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ESI AHLiSHED i 384 Aims OPENINC. W Parade of the Gieat Car niral Was a Complete Success. PATRIOTIC DAY Was Celebrated bv Swarming Thousands of People from All Over the State. COMPLETE PROGRAM For Tomorrow Will Be One of the Best During Carnival—Pain’s Fireworks a Big Thing Tonight. Following is the program for this after noon : 2 n. in. —Trotting and running races at Central City Park by the Macon Driving Club. No. 1—2:45 trotting, $250; No. 2—2:24 pacing or trotting, <300; No. 3 —Running, %-niile lheat-R, 2 in 3, SIOO. 8 p. in. —Pain’s grand pyrotechnic repro duction of the battle of Manila at Central ’City park. Representing. Dewey's anihilation of the ■iM ' /AysV; TO’< /w . \ \v.■////. A' T" 4 --O TO?' ■ ■■' \ ’ s ■' C - kN'x- a \\TO V-. " ' * wwro '' 'F ; CLEM PHILLIPS, t h.arm.an Patriotic Day Committee. Spanish tut. the bombardment of Cavh.c. nil of wcLli sctn s are produced with a vividness i. at impresses the awfulness cf war . s nothing else could. It is a sight uo one should miss. It is worth a journey of Lundieus cf miles to view the grand due. of this wonderful pyrotechnic pre aentat.on of the greatest naval battle that was ever fought. Twenty-five thousand ptvple have wimesued it n.igLtiy with bat.d breath ar Manhattan fi &<s». TOM JKRO W’S PROG RAM. 11 a. m. —The Floral Parade. The Queen cl Flowers, Miss Alberta Coltman, attended by her maids of honor, will Lad the grand flora] parade. The queen will ride in a royal equipage, at tended by flower girls and outriders. The maids of honor will follow, two each in flower-decked victorias, each couple being escorted by two outriders. The parade will conclude with the bat tle cf flo.vers at Central City park, in which over COO young ladies, gentlemen and children will take part. 2 p. m. —Trotting and running races at Central City park. No. 4—2:40 pacing, $250; No. 5 —2:10 trotting, <350; No. 6—Running, one mile dash, $125. 8 p. m. —Pain’s Battle of Manila at the park. The day will be apuropriately closed with a grand floral ball. The ball room will be decorated especially for this event. Macon’s celebration of the passing of tbe seventy-fifth year since the town was founded was ushered in this morning un der the most glorious auspices. For a month past the people of Macon, and. in fact, the people of the whole state, have been in expectation of the opening of the Macon Diamond Jubilee Carnival. Much has been promised and every prom ise is going to be fulfilled. The morning broke grey and dull. Enough of a threatening in the heavy clouds to bring fear to the hearts of the early risers, but as the day came on old Sol won the victory and smiled. By the time the crowds began to arrive the t ty was bashed in sunshine and the decorations which had been going on all the night showed up to the very best ad vantage. Everyone was happy in antici pation and the utmost good feeling found expression everywhere. It is a great day for Mac-on and her peo ple extend a glad welcome to the visitors within her gates. arf mtrah rthar htrah rthar htrahtrarr All the incoming trains this morning were loaded with passengers coming to the carnival. The hotels are already full and the boarding houses are also beginning to Fil ■ H F3’ A/I : < / 1 T%T TVT fy l A4 r LTO I IVLrYLAJLS IN Hi W 'flu up and- by tomorrow night there will hardly be any vacant rooms in the city. Tbe Bureau of Information was kept very -busy yesterday morning and all today giving the vicltons the necesasry informa tiici as to boarding places. The two Car nivi.l Hotels will probably be full by- to night and by tomorrow rooms will be at a premium. It is said that the largest crowd which ha» ever been gathered to gether In Macon will be here tomorrow. Twenty-six new men have been put on the police force to help preserve order, as it is thou-zht that so large a crowd will be trart’ to handle. The men will only be kept on during the carnival. All of the policemen have been instructed lo keep a -»narp lookout for sharp ers apd to arrest every person su-spected. It is probable that the city will be full of them as they always flock 'to where the crowds go. It will 'be remembered that sev eral bold robberies were committed last ■year -during the carnival, and this year the policemen w'ill be on their guard. Thv King of the Carnival, with his es cort, arrived in the city this morning at 10 o'clock and at once repaired to the city hall, where the key of the city was pre sented to them by Mayor Price. The King came up Cotton avenue pre ceded by Card’s band, and on arriving in front *f the city hall the royal party dis mounted, and preceded up the steps of the -hall where they w-ere met by the mayor. Mayor Price and the city council w-ere formed in line at the head of the steps •L< \ 'W\ >to.t ? sxto tov / s*-' 7 ./\ •. MAYOR S. B. PRICE Has Turned Over Keys of the City and Now Entertains Other Mayors. and tbe king took position beside the may or, while his escorts, with drawn swords, stood guard on the steps. The Kings es cort was composed of the following gentle men: •Hon. Roland Ellis, Messrs. Jud Hill, Winship Cabaniss, Charlie Hall, Sam Dun lap. Lee Happ and Joe Preston. The mayor handed the key of the city, which is of