The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-06-06
AoNoRlNa THE DEAD.
Two Monuments Dedicated at Chicago Removing the Scars of War-At the Tomb of Grant

Two Monuments Dedicated at Chicago
 Removing the Sears of War-At the
 Tomb of Grant.
 CmcAGo, May 3l.-Gen. George Thom- as post No. , dedicated a unique and appropriate monument in Rose Hill cemetery yesterday, to the memory of the great soldier whose name the post bears, The monument stands in the center of lot purchased by the post. It is great rock of granite signifying the Rock of Chickamauga," the title which Gen. Thomas earned at that famous engagement. The members of the Thomas post, which is now the largest in the G. A. R., conducted the exercises. The dedicatory oration was delivered by Gen. John c. Black, United States district attorney at Chicago and commissioner of pensions during Presi- dent Clevelands first administration.
 The ceremonies at the dedication of the monument to the confederate dead at Oakwood cemetery began with the ringing of the Columbian Liberty bell and the firing of a national salute by Battery D, Illinois national guard, on the lake front. Then a car riage parade of northern and south ern generals was formed and moved under military escort to the Twelfth street depot and there took trains for Oakwook cemetery. The dedication ceremonies were opened with prayer by Col Joseph Desha Pickett, chaplain of the Kentucky Orphan" brigade, c. $. A. The dedicatory oration by Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, followed. The ceremonies of conse- crating the guns and placing the floral decorations followed, and the exercises closed with the firing of three volleys over the graves of the dead by the First regiment, Illinois national guard, end ing with bugle blare and ''taps."
 Following the set programme came the decoration of the graves of ex- union soldiers in the cemetery by the eX-confederase association, assisted by a large number of visiting ladies from the south, many of them noted south. ern beauties, among whom were Gen. Underwood's daughter, Gen. Long, streets daughter and Gen. Cabells daughter. After the exercises the guests were entertained at luncheon by the Chicago club and reviewed the procession of the G. A. R. from the bal cony of the Auditorium.
 GOV. M'KINLEY AT GRANTS TOMB.
 NEW YORK, May 3l.-Veterans of the union army in this city decorated the graves of the dead under favora ble conditions, but the parade of Grand Army members, starting from the plaza at Fifth avenue and Fifty-ninth street, showed sadly the ravages which years have made in the ranks. The reviewing stand at Twenty-fifth street was occupied by ex- President Harrison, Gov, Mckinley, Gov. Morton and May or Strong.
 The principal observance of the day was at the tomb of Gen. Grant in Riverside park, overlooking the Hud- son river. The services there were un- der the auspices of U. $. Grant post, c. A. R., and included a memorial ad- dress by Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio.
 VETERANS AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
 WASHINGTON, May 3l.-The graves of the soldier dead in all the cemeteries of the city were strewn with flowers by their comrades yesterday. All the c. A. R. posts in the city, fourteen in number escorted by the old guard and three troops of cavalry, formed at the capitol and reached Pennsylvania ave- nue. The Marine band, the cavalry (mounted), and all the local bands and in tho oitt- rfi finin al Four thousand to 5000 men were in line. The principal services were held at Arlington, the national cemetery on the bluff across the Potomac, where bivouac forever sleeping thousands of the union dead. Gen. Felix Agnus, of Baltimore, delivered the address of the day. ....
 JERRY RUsK's MONUMENT
 VRoQUA, Wis, May 3L-The monu- ment erected to the memory of the late Jeremiah NJ. Rusk, secretary of agriculture under Harrison, was dedi- cated yesterday with imposing cere- monies, conducted under the auspices of the Grand Army. The dedicatory address was delivered by Col John c. Spooner. Gov. Upham and state off, cers and many United States senators and congressman, together with dele gations representing every post of the Grand Army in Wisconsin were present.
 TWO THOUSAND CHILDREN IN LINE.
 SALT LAKE, Utah, May 3l.-Memorial day was observed in this city by a pa- rade of the state and national troops and a general turnout of school chill dren. It is estimated that nearly 1000 of the latter were in line. Ex-Con. gressman Bartine delivered the ad- dress at Mount Olive, which was the feature of the day.