Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-07
HAMILTON NEWS
Hamilton, Mont, July 5. 1899.

Hamilton. Mont, July 5. 1899.
The glorious Fourth passed off most
auspioiously in this little city. 1t was
ushered in at midnight with the sound
ing of anvils and the ~resounding' of fire
crackers, kept up internationally until
dawn and after. The day was a perfect
one. A slight shower the night before
had laid the dust somewhat and made the
air fresh and clean. The sun shone
brightly, but a cool breeze tempered the
heat of its rays n no one suffered.
Early in the morning the festive small
boy was abroad enlivening the streets.
and by 8 o'clock crowds of people from
the surrounding country came pouring in
in every manner of conveyance. and the
streets were thronged. s9t
The principal business blocks were Law
ishly decorated with bunting and flags.
and many private residences exhibited
the red, white and blue. The procession
formed near the North Side school build
ing at 10 o'clock and paraded the principal
streets, exciting muci, enthusiasm. There
were many beautiful and ~inegeniously
constructed floats. among them one in
which the states We're represented by
young misses in white, with Miss Effie
Meats as the Goddess of Liberty, and
Miss Nelson as Columbia. both of which
We're very attractive. Cuba, Hawaii M
the Philippines were represented by three
tiny tots. who did their parts very credit
ably. Another float was that of the A.
c. NJ. company, which was very .gor-
geous, and a very amusing one, by the
City drug store. The other floats were
also very good.
J The programme at the opera house was
I carried out in ar excellent manner The
chorus, under the direction of Miss Cum
Minis, sang MY Country, lis of Thee"
in fine fashion, and the band rendered
several appropriate patriotic numbers.
Mr. la Nrpnre HpchiaY 6ac1a jmpH .sTbn
Death of Benedict Arnold" with much
dramtic force. The chief interest in the
programme Centered in the speech of eX-
Representative Charles S. Hartman. who
was introduced in a neat speech by
Mayor McCrackin. and who maintained
his reputation as a public speaker in an
able effort. The speech consisted in a
fierce a1raignment and denunciation Of
the administration for maintaining the
present campaign in the Philippines. He
discussed the subject under the following
heads: "a 1--WE have NJ moral right to
conquer and hold the Philippines" (2) "If
we had the right, we cannot afford to
keep them in our possession" 60 "If
held, the islands must become an integral
part of the American government. and
the inhabitants American citizens az
"The4r retention would cheaper American
labor. by introducing an undesirable
class of %citizens.' (5) "The character of
the climate renders the conquest and re-
tention of the islands impracticable."
CO. '"The commercial expansion of the
United States will not be achieved by the
retention of the islands," "a 9Th con-
quest and retention of the islands is con-
trary to the spirit of the constitution and
the genius of American Institutions"
At the conclusion of the speech the
crowd adjourned for dinner and in the
afternoon re-assembled near the grand
stand IN Third street to witness the
carrying out of the programme of sports,
which went off very successfully. and