The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-20
TWO DAYS OF MERRYMAKlNC
GREAT CARNIVAL FOR CORNER
STONE CELEBRATION

The SANITY City VIII Have No Rest
During the lReyelry-Parades
Concerts, Games and Other
Amusements VIII Entertain the
Populace Thirty-six Hours
Three-Ring Circus Eclipsed,
The carnival programme for the CAP
itol corner stone ceremonies on Julv 81
and % is the most elaborate that has
ever been devised for any occasion. in
st. Paul. 1t is largely the work of
Rukard Hurd, who says that he wants
the city, for once, to give itself I'D to
two days of merry making. If the pro-
gramme is carried out in it's entirety
there will be one continuous round Of
entertainment from early Wednesday
morning to Thursday midnight The
business portion of the city will re-
sound with the music of bands and the
tread of marching hosts and there will
not be one dull or quiet moment during
the entire celebration.
The most unique feature of the cole
bration will be the battleship Mime
sofa, which will be built on a large
nat car and run over every street car
line in the city. 1t will be manned bv
the pupils of Miss Ruddyls class of the
Ericsson school, the same little fellows
who appeared at the Red Cross benefit
recently. The janitor of the school will
be in command as captain of the bat
tleship.
This battleship will make a tour of
the city as frequently as possible.
Lowry's Twentieth century palace
car. which is also to be exhibited will
be a revelation in street car architec-
ture.
From to o'clock in the evening
there will be four concerts given stimuli
taneou!sly in the business district and
there will also be four street parades
the same evening. Battery A will give
an exhibition guard mount in Rice
park at 1880. There will also be sew
era! competitive drills and parades bv
companies of the Fifteenth regiment
and secret orders.
These. will be followed at 10 o'clock
by the grand masque carnival in which
the general public is expected to mar
ticipate.
On Thursday the carnival will he
continued. The complete programme is
as follows: ts'
WEDNESDAY. JULY 27.
10 a. m. Battleshap Minnesota running the
blockade of Lowry's line
1890 a. m. Lexington park. bicycle races
oiiNSi oiiSTtiOH VI llUS IL. BalfQ.
Free admission; no. entrance fee four races
$40 in prizes.
II a. m. Round the loop on Lowry's
cents. Proceeds donated to the Red Cross
Aid society. 4. 5p
p: NJ Dedication parade to capitol! and
exercises.
2 m. Lexington park. baseball. st. Paul
$50 p. m. Como park beat races. under
the direction Ire Of W.. c. Read and W. S Nor
ton, $25 in value, in prizes.
to p. m Ryan hotel balcony concert nv
Danz's band. ~
to s p. nj. Grand opera house balcony,
concert by Seibert band
to p. m. Sixth and Minnesota, concert
by Kliest's band.
to p. m. Rice park. concert by Mime
sofa State band.
to p. m. Smith park, concert by Post
office band.
7:ao p. m. Rice park. Sixth and Jackson.
parade and guard mounting of Battery B.
Minnesota national guards, under command of
Maj. E. D. Libbey. Battery B will guard
Sixth street and keep the space clear between
the dead lines" about five feet from each
curb for the exercises and performances of
the carnival.
$ p. m. Rice park and Fifth. connective
street drill by Companies and B, Fl teenth
Minnesota volunteers, $50 first prize; $2) seq
ond prize.
$50 p. m: From Rice park parade of
Companies A and B, Fifteenth Minnesota
$40 p. m. From Rice park parade of uni
formed knights, Pythias under command of
$50 p. m. From Rice park parade CT tie
Red Men, under direction of C. W. Jefferson
p. m: From Rice park parade of Z9uave
boys. under command of Capt. R. F. ElSridge
Maj. e: D. Libbey in charge of parades.
Prize of $40 to best appearing organization.
$40 p M From Smith park, Sixth street.
to Market, fire department run, under COM
mand of Chief Hart W. Cook.
$40 p. m. Sixth street. between Cedar
and Minnesota, grand cake walk.
9:20 p. m. Sixth street, between Mime
sofa and Robert: grand cake walk.
$50 p. m. Sixth street, between Robert
and Jackson grand cake walk. s25 in prizes
G. Harrington Walker.
9:2O p. m. Sixth street, between Cedar and
Minnesota, Jubilee band and singers
$3.50 p. m. Sixth street. between Minnesota
and Robert, Jubilee band and singers.
9:4O p. m. Sixth street. between Robert and
Jackson, Jubilee band and singers
y09 M sixth street between We n St Peter
Imperial band, under the direction of w. J.
TomDkins.
carnival, by general public. assisted by Red
Men, Zouave boys cake walkers, jubilee sing
ers etc. Jubilee band and singers and
singers and m ma carnival =, and carnival
w. j. Tompkins and Harry Hardick.
Line OF march of all parades: Rice park,
Fifth; St Peter, Sixth Robert, Third, Jack
Market. Rice park.
1910 p. m. Sixth. between st. Peter and
s grand an carna s
best dressed COUPLE $40 to best dressed
group.
THURSDAY, JULY %.
II noon to II midnight. Battieship Mime
sofa, running the blockade of Lowry's lines.
to $3.50 p. m. Sixth street. st. Peter to
Jackson. band concerts by Minnesota State
band and Postoffce band.
to p. m. Sixth street, Cedar to Jack
son, trick and fancy bicycling.
p. m. Rice park, over line of parades,
grand bicycle parade. Free to all Corners
Under the direction of Thos. L. Bird. SIS in
prizes.
$3.50 p. m. Como park bombardment of
Santiago and band concert.
Chester R. Smith in charge of electric
illuminations and colored fires. Battleship
Minnesota designed and built by w. P. Davis,
assisted by Fred E. Powers
Entertainment Committee-Rukard Hurd,
chairman; w. G. Strickland, F. E. Rice. VIM.
G. Read, Chester R. Smith. Harry Hardick.