that was wanted uo make statue os
Gen. sherman fsr the flain entrance
Of the new city Hall Tkis WAS d -
appointment TO the friends 81 the
movement. but IL y U not resglt 81 the
plans being aban loucd- The Graa3
Ag1ny ucu have taken up tic matter
and the Sta;uc wi now bs pa Il for by
private subs riPtitn There Is no; .
8 nrle equestrian statue among the
many that decorate the parks aad pub
lie places Of the city, aud there are
several good sculFtors hoe who want
to try their hands At one 7 be city
was asked % appropriate q mu.l
smaller sum thNn statues of this kind
cost usually. II -hs sta.ae IS ercctei
Tn ouzh g luls ri ton u UIl BE- a
rzrch fiaer one ana will coat probably
$4,000.