Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1896-01-05 | Page 1 | Utah's Star is Now Shining

II I f UTAHS 8 TAR 8 IS NOW 8 H I N IN Gl i The Queen of the West at Last Takes Her Place Among the Sisterhood I of States > > I CLEVELANDSPROCLAMATIONI I ft L Was Issued at Ten 09CIock Yesterday Morning SALT LAKE GOES WILD Boundless Enthusiasm When the News Was Received Re-ceived ft A GREAT DEMONSTRATION National Salute Fired Bells Rung Whistles Sounded 4hecrH nnd Rejoicing Old Glory iTloatcd Troju Every Flagstaff The Work of Decorating Fairly Tndcr Way Exciting Scenes on i the Streets TJie Heralds Offer to L talis First Born Franlc Cannon Seqnres the Pen With lV2iich the Proclamation Was Si iTctl Absent Ab-sent Utoninns VJre Congratulations i Congratula-tions Vow For the Tuaagnration All thc Details Arranged Announcements An-nouncements Front the Committees Commit-tees EXECUTIVE MANSION WASHINGTON D C Jan 4 I Jo The Herald Salt l Lake City Utah The proclamation was signed at 1003 this morning xv I HENRY T THURBER i Private Secretary A PROCLAMATION Br the President of the United States of America Whereas the Congress of the Unit edStates passed an act fvhieli tras approved ap-proved on the Sixteenth day oC July Eighteen Hundred and Mnctrfonr entitled An Act to Enable the People oC Utah to Form a Constitution Constitu-tion strut State Government and tote to-te Admitted into the Union on iin equal footing Frith the original States lYhichi act provided for the election of delegate to a Coiihtitu 1l tonal Convention to meet at the sent of grovernraent of the Territory of Ttali on the first Monday in 9Iarch eighteen hundred and nine Ijfive for the purpose of declaring the adoption of the Constitution of the United States by the people of the proposed State and forming a Constitution and State government fur such State And whereas delegates were accordingly ac-cordingly elected who met organized organ-ized and declared on behalf of the People of said proposed State their adoption of the Constitution of the Vnitcil Stales nIl as prvidcd in said netAnd And Tfherensj Maid Convention so organized did by ordinance irrevocable irrevo-cable ivitli the consent of the tnlted States and the people of said State as required bj said net provide pro-vide that perfect toleration of re U ions sentiment shall be secured and no inhabitant of said State shall ever be molested In person or Jtronerty on account of Ills or her Baode of religious worship but that j > ol > Bttmous or plural marriages are forever prohibited and did alto by aid ordinance make other various stipulations recited in section three of aid act And Vheras said Convention thereupon formed n Constitution and State government for said proposed pro-posed State which Constitution including in-cluding mid ordinance TVOS duly submitted to the people thereof at an election held on Tuesday next after the first Monday November eighteen hundred and ninetyfive as directed by said act LAud whereas the return of said lection has been made ana can nNacd and tIre result thereof erI 1 inCd to me together with a state t I meat of votes cast and n copy of said Constitution and Ordinance all as provided in said act showing that a majority of votes lawfully cast at such election was for the ratification and adoption of said Constitution and ordinance And whereas the Constitution and government of said proposed State are republican in form and said Constitution is nott repugnant to the Constitution of the United States I and the Declaration of Independence Indepen-dence and all provisions of said act have been complied with in the formation of the said Constitution I and government Now thcrcfrc I Grover Cleveland I President of the United States of America in accordance with the act of Congress aforesaid and by authority thereof announce the result re-sult of said election to be as so certified cer-tified and do hereby declare and proclaim that the terms and conditions condi-tions prescribed by the Congress of the United States to entitle the State of Utah to admission into the Union hate been duly complied with and that the creation of said State and its admission into the II Union on an equal footing with the i original States is now accomplished In testimony whereof I have I hereunto set my hand and caused I the seal of the United States to be i affixed f I Done at he city of Washington I this fourth day of January in the thousand eight year of our Lord one I hundred and ninetysix and the Independence In-dependence of the United States of America the one hundred and twentieth twen-tieth Signed GILOVER CLEVELAND By the President Seal RICHARD OL7TEY i Secretary