Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-05-15
The Railroad Celebration.

Cn,cAGo. May 1.-The day has been
one lon- to lc remembered in the history
of this city. The demonstration in honor
of the completion Of the Pacific Railroad
was Il true uprising of the people. The
city was drarcA with flags. banners. etc.
and When the bell aunnunccl that the last
s,kc had been driven. an imincnsc pro-
ccssinn began to move. Owing t" it's great
length. it was impossible I" adhere t" the
,r"-ramnrr. and the marshals guided it
rs hest they could. Never were the
streets of Chicago 50 denScly packed.
Business was cutire'y suspended dnrn"
t e aitcrnoon Thousands of vehicles.
directed to Nevada. California. Sandwich
Islands. Greg III. Japan. China. Egypt. etc.
raradcl the streets. The bells wee ring
in.. nearly all the steam whistles in the
city snun.l.l. and cannon boomel forth
GENERALIZATION over the great event.
While the procession moved along Michi-
gan Avenue some fifty tugs IN the lake
were manmuNcriny in front of the city.
The celebration was universal. and the most
imnosin- ever witnessed here, Tonight
many buildings arc granAly Illuminated,
fireworks are being let off. and Il large
mass meeting of citizens is being held ut
Library Hall. and i. being addressed by
Vice President Colfax. Mayor Rice and
others. Arrangements We're made to
strike the frclclls at st. I.onis, Milwau-
kcc. rincimnatti and other cities simnlta-
nco,,sly with the last stroke of the ham
mcr driving the last spike. The tcle-
graph worked srlendidly. and pcrssns in
the Office here had the scene at PROMOTE
nv Summit brought visihly before them,
every stroke of the hammer being an
nounccd here.
NEW YoRK, May 10.-Thcre was much
enthusiasm over the completion of the
Pacific Railroad Commemorative service
was held in Trinity Church Dispatches
from Washington, Philadelphia, and other
places, report general jubiles over the
news The bell Of Independence Hall was
rung. There has been no such demon
stration in Philadelphia since the news Of
Lees surrender.
The Rcpublicam has a letter from Wa
shita which SAYS that since April 10TH 20
lodges of Chcycnncs. belonging to the band
Of Little Rob. who surrendered to Custar
on the edge of Stakcl Plains during the
latter part Of March, left there without
permission from the proper authorities.
This makes 100 lodges of the 900 captur-
cd by Custar who have started north to
join with Tell Bull on the Kansas border,
making at the lowest estimate 500 war
riors now ready for hostile demonstrations
in the vicinity Of Republican, Solomon
and Salina creeks, north of the Arkansas
river. The Indians express supreme con-
tempt for the military. The Arapahoes
and a few Cheycnncs who have not run
away start for Camp Supply to-day, where
they will be supplied till the Arapahocs
have made their removal to the reserva-
tons still further north. 1t is rumorcd in
Camp st. Jacob that an officer. with fifteen
men Of the fifth infantry, who were sent
as an escort to the rhilanthropist, Vincent
Collier, at Fort Bascom, were attacked by
Indians on the hcadwatcrs Of the Washita
river. They fought two days and succeed.
cd in making their. escape. The report
comes from Indian sources. The expert
mcnt of teaching the Indians in the art Of
agriculture progresses slowly. The Kio.
was and Camanches are aversc to labor,
and look upon the matter as entirely too
foolish.