missive aluminum ornameutel with the Carnival colors, cardinal and white. In presenting the key to the king he said: "As mayor of the city of Macon and as one of your majesty’s mo-st loyal subjects, I crave permission to deliver into yo>r t ands the key that opens the gates of the good city of Macon. The city and a!', con tained therein is thine for the time of pleasure iu its varied but harmless form. May your visit be fruitful, may you have safe return to your kingdom and may your days bs long upon the land.” Hon. Roland Ellis acted as spokesman for the king and assured the mayor that the key would be-in gcod hands. After the conclusion of this speech the royal party repaired with the mayor and council re paired to the council chamber where an exeelent lunch had 'been prepared for them. The Patriotic Parade v. as headed by Miss Columbia in a magnificent float, fehe was surrounded by her thirteen maids of honor representing the thirteen original spates. site * PRESIDENT E. A. WAXELBAUM, Chief Executive of the Carnival. Miss Columbia was represented by Miss Bessie Walker. Her maids of honor were Miss May Kennedy. Miss Louise Rogers. Miss Florence Glenn. Miss Cecile Cornell, Miss Addie Walker. Miss Clare Ripley. Miss Theo Tinsley, Miss Nancy Winchester. (Miss Marie Walker, Miss Louise Hazlehurst. Miss Margaret Callaway, Miss Irene 5S in ship. The float in which Miss Columbia and her maids of honor rode is by far the pret tiest ever seen in Macon. It is the equal of any ever shown at the Mardi Gras at New Orleans. It was a beautiful eight when the float passed in review before the King, who was stationed in front of the Chamber of Commerce with his escort. The float drew forth applause werever it passed along. Following the float of Miss Columbia came Uncle Sam in a carriage gorgeously decorated in the national colors, red white and blue. In the carriage with him were four maids representing the four recent' acquisitions —Cuba.Porto Rico. Luzerne Is lands and Hawaii. He was loudly cheered all along the line of march. After Uncle Sam came the beautiful float of the Knights of Pythias. The float represented all of the different ledges of MACON’NEWS TUESDAY OCTOBER u 1898. the city and was one of the prettiest in the parade. Next in the procession was c -the float cf the Georgia-Alabama Business College. In the float rode all of the young ladies of the college and following them were the young men of the college who marched on foot each wearing a cap with the letters G. and A. upon it. After this float came Congressman Bart lett and the mayor and council in car riages, with the president and executive committee of the Carnival Association. Next was the police department headed by Chief Boifeulllet and Lieutenants (Mur phey and Clarke. They made an excellent showing and received much applause, After the police came the Young Amer ica Fire Department No. 3. The old engine was pulled by two horses and all of the members followed in line. It was the most popular organization in the procession and they were greeted with round after round of applause. Following the Young America was the city fire department headed by Chief Jones. All of the engines, hook and ladder trucks and hose wagons were in splendid condi tion and made a most creditable showing. After the fire department came th* sani tary department. This department was represented by a beautiful float containing several pretty young ladies. On the float was the words “health” printed in large letters which showed off the health of the city. Following the float were the sani tary carts, twenty in number, each being driven by a negro dressed in the white duck uniform of the department. The showing made by this department was a most excellent one and the chief in spector deserves much credit. Next came the street force. Everything which was used on the streets was in the parade and in many instances the work men were building manholes and laying sewers on the floats' Foreman Christian has workedhard getting up his part of the parade and it attracted more attention than any of the other departments. He even had the big roller engine in the pa rade. The bicyclists, about twenty in number, headed by a trick rider from Field’s min strels, brought up the rear of the proces sion. Some of the wheels wer beautifully decorated as a hundred did not appear in line no prizes will be given. The parade was well arranged. Every thing passed off smoothly and those who were in charge are to be complimented on their excellent management. There was only one break in the parade and that was at the corner of Cherry and Third street where the trolley wires of the electric line were too low and had to be raised before the floats could pass under. Mr. Al G. Field, the popular minstrel man, was very kind to the Carnival people and tendered his band free of charge. He also allowed the use of his two Arabian ' h TREASURER MALLDRY TAYLOR. Who Holds the Bag for the Occasion. horses, which greatly added to the beauty of the parade. The King and his party left tb.e city when the parade was finished and they will not be seen again until the night of the Carnival ball. Patriotic Day has been a great day for Macon. The crowds that watched the pa rade was immense