The herald., 1897-07-05
Should Be Observed Along
Christian Lines
NATIONAL LEAGUE PLEASED
WITH PARTIAL SUCCESS OF
THEIR PLANS
People to Get Together on the Basis
Of q Demand for Pure
Government
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CHICAGO, July 4.-The officials of the
National Christian Citizenship league
are very much pleased at the result of
their efforts to secure a Fourth of July
celebration along the lines Of their plat
form OF principles. Their correspond
Bnce for the past month has been very
heavy. letters coming from all sections
Df the country endorsing their plans and
telling of efforts to carry them out.
Edwin D. Wheeler, the president. said
today:
1.-THE league began ito work for new
Fourth three years ago. Interest in
creased each year, but the results this
year are beyond all others. The south
has Joined the north and the east the
west in the plea for higher citizenship
and the application of Christian patriot
ism to public affairs. Gen. o. H. How
ard, P. S. Henson and Hon. Elihu A.
Moore prepared the celebration program
carried out in many towns and villages
yesterday, and which will be carried out
in thousands more on Monday. Many
thousands of sermons were preached to-
day and many Of the strongest men of
the clergy and laity, Catholic as well as
Protestant, furnished telling messages
which were read to the congregations.
Our correspondence shows that the re-
ugious denominations, young peoples
organizations, temperance societies, ETC.,
are strongly interested in the movement
The aim of the league is to get all the
psople together on common basis of
non-partisan demand for pure govern
ment, and the success of this year shows
that we are progressing toward that
end"
FATAL FIREWORKS
CHICAGO, July 4.-Fireworks and
gasoline were combined in an explosion
which blew out the front of building
at 561S Jefferson avenue at $3.50 o'clock
tonight. The following persons were in
jured.
G. H. Frank, severely burned about
the face and hands; may die.
Alice Anschutz, seriously cut about
the face by flying glass.
T. w. Coembe. cut and overcome by
smoke.
Harry Hartman, fireman, overcome
by smoke; may die.
The mass of blazing oil and explosives
shot out into the street, narrowly miss
ing a passing cable car The fire was of
short duration and the loss will not be
heavy.
SOME DISORDER
LEADVILLE, Col. July 4.-There was
considerable excitement here today over
the pulling down of number Of Irish
flags that were displayed on several
buildings. A large number of men Wis
tied these buildings and ordered the
proprietors to take down the green en-
blem. One man refused and the flag was
quickly hauled down by the crowd
Wagons and hacks running to Hiber-
nian picnic were raided and the green
dags that decorated them were torn off.
AMERICANS ABROAD
LONDON. July 4.-The celebra tion of
independence day took the form in the
Robert Browning social settlement of
a meeting in favor of arbitration. Will
liam T. Stead, editor of the Review of
Reviews, presided. He embarrassed
Rev. DIR. Milburn, chaplain of the United
States senate, who was present, by ap-
pealing to him to assure the meeting
that the United States senators who
voted for the treaty represented ma
jority of the people and the bulk of the
intelligence of the United States.
Mr.. Milburn made no reply to this but
in the course Of his address he said the
descendants of Englishmen in the
United States were as loyal to as many
English traditions as Englishmen them
selves, but that America rejoiced in her
own independence.
In the course of the evening the rep
resentatives Of the Women's Press
league of Chicago presented portraits
of Washington and Lincoln to the set
tlement
THE DAY IN PERU
LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, July A.
AS the anniversary of Independence day
falls this year on Sunday, the reception
at the United States embassy was
strictly limited. Richard r. Neill, the
charge daffaires. received those who
called in honor of the day or to pay their
compliments to the legation.
A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.-Over 81
accident cases We're handled at the Re-
ceiving hospital before sunset today and
several more came in at night. Careless
ness with fireworks caused most of the
injured and nearly all of the victims
were children. The most serious case;
were these.
Mamie Levine, a. girl residing at 80:
Langton street, was wounded by a straJ
bullet from small target rifle. The
ball struck her in the left leg, infiictine
q severe flesh wound.
The explosion of toy cannon on Lin.
den avenue near Octavia street die
serious injury to the heads and faces o.
Thomas McClosky. c. Hibey and r
Linehan. three boys who were dis
charging the dangerous toy.
Emil Metzler, a boy residing at 122,
Folsom street, was burned about tn,
hands by the explosion of can of DOW
der and similar explosion resulted il
the facial disfguration Of Thoma,
Smith, a youth living at 81 Culve
street.
BY the careless firing of a pistol B
Curry, q boy who lives at 412 Harrison
street, inflicted painful flesh wound il
his left hand.
Several accidents. none serious, how
ever, added excitement to the rowin,
and sailing regatta today. The frs
race was for junior outrigger skiffs, il