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Show 'OVER THE WIRES I Commencement of (he Festivities Festivi-ties in Hew York. IN IIIIMIK OK (OiiU.ll.fS. ' Kevs ion Veneioeli CooGtms tlo Report of Crespo's Ylclory. At iil.ti noLiiirn'n nivuTiitnr A t barge Aaalntl leara I'ollllflan -Mark ar Paper Illuming alierl. k -Vtatir apraki. Nkw York, Oct. 8. Tha week ot celebration lu honor ot the 400th annl-rcriaty annl-rcriaty cf the dlicorory ol America by Columbua begin here today. In anticipation of lha ivtnta In connection connec-tion with II, tha clly liai been decor, atiil ainercr In foro. Aloug Ilrondway from the Iltttery lo Harlem anl on Ilia moat rain ir ittee It icarcily a bttak In lha iltelchii of bunting. Today rellilcui txercltr ara held In commtinoratton of tho urentttiall thaJewlth churchri, many of them helni: rery citrrailvaaid beaullfnL Tomoiruw tha OhiKtltn churrhei will commtmortto the avint. On Monday there will ba a t arada of 4u0U lehnol thli Iran, public, n.chlal and tlrate, and lullan lwrt:m tli gorerntnenl ichoot, lu tho erning the lltooklyn til lt.e will lw lllurulu-attd, lllurulu-attd, OnTuttday tUrawlll bo a naval a. raly with wanhlpa from all tha great inaral nwer, f.llowed by lha twill trana ntlantla lloere, merchantmen aud itcnn yachlt. In the avculug Ihita will be a atuiicndtiui illaplny uf lire worki front Itrooklyn btldgi, WadneMliy, II o aniilrerairy Unj, wllllulnaUTurilaJ with tha booming uf cannon followid by a military anil civic tirade In which it li txcted that lim.ixw tienou will laka rt. Then tha Columbua monument will be dedicated. Intbaavening there will ba a gorgcoui igeaat. |