of State I UTAH MEN PRESENT J I GOY WEST t DELEGATE CAX3VOX AD nEPRESEJxIUTnTE ALLEN Frnik Cannon Gets the Coveted PcV With Which the Proclamation Proclama-tion Was Signed and Will Bring I it to Salt Lake Special to The Herald > WASHINGTON D7 C7Jan 4Gover nor West Delegate Frank Cannon Rep resentativeelect Allen and Junius F Wells met at the RIggs House at a little before 10 oclock this morning and re naired to the White House to see President Presi-dent Cleveland affix his signature to the document by which Utah was to become a state Private Secretary Thurber had promised to inform President Cleveland of the contemplated visit of the Utah men and said he would notify Governor West but failed to do so But the Utah colony went anyhow Before they had reached his excellency however the president had signed the proclamation I and while they were in the anteroom Thurber brought it out before it was dry Frank Cannon was given the coveted cov-eted pen The signature of the proclamation was awaited with great Interest by Governor West and Delegate Cannon just outside of the presidents room The instrument used was an ordinary wood pen hoHer with a steel stub pen This was handed to Mr Cannon who will take it to Palt Lake where it will be placed on exhibition exhibi-tion and preserved as a historic relif According to promise Private Scare ary Thurber also sent a telegram immediately Imme-diately upon the signature of the document docu-ment to the governor of the state of Utah announcing the fact of exact moment of Signature which was 30 oclock The people of the new state had made preparations in advance to cee brate the occasion The proclamation itself after being shown to Governor West and Delegate Cannon was sent by special messenger to the department of state where it was placed among the archives of the United I States government Notwithstanding its importance it is by no means an imposing im-posing document in appearance being written in Mr Prudens handwriting with a stub pen upon one large double sheet of plain white paper stamped with the great seal of the United States WILD WITH JOY STIRRHKG SOEXES WITNESSED ON THE STREETS YESTERDAY I Boundless Enthusiasm Prevailed I Throughout the Cits Tlie National Nation-al Salute Fired Whistles Sounded Sound-ed and Bells Rung While Old Glory Floated From Every Flagstaff Flag-staff 4 The glad tidings that statehood had at 1ist come was received in Salt Lake I with wild enthusiasm It was some time after the receiving sounder at the Western Union through which the message came had clicked out the announcement that President Cleveland had signed the proclamation before the demonstration became general gen-eral but when it did there was such a hubbub as never before rent the air or fell upon the ears of the Inhabitants of Zion Whistles sounded cannon thundered bells tolled and the deafening sounds of hundreds of bombs formed but apart a-part of the greatest jubilation witnessed wit-nessed in the intermountain region On the streets and around corridors men shook hands with each other strangers and acquaintances alike as if all were equal and every man as good as his neighbor all giving vent to expressions of joy and salutations such as Happy new state to you or All hail to Utah and the whole multitude seemed Inspired with a lofty spirit of patriotism such as has has never been seen here At an early hour the streets were thronged with bustling animated enthusiastic en-thusiastic crowds particularly alone Main street in the vicinity of Sie Western Union office All were anxious to hear the first news proclaimed that the crown of the greatest union on the face of the earth had been studded with the brightest diadem of them all Utah It was just 913 oclock when the flash was received re-ceived that the proclamation had been signed and no sooner had word been caught than Superintendent Brown grasped a shotgun ran out in front of the office and fired two resounding volleys vol-leys This was sufficient for a massing mas-sing of the crowds in front of the telegraph tele-graph office and as the full meaning of the signal became known a mighty cheer from hundreds of jubilant throats rent the brisk morning air The news spread as if carried in electrical currents in the atmosphere and soon the whole city was In one wild state of excitement Merchants began to decorate their places of business busi-ness patriotic citizens hung out the national colors on their private residences resi-dences and within a remarkably brief period the city was clothed in holiday attire On every hand were indicatIons indica-tions of festivity and Old Glory wafted in the breeze from every