Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-05
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
How it was Observed in Different Parts
of the United States.
The Four New States out-Do all Others and
Indulge in General Jubilee-The
Day in Texas.
IN THE rouR SEW srArEs.
The Two Dakotas, Montana and Washing
ton JoyfuIiy Celebrate.

The Two Dakotas, Montana and Washing
ton JoyfuIly Celebrate.
ST. PAUL, MINI, July ITO the
average Northwestern man the ordinary
methods of celebrating the Fourth of
July to-day seems inadequate to give exF
preston to the pent up reioicings of
people who were bidding farewell to their
territorial swaddling clothes and stretch
ing their limbs as full-1edged members
of Uncle Sam 5 t'stately' family. The
receipt of the news of the passage and
signing of the famous "Omnlbus bill -
while the snow was still on the ground.
was the signal for an impromptu Fourth
of July celebration, but the people chose
the great centennial independence day
for their greatest rejoicing, that day
having been set by congress as the time
for them to meet and perfect their state
constitution.
The two Dakotas felt an added cause
for rejoicing in the beginning of the end
in the negotiations for the opening of the
great Sioux reservation to settlement.
and from every little hamlet with its
metropolitan hopes and aspirations as
well as from more pretentious cities of the
former territories come reports of great
labors of these many years It is now
six weary years since the fight for state
hood was started, but the men who be-
gan the fight have been able to see It's
successful completion, and from them
were heard to-day eloquent tributes to
the greatness OF the states they hoped
10 build out Of what was once thought to
be a trackIess and barren desert. Every
little hamlet heard from had its own cele-
bration but there was some sort of new
state celebration at one or two points in
each of the budding states.
IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Bismarck did the honors for Northern
Dakota and welcomed the constitutional
convention in royal style. National and
state troops were assisted by local and
state organizations while forty-two
handsomely dressed little girls repre-
sented the forty-two stars that now shine
so brightly IN the national armament.
With banners, cannon, fireworks and
oratory the rejoicing of people found
vent. Trains from all parts of the new
state of North Dakota gave additions to
the happy crowd.
While in North Dakota one celebration
was looked at by all,
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
the people were unable to condense their
enthusiasm to that extent. At Huron,
where the constitution of 1885 located the
capital, big celebration was held with
Hon. s. S. Cox as orator of the day.
At Chamberlain the Sioux commissioners
were mustered into service, and with the
further help of 200 Indians from the
riously observed. Sioux Falls, how
Of ha
South Dakota celebration, for
it was there that the first
state convention for South Dakota was
called to order at noon. The day was
devoted to merry making as the best
means Of evincing the happiness Of the
people, while orators of the day were Sc
lected from eloquent and talented poll
ticians who are in that city in attendance
on the convention.
IN MONTANA.
Looking past the flags and buntings of
the Dakotas, there is to be found a con-
tinuation of gala attire and joyful
noises in the mountain state, for
Montana was not to be out
done by her more easterly sisters
in Publication. Helena, the capital
city, was the central point of rejoicing,
where the delegates to the constitutional
held forth, other points more
following in the wane of
their chief city. The most northwesterly
of states, fertile,
BEAUTIFUL WASHINGTON,
felt that there was much for it to rejoice
over, and the people were unanimous in
the celebration of the day. Every
means was used by them to give utter
ance to their rejoicing. The business
rivalry of Tacoma and Seattle gave way
to a patriotic observance of the day, and
all other cities followed in their course.
From four of the states is sent greetings
of the day to the older but not more pat
rlotic sisters, and forty-two stars shine
brightly on Columbia 8 crown.