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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23

utilized. On this occasion the white
beauties of the north Atlantic squadron,
with as many vessels from foreign navies
as can be secured, will sail majestically
up the Hudson to point opposite the
tomb, where the resting place of the
military hero will be saluted i'll thunder
tones by their monster steel mouth
pieces. As general rule, our assembled
warships burn their powder far out at
sea, where there is no appreciative, noise
loving public to hear, but this time the
roar of their big guns will set millions
of tympanums a-throb.
Truly it will be great spectacle,
afloat and ashore. Not since the histor-
ical naval cortege which accompanied
the bones of the first Napoleon from
st. Helena TO Paris has such an honor
been paid to any hero, military or civic.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23
GEN. GRANTS TOMB
The Finest MausOleum In America to Be
Dedicated on April II.

cause during the last few years To the
sum total Of eloquence and enthusiasm
which were needed to arouse the Ameri-
can people and raise them to the neces-
sary pitch of patriotic feeling he con-
tributed large share. So it is entirely
appropriate that it is General Porter
who is to hand over to the metropolis
this substantial tribute to the memory
OF the man who ended the war by say
be other addresses also, delivered by
men who may confidently be expected
to say something worth hearing
The parade which is to swing up
through the beautiful Riverside park is
to be q big and brilliant one. Besides
large body of regular troops and many
regiments of the national guard there
is to be file ON file Of old veterans, for
many posts of the Grand Army are to
be in line. The entire militia force of
the Empire State is to be modified for
the occasion, and this in itself will
make great host. Many civic bodies
will also march in the procession, and
New York alone can turn out vast
multitude. The day has been declared
holiday by the New York legislature,
and all business will be suspended in
the metropolis
The whole parade will be under the
direction Of Grand Marshal Granville
M. Dodge, who was one of Grants most
trusted staff officers, and to whom he
intrusted the task of protecting the flank
of his army in the Vicksburg campaign
He will have the advice of General Por-
ter, who has but recently had the han
ding of two of the largest bodies of men
which have been formed since the war.
Other men of experience will serve on
his staff of aids, so that no hitch need
be expected in this part Of the pro-
gramme.
New York is about the only metropo-
lis in the world which can add naval
parade to its public ceremonies. 1t was
only few years ago that this was dis
covered, but since then this peculiar
natural advantage has been frequently
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23

Napoleon in the Hotel DIES Invalides.
The well CT the dome is lighted by rich
stained glass windows, So that the effect
will lie particularly artistic. The whole
interior Of the tomb is wainscoted with
polished marble, so that there will be no
opportunity for DETACHMENT, and the
crank tourists who have contracted the
habit of writing their names in public
places will be discouraged when they
find that their inscriptions can easily be
wiped off with damp cloth.
In the hollow piers and in the inches
around the crypt there will be shown
collections Of battlef1ags and Grant
relics. One of the corners will contain
spiral iron staircase by which visitors
may climb to the top Of the base or
square part Of the structure, whence an
unrivaled view of the lower Hudson
and the city can be obtained.
1t will be some time before the grounds
around the mausoleum are laid out as
originally intended, but when this work
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23

dences of a high and mature civilization
we have sadly betrayed our lack of age
and the absence of refined sentiment
which comes with years. But we are
rapidly improving This structure
which has been erected as last resting
place for the dust of man who has
been national hero but few short
years not only excels anything of the
kind in the new world, but rivals any
Of the great tomb which other nations
have built for their illustrious dead.
We are going to make the dedication,
too, as impressive and memorable as we
know how. An elaborate programme
has been arranged. The high officials of
the states and the nation are to partici-
pate On land there will be big pro-
cession of both martial and civic bodies
On the water there will be naval dem
onstration which will be even more in
teresting and spectacular. The men
most prominent in the affairs of today
as well as those survivors of the silent
leader who were in the forefront when
he was winning fame and honor will be
there to pay him spoken tribute.
President Mckinley and most of his
official family are expected to be there
General Miles and other officers of high
rank in the army and navy will attend,
and the governors of all the states of the
Union have been invited. Many Of them
have accepted and will come with their
stats arrayed in all the martial mag
nifcence which such dignitaries assume
for state occasions.
OF course Mrs. Grant and other rela-
tives of the great general will be the
chief guests of honor. The family will
be very we'll represented, for besides
Mrs. Grant there will be her daughter,
Mrs. Sartoris, and her three children
and Colonel and Mrs. Fred Grant. The
widow Of the dead hero will be the CEN
ter of the group and the target for
million kindly chances. She carries her
age gracefully, and her snowy white
hair, partly covered by the dainty lace
cap she generally wears, is very becom-
ing. The old veterans who marched
with Grant will be especially interested
in Mrs. Sartoris, whom many Of them
last saw when, a little girl, she occar
sionally visited her father at army head
quarters. She, too, is now widow and
q very attractive one.
The deleg ton which the diplomatic
corps at w hington will send to the
ceremony will add a picturesque quality
to the group on the reviewing stand.
Every foreign country will be repre-
sented, for none of our great men was
ever more universally recognized and
respected abroad than General Grant.
General Horace Porter, who is soon
to Cross the Atlantic as our representa-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23

The eye is first struck and the atten
ton held by its simple dignity and sub
stantial massivencss. There is durability
written in every line, from the huge,
square foundation blocks 60 the solid
capstone which tops the conical dome.
There is grace, too, and the eye follows
up from pillar to cornice, from drum to
lantern, zigzagging up the stepped cone,
which tapers off until it ends naturally
in the flattened apex. But while the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23
THE MAUSOLEUM.
History and Description of General Grant,
Last Resting Place.

History and Description of General Grants
Last Resting Place.
Nearly a score of years ago, when
General and Mrs Grant were in Europe,
they visited together the tomb of Isa-
bella and Ferdinand. The sight of that
royal couple who had been sleeping
there side by side in peace for centuries
appealed to the usually practical and
unsentimental soldier. Turning to his
wife, lie said tenderly:
Julia, this is the way we should
rest in DEATH"
Years afterward, when death had
claimed the great general and his body
had been brought down from Mount
McGregor 60 New York city, where it
passed through miles of solidly packed
mourners, there came requests from diff
ferent parts Of the country for the honor
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23

THE SARCOPHAGUS.
beauty Of the lines is pleasing it is the
apparent solidity which impresses. You
are not surprised to learn that the great
blocks OH which rest the 30 foot portico
pillars weigh 40 tons each. You almost
realize their weight when you look at
them.
The monument is 165 feet high. 1t is
100 feet square on the base, and this
rests on an underground foundation of
concrete 10 feet square. This founda-
ton rests on the bedrock of Manhattan
Island, which crops out ON this part of
the island more than 1876 feet above tide
water The body of the tomb is square
structure Of the Grecian-Doric order of
architecture.
The north, east and west sides are
finished in plain severity, but the south
side, in which is the only entrance, is
embellished by Il portico, