The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-03
IN BLAZE OF GLORY
SO MINNEAPOLIS CELEBRATED THE
GREAT OCCASION OF HER GALA
WEEK.
CITY HELD HIGH CARNIVAL.
PROGRAMME PASSED WITHOUT
A HITCH.
O.-G HUNDRED THOUSAND VISITORS
King John of the House of Calder
wood Given loyal Greeting by
His Subjects.

Minneapolis showed her ability to get
up a fine outdoor exhibition, in the
carnival parade of last evening The
parade was carried out in remarkable
order, not a hitch occurring to mar
the general success. Not only all the
visitors in this city, but the citizens
of Minneapolis and st. Paul as we'll,
were astonished to see the beauty and
splendor that could be collected in
passing show of an hours length! The
parade was formed and promptly at
o'clock the order was given to march,
and platoon of mounted police, head
ed by Chief Smith, started off the pro-
cession. Chief Marshal Shuey and his
staff followed the policemen, and then
came the entire First Regiment band.
The First regiment, n. G. s. M, was next
in line There were more than 500 of the
boys, and the regiment never looked better
Col. c. McC. Reeve was in command of the
regiment. Battery followed the regiment.
1t commanded by Capt. G. g. Bennett
and had its full number of seventy men.
The Boys brigade next in the parade
with 100 young fellows in line. They showed
by a guard of mounted Knights of Pythias
with the Chicago Pythian band, which was
the first division of the knights. The Sew
enth regiment, Illinois Knights, with 800
men, came next, marching IN fine crder
Then the First Illinois regiment The knights
from st. Joseph, Mo-, came next, and the
of Hibernian rifles. There were no better
looking soldiers in the procession than the
Hibernians. They were dressed in duck pan
falcons and white caps, and each carried
stick. The Flambeau club came next. They
carried their usual lamps, had full COM
pany in line and received the applause of the
crowd for their fine appearance. The trav-
cling men were deck. They were out
with 900 men. Each man was dressed in
and carried a cane. They had left their
grips in the store in the hope of carving a
heavy load without, but they were minus the
load.
The floats were surprisingly beautiful
There was a freshness and originality about
each highly pleasing to the interested crowds,
and as they passed each was cheered to the
echo. The remark was frequently heard fall
ing from the lips of the older residents that
never in their memory had they seen any
thing of the kind superior in the city, Lead
ing the way, in a grand triumphal march,
was King John l., of the house of Calder
wood. his chariot drawn by highly caprisoned
seeds. His robes of Roman spendor
With grave dignity he made frequent
acknowledgements of the plaudits of the crowds
He was surrounded by three courtiers dressed
in red plush and white satin, two pages, two
testers and footmen. The float was that of
the Minneapolis Dry Goods company. I'm
mediately following the king was the repre-
sentation of DIlaldson & Co., emblematic of
peerless Minneapolis There were appropri-
ate figures, and the representative of the
queen city OF the West seated, surrounded
by a score of singers
The illumination of the city last evening
far exceeded in brilliancy that of the pre-
ceding night, and nothing to equal it has
ever been witnessed in the Northwest Wash
ington avenue well Lighted up from
the Milwaukee depot to Hennepin avenue,
and an abundance Of flags were to be seen.
First avenue south had been treated to
deluge of fire from Washington to Tenth
street. but the triumphal arch was, after
all, the best display of the city That
structure only finished for the last
nights exhibition, and it was truly beauti
full. Rising to a height of nearly fifty feet,
its entire top was bright with electric lights,
and the Goddess of Liberty never held her
head amid greater magnificence. The entire
effect of the illumination grand and it
was the frequently expressed opinion of the
crowd of sight-seers that the like had never
been seen before in Minneapolis and that
without the parade the evenings entertain
ment would have been a success.
The crowd on the street last evening was
orderly in the extreme. There could hardly
have been less than cool 100, 600 people on
the streets last night, and yet not a case
of disturbance was reported. The police be-
gan with determination to keep the crowd
back, and with very little trouble they sue
ceeded.