Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1898 — The War In Rensselaer. [ARTICLE]

The War In Rensselaer.

A Large and Patriotic Demonstration. The news of the first actual movement of war, the sailing of the squadron from Key West to blockade and if necessary bombard Havana, first' reached Rensselaer by a special telegram to the Evening Republican, received at 4:46 Tnursday afternoon The news came too late for the Evening Republican but was in time for Friday’s Semi-Weekly, just then going to press. The news was given out immediately however, and was the occasion of quite an extensive and a very patriotic demonstration. The medium sized flag then floating from the court house flag staff was hauled down and for the first time the immense one presented by the Daughters of the American Revolution was flung to the breeze, and a more appropriate occasion for putting it up for the first time could not have been chosen. The court house bell rang about 15 minutes, steam whistles sounded, while flags went up all over. In the evening the bands were out playing a large number of patriotic tunes, anvils and guns were fired, and fire-works sent off. Quite a large and much excited crowd assembled on the streets during the evening’s demonstration.