The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-24
GREAT PEACE JUBILEE,
Washlnglcn's Celebration Was Most Aus
piclously Begun.
GEN. WHEELER THE HERO OF THE OCCASION
The President. Cabinet Officials ana
General Miles Occupied the
Reviewing stand.

Washington. May Advantageous
peace jubilee was insugurated at sunrise
today by National salute OF thirteen
guns from tho Dolphin, anchored on the
navy yard aud by the chime of bells and
the sound OF steam whistles over the city,
The day had been declared half holiday
in he departments aud the employees Of the
city. q all the bureaus, were released at
noon, tho hour bsing marked by salute
of forty-hvc guns,
The days festivities were marked by
parade comprising all the regular army
and naval organizations stationed In and
around Washington, together with the
District OF Columbia volunteers, tho Della
ware National Guard the Chinese naval
reserve OF Philadelphia, the veterans OF
! the Grand Army Of the Republic and tne
/ Fourth and Ninth United States volunteer
/ regiments timmunesl. The day opened
bright and promising, became heavily
/ v,rcasl at neon and The guns had scarce
/ iy finished the National salute before there
was a downpour of rain thai plasterod the
huntink decorations Nat against The house
! fronts and the crowd which had Just be-
Z gan to gather on the streets hurriedly
/ stNkhl SnclitT' lHt stNl ~ "1NNNN's ""N
! OF brief duration.
! over 5000 men were in the parade. The
route was that followed by he Inaugural
/ ton paradeg down Pennsylvania avenue
around the treasury and In 'FRONT.' or inc
/ White House grounds, where a large re-
/ viewing stand gracefully decorated WIN
! huutine had been erected. Thn three
squares extending from the state Wa'
! and navy buildings to the treasury hnild'
II rR had been transformed into court Of
honor on each side classic columns were
reared and two broad arches spanned by
feetoauod nags and bunting marked me
entrance and exit to the court. The pun
lie benches along the avenue at ms poin'
were black with pe1pl ana the SURROUND
ing parks were thronged. The president
IN mhers az his cabinet and their wives
apbasgadors and foreign ministers with
their attaches, General Miles ana his stan
aud many prominent people IN public ana
private life occupied the reviewing s'ana
Tho enthusiasm was great ma the parade
passed through tho court of honor Cheera
and applause greeted favorito organHa-
tions.
THO president and Secretaries Hay and
Gage who stood on a small platform iu
ting from the stand we're repeatedly and
tumuluously applauded as they uncovered
each time the American colnrs trnnped by,
General Wheeler was accorded the largest
dem, ns,raticn. In fnll uniform, he rode
in a carriage He was everywhere cheereo
As he reached the reviewing stand he
arose and saluted the president. The
people went wild
. Another interesting and significant in
cident was the cheering OF Sousa's new
march. Hands Across he Sea one o
the bands struck I'M this stirring air a.
the reviewing stand was reached. Th'
applause which greeted 1t was started b!
lb' diplomats, and spread through tht
stand and broke in a roar OF cheers Aliens
tho whole length Of the court of honor
The parade was three quarters OF an hou
passing the Reviewing stand