Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-04-07

to do. Twelve years. time was taken
in constructing it, and the cost was
s4,25o,O0O.
"A few minutes after ! o'clock it
became evident that to get a chance
to hear the speakers we must press
toward the door OF Representative
Hall. AS the lower corridor was
hiled we went up to the gallery,
where the jam soon blocked US in SO |
that we could neither go ahead nor
retreat. There we stood wedged in |
for over an hour waiting for the door
to open. When it was unlocked the |
crowd moved forward, the police
men surging through swinging their
"ciubs" to protect ladies from the
surging mass. | succeeded in getting
into the gallery, where not seat was
to be obtained.
Speaker Crafts called the house to
order. On the stand with him were
Gen. John A. McClernand, Gen. John
G. Black, Hon. Andrew J. Hunter,
Congressman Mansur, OF Missouri,
who served SO long on Committee on
Territories, Col. Jones, editor of the
St. Louis Republic, and many others.
Gen. Palmer was first introduced.
He is large, white haired and smooth
faced man with happy beam on his
countenance. His address was
short, happy one, and loudly applaud
ed. Gen. Black followed with a more
lengthy and very eloquent speech.
He is considered one of the finest or
ators in the United States. If there
are better they must be eloquent, in
deed. He was followed by Col Jones,
who canuot be called good speaker.
His remarks were TO the point and
short, not lasting over six or eight
minutes. He was troubled with ''stage
fright" and the perspiration rolled
down his cheeks. He is still disgust.
ed over Idaho and Wyoming's admit
tance into the Union, and termed the
acts of admission "disgraceful acts of
Republican Congress" Congress
man Mansur read his speech, which
was a good one.
F.. After those named above had spo-
ken, Mr.. Irwin, a friend of his, George
Patterson and myself left to visit the
Lincoln monument, where we arrived
n by the electric railway between 4 and
f ) o'clock. 1t is situated one mile
: from town, on a beautiful hill covered
e with pine trees. After depositing 2;
r cents each to keep it in repair anc
k pay expense of guards, we entered
e The old man in charge took US int
). the north end, where lie the bodie
t of the martyred President and hi
e family, but the marble coffins ar
r hidden from view, lying underneatl
great granite slabs. In the sout
room are relics of much interest I
4 the visitor, such as letters of regre
Il to Mrs. Lincoln, hfesize bust,
. casting of his hand holding broor
" handle, two of his straight backe
e chairs, table, sc. Many of his letter
+ are framed, but the most lnterestin
;. of all is a small frame in which is
- piece of cloth four or FIVE incht
I; square from the dress of the actre:
=. who bathed his head when he W.
4 shot. 1t is stained with the blood
N the great martyr. To see all the'
/ things after reading the history
! Lincoln, with the bodies of hlmse
!, and family present, will arouse tt
- sympathy of any true American an
almost cause him to shed tears of r
! spect for the great dead. The mon'
: nent is constructed of granite, wi
the name of each State cut on
: Statuarv adorns the outside, the mo
conspicuous Of which is Aoraha
Lincoln standing erect, holding
= his left hand a copy Of the Emanc
"a patton proclamation
- In the evening rain poured do"
in torrents and the parade and tor
bs light procession had to be abandone
- According to counts of the tran
= 10000 visitors were in the city. Be
eral bands were in attendance and I
so a ladies' drum corps OF great mer
We returned the same evening, lea
inc at IL o'clock, aud arriving at
! o'clock A. N. at Mt. Sterling.
{" BERT.
is,
he J. A. MCCARrY, brother OF -
of nelius and Dan, of this place, arriv
lgs here last Thursday from the State