davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
RkooEERs STOLEN PRoPERrT.
Stockton Dcputy sheriff Arrests. a Thief
%. "a Htghwag.


en n Highway.
LODI, Nov. deputy Sheriff Black. of
Stockton, while on the way. to Lodi this
morning, picked MP a man on the road
whom he recog lied as. a fellow wanted
b. l3ete'tivei Carroll. AS they neared
tow Bla X asked:
What nave you. In that sack?'-
. som. blankets." was the reply /:
Z -.sA found a stolen brace an d bit in
the sack, and the. Stranger jumped from
the rig and started on, a run across a.
field: Black left his rig and went in pur-;
su,t, hrtng;'te scare the fleeing fngitiv i've.
The man stopped as bullet whistled
over his head. Black handcuffed him and
took him to Stockton. -. 49,
. The brace and bit were stolen from the
Morse ranch: A watch was taken at the
same time' but it was not. found On the
arrested man. He gave; his. name as
Walter Stanley. Stanley Is morphine
,'fend." -; !:
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
Ftn,gam. aoatn in. Court.

SAN RAFAEL. No v. L-Apother chap
ter OF the celebrated Ffnigan case was
heard in court to-day. Mrs. E. B. Fini-
gan again tried to ascertain VIII at had be-
come OF her husbands m oney. The de-
murrer Was argued by both sides and
taken under consideration by Judge
Angel1otti. p. A. Fnigan, the defendant,
asked tor . change of venue, which was
denied.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
cattiem an Rtomev Injured.

CARSON, Nov. 1T; B. Hickey. the
weltknown Nevada cattleman. was
thrown from his carriage near e enoa last
night and painfully injured. Hickey
drove out of the road to .permit large
freiR ht wagon to pass, when his horses
became suddenly frightened and, running
away. precipitated him TO the ground.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
DECISION ~ HALL.s FAvoK.
Result of the Suit Agnfnst the Er- Re.
corder of. Sonoua:

coTder or Nom o'Ild.
SA MIA ROSA, Nov. 1.-The decision of
Judge Mannon of Mendociho County, who
presided here in th1 trial of the case of
Senoma County against ex.Recorder Gil
T. Hall and his bondsmen to recover $1,000
for the alleged loss of fee book No. Is and
for the cost of making up substitute,
was received here this afternoop.. Judge
Mannon decided In favor of the defend
ants. holding that the defense had show ii
by preponderance Of evidence that the
missing fee book was in the County Re-
corder's Office when Hail turned it over to
his successor, Record er Atchison.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
feather R..er Dam Blo,oa On.

OROVILLE. Nov. L. The Golden
Feather dam, in Feather River, which was
built few years ago at cost OF Sl0O. OOO
was to-day blown up. =
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
!. FAILS. s

.. :: . .. :. = . --
+ =.To.fail.in. anything. =is-not goad, f. But !.
fai in. streng th-.s the m st 9ornp!e.e 1all--
:uTe yeu=ean make. Il ID4 3pTeyeii.s
this. It keeps all he:==.faenlt es bright.
Thesweakest thing: thatt ere o L earth
il makes VII 0.ou<. :. And IT will stop all
loss. of vitality N a week. *HUDYAN Will
give you ak your. youth. And ii U D
YAN viii Innate .yoI vigorous. y on. can
write for circula IS. and tesnmo iials aboit
it; they &C st nothing mot cne cent.
-: =: .--... ~. r..
Thirtyday blood cure circulars are
free, too, and. so. is medical advice.
Are" your teeth. Ioosa Is=your hair
failing out.??. : That's" blood faint
Watch it. =:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

