Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1898 — A GRAND SCENE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A GRAND SCENE.

Illuminated Historical Pageant at Milwaukee I* Viewed by Delighted Thousand*. Milwaukee, July 2. —The crowning event of Milwaukee’s carnival in celebration of Wisconsin’s 50 years of statehood took place Friday night when the great illuminated historical pageant moved through the principal streets of the city. It was the most beautiful spectacle ever witnessed in the northwest. The floats numbered 20, costing SI,OOO each and were divided into four divisions, representing legendary, exploration, territorial and statehood periods. Mounted police, Clauder’s military band, Chief Marshal Col. Harry S. Fuller and staff and a detachment of the Light Horse squadron led the parade. The first float of the legendary period represented the arrival of the king of the ! Moundbuilders —Rex, costumed as Montezuma surrounded by Axtec nobles and chieftains. Other floats in this division were descriptive of, “Spirit of the Wilderness,” “The Gift j of the Peace Pipe,” “The Home of the [ Gnomes,” and “The Pursuit of the Red Swan.*’ Then came the period of exploration group of floats headed by Jesuit and chevalier explorers—a flotilla of four canoes followed by other typical scenes. The territorial period was introduced by beautiful floats descriptive of the arrival of Gov. Henry Dodge mounted on a steed. The scenes in this group were typical of early day annals. The last division or period of statehood described Columbia presenting charter of state to a white child representing Wisconsin, was! followed by floats showing' the great |

advancement up to the present time. The historical pageant was followed by a grand ball in the handsome new f 1,000,000 public library and museum building, which was attended by fully 7,000.

AN INFORMAL. REVIEW OF THE CUBAN TROOPS BY GENERAL SHAFTER. From a Sketch Drawn During the Review by One of the New York Herald’s Special Artists in Cuba.