The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-10-26
wired

President from Chicago that
the German charge daffaires desired TO
have the congratulations and well wishes of
Emperor William conveyed TO the Prcsi-
dent. In the cities public buildings schools
and business houses were closed.
PiTTsBuno, PA.--With $4,000 men march
ing, and over 20J,0 900 persons cheering them
on, Pittsburg certainly has no apologies to
oiler Christopher Columbus IN connection
with the celebration of the iO0th anniyor-
sary Of the day We made the first important
move toward making this great country
by discovering II.
1t was glorious day The weather was
Just suited to the occasion. There we're
more flags flying, more bands playing moro
men marching and more vehicles and floats
In line tann pittsburr has ever seen before.
There was So much of II that it would break
the back Ui an average person to look at il
all. Many STAYED Mt their posts however,
and for four hours watched the seemingly
endless array of gorgeous uniforms. daz
cling banners. glistening gworls aud bay.
oneis, waving plumcs, pretty floats, hand.
some men, lovely school children, awk ward
riders, antique silk hats aud the long dis.
play oi advertising wagons.
ryEINNp.-Excrcise were held i'm the
morning IN all the public aud paro'hial
schools and public meetings were held in
the afternoon, Ten thousand school BOYS
parhdcd at o cock.
DrTRoir.-l0,OO1s school children and the
Grand Army joined in an afternoon cele.
bfatson in Recreation park.
DrNvEE CoL.--Bshop Chapelle of Santa
Fe spoke on the share which Cathoics had
in the discovery ut America.
ST. PAuL.-rhe school children and vcter.
ans joined IN patriotic ceremonies, includ.
ing ilag raisings.
81 loris-School children aud details Of
veterans, ut each school house. raised and
saluted the ilng. \ great parede was held
in the afternoon.
PuILAprLPuIA--Colum day was oh
served here bv the closing of banks schools
and public institutions, and by celebrations
with rarades and appropriate exercises by
the school children in each of the 80 secti jns
Of the city.
NEW YonH-Columbus dnv was not
generally observed as u holiday ~ this city.
Not more than half of the business houses
were closed.
IN ONO AND Wtsr NIpGtNIA--In the
Buckeye state the discoverer of the cJuntf'
was appropriately homorod. Every town
almost large aud email, had paradeS,
speeches and fireworks, AM some had all
three. West Virginia also did the proper
thing for Columbus. Wheeling having one
of the largest demonstrations 1t its history.
LorisvII of the most impos.
ing character were held AT the cathedral OF
the Assumption aud every other Catholic
congregation in the diocese. Ia the evening
there was u splendid pageant, consisting of
torchight procession, in which 10000 men
| ok part,
In San Francisco harbor the French man.
of.war Dubour,ieu, the British Shir How
than. the American ship America and the
revenue cutters Rush and Patterson dis
PLAYED their coors, At Mare island navy
| yard ships IN commission were dressed with
the national ilag AZ the fore ami mizaen and
| Spanish and Italian flags side by side at the
main peak.
The anniversary was enthusiastically cele-
! bratcd in New Orleans. Special services
were held in oil churches aud schools. A
grand civic and military procession march
ed through the Irjncpal streets.