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SEASONBathing Beach a Feature.caw ranOPENS SATURDAYHWlTHMany Improvements Have Been Made•vand the New Management Prom=There is not from one end of the Atlantic coast to the other or from Atlantic City to San Francisco a finer bathing beach than the one found at Cedar Point. It i-5 a stretch of pure, dean sand to any depth the swimmer desires, without obstruction and without the danger to , bathers found at ocean resorts. There is no undertow at Cedar Point and no danger to bathers •who are careful not to go beyond their depth. This, however, ,is to easily avoided that there is really no danger; from that standpoint.1 he bathing beach is going ro prove one of the biggest attractions at the resort this year. The water apparatus for the enjoyment: of bather* k to be much improved this season. Wafer trapeze, rafls, spring boards and other contrivances are to be arranged for the pleasure of bathers. One of these features is a long cable swing that will be worth a bath itself. From inshore it will sw iug the ba*hers out 50 feet over the water. There Will be attendants at both ends to catch the bathers and guard against any slight mishaps that might otherwise occur to thoughtless persons.The bath houses have been thoroughly i renovated and 3,000 new bathing suit's I provided for the use of bathers. ;LeCedar Point Official Staff.miex.ises the Best Year in the History of the Resort.Guy and beautiful Cedar Point, themost popular summer resort on LakeEric, the one place of recreation tothousands upon thousands of pleasureloving people throughout the state, willopen for the summer of gaiety next Saturday.Uuder a new management, umanagement- endowed with progressive and modem ideas in providing for the comfort and amusement of the pleasure loving public, the Point promises this year to extend its fame and close the mostprosperous year in its history.Since G. A. Boeekling, the president aud manager of the new company, has taken things in hand no stone hits been left unturned, no expense spared to add to the beauty and attractiveness of thebeautiful lake icsort. Landscape gardeners, carpenters, painters, decorators -in fact a whole army of men have been at work the past three mouths preparing the resort for the season which opens Saturday evening-,The transformation is beautiful to behold and will delight the many visitors this season and for many to come. The dead trees and under brush that has made the grounds about the resort an eyesore have bceu removed, many trees that were in danger of blowing-down taken out, many of the sand hills leveled down aud resoddcd aud the entire grounds given an inviting and pleasant appearance. Swings are to be erected throughout the place, aud in fact every convenience added to make them a place of pleasure and recreation.Of the management at Cedar Pointthis year very little of a personal nature need be said. Results w ill speak best. Mr. Boeekling, the president mid manager, is a thorough gentleman, who undi rslauds, trom years of experience, the art of pleasing and amusing the public. He came to Sandusky to give ihe petrous of the Point a summer resort, aud from the plans under wav lie will, m the cud, make it one of the finest and best known In the country within a few years. The location is of the very best, the climate and grounds adapted to the idea and the public ready to occupy it. Mr. BoecMing intends to prepare it for the public.Mr. Boeekling has engaged for Cedar| Point this year an able corps of assist-! iints, -■ A special police force of 12 men have been engaged who will see that perfectonlvr Is maintained a*t all times. All employes are to be iu uniform and any discourtesy on their part should be reported to the management.General Offices.Mr. Boeekling has handsomely fitted up a suite of rooms off the balcony in the pavilion to be used -is tho general oilict-s of the company. His oifioc is there as will also be that of his assistant. manager, Mr. Benedict. Arrangements j have also been made for members of the I press and others having business with rhis management.; ablt; 1, Foitll-4,Ipro5j on. j tha ! buti C[ uiat jsup; I beii thn1The Paviliort Improvements.The pavilion has shared in the general improvements. They were needed llud it will be welcomed by all who visit it. The v hole interior has been profusely and beautitully decorated with the flags of nations’ bunting,and best of all, the national colors of our own nation predominate. It is war lima with the nation and wartime decorations prevail throughout tire pavilion. Old Glory” and the lone star flag” of