The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1899-04-22
WILL OPEN rAY 8, AND EVERY
INDICATION POINTS TO A
GIGANTIC SUCCESS.
Some OF the Details Here uiven.--The
Tlidway VIII Have Notable At
fractions. = A Horse Show, the
First Held South, VIII be Given.
Correspondence Sea Coast Echo.

ceiving exhibits and every prepa
ration is about completed for tks
successful opening. The astrae
tions which have been securstd afs
very numerous and will afford al
opportunity seldom to be had il
this part of the country of seeing
IAN instructive and entertaining ex
! hibition. We find, however, thai
great ignorance prevails through.
out this section as to the import
ance of the enterprise. We re-
ceive numerous inquiries as to The
nature aud character of the expo
sition, many people having only re-
Gently heard that something wa:
on foot in this city. An enterprise
of this magnitude we feel should
meet with a great deal of consid-
Grafton.
The Louisiana Industrial Expo
s!tion, which will open on May s,
is rapidly nearing completion.
The exhibits are now being INSTALL
ed in the buildings which are
practically completed and the va
rious entertainments which the
| management have secured are be-
ing made ready for the initial per
! formance.
The Peace Jubilee celebration
which will take place on May 8,
will be an interesting feature.
The committee in charge of this
work are enlisting the coopera-
ton of secret and civic societies
in this city. While the efforts to
secure President Mckinley have
thus far failed the exposition will
not be without some notables,
statesmen and heroes of the late
war. An invitation has been ex-
tended to Col. W. j. Bryan, Gen.
Joseph Wheeler and Gov. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, of New York, to
he present and take part in the
Peace Jubilee Celebration. There
will be a grand demonstration by
the military and uniformed secret
orders in this city. The State of
Louisiana will furnish free anu
milton to the troops for use in
sham battles and naval demon
strations The cruiser New Or
leans, recently purchased from the
Government of Chill which took
an important part in the late war
with Spain, will be sent by Sec
retary Long to New Orleans, and
will take part in the naval man
eovres. 1t is probable that other
ships will also be sent.
The 1--we stock department is
now receiving entries and a large
exhibit is assured. This depart
,nent embraces all stock, poultry
and pet stock to be found in this
section. A large building has
been assigned for the use of the
stock exhibit. Prizes will be a.
warded to the amount of $4,000 in
this department.
The Entertainment commit
tee. charged with the duties
of furnishing entertainment for
the public, are actively engag-
ed in perfecting these arrange
ments. The committee has plan
ned great number of open ali
games. embracing all games, and
all classes of athletic sports, bicy-
Gle races, sham battles and other
attractions. A bicycle parade will
be a feature of unusual interest
and will be participated in by nu-
merous bicycle riders in New Or
leans. Prizes are being offered
to secure a large attendance. A
night parade also with especial il
/ Illumination will be given.
The Midway feature which has
been placed under the experienced
directions of John Hopkins & Co
will embrace all the attraction
usually found in this department
of an exposition. Messrs. Hop
kins & Co. are the most experien
ced amusement managers in the
South and they have gone to {
great expense to secure up-to-datt
attractions. Among some of The
features may be mentioned the
famous hors se Jim Key. Thi;
horse Is one aof the most wonder
full anlmalsA in the world. HI
performs feats that no other horse
has done. Willie Christine, the
double ble-headedAwoman, who ha:
appeared before every crowned
head of Europe, hss been exhibit
ed in every exposition of any i'm
portance in the past ten years
will be IN the Midway. She is tht
only human being in existenc,
possessed of two heads. on on,
body. She is an unAsually brigh
and intelligent negress. Th,
Monk Bros. allied shoNs. togeth
er with a troop of Spanl.h b Guer
| illas. Turkish dancers and ariotl
other attractions of a like osaarac
ter will form part of the Midsyav
Newton H. Chittendon, kna WI
as s.Rain in the Face, is tho !
Midway attraction on h,
grounds, he having arrived On h,
Goth, instant, having left the i
/ fc Slope fourteen months ,
since which time his journey
lied HIM through many and Va
adventures. He attracted me
attention at the Columbian ES
lsition and those who saw m
lthen will be glad to renew his 20.