building build-ing in the business portion of the city As the hours passed on the multitudes I multi-tudes on the streets increased and beaming countenances testifying to I universarjubilation were to be seen on every hand Toward 11 oclock the steam whistles began to sound A monster whistle provided by the city council tooted from the tower of the joint city and county building steadily for two hours while the noise from every whistle on every factory in the city sang out in melodious accompaniment accompani-ment At 1130 the battery of the National Guard of Utah fired the national salutetwentyone gunsfrom Capitol Hill The reports of the cannon can-non intermingled with the ringing of bells and blowing of whistles produced a noise that usually would be considered con-sidered unbearable but yesterday the sound was as agreeable as the softest strains from an instrument because It shouted out that an event of the greatest moment to the people of the state had taken place To attempt to enumerate tlhe places decorated would be vain Everyone particularly in the business section took occasion to make displays of the iniational colors TIre Z C M L bad a magnificent I silver star representative of the latest addition to the national emblem enshrined I en-shrined in evergreens with the stars i and stripes for a background Numerous Numer-ous flags dotted the entire front of the building I The city hall and the fire department < headquarters were studded With flags I and presented a holiday appearance I Suspended between the towers of the I temple a magnificent specimen of Old I Glory fluttered in the gentle breezes t that rolled down from the Wasatch I range In the evening there was a most brilliant display of electrical fl i lumiraations i One of the prettiest displays was In front of No 27 East First South where I a star of immense proportions had been artistically constructed bearing the inscription The Fortyfifth Star in red white and blue In front of the Citizens Electric Light companys ofnc on Second South there was am artistic electrical illumination last night Colonel Isaac Trumbos residence was becomingly attired in colors of red white and blue and literally covered with flags One incident which illustrated the deep feeling of satisfaction experienced by all Utonians transpired at one of the hotels in the afternoon A party of old men who have been residents of Utah all their lives sat exchanging reminiscences of days gone by After a while the conversation lagged and the group of old settlers sat silent with bowed heads as though buried in the past Statehood finally mused one abstractedly well weve been fightin1 for it night on forty years and then they all got up and shook hands as if by common impulse I 5 It is doubtful if the enthusiasm will again be so stirred up among the people peo-ple even on Inauguration day as yesterday yes-terday It seemed as if old and young men and women were waiting only too to-o hear the news that the countrys chief executive with a stroke of the pen had declared Utah oh an equal footing with her fortyfour sister states When the announcement was made the outburst of enthusiasm was spontaneous Today the news will become be-come general and by tomorrow the great masses will have been brought to a universal realization of it The Progress building was among the most profusely decorated blocks on Main street Many of the offices in the joint city and county building were clothed in national colors Treasurer May wns among the first to decorate with numerous small liars All the Republican senatorial candidates candi-dates headquarters were appropriately appropriate-ly decorated As soon as the president had signed the proclamation Governor West sent Acting Governor Richards a congratulatory congratu-latory private telegram which was received re-ceived here simultaneously with the official announcement The message was as follows President signed proclamation at 1r It f j f J v L 1 2 1 1 PRESIDENT CLEVELAND I The Man Who Signed the Proclamation Yesterday three minutes past 10 oclock Three cheers for the new state During the early Part of the day congratulatory telegrams began to pour in to Governor Wells among which were the following Washington D C Jan 4 1896 Heber M Wells Citizen of the republic I salute you For this absent one lift your eyes to the mountains and kiss the valleys of our dear mother Utah and thank God for freedom FRANK J CANNON Ogden Utah Governor Heber M Wells Flag at Refonm school floated at 940 in the interest of statehood believing be-lieving that the president was then signing the proclamation of statehood for Utah Congratulations J D HAINES President