The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-29
FITTING WIND UP

or PhiIadsIPhIa'S Great Peace Jubilee
DsmonStratiOn BY the MonSter Civic
Parade Held TsIterdAy.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2s,-The great
peare jubilee was brought to glorious
conclusion to-day Beginning with last
Sundays church services and including
the naval and military demonstrations
Of Tuesday and yesterday, and to-day's
monster civic parade. the celebration
has been an unparalleled success
throughout. The magnificent illumlna-
ton Of the city continues tonight and
the streets are still jammed with peo-
pie. Although President Mckinley and
others of the Washington party return
ed to the capital last night, interest was
no less eager in to-day's programme
when unmarried by d single unavoidable
Circumstance. The day opened with the
re-dedicatIon Of Independence Hall.
Governor Hastings. Mayor Warwick
and the other officials reviewed the par
ade from the same stand in the court at
honor which the President occupied yes
terday. The head OF the line reached
that point at 1 o'clock this afternoon and
for three hours and half thereafter
Broad street looked like stage upon
which is performing great spectacular
extravaganza. Il was essentially q
show of color and glitter, with nothing
Of the sombre pomp of'war. The feature
of the events of Tuesday and yesterday
was popular exaltation OF the nations
defenders and tribute to their Vaior. To-
days parade was picturesque and
comprehensive exhibition OF the indus
tries and arts to which the nation hav-
ing laid down Its arms, has returned.
10000 men in Line.
More than 10000 men were in the line,
the beauty of which was enhanced by
many interesting noats, Especially
handsome were those illustrative of the
arts. The ilnat of the school Of design
for women dealt with the renassalsance,
the subject being peace receiving the
homage OF the Industries" The other
art schools were represented by floats
typifyiRg classic art and the mechanical
trades. Among the subjects were paint
ing. sculpture, architecture and poetry
and many OF the students, costumed Hc-
cording to the respective periods. were
IN ms 4UEIG hEEG bAhO a NNhNNA ~ AAe
loom; dyer at his vat; q printer at his
press; potter moulding his clay, with
many other symbolic figures.
The commercial museum had floats
descriptive OF Hawaii, the Philippines,
Porto Rico and Cuba, -Four natives In
costume were on the Hawaiian tioat,
which also carried bags Of sugar, coffee
and other products. The same Idea was
pursued ON the other floats, representing
our newly acquired colonies. One OF the
most striking floats was that represent
Ing the interior OF the old Ross House,
with Betsy Ross exhibiting to Washing
ton and Hancock the first American
flag ever made. Il was called 'the birth
OF the American flag"
Another historical scene represented
was washington crossing the Della
ware" One OF the most elaborate dis
plays was that styled "Our reunited
country" II showed a group Of Amerl-
can soldiers, among whom stood with
clasped hands n Confederate and
Union soldier. "After many years" was
the title of n float representing John
Bull and Uncle sam clneplng hands
across the bows Of their respective
cruisers "A trIfe embarrassed" show
ed Uncle Sam and Mise Columbia stand
Ing at the Threshold OF .ke "uflted
States founding asylum" At their feet
group OF duSky children representing
Hawaii, the Philippines Cnsa aGd Porto
Rico ciamnrinE for recognition
Some War PIolWrc,.
Other floats showed Hobson's raft:
Dewey at Manila, the Red Cross minis
terlng to wounded soldiers, the heroes OF
the war and liberty, the latter repre-
sehted By Columbia and the thirteen
original statco. The evolution Of the
army and navy as Illustrated by bodies
OF marching men dressed in the cos-
tunes Of the different periods Of Amerl-
can history from l77G To 1851 Three
hundred employees Of the custom house
and 1900 cf the poSt'ficr marched near
the head OF the line, and after them