This came from $4,000 American citi-,
zens, and it includes the widows mite and
the poor mans modest offering as well as
the large subscriptions of the rich. 1t 10
a genuine tribute of the people, unlike the
great monuments of Europe. The Albert
Memorial in London. the tomb of Kaiser
Wilhelm in Berlin, and the huge Germa-
MIA upon the Niederwald were each con-
structed by governmental agencies. The
Grant monument represents the loyal love
and patriotic remembrance of a united
people.
Amid Splendid Surroundings.
Grants tomb is massive yet well relev-
ed by pillars and other embellishments.
The ground upon which it rests is 140
feet above the river and the structure lifts
itself 175 feet in the air. The surround
ings are beautiful. The Hudson river,
the American Rhine. flows silently with
in stones throw. To the rear and south
are located the stately buildings of the new
Columbia University. Adjoining them
will stand, as soon as time and labor per-
NIT, the great Cathedral of st. John the
Divine, which is to cost S10,0000 900. Con-
stantly flowing by the front of the monu-
ment is stream of humanity on pleasure
pcHt, lOI htIt, ulOnS tne euEe Ol the
is the Riverside Drive one of the most
charming of New York's delightful boule-
wards.
The exterior of the monument is Of
light granite, and all of the interior is
finished in white marble. The porch is
approached by fight of steps seventy
feet wide. In prominent letters on the
front are Grants famous words, ''Let us
have peace" They were used in his let
ter of acceptance of the presidential nom
ination in 1868.
AS YOU enter upon the southern expo
sure you see the opening of the crypt
before you. 1t is thirty feet wide, in the
center of the chamber. Looking down
into the vault the great sarcophagus made
for the remains of Gen. Grant is to be
seen. This sarcophagus was made from
one piece of Wisconsin porphyry, which is
said to excel in beauty the Finland por-
phyry from which the sarcophagus of Ma
poleon was chiseled. Beside this sarco-
phagus is place for another. Here an
exact duplicate will some day hold the
remains of Mrs Grant.
The sarcophagus of Gen. Grant Is 1O.4
feet long, 90 feet wide, AS feet high and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
CRAWLING, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MAY g. 1897.
HONOR TO THE HERO.
GRANT TOMB DEDICATED WITH
IMPOSING CEREMONIES
Brilliant Military, Civic and Naval
Pageants-EuIogy by Gen. Porter
Eloquent Address of President
Mckinley.
To the Nations Dead.

Amid the sound of cannon, of musketry
and of stately music, in the presence OF
the dignitaries Of our own and of for
eign nations, accompanied by fleets and
soldiery and vast c0ncourse of the peo-
pie, the ashes of the greatest Of American
soldiers were on Tuesday committed to
their last resting place, the splendid mau'
soleum at Riverside. New York. Hence
forth in all the years to come that tomb
by the Hudson, equally with Mount Yer
non and with Springfield. will be a sacred
shrine from whence new inspirations OF
patriotism will be drawn. And not OF
patriotism only. but of encouragement to
action and faithfulness to duty.
Grants new tomb was dedicated by the
President of the United States in the
presence of vast assembly. Long before
the sun had risen above the eastern hori-
zon the streets were thronged. The cere-
monies proper began at sunrise. when
from the tall flagpole near the tomb was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

net reaching TO the ground. and led by a
negro. One thousand regular troops, TO-
600 of the State militia and citizen sol
diery from Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Connecticut helped swell the military
parade. There were nearly 10000 Union
veterans of the war in line and camps of
Confederate veterans turned out to honor
the man who, great in war, was even
greater in the hour of victory and the day
of peace. And 10 show that North and
South were united in their sorrow over the
grave of hero two of the great Confed-
crate generals of the war were pall-bear-
ers at his funeral
As the funeral cortege passed through
New Iork's streets amid the mournful
tolling of bells and the muffled sounds of
drums, another procession-the naval
moved up the beautiful Hudson until the
vessels anchored opposite the tomb pre-
pared for the remains. And there with
simple religious services and amid the
booming of cannon on the Hudson the
body of Gen. Grant was laid in the tomb.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

the extreme and ne bowed repeatedly.
The initial step in the parade was made
almost on schedule time, and by $40
o'clock the presidential procession was on
the move.
Cheers greeted the distinguished party
as it moved through the decorated streets.
Mrs. Grant and her family, TO the third
generation. were objects of special atten-
ton, and the widow of the hero was Wis
IDLY affected at the great popular demon
stration. The visitors got a chance to see
a million people. The unbroken wall of
humanity six miles long was an inspiring
sight.
Ceremonies at the Tomb
Arrived ut the tomb, Bishop John Il.
Newman made short prayer, and Gen.
Porter in an eloquent speech presented the
monument TO the city of New York on
behalf Of the Grant Monument Associa-
ton; Mayor Strong accepted it for the
city. President Mckinley delivered a
brief address admirably fitted TO the time
and theme, and the ceremonies of the
morning were concluded
The President stood bareheaded in the
wind. When he spoke he was heard dis
tinctly by the 5000 persons who stood
directly in front Of him. The President
said in part:
"A great life, dedicated 10 the welfare
of the nation, here finds It's earthly coro-
nation In marking the snccessful com
p!etion of this work we have as witnesses
and participants representatives of all
branches of our Government. the resident
officials of foreign nations, the Governors
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

