Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-21
FOURTH.
Is Arrangements Being Rapidly Psrfsctsd-A
Big Lot of Work Done at Last
Evenings Meeting.

The General Committee having charge
of the Fourth of July celebration held
meeting last evening at the rooms OF
the Chamber Of Commerce, and trans
acted a large amount of business.
All the machinery for the event Is
running smoothly, and II the weather
is at all good, we will have the largest
public demonstration, taking the day
all through, seen In Wheeling for
many day.
Mr.. Henry Baer, Chairman, presided,
and Secretary Dlnger was in his appro-
pirate place. The first business taken
up was that appertaining to the public
speaking and decorating, and Mr.. Bay
ha, from the Committee on Decorations,
said it would be impossible to do much
in the way OF identifying the old Court
House. where the speaking was to take
place. He was instructed, after good
deal of discussion, to do the best he
could. As to the location OF the speak
ers' stand. it was at first proposed to
erect 1t at the intersection Of Chapline
and Twelfth streets, in the center OF
the streets, aud have the four speakers
make their addresses simultaneously
from the four sides Of the stand.
After some discussion this idea
was laid aside. and 1t was
ordered that the stand be erected In the
corner Of the old Court House grounds,
inside the fence, fronting west and
north. Mr.. Baer stated that Kargus
Bros. & Metzner would donate five car
penters for one day, to erect the stand,
at the mere cost Of the labor, and they
will be ordered to go ahead. The
speakers will be Hon. John 0. Pendle-
ton, Hon. John A. Campbell, Prof. Jones
and Rev. William Ulfert, the addresses
to be limited to ten minutes each.
The Declaration of Independence will
be read in English by Col. Thomas
O'Brien, and In German by DR.. Asch-
mann, and there will be programme
of music, in which chorus Of three
hundred voices and the Opera House
band will take part. A resolution was
passed to have ten thousand copies OF
the Declaration printed in English and
five thousand in German, with the pro-
gramme OF exercises and some patriotic
songs, upon one sheet, and the chair
men and secretaries Of the Committees
on Music, Speakers and Printing are to
meet next Monday evening to attend TO
this matter.
The Committee on fireworks reported
that James Pain s. Son would furnish
the display, which would be by all odds
the finest ever seen In this city. 1t
will include the Falls of Niagara, which
will alone be a great attraction. This
led up to the question OF location, the
action of the Beard of Directors of the
Fair Association was explained and dis
cussed, and the availability OF the old
Fair Grounds was then talked about for
q while. There was also good deal OF
discussion over proposition to erect
grand stand there containing reserved
seats, for the accommodation OF those
who desired to spend very small sum
for such accommodation. The manage
ment of the two bridges will be inter-
viewed as TO the possibility or having
the two bridges thrown open after q
certain hour on the evening OF the
Fourth, as has been done upon past &C.
casiOns OF a public nature.
The battery belonging to the State
University will be here, for national
salute, sixteen men accompanying the
guns. Their transportation will be
paid, and their board while in the city.
DR.. Aschmann and Secretary DinRer
were instructed to communicate with
the railroads, giving formal notification
of the coming event, with a request
that the railroads aid the matter by ad-
vertising it along the several lines run
ming into this city.
RThe Committee on Music reported
that three bands had been engaged.
1t was ordered that both sides of
Main and Market streets, from Tenth
to Sixteenth streets, be wired of dur
ing the parade, telegraph wires being
stretched along the sidewalks from pole
To pole and across the cross streets, and
strict orders will be issued to the police
TO keep people confined TO the side
walks, that the procession be not
marred by crowds, as on many former
occasions. Usually when there is pub
lie demonstration Of this sort In Wheel
ing, the spectators abandon the side
walks almost entirely to crowd into
the streets, and this is to be pre-
vented on the Fourth. The Mayor
will be asked to swear In a number
OF special officers, and the committee
will have twenty men engaged to
stand at the cross streets and keep all
vehicles and spectators out of Main
and Market streets, between the curbs,
while the procession is passing. The
police at the head OF the column will
march company front, from curb to
curb, ard here and there In the parade
they will be like platoons clear across
the streets, who will have instructions
to drive everything before them off the
street. Wire to be stretched along the
sidewalks will be furnished by the
Western Union and telephone compa-
MES. and Lineman Robert Hazlett, OF
the Western Union, will have charge Of
this matter, with authority TO hire his
assistants, TO be paid for by the Gen
eral Committee.
A resolution was passed formally In
viting both Branches Of Council, the
the Board of Com missioners, and all
the city and county officials to take
part In the parade.
The Chief Marshal, Col. August Rolf,
and staff will meet at the Chamber of
Commerce Thursday evening. The
Chief Marshal requests that all aids
who have not sent in the aceeptances
OF the invitation to serve do so without
delay, as it is desirable that the exact
composition OF the staff be known as
early as possible. All staff officers,
division Marsbsls, etc, are urged to be