The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-10-20
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Crow1ling Glory OF the Chicago
Peace Jubilee Was the Great
Parade.
Thirty Thousand Marchers Re-
viewed By the President and
Others.
No Vehicles or Cars Allowed on
Streets Where the Parade
Passed.
Banquet in the Evening Attended
10y Eight Hundred Persons
Of Note.

CHICAGO. Oct. 2O.-The spectacular
and crowning glory OF the week OF JUDI
lee. the great street parade, has passed.
1t started from the corner of Michigan
avenue and Congress street, promptly at
the time scheduled and for four hours it
moved swiftly and with scarce a single
halt through the principal streets in the
business portion Of the city. Tbs one
drawback was the weather. The Ill for
tune which attended the jubilee in this
respect since the commencement Of the
ceremonies, still confined. The drizzling
rain kept On. and the cold, damp wind
of Lake Michigan blew increasingly.
This made very little difference in the
column of the marchers and still less in
the number of the spectators who lined
the sidewalks crowded the windows and
wedged themselves i~ntoevery nook from
which an advantageous view Of the
parade could be had.
All along the line of march numerous
stands had been erected for spectators.
and fully an hour prior to the moving of
the pageant. every seat was occupied.
1t is estimated that fully $4,000 people
witnessed the parade from these stands
alone. The sidewalks We're packed from
the walls of the buildings to the curb
with rows of people. some Of whom saw
all of the parade. some of whom saw
most of it. some saw a little and some
none at all.
No Vehicles Allowed on Streets.
The police arrangements We're perfect
and We're carried out to the letter. 1t
was decided that the streets through
out the entire business section of the
city from the river north to Van Buren,
street. on the south. from the river on
the west to the lake on the east should
he swept clear of all vehicles Of every
description. At 9 o'clock. detachments
of police officers Were sent to drive
every wagon. cart. street car and
banana stand outside the prescribed lin
its. After that hour all the vehicles at
tempting to enter the business portion
Of the city Were promptly turned back.
The street car lines Of the North Side
switched at Illinois street for the return
"trip, all their passengers being COM
PEELED to cross the river on foot. Sight
seerS from the West Side Were COM
PEELED to walk from Clinton and West
Washington streets. AMI those coming
from the South Side Were forced to
alight at Van Buren, street and Wabash
The elevated roads We're the
only transportation lines that We're able
10 continue their work without interrlp-
ton and as a consequence their trains
We're packed to suffocation throughout
the day.
Reviewed by the President.
President Mckinley reviewed the pa
rade from the grand stand erected in
front Of the Union League club on Jack
son street. ON the stand with him were
General Miles. General Shafter. Gen
eral Chaffee. Secretary Wilson. judge
Emory Speer. the Chinese and Korean
minister, and a host Of lesser dignitarie,.
The greatest enthusiasm was manifested
by the the crowds when the men Of the
military division We're marching By thu
reviewing stand where the president and
the three generals stood. Many Of the
men of the First infantry showed i'm
their faces and in their walk the trace,
Of the disease that has been with them
since leaving Santiago. but for
all that the regiment never
did itself more credit. and
it has done itself credit many times.
The Seventh Illinois infantry and the
members OF the naval reserve. many Of
whom were with Clark on the Oregon.
evoked cheer after cheer as their broad
collars and Tapping trousers came down
the center of jackson boulevard. The
soldiers and sailors We're the last divi-
sion in the parade and despite the cold
rain and the colder wind. the crowd re-
manned until the last MAJ Of them had
zone before attempting to leave. About
10000 men We're in line.
The Banquet.
While more exclusive the banquet in
the evening, with the president as guest
Of honor. was a hardly less important
function than the parade. Eight hun
dred guests Were present, and scarcely |
one who had not at least a reputation |
covering his W state. and the names
Of most would be recognized the coun- |
try over. Franklin MacVeagh was
POSTMASTER. Following is the list of
tOasts:
"Our Reunited Country-North and
South" Clark Howell: .Our Country"
the president Of the United States; ''The
President, ex-Vice President Adlai E.
Stevenson: The Army" General Mel
son A. Miles and General William r.
Shafter; 1.-THE Navy Admiral George
Brown and Captain Charles d. Sigsbee;
international Arbitration" James B.
Angel; "Our Futures" LYMAN J.. Gage,
Samuel Gompers, Cyrus Northrup.