tions ensued. His patience and courage
through weary siege of pain were char
acteristic of his unfalterng heroism. For
weeks he sat propped up by pillows. his
limbs swathed in blankets, writing his
memoirs. June he was removed from
New York TO Mount McGregor, near Sara
toga, and here for n time the change of
air seemed To strengthen him. He con-
tinued on his memoirs and four days be-
fore his death he completed them. Inn
mediatcly after the end of the book was
reached, the other end was seen to be at
hand. The final crisis was neither long
nor painful. July 21 the country was in
formed that he was failing. For two days
his symptoms indicated increasing depres-
sion and exhaustion. and on the I'D came
the end. He passed away without groan
or shudder, with no one but his wife and
children and his medical attendants by his
side.
The remains of the great general
lay at Mount McGregor where he died
until Tuesday. Aug. 1. when they were
moved to Albany. Here they lay in state
until the following day. when they were
taken on n draped train to New York, be-
ing accompanied by numerous officials and
sorrowing companions-in-arms of the dead
general. When they reached New York
they were borne in funeral procession to
the city hall and there they lay in state
until Saturday, Aug. y. Crowds, gathered
from almost all parts of the country, view
ed the body. President Cleveland and
his cabinet; the Governors of numerous
States, with their stats; generals who
fought under Grant and generals who
fought against him: battle-scarred yeter-
ans of the Union cause and men who
wore the gray; judges of the Supreme
Court Of the nation, Senator's, negroes,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
Where His Ashes Rest.

The Memorial services which attended
the removal of the remains of Gen. Ulys-
ses s. Grant to their final resting place
have revived a grateful interest in that
great military leader of the nation. AS
the President of free people, the savior
of a country. the idol of millions of man
kind the story of his career cannot be
told too often 10 those who knew him us
the most commanding figure of his time;
or the new generation, which, in the light
of fuller appreciation of his true great
ness, venerate him as one of the most
commanding figures in all history.
Gen. Grant was born April -. ISL, in
q one-story building of two rooms in Point
Pleasant Ohio, twenty-five miles from
the city of Cincinnati His father, Jesse
Grant. man of revolutionary stock and
New England ancestry. was the foreman
of a tannery. laboring hard to acquire
competence sufficient to enable him to en-
bark in business for himself This he
did in Georgetown. o., whittier he re-
moved in 1923. Here young Ulysses grew
up, sturdy young lad, quiet, reserved,
self-reliant. At the early age of : we
find him breaking bark into the hopper of
the bark mill in his fathers tannery-a
task he did not relish. Less than year
later he regularly drove Il team on his
fathers farm and at the age of 10 he used
to drive to Cincinnati, forty miles distant.
In winter he attended school in George
town, and then in his 14th year he was
sent TO The Academy at Maysville.
In 1889 came the turning point in his
life. He entered West Point as a cadet.
His name up To this time was Hiram
Ulysses Grant. but in the making out of
his official appointment TO the military
school the name was written by mistake
Ulysses s.. ard so it has ever since re-
mained. Grant made commendable pro-
gress at West Point and had the distnc-
ton of being the best horseman in his
class. In 1913 he graduated. and was as
signed to the Fourth Infantry, stationed
at jefferson barracks, near st. Louis.
During the Mexican war he rendered
valuable service, being engaged in every
battle except one, and was promoted to
a first lieutenancy After the war he was
stationed at various military posts and in
1858 was promoted TO the captaincy of a
company at Humboldt bay. California.
The following year he resigned his com
mission and engaged in farming and real
estate near st, Louis. This did not prove
profitable ana he secured a clerkship in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

