The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-22
THE PEACE
JUBILEE! !
Perfeoting Arrangements For Next
Weeks Great Jubilee.
THE GRAND MILITARY PAGEANT.

when General Miles Heads the Line
He WIN BE Followed by over Thirty
Thousand of His Soldiers and Escort
ed by the Governors of States.
Philadelphia, Oct 22.-General Miles
yesterday notified the peace Jubilee
committee that he had made the fol-
lowing appointments on his staf for
the military parade Of next Thursday,
to the command Of which he has been
assigned: Brgadier General j. c. Gil
more, u. S. "; Colonel James Allen,
u. S. ", signal corps; Lieutenant Col
onel Francis Michler. assistant adJu-
tant general; Lieutenant Colonel Mar
ion p. Maus, inspector general, u. S.
"; Lieutenant Colonel William M.
Black, engineer corps; Captain H. H.
Whitney assistant adJutant general,
u. S. V.
General Miles and staff are expected
early in the week. and 1t is announced
that the two headquarter flags that
were in Porto Rico will be brought
along and occupy a conspicuous post
tion in the procession.
The committee having charge Of the
various features aof Jubilee week have
only a few more details to arrange.
Word was received yesterday from Sec
retary Of the Navy Long that he would
be present and take part in the review
of the fleet of warships, which Ia sci
for Tuesday. The cruiser New Orleans
which arrived on Thursday, was JOINED
yesterday by the battleship Texas
which is to be the flagship of the fleet
The cruiser Topeka arrived this morn
ing, and the remaining ships will fol
| low in rapid succession. As soon a
| all have reported Commodore Phil
will assign each to it's position in tn
line. The Jubilee committee yesterda
obtained the promise of two additiona
vessels which played an important par
In the war, the revenue cutter Hud
son, which rescued the torpedo boa
Winslow from its perilous position ir
Cardenas harbor, and the transport
Olivette.
The program for civic day, which is
| fixed for Wednesday, is complete. There
will be ceremonies in the morning al
Independence Hall In the nature Of q
rededication OF the building to liberty.
Mayor Warwick will deliver the ora
ton and Governor Hastings will also
speak The parade will consist OF ten
divisions, comprising government and
municipal displays, uniformed organi-
cations and trades displays.
Arrangements have been completed
for the Quartering and subsistence OF
visiting troops. with the exception OF
cavalry all will be quartered in large
halls and armories. The cavalry will
camp in Fairmount park. United
! States regulars and volunteers will
| bring subsistence, and those commands
which have been mustered out viii
be suhsisted by the committee. There
will he over 10000 men in line. The
governors of states who have thus fal
slgnlfied their intention of participating
will be assigned a position in line a!
escort to General Miles in the orde
in which their states signed the con
stltution or were subsequently admit
ted to the Union. Acting Governo
Watkins, of New Jersey, yesterday no
titled the committee that he would at
tend.
One Of the decorative features Of tn
jubilee will be the flying of five tailles
kites from the city hall tower an Wee
nesday and Thursday. These kites al
expected to reach a height of three
quarters of a mile, and will remain u
all day and until 10 o'clock at nigh
The leader" which will be invisibl
to the naked eye, will be three fee
long the second five feet two, next 81
feet and the last seven feet.
They will be put up at a, m. eac
day, and remain up until 10 p m. A
night red fire win be burned on tn
kite wires, 500 feet up, to illuminate tn
kites About midway up the wir
+ which viii be 5000 feet long, there wi
be two ten foot flags, and lower dow
,. directly over the court Of honor,
:, - foot burgee bearing the wol
, peace" in letters four feet high.
, 1t is desired to have this come d
, rectly over the court of honor the kit
will be flown from some other ia
building II the wind Is not favorab
for using the cItY hall tower