The Glorious 4th It Was A Red Hot Day But The Great Celebration Here Was A Success Only One Accident Occured To Mar The Pleasure Of The Assembled Multitudes--the Balloon Went Up And The Man Came Down

There may have been hotter days than was last Saturday, but there have been none recently. Jievertheless Ann Arbor was all astir early in the ruoruing. Those wlio had delayed their decorations were busy putting thern up, while others were giving the finishing touches to their display in an endeavor to attract an unusual amount of trade. Every empty store and every available nook and corner was utilized for lemonade, ice cream and lunch stands, and the voice of the sinall stand leatherlunged solicitor for trade was heard in all of its Fourth of July glory- the smaller the stand the louder the voice. In fact the town put on a regular oldfashioned holiday attire. The program as published for the day was not entirely carried out, for the 45 guus did not help the sun up, nor the son up, probably because the city ordinance forbids the firing of guns within the city limita. (Sinre writing the above we learu that they were fired but that the boys made so much noise with ïre-crackers that the reports were entirely drowned out.) The youth with firecrackers, both large and small - fire crackers and youths both - kept the very early hours merry with the ex-, ploding of powder in boinbs and squibs until the later hours arrived. The eight military companies dwindled down to three, from Adrián, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, but Maj. Howell of Adrián was on hand and in command of the battallion. The parade was a half hour late in getting started, but was a creditable oue after it did start, with that old veteran Maj. Harrison Soule in command. The calorie in the atmosphere took the tuck out of quite a number of the brave soldier lads before they reached the end of the march, and they gave evidence that real war would require a great deal of physical hardening on their part to keep them out of the hospitals the greater share of the time. The fraternal societies did not turn out to any great extent, and the bicycle brigade was a dismal failure. As wheelmen are clainoring for better roads and for broader rights in and to the streets and highways, this would have been a most excellent opportunity for them to have shown their strengtb , that ought not to have been lost. But the industrial cars were fully np to the advertised display. Sonie of these floats were remarkably flne, among the nuniber might bo mentioned those of Martin Haller, the Ann Arbor Music Co., the Schaebele Music Co., Mack & Co., Lindenschmidt & Apfel, the Eberbach Chemical Co., which was a very fine one, the Eberbach Hardware Co., Fred Weinberg's builders at work, and Arohritect Chas. A. Sauer also with carpenters constructing a building, Henne & Stanger, Luick Bros., the car of Frank Fimer with five tons of white lead on it, and others we are not able to cali to miud just now. The parade as a whole was a good one however, and quite satisfactory to the crowd of on-lookers. The bands were in evidence, if there were only six of them instead of twenty. They made music, good, bad and indifferent in great variety and plenty, and sometimes loud enough to please the inmates of a deaf and dumb asylum. This does not apply to all the bands by any means, some of whieh discoursed very desirable and enjoyable music. At the speaker's stand Mayor Hiscock presided, and introduced the reader and speaker, in a very graceful manncr. Win. W. Wedemeyer gave the audience that ever grand and patriotism-inspiring Declaration of Iudependence, with the true American spirit. The orator Ilon. J. W. Donovan, of Detroit, spoke hopefully of the times and of the future. He had little patience with the everlasting growler, and believed that times weie good now and rapidly getting better if the people vvould but recognize the fact, go to work and stop waiting for sotnething to turn u[, which Ibinjs do not happen now-a-days until strong and willing bands take hold and turn thein up. Some of the listerners intimated that Capts. Schuh anl Manly had made a mistake and selected a good republican for a speaker, for in his speech he taught the splendid principies and &ound doctrines believed and expounded by republicans. Consequently he pleased the masses here in republican Washtenaw. The balloon did uot ascend at 4 :30 p ni., as advertised, and it looked niuch as though the tliousands of people who came to see this part of the program carried out were going to be disappointed. But finally, at about8:45up went the great black huik with a achute attached to one side, aud a man at the lower end, sitting in a trapez. Prof.JRooney did not go very high, probably froui the fact that it was quite dark when lie ascended. The balloon was iilled in the yard betweeu tlie engine house and the Henning block on Iluron st. and went up from there, and when the Prof. dropped he eame down upon the roof of W. F. Stimson's grocery store on E. Ann st It was not a very successful affair, and though it probably satisfled the people in a measure yet it was not up to what was expected nor what it should have been. Tlie dress parade of the soldiers waa witnessed by the crowd with pleasure. By the way, did you ever notice how good natured and easily entertained a crowd of Auiericans is? All that is necessary is to keep somethiug going ou and the crowd will be content. When other attractions lagged Saturday afteruoon "Railroad Jack" mouuted a barrel on the court house square and kept hundreds of the people there good natured with his "speech" and witty replies to people who were sufficiently courageous to ask him questions. Jack is a great character, and knowa enough of the human faniily to make an excellent living without any very great exertion ou his part. Whether the world owes Jack a living or not he is getting it all right euough, and a íairly good one, too. He was not on the official program, bnt he cliinkêd in and fllled up some awkward gaps very advahtageously. Tlio fire works were good, and handled