The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-02
TO DRILL AT THE ARMORY
CUBA" SPECTACLE TROOPS AND
BALLETS WILL USE IT


Hohd"n---Fhere VIII Be a Dress
rehearsal for the Public TOmOr-
70" Afternoon and Evening, or
Should 1t Rain Then, sundov
Gov. Clough received a. call from ron
resentatives Of the citizens committee
IN charge of the pyrotechnic produc-
ton of Cuba" yesterday. and wban
informed that no building in the civ
was large enough for preliminary drills
and rehearsals except the armorv
promptly rendered the MANAGEMENT the
use OF that building the rest Of rba
week.
Many Of the best drilled representa-
tlVes Of the local companies OF the old
N. G. S. M. have volunteered their serv-
ices for the grand production of PAINS
CUBA, and this in itself is a guarAn-
tee Of it's military precision. Drilling
began Tuesday night, and will be con-
tinued every night this week. Tomor-
row the full force of infantry, cavalry
and artillery in PAINS service will he
on hand and participate in the drills
These men are all experienced soldiers
A full dress rehearsal will be given
in the armory and on the grounds at
University avenue and Grotto street.
Saturday afternoon and evening, and
the public is invited to both. Should
the weather be bad Saturday night If
Will be postponed until Sunday after
noon. The city government has given
the management virtually carte
blanche in this direction, and there IS
no chance that anybody will be disap-
pointed IN seeing the dress rehearsal
unless it be their own fault before the
hrst performance begins.
Three rows Of the 4OO-foOt canvas
were placed yesterday on the grounds.
and the top piece, thirty-fve feet high,
Will be raised today Work on the
grounds Is progressing rapidly, and the
picture will be completed tomorrow.
The fire department yesterday sent out
10000 feet Of 512-inch hose, which is
now nlling the mammoth lake with
100000 gallons of water. This lake
will be Havana harbor
While the citizens committee was n
session In the Commercial club at noon
yesterday cablegram was received
from James J. Pain, Of London, Eng.
father Of Henry J. Pain, the pyro-
technist, announcing that he had Sc
cured for st. Paups jubilee the three
strongest speciality attractions on
earth. Mr.. Pain did not state what
these attractions were, but two of them
are known, as the committee had put
forth special efforts to secure them
The cablegram said the three had left
London last Friday. They will be here
at the latest next Tuesday Full an
nouncement of these attractions will be
made tomorrow.
Mile. De Lee, premier danseuse and
ballet mistress, with her corps Of cory
phees, seCundas and Cuban Habarenes
Will arrive today, and Immediately be-
gin rehearsing the grand ballet, which
will form an important feature in the
Havana scene on the 450-fOOt stage be-
fore the first gun is fired on MORO cas-
tie. Some of the best local talent will
also be engaged for this feature, which
will occupy the public's attention only
about five minutes, being of secondary
Importance to the bull fight and other
features incident to actual warfare
Among the special attractions en-
gagged yesterday were Abacco Bros.
eccentric comic, quick acrobats; Ward
trio, trapeze and Roman ladder and
round shoulder acts; three Gillettes
trick buggy wheel riding.
The only drawback to the perform
ances feared is the apparent lack of
signaling apparatus. Pain supplies
not only the American, but also the
English and German naVies with sig
nails, and after the taking of Santiago
the demand was so great that the three
factories of the company, in New York
London and Berlin, were taxed with or
ders. If there is any deficiency of sig
nails, st. Paul and other Minnesota
citizens will have to make allowances,
as they surely will realize that the de-
feat of CerVera's fleet is the cause.
A special attraction has been secured
in the Castillo family of real Cubans.
who Will appear in the ensemble The
head of the family was q gallant insur-
gent fighter and a relative of Gen.
Castillo, who intercepted a company of
Spanish sharpshoOters before Santiago,
when Gen. Skaters situation was criti-
cal. One son and two daughters were
reconcentradOs, and are hardly now
more than Skeletons
The proposition Of General Manager
Sllin of securing a band of Spanish
prisoners as MINISTRIES, who incidental
~ would be shot at to make the per
Torrance more realistic is still embry-
Onic, but he wired from Annapolis yes
to-day that he hoped TO close the deal.
Maj. Russell, chief of ordnance of
the department of Dakota. was asked
yesterday to take part but gave no de-
cided answer
A new feature considered yesterday,
was the WinslOW incident, in which
the first American was killed in the
Wal. II is IlOIe IMAM DIODdDIG INdl LNlS
incident will be shown among the pre-
lnmparies Of the war
committee of citizens, headed by
John Allen, of Victoria and Martin
streets, called on the management yes
terday to ascertain whether their barns
and residences were in danger when
the cannonading was in progress, and
were assured that all possible danger
would be aVerted, since Chief Cook, of
the fire department, had agreed to have
one chemical, two engines and. 10000
feet of hose ready for any emergency
There will also be on the grounds d
hook and ladder team. Mayor Kiafer
had decided to keep a squad Of twelve
special policemen on hand durin~ every
performance.
An elaborate card printed in black
and red appeared yesterday signed by
r. L. Schurmeier, chairman; c. W. Cor
don, secretary, and Jesse Gregg, Coada
Hamlin, George Thompson and George
F. Spinney, the executive committee in
charge of the event, setting forth the
following: st Paurs Peace Jubilee
Grand pyrotechnic display every night
durin~ fair week, beginning Monday,
Sept. 5. PAINS gigantic production in
fire, Cuba Battle of Santiago, Battle
of Manila, etc, etc. Don't miss it,"
Messers. Schumacher and Gordon are
entitled to unqualified credit for their
untiring and effective efforts in max
ing this tremendous spectacle a tre-
mendouS success.
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