The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-24
MONEY FOR THE GLORIOUS
Subscriptions Amount to $4,000
and May Reach $4,000.
IT INSURES A BIG TIME
The Best Place to Shoot on Fireworks Ii
Under Discussion-No Favoritism
Is to Be Shown in Forming
the Great Parade.

The board of county commissioners
appropriated $3.50 for the Fourth OF
July celebration. The auditor approved
the order and as a consequence all pat
riotic people are happy. There is now
s.. 1000 raised and in all probability
enough additional subscriptions will be
reported at to-night's meeting of the
Fourth of July committee to bring the
total close to 81. 500. This insures a
splendid celebration, the best Butte
ever had The meeting tonight will be
held at the city hall.
The fireworks have been ordered and
will come by express, the committee
To pay the expressage. which will prob
ably be $500. The main thing now Is to
select the proper place for burning up
the fireworks. 1t is desirable that the
spot selected shall be accessible and
prominent. Some favors the hill north
east of the city. on which stands the
residence of j. II. Harper. Others sug-
gest the knoll south of the big butte.
This Is very prominent and there Is a
large area of vacant ground around IL,
so hat the crowds may have a good
view. There Is a wagon road nearly to
the top of the knoll. so that no difficulty
will be experienced in getting the fire.
works up there.
Charles Curtis. marshal of the day,
has decided that organizations will be
assigned positions in the parade in the
order of their acceptance of the invita-
tion to turn out. Heretofore there has
been some jealousy over the act that
certain organizations have been given
better positions thai others. This year
no favoritism will be shown. The first
organization to send i'm an acceptance
will have the right of line, and the
others Will follow as their acceptances
are received. The only exceptions will
be in the case of the G.. A. X. and the
volunteer companies which are now
drilling with a view to enlisting as soon
as another call is made. These veteran
soldiers and volunteers will be given the
places of honor.
1t is proposed to place arches on
Main street and Broadway. There is
difficulty in erecting arches in Butte's
streets or account of the great num-
Der of telegraph AM electric wires. If
possible, however. the arches will be
constructed. One will be Of evergreen
and the other of bunting with electric
lights Of the national colors suspended
beneath to make an illumination at
night.
The programme committee for the
Fourth Of July met in the council
chamber last evening. In the absence
OF CHAIRMAN HafTlS, fGOlessor flTCn
was elected temporary presiding officer.
The minutes of the last meeting was
read from an issue Of the Anaconda
Standard and they were approved. 1t
was moved that il is the sense of the
committee that a baseball match he ar
ranged for the Fourth of July and Mr..
Siebenaler and w. +. Noyes be APP
pointed to wait ON the executive COM
mittee this evening and request an APP
preparation.
on motion of Mr.. Firch it vas ordered
that an arch be erected on West Broad
way between dab and Montana streets
and platforms be built on both sides for
the school children, where they will as
semble as the procession passes singing
patriotic songs.
Professor John F. Firch and. A. G.
Siebenaler were appointed a committee
to walt on the executive committee to-
morrow evening and submit the report.
SMORE ROBERT MANTELL CIGARS.