The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-25
JUBILEE In FIREWORKS
PAINS GREATEST PRODUCTION
RESERVED FOR ST. PAUL
Manager Berry Says the Exhibition
Which Is Being Prepared for Fair
Week Will Excel Anything Ever
Given by His Company-CarIoa
or Scenery Arrive-TwO Blocks
Required for the Show,

Preparations for ST. Pauls Peace
jubilee are progressing. General Man
ager .. e. Skiff, Of Pains Pyrotechnic
exhibition company, arrived here YES
terday With mass of scenery. cos
Tunes, woodwork and paraphernalia
Ior the great flrework show which is to
be given during the week of the state
falr. The stuff filed several box cars
! ana IL included $4,000 square feet Of
canvas, Calling guns. enclosures, and
otEer things essential for the show.
several more carloads are expected this
| week -'
The citizens committee met in the
CfE1merclal club yesterday afternoon.
| ana committees were appointed to look
atter the different details connected
| Wftn the exhibition. 1t is going to cost
| az least $4,000 to bring the show to
| this city, and the committee hope their
efforts will be appreciated.
IL mas been arranged that the exhi-
bItion will take two blocks. It will he
bounded by University, Grotto, Avon
| and Victoria streets. Avon and Vic
terla will be closed, so that the space
may be given for. the lake which is to
be In the center of the grounds.
| The plant for the show is valued at
| $4o,o 600. 1t consists Of set scene de-
Plctlng Havana and the harbor front.
| ~ is Tour tiers and is thirty-fiye feet
| nagh: In front Of this is the stage. $50
| py 70 feet, and in front of that is the
| iake, the dimensions of which are 300
| ny 10 Iee1. 1t Will be necessary to con-
| struct cement flooring and sides for
the lake, so that the water will not
leak away Permission to flood the
| space has been given by the board Of
| water commissioners.
| manager Berry, of the Pain COMPANY.
SAID yesterday the show would excel
any production ever given by Pain.
we snail have a change of pro-
| eramme every evening. The principal
| snow, OF course, will be scenes laid in
| havana, but 1t will be varied as much
as possible without DESTROYING the
harmony of the production. The first
| performance will he a Dewey show.
| we shall give effects from the Battle
| OF Manila. There will be the destruc-
| ron OF snlps and the bombardment Of
| Cavite, though the scene will not be
| Manila, but Havana. At the end of
| the performance we will show an inn
nlense portrait of Dewey in colored
| fire. WV eu
| The second night may be a Hobson
| night. We will show the Merrimac
steamfng into Santiago harbor and how
it was sunk ait the mouth of the chan.
mel by Hobson. We shall then burn a.
picture of Hobson
| The next may be Shafter and Schlev
| night. The destruction of Cervera's
f1eet will be reproduced, and the storm
| ing OF Santiago by Skaters troops.
PORTRAITS of Shafter and Schley will be
exhibited
| THE three other nights will be open
10 the public for suggestion. They
may be made of local significance That
will be decided by the committee of
citizens. At any rate every perform
aDce will be worth witnessing.''
The fireworks to be burned each ev
ening will amount to $1,5O0 in value.
In addition to fireworks there will be a
large body of men employed in the nro-
| duction. American, Spanish and Cuban
| soldiers, infantry and cavalry. will be
on the stage and will give representa-
tons of the battles in Cuba. Besides
these there will be number of naval
officers and sailors In the show.