and Mr. Clem Phhiliip, the chairman of the day deserves much credit for his excellent management cf the affairs of the day. Tbe day will close with the performance of Field’s minstrels to night at the Academy of Music and the produetion of the Battle of Manila at Cen tral City park. The horse races began promptly at 2:30 o’clock this afterncn and will be kept up until dark. Some of the fastest horses in the country are here and the races are very exciting. Tomorrow is Floral Day. It will prob ably be tho greatest day of the .Carnival. The line of march has been made out and will cover every business street in the O' MR. ELLIS TALBOTT, Chairman of the Finance Committee. city. All of the traps which are to be in the parade will be beautifully decorated in different colors and will be arranged so as to show them to the best advantage. Chairman Freeman, of the Floral Day committee has made all arrangements for the parade which be given promptly at 11:30 o’cl.'ek. The parade will form at Tattnall square. There win be at least one hundred beau tifully decorated traps in the parade and in them will ride some of the most beauti ful women cf the South. The parade will tnd up in front of Jaques & Tinsley's store on Cherry street and from that point the queen will review the parade which will be nearly a mile in length. At the end of the review the pa rade will form in two columns and the great Battle of Roses will take place. After the Battle of Roses is over the pa rade will be dismissed. The horse races will occupy the after noon and in the evening the great Floral Ball will take place at the Macon Volun teers armory. It is proposed to make this Floral battle the greatest social event of the year and the hall has been beautifully decorated for the occasion. The ball will commence at 10 o’clo’ck p. m. The music will be fur nished by Card’s orchestra. The ball will be opened by the entrance of the Queen, who will be proceeded by eight flower girls and followed by her eight maids of honor and Miss 'Columbia with her thirteen maids. There will be a grand march to the throne and as soon as the Queen is seated upon her magnificent throne of flowers, there will be a fancy dance by the eight flower girls who have been trained specially for the occasion by Miss Gypsy Morris, of Atlanta, who has been here for \\\ x vTOWro' isjTttTssß 7 TWaTO 7 MR. GEORGE KETCHUM, Assistant Secretary and Public Comfort Committee. the past week. She has devoted much of her time to teaching the flower girls the dance, which is said to be very pretty. When the dance by the flower girls is over, there will be another fancy dance by the maids of honor which will be one of the most attractive features of the ball. A short program of dances will follow this and then will come the german. The german will be led by Mr. W. H. Ross, as sisted by Mr. Custis (Anderson. The ger man will be the main feature of the ball and will no doubt be witnessed by a large crowd who will not participate. The price of admission to the ball is $2 for a lady and gentleman, and s'.so for ladies. The parade will be formed as has been stated above a-t 11 o’clock, and Chairman Freeman says that he wants all of 'he carriages to be at the place of formation promptly at 10:30 so that there will be ample time for formation and getting thing in readiness. The fireworks tomorrow night will be great. . The production tonight will also be good but the management says that the production tomorrow night will be one of the best that the company has ever given and the people will miss a great treat if they fail to see: it. CITY OFFICIALS HERE. Large Number Came in th s Morning—En tertained by City. A large number of the city officials who were invited by Mayer Price have arrived f, . 'M.TO. \ ■TO I, w v SECRETARY MERRILL CALLOWAY. Also Member of Ball Committee. in the city. Seme came in last inght while others arrived this morning. Many others are yet to come. The doors of the city hall were thrown open this mcming and the visitors have been royally entertained during the day. Refreshments of all kinds have been ser ved to tbe guests. Another large party will arrive tonight and by tomorrow there will be at least fifty here. FLORAL PARADE. Place For the Formation Has Been Changed. The place of formation for the Floral parade has been changed from Orange street and Georgia avenue to Tattnall square. The reason of the change is because the place first selected is entirely too small. Another reason is because the people in tb*» section cf th? city where the parade will be formed will be given an opportua ; ity to witness the parade and w.ll, cf i course, decorate their houses. Z: airman Freeman requests that al! traps be on hand promptly at 10 o’clock so that the line can be formed. He says that tbe procession will move at 11 o’clock saarp and that the traps not on hand wiil be left out of the parade entirely. SEVENTEEN HUNDRED Children Present at the Living Flag Drill this Morn-ng. Tne Living Flag drill this , a great success. Fully 1,700 chhildren were : present and every one seemed deeply in terested in the exercises and they went through the different evolutions as well as i if they had been practicing them for a r month instead of two days. Tbe