admirably. The men who had them in charge were "ou to their job," as the expression is, and they fired them so that there were no long, tedious delays, hut the ball kept rolling iucessantly. So much so that the kids coinplained that they didn't have eyes enough to see the entire show. The dynamite bomba that were sent up 150 feet or so and exploded in the air were powerful fellows, and though up so high made the windows in the buildings rattle foi some considerable distance each way. Six paper balloons were sent up, ant: they all went sailing away in greal shape. There was no serious accident or anything to mar the pleasure of - the day. Though hot the people all seemed to be jolly and good natured, and the soda fountains and lemonade stands did a maguificent business. Next year Ann Arbor people will return the compliment paid by Ypsilantians and go down and help them celébrate the Fourtli, but if our people wait lor another dozen years before attempting a celebratiou agaiu, they will simply fooi themselves, that's all for these celebrations certainly pay. For this celebration there is one niau to be thanked. Capt. Schuh was the front and back bone of the enterprise, and through his persistency, against discouragements that would have made others hesitate, he pushed forward and succeeded. KIKE CRACKERS. The sparks from the flre works made it pretty hot at the Savings bank block and H. J. Brown's corner. The decorations on the Savings bank block caught fire several times, and it looked like a blaze at one time, but people on the naide pulled down the blazing mater(Contlnued ou 6th page.) THE GLORIOUS 4TH (Continued froru lst page.) al aiui put out the firc without auj dauiage being done. A sinall blaze trom the same cause on the Huron st side of Browu'a drug store called ou the flre departiaent, but tliere wa notbing for tht' boys to do wheii the; got tliere. The middle of Iluron st., thougl packed with human heings, was clearec in sliort order when tlie lire bell rang in t'ie eveuing. The street decorations were good seldoni have been better. The lemonade and ice cream stands were all successl'ul. They sold out all they had to sell and tliere was cali for more. The crowd that jostled aud hustled around the balloon were patiënt in the extreme. The sun was pitiless in sending down its rays, but thafs what the soda fountains were tliere for. Dr. J. W. Keatiug, editor of the Physk'ian and Surgeou, while watching the inflating of the balloon, was struck on the head by a pole that alipped and feil. At one time it was thought that he was seriously liurt, but he is reeovering all right now. The doctor will be more eareful in the future about getting in the direct line of descentof guy ropes and poles. It is also asserteil that a lady in the crowd was hurt at this time also, but we have been unable lo learn who it was or how badly she was injured. If a few more of those dynamite bombs had been fired off, according to the theory of some people, it would have brought on a rain - wliich would have been a desirable thing to have done. ïhore was vcrv iitde drunkenness, even il' the saloons did keep open. People generally took the W. C. ï. U. advice and kept toler. Capt. Pack, of company A, s entitled to a great deal of credit t'or hie good sense and backbone. A proposition was made by snme person to send beer and Mquid refreshments to tlie armory that the two visiting companies miglit be treated to tlie same gratis. The Captain at once said no, it should not be done, and it was not done. The car of the G. A. K. and S. of Va. was a good one. Comrade Sessions made a most admirable Únele Sam, and tlie banners and war emblems told of the oíd times when war delnged our fair land with its woe. The postoffice ernploj-es have secured for themselves a permanent supply of bunting and flags for decorating the P. O. building apon patriotic occasions requiring it. The decorations Saturday ere very fine indeed. THE ORATIO.V. Judge Donovan in opening referred to the times and the itnprovements denoted by the fact that the factories in New England were running now oh full time instead of elosing down for the dull snmmer months, and the same thing was true of the iron working industries of Pennsylvania. And argued for a liopeful view of tlie future. He believed that Uncle Sam ought to own the Hawaiian Islands, and that they should become a part of this nation ; and that our people were also looking toward Cuba and her coffee. He said that we are feeling well, living well, riding on wheels, in palace cars, and trolley cars, and some on ocean steamships; that a nation was great in proportion as it furnished comforts to its producers and happiness to its people; that it was the home after all that really counts in life, and that we are a nation of happy homes; a wise man carnes his boy-heart into manhood. The question is often asked "what is the matter with farmer boys?" There is nothing the matter with the boys, they're all right, hut if the párente want llieni to stay at home they must open the front room and make the farm lome a bright and attractive pluce. )ne tliing the speaker believed, and bat was the fact that there were too nany emigrante, too niany workers imwrted, too many of oor rich girls exorted. There shouhl he more reciprocity, and the párente should see to it liat the American boy is so brought up liat he 1 good enough for any American girl to marry. The bunting for oreign titles was condemned in proper angunge. Tlie speaker spoke in glowng terms of the future of tlie nation, ind believed that its people who werf vorthy and industrious would be prorly [ewarded therefor, and that there was a golden era ahead. But we muet ove our wives and children, nly horoughly upon ourselves, stop grumjling at the government, iro lo work "m ttet something to give for money. lie question of to-day is : "AVIiat can 'ou do, voung man?" "Wliat can you [o ypung woman ?" The answer must be with each for him or he.rself. This is but a very brief and imperfect sketch of tlie oration. It was a good one, and few men could have held an audie.nce as Judge Donovan did.