The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-06-28
Chopin In ST.. Louis Star.
THE FIRST FOURTH
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Q the Fourth Of July, $780, writes a
soldier who was with General Otis in Ma
Mia on that day, "the main part Of the
american troops We're away in the interior
OF the Philippines, strung out on long ines
IN front of an active enemy. All our out
posts We're close to the native camps. Not
only the men on post and in actual touch
with the enemy, but the reserves as well,
were under strict orders to be ready at a
minutes notice to meet an attack, Fourth
or no Fourth. These orders were obcyed.
By the way, up in San Fernando General
Noung's men were treated to a Fourth OF
July salute from across the lines. The
tlllpinos opened a fusillade about sum
down and outclassed all the fire cracker
tiends of Manila in getting up a celebra-
ton racket.
However, all over the islands, even In
the isolated districts covered by our troops
in the Flscayas-that is, in Cebu, Negroes
and Panay, where the garrisons were but
handfuls in comparison to the natives I'M
der arms or prepared tor war-the holiday
was formally observed.
"Whcn the day was officially ushcred
in by the bugle notes of the army ~reveilIe
the rcgimcntal bands along the miles and
miles Of camps, a perfect girdle across
LuZon and the Niscayas, played The Star
SpanElcd Banner. At noon, when the
sun u N4IS La a. iiiN } tlIS
national salute on the Luncta at Manila
and the warshipS in the harbor and along
the coast echoed in response, the field bat
teries; Of the army all over LuZon Swelled
the ~salvos: so, too, in Negroes and f'anay
and in the robber infested mountains Of
Cebu. And to make the soldiers on routine
duty feel that they We're COlumbia'S chill
dren as well az her ~bodyguard every man
had an extra good dinner, served with the
host falipari>g tho caI1p and tho IVA la hla
markets afforded.
The I~2scolta, Which might be called the
Broadway OF Manila, although it is a very
narrow street in point of fact, was alive
with bunting. Every nag that had a
mission in the Philippines was in
evidence along the Escolta-Old Glory
bunting. Every flag had a mission in the
here, there and everywhere, the
union jack ditto, then the red,
white ard black standar of the German
fatherland. alternating with and peacefully
caressing the tricolor OF La Belle France:
Spair's flag was in the display and waved
as proudly as ever. There were flags, too.
OF the yollows and flags of the blacks-au
flags but Aguinaldo's. But if Aguinaldo's
standard was missed by any one on the
Escolta that day the disappointed indi-
yidual didn't let his neighbor know it.
The Luneta was the scene Of the real
show. The Luncta of Manila, is a crescent
shapcG plaza overlooking the beach. There
the bands play for the populace, and there
all the uarades and public demonstrations
are hold. 1t was crowded like a country
fair ground on prize day.
'On the Luneta were held the formal
exercises. without which no Fourth of
July celebration is complete. School boys
in holiday attire gathered around the band
stand made the most picturesque feature
of IN, scene There was q swarm Of them
in clothes of T~ariegated hues-Fflipinos
and Jups and Chinese, trained to sing
patriotic songs il English.
"A first the school children were tiInid,
like average American children unused to
aruearing in public. They began with
.lmertc4,' then struggled through Hal
Columbia aod The Red, White and Blue
The band played popular airs between the
songs. Finally. when the enthusiasm vas
ynreiuG on the bursting point, the little
ones gave their masterpiece, The Star
S~rarElsl Banner Some Of the i'm
rromptu choruses at home would nave
been nut to the blush by that performance
nm the Luneta. The soldiers cheered as
orIv soldiers can when 10,CGO of them let
rhrir lungs loose; flags waved all over the
nlaxa- ana even old ocean became patriotic
add lashed the beach with great waves
,,}.a some monster eagle tapping his
wings in 4 frenzy of delight. This was the
climax. After that Uncle Sans celebra-
lion dominated Manila. The transplanted
holiday was Il 'gOi'