Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-03
MAKING THE EAGLE SCREAM
Celebration Of Independence Day Promises
to Be a Hummer.
MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS ARE TO BE IN LINE
Grnndest and Most Unique Parade
Ever PInnned-Procession 10 He
Reviewed by state and
City Omcinls.

City Omciais.
All the arrangements for the Fourth OF
July celebration at the exposition grounds
have been completed and everything is
ready to celebrate the national holiday in
a thoroughly unique and patriotic manner.
The first feature of the day will be the
display OF Japanese fireworks on the lagoon
just before 10 o'clock. Promptly at that
hour the big parade of all nations will
start from the intersection of Twentieth
street and the West Midway. The divi-
sions will form as follows:
First division on east side of Twentieth
street south of West Midway, right resting
on West Midway.
Second division on west side of Twentieth
street south of West Midway, right. rest
Ing, opposite Miniature Railroad station.
Third division on east side of Twentieth
street north of West Midway right resting
opposite Schlitz pavilion.
Fourth division on west side of Twentieth
street north of West MidwaX, right resting
at point north of Miniature Railroad sta
ton.
Fifth division on vacant lot in rear of
Garibaldi restaurant. right resting on Twen-
tieth street near Garibaldi restaurant.
This is the order of March.
Exposition police. Exposition band; grand
marshal. Frank Bostock; chief of staff, Col
onel Thomas Early; staff, j. A. German,
Fred T. Cummins, L. h. Hare, +. b. Ash
ley, Warren b.. Irons, Stephen Won Szennyey,
+. H. Cagney.
This is the Start.
First Division-Marshal, C. II. de zevellos;
G. F. Wickland, Harry Iaugham. Hagen,
backs band, exposition fire department
lI~agenback's Wild Animal show, Chinese
quita. the oregon Wonder, Havana and the
Maine, Montgomery Ward & Co.
Second DiviSionlMarshal' Harry o'Brien;
Colonel 1oilio Niuci. Band, Streets OF
Cairo, Shoot the Chutes, Moorish Palace,
Maze, Big Rock Show, Partisan Dancers,
Libby Glass Blowers, Dancing Girl. A. l..
Due, fireworks; Flying Lady.
Third Division-Marshal, +. h. McCon-
S, Willard, II. Roltair. Band, Old Plan
see-saws Roll the Roll, California Gold
Mine, Ostrich Farm, Scenic Railway,
Fourth Northumberland, p. C. Mattox;
aides, Lewis Root, John Willie, Dick Mat
tox; Jim Root. Wild West band; Omaha
concession, jinrikashas and roller chairs;
Schlitz PAVILION, Garibaldi Restaurant,
Bohemian Inn.
Still There Is More.
Fifth Division-Marshal, CASTOR Akoun;
aides, kalhille Neimy, Emil Lerny,. Isaac
s stresta or: All n Na HitSnni bah Psr9 stneets A of Mli
Nations, Gondoliers, Bakers Chocolate
Electrical department, Swift Packing COM
pany, Cudahy Packing company.
The line of march will be east over the
north viaduct and thence south on the East
Midway to the Horticulture building, where
the procession will countermarch to the
: Grand plaza. AT the band stand the parade
will be reviewed by Governor Holcomb,
Mayor Moores, President Wattles and the
executive committee Of the exposition as
ISOLATION and distinguished guests. At II
o'clock the following exercises will be held
, at the band stand:
Music .................. Exposition Band
:. song-My Country 'Tisz OF Thee, ...-....
Exposition chorus of 200 voices under
? direction of Mr.. Willard Kimball
/ Reading Declaration of Independence.
......:":.:...Hon. John c. Wharton
song-Red, White and BlSe.:.i::.".
1 Exposition chorus of 200 voices under
e direction of Mr.. Thomas j. Kelly;
: 0ration.a.;."..;Hon: James M; Beck
> United States attorney of Pennsylvania.
t Music ................... Exposition BAND
The most brilliant display Of fireworks
ever seen in Omaha will be given on the
North tract in the evening, and the celebra'
tion will be wound up at II o'clock by {
= grand illumination of the entire Midway.
e sketch of the Orator.
James NJ. Beck, who will deliver the ad
" dress of the day, is United States attorney
D for the eastern district of Pennsylvania ant
one of the most noted orators of that state
He was born in Philadelphia July 8, 1861
> and was educated at the public schools o
: that city. Subsequently he entered tn
. Moravian college at Bethlehem, Pa, wher,
he graduated in 1880 as the salutatorian o
= his class. He spent a year in the rail
. road business, after which he studied Law
a and was admitted to the bar in 1884. !
q few years later he formed the partnership
r with William F.. Harrity, which still re
mains. Previous to his appointment a
United States attorney in 1896 he serve,
three years as assistant United States at
q torney for the same district, but resigne,
d in 1892 on account of the demand
d of his private practice. He has bee
connected with some of the most importan
y civil and criminal cases that have beer
st tried in the Pennsylvania courts during tn
l. last ten years. Aside from his professional
is success Mr.. Beck has won an enviable repu
s tation in the literary field. He has been
n contributor to various magazines and wa
the first editor of the Shakespearian, tn
Is first magazine that was devoted to the stud,
of Shakespeare, His first great triumph a
'e a public speaker was in 1881, when he re
n sponded to the toast, civil and Religion
Liberty" at the Hibernian banquet in Phila
delphia. The local newspapers of the fol
owing day pronounced this to be the mos
eloquent address ever delivered in that cit,
on a similar occasion and from that time hi
oratory was in demand. He has been tn
principal speaker on a number of occasion
# of national importance, one of the most not
II able being on Pennsylvania day at tn
Worlds fair, where his speech was declare'
lie to be the greatest oratorical effort that ha,
l. yet been heard at Jackson park. Mr.. Bee
has a wife and two children and is prom
'e inently identified with many public institu
tions of Philadelphia.
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