The record-union., 1892-05-31
How 1t Was Observed Throughout
the East and West.
PRESIDENT HARRISON SPEAKS AT
ROCHESTER. NEW YORK.
The Day Generally Observed Through
out the Towns and Cities of tho
Coast With Parades and the Deco
ration of Graves of Departed Veter-
ans.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
ROCHESTER, IN. W, May 30.-Never
before has Rochester been so crowded /;
never before has it entertained so dis
tinguished company. All business is
suspended. 1t is estimated that 100000
people took part in the various demon
STATIONS.
The President was enthusiastically re-
ceived everywhere, and compelled to bow
his acknowledgements to the almost con-
tinuous cheering, The weather is bright.
The feature of the day was the dedica-
ton of the monument in Washington
Square in honor Of the soldiers and sail
ors of Monroe County who died in de-
tense of the Union. The city is gay with
bunting.
President Harrison, Governor Flower
and other distinguished guests rose early
and took a nine-mile ride on an electric
car, escorted by large body of gayly
decorated bicyclists as escort to Ontario
Beach, for breakfast. Returning to the
city the President and Governor held a
public reception from 1920 till noon.
The unyeiling was preceded by re-
view of a parade, consisting Of war Veter-
ans, Gernlan-American societies, school
children and miscellaneous civic societies.
At the appointed time. in the presence
of great thrOng, the monument was un-
yelled with imposing ceremonies. Gen
eral Reynolds made short introductory
address. President Hill Of the Rochester
University delivered an Grafton, Samuel
ii. Lone read a poem and President Har-
risOn and Governor Flower each made
addresses.
EX-PRESIDENT HAYES ADDRESS.
COLUMBUS (O.), May 30.-EX-President
rutherford b. Hayes delivered a memo
rial address here. Among other things,
he said: The astounding progress of
America dnring the war and by reason
OF ii during the last twenty-seven years.
has carried US forward and upward until
we have reached rank among nations
so commanding that we ourselves can
hardly realize either the privileges that
are ours or the responsibilities and duties
which those privileges impose upon US.
1t Is our privilege to be without extern
sive, costly Qualifications, because we do
not need them. We have only small
navy, because with our resources we are
able, If need comes, to SubSidize the ships
of almost ali other nations except those
Of the Power with which we may be at
war. We have to-day tho largest, cheap
est, safest and most efficient and formida-
bic army the world ever saw. 1t con-
SiStS OF more than 10000, 900 of educated
men, who are not merely self-suStaining,
but who are engaged in the peaceful in
dustrles of civil life and constantly add
ing to our wealth and power. To keep
this army up TO It's maximum strength
we have more than a quarter-million
SchOOihouSes under one flag, every one
OF which is at once a fortress and re-
Cruitlng station for the Army OF the Re
public"
General Hayes added: 'This Nation
should be the peacemaker Of the world
a rOrllH ia of To
fer wrong, especially when dealing
with weaker nations. America should
engage III no war not absolutely forced
upon her, but once in it should cease
only with the annihilation of the Power
that caused it, so that never could there
be repetition of a conflict with that
nation"
THE DAY AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-Memorial Day
is being observed here in the usual way.
Appropriate exercises were held at Ar
ington and the Soldiers Home The
cemeteries and the graves where 10000
soldiers are buried in and about Wash
ington are decorated, as We're the monu-
mentS to the l MON leaders in various
parts of the city. Later in the day spe-
cial services were held at General John
A. LOgan'S tomb under the auspices of
the Logan Camp, Sons of Veterans, the
Illinois Republican Association and
other organizations. The programme in
Guided addresses by Senator CuilOm,
Hon. a. @. Matthews, Hon. Frank w.
Palmer, General G.. b. Raum, Colonel 7.
II. Mckee and Hon. 7. Is. Coulter, and
poems were recited by General A. Gill;
land and Colonel Noyes. Mrs. Logan
was present at the ceremonies.
a PARADE AT NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, May 30.-In spite of the
rain Decoration Day exercises were car
ried out according to the programme.
They began with parade Of the regular
troops. militia, reserve, artillery and
Grand Army posts in nine divisions, after
which the Grand Army men proceeded
to the various cemeteries and decorated
the graves OF their comrades.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May 30.-Memorial Day was
duly observed here. In the morning the
Grand Army posts proceeded to the vari-
Gus cemeteries and Strewed the graves
with flowers, not forgetting 900 COnfed-
crate dead at old Camp Douglass. Az
rangements were made for parade this
afternoon, but the rain began falling at
100 ?. NJ, and may interfere with the pro-
gramme.
Advices to the Associated Press from
various points indicate that the day was
generally observed after the usual form
ulaS.
MILWAUKEE POSTS DECORATE.
MINIATURES, May 30.-Despite the rain
and mud the G. A. Il. posts decorated the
soldiers graves in the various cemeteries
to-day. The main feature Of the day was
the unveiIing of monument over the
grave Of General hilburn Knox, late
commander of the Soldiers Home, in
the Home Cemetery