Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-07-06
THE DAY WE CELEBRATE.
Features of the Fourth Mt santa Fe
and Eisewhere-Hard Times
Scarcely Visible.

Santa Fe sent delegations to nearly
every part of the territory on the Fourth
and still had gala day at home. The day
was delightfully."- cool and pleasant. Few
were the business houses that were not
profusely decorated. Early the beautiful
plaza was filled with a great throng OF
happy faces, and all day long the festive
cracker or torpedo mingled with the
shouts of adults and the laughter of child
rem. In the afternoon, thanks to Adolf
Hill, Larkin G. Read and others there was
a lively program of races and athletic
sports. The multitude gathered about
the pagoda while Mr.. Read read the Dec
laration of Independence and were later
RECALLED with appropriate speeches by
Hon. Mariana Larragoite and Hon. Ca
milo Padila. In the evening there was
two hours of music by Prof Perez band
and fireworks galore kept up the excite
ment till near midnight. On the whole,
the day was most happily spent in Santa
Fe.
AT ALBUQUERQUE.
AT least $50 Santa Feans were present
ill Albuquerque to spend the 4th. Most
of them returned home this morning all
greatly pleased with the cordiality of
their reception and entertainment. The
street parade, the pyrotechnic display
and other features they declare to be
highly creditableto the enterprise of the
Ducal city. The firemen's tournament
closed there on Saturday and was huge
success. The 200-yard foot race was won
by McCue, in 81 4 5 seconds, Mcdonald
coming in second. In the straight-away
race with hose carts, Albuquerque came
in first; time "a Is; Santa Fe, Is; Las
Vegas, q rs. The coupling contest was
won by Mason and Voorhees, ir 4 u sec
onds, Young and johnson, all of Albu-
querque, coming next. In the last event
on the program, which was the 120-yard
Sheffield handicap foot race, Granger
won, time, IS seconds, and Mcdonald
came In second.
ON THE UPPER PECOS.
Harry Stevens and a party of New
MEXICAN employees spent the 4th near
Winsor's on the upper Pecos and caught
big string of trout. They found every
body along the beautiful stream in holt
day attire and full of patriotic fervor. At
Pecostown there was an array of flags,
bunting and fireworks. Up at Bullock g
the people tlocked in for miles to attend
picnic. Tents were pitched, flags were
afoat and in the evening there was really
an attractive display of fire works. At
various points along the river the visitors
counted sixty people fishing and enjoy
ing themselves.
THE DAY AT DEFINING.
At Deming there was an old fashioned
outpouring of patriotism on the 4th
Gov. Thornton was the orator of the day
He returned home this morning after a
delightful trip and a good time, Hon
Joseph Boone was chairman of the day
and presented the governor in felicitous
speech to the assembled crowd. After
the governors address there was spirit.
ed program of athletic sports and in the
evening the Deming Music club gave a
play at the opera house, which was fol.
lowed by an enjoyable ball.
AT THE PENITENrIARy.
There was great Fourth of July cele
bration at Hotel de Bergman, way out
on the south side yesterday, among the
black and white striped suited guests. 1t
had seemed impossible to suitably OBJ
serve the day on Saturday as that day
was occupied in preparations, bathing
shaving, etc. But yesterday everything
was in running order for gala time. A
big dinner was served to begin with
after which the 200 odd convlcts were
turned loose in the cell house under extrs
surveillance to have as good a time Of
the enforced circumstances would permit
Directly opposite the cells in front was a
stand for musicians where four fiddlers ir
stripes played the most bewilderinp
Spanish dances for the rest, and the way
their audience waltzed, polkered, danced
break. downs, ETC., was worth trip to the
"pen" to see. At the left of the bale
was the Christian Endeavor crowd using
their best endeavors to "down" this very
secular proceeding with gospel songs
though at the last the influence proved
too much for them and they broke out
into warm plantation melodies. All about
the big room were groups of men visit
ing together in the most orderly manner
possibly talking over McKinley's or Sill
yer Dick BANDS chances; and there was
lemonade counter which was literally
patronlzed. But, IN the midst of all the
fun, the bell rung and the perfect disci-
pline of the establishment was proved by
the way the whole crowd to a man turned
instantly from recreation, and in a few
moments the cell doors we're closed upon
all but a few TRUSTEES and quiet was once
mora restOrad