Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-30
THE DEDICATION.
Program for the Coming Ex-
ercises at St. Louis.
Three-Day Ceremonies With the
President Leading.
One of the Greatest Gatherings of Dig
nitaries Ever Known.

81. nIouIS, APP IL SttiutN Va piiN
hundred guns will announce to the
world, at noon, April 80, the close; of
the first century of an inland empire
that Napoleon sold for a song. Seldom
in the official life of great Democratic
ration will the pomp and pageantry. of
monarchy have been so overshadOwed
as at the dedication of the international
exposition to commemorate that event.
One of the most impressive military
g oectacles of peaceful times will sweep
through the metropolis of the Louisiana
domain-a glittering display of Amer
lean arms and the man, at the zenith
of the Republics power.
Kings, emperors and potentates send
their ambassadors to swell the homage
of this people to the genius that, by
bloodless conquest gave to the country
a territory one third the size of, all
Europe.
For the first time in the history of
| the government, the entire diplomatic
corps leaves the capital on a special
train to travel into the heart of the ma
| ton.
The presence of the President of the
! United States, his cabinet. Congress
and the supreme court, at the head of
the armed column, is intended to SYM
boliZa q government by the people and
its achievements.
Orders have been issued by the war
| departments to mobilize in the vast
buildings of the exposition 1000 battle
SCARED regulars. The powerful mon
| itor, Arkansas, is ascending the his
| toric river once claimed by De Sofa
in the name of his Spanish sovereign.
Governors of states are picking their
crack militia regiments for a brave
show Ten thousand stalwart types of
the Mr. Volunteer of the future are
furnishing their weapons for this day
of dignitaries.
| Through all these preparations runs
the quickened spirit of newer largo
sizes of commerce." the dawn of yet
undreamed wonders of science and
coming triumphs of civilization.
| The universal exposition is the
mouthpiece of this vague unrest; its
christening. with glory of military pam
oply, stately ceremony and reign of fire
by night. is the opening page of the
fairy book. W. - d.
| mat the national government might
he interpreted as stamping it's approx
| al on an enterprise that has cost it
more than six millions of dollars, Ma
! ior- General Henry c. Corbin will mar
shall the parade from it's starting point
in St. Louis to the palaces of the Ivory
City.
Estimates by the passenger depart
ments of 20 railways converging at
st. Louis, indicate the attendance at
the dedication of 100000 to 100000 Wis
| ipJu nOintS in Missouri
Illinois. Iowa, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
| Arrangements for transporting the
| 100000 persons who are expected to
view the parade and the dedicatory re-
view on the exposition grounds, present
a schedule of Is seconds between the
delivery of visitors at the gates of the
exposition.
This work has been undertaken by
the street railway system. Loops con-
structed especially for the dedication
have been laid at the entrances, of
which there are eight, disposed at vari-
Gus points on every side of the world
fair site. in order to avoid congestion.
Three days will be crowded with in
cident. National day falls on April 80.
The President dedicates the worlds
fair. International day follows on
May 1. Addresses by the French and
Spanish ambassadors and a reception
to the diplomatic corps are the feat
ures.
State day. May 2. concludes the Gel
ebration. Governor Benjamin b. Odell
of New York and Governor A. M. Dock
cry Of Missouri make addresses; a
great civic procession moves over the
route of the military parade and the
corner stones of state buildings are
laid.
Dedication night and the evening of
May l. the Pains will monopolize the
heavens. Their display of pyrOtech-
MICS, under their contract with the ex-
position, calls for the explosion of
S55,00o in burning powder. Leo Ste
vens the Stanleys of London, the Bald
| win brothers will manipulate seven
mammoth gas balloons at great al
| titude, where the most startling fire.
works exhibition is to be given.
The monitor Arkansas. herald of the
coming dedication. will anchor on the
river front of ST. Louis. April 26. lying
| there until after the last day of the
dedication. The largest war vessel
| that ever assembled to the worlds fair
| city will be visited by thousands of
persons who have not seen one of the
fighting navy. The blue jackets and
marines aboard will take part in the
military pageant.
Several days before the dedication,
United States troops and State militia
will begin arriving from various posts
and cities, to take up their quarters in
the exposition buildings. Provisions
for housing 10000 have been made.
The exposition pays the transportation
and the rations, which will be served
hot.
President Roosevelt arrives the night
preceding dedication. He has promised
to speak at the choral entertainment
for raising funds to build a monument
to General Franz Seigel. The Presi-
dent will be entertained while in the
city by President Francis of the ex-
position.
At 10 o'clock the morning of dedi-
cation day. the freedom of the city will
he rendered to President Roosevelt by