Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-30
ABIG TIME.
The Whole City Of Denver Wild with
Excitement Over the Public
Celebration.
The Growing Glsry is q Ball Given
to the Delegates to the Range
Convention.
Thorp Andrews Made Prcaident Of the
Range Association, AND II. II Taylor,
seeretaTy-Thc Proceedings.
THE CELEBRATION,

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Special to the Gazette.
DENVER, c To-, March 29-The Sec
ond days jubilee celebration OF the ad-
vent o. the Denver, Texas aud Gulf Rail-
way INTO Denver was If anything partici-
pated in With increased enthusiasm over
that Of previous days. Bands have been
playing through the streets since early
morning and the whole city Is wild with
excitement, sll classes Joining in the gen.
eral rejoicing. Hosts of visitors to-day
divided their time between the meeting
OF the International Range Association
and IN looking through the city
and its suburbs. The sun shone brightly
and all nature seemed TO invite humanity
to JPN in grand hslleluiin over the
blessings epjoyed by this favored spot of
earth. The weather is mild and balmy
and Is everything that could be desired
for the grand celebration. In the fore
noon no less tnan lilo omnibuses and
carriages were placed at the disposal OF
visitors and were awaited OF by many
hundreds in examining the beauties Of
this wonderful city
THE GROWING GLORY
OF the jubilee, PROBABLY, is the grand ball
rendered by the citizens of Denver to the
convention Of the International Range
Association and In the celebration of the
completion Of the short line to the SEES.
Probably no affair of the kind ever given
In Denver equaled this In magnifcence
AMI the numbers present, there being
fully 1000 in attendance, compel ling
the use Of the Chamber Of Commerce In
addition to that of the opers house to
accommodate the immense crowds. The
Ia ter Is magniflcenTly Illuminated with
colored IL cindescent lights arranged ipj4n
appropriate manner and the scene within
10 brilliant one indeed. Tomorrow
occurs the graud trades parade, and
business men, and merchants and manu-
faeturers ere ell actively engaged intprs-
pairing for
THE GREAT EVENT.
The State ImmigrsiIon Convention met
mere to-day and tran acted some business
very important to the State
The association of the Master Plum
oers met hire to-day and adopted con-
stitut!on ard bylaws similar To those OF
the national association. They have
adopted . unique and appropriate badge
Of blue ribbon surmaunted by silver bsr
with the Jubilee device End pendsnt from
it gls imitation OF the Kohinoor
diamond.
THE RANGE CONVENTION.
Although the hour fixed for the re.s-
emallDg of the cattle growers interna-
ti0nal convention. had beer ixed at 10
O'Clock, the meeting was not called to
order until ii o'clock this morning. The
delegates came struggling into the hall
slngly, n pairs and squads. A large
number OF members were received under
the new rules.
The proceedings of the day were
opened with q prayer by R:v. DR.. Moore,
which was cOuched in terms appropriate
fer the occasion.
Governor EyaDs WIS introduced and
said: "I am sorry thatI was not present
yesterday to welcome you TO Denver and
Colorado. You must allow me to thank
you and the president for the elegant
resolutions iDdOrsirg the Denver and
NV Orleans Railroad passed by you two
years ago. Those resolutions were ex-
.cly right, for l wrote them myself.
Laughter also want to thsnk the
president for the kind letter he gave me
ct that time. l Won d advise YOU if you
wish TO travel anywhere to take the Den
yer nEd NV OrleaDs Rsilrosn."
A letter wss resd from Mayor Hurlburt
of ManlJou, inviting the coDy 4ntion and
the Texas eXcursiOnists to TIP TO that
resort, and in connection with this, Cen
eral Manager Ma'k otiti.s tne conven-
ton thEt ne is'pfepaTed 10 take the spec
isl trains ON Sunday morning The Texas
delegation endorsed the suggestion and
the secretary wss Instructed to notify Dir.
Meek that the Ttxss del cation was in
favor OF leaving Denver Sunday morning.
The Midland Railway is TO take the ex-
cursion to Manitou, where the citizsns OF
thst p ace will accord them reception.
Secretary Lesry made some remarks az
to the financial condition OF the associa-
ton. He said the Range Association had
been formed for something over two
years and the results We're not such IS
had been expected. This he attributed
largely to the association p.aa Of mem
bership, which ne, with ms lrity OF
the convention: was at first in favor Of,
but, like them, hsd now discovered to be
9 mistake. He CONNIE led the members