Washington D C Jan 4 Governor Heber M Wells Proclamation signed admitting Utah 10 oclock 3 minutes All hail Utah J F WELLS Washington D C Jan 4 Governor Heber M Wells I congratulate Utah and her chief executive CLARENCE E ALLEN New York Jan 4 H M Wells State Bank While on the summit how looketh the promised land SPENCER CDAWSON UTAHS FIRST BORN HERALD WILL PRESENT TWO I GOIDLINED SILVER CUPS To tIle Boy and Girl First Born After thc Signing of the Proclamation Proc-lamation Admitting Utah to Statehood In orderto determine and properly recognize re-cognize the important historical fact as to who were the first son and daughter of Utah born under statehood The Herald will present pre-sent with its best wishes for the long life and prosperity of the recipients a sterling silver cup gold lined in the just and equitable ratio of 16 parts of silver ff to 1 of gold to each the first boy and tho first girl born within the boundaries boun-daries of Utah after 803 oclock of the I morning of that auspicious day January Janu-ary H 1S96 that being the hour and I minute by local standard time that the proclamation admission was signed v Each cup will be appropriately engraved en-graved and will be worth 30 The award will not be made until all the counties shall be heard ftom Let each applicant vslata the nimc of the parents place of birth full name of child and the minute of birth with the names of witnesses I The child must be living at the time that the fact of precedence is doter mined Realizing that questions difficult of aSjifftment may arise Tho Herald reserves re-serves the < right to appoint a committee i J A to examine into the proofs and determine the order of precedence Carry the news to those of your neighbors neigh-bors who do not read The Herald if I any such there be TRANSFERRED TO THE STATE The Act Was Signed By President Cleveland Yesterday WASHINGTON Jan 4The president presi-dent has signed the act transferring to the state of Utah the offices and properties pro-perties of the territorial offices and of the Utah commission THE INAUGURATION DETAILS OF THE PRO GILyDIE AJUIAXGT2D AT LAST Aides to the Marshal Appointed Order tof the Procession Divisions Divi-sions of the ParadeLine of March General Notes > The programme for tomorrows celebration cele-bration was officially announced yesterday yes-terday and the order for the parade or street demonstrations issued by the committee on parade is as follows The following gentlemen have been requested re-quested to act as aides to the marshal of the parade and will report for duty at the Templeton hotel at 920 a m sharp Monday General John Q Cannon Colonel Washburn Chipmani of Utah county > Major TV E Stevens of Tooele county Captain John W Woolley of Davis Da-vis county Dr J F Allen Captain W W Calder Captain W H Sells Francis Armstrong Jacob Moritz Reed Smoot of Provo S F Walker W S Burton Captain Fred C Naisbitt of Ogden Cap tain Thomas Dobson Dr Joseph A Jennings Captain Hazelgrove ORDER OF PROCESSION Platoon of police 2Marshal and aides Sixteenth United States Infantry band General Penrose and staff 5Sixteenth United States infantry First batallion Major McLaughlin Second Sec-ond battalion Captain Noble 6Denhalter band 78taff of the commanderinchief 8 Brigade commander and staff 9Signal corps N G U Captain Hall 10 First infantry N G U Col Page 11 Carriages containing governors state and territorial officers chaplains pioneers of 1847 Utah Commission state legislators and D A M society direc tornTroop C First cavalry N G U Captain Naylor as special escort 12First battery N G U Captain Gibbs 13Helds band 14 Grand army of the Republic 15 Indian war veterans of the old Utah militia 16Veteran fire department 17Detachment Salt Lake Fire department de-partment 18 Municipal officials 19Band 20 Knights of Pythias 21 Masons and Odd Fellows 22 Select Knights and A O U W 23 German societies 24ScandinavIan societies 23 Citizens on foot horseback and in carriages DIVISIONS OF THE PARADE The various divisions of ithe parade are requested to take the positions des ignated below Commanding officers of tine organizations taking part are urgently requested to leave their respective re-spective halls or other places of rendezvous ren-dezvous in time to reach the position assigned by 1045 siharp as the column must move at 11 oclock First Division Sixteenth United States Infantry on South Temple west of Richards street the right resting on Wesit Temple Second DivisionNational Guard of Utah Ridhards street the right on I I South Temple CarriagesSouth Temple between Richards and East Temple Third DIvisionG A R and < Indian War Veterans of old Utah militia on