Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-06-05
FITTINGLY OBSERVED.
Memorial Day Ceremonies Held
Throughout the Country.
mckinley Present al Arlington-Monum ent
to Gen Shaw-BIuc and Gray Unite
at Richmond--The Day at
Kansas City.

WEST POINT, n. Y, June LIN the
presence of 5, 900 people, the secretary
-of war and many high officials of the
army, the battle monument erected by
their comrades in honor of the officers
and soldiers of the regular army who
Sell in battle in the civil war was dedi-
Gated yesterday. Everything COM
bined to make the dedication of the
monument an impressive and dignified
ceremony. Gen. Wilson gave history
of the monument project and alluded
TO the many distinguished soldiers
who had contributed to the fund. Gen.
Schofield responded and, in the name
of the donors, presented the monument
60 the army of the United States 1t
was accepted in brief speech by Sec
Eetary Alger. After the singing OF
THE Star Spangled Banner" Justice
Brewer, of the United States supreme
court, delivered an grafton.
AfKINLEY PRESENT AT ARLINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June Memorial day
was generally observed in Washing
ton- The senate. adjourned over for
the day and the house held only Is
minute session All the departments
and the business houses were closed
and the day was given up to patriotic
observance and tributes to the heroic
dead. The bronze statues of the ma
4ion's heroes on land and sea in the
government reservations and parks
were shrouded in the flags under which
they fought. At ten o'clock there was
an impressive parade of the G. A. R.
and other patriotic organizations
which, at IL o'clock. broke up, the
several posts holding memorial exer-
<ciseS in the various cemeteries. The
most imposing ceremonies were held
at the National cemetery at Arlington,
the exercises being made memorable
by the presence of President Mckinley.
THE DAY AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June Memorial
day was celebrated yesterday. the pro-
.gramme for the day being varied and
Interesting. The ceremonies began
with the decoration of the graves in
EImwood and Union cemeteries by the
G. A. r. posts of the city. The after
moon was devoted to several interest
ing and impressive features. The an
TS1ual memorial parade took place at
$50 o'clock. At about the same time
the ex-confederates were conducting
the final burial of the late Gen 10 o.
Shelby at Forest Hill cemetery. Dis
patches from many surrounding cities
showed that the day was generally
observed.
A MONUMENT TO BRAVE BLACK MEN.
Boston, June decoration day of
this year was of particular significance
OR account of the unwilling and dedi-
cation of the elaborate memorial Struc-
rture ON Boston common. erected in
honor of Col. John Robert Gould Shaw,
of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts reg
.2ment, and the brave black men who
comprised his followers, and who fell
with their colonel in the assault upon
Fort Wagner, S. c., July IS, 1868.
FEDERALs AND CoNFEDERATEs DECORATE
&ICHMoND, Va, June 1.-Confederate
Memorial day exercises were held at
Holly cemetery yesterday afternoon as
usual, all the military of the city, the
confederate veteran camps and the
Sons of Confederate Veterans partici-
E,ating with the ladies of the Holly
wood Me mortal association. The usual
federal decoration exercises took place
at the federal cemetery
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY.
\ CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 1.-The
graves of the $4,000 union soldiers
buried in the National cemetery at
this place were decorated yesterday
with elaborate ceremonies. Capt j..
2L MACEDONIAN, of Washington, deliv-
erred the annual Grafton. An immense
Ehrong of people was present
;, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sTREw FLOWERS.
-VEcKsBURG, Miss, June IAN i'm
mics of DECORATION day at the National
cemetery yesterday. In accordance
with a custom of years delegation OF
che cemetery and scattered them over