exercises will take place Friday i afternoon at 3 o’clock and in the opinion of those who have seen the children drill, the flag will be one of the greatest fea tures cf the Carnival. The children will form in a 'Confederate flag and by a series of evolutions the Confederate flag will be formed into a United States flag. Three songs will be sung by the children. Dixie, The Star Spangled Banner and America. The children have been prac : ticing the songs for the past week and all of them know the words. TEACHER ELECTED. Action of the Board of Educa tion Last Night. The Bcaid of Education laid its regular meeting at the office of the superintend ent laet night. Tee sesion was somewhat lengtny, but nothing of any 'importance was done with tbe exception of selecting & . t£ac * ltr io charge of the second di v -\'on cf the third year class at the South Maccn school. The c'ass was so* large that the board thought it necessary to divide it into sections. Miss May Kennedy, cuperuumary a: the ■Fort Hawkins school was elected to take I charge of the new division and Miss Annie Dunn was elected to fill the vacancy made by the promotion cf Miss Kennedy. * The report of Supt. Abbott in regard to the opening of the schools was read and received the approval of the board. The white schools and a large decrease in the ,\\A ■I lli/lIV7 W f . 111 j. Ww dWtTO! AO A i - // I' 1 1 ; ■ | A’: ‘ TO : w TO HON. ROLAND ELLIS. 'Chairman Entertainment Committee. white scholcs and a large decrease in the schools. The people of the Howard district offer the board a site 'of land cf it would erect a school house there. The offer was re ferred co a committee to act upon it. Tbe other business transacted was of a > routine nature. THE DIAMOND JUBILEE CARNI i VAL EDITION CF THE NEWS, CON- TAINING THE ONLY COMPLETE PROGRAM OF THE CARNIVAL.AND FULL CARNIVAL DIRECTORY’,TO GETHER WITH 104 I AGES DE- I SCRdPTIVE OF MACON.WILL BE ’ FOUND CN SALE AT THE FOL LOWING PLACES: BURR BROWN, 1 M’EVOY STATIONERY CO., J. VZ. BURKE CO.. MALLORY TAYLOR’S DRUG STORE. GOODWWN S DRUG STORE. SOL. HOGE’S DRUG STORE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HOTEL LANIER. BROWN HOUSE, CLEM PHILLIPS, H. J. LAMAR. The Diamond Jubilee Will be the inspiration for many public and private social functions that prompts us to remind you of Our Full-dress Suits Our Full-dress Shirts Our Full-dress Gloves Our Full-dress Neckwear. This store is authority on all questions of men’s dress. Appear in good form. Consult us. You’ll be conspicuous if the least detail is awry. _ - wiiiiib miiTimmTiii'i'ttJ'R 1 1. 1 PRICE NREt CENTS w u COMMISSIONERS □MOT ACREE Spaniarcs Have Asked Their Government for Fresh Instructions. COMPLETE IT WHIAHCE, Says One Report to the London Press—Americans Stand Pat on Their Demands. By Associated Press. Madrid, Oct. 11—A semi-official corres pondence today says that “well-informed circles assert that the peace negotiations are not proceeding satisfactorily. “Senor Montero has written -asking for new instructions to enable him to com.’ to agreement with the American commis sioners. His letters have been read at the cabinet meetings and the ministers have agreed upon the terms of the new instruc tors which will be sent tomorrow. The minister has expressed the opinion that probably the Philippine question will not be discussed as the Americans are also waiting for instructions. “The minister of war, Correa, has re ceived a dispatch from Rios, ‘the Spanish commander at the Philippines announcing another victory in Visyes island over the insurgents from the island of Luzon, who it is said have lost 122 men killed’ and many wounded besides losing all tae guns several cannons and a quantity of ammu nition. “Rios considers that the rebellion in \ isyas is ended and asserts that the na tives do not respond to the appeals of the insurgents.” AT VARIANCE. Two Peace Commissions Cannot > Agreement. x Tss ' By Associated Pres«s. London, Oct. 11.—A dispatch to the Hx-~ change Telegram Company from Paris says the Lnited States and Spanish peace com missioners are at entire variance regarding the disposition of the Philippine Islands, and have referred the matter to their re spective governments. FIELD’S MINSTRELS Gave a Most Excellent Performance at the Academy. Field’s minstrels opened the Academy of Muaic fcr t.ne season with the best perfor mance of the kind ever seen in the city. The program opened with a pretty scene and most excellent music. Fan Quinlan, the popular interlocutor, and Tommy Don nelly elicited the applause in this art, though all the voices were good and the numbers rendered to perfection. George Hansell, a marvelous male soprano, was perhaps the wonder of the evening, in the sextette from Lucia di Lammermoor. Field’s absurdity, “in Cuba,” being an incident of the Rough Riders’ campaign, was up-to-date and well done, and the specialties that followed were all excel Jen. The final pantomime o’- shadowgraph, “Gone to the Moon,” is amusing, and an appreciable change from the usual close. The performance will be repeated to night. • Tickets for the races for sale ar C'eru Phillips’, Lamar, Cheatham & Co.’s, and Brown House Pharmacy. Carnival signs by Lingo. 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