Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-05
Other Stirring Addresses Made by
Members of the Burleigh
County Delegation.
And Burning Words of Import Dee D
Ring Out Upon the Cool
Night Air.
And the Band Played Annie Rooney
Without Single Interrupt
tiOn at q. m.
A Gay Arrival,

Those OF BlSmarck's citizens who
thought that Bismarck would allow
victorious delegation to return without
the usual Bismarck celebration in their
honor, and who went to their beds with
the idea of passing a restful night think
ing all the time that the whole of
the city was sleeping like
wise we're most wofully mistaken.
Along in the early part Of the evening
some preparations were begun, which
portended evil for the quiet of the city.
A cannon was very quietly rolled out
from it's resting place, and placed in po-
sition in the middle of the street. A
number of barrels and a large
quantity of other combustible ma
terial was brought up near the
depot, and arranged in piles. At about
12 o'clock number of men might have
been seen marching toward the plat
form, holding under their arms, horns,
drums and other instruments of noise
producing character. Silently and
swiftly everything was placed in order.
Did this look like quiet, and mere how
d'ye-do reception? Well, hardly.
But from one o'clock until three the
train failed to make it's appearance. The
leaders of the demonstration, the mu-
sicians and the citizens walked up and
down the platform and whiled awav the
time in warfare with the mosquitoes.
The band played number of selections
and the waiting populace moved
busily about, too interested in what
was coming to stand still. Two
o'clock passed, and still no train. The
mosquitoes sang still more sweetly, the
waiting citizens swore softly, and the
band played Annie Rooney. But the
ardor of these men was not one whit
dampened by this long period of watt
ing. They merely resolved to hsve a
still bigger jubilee when the train did
come, and bided their time.
Three o'clock passed, five ten, fifteen
minutes after, when at last some one
cried "here she is," and an order was
given to light the fires. A bright glow
lit up the whole scene. Sparks from the
blazing piles crackled merrily and
scared proudly upward, as if in iubilant
mood. The cannon was charged, and as
the train pulled into the station, a
deafening roar, which echoed and re-
echoed throughout the city, was heard.
The band struck up lively tune, the
bonfire burned merrily, casting bright
light over all, and the cannon roared
loudly again and again.
Then came scramble tosee and greet
the delegates. AS they left the train,
their hands were grasped by jubi-
liant friends, greetings exchanged
and hurrahs shouted for Burke and
Dahl, who walked along the platform,
ever and anon greeted with wild out.
bursts Of cheers. X
It was after O'Clock in the morning,
and yet no one knew what it was to feel
tired. There was more enthusiasm to
the square inch in the crowd than in q
presidential ratification meeting. It was
genuine, unalloyed enthusiasm and there
was no attempt made to suppress the
emonstration Of 9 popular feeling.
Hon. r. N. Stevens, in an impressive
and appropriate speech. welcomed the