The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-29

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ever IN 1854 to Appomattox in 1865
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this moment"
General Drum arrived on thu
mountain this evening. He was the bearer
| OF a letter from President Cleveland te
| mrs. Grant, rendering lot in the Soldiers
| Home grounds as a burial place for the
| dead General, if it should meet with the
view Of the family. In conversation Gen
eral Drum said: "Ihave to-day transmitted
to General Hancock an order from the
/! Secretary OF War, directing General Han
COCK to take entire charge of the military
arrangements OF General Grants funeral
from the present time to the day of burial
and all military of any kind here will be
under his direction, and to him applica-
tions must be made by all military organ
izations that may desire to take part in the
obsequies."
THE MAYORS TELEGRAM.
This afternoon Mr.. Turner, Mayor
IRA no,c ohiof al IL,
determined the question of General Grant g
burial place in favor of Central Park, New
York. 1t was as follows: "Your two
telegrams just to hand, and / understand
the matter to be now definitely settled that
General Grants body is to be inferred here
We cannot take any more definite action
in regard to the matter OF Mrs. Grant until
a later date. The faith of the President of
the Board of Aldermen and my own is
pledged that we will see when a little time
passes away, but the wish OF the family is
gratifed by formal resolution of the
Board. Answer Immediately SO that may
appoint a committee to make my quota
for the Grand National Monument.
w. r. GRACE.
THE FORMAL ACCEPTANCE.
Upon the receipt OF Mayor Grace's tele-
gram Mr.. Turner repaired at once to the
cottage where he held conference with
Colonel Fred Grant. The Colonel read the
Mayors dispatch and retained it at the
close OF the conference. Colonel Grant as
sured the Mayors representative that he
and the family thus formally accepted the
tender OF a burial place for General Grant
and Mrs. Grant in Central Park, New York
city, and that he and the family would now
proceed with the funeral arrangements with
reference to the above conclusions. The
Mayors messenger then telegraphed to
Mayor Grace the result OF his mission.
w. Jarkell has arranged the following
time table for the removal OF the remains
From Mt. McGregor at 1 p. M, August
4th; arrive at Saratoga at 2 p. m.; leave
at 4:3O p. M; leave Albany at IL O'Clock,
noon, Wednesday, August 9th, and arrive
about 4:3O in New York; in the interval
from 4:3O p. IN. on Tuesday to noon on
Wednesday, the remains will be in state at
the capitol, and from the time OF arrival
in New York en- Wednesday afternoon, un-
tE Saturday. August 2th, the BODY will be
in Nate at the HSiE Thes 5R66ie OBJ
sd Tzfs VIII isEks i5tace Or Saturday, at
such time as the civic authorities may ar
range, and the interment will then follow
in Central Park.
NEW YoRK's OFFER.
New York, July 24--The Borad of A l.
dermen met to-day. Mayor Grace sent in
a communication to them calling their at
tention officially to the death OF General
Grant, quoting his letter OF yesterday to
Mrs. Grant, and the answer from Colonel
Fred Grant. Appropriate resolutions
were then offered. The resolutions extend
sympathy to the family, and authorize the
proper authorities to offer sepulcher for
The body OF General Grant in any OF the
public parks of this city which the family
Of the deceased may select, and to say that
The city hall will be draped and placed at
the disposal OF the family OF the deceased
Tor the reception of the remains. They
also provide for committee to perfect the
funeral arrangements and to order copy
Of the resolutions sent to the Generals
amily. A committee to make the neces-
sary preparations provided for in the reso-
utions was appointed. A communication
read from Clerk Turner, who had been
the family of General Grant in relation to
nis sepuiture in one of the parks of the
,lty. 1t stated that it was likely the
would be accepted. A reso- |
ution was adopted empowering the Mayor,
n case the proposition is accepted, to ap-
point committee to collect money to be
contributed by the people towards a |
national monument.
APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE.
The Mayor to-day appointed a committee |
# 100 citizens to raise New York Citys |
,hare of the expense for the erection OF |
National monument to General Grant. |
Among the members OF this committee are |
Samuel J. Tilden, Chester A. Arthur, Alonzo |
3. Cornell, William NJ. Evarts, Oswald |
)ttenderfer, George Jones, Thomas l..
James, Edward Cooper, Smith Eli, ir., W.
I, Wickham, Roscoe Conkling, Noah DAVIS,
cornelius N. Bliss, Eugene Kelly, George |
Bliss. Whitelaw Reid, John Jacob Astor, |
Parker E. Goodwin, Henry B. Hyde, Gen
.ral G. B. Mcclellan, DR.. Fordyse Barker
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jessie Seigman, JOS,
,ph N. Drexel, David NJ. Stone. David
dawes, Hamilton Fish, Pierre Lorrliaro'
ogden Goelet, Joseph Pulitzer.
THE LOYAL LEGION.
The Board OF Officers OF the Grand Com
nandery of the military order OF the
LOYAL Legion at their headquarters at
has notified the New YORK
yommandery that upon the ACTON OF 5he
after with pespect to It's late Colllla,iue,' 4
Ieneral Grant, being communicated 10
hem. thev will convene with the dlfferenG
1om manderies throughout the Union ana
ssue the proper order for participation
u the obsequies OF mourning, and TN, 1o,-
owing telegram was read by the New = OK
;ommandery this p. M. "General y; "A.
,arleton. of California, Commandery
nourns no. the bereavement which has de,
rived New York OF it's Commander a ana
he Loyal Legion of it's grandest and oest
beloved companion.
'''0 wv ". L. ELLIOT, Commander.
Navor Grace to-day received the follow
,a d;snatch from his private secretary at
" " McGregor in regard to the offer MAGE aae
w wv. the city OF place OF burial in one OF tne
,arks belonging to the city: 'Colonei d; uraH'
,,sa nst ri rncts me to say that upon the eoaoi,
ion that the wish OF the General-tnna1 n4
o. a. ce ' he reserved beside him for Mrs. Grant
he nhe and an the family definitely and hna,y
,ceepts. E You are therefore at liberty n;s, to
- Ie action upon this information, whieh is
nal. The family prefer Central fark.
Mrs cramer, sister OF General Grant' az
omnanied mi by her husband; lately unl.eu ar
ti ~ tes Minister to Berne. Swltzerlana, az
.;ved to-day on the steamer "ie'an'
rom Hamburg. hovo General
ramt's nmt s coffin was sent to Saratoga 'o 90
,aan0 ,an f. was last used at the funeral a o.
1aS S;mnson. at Philadelphia. IL coi