The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-07-11
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
a Great Celebration At Woodstock, Conn.
.-Speeches by President Harrison. sem
ntur Hawicy. Congressman Reed and
Othcrs--NOtabic Obserymnces Else here.
WOODSTOCK, Conn, July 5.-Despite a
drizzling rain the crowd at seland Park
Thursday was fully as large and cnthu-
siastic as at any previous celebration.
Congressman Russell raped the com
pany to order at IL o'clock and nominated
Governor Bulkley for chairman OF the
day. The Governor in brief speech nc
cepted the honor and expressed his pleasure
ut 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
II am sure look into the faces this morn ng
OF a body of citizens filled .th honest pride in
the story of their country, and full OF serious
purpose to maintain those institutions from
all faint of corruption or decay. We stand
| to-day as Nation exempt from all fears
OF foreign hurt. II is not In the power
Of any people upon earth much TO harm us,
except our own people. We do not say this in
any spirit OF boastfulncss. but rather in one OF
thankfuincss for that Divine providence which
has given US such location and assignment
among the nat.on OF the Garth that no pco-
pie OF great power touch US on any sids.
All the more exempt from thoughts OF for
cign assault, ought our thoughts turn TO Ian
gers VIII ch arc internal and from which alone
we can have serious HARM All the more should
every thoughtful citizen consider how he may
promote the Public veal, how he may hold ~
our institutions in honor among ourselves, Sc
curing and promoting both In State and Ma
tional legislation those measures which have
nf1ff NOT diyi1 1yra1 mt ha eia1
but the general good of all the people"
Senator Hawley was next introduced and
spoke briefly in advocacy of q worthy cell
ebration of the Fourth OF July. He said
a Nation which has no sacred days, no ira
litions no bit Of cloth to wave and shout
for, is mighty poor; bnt 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 1.-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 patriotic strain. The first
speaker of the afternoon was President
Gates, of Rutgers College, whose subject was
Liberty Through Allegiance to Law"
Will Carleton then read his poem,
''Rhymes to the Day." and Senator Hiscock
rot through part of his address on Amer
lean Political pessimisnL" But the rain
| soon began to fall more heavily than ever
and Mr.. Bowen announced that the rest of
the programme, consisting Of the Doxology
nd the han ndisstinp. xvnnlA ha ioI mt
ut his residence.
CHICAGO. July 5-1he Fourth was cele-
brated in the ordinary way. notable OBJ
servance was the parade of the Eight Hour
League and its picnic at Cheltenham beach.
Thousands attended the circus, ball games
and races. All the city parks were crowded.
At snight there were many public aud
private displays of fire. works OF an
elaborate character. The record of
accidents forms a long list, many of them
serious, and some may prove fatal Twe,l-
ty-eight fires were recorded between mid
night Wednesday and 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
DEs MoINEs, 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
\ bicycle tournament ut Athletic Park
Over 1900 people attended the cclcbra-
ton at Cedar Rapids. The usual military
display, horse and foot races, balloon as
| nd Ia
trades display was three miles long and
represented over 40 firms The speakers
we're Hon. Frank Zdrubek and Hon Carter
Harrison, Of Chicago A lavish pyrotech-
nical DISPLAY concluded the celebration
THE FOURTH ABROAD
PARIS, July a-President Carnot un-
vailed the BarJnoldi statue of Liberty here
IN the presence OF an immense crowd, In
which there was large sprink.ing of
Americans. The speeches all contained
references to the day and were compli-
mentary to America M. Spuller, the French
Foreign Secretary. recalled the Centennial
exhibition at Philadelphia, where France
had been especially saluted for her won-
ierfui progress in all that made q nation
great. under the ;cgis OF republican con-
stitution. America was to-day grand and
glorious Nation, but all that American So
ciety vas it owed to labor, to peace under
the Ieign of liberty. liberty under the reign
Of law and equality by law. These were the
cardinal principles upon which was built
the glorious edifice of our republicanisn.
Whitelaw Reid, the American Minister
also spoke.
LONDON, July 5.-Mr. Lincoln. the Amer
lean Minister, held a reception Thursday at
the legation. at which over 400 guests were
present Music was furnished bv the
famous Hungarian band. In the evening
Mr.. Lincoln presided at q floral fete to
commemorate the 106th anniversary of
Christ Church in Lambeth.