The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-10
MACoWS GREAT JUBILEE.
CENTRAL CITY TO CELEBRATE
sEVENTY-FTFTH BIRTHDAY.

-" Hi"boFate PrOEra m me prepared
Dewey's Victory in Fireworks.
Two Hundred Floats in the Trade
DisDIay-FOur Days of Feasting
and FrOlicking.
Macon, Ga. Oct 9-Macon VIII be In
her glory Tuesday and for the following
three days. Around her hearthstone win
be gathered all of her admring friends
who come to join her in the celebration OF
her seventy-ffth birthday.
The beauty and chivairy of the South
viii be here. And business men win be
here. Firms In cities as far North as Phil
adeiphia have prepared elaborate and cost
~ floats to enter the trades parade on
Thursday There will be a least two hun
dred of these displays made. Il is not
business venture with Macon, but it is
celebration. She is proud of her achieve
ments, and she wishes TO gather an of
her friends about her, and enjoy four days
of feasting and frolicking. Macon will
prove herself the most royal of entertain
ers, and all the profit that she expects is
the love and affection that she will gain
through her generous hospitality, know
ing that those who gather under her roof
tree can never forget the kind treatment
they viii receive.
Paint fireworks displays will be one of
the features.
The great diamond jubilee opens Tuesday
morning by the advent of the king, Mr..
Prentice Huff, who was elected by popu-
lar vote, at cost to his friends of nearly
$1,000, in the face of strong opposition from
other popular candidates. The king Will
ride into the city from across the river,
and he will be heralded by brass bands,
plumed knights, and shouting throngs.
Down Georgia avenue his chariot Will roll
until it reaches the city hall, where the
Mayor, with great pomp and ceremony,
will deliver to his majesty the golden keys
that unlocks Macon's portals. Thus the
jubilee will open. The king and his cour-
tiers will march through the principal
streets accompanied by many organiza-
tions. AT given point the king will halt
and Miss Columbia" with her maids,
representing the thirteen original colo
MES, will take up the head of
the procession, while the king and his
court review the moving columns. Miss
Columbia's maids will be attired in Gre
clan costumes of pure white. At the tell
end of the procession will appear Uncle
Sam, surrounded by his new possessions,
Miss Cuba, Miss Porto Rico, Miss Ha-
wall and Miss Filipino At night the bat
works, which attracted such immense
crowds at Manhattan Beach last summer.
Wednesday morning opens Floral day.
At least $50 traps, magnifcently decorated
will be in line. This procession will form
on Colemans hill, and traverse all of the
principal streets, coming TO halt in the
intersection of Cherry and Fourth streets,
for the great battle of flowers This will
take place by such arrangement that the
floral queen, Miss Alberta Coleman, can
see it all AT night viii take place the
floral ball The floral queen will be seated
on her throne amid great banks of roses.
Thursday morning will be the great
trades parade. AT night the Battle of Ma
Mia win be again produced and the Ven
etian Revels, which will take place on
newly paved Cherry street.
Friday, the last day. will be Macon day
It's pageants will be the most elaborate
ever seen in the South, none excepted. The
floats have been constructed by the most
celebrated float builders in America, and
no cost was spared in carrying out the
designs. At II a. m. will be produced the
living flag, when with thousand children
the Confederate flag, represented by them
in specially designed costumes and ar
ranged on a big platform on the slope of
Coleman's Hill, win be transformed into
the flag of the United States. This will
be most impressive ceremony. AT night
will be the grand war and peace pageant,
beginning at 1880 Headed by brass bands,
the King of the Carnival will appear in
the streets duly herafded. In his train will
come the war dragon, the Olympia Dew
ey's full rugged flagship Dewey viii be
on the bridge Then comes the Winslow,
showing the death of Ensign Bagley. The
memorial will be presented on a big bank
of white flowers. Next in order will be
Hobson and his brave crew, sinking the
Merrimac in the Santiago channel. This
win be so realistic that one could easily
forget that he is not seeing the real thing.
Now, with all of the noise and glare of
such an occasion is shown the sinking of
Cerveras fleet, with the victorious Amer
lean war dogs frothing and foaming in the
heat of the battle. Following in order win
be Torars surrender, and the historic tree
Another feature of the pageant will be the
| annexation of Hawaii; the United States
| flag being run up over the capitol of the is
| lands, while Old Mauna-Loa, the huge vol
| canO nearby belches forth great volumes
of her fiery contents.
After this pageant will occur the coro-
| nation of the queen. The king will preside
| over this great function. which viii take
| place in the park in front of the Johnston
| residence on College Hill. After this all
| the lights will be extinguished in the floats
| and the throngs will be dispersed. The
! carnival ball will open few minutes later
at the Volunteers armory. The king and
| queen will be enthroned at the ball, which
| will be as magnificent as society can make
| 1t.
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