steamer Indiana Never was such DEM
onstration of esteem and respect given a
departing citizen. Distinguished men
from all over the country assembled to
bid him good-by. On reaching Liverpool
a reception, hardly inferior TO the demon
stration that bade kim godspeed at home,
awaited him. The river Mersey was alive
with vessels bearing the flags of all ma
tions. The docks were lined with thou
sands, all eager 10 greet the great military
genius, the eX-head of n powerful nation
and a plain American citizen. In London
he was received by the queen and the
Prince of Wales and he afterward visited
the queen at Windsor. Banquets, balls
receptions and other entertainments were
given in his honor and the members of
the aristocracy We'd with one another in
extending courtesies and hospitalities to
the great American.
From England he went to the continent,
and the greetings there from crowned
heads and the common people were such
as he had experienced in England. He
next visited Italy, Egypt, the Holy Land,
India and China. The Chinese paid him
the greatest honors that had ever been
bestowed on foreigner. Prince kung
entertained him and he became the friend
of the great Chinese, Ii Hung Chang.
When Gen. Grant returned from his
worlds tour. his entire fortune did not
amount to 100000. Looking around for
a means of increasing his income, his at
tention was directed to the banking bust
ness in which his son Ulysses, together
with Ferdinand Ward and James ID. Fish,
was engaged. Gen. Grant invested his
100000 in the business In 1881 he
bought house in New York, where he
afterward spent his winters. Affairs
moved very smoothly for the general un-
til, in 1888. he fell on an icy pavement
and sustained injuries from the effects of
which he never fully recovered. And
then in May. 1884, came another blow.
The firm of Gram & Ward failed. bank
rupting the general and the entire Grant
family, who had invested their money in
the concern. Two of the partners in the
business had been guilty of the most un-
blushing frauds. And then came out the
shameful story of craft and guile in all
its horrible proportions and it was seen
that the honored name of Gen. Grant had
been used to decoy hosts of friends and
acquaintances to their own injury and his.
After little the world knew that his
honor was unsullied. For time Grant
was in actual need of household expenses,
his memoirs. knowing that their proceeds
would be all he would have to leave TO his
wife and children.
Meantime the generals health was fail
ing. and in 1884 severe throat complica-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

of States and the sovereign people from
every section Of our common country who
joined in this august tribute TO the SOD
dier, patriot and citizen. Almost twelve
years have passed since the heroic vigil
ended, and the brave spirit of Ulysses y
Grant fearlessly took its fight. Lincoln
and Stanton had preceded him, but of the
mighty captains of the war Grant was
the first to be called. Sherman and Sheri-
dan survived him, but have since joined
him on the other shore.
Faithful and fearless as n volunteer
soldier, intrepid and invincible as com
mander-in-chef of the armies of the I'm
ion, calm and confident as President OF
a reunited and strengthened nation, which
his genius had been instrumental in
achieving, he has our homage and that OF
the world, but brilliant as was his public
character, we love him all the more for
his home life and homely virtues With
Washington and Lincoln. Grant has an
exalted place in history and the affections
of the people.
1T is right, then, that Cen Grant
should have a memorial commensurate
with his greatness, and that his last rest
ing place should be the city of his choice,
to which he was so attached in life and
of whose ties he was not forgetful even
in death. Fitting, too, is it that the great
soldier should sleep beside the native
river on whose banks he first learned the
art of war and of which he became mas
ter and leader without a rival
In the afternoon at 1870 n formal lun-
cheon was given to the President and his
party. At o'clock the land parade reach.
ed the monument and saluted. A review
of the troops and civic societies by the
President occupied his time until 8 O'Clock
when he went on board the dispatch boat
Dolphin and reviewed the fleet in North
river. At o'clock in the evening the
Union League Club entertained the Presi-
dent at a reception, to which all the visit
ing army and navy officers and other dis
tinguished guests of the city were hidden.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06
THE GRANT MONUMENT.
A Memorial, I'm Its Design aud Setting,
One of the Greatest in the World.

