The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-05


by Hon. James NJ Beck, United States
attorney for Pennsylvania
HOW COLORADO OBSERVED.
! Denver. July ASIDE from the opening
Of the Texas-Colorado Chautauqua al
+ Boulder, at which Hon. Henry Watt.rsoH
of Kentucky delivered an grafton this az
ternoon. the most noteworthy celebration
4 in Colorado today was the annual page
ant Of States and Nations Al Pueblo. AT
midnight the news of the destruction OF
! the Spanish vessels at Santiago had be-
? come generally known and from that hour
until daylight whistles in The railroad
/ yards kept up a continuous sIrieking ana
cannons were constantly fred. Al s
( O'Clock the streets were damned and It is
/ estimated that l2000 people from outside
the city were there. The celebra tiol will
+ continue over tomorrow.
/ SAN FRANCISCO SIMPLY WILD.
( San Francisco, July THE great vic
/ tory achieved by Admiral Sampson on the
sea and General Shafter on the land add
/ cd to the lustre Of the celebration plann-
/ ed by the people Of San Francisco to cele-
! brate the national holiday. The news OF
the GROWING triumphs Of the Americans
was on the lips Of every JDe and the cele-
! bration. which really commenced with
! the receipt Of the news last night, gather
/ ed force as the hours progressed. until
: this morning the city was simply wild
with JOY. The citizens were almost nys-
terical with delight and the great crowds
with gathered around the newspaper
/ bulletin boards could hardly wait for ad
ditionsl news from the seat Of war
The parade OF citizens and soldiers was
the greatest in the history CT California
and the grandeur Of the spectacle at
/ trected people from all parts of California,
many excursions being run from interior
points for the benefit Of country regi-
ments.
over 1900 participated in the parade,
including thousands Of troops from the
forces gathered at Camp Merritt and
from the Preside The volunteers and
regulars attracted particular attention
from the thousands o: people gathered
along the line OF march They were
cheered to the echo as they marched
along and it was the raaliza ton that these
were the men who were fighting for the
nation and the flag. that moved the people
to the greatest enthusiasm that has been
seen in this city since the commencement
Of hostilities
The military and naval celebrities now
in this city participated anc the process
sion was reviewed by General Merriam as
it countermarched On Van Ness avenue.
SOUTH RECONSTRUCTED AT LAST.
Nicksburg. Miss, July 4-For the first
time In thirty-six years Independence
Day was generally observed in Vicks-
burg. While there was no set program.
the entire population. white and colored
united in observing the day. Business
houses and offices were closed. as we'll
as al public Offices A detachment of
the Warren light artillery fired a salute
Of 10l guns and brass bands played ma
tional and patriotic airs. Tonight there
was a profusion of firewors and a big
demonstration at Court house square.
FOURTH GLORIOUS IN MEMPHIS.
Memphis. Tenn, July 4.-The glorious
Fourth was generally celebrated in Mem
phis. All the courts banks and exchanges
were closed and the day was given over
TO the pleasure-seekers. A Dewey Uncle
Sam" celebration was held at Jackson
Mound park in the afternoon. and when
the news from Santiago reached the
throng cheer after cheer rent the air.
Everybody yelled for Dewey, Sampson
and Shafter An admiraIs salute of thir-
teen guns was fired in honor of Admiral
/ Sampson and his victory alta Santiago.
ATLANTA'S FIRST SINCE 81.
Atlanta Ga. July THE nations birth
day was celebrated in Atlanta for the
first time since the civil war. The dem
onstration was precipitated at midnight,
when the announcement of Admiral
SIMPSONS crushing blow to the Spanish
feet was conveyed TO the sleeping city
in a general alarm by the flrt department.
and the screeeching of a scor Of locomo-
tives in the railway yards This was fol-
lowed later by a fusilade of pistol and
cannon shots which the enthusiastic citi-
/ zens continued for sometime. The city
was handsomely decorated. the state cap
+ itol and governors mansion being lavish
~ draped in tho national colors. for the
first time on this day for over a quarter
4 of century. All places of business was
closed, and the holiday was general
/ There We're flag raisings, accompanied by
. appropriate ceremonies, at nearly twenty
. manufacturers.
/ During the day a public meeting was
held In the Columbia theater, at which
F the Declaration of independence was read
and orations were delivered by several
speakers of prominence.
/ The Spanish prisoners at Fort McPher-
son saw the raising OF the American col
Ors and heard the national salute of forty
five guns al high noon. The afternoon
was given over 10 athletic contests, and
after the sunset gun was fired the regi-
/ mental band gave a concert. the days
. celebration winding up with a display Of
nrewors.
MOBILE IN THE UNION AGAIN.
; Mob.t. Ala. July 4-For the first time
in tnrty-e.ght years Mobile publicly hon
ored the Fourth of july. She cid Il
unanimously and with her whole soul.
( The city was decorated. business was
. entirely suspended. al 1ae municipal Of
nc.a.s and civil societies turned our. and.
with bands OF music. flags and a profu-
sion Of fireworks made a tremendous
parade, followed by exercises in B.env5ue
+ square where orations nour reunited
country and our army and navy were
app.aGded enthus .asucaly. All Joined IN
singing America" ana The Star span
g.ed Banner
NASHVLLE'S FESTIVITIES.
Nashville. Tenn. july 4.-Thousands Of
people attended the exercises alta Cen
tennial Exposition park in celebration ot
lae Fourth Of July. The morning trains
were crowded with visitors from ns;sa-
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