Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-28
Sweet Music of the Chimes.

A particularly happy incident occurred
at Twelfth and Broadway, just where the
first of the procession came into sight.
Hundreds of people had been wearily await
ing its approach, and as 1t came into view
the Cathedral chimes rang out. Silence
crowd recognized the tune of America"
q tremendous cheer went up. which grad
air, with but dozen voices at first. grad
ually swelling in volume. grand chorus
from thousand throats echoed Sweet
The parade came nearly disbanding. at
the corner of Seventh and Walnut, when
the battalion OF newsboys reached that
the Midland showered nickels and dimes
upon the street and the boys Immediately
BE. One Eco colored fellow feU who 10 failed to score
up VI an and looking toward toward the the windows from
ien long ne You % can't get get me a Wid sicS % small
At the Midland large wooden cannon
Walnut street. Dewey" was painted on
the barrel. When the little fellows from
Washington school were passing the hotel
cried out. Leave her shoot"
panion, in great disgust. "Dewey don't
do dat when dey amt no darn Gons to
down.
The. Commercial Clubs mascot. small
terrier named "Trip; - bravely decorated
with the Solors Of the county, had ssy
handled. AT Twelfth and broadway huge
Great Dane disputed his right to being
king OF all he surveyed, and. with a deep
irtention fs 81 swslloainE ali % Tim lin at at ss.i saip.
But Trip was Yankee TO the core. He side
stepped and yiciously tackled his mon
was chorus OF. feminine shrieks. and the
until the little fellow was rescued. stiil
Into the fight again. Men. women and
children assailed the big dog with stones
and the cry Of go way, you ugly Span
lard"
An Impromptu Band Contest.
The big crowd that gathered at the
speakers stand listened to strange musi-
cal Jingle while the crowd was gathering.
The band from Rich Hill was playing
piece Of music in two-four time when 1t
arrived at the stand and continued to play
as it took its position. Just behind 1t came
the band from Chillicothe playing rollick-
ing quickstep in six-eight time and took
position alongside the Rich Hill boys.
strange %stSGe N me 70 mase aae
duced q very remarkable effect. Grouped
about the two bands while they played
were the members OF Marshalls band from
Topeka, the Midland band and two others.
and the musicians stood there enjoying the
blowing contest fully. Both of the bands
players who knew % how ~ to blow, and and while nile
each band observed its tune and time 1t
produced O. combination effect that caused
the entire crowd to cheer loudly when the
While the divisions were waiting at Four
teenth and MCGEE to fall into their places
in the broiling sun and suffered from thirst.
A little German woman brought big tank
Of cold water out on the porch and asked
They responded to the invitation with aiac.
they marched back % to their place : IIs' IN the he
In the distribution of police officers to
keep the crowds of the streets. East Four
teenth,' where the procession formed. was
persisted In keeping his Ice wagon in the
middle Of the street and delaying the work
of formation. Not until two or three mar
shals' aides with swords had approached
him and threatened to repeat the Dewey
act. could he be induced to draw out on =
said member Of Nelson Crews company
Of colored citizens to the leader as they
stood on Fourteenth street waiting q for the
en- Fifteenth street. Do we take a schoon-
er there?'' Nav" came the emphatic re-
sponse. Dewey took schooners at Ma
Professor W. w. Yates Of the Phillips
school, had the cadets from that school
n marching and the manual Of arms while
the column was delayed at Fourteenth and
McGee streets. While the cadets were not
as tall as their wooden guns, they under
Dewey day was a busy time for the pa
triotic parrot that hangs in cage out
on Harrison. near Fourteenth street. The
bird belongs to Mrs. Walter 8. Halliwell.
who. according to Justice Ben spitz who
tells the story. taught it to shout 'Hurrah
for Dewey" the first morning after the
news of the battle Of Manila. Polly took
kindly to the phrase, but had never prac-
ticed it extensively until yesterday. Then.
however. 1t seemed to know the day had
come. At the sight of every detachment
of school children as they came in from
the East side to take their places In the
parade. the parrot cheered the hero of
did this the greater grew its enthusiasm.
and when Battery B came laundering
down from the armory the bird fairly
went wild with enthusiasm, and swung
At the top of its voice, "Hurrah for Dewey,
hurrah Dewey!
Grape for Spain.
One original fellow hit upon a very in
genious way Of giving Spain representa-
tion in yesterdays parade. In the back
part OF an old delivery wagon he had fast
ened up an ordinary pine door stained q
dingy shade Of red. The door was fur
nished with q name plate on each side
bearing the name "Spain," and on each
door knob was tied big bunch Of Grape.
The wag who invented It was not patient
enough TO stay In line before the parade
started but drove up and DOWN through the
streets In the outskirts Of the crowd and
received his share Of applause before the
Kodak ficnds. falsirs who sell chean bade-