west side of East Temple street right resting on South Temple Veteran fire department and detachment Salt Lake t firs department and munIcIpal officers east side of East Temple street Fourth Division Masons Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows and A O U W North Main right resting on South Temple Fifth DivislonrGerman and Scandinavian Scandi-navian societies cltizemS etc South Temple east of the Templeton LINE OF MARCH The right of the column will form on South Temple street between East or Main and West Temple streets the front resting on West Temple When set in motion the procession will move on West Temple to First South easton east-on First South to State south on State to Fourth Soutih west on Fourth South to East Temple or Main thence north to South Temple and the place of beginning be-ginning where the column will be dismissed dis-missed The positions to be occupied by the various subdivisions of the parade cannot can-not now be announced owing to the failure of tttieir commanding officers to report as has been several times requested re-quested Those w < ho have not yet mad repont 33 LO the certainty of their participation with the number of men I who will be under their respective commands are again requested to dc so at once in order that the arrangement I arrange-ment of the procession may not be I longer delayed The beginning of the exercises In Ithe I tabernacle having been fixed for 12 oclock noon the column will move at 11 oclock am precisely and those who are not in readiness at that time or who have not been assigned < to a place will have no alternative but to follow the organized portion in the capacity of civilians and with the general gen-eral public pubHcR T BURTON Marshal JOHN Q CANNON Chairman Com mititee on Parade ASSIGNED TO CARRIAGES The following gentlemen have been I assigned to places in carriages together to-gether Governor Heber M Wells and C C Richards the retiring acting governor I Secretary F Hammond President i Woodruff and T C Iliff Hon George Q Cannon and Hon I J L Rawlins I Judge J W Judd and Justice C S Zane Judges J H Miner W H King H H Rolapp and G W Bartch Morgan Richards jr J W Whitehead White-head jr and James Chipman Dr J L Park Professor T B Lewis exMayor Baskin and Mayor Glendinning The members of the Utah commission commis-sion BATTERY AN G U Attention First Battery N G U Salt Lake City Jan 4th 1896 Special order No SThe First battery will assemble at the armory in light marching order at 9 am on Monday January 6 1896 to participate in the parade par-ade and fire a national salute It is necessary that the members and the teams report promptly GEO W GIBBS Captain J J WILLIAMS First sergeant TRAVELING MEN PARTICIPATE tAll t-All traveling men are cordially invited to meet with the United Commercial travelers at A O U W hall Monday January 6 at 10 a m to participate in the inaugural exercises J H MOORE Secretary FIRST REGIMENT G U All members of the First regiment N G U who desire to participate in the parade on Inaugural day will report to Major A C Naylor for disposition and arms first providing themselves with side arms By orderR R C NAYLOR Commanding First Battalion By J O NYSTROM Adjutant NOTES The members of the United Commercial Commer-cial Travelers will be out in force for the parade It is earnestly desired that as many as possible of the Pioneers of 1847 assemble semble in carriages at the Templeton hotel ready to take the honored place in the parade which it is unanimously determined to assign to them All who take part in rendering the Inaugural music on Monday are earnestly requested to meet at the Tabernacle tonight to-night Sunday at 830 for practice All of the public that desire to join In America and The Star Spangled I Banner are also invited to attend the rehearsal I With favorable weather there will be I a large number of comrades in line on Monday and visiting comrades and old Soldiers are invited to assemble at the G A R Hall 21 West Second South at 10 oclock a m Monday The comrades com-rades who have uniforms are requested to wear them In the event of General Penrose not beIng able to ride at the head of his troops by reason of an injury to his foot which is causing him much trouble he will ride in one of the officials carriages car-riages and the command of the regiment regi-ment will devolve upon LieutenantCol onel Coates The German committee calls upon all German Americans to assemble at the Continental market at 320 tomorrow morning and be ready for marching cr ders at 10 In tho evening the grand ball occurs at the Continental market and the tickets for this will be sold at 50 cents for each couple