Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-05-26
THE PEACE JUBILEE.
The Great Demonstration at Wash
ington Opens Auspiciously.
RAIN THREATENS TO SPOIL THE DAY.
The Skies Soon Clear, However, and
the Big Parade Takes Place
Marchers Cheer President, Gen.
Wheeler and Others.

Washington, May 24.-Washington's
peace jubilee was inaugurated at sun
rise Tuesday by national salute OF 10
guns from the Dolphin, anchored OH
the navy yard, and by the chime of
bells and sound of steam whistles all
over the city. The day was declared
half holiday in the departments and
the employees of nearly all the bureaus
were released at noon, the hour being
marked by salute of As guns.
The day, which opened bright and
promising. became heavily overcast at
noon and the guns had scarcely finished
the national salute before there was
downpour of rain that plastered the
bunting decorations fiat against the
house fronts, and the crowds, which had
just begun to gather on the streets,
hurriedly sought shelter.
The Skies Clear.
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 i'll 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
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.
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
inent 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.
Cheered by the Marchers.
The president and Secretaries Hay
and Gage, who stood on a small plat
form jutting from the stand, We're re-
peatedly and unanimously applauded
as they uncovered each time the Ameri-
can colors trooped by. Gen. Wheeler
was accorded the largest demonstra-
ton. In full uniform he rode in car
riage. He was everywhere cheered. AS
he reached the reviewing stand he arose
and saluted the president. The people
went wild. Another interesting and
significant incident was the cheering
of Sousa's new march. Hands Across
| the Sea-" One of the bands struck up
this stirring air as the reviewing stand
was reached, The applause which
greeted it was started by the diplomats,
spread through the stand and broke in
a roar of cheers along the whole length
of the court of honor. The parade was
three-quarters of an hour passing the
reviewing party.
| Great Pyrotechnic Display.
Probably $4,000 people went to the
white lot at night to view the magnifi-
cent display of fireworks, which in
cluded realistic reproduction of the
battle of Manila, portraits of President
Mckinley, Admiral Dewey and of 9TH
er notable characters of the war Pres
ident and Mrs. Mckinley and most OF
the members of the cabinet, with the
ladies of the families, occupied vantage
seats, and were interested spectators
Of the exhibition.
There were many special electrical
devices on business houses, while the
court of honor, stretching along Penn,
sylvania avenue, in front of the Presi
dents house, formed an object of much
interest to thousands of spectators
The great centerpieces were handsome
ly illuminated and decorated. as was
also the grand stand, from which the
president and his cabinet viewed the
parade in the day.
FERRY BOAT DISASTER.