Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-06-07
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Impressive Ceremonies at Washington At
tended by Many Observation-Disclosures of
q Monument to Private Confederate Sol
diers at Richmond.
WASHINGTON. May 31.-Congress rest
ed yesterday and all the government
departments were closed, while private
business also was generally suspended.
Flags hung at half mast on the public
buildings, and the streets were crowd
ed with uniformed veterans and sight
seers. President Cleveland set the ex-
ample in observing the day, which was
generally followed by the citizens
Several members of congress took part
in the exercises in the different ceme-
teries as orators, while among the on
lockers were some statesmen who
fought for the confederacy. Whatever
of bitterness may have been the inner
itance from the war seemed to have
been forgotten, and the graves were
decorated with those of their one-time
enemies.
Elaborate preparations had been
made for the observance of the day.
The most important ceremonies were
held on the heights of Arlington,
across the Potomac and overlooking
the city, where 10000 union soldiers
were buried. Every grave was marked
with flag and bouquet of roses
Thousands of people crowded the
grounds, among them many members
OF congress, and some representatives
of the foreign legations. At noon a
national salute was fired and the
tombs of the unknown where the
bones of hundreds of soldiers taken
from battle fields, are inferred, were
decorated, with services, by the G. A.
Z. posts, the Woman's Relief Corps
and the Sons of Veterans. In the
amphitheater where religious services
were held on the Lee plantation on
Sundays, the bugle sounded assembly.
Music was given by the marine band
the G. A. R. musical assembly.
President Cleveland arrived shortly
after IL o'clock, accompanied by Secre-
taries Gresham and Morton. The party
took seats at the front of the speakers
stand. Gen. Black and Corp. Tanner,
both ex-commissioners of the pension
bureau, were in the stand, and later
Secretaries Carlisle and Holze Smith ar
rived.
Hon. A. L. Martin, of Indiana, chair
man of the committee on pensions,
delivered an eloquent grafton, and Col.
John A. Joyce read a poem.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska,
aroused much enthusiasm by his speech.
MONUMENT UNVEILED.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 31.-Memorial
day was observed here in the usual
manner, the graves in the National
cemetery at jefferson barracks, and
those in the great city cemeteries be-
ing lavishly decorated. The special
features of the day were unwilling a
monument in Bellefontaine, erected to
the memory of Gen. John Mcneil,
Frank p. Blair Post G. A. r. conduct
ing the ceremonies, and the special
memorial services held by the Woman's
Relief corps at the Grant statute, and
by Ransom Post. at Gen. w. 7. Sher-
mans grave in Calvary.
THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
RICHMOND, Va, May 31.-The unveil-
ing and dedication of the monument to
the memory of private soldiers of the
confederacy was the occasion of great
celebration yesterday with impressive
ceremonies and imposing parade. As
| a preliminary there was cavalry re-
union attended by several of the con-
federate commanders Fitzhugh
Lee, Wade Hampton, Gov. O'Farrell,
Rev. William Jones and Gen. Rosser
being present.