The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-03
MADIS0N'S JUBILEE.
Celebrates as it Never Celebrated Before
Over Dewey's Glorious Vlctvry-H How
it was Done and the Part Played
in it by Our Enthusiastic and
Patriotic Citizens.

Yesterday was a day long to be read
about ia the annals of American history
and likewise long to be remembered 10
the recollections Of people Of Madison.
especially the young. Yesterday came
the announcement of Commodore Dew
ey g victory of the DAY before. over the
Spanish feet in the harbor of Manila. In
the Philippine islands. All of the Span
ISL feet was burned or sent to the bot
tom in two hours naval conflict and it is
said 1000 Spanish seamen and officers
were killed or Went down with their
ships. while the mortality on the Ameri-
can side was only nineteen. Be that as
II may, the battle had been daily eypec-
ted for some time and after a Sundays
quiet our citizens were maturity anxious
TO hear what had occurred during the
past thlrty-six hours. Early in the day
they began coming to The DAILY LEAD
Ea office for the latest news or for any
news at all concerning the fleet. Others
from different portions Of the street, the
length OF Egan avenue. watched for the
appearance Of the first bulletin in front
Of The DAILY LEADER office, and when it
made its appearance about the middle of
the forenoon and Dewey's victory was
announced, and that from Spanish sour
ces too, the groups and scores of men
who crowded around the Blu letin to read
or hear l. read, went away with a secret
Joy and pride yelling up IN their breasts
aai "a knowing smlle and look as If TO
say Il told You SO" or 'Just as | eypec-
It'd Each congratulated every BODY
else and walked more proudly TO think
and feel that he too, like the brave Dew
ey and his men, was an .American. If
anyone questioned the good news he was
referred to The DAILY LEADER bulletin
board for continuation and troop, would
come and read and go away satisfied that
it was true, as 'THE DAILY LEADER.
dispatches can always be relied on" they
would say. Others more intimate with
the office force and eager for further de-
tails and confirmation would come to the
office and learn of the later dispatches
confirming the news Of the victory, until
popular interest and enthusiasm could
no longer restrain itself in quiet and
neighborly enjoyment Of the glad news.
Messrs. J.. j. Fitzgerald and A. G.
Schmidt took the initiative towards let
ting off the surplus patriotism and en-
thusiasm OF themselves and the O
lace, by raising q fund to purchase pow.
der. The Juvenile band was engaged.
anvils were set in the Central school
square and the firing of these was attend.
ed to by Thos. Tierney, Pat. Iierney, Sam
O'Brien and Peter Hansen. The cele-
bratlon began at 4:3O p. m. by the firing
q guns and the ringing of the school
bell. In a few minutes it seemed as il
bedlam was let loose. Guns bcomed in
quick succession and heavy defamation,
the bells OF schools and churches runp
ell over the city, the short and shrlll
whistles OF four locomotives in the depot
yards rent the air, the bard playing the
Latlonal airs after the l~ivellest fashion.
every member decorated with a national
flag, boys on richly caparsioned horses
paraded the streets and the shouting.
hurrahing, cheering of men, boys, wo.
men and girls wal simply deafening.