The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
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~ Mes & any ancre6sloss dtnksens
= IT tbs city ~ any sceptfcAi and
asvtosy cafsen If ok6er conssssa&tes.
9Nko deasdks himself wiM Me notion
Maf tie consdag cslebrsfton # tie
Eos,fh Of Jsly n Seattle wiu b any
Ting bat : great md s5iafag sac
eess, h Is mistaken.
Standing non # tie hsa6 IT III
Giles n 6eSrsd nortabsa. and des-
Ased b. : h4sey fsfsr 10 : larger
metropolitan srowM Seattle CANNOT
and 1,M not afford to Do things BY
halves. 4 Is TITS spirit that las
Aa6nsated subscribers to tie money
find and siven strength and assured
ssccess to tie efforts Of these bio
bspe h charge tie preliminary o'ena.
m order that the Dsople ef othsr caeiss
and sections Of the state may Join IN
Che cessbratien and enjoy thu many snsss-
ta1nmsnts prepared FOR them. arrange
usents ars bslnG perfected for half.rats
faro on ali railroad and steamboat lines en-
tsring the city. the tickets 70 b goed for
several days before and after the celebTa-
tinn. visiscrs may tins. u they care t. 90
%, make themselves comfortable and avoid
the rush Of ehort holiday. The cetebrA-
eton 10 being advertised BY postefs ana
otherwise throughout the state. and every
thing points 10 the pouring OF large
crowd into the city. Arrangements are be-
fne made to have guides stationed at the
principal csntess. who VIII direct sfranGers
70 paints they may wish 70 locate and In
form them ~ 10 the days events. This. In
addition TO the of1caal programme. which
win b circulated In = way to roach the
lasgest number Of people.
While all the details Of the programme
have not ret bean determined. ~ they
couad not be thus early. enough ID known
for the committee 10 announce positively
that e viii excel In attractive features
anything ever attempted In tho North
west Both BY day and night there viii b
somsthing gazing on IT ali hours 70 arouse
The pAtftous Instincts. to entertain the
fancy and to Astonish the xaxe.
In gsasrai way there viii b included
IN imposing ana novel parade. osrs-
msuies and eratory appropriate 70 the day.
attyaottve music, handsome and striking
Aecoratioas. athletic games and sDefts Of
III kinds on lana and water. and the day
20 wind up wtth4A brilliant display OF Are
works thaf will atons fsDay tAs SPECTATOR
oor any time and trouble lest
Advices have been resolved In the city
erom Secretary of the Navy Lone to the
effect that the hattlsship Iowa win b
hare on the eocAsion. and the opportunity
win - afforded 20 sse the brave sailor lads
who ala such. heroic duty . year ago In
front OF Santiago Dc Cuba With the ex-
csption Of . small detachment sent to Ia
oosna- the larger part Of the oficers-and
crew viii b IN Seattle. and no one can
doubt the loyal Welcome they win meet at
The hands Of the Thousands assembled here.
Unolo Sam WIZ also be represented by de-
sachments from his other vessels lying In
ana near this harbof.
Games and Sports.
Chairman Ambrose OF the committee on
athletics. nays he has hia programme oom-
plete axrept for details that can only he
prepared later. The various events an
bounced viii coma on without fail and the
day will Be one TO mark an epoch In the
record of sporting events On the Pacific
coast. BEGINNING about $50 q m. at Pso-
neef square. there win Be the following
contests: Three-iesged race. wheelbarrew
race. boys sack race nsty-yard dash Cor
girls. same for boys undcr H. msn's sack
race. catching CREASED pig. pse-easing con-
test. rope climbing newshoSs' tug-cf-war.
shinxis weaving contest and messenger
boys race From two 10 three cash pr!aes
viii be given In all these events. and they
Will all be contested The messenger boys
race win be . genuine test Of the speed
and accuracy of tho contestants. each one
beng Utvsn a message for delivery In the
city and The p~sxe awarded 10 the ono who