Cuba art: beautifully grouped about the interior with the lings of other nations, bunting and Japanese lanterns and festoons, all in the national colore cover whafc has in previous years been nothiug but bare walls and poorly painted woodwork. On the ends of the hull iu the ►gallery on each side is a large bronze eagle set mat buck ground of red. On the maiu floor there has bceu painted on canvas beautiful country scenes by the noted Hcene aitist Armbiu-fcfcor.The Stage.This brings cue lo tlie stage. Here the improvement is exceptionally fine and xvherc it was most needed. In the first place the stage lias been enlarged (o accommodate any big opera company or other indoor stage attraction on Ike road.It was done by hiking out the dressing rooms and plating them under the stage where they belong. In doing this five large, com for table and wall lighted dressing rooms have been provided for the performers. Mr. Boeekling states that there are no finer accommodations for performers at any snuimei resort theateriiL.th.F~fnuntry and ho ls certainly justified in saying so, for they are indeedLyingfine.An entire new set of scenery has been constructed for the stage. It embracesforest and mountain scenes, views of city streets and all the indoor stage scenery. Six large drop curtains have also been added to the stage scenery.The Drop Curtain.The main enrfcam is si beautiful creation from the brash of Mr. Armbnrster, of the famous scenic painters, Arm-hurster Sons of Columbus. The scene is entitled The Fall of the Rhine.” The view is grand in its magnificence and the execution of the work.It is located on the famous river Rhine near Schauffliauseu, Germany and presents a ragged mountain view with the Rhine falling over a low eminence between tho towering mountains, on tops of sovoral arc seen the remants of old feudal days in Germany, the strongholds of German barons aud counts. It is a beautiful and well executed work aud is, without doubt, the finest drop curtain in a summer resort theater in Ohio.Reserved Seats.Mr. Boeekling has provided for those patrons of tho pavilion who do not care to sit at tables/ Two hundred and fifteen Opera chairs have been placed inthe hall. They are to be reserved seats j plosion aboard of her and she and usheis will he iu attendance to es*' cort all patrons to the proper chairs.The Band.Too much cannot bo said of the baud aud orchestra. The personnel is about the same as last year and it is safe to say that tho music discoursed there will be of the very finest. The members of the baud are all profession li players andmore DestroyedBy An Explosion.IDispatch Says ShatMacabulosno.Ma-LONDON, May 27,-TJie Daily Telegraph has ;nila dispatch saying that the Baltimore was wrecked by an ex-is now lying in the mud at Macabulosno,x\atandOff.thewell known to the music loving public,Concerts will be given every afternoon aud evening preceding the perform-ances.The Pavilion Attractions.The class of attractions hooked for t is a bright, lively sketch i'ull of hie andLETTERA messenger was then sent to the secretary of state, Mr. Day, who also refused to permit the forwarding of this Utt‘Araerican message from Indenend-IICedar Point this year, will as a whole exceed by far anything ever presented there. Two or three opera companies are already engaged and if possible others will also be sccarecl. The vaudeville specialties to be presented are of a higher order Lima than over and promise a clean and wholesome entertainment every week. The change in performance will be made every s\ eek and there will be no return engagements.full and has added much to the fame of this quartette.The Monroe sisters, petit sonbrcttes in a ringing ami dancing sketch are well j known on tho New York vaudeville stage aud have made a uamo for themselves as the champion buck dancers ofthe world.Jrancclli and Lewis, operatic sfoirs, formerly of the Little Tycoon aud Columbia Opera companies in a beautiful operatic sketch will provide all with ai It Was Sent From Philadelphia By Universal Peace Union Cranks to the Nation’s Enemies.^ . . — r ~ ~ ** iuu tvThere are so many high class vaudeville j wholesome bib of humor aud pretty specialties on the road that Manager Boeekling does not believe it necessary to book any one of them a second time during the season. The performances will be given every day iu the week aud tv ico a day, iu the afternoon and evening.The attractions for the opening weekoperatic songs.Edna Bassett Marshall, known on the eastern vaudeville stage es The Sweet Singer,” will introduce the latest war songs.” Tuesday, on soldiers day,” when the veterans of the home arePhiladelphia, May 26.