River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-07-11
The GLORIOUS FOURTH.
A Great Celebration Al wood,tool,. CON,

+ Great Celebration at Woodstock, Conn.
speeches by President Harrison, Sem
ator Hawley. Congressman Reed and
others-Notable Observanees Elsewhere.
! WOODSTOCK, Conn, July 5.-Despite a
orlzzling rain the crowd at Roseland Park
thursday was fully rs large and enthu-
slastic as at any previous celebration.
Congressman Russell raped the com
pany TO order at II o'clock and nominated
Governor Buckley for chairman of the
day. The Governor in brief speech &C
cepted the honor aud expressed his pleasure
at officially welcoming and presenting to
the audience President Harrison Hearty
applause and ringing cheers greeted the
President as he arose. Among other things
the President said;
4 am sure l look into the faces this morning
OF a body OF citizens fitted with honest pride IN
the story Of their country, and full Of serious
purpose to maintain those Institutions from
ali faint Of corruption or decay We stand
to-day as Nation exempt from all fears
OF foreign hurt. II Is not in the power
q any people upon earth much to harm US,
except our own people. We do not say this in
any spirit Of boastfulness, but rather in one OF
thankfulness for that d vine providence which
has given US such location and assignment
among the nations OF the earth that no peo-
PIE of great power touch us on any side.
All the more exempt from thoughts of for
etgu assault, ought our thoughts tura to dan
gers VIII Oh are internal aud from which alone
we can have serious harm All the more should
every thoughtful citizen consider how he NAV
promote the public veal how he may hold up
our institutions In honor among ourselves. Sc
curing and promoting both in State and Ma
uonui legislation those measures which have
best promoted, not individuals not the special.
but the general good OF all tho People"
Senator Hawley was next introduced and
mol H4sf.aF H. -. a
ebration of the fourth of July He said
q Matte. which has no sacred days, no ira
dtt,ons, no bit of cloth to wave and shout
for, Is mighty poor; but a Nation
which has such days and traditions
and such flag, and does not i'm
prove them, is worse still and deserves TO
die. 1t was the boys who were taught to
celebrate the Fourth of July that saved the
Union. Congressman Thomas b. Reed, of
Maine was the next speaker introduced
His subject was The Victory"
When Mr.. Reed had finished Governor
Bulkley introduced Secretaries Noble and
Tracy. Neither was down on the pro
gramme, but each made few remarks
marks in a patriotic strain. The first
speaker of the afternoon was Pres dent
Gates of Rutgers College, whose subje was
Liberty Through Allegiance to 1a.w"
Rhymes to the Day" and Senator Hiscocll
got through part OF his address on Amer
lean Political Pessimism. But the rain
soon began to tall more heavily than ever
and MI. Bowen announced that the rest of
the programme, consisting OF the Doxology
and the benediction, would be carried out
at his residence
CHICAGO. July 5.-Ihe Fourth was cele-
brated in the ordinary way notable OBJ
servance was the parade of the Eight Hour
League and its picnic at Chetenham beach
Thousands attended the circus, ball games
and races All the city parks were crowded.
at might there were many public and
private displays of fireworks of an
elaborate character The record of
accidents forms long list, many of them
serious, and some may prove fatal Tween
ty-eight fires We're recorded between mid
night Wednesday and 6 o'clock Thursday
evening. The losses, however, were slight
Dispatches have been received announc-
ing the observance of the day at Braid
wood, Galena, Bloomington. Galesburg,
Joliet Windsor, Paxton Benton, and in
tact nearly every city and town in the
State
Dies MONIES, Ia, July 5-There was no
celebration Of Independence day in this
city, but business was suspended and
everybody was abroad The chief attrac-
lions were the new geological garden and
a bicycle tournament at Athletic Park
Over $1,000 people attended the celebra-
ton at Cedar Rapids. The usual military
display, horse and foot races, balloon as
cension and parade were features. The
trades display was three miles long and
represented over 200 firms. The speakers
were Hon Frank Zdrubek and Hon Carter
Harrison, of Chicago. A lavish pyrotech-
nical display concluded the celebration
TIE FOURTH ABROAD.
PARIS, July 5.-President CarnOt I'M
vailed the Bartholdi statue of Liberty here
in the presence of an immense crowd in
which there was a large sprinkling of
Americans The speeches all contained
ieferences TO the day and were compli-
mentary to America. NJ Spuller, the French
Foreign Secretary, recalled the Centennial
exhibition at Philadelphia, whore France
had been especially saluted for her Won
derful progress in all that made a nation
great, under the agis of republican con-
stitutiOn. America was to-day a grand and
glorious Nation, but all that American So
ciety was it owed to labor, to peace under
the reign OF liberty. liberty under the reign
o. law and equality by law. These were the
cardinal principles upon which was built
the glorious edifCe of our republcanism
Whitelaw Reid the American Minister.
also spoke.
LONDON, July > Mr.. Lincoln, the Amer
lean Minister. held a reception Thursday at
the legation. ut which over 400 guests were
present Music was furnished by the
famous Hungarian band. In the evening
Mr. Lincoln presided at a floral fete to
commemorate the 10th anniversary of
Christ Church in Lambeth.