The record-union., 1894-05-31
Parade at Washington and Cere-
monies at Arlington Cemetery.
STREETS CROWDED WITH VETERANS
AND SIGHT-SEERS
The Dedication of a Monument IN
Memory of the Private Soldiers and
Sailors of the Confederacy the oc-
casIon of a Great Celebration at
Richmond, va.-statue of Horace
Greeley Unveiled in New York.
Special to the RrcoRD-USros.

WASHINGTON, May 30. = Congress
rested to-day, and all the Government
departments were closed, while private
business was also generally suspended.
Flags hung at .half-mast on the pubic
buildings, and the streets were crowoeo
with uniformed veterans and slghtseers.
There were beautiful floral decorations
and displays of the national colors. by
order of President Cleveland, the whole
floral wealth of the White House grounds
was used for the decoration of soldiers
graves. The public ceremonies were in
trusted to the G. A. r. The Coxeyites
decorated the peace monument on the
western edge OF the Capitol grounds with
evergreens and wild flowers.
Several members Of Congress took part
in the exercises in the different ceme-
teries, while among the lookers-on were
some statesmen who had fought for the
Confederacy. Whatever bitterness there
NAV have been the Inheritance from the
war seemed to have been forgotten, and
the graves were decorated with those OF
their one time enemies. Most OF the
great Generals of the war are buried about
Washington, so that the friends and
monuments to decorate.
There was a long parade in the morn
ing. participated in by the district milf
tarv, under the command of General
Albert Ordway, and the Grand Army OF
the Republic Posts, and the ceremonies
at Arlington Cemetery began at noon.
Slight showers fell at intervals, but the
rain was not sufficient to interfere with
the programme announced. At noon a
national salute was fired. and the music
furnished was by the Marine Band.
President Cleveland, accompanied by
Secretaries Morton and Gresham, arrived
shortly after noon.
Hon. A. L. Martin of Indiana, Chair
man of the Committee on Pensions, de-
lvered an eloquent oratlon, and John A.
Joye read poem.
Representative Bryan of Nebraska
aroused much enthusiasm by his appear
ance. He began: 1.-The only excuse any
of my generation can offer for speaking
here is to assure the veterans that this
day shall not die with them. The nation
has forgotten the battletields where 1t
won its greatest victories; it will not for
get the burial places where Its greatest
dead rest" Speaking of the results OF
the war, he said: 1T would have been
defeat to have held together III iron bands
the two estranged sections, but its glori-
Gus victory was TO have been allie To
bring back an unwilling brother and
make him happy brother"
President Cleveland sat through the
entire programme, which lasted SIX
hours, but did not speak. After the cere-
monies he drove back to the city with
the members of the Cabinet, meeting
thousands OF people who were driving TO
Arlington.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.-Memorial
Day was appropriately observed to-day.
Many business houses and all the public
offices were closed.
The exercises included a parade by
United States troops. The State militia
and the Grand Army from the city
marched to the National Cemetery in the
Presidio, where 500 soldiers are buried.
The usual memorial ceremonies occurred
there.
AT SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, May 30.-The most notable
speech ct the soldiers memorial services
was by Governor McGraw, who evok ed
tremendous cheers by his vigorous pro-
test against sectionalism and dema-
gogy. He said: I'VE should culti-
vate patriotism that will have no pa
tience with the man, wherever he be
found or whatsoever his position, who
seeks TO array ole section OF this country
against any other section, and above all
else should our positive PATRIOTISM leaVe
no place for the demagogue whose busi-
ness it is to set class against class in this
land of liberty, where classes, in the ac-
ceptation of that term in other countries.
are unknown"
AT ST, LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, May 30.-Memorial Day was
observed here in the usual manner, the
graves in the National Cemetery at Jeffer-
son Barracks and those in the
great city cemeteries being lavishly dec
Grated.
SCOTTISH SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE WAR.
EDINBURGH, May 30.-The monument
in Canton Cemetery here to the memory
ofthe Scottish soldiers who were killed
during the Civil War in the United States
was decorated with floral wreaths to-day.