The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-05-31
They Are Kindly Remembered by
Those Who Fought by
Their Sides.
Flowers Placed Upon Their Graves
and Tears Shed In Their
Memory.
Decoration Day IL Observed In All Parts
Of the Country-At Gen.
Grants Tomb.

NEW YORK, may 5u.- M0mofial Gay was
observed with the usual parade, and The
line OF march was crowded with patriotic
and enthusiastio spectators. Many thous-
and people attended memorial day services
at the tomb Of Gen. Grant. II was taste
fully decorated by members OF U. 8. Grant
post No. 327. and elaborate floral offerings
we're sent by Mra. Grant. the Loyal legion,
President Cleveland, Sons of Veterans.
Chinese legation. and Gen. Meadc post Of
Philadelphia. Tho Grafton at thu tomb Was
delivered by Ex- Gov. Foraker. Of Ohio. who
reviewed the principal Incidents In the
military career OF Gen. Grant, and In con-
. usion said:
'As the years pass BY, IN conclusion. the
pride of Americans in America and her In
sAtutions will grow stronger and feelings
of gratitude TO those who saved N will
constantly increase. and notwithstsnding
all efforts TO the contrary II will stand ip
history TINT in that great struggle the side
Of the union was right and the other side
was the wrong side. Not little rigks. nor
half way right; not a little wrong, nor half
way wrong; but absolutely and everlast-
inely right and absolutely and evsrlast-
ingly wong"
The bensdistion was pronounced by the
chaplain, Rev. Mason Gallagher. A
salute of twenty-one guns was fred by the
United States warship Misntonomsh,
which was lying In the North river near the
tomb.
WASHINGTON, May 90.-Dacoration day
opened with beautiful weather. although
there WAS heavy rnin yesterday which
made the grounds very damp The pro-
cessions began joining at G. A. n. head
quarters, and At noon the programmes At
the different cemeteries were nm
S:eva S:s full VA. h'.a.'' y. III. The s.sGr: stss:t
cemetery Al Arlington. where the most
elaborate programme was carried out.
After honoring 10000 dead heroes. the i'm
mense audience gathered in the amphi-
theateT, whore programme of mpsic and
addresses was gone through with. The
orator of the day was the Hon. w. e. Sim
monds.
At the soldiers homo cemetery the vsts.
rams took prominent part. The oratlon
was by the Hon. Benjamin Buttsrworth.
At the congr sssional cemetery Rev. Goo.
l.. spsnninR. D. D.. Of New York, delivered
an oration.
CHICAGO. May so.-Dsooration day was
AZ proprtstely observed bv the g. A. II.
posts with suitable exercises and the decor
alton Of graves in the various cemeteries.
| Memorial day exercises at the art institute
tonight were rendered sensational by an
exchange of opinions on the pension ques-
tion between Ex-Pension Commissioner
Gen. John @. Black and Majsr Warner.
rast grand commander of the G. A. r.
Warner. in touching upon the pension
question In his speech. said the men who
werc friends Of the soldier and whom pom.
sionors could rely upon to deal justly with
pension matters. and it belonged to the
friends of the soldier alone to remedy evils
which have orept into the pension sTstem.
Whom Gen. Blacks turn TO speak came
he said the pension rolls were polluted with
the namcs Of towards, deserters and i'm
posters. and no true soldier of '61 to '65
would objsot to measure calculated to re-
move the disgrace.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, MAY 30.-Nemorial day
was observed ON this battlefield by more
than ordinarily impressive exercises. in the
rresenoe OF thousands Of people. In the
morning the colored school children deo-
Grated the graves of the dead soldiers Al
the cemetery tho veterans paraded before
tho soluiers monument and officers Of tho
post read services. Then, a. the band
played di'Re, the children of the public
schools advanced in . long line by the
graves Of the fallen heroes aud strsw cd
! them with flowers. Tho orator of the day
was Geo. Reed. DID,. LID.