Arizona republican., 1899-12-05
CIVIC AND MILITARY PARADE.
The Opening Demonstration of the
 Great Carnival.

The first demonstration of the Phoe- nix Indian and cowboy carnival took place at Il o'clock yesterday morning when the great civic and military pa rade formed. The details of the pa rade were so well planned that not single hitch took place to detract from the chief event of the carnival week. It was the greatest pageant ever wit messed in Phoenix, and persons who came thousands of miles to see it are congratulating themselves that they did so, and they were the first to show their appreciation. Perhaps in no city in the United States has the equal Of this parade been seen. It presented ai- most every phase of life in the south west. From the culture and beauty of society to the lowest wikiup of the In- dian the pageant drew its representa- tives; from the water holes in tire mountains the cowboys came to take their part, and the members of the famous regiment of Rough Riders, whom peace had sent to distant camps and ranches. came to the city and con- and ranches, came to the city and contributed to the attractiveness of the military division of the parade.
 The walks and streets were crowded with people and a great mass of hu- man beings was never handled with such ease as this one. There was no platoon of police, no mounted officers dashing angrily into the excited crowd to press people back beyond the lines of the parade. There was scarcely any work for the officers. Deputy Sheriff Moore rode up and down the line on Washington street as the pa rade was passing, and on either side the line of people did not trespass be- yond the point designated by the otfi- cers All along the line of parade this remarkable discipline was shown, as if ! each one was afraid he might commit some act that would detract from the success to the parade.
 | The roofs of the building contained hundreds of people, every window was 1 human sardeen. Space upon second- story verandas sold at a premium early 1 in the day. The reviewing stand which takes up the entire length of the city hall plaza. contained over 1000 people. 1 Governor Murphy and his staff and Mayor Gang and the members of the city council occupied seats in the re- viewing stand. Farther down Wash ington street the court house officials viewed the parade from the stand in front of the court house plaza. The streets were crowded the entire length of the course of the parade. and twen- ty-five blocks were traversed.
 There was a chance for the kodac artist which comes but once in a life time and he took advantage of it. | Thousands of views were taken by home people and visitors, and the In dians, who are usually opposed to having their pictures taken, were too excited to notice the presence of the lIodac fiend. Hundreds of Indian maid ems who for years have escaped this objectionable rascal, faced a kodac yesterday and apparently never saw
 the man who held it or the kodac either. The Indians came to town in herds early in the morning, and these from the outside arrived several days ago. The day was half theirs and the cowboys had to fight for their half.
 Mir. s. M. McCowan, the director
 general, rode at the head of the pa
 rade and J. w. Benham, the grand marshal, followed. Both were hand someIy mounted, and each wore a sash of carnival colors. MT. McCowan wore his accustomed cowboy hat, and Mir.
 Benham wore a great Mexican som-
 brero. The Indian school band fol- lowed the leaders and furnished tho music for the military division. Major
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