Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-26

abundance gives the visitor n suggestion
OF what they must have been lin their
pristine glory. %Albuquerque can sympa
thizs with Las Vegas In this respect, Tor
several n her citiz ns made II a point to
spend not a little OF their time and
money to dress up the Albuquerque spe-
cial train in prop.r shape TO attend the
reunion aud Tor this purpose had painted
many mammoth signs, sixty feet long by
three feet wide on which was written
the word "Albuqusfque" In letters large
enough to be- read ut a great distance,
and also trimmed the cars with a profu
sion OF red. white and blue bunting. The
effect was charming and the artists con-
graduated themselves on the excellence
OF their work. when 10, the wind blew up
and the rains descended on Saturday
morning and when the train arrived in
Las Vegas. II had only a few tatiers and
faded raga left In show where the decora.
tions had been. As a consequence. the
only one Of the numt rOus special trains
to reach Las Vegas ador ed with decora
tons was the Ration train, which was
artis icslly trimmed with eyergreens.
Five music bands. from Chihuahua,
Albuquerque. Silver City. Santa We and
Las Vegas. almost continually dispensed
music on the streets and with a multi.
tude o. strangers here, the place looks
almost like a new town to its Oldest in
hsbitant. This attendance from the out
side has fully come up 10 expectations.
every nook and corner In New Mexico
being represented here. "a are also many
neighboring states and territories. Albn.
querque sends more people than all the
rest Of Nav Mexico combined.
Among the prominent visitors present,
who are not members OF the regiment.
are: Governor Murphy. Of Ariz ma; ex
Governor Adams, OF Colorado; adjutant
general Of Colorado and aids; Governor
Olero and s,afi, consisting OF A'intant
Genera y hiteman, Judge Advocate Gen.
etal X. T. T~witchell. Col. II ". Dobson,
Col Il. e.. Austen and Surgeon General
". X Upton; Pareon uzzell. OF Denver,
aud Vica President Paul Morton. OF the
santa Fe
Prominent editors and newspaper writ
ers, who are attending the reunion, are:
II. II. kohlssat, editor and proprietor OF
the Times Herald. Chicago; II. n. Cleye.
land, the Cuban war correspondent for
tina same paper; kerratt Harris, core.
sp0ndent for Chicago Record In Cuba,
during the santiago campaign; LATE
tOnlR, UEfHf ltiOT Of lnt lnMH NfNlN lHn=
ital, Dies Moines, and correspondent FOR
Associated Press In Cuba during the His
pano-Americsn war.
Saturday evening there WAS n magni0.
cent display OF Pains fire works, which
was the Hnest ever seen In the southwest.
On Monday night there will be another
grand pyrotechnical display. the climax
Of which will be reached when the battle
OF San Juan IL represented by fire works.
REUNION MEMORIAL SERVICE.
This morning Parson Uzxell conducted
memorial day services in thu Duncan
opera house, and preached u sermon
from First Samuel, 30 "a: a, hia
part IL who goeth down To the battle.
30 shall his part be- that tarrirth by the
stuff" From this text he preached a
most eloquent sermon, in which he
showed that the man who stays nj home
and produces food TO support the lighters
aud manufactures the articles necessary
TO protect them: the man who. In obedi.
ence to orders, does garrison duty, and
that the woman who makes herself use
ful In her own way, are lust AZ much he.
roes IA the men who face the Kissing
bullets on the firing line. This uniysr
salty which he Z I'VE TO patriotism found
3 sympathetic chord In tho breast, OF
Col. Roosevelt, the Rough Riders and the
rest OF his hearers alike. and WAS loudly
| applauded. At its conclusion Col, Roose-
| welt stepped TO the stage and stated that
although he had heard Beecler. Philiips
Brooks and Talmage preach, he had
never heard u better sermon that deliy-
cred by Parson Uzz III this morning, and
that he was willing TO come out 10 Nav
| Mexico for the single .rivilegs of hear
ing IL.
LATE Young, editor OF the state Capital.
DAs MOinea, Iowa, was introduced. and
spoke briefly hut eloquently. relative 10
his own experiences In Cuba ~ war cor
respondent for the Associated Press. Mr.
Young IL an artist at coming pithy and
taking phrases, and he made a number
Of decided hits during hi = Tort speech.
ina best OF which was when, after bay-
lug referred to the NUMEROUS classes OF
brave soldiers who fought side by aide in
tina recent war. he declared that "All
patriotic Americans look alike to me-"
lie received an ovation which last d a
couple Of minutes.
AZ the conclusion OF the services. MIRA.
T. q. Albright took "A flash light photo.
graph OF the people sitting on the stage.
MEDAL PRESENTATION.
This afternoon "A vast c%Oncourse OF peO-
ole assembled at tournament grounds 10
witness the exercises in connection with
The presentation OF "A diamond medal OF
honor TO Colonel Roosevelt In behalf OF
the people Of the territory OF New Mex
leo. The Albuquerque Guards acted rs
guard OF honor for the Rough Riders and
passed In review before Governor Otero
and Colonel Roosevelt Frank Springer.
the brilliant attorney OF this city. made
an eloquent and graceful presentation
speech, to which Colonel Roosevelt re-.
-ponded in hia usual warm and enthus.
iastic manner. excepting the beautiful
token OF New Mexic1's regard aud thank.
ing its people for IL.
Of RoOseyelt's speech, brought a sudden
determination 10 the sports, which we're
advertised to take place at the park this
tn morrou no vI,tuaIIv tha an,i,a nro'