The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-11

| riages iolned the procession, which was
| nearly mile ia length. 1t consisted of
| several companies of infantry and cavalry
from Forts Yates and Lincoln under com
| mand of Maj Powell two bands Of music, a
company of militia, the Il, A. L. post, fire
| companies, forty-twO young ladies on horse
| hack representing the four new statt g, and
| the most original, squad OF Indians dressed
| IN feathers, paint and highly colOred cloth
| ing, headed by Sitting Bull; the Indian po-
| lice of Standing Rock, dressed in citizens
clothes carrying banner, ~Law and Order"
| the Indian justices of ~ Sandi0g Rock agency
| carrying banner with Justice" inscribed
on IT,, and still another squad carrying BAN
| ner inscribed the March of Civilization"
There were several squaws dressed in civil
| lied clothes and a few minor Indian features.
A few minutes after IL o'clock tho procession
reached the capitol, and the members of the
constitutional convention assembled the steps
| to the hall of the house of representatives,
where the convention will hold its sessions.
Secretary Richardson called the convention
| to order. Prayer by the Rev DR.. Anderson.
of Bismarck. end the following
| REMARKS BY Mr.. RICHARDSON
| Gentlemen of the Convention: l shall not
| detain you with extended remarks. desire
| to say that you have met TO perform The
| highest duty possible to deyolve upon an
| American citizen. You have come together
| to form the organic laws for the great
| sovereign State of North Dakota, about to
be admitted. into the Union with an inde-
gentlemen Is n distinctively agricultural
state and this is the industry to be fostered.
| Your laws should be adjusted that the
| producer will be protected and encouraged
to build up the country. 1t is not the pur-
pose of wisdom to foster dis
| sension between the agricultural pro-
| ducers and transporting companies, but 10
| SO adjust things tnat each shall receive equal
justice and bear their just part of all public
| burdens. 1t is important that there should
10 hpfwaan them
| country can't prosper without railroads,
| neither can the farmer prosper without JUS
tice. Let the difference be amIcaDly dis
| cussed and justice allowed and you will have
performed a service to this great state which
| you are about to build and which will ever
| be remembered with gratitude by grateful
| people" Temporary organization was then
| effected by the election of b. +. Fancher of
jamestown president, ]. A Rea of Bismarck
! secretary, and r. NJ. futile of Mandan stem
| ographer, After the appointment of a COM
mitt@e on rules and credentials the conveno
tion adjourned until tomorrow morning.
MONTANA,
HELENA, Mont, Special Telegram, July A.
Never in the history of Helena, or in that of
| any city of its size, has there been seen such
q grand demonstration on the Fourth or July
as that made to-day. The great programme
announced, as we'll as the opening of the
constitutional convention, attracted thou
sands of visitors from all parts
of the territory. From yesterday
morning until noon to-day the trains
coming in on all railroads were loaded with
passengers for Helena, The hotels were full
to overtiowing this morning, and the surplus
| of visitors had to be looked after and housed
| by the committee on public comfort. The
| main streets have been almost blockaded
since early morning, and such scene of
| animation was never before witnessed in
Helena. 1t ia estimated that there were fully
ten thousand strangers in the city
Entertainment for the great throng
was not lacking. The principal
business tboroughfares were transformed
into lanes of bunting, flags and gay stream
ers, literally obscuring the buildings At in
tervals triumphal arches Spanned the streets,
bearing legends of welcome and notices ap-
proprate to the day. Ia the residence dis
tricts also there was grand display of the:
national colors, and NO block in the whole
city was without similar decorations. All
this. with long lanes of evergreens and
profusion of flowers, gave the city q gala
aspect that it
| HAS NEVER BEFORE WORM
| After artillery salutes and the ringing OF
| bells the great procession started and proved
the grandes5 pageant ever seen in the inter
| mountain country. 1t was fully three miles
| in length The column included the militia,
oars OF state, public officers, civic societies,
six brass bands and over thousand floats.
representing different trades and
Industries of Helena. The marshal
| of the day was Col c. D
Curtis. Helena's postmaster, who greatly
contributed to the success of the parade.
After three hours marching. public exercises
were held at Court House Park. where thou
sands of people congregated. The Grafton
was delivered by ex-Delegate Martin Magiu-
mis-, who made a scholarly and eloquent ad-
dress. The Declaration of Independence
was read by Miss Bertha Rosenfeld in ex-
cellent style S H. Kleinschmidt was presi-
dent of the day, and agreeably varied the
exercises by introducing vocal and
pstrumen tai music by the Apollo club and
various orchestras In the afternoon an
open air concert was given by the banda and
attended by large crowd. The days fesE
t1vities concluded with splendid display of
fireworks on tho base ball grounds tonight
The celebration was the erandest in all re-
spects ever seen in Montana Its estimated
cost is about St, 900, outside of the monev
expended privately for the floats and decora,
tions.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
was called to order at Roon to-day by l. A
Walker, secretary of the territory in the
elegant new hall in the county court house
which had been finely furnished and decor
ated Tor the occasion. Notwithstanding the
| attractions elsewhere, the lobby aud Ssaiv
leries were crowded when, the stroka of noon
sounded. On the.call of the soil sixty-eight
| out OF the seventy-HVe delegates answered
present Pursuant to the caucus action
the Den;oc1ats nominated for temporary
president Hon. Joseph Toote of Helena, ex-
Gp0rnA 81 Eakn ~
3 Park county was nomtMated by the Republi-
: can minority. Nh Toole was elected by a
party vote, and made an excellent speech on
tSEinG the chair. William H. Todd of Fort
, Benton was elected temporary clerk; Sam
Alexander Of Helena temporary sergeant
alarms, and c. P. Connolly OF Helena tenn
porary stenographer The oath of office
. was administered to the members in body
, by Chief Jugtice Blake, After few min.
, utes discussion over committees, resulting
. ia deferring their appointment, the conven-
3 ton adionrned until L o'clock tomorrow
! The Democratic majority in the body ia falir
l but from first appearances the Republicans
. seem seem to a, have the most orators and reeog.
y programme u to perfect permanent organi.
! cation toSfnorFow, with w. A. Clark of Butte
= l the millionaire banker and mining man, ms
president Other temporary officers viii
= likely be reelected.
v WASHINGTON, y
8 OLYMPIA, Wash, special Telegram. July 4
The territorial secretary called the eonsti
4 tutional convention to order at 4 p. m in tn,
= capitol ALI the delegates were present ha
three. Judge p. Hoyt of Seattle proposed
James z Moore of Spokane Fails for tempo
rary chairman; and Ra was, elected unani
mouslv. He was formerly prominent Ken
;, | tTcSy Republican. Allen Weir, editor OF tn,
Port Townsend Argus, was elected tempo
O rary secretary. kilograms of greeting frou
- President Fancher, of the Bismarck couyeA
q tion. and President Edgerton, of the Siou,
1 Falls convention, were read and the secre
!, tary ordered to respond The election o
Moore as temperate chairman seeuss 10 poin
5 to the sslecNon OF Judge Hoyt as PRECEDENT
{ DQl0gatea have been Ganvassing all nigh
i aud day. Moare'a election is regarded as
!. trade so as 10 give Western Washington tn,
: president OF the convention and Easterl