Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-31

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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Decoration Day-Its Observance Through.
out the Country.
PHILADELPHIA, May 29th.-At the Acade-
my of Music this evening the National me-
mortal service in aid of the Meade Monu-
ment Fund, was held under the auspices of
Meade Post, No. /, G. a. r. President
Schurz, Generals Sherman, Augur, Hancock,
Slocum, Ricketts,, w. III. Davis, Kilby,
Smith, Poe, the Philadelphia delegation in
Congress, and others were present. The ora
tor of the evening was Ex-Governor Cham
berlain, of Maine, who delivered long and
finished orative in euloey of General Meade
and the soldiers who died for their country.
President Hayes made a short address in re-
sponse to loud calls General Sherman then
delivered brief eulogy. and was followed
by Attorney-General Devens, General Han
cock and General Stewart l.. Woodford.
When the ceremonies concluded, the Presi-
dent held brief reception at the Union
League, and at midnight took the train for
Washington.
AT GETTYSBURG.
GETTYSBURG, May 29th.-Charles G. Will
Jams, member of Congress from Wisconsin,
delivered an. Grafton in the National Gene
terry to-day, and was listened TO by more than
5000 persons. The ceremony of placing
flowers upon the graves followed. School
children scattered flowers over the soldiers
graves encirclirg the battle monument.
THE nav rr1r yurSr
CHICAGO, May 29th.-To-day was largely
observed as Decoration Day, East and West.
In Chicago the weather was rainy and dis
agreeable, and there was far less display of
flowers than usual.
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, May 29th.-Decoration Day
was observed by procession of ex-soldiers
and veterans. At Arlington the orphaned
children of soldiers joined in the procession,
strewing the graves with flowers Emily
Hawthorne read poem, and George c. Ha-
Zelton of Wisconsin delivered an Grafton.
Congress was not in session to- day, and all
the Departments were closed
ROW IN A CEMETERY.
PHILADELPHIA, May 29th.-During the
decoration exercises to day by the colored
soldiers in Lebanon Cemetery Ia colored place
of interment), row took place between a
party of Irishmen and Post No. so, and sew
eral were shot and cut, no one fatally.
The Whitaker Case-Fouud Guilty and
Placed Under Arrest.
WEST POINT, May 29th.-The Court of
Inquiry in the case OF Cadet Whitaker met
in secret session to- day, and agreed upon a
final report, which is signed by all the mem
bers. The conclusions are: First, that the
Court is unable to believe such slight wounds
az Cadet Whitaker received could be in
fiicted by persons in the manner and under
the circumstances described by him; second.
it does not see why, with his surroundings,
and in his condition and frame of mind, as
shown by his own evidence, he should have
submitted to an assault such as is alleged.
without summoning assistance during the
assault, or Immediately thereafter; third, it
believes that q person tied as he was and left
as nc claims to have been, could readily have
released himself fourth, from the testimony
of the Post Surgeon and others the Court is
compelled to believe that Cadet Whitaker
was neither asleep nor insensible when he
was examined on the morning of April 9th.
but was feigDing fifth, the Court is not able
TO discover any motive that any person other
than Cadet Whitaker could have in making
such an assault, and there is no evidence
whatever to warrant the belief that any
other person did it; sixth, it believes the
hair. clipping, fesh-cutting and binding could
ali have been accomplished by Cadet Whitta-
ker himself. The theory that the note of
warning is an imitation of Cadet Whit
takers handwriting is untenable. The
severe tests to which the experts in hand
writing were subjected and their positive tes-
timony place it beyond doubt that Cadet
Whitaker himself wrote the note of warn
ing, and is therefore not ignorant of the per-
son or persons who were engaged in the
affair. This latter conclusion is strengthened
by the fact that onehalf OF the sheet of the
paper On which this note is written was
found in Cadet Whittaker's possession. From
the strong array of circulnstantial evidence
from the testimony of the experts in hand.
writing, and from the conflicting statements
OF Cadet Whitaker, and the lack of veracity
evinced by him in certain cases during the
investigation, as is shown by the evidence.
the Court IS of the opinion that the imputa-
ton upon the character of Cadet Whitaker.
referred to in the converting of the Court
and contained in the official reports of the
COmmandant of the Cadets and the Post
Surgeon, is fully sustained. When the re-
port was sent to General Schofeld and read
by him, he caused letter to be addressed to
Colonel Lazelle, Commandant of the Corps
of Cadets, directing the arrest of Whitaker,
and the placing of him in confinement in his
room. The order was promptly carried out,
and Whitaker will remain under arrest
until the case is disposed of, and the guard
will keep him under surveillance. Officers in
high rank, being asked what disposition
would be made of him, if the findings of the
Court are approved by the War Department,
replied that if he was non-commissioned
officer he would be tried by Court-martial,
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he will be dismissed the Academy, or turned
over to the civil authorities. Whitaker still
protests his innocence. The findings of the
Court will be forwarded to the War Depart
ment tonight.
The Fight for the Presidency.
CHICAGO, May 29th.-Politically this city
is much more excited at present than conven-
ton cities are apt to be SO long before the
meeting OF the Convention. There has been
no room to spare in any hotel for week,
and every train brings scores and hundreds
more of visitors, delegates and politicians
Something like 400 delegates have already
arrived. Few wild claims are being put for
ward by the friends of either of the candi-
dates but hard, determined and obstinate
work is being done by all the managers. 1t
Is the almost universal opinion that the Con-
vention will last three days at least. This, it
Is USilSNSu, Will Ue JuS case DSCduSS OF the
numerous knotty questions to come before it.
The one which is acknowledged TO be the
most important is the unit rule. The most
bitterly contested one seems likely to be the
Illinois contest. Both sides of the latter case
are being carefully prepared and will be
ably presented. The unit rule will probably
come up at the start. There is feeling that
Don Cameron will be a strong card for the
Grant men to defeat any proposition to abel-
ish the unit rule, and for this reason the talk
of deposing him from the Craftsmanship of
the National Committee before the Conven-
ton is called is growing into prominence.
This evenings train brought in great acces-
sions to the ranks of the delegates and poiti.
clans here. The following were among them
Senator Conkling, Senator Woodin, Fred
Douglass, Postmaster James of New York,
Observation-Disclosures Mansfield of California,
who says the delegation is solid for Blaine,
with Washburne Is second choice, and all op-
posed to third term; H. C. Mccormick,
Governor d. +. Davis OF Maine, George
Davis of Texas, General Tyner, Governor B.
i. Prescott of New Hampshire, and Charles
k. Graham of New York.
TWENTY-oNE GUNS FOR BLAINE.