The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-04
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
Celebrations i'm All the Important
Cities-Many Big Parades.

At Louisville-Fully 10000 men were in
line in the parade. and the afternoon and
night were given up to celebrations at a
half dozen parks. The principal address
OF the day was delivered by Harry j.
Skeffington. of Boston. who spoke at
Phoenix Hill Park.
At Nashville Tenn.-There was an i'm
posing parade through the principal streets
of the city and a picnic at Glendale Park.
where addresses were delivered by Gov
ernor McMillin and Rev. w. S. Jacobs.
At Denver. Col.-About 5000 workingmen
marched in the parade; business was gen.
orally suspended.
At Washington, d. C.-Labor day was
observed for the sixth time, the legal char
acter of the holiday having been estab-
ushed by Congress in 1894. All govern
ment departments were closed, but there
were no street paradeS or public demon
STATIONS. the various local labor organiza-
tons celebrating the day by Speecnmaklng
and athletic games.
At Cleveland-A drizzling rain seriously
interfered with the celebration. Notwith-
standing steady downpOur, however,
there were probably 5000 men in line. rep
resenting more than ninety unions. AT the
conclusion of the parade President Samuel
Gompers, Of the American Federation OF
Labor. delivered an address.
At Kansas City, Mo.-The day was a
field day for politicians. Joseph Flory,
A NJ. Dockery, Democratic candidate for
the same office, both spoke to large crowds.
Most of the business houses were closed.
At Knoxville, Tenn.-A long parade
passed through the business streets in the
morning. A military tournament by State
militia and athletic contests were the
lakes at two parks We're ablaze, oil be-
ing ignited upon the waters.
At Chattanooga, Tenn.-There was a
basket picnic, music and dancing being
the main features. The labor unions did
not have the usual street parade.
At Cincinnati-Twelve to fifteen thou
sand workingmen paraded. 1t was the best
appointed procession ever seen there on
Labor day. The streets were lined with
interested and applauding, spectators.
shut down, allowing their employees to par
ticipate in the festivities. The morning
was given up to a parade of unusual size
and having special features In the after
noon a picnic at Andrews grove, with
speeches from former Attorney General
Frank 8. Monnett and others, made up the
programme.
At st. Louis-The day was celebrated by
a big labor parade, in which more than p.
| 600 men of all trades participated. All
business was suspended
At Charleston-During the past year
workingmen organized strongly, and
turned out with $500 men in parade.
At Atlanta-Five thousand men were in
line, representing every labor union, and
| large delegations from adjoining towns
participated. Civic and military organiza-
tons were in the parade.
AT Memphis-The parade was the largest
and most creditable in the history of the
city trades. For the first time the busi-
ness men were not called upon to con-
tribute toward the expense of the celebra-
tiion, the labor unions being now so strong
| that they needed no assistance.
AT Dayton, O.-Fully 5000 uniformed
knights of Labor marched in the parade,
which was the most imposing in the his
| tory of our city. An interesting pro-
gramme followed at the fair grounds. and
races of all descriptions were given. Twenty
| thousand people attended the festivities.
At New York-There was no general pa
rade. Most of the labor organizations left
| the city by early trains and boats for their
| outings, each having a programme of it's
own.
| AT Jersey City-An incident of the United
Builders Councils parade was the action
| OF the Central Federated Union in refusing
| to march past the grand stand in front of
| the City Hall. where the parade was re-
viewed by Mayor Hoos and other officials.
| The Central Federated Union is COM
posed largely of silk weavers and brewery
| employees. a large number of whom are
professed Socialists and opponents of both
political parties. When they were two
| blocks from the grand stand the men of the
Central Federated Union fell out of line
| and made detour, so as TO avoid passing
| the stand.