The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-05
BIRTHDAY OF THE NATION.
The Glorious Fourth Celebrated all
Over the Country.

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Appropriate Exercises at the Wash
! lngton Monument at the National
| Capital-The Coxeyites Celebrate at
the Peace Monument With Carl
Browne Rugged Out as the Goddess
of Liberty.
Washington, July 4-Appropriate obser-
ance of independence Day occurred at the
Washington monument. The Washington
Light infantry and batteries A &c. w.
| N. G., headed by the United States Ma
rine band and the Mount Pleasant drum
corps, marched to the monument from the
Arlington hotel as an escort to the partici-
pants in the programme, which begrn at
10 oclock. There was a large attend
ance. Gen. John c. Breckenridge, in
/ spector general of the army, was master
! ofceremonies, and after the battery had
fired salute, he introduced Rev. DR..
Elliott, who made the invocation.
+. b. Hay read the Declaration of Inde-
pendance and Sen ators Sherman of Ohio
and Jarvis of North Carolina, made
speeches. Senator Sherman referred to
the labor troubles, and said that If each
side recognized the rights of the other,
and applied the golden rule, there would
be no more disorder and strikes.
Music by the band and the singing of
the "Star Spangled Banner" the One
Hundredth Psalm and America" com
pleted the programme, Secretary Gresham
and Secretary Herbert occupied seats on
the platform.
CELEBRATION OF THE CoXEYITEs.
The Coxeyite9 celebrated the day with
a street parade and speech-making at the
Peace monument at the eastern entrance
of the capitol grounds. Carl Browne,
clean shaven and wearing a wig of long
| yellow hair, impersOnated the Goddess of
| Liberty. He rode small white horse,
! from the back of which he addressed a
| crowd OF 200 or 300 persons. The majority
! of the crowd, Judging from uheir ex-
! presSions, expected a repetition of the
| former effort of the commOnwealers to
| hold public meeting at the capitol In
this they were disappointed. AS soon as
! the head of the procession reached the
| Peace monument halt was made and
| Browne delivered fifteen minutes ad-
| dress. He spoke of the present depres-
| sion throughout the country, the need
| less expense Of paying interest on bond
/ issues, and the need Of good roads. At the
| conclusion of his address the army"
| which was headed by several mounted
/ policemen, started on their return march
to Bladensburg, ,!Md.
/ The authorities were determined that
| Browne and his followers should not en-
| ter the capitol grounds to hold their meet
! ing, and the regular capitol police were
re-enforced by fifty officers of the district
force to check any advance that the com
| mOnwealerS might make in this direction
! There were about l50 men all told in the
! procession.
CHARLESTON CELEBRATES.
Charleston, S. c., July 4.-The observ-
ance Of the national holiday here was
general and uneventful. 1t rained heavily
all day, which prevented outdoor sports
| In the afternoon the colored troops
| paraded and had a review. No casualties
| occurred.
BOYS HURT BY AN xPLOsION.
St. Augustine, Fla, July 4.-George
| Estes. Carroll Farrin and John and
| Claude Morley while playing with three
| pounds of gun powder early this morning
! dropped a lighed punk, the explosion pain
| fully burning the faces, hands and arms of
| the little chaps.
The day was tittingly observed, bust
ness being suspended. Hon. Bob Davis
was the orator There were also horse
and bicycle racing, fireworks, etc The
regular army band played national music
at the reveille The national salute was
/ fired at noon by the regular troops.
GORDON AT KNOXVILLE.
Knoxville, Tenn, July independence
day has been royalty celebrated in Knox
Vile to-day by picnics, horse and bicycle
| RAGS, and old Fourth of July celebra-
| tiOns.
The chief event of the day was the ad
! dol b,-S 4.
/ manderin-chief Of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans, at the Grand Army picnic.
! Ten thousand people heard
/ him deliver an address not
able for its grandly patriotic
sentiment and intense Americanism
FLoRIDA's CELEBRATION.
Jacksonville, Fla, July 4.-Indepen-
dance day was generally observed here
and throughout Florida. A large ma
Jority of the white people of Jacksonville
went down to Pablo Beach TO witness q
prize drill between local military compa-
nies and bicycle races The negroes cele-
brated at Riverside Park. This latter
celebration was marked by numerous
brawls and two negroes were perhaps
fatally cut.
a ST. Augustine a premature explosion
of powder severely injured three small
boys. Ono of them is likely TO lose his
| sight.
STEVENSON AT GREENSBORO
Raleigh, n. c., July A special to the
News and Observer from Greensboro
says 1900 people were present at the
Fourth Of July celebration at Guilford
Court House to-day. The orators were
Prof f.. A Alderman Of the University Of
North Carolina, Vice President Steven
son, Judge Simonton Of South Carolina
Chief Justice Shepard, DR. r. r. Battle
Kope Elias, DR. Richard Battle and Judge
Schenck
At the close of the speaking Vice Presi
dent Stevenson received an ovation from
the multitude.
KILLED BY AN ANVIL.
Lima, O., July An anvil exploded at
Harrod, twelve miles east of here this
morning, killing Henry Smith and fatally
wounding Frank Askins.
HIS HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Middleburg, Vt, July 4.-Pearl r.
Smith, the l6-year-old son Of Dan Smith
Of Ripton had his head blown of by the
firing Of cannon last night. He stood
seventy feet away with a crowd. The
others escaped injury
A FAST MILE ON THE WHEEL.