The times., 1899-03-30
PYROTECHNICS FOR
THE PEACE JUBILEE
Plans for the Great Display
Practically Accepted.
Monument Park Selected as the
Fireworks Site.
Battles of Manila, Santiago, and San
Junn 10 lie Features of the
Enterprise.

The National Peace Jubilee is in the
hands Of enterprising men. and each day
shows new and extensive preparations for
the celebration and doubled sn,husia m.
A meeting of the committee on firewo. k
was held at Jubilee headquarters last
night. About forty members of the com
mittee were present, and every member
expressed his desire to make the pyrotech-
nical displays a great feature OF the pre-
gramme for the three days jubilee. Chair
man George W. Driver presided, with K.
Ii. Armstrong as Secretary.
Mr.. Driver addressed the committee at
length, stating the scope OF the displays
TO be offered and the opportunities for
gorgeous effects.
General Director W. S. Mexican then ad-
dressed the committee, explaining the feat
ures of the fireworks programme for each
evening. After much discussion it was
decided to hold the pyroteehnical displays
from one point instead of from several
different points, as had heretofore been
decided upon. The point chosen by the
committee was Monument Park. and all
aerial displays and set pieces will be given
at this place. 1t was announced that the
Pain Fireworks Company had made a
very reasonable offer, and it was decided
to telegraph for the representative of that
company to come here and explain the
offer in detail.
The committee received the programme
OF fireworks very enthusiastically. and will
adopt it,. A special meeting of the COM
mittee Will be held tonight to confer with
Paine's representative, and r.aDge details
and guarantees.
AS the displays are arranged, the aerial
ones Will be preceded by spectacles of
much grandeur and great interest On the
first night Paine's Manhattan Beach Spsc-
tacle of THE Battle of Manila Bay'' viii
be given; THE Battle Of San Juan" on the
second night. and THE Battle of Santiago
on the third night. These spectacles
claimed to be wonderfully beautiful, and
VIII be given on an enormous scale. The
setting for the Battle of Manila Bay" will
alone cover space of 600 feet.
Programme in Detail.
The programme is as follows:
!. Signal Guns
2. Magical Illumination of tbe Crourds with
constantly changing colored fires.
D. Meteoric Balloons, ascending with dazzling
orlilaney, changing as they rise TO spiral
formation, leaving in its wake brilliant cor
ruscatons which fall to the earth
T. The Polychromatic Canopy. produced by the
discharge OF large exposition rockets contain
ing Pains latest tints.
.. Pains National Bombs-On reaching their aIti
tude open red. then to white, and finishing
Q. ''The Beehive at Swarming Time
Z. Batteries of Colored Saucissons.
g. PAINS Fusiyama R0ckets-Japanese Novelty.
y. Display OF Pains 25-inch Shels-Northerr
Lights, silver corruseations, magnolia bios
some, goldenrod.
10. Pains Aerial Novelty, ''The Southern Cross.
II. The Electric Star'-A marvel of shimmcrinp
brightness, liquid, scintillstins. The great.
est advance in pyrotechny since color was
first introduced 100 years ago.
II. Flight of ColOred Aerolites
IL. The Tower of Babel Rockets
H. New Combination Shells -shamrocks and for.
get-me-nots.
l5- Showers OF Pearls.
l6. National Emblem
Il. Nests OF Fiery Cobras
Is, Field OF the Cloth of Gold, produced bv the
discharge of an immense she'll exhibiting
golden stars emitting glittering spangles.
ls. Grand Display Of Pains Aerial Novelties-Dia-
mond chains. Hanging Gardens Mother Of
thousands.
90. '.Pyricfc Cascade in dazzling electric fire.
p. Ascent OF Mammoth Prismatic Whirlwinds
% Display of Large Shells-Torrent of illuminat-
ed gold primroses and violets changing stars
royal purple, sea green.
%. National Streamer Rockets unfurling at a great
height line of floating lights accurately de.
picting the national bombs.
p. THE Man Behind the Gun"
%. Golden Shower Batteries
20. Flights OF Floral Bombshells
27. Display Of Pains Triple Star Roman Candles
emitting comeiic stars 100 feet high, which
break into three parts, displaying red green
amber, globues.
IS. Shells-Pans mammoth spreaders
20. Roekets-Floating festoons of eyer-changing
lights.
80. spirit of 20. Undimmed in '9s.'
81. THE Eagle Screams Rockets
-. Pains Neapolitan Bombettes.
3S. Khartoum Batteries
| "a. Aerial Sleigh Bells
80. Grand Transformation-Thc magnolia. from
leaf, TO bud. to flower. The most artistic
and effective device ever witnessed.
sc. Our Solar System. (ln minature)-This unique
novelty is produced by one of the mammoth
combination shells, which at 1000 feet re.
lease large bomb, red, green, blue, white
representing the earth, instantly followed by
amber and silver shells, representing sun and
moon succeeded by a number of smaller
shells, white which explode all around the
other planets.
| 81. Pains 4O-inch Bombs.-Dazzling diamonds
peacocil's tail, basket of jewels, sunbursts.
49, Electric Shower Mines
| 80 Revolving Cascade Wheels.
| 40 Sparkling WATERFALL
! Al. Wizard Candles.
| 40 Cornucopia Rockets.
| 49, Display of Large Shells.
| A. The Naval Signal, reproducing by floating
lights famous naval signals
| 45 Deweys Remember the Maine"
Final devices-First night-"Admiral of the Fleet
George Dewey the hero OF Manila: His Ex
cellency, President Mckinley Second night
Theodore Roosevelt and other famous generals
Third night-Admirsls sampson and Schley
Secretary Long.
Finale-Grand Flight of go Large Colorcd Rock
cts, forming the Columbia Bouquet"
Mr.. Mexican has received a request from
| Dewey's Chinese Naval Reserves asking
| for place In the parade of military and
naval organizations. Dewey's Chinese Ma
val Reserves is composed of thirty young
| Cinnamon from Philadelphia. who have
already attracted much attention.
| A magnificent design for an advertising
poster has been adopted by the committee
| ON advertising. and these will be distrib-
| uted over the country. The poster is u
| work of art, representing Columbia placing
wreath upon the dome of the Capitol.
The committee on advertising meets this
| afternoon at headquarters. The commit
| tees on decorations and fireworks will meet
again tonight
Held In $500 Bonds.
Alice Beckett, the colored woman arrest
ed several days ago by Detectives Muller
and Baur charged with the larceny of
silk dresses, jewelry, etc, valued at $3.50,
from Mrs. Constance Biddle. was arraigned
in the Police Court yesterday and held