The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-04
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.
PROGRAMME FOR THE FOURTH IN
CLUDES NAVY DIKERSIONS

President and Mrs. Mckinley viii spend
the Day mt Long Branch-Gov. and Mrs.
Roosevelt viii lie Mt Oyster Bay-A Great
and Early Rush to Get Out of the CITY.
fair and warm day is what the man who
| runs the Weather Bureau promises for July 4.
| III he keeps his word IL is probable that by
early afternoon to-day New York will look like
deserted city. good part OF the population
| got out OF town last Friday and Saturday;
seven -eighths OF the remainder will probably
get out to-day. As the manager OF an excur-
| sion steam boat line put it yesterday. "Unless
all signs fail, about the only places you'll be-
| sure to find anybody in town to- morrow are the
als and hospitals" 1t is said that there
hasn't been Fourth OF July in several years
or which so many excursions OF one kind or
another have been arranged.
The most prominent Of the days excursion
lists will be William Mckinley. The President
, and Mrs. Mckinley will go to Long Branch,
| where they will be entertained by Vice Presi-
don't and Mrs. Hobart The Vice President Is
reported to have almost recovered his former
excellent health
Gov. and Mrs. Roosevelt will spend the day
at their home at Oyster Bay The Oyster Bay
folks have made great preparations for cele-
brating the Fourth. The Governor will de-
liver an Grafton at Audrey Park inlthe afternoon
and there will be a display OF fireworks in the
evening.
The Tammany Society will have It's annual
Fourth OF July powwow at the Wgwam this
morning. The long talk will be given by
the Hon. Joseph j. Willitt. President of tho
Alabama Bar Association. He will talk against
trusts. In favor OF tariff reform. and inciden-
tally boom Augustus Van Wyck for President
The BROOKLYN Democratic Club will have an
| oldtime Fourth of July celebration this even
ing itS plu hrnptpa
John De Witt Warner will deliver the Grafton,
and that will be followed by the reading Of the
Declaration OF Independence and other patri-
otto exercises.
Typographical Union No. g will hold it's an
nual Fourth OF July picnic at its farm settle
ment at Bound Brook. n j. Ferryboats con-
Meeting with Jersey Central trains. will leave
the foot Of Liberty street at $50 A. NJ and the
trains will return from Bound Brook mt s p
NJ. The union leases farm and a big house
out there aud gives employment at truck farm
ing to OLD printers and printers ont of work.
:, Inc Exempt firemens Association of the
Eastern District of BROOKLYN vii celebrate the
day At Monteverde's Grand Street Park. at
Instead, Of going on, strike day, the en-
ployees OF the MetronoIitan, Street Hallway will
Point, About 700 of them, with their wives wives
and an children. or their sweethearts. will 90 up
Fiftieth street. The men have been making
great rrepalatl2ns for this celebration and
\
their fun, The assessment pays for a hat.
shirt. necktie belt. breakfast. luncheon and
dinner. as we'll as music. which will be fur.
and fife and drum corps. The men. headed by
the Dand and drum corps. will march from tho
nue. to tho foot Of West Fft,eth street '''-
:, The Iron Steamboat COMPANY, will employ
its entire fleet Of seven boats on the toney ISL
and route to-day. The company will provide
thirty-mimute service direct to the Coney ISL
and Iron Pier from A; NJ until 10 p NJ
y The steamer MARY Powell will leave West
turn BY the Shore or &ew Ya Gsg,rs
railroads. This will give them ample time to
SEE the cadets in camp and on parade
The Albany day line steamer Nav York will
make special trip to-day to West Point. New
foot Of West Twenty second street at 8 A. NJ
se at 20 XII bs to New 4Ho5k srTX
make trip up the sound calling at Great
Neck. Sands Point. Glen Cove. Sea Cliff, Glen
Wood and Eoslyn. The boat will leave Peck's
reach New York OF "a at 6:$@f. ~ returning Will
will have its eyantb a
day at Bound Brook, and the Educational Alli-
aanre, will hold appropriate, exercises at it's
The descendants 81 John Van Arsdale will be
a. the H., battery at sunrise this morning to raise
a man from the Park Department was raising sHf
tho tagAnd got It to within a few feet OF the
top OF the pole. when Van Arsdale grabbed
the way. scrap botween Park DEPARTMENT. , nt
employees and the Van Arsdae descendants is
rather eXn"St ,e.il, this morning. The Cent?
House In Central Park.
The display Of fireworks for to- night at Man
than ever before Sousa has arranged a special
programme OF patriot 10 music. and Frank Dan
S1 tha. he Tbs spd the Wra Of the Nj"
the natives.