Memorial, I'm It's Design aud Setting,
One of the Greatest in the World.
In the interval between the death of
Grant and his interment n Grant Monu-
ment Committee was formed to raise
funds for the erection of suitable mon
ument TO the memory of the great gem
eral. In February, 1856, the Grant Mon
ument Association was organized under
an act of the New York Legislature. At
first money came in generously, but grad
ually the interest in the project lessened
and in 1892 the fund with accumulated
interest amounted to only $150,00O.
Meantime the design of the monument
had been determined on and the plans
called for n structure to cost between
100000 and 100000. Ground was
broken for the preliminary work April
q. 1891. In March. 1892, Gen. Horace
Porter undertook the raising of further
funds and so well did he succeed that
April p the corner stone of the monu-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

Chinese, high and low, the rich and the
poor, the obscure and the prominent-all
swelled the crowds that in almost unend-
ing procession passed through the city
hall to gaze on the pale features Of the
honored dead 1t is estimated that $780,
600 persons viewed the remains.
The Funeral Pageant.
And when on Saturday morning the
funeral procession formed its ranks to
march to Riverside Park, New York and
neighborng cities had poured forth into
the streets of the metropolis more than
100000 spectators and mourners.
The funeral car, wherein reposed the
remains of the dead captain. was drawn
by twenty-four horses, each with a black
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

the hardware and leather store of his faith
er at Galena, Ill.
Here Gen. Grant was living when the
civil war broke out. Four days after
President Lincon's call for troops Grant
was drilling company of volunteers and
later was made mastering officer. With
in FIVE weeks he was appointed colonel of
the Twenty-first Illinois Infantry and re-
ported for duty to Gen. Pope in Missouri.
In August he was made brigadier general
of volunteers and Sept. l was placed in
command of the district of southeast Mis-
souri,. He Immediately seized Paducah,
Ky, thereby saving that State to the
Union cause. After the battle of Bel
mont he advanced against Fort Henry,
on the Tennessee river. and Fort Donel-
son, on the Cumberland. After the fall
of the former, the movement against the
latter was begun. After three days fight
ing Gen. Buckner. then in command Of
the fort, proposed 70 Grant that commits
sioners be appointed to arrange terms Of
eapitulation. Grants famous reply was:
"No terms other than unconditional sur
render can be accepted. propose TO move
Immediately upon your works" The same
day the garrison surrendered.
Became Famous.
Grant at once stepped into national
fame. The question was everywhere
asked. "Is he the coming MANI" The
hero Of Doneson was Immediately made u
major general. and in 1863 took command
of all the troops in the Mississippi val
ley. The siege of Nicksburg and the
battle of Chattanooga made an opening
for the national forces into Georgia.
h. g hn
made lieutenant general by Congress. and
by special act was given the command of
the armies of the United States. A re-
markable campaign was planned and car
ried out For each of his brilliant aides
Grant mapped out q certain duty. As
his own opposing force he selected the
army of northern Virginia, under Lee.
and the battles of the Wilderness. Spott-
sylvania, North Anna and Cold Harbor
the hardest Grant ever fought-attest
the difficult task he mapped out for him
self. But he triumphed. The surrender
of LIE, the parolng of the entire South
ern army, ended the greatest civil war in
history.
Gen. Grant started for Washington inn
mediately after the fall Of Richmond, to
superintend the disbandment of the ma
tional forces. Everywhere he wene. he
was greeted with ovations. and these con-
tinued until 1868, when he was elected
President and took n conspicuous part in
the reconstruction measures in the South.
On the expiration of his first term he was
reelected by the largest majority that
any candidate had up to that time re-
ceived in the nation.
After retiring from the presidency Gen.
M NJ via inc he .trs, -
the Old World, and on May IL, 1877, ac-
companied by his wife and son, he sailed
from Philadelphia to Liverpool on the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

room were the members of the reception
committee, who formed the escort of the
guests of the city. Among the earliest
of these guests was Speaker Reed. Sir
Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassa-
dor, was under the wing of Chauncey Nj.
Depew; Gen. Schoield and Gen. Ruger
were together. Mr.. Cleveland arrived
at the hotel at 9:15.
Loud shouts of the people announced the
arrival OF the President at 9:20. He rode
In carriage with Gen. Porter and Mayor
Strong. His reception was flattering in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-05-06

flung the immense American flag furnish
ed by the Daughters of the Revolution.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel was the scene
of hustle and excitement during the early
morning. The broad corridors were filled
with native and foreign dignitaries, and
almost every second person blazed with
bullion end military trappings. In a side