Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1898 — WISCONSIN’S JUBILEE. [ARTICLE]

WISCONSIN’S JUBILEE.

Carnival ’ln Celebration of Her Fiftieth Year of Statehood Opens In Milwaukee. Milwaukee, June 28, —A week of carnival in celebration of the golden jubilee of Wisconsin’s statehood was formally ushered in Monday-night. The opening ceremonies consisted of a grand reception at the Pabst theater presided over by Alvin P. Kletzseh, president of the Milwaukee Carnival association. Mayor David S. Rose delivered the address of welcome on behalf of the city and Gov. Edward Scofield spoke for tbe state. The principal address of the evening was that of Edward I\ Vilas, of this city, who spoke on “Fifty Years of Statehood.” Tne city presents a magnificent appearance, being lavishly decorated in the carnival colors, red. cream and olive combined with rej. white and blue. Immense arches adorf. the streets over which the different pageants will pass during the week. Many thousands of visitors arrived Monday and every incoming train swells the crowd. This afternoon tbe main feature of the celebration ) will be a military parade and the unveiling of the soldiers’monument dedicated to Wisconsin’s dead heroes of the civil war. In the evening there will be a grand prize bicycle parade. Wednesday will be taken up with a parade of the fire department and a floral pageant, and on Thursday tbe great industrial parade will be the feature, Friday will be the big day of the week, being given over to the historical pageant on which many thousands of dollars has been spent in preparing. The floats in this grand pageant will be descriptive of the legendary, exploration and settlement periods. The carnival ball will be held also on Friday. The week’s celebration will end with a

prize yacht regatta on Milwaukee bay and a grand display of fireworks descriptive of tbe battle of Manila. An interesting feature of the carnival will be an Indian village comprising 250 fullblood red men of tbe OTonah and Flambeau reservations. They will play lacrosse and give exhibitions of their different dances.