The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15

Light and Railroad Companies general offices and the county court house.
 Promptly at the appointed hour, 1:S0 p. m.. today. the shrill sounds of steam whistles in the river will be heard and quickly thereafter booming of cannon firing the royal salute. The whistling and firing of heavy guns will be the signal to the anxious people of the City of Joy that His Royal Highness, Felix III, Elm peror of the City of Joy Is awaiting the reception suited to so great and glorious monarch.
 Nor will he be disappointed at the greet ing accorded him. Thousands of his faith full subjects throughout tn length and breadth of the land will have assembled on the wharves to give him welcome and the shouts from the throats of the vast throng will be taken up and carried on and on into the heart of the city. and the faithful will pour out in countless num- bers to do honor to the grand and good ruler.
 Hon. Charles E. Mclean, Governor of the Province of Mobile with his body guard and the City Fathers, General Chairman Col. A. S. Lyons and his aides of the Committee of Mirth and Merri' ment. the Imperial Band of fifty pieces. the Royal Artillery and the National Guardsmen, Red Men and Woodmen of the World in uniforms. will be present and the welcome at the Imperial landing place where the imperial yacht makes fast, brief as it it. will prove sufficient temporarily.
 Soon the procession VIII form and the march to the grand Square de Bienvill. be made Here the golden gates will be unlocked and the keys to the Imperial City given into the keeping of His Inn perial Majesty. Immediately after ex- pressing his gratitude at the most cor dial and loyal welcome accorded him and giving vent to his feelings at the gorgeousness of the decorations to be seen everywhere. the Imperial edict will be read, declaring that for a period of two days and until midnight of the sec ond day, Joy and Mirth shall prevail His Imperial Majesty will retire for a season into his palace. there to remain until the shades of evening when he will so he declares, witness the first of the series of parades In his honor and immediately thereafter name his queen and crown her in the presence of his faithful subjects in the grand ball room of the palace of Total Abstinence.
 Everywhere, on the streets, on galleries in the public places, the crowds will be gathered. jostling each other good ns- turedly and following the mandates of the Emperor to be merry while they may for the season of solemnity they well know. is close at hand. Hundreds Of maskers will! be seen on the streets, many in grotesque garbs. others in fantastic at- tire, while many wearing magnificent costumes
 Never before in the history of the City of Joy and MIrth has there been seen such gorgeous decorations The business people seemed to vie with each other In the lavish display of bunting and carnival colors. But the grandest sight of all is the illumination. Visitors from the larg- est cities of the East and North declare they were as grand as any witnessed at the festivals in their homes and far ex- eeedlng anything they had hoped for. Night has been transformed into day and Q, on all sides arches and strings of electric nshts or varied hues, together with man. m3ln oeslsns and arc nKhts heighten the