The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-26

four troops from Jefferson barracks and
two troops from Fort Riley.
Artillery-Two batteries, mountain and
siege, from Fort Leavepworths and two
batteries of field artillery from Fort Riley.
The artillery from Leavenworth will con-
sist of ten guns, four caissons for the siege
guns, one battery and one store wagon. The
artillery from Fort Riley will have twelve
pieces and twelve caissons.
Engineers-First Battalion, four compa-
MES from Fort Leavenworth.
Under this assignment of United States
troops there will be in the parade nine
battalions, four companies each of infantry,
three squadrons of cavalry, two with with
four troops each and one with two troops,
and one battlion of artillery and one bat
talon of engineers.
Governor Benjamin B. Odell, of New
York, has consented to act as marshal of
the State militia on parade. Other Gov
errors will ride at the head of their troops.
The United States naval contingent from
the monitor Arkansas will be given con-
spicuous place I'm the line.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
The second day of the celebration brings
matte corps. Every government repre-
sented at Washington will have transferred
it's headquarters for three days from the
National Capital to st. Louis. Arrange
ments have been completed for entertain
ing the corps in sumptuous style at the
Planters Hotel, where two whole floors
have been reserved for them. Many of the
diplomats will be accompanied by their
wives. Carriages for their participation in
the parade have been selected with special
care. Each vehicle will be marked with a
small silken flag Of the country the occu-
pants represent so that the spectator on
the sidewalks may recognize at a glance
the gold-splashed dignitary on the seat.
Seats have been reserved for them on each
side of the Presidents rostrum on the
the grand stand in the Liberal Arts build
ing and on the reviewing stand in the
grand court of the exposition.
AT 1880 a. m. the second day of the cele-
bration, the members of the diplomatic
corps, the representatives of foreign gov
| ernments to the exposition and other Off
| cial guests will assemble at the st. Louis
Club and be conducted from that point
| under military escort to the Liberal Arts
building. A luncheon will be served in the
| Administration building. At noon the
assembly will be called to order by Corwin
H. Spencer, first vice president of the ex-
| position and the chairman of the commit
| tee on ceremonies.
The Rev. Carl Swenson will pronounce
! the invocation. Former United States
Senator John M. Thurston, member of the
| Worlds Fair National Commission, will
be introduced as the president of the day.
David r. Francis. president of the exposi-
ton. will extend greetings to the repre-
| sentatives of foreign governments to the
Universal Exposition of 1904 The French
ambassador will make an address. After
the Hallelujah chorus from 1.-The Messiah -
| the Spanish minister will speak Reverend
Samuel ]. Niccolls. of st. Louis, will de-
liver the benediction. A centennial salute
of 100 guns concludes the programme.
| The Pains have prepared the greatest ex-
hibition of day fireworks ever shown for
the afternoon Of this day, following the
exercises In the Liberal Arts Several car
loads of japanese day pyrotechnics have
been received by way of San Francisco
| AS the Pains intend to use this occasion
| to introduce the day fireworks into Amer
/ lea on the scale used in Japan and other
Oriental countries, the programme will
continue I'D to the hour of the second dis
| play of night pyrotechnics. The second
| programme includes forty-four numbers. II
will not last as long as the display on the
first night. owing to a reception to the dip.
lomatic corps which the exposition direct
crate intends TO give at the ST. Louis Club
that evening. Features of the second pyro.
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fire of the Cabildo, the building at New
Orleans in which the actual transfer OF
the Louisiana Territory was made by the
agents of France to the agents of the
United States; reproduction Of the frs
government house in st. Louis. Thous
ands of bombs and rockets will be dis
charged on these nights. Portraits of tn.
President Of the United States, some o.
the distinguished guests and the exposl
tions officials will be shown on the sam,
night
STATE DAY.
State day is the last of the trinity O.
| exciting days of the dedication period a
great civic parade of nearly 100000 person.
win traverse the course of the militar,
pageant. 1t Is under the grand marshall
ship Of f. ]. Spencer and will be replet,
with historic interests Expensive float.
depicting the earlier days OF the Louis
lana domain. Indians and trappers an,
other pictures of the life of the period ar,
being secretly prepared by the promoters
All OF the commercial bodies OF the city viii
participate. Many extravagantly decora
ted vehicles will be piloted in the process
sion.
After this parade has been reviewed b,
the visiting Governors Of States on tn,
exposition grand stand, the audience VA