Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1899-06-01
JUBILEE At TIE CAPITAL.
Washington Celebrates the Ending
Of War with Spain in a Most
Demonstrative Manner.
IlAAuGuRATED BY A NATIONAL SALUTE.
The Dolphin Fires Thirteen Guns.
% Bells Chime and Whistles Blow
President and His Cabinet witness
the Parnde-Pyrotechnic Display
In the Evening. g55 IA 4

ls Washington, May 24.-Washington's
peace jubilee was inaugurated at sun
rise Tuesday by a national salute of 13
guns from the Dolphin, anchored off
the navy yard, and by the chime Of
bells and sound of steam. whistles all
over the city. The day was declared
q half holiday in the departments and
the employees of nearly al the bureaus
were released at noon, the hour being
marked by salute of As guns.
I6 The day, which opened bright and
promising, became heavily overcast at
noon and the guns had scarcely finished
the national salute, before there was a
Sdownpour of rain that plastered the
bunting decorations fiat against the
house fronts, and the crowds, which had
Just begun to gather on the streets,
Mrriedly sought shelter.
The Skies Clear g{s
The storm, however, was Of brief du-
ration. The sun came out and shone
brilliantly throughout the afternoon.
Over 5000 men were in the parade. The
route was that followed by the inaugu-
ration parades, down Pennsylvania av-
enue, around the treasury and in front
of the white house grounds, where a
large reviewing stand, gracefully dec
GRATED with bunting, had been erected.
The three squares extending from the
state, war and navy to the treasury
building had been transformed into a
court of honor. On each side classic
columns were. reared, and two broad
arches spanned by festooned flags and
bunting marked the entrance and exit
to the court. The public benches along
the avenue at this point were black with
people and the surrounding parks were
thronged. l,
A4 The president, members of the cab
met and their wives, ambassadors and
foreign ministers with their attaches,
Gen. Miles and his staff and many prom
7inent people in public and private life
occupied the reviewing stand. The en-
thusiasm was great as the parade
passed through the court of honor.
Cheers and applause greeted favorite
organizations.
Great Pyrotechnfc Display.
Il Probably $4,000 people went to the
white lot at night to view the gnifi-
cent display of fireworks. which in
5cluded realistic reproduction of the
battle of Manila, portraits of President
Kinley, Admiral Dewey and of 9TH
erfnotable characters of the war. Pres
ident and Mrs. Mckinley and most Of
tie members of the cabinet, with the
ladies of the families, occupied vantage
seats. and were interested spectators
of the exhibition.
rs rg The Second Day.
Washington, May 25.-The features
of the second day of the national iu-
biiee celebration in this city were the
civic parade yesterday afternoon and
"a special reception by the president at
the white house at night to visitors in
the city. ..l.s
p, The Jubilee Ends. .ss u.
Washington, May 26.-A grand his
toric street pageant, followed by patri-
otto addresses, was the chief feature
yesterday of the last day of the national
peace jubilee in this city. The pageant
was allegorical and historical and
'typified the great historic epochs in our
country from Columbus at the court Of
Spain and the discovery of America
down to the victory which crowned our
arms in the war with Spain President
Mckinley and his cabinet reviewed the
parade. The addresses from the re-
viewing stand n5the court of honor fol-
lowed. The jubilee closed at night with
masked revelries at convention ha II and
"a display Of fireworks
s. The Peace Congress.