Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-18

has gone forth, and today there are here
 citizens from s5 every section or
 Alabama and adjoining states
 called hither by the announcement that
 Birmingham Is to have carnival. They
 will not be disappointed for the king
 now approacheth our gates and about
 high noon will stand among us. resplen-
 dent, unterrifled, all undaunted. Rex Vul-
 can I. o'A
 Below is given telegram received yes-
 terday afternoon by MT. E. Lesser, pres
 ident of the society. It is from Tampa
 and speaks of the arrival and entertain-
 ment in that city of'the king: : limp Bay Hotel. Feb. 1T, 1896. The imperial yacht Magic City. having on board his majesty, Rex Vulcan 1, ac- companied by his six men-of-war and es- corted by the Plant fleet, Olivette Mas ootte, Florida, Halifax and Tarpon, dropped anchor at Port Tampa early this morning. MT. Plant, the governor and his staff and all the other high dignitaries of the state of Florida, large delegation of prominent citizens from Birmingham, Ala, and Col. T. T. Wright are here to do homage to his majesty.
 Immediately upon dropping anchor his l majesty, retinue and visitors were con- veyed on special trains to the Tampa | Bay hotel, where large breakfast was | set in the Garden of Eden Walk for his | royal majesty and visitors. The place was gaiy and profusely decorated with palms and flowers and several bands dis | coursed sweet music during the break | fast.
 | His majesty spoke very courteously to | the Birmingham delegation. informing | them that he would leave this afternoon | for Mobile. and from Mobile would go di- rect by special train over the Louisville
 and Nashville railroad to Birmingham arriving there on Tuesday noon. z's-' MT. N. F. Thompson extended him ain | invitation to visit,Johnstown, Pa, which l his majesty had to decline owing to his | limited time. H. B. PLANT. President Plant System. | Bal Masque Rules.
 In order to prevent the possibility of | the wrong people getting into the grand i Rex bal masque at Seals hall tonight each guest will be requested to life his | or her masque in the presence of the con- | fidential committee. This courseil has few invitations tof7the ball have been given to others by the reeipients5f All parties will enter the Seals building, by the store entrance The ladies dressing room will be upstairs; that of the gentle
 men down stairs. Dancers up to the hour of II D. m, must wear masks and no oth- | CTS will. be allowed on the floor. Seats | will be provided spectators on the sides. !! It Might Be Dangerous. | The following explains itself:
 | 4 Headquarters | ',- ------.----3- 3-~.---- Police Department. l E. J. McCrossin Grand Marshal Sir: notice that the famous bull | fighter, Don Jose Gonzales, from Madrid, | who will be in this city tomorrow en route to the City. of Mexico has asked permission to exhibit his fierce bulls in | the nlardf gras parade. I hat hn pi1I fol lxa | ceedings two of the bulls in the parade, | and they must be under the care of his | most experienced attendants. The prob | able crowded condition of the city inf1u- epceS me to issue this order to prevent l danger to our citizens.
 T. c. MCDONALD, rt.t=....... a, Chief of Police. The programme published in Sundays State Herald did not contain the an- nouncement of the float of Loveman, Jo- Seph x Loeb, which was omitted through error of the committee. The float rep resents Uncle Sam vs. John Bulf' and | Is among the most attractive in the list. When it is remembered that the Bir- | mingham mardi gras was formulated in | a day visitors to the Magic City will be able to appreciate the efforts of those | in charge.
 Its History.
 At regular meeting of the Birming- ham Turnverein in November last there came up under general discussion the matter of devisng a plan to attract wis., l itors to the city, and as a result to ben 1 eft the general business interests It was suggested that popular festivi. | ties or pageants, sim lar to the carnival celebration in other cities, were possible, and it was quickly concluded that a car | nival at this season was feasible The l Turnyerein at once selected a commit
 tee, composed of Mr A. Schillinger, Will | I;.x~ ID [" TE and E. Lesser, and authorized this com | mittee to confer with the Commercial | club In the matter, and to ascertain if that club would indorSe and assist the l enterprise. The committee met with the | fullest success and the Commercial club became at once enthusiastic advocates. electing from it's members a committed | composed of Messrs. T. l.. McGowan. S. Klotz. J. A. Roy, w. C.. Estes and T. | Hodgson, with instructions to cooperate e with the Turnverein committee and to devise ways and means to hold the first | mardi gras ceremonies in Birmingham. - Ruling Spirits. sA.,as | The following executive board was then constituted and their duties have been l discharged with characteristic diligence President-E. Lesser. Vice-president-T. l.. McGowan. Secretary-L. Braun.
 TreaSurer-B Steiner.
 Grand marshal-E. J. McCrossin9} Committee oR arrangements-A;., Schil- | finger William Reckling, Joseph Beit- man. T. c. Rainbow. s. Klotz, M. Nj. Bog | gan, T. Hodgsoa. .s4,5 Il anE Finance committee-R. N Rhodes. Ross Smith. M. V. Joseph. ITS Transportation and reception eomfhit- tee-F. Y.Anderson. B. M Allen, Prof Benjamin Guckenberger 5a 1o Decoration commttee-Hon. J. A. Van Hoose, s. Klotz. w. c. Estes aV: (nV ttrnAt tta.l nr.ls. [ Tr A Steiner. F. Solomon, s. D. Weakfey. w. T. Underwood. s, s5t f",.,, C0nd Anno%i<o