—There was an outburst, of popular indignation this afternoon caused by the discovery that the Universal Peace union which is permitted by the city to occupy rooms in Independence hall free, has forwarded to the queen of Spain a letter denouncing the war and expressing sympathy with the enemies of the United States with whom we are now at war.The letter, which is signed by Alfred H. Love, president, is dated Independence hall, Philadelphia, April 21, 1598, and is addressed to the queen regent of Spain and Senor Sagasta, premier of Madrid, Spain. It. says:ouce hall. President Love, however, exultantly informed a reporter today that he had outwitted the government and forwarded it iu a round-about way.It was in the room of this society yesterday that the Spanish flag was discovered in the center of the room. Notwithstanding tlie violent protests and denunciations of a person who was in charge of the place, the flag was taken down, after a newspaper reporter had called the attention of the authorities to it.wit;slovthattirnicutsingAiolhsibl;DonJndReootheof C iters a m Elk! in tiare exceptionally fine. These begin Sim- join her iu the chorus.flay aftvnioou.There will bo the Olympia qunrtaH*v They will give a military sketch entitled the “Iudopen flout Colored CsidcK1’ Itpresent she will sing the Star Spangled . --------Banner” and the whole audience will iYersal Fcaco union, representing manya. r v I Hvm-iQfl n ft f-nonrln n-f , nIIoso Kong, May 26.-Captein Concha, commander of the Spanish cruiser Don Juan De Austria, which was one of the fleet engaged with tho elups of Admiral Dewey at Manila, says that tho commanders of the Spanish fleet; realized that victory was hopeless iu a fight with Dewey’s ships and fought only because of the strength of public opinion.Ka\■willand:ttT. . * i . . nnA the othex* commaudors lip mtq-•* ; *** 0 ^ ontcmy but Admiral Montejo forbade thembutlect-H.idj Lessic, sou of the Desert, a marvelous gun spinner and juggler Of fire arms will give an exhibition such .is has not been witnessed in this city.There Are Other Attractions.Along the sides of the large promenade walk there will be a larger number of side attractions this year than ustirj and of a higher order. No graftmen will be granted privileges. The photograph gallery will, of course be in operation. Also the shooting gidlory, bowling alloy, base ball tivoli aud candy and pop com stands.There are to be many new attractions along the promenade one of which is alarge, magnificent merry-go-round.The Texas fat hoy will also occupy a stand along the promenade and promises to give amusement to a largo number of patrons of the resort.The Ponies.Fred Aiken aud his wonderful pomes will occupy the space on the beach im-rWT* /ZionI*? »? —• » Americasr£?r‘“«commonsiuth^Cuban hSSthe American heart, that wc believe all I Duero onlv one that is desired could be obtained by peaceful means.•‘Oil, how you would elevate yonrj nalioq. What a contribution to this agethe ponies and they will be at the Poiut the entire season. There arc 17 poniesOur hearts are full of sympathy forBE 1 HOT OFnonlamfestpoaiSfcaLoxnox, May 26.~The ManchesterGuardian publishes the following as theJSt-JT ftVn°?Ubt’ CQ3liarrasscl1 tesnlt of official inquiries:a few days. The Texas ponies will giv'o | £ wotdT^ve Tt vom ' 1T T Uf ? **” ***** «races every day aud the West Indian! people rebel in your i Z ,\ * of the ^PP^'ra by rightpouies and Mexican burros will be nswl i any opening to still avert 5 °f Clt;mqnQSt' il W0X,M ^ 80 act of warto give the children that, visit the p,.w ! 172! ^t0, ?l11 avert war aud . for France to seek to carry ont a truns*panto give the Chfldren that visit tho Point J the demand* of — XZS horseback and carriage rides. j pea„e • * 51 ault;1Hr. Aiken, jmigmg by tho popnlerity me„ this ertaordinar? end m,patri.Of his ponies at other resorts, promises to have the favorite outdoor attraction tliis season. It- will certainly bo au unexcelled amnscment for the little ouosotic utterance was placed in the mails it was sent back from Washington to President Love, the postal authorities refus-iug to transmit it.fer of territory. Nobody believed the existence of an arrangement, but when the United States possesses the islands of Luzon and Cuba in the autumn, certain Bnropcnn powers may be expected to claim a share in shapeiug the future of the Philippines.niljiconanrtioi
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Sandusky Morning Star
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Fri, May 27, 1898
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