Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-05
H AVIAN A AND MANIl A
The Glorious Fourth Significantly Celebrated
in Both Cities.
Recognition in Phflfp-
pine Capital, and Cuba's Chief
Port Was Gay and Lively.

There was great celebrat ton of the
Fourth at Manila yesterday with fireworks
panos, speeches and decorations every
where, all nationalities participating. The
foreign ships and consulates, including the
spanish, raised their colors in conjunction
with the stars and stripes. The flagship
Baltimore fired national salute at noon.
All natlonalities enjoyed what the Spanish
papers termed the fiesta of North Amer
ica.' Newsboys shouted Fourth of July edi-
tons, soldiers paraded the town throwing
frecrackers on the batteries on the water
front. In the afternoon the Luneta was
crowded with Americans, Filipinos and
SDanards.
There were thousands of pedestrians and
hundreds of carriages went there for the
concert directed by Bandmaster Carl Oindt
of the 9th Artillery Band. A hundred Fill
pinos played American tunes.
several hundred boys and girls, Filipinos,
Spanards and Chinese from the public
schools, dressed in their best clothes, each
carrying an American flag, sang America"
IN a curious mixture of dialects. Chaplain
Knudsden of the Washington regiment read
the Declaration of Independence.
The officers of the United States cruiser
Baltimore gave a reception and dance,
which was attended by the foreign consuls,
the officers of the foreign warships and all
the society of the army and navy circle.
vi. DtIlDy presided at the celebration at
the Soldiers Club, where Mr.. o. F. Will
liams, United States consul general, and
others delivered addresses The officers of
the Colorado regiment gave a reception at
the regimental barracks and there were
several dances during the evening.
A general celebration at night was rem
dered impracticable by the law requiring
the streets to be cleared at $50 pm.
Features In Havana.
Some enthusiastic Cuban annexationists
hired a band in Havana yesterday gave 300
American flags to boys and men who would
march and then paraded the streets for
two hours, drawing large and cheering
crowds
AT noon a salute of forty-five guns was
fired at Cabanas fortress. The Sth United
States Infantry paraded while the repi-
mental pand played national airs. At
Camp QuemadoS, the headquarters of Gen.
Lee, the 18th United States Cavalry parad-
ed. The regimental band discoursed music,
and in the afternoon a program of sports
was carried through.
More than 300 persons attended the ban
quet in the Tacon Theater last evening
Among those present were Governor Cen
eral Brooke, Gems. Ludlow, Chaffee Will
son, Lee and Gomez, Senior Perfecto La
coste, the mayor; the foreign consuls and
most of the army officers stationed in the
neighborhood of Havana. After the toast
to President Mckinley, which the com
Brooke responded to THE United States
of America Gen. A r. Chaffee, the gov
ernor generals chief of staff, responded to
The United States Army" Lieut.. Lucien
Young TO THE United Sattes Navy" Gen
Lee to THE Army and Navy on Foreign
Service and Our Wives, Sweethearts and
Babies at Home" and Ernest Conant, legal
adviser to the military governor, to 'Inde-
pendence Day" The theater was splendid
ly decorated and illuminated.
The following messages of greetings and
acknowledgment passed yesterday between
the White House and Gen. Brooke at Ha-
vana:
WASHINGTON, July 4, 1892
Maj. Gen. Brooke, Havana:
The President sends cordial greetings
upon the occasion of the banquet to be
held this evening in honor of the national
holiday, and best wishes for gathering
which shall be an inspiration to increased
progress and prosperity among the people
of Cuba. GEO. B. CORTELYOU,
Acting Secretary.
HAVANA, July 4, 1899
George B. Cortelyou, White House, Wash
tngton:
The Americans in Cuba acknowledge the
kind greetings of the President and assure
him that their best efforts will be directed
in the line of his Solicitudes BROOKE