Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-08
THE NATIONS JUBILEE.

very ialF lued VI lue Ahdlu IAulpltlOu
building on the Centennial Grounds,
Paramount Park, Philadelphia. 1t is
$50 feet in length and AGA feet wide.
Besides this immense structure, are,
Memorial Hall, 3G5 by 2lO feet, Agri-
cultural Hall $40 by $40 feet, IIorti-
cultural Hall 3S3 by 1913 feet, Machin-
cry Hall 1850 by $50 feet, the U. S.
Government building 500 by $50 feet,
the Ladies Pavilion and the Judges
Hall. All these are constructed by
the Centennial Commission excepting
the United States Building and Horti-
cultural Hall. The latter is owned by
the city Of Philadelphia and will re-
main as permanent decoration Of the
Park after it has served its present
use.
The grand pageant at Philadelphia,
in honor of the hundredth anniversary
of our National Independence, will
eliminate to-day. The ceremonies will
take place within the shadow of that
historic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hall
beginning at an early hour with a
military review. A stand capable Of
of accommodating 100 to $50 persons
has been provided for literary excer-
cises, under the auspices of the Cen
tennial Commission, in tho square i'm
mediately in the rear of Independence
Hall, and a platform capable of accom-
modating $500, designed for guests of
the city and musicians. The exercises
will commence Immediately after the
review, about 10 o'clock, and will be
initiated by the Right Rev. Bishop
Simpson, ecclesiastical successor of the
Continental Congress. Then follows
the grand ovcrture-the Great Repub-
lic-by Geo. F. Bristow of New York,
member Of Jury on Musical Awards, the
hallelujah chorus, the reading of the
Declaration of Independence from the
original document by Richard Henry
Lee of Virginia, grandson of the mover
of the resolution declaring "that the
United Colonies are, and ought to be,
free and independent States" A hymn
of Welcome to all Nations" by Oliver
Wendall Holmes, set to the music of
Keller's Hymn, will be rendered by
orchestra and. chorus. This will be
followed by National Ode, Bayard
Taylor, Greeting from Brazil" com
posed at the request of Dom Pedro,
by Carl Gomez, the distinguished Bra
lillian poet and dedicated to the Ameri-
can people, the Grafton by VIM.
M. Evarts, Hallelujah, orchestra and
chorus and the doxology. Gilmore
will then be given charge of the Or
chestra, Carl Zeutz as Chorus master.
The period to be covered by the pro-
gramme is estimated not to exceed
three hours. Invitations to witness
the demonstrations OH the evening of
the Sd, and to participate in the OBJ
servances of the 4th, have been sent by
General Hawley to Governors of all
the States and Territories of the Union,
and from several, assurances have been
received of their intention to be pres
ent.
The demonstration will exceed in
grandeur that ever attempted by any na-
ton. 1t will embrace not only all the
attractions of worlds exposition, but
revive and signalize the many thrill
fng incidents in our Revolutionary his
tory dear to every patriotic heart. To
stand in that assemblage to-day and
see the nations of the earth pass in re-
view, to listen to the utterances of
Americas most gifted poets and states
men, to hear the notes of the old bell
in Independence Hall, which first plo'
claimed " Liberty throughout all the
land to all the inhabitants thereof, %
would cause the heart to bound with a
rapture felt but once in q lifetime, and
once experienced, would carry its JOY
GUS memory to the grave.
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WYoM1NG.-The 4th of July, while it
is. the Joyous reminder of the event
which severed all connection with des-
potic power, is likewise the anniversary
Of bloody scenes during the seven
years war which scarcely find par
allel in savage atrocity. The Massacre
of Wyoming is one of the thrilling
events which saddens the heart when
1.-THE scenes of history are reviewed. The
beautiful valley of Wyoming lies on
the Susquehanna river, in Luzerne
county, Pennsylvania, surrounded by
ranges of rugged mountains. 1t was
purchased from the Delaware Indians
by the Susquehanna Company, in 1853,