Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-10-19
CHICAGO CELEBRATES.
Jubilee Week Opens Up with
Rainy Weather.
BICYCLE PARADE is POSTPONED.


the week-President Mckinley Is Made
Doctor of Laws at the University of Chi
cago-Holds a Public Reception at the
First Regiment Armory.
Chicago, Oct. 17.-Jubilee enthusiasm,
which seemed to kindle into life with
the lighting of the electric decorations
and the fiinging to the breeze of a
thousand flags in the downtown dis
trict, now runs high in the city, and
there is on every street near the center
of the city a jostling crowd such as
Chicago has seldom seen since the
memorable days of 1893. All through
the morning distinguished guests have
been arriving at the various depots and
the subcommittee of the reception
COMMITTEE were kept busy caring for
them and for the visitors already on
the ground. General Shafter came
Sunday morning. The bicycle parade
Monday night had been planned to be
the spectacular event of the jubilee
Week and 1t was estimated that $4,000
Wheelmen and wheelwomen would be
In line by 1880 o'clock, ready to start
from Michigan and Jackson boulevards
for a run under the. incandescent fes-
toons Of State street and over the
downtown thoroughfares, but the rain,
which came on during the morning.
forced a postponement until Thursday.
Chicago Gaily Decorated.
Never before in the history Of Chi
cago have the city's STREETS presented
81 magnificent an attire as they do
today. Never before were there dec
GfAtions for any event so calculated to
Hrouse enthusiasm as those which have
been made as a tribute to the brave he
tpes who have come victorious from
the battlefield. Thousands and thou
sands Of yards of flags and bunting
Adorn the buildings Of the city, miles
OF electric lights are strung across the
Streets and the entire downtown dis
tfict is grand mass of color and brill
fancy. The decorations are not confined
to the business district. In sections
Tar from the center Of festivities houses
are adorned with flags, windows are
filed with heroes pictures and patriot
ism is displayed on every side. Lake
Avenue, in the neighborhood Of the Nc
Williams home, where President Nc
Kinley is stopping, is a profusion of
flags. Mingled with the turning fol-
iage along the street the bright color
ing makes beautiful picture. Other
streets outside the business district also
have pretty decorations. In fact, the
entire city is in gala attire for the peace
Jubilee, and Chicago is proud of the ap-
pearance Of her thoroughfares on this
occasion.
= President at the Auditorium.
The jubilee spirit found it's first ex-
preston at the Auditorium Sunday
light, where thousands cheered at every
excuse offered by the impressive
thanksgiving services, thrice rising to
salute President Mckinley as he sat
in his box. The same scenes were en-
acted, though without the inspiring
presence Of the chief executive, at Stud
ebakers hall and at the First Method
list church. Both of these halls were
filled before the pushing multitudes
outside the main meeting had given
up hope of getting inside to ''see
the president and a fourth build
ing could easily have been filled
from the overflow The Rev. DR..
RI. w. Thomas presided at the Auditor
ium, and the speakers, who represented
Jews, Catholics, Protestants and the
colored race, were DR.. e. G. Hirsh, the
Rev. Father Thomas p. Hodnett, the
Rev. DR.. j. H. Barrows, and Booker
T. Washington. president of the Tus-
kogee institute. The music, which was
directed by Horny B. Roney, was a
feature of this and other gatherings.
General Miles Gets to the City.
Major General Nelson A. Miles, in
travel-stained suit and the same SLOUGH
hat winch. carried him through Cuba
and Porto Rico and distinguished him
from others on the presidential train
While trailing about the bountiful west,
arrived Monday morning from Rock
Island, Ills, where he has been looking
into the efficiency of the arsenal at
that place. The hotels are filing up
from basement to garnet. The clerk
OF the Grand Pacific declared that not
since the Worlds fair had he seen such
a crowd of out town folk as is now
pouring into the city. Major General
William r. Shafter, u. S. W, is regis
tered at the Lexington hotel, but in
answer to the many inquiries for the
general the clerk has but one story,
which he tells in a monotonous way and
which runs like this: General Shaft
er is not here today. He went to Syca-
more yesterday to visit his brother. He
will return tonight" In the generals
party, which remained at the hotel, is
Major r. II. Noble. CAPTAIN Stewart
Brice and DIR. George Goodfellow. After
the banquet Wednesday General Shaft
er and his party will go to Lima, o.,
the native town Of Captain Brice, where
a jubilee celebration will be held.
President Made Doctor of Laws.
President Mckinley has again had
conferred upon hirl the degree of LID.
The cermony took place at the Univer-
sity of Chicago Monday afternoon. The
president put in a quiet morning. At
noon he took luncheon with President
William X. Harper of the university,
and after that had the degree conferred
upon him. AS soon as this was over
he started for the First regiment ar
mory, and held a public reception for
the rest of the afternoon. A feature
of President McKinley's visit in Chi
cago is the great solicitude for his
safety and the elaborate police ar
rangements made by somebody to pro-
tect him and hedge about his every
move. The president does not share in
any plans for his safety. and the pre-
cautions taken here are in marked con-
trast with his trip to and from Omaha
and while at the exposition. He goes