The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-30

morning and were removed to the
peace jubilee grounds, which resemble
anything but a peace scene. In the
load We're one six-pounder; two three
Founders, one gatling gun and 500
Krag-Jorgenson rifles and 10000
rounds of ammunition.
Meantime, the Twin City Rapid
Transit company made its preliminary
arrangements to accommodate the
crowds. Supt. Smith was on the
grounds with a corps of constructors
looking over the best available routes
for additional and switch tracks for
the University interurban and Ham
line lines. They viii be prepared to
run a 'steenth Of a minute schedule, If
necessary, to take the crowds to the
grounds and back to either city with
out any rush. They will do their ut
most to make the trip pleasant for ev-
erybody.
Manager Berry closed a contract yes
terday with the Minnesota State band
70 furnish music during every per-
Torrance.
Members of the mana gement COM
mittee Of citizens in charge Of the
spectacular war drama Cuba" to be
enacted here every evening next week,
called on the general passenger depart
ments Of railroads terminating in the
Twin Cities yesterday and secured
promises from almost all of them to
run special excursions every day dur
ing state fair week on account of this
special event. The railroads in most
cases willingly agreed to run ST. Paul
peace jubilee excursions In addition to
the state fair excursions, arranging the
schedules of the former IN such a way
that people living within a radius Of
100 miles could arrive in time to see
the whole show of any peace jubilee
evening and return home after the per-
Pr,r.r0o wv, 6a1 Tn ho -
these excursions the round trip rates
will be as low as those granted on ac-
count Of the state fair, the same form
of tickets being used.
Work began yesterday on the gigan-
tic picture that will represent the
famous scenes of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, the sensational events of
Which will be reproduced every even
Ing. Twenty carloads Of scenery are
on the grounds at the corner of Uni
versity avenue and Grotto street, and
one hundred scenic artists and skilled
artisans who arrived yesterday morn
ing with Stage Manager Hoffman, Sc
cured under the contract of the citi-
Zens' committee with Mr.. Pain, are
rapidly placing the pieces and expect
to have the picture complete by Thurs
day, when fifty-two arc lights will be
planted in all parts Of the grounds, 500
feet square.
The marvellous spectacle Cuba" seen
In this city will be the consolidation
of the spectacles given in Chicago and
St. Louis under the same name by Mr..
Pain last month, and will embody all
the speciality features that distinguish
ed the production at Manhattan Beach.
n. Y. The performers will begin to
arrive tomorrow and by Saturday 500
of them will be attending the re-
hearsals.
While the events shown as repro
auctions of actual occurrences the
means employed to reproduce them are
Tor the most part genuine. The Calling
guns and other armament are identi-
cally the same as used In the war; as
are the rockets used fer signaling Each
engagement will begin with the signal
Remember the Mainev and end with
Cease Firing", not only the rockets,
but also the signals being the same as
used by Dewey and Schley. Real live
American gunners and soldiers will en-
gage in the conflicts, giving grim
visaged war, as reproduced more than
the seTnblance Of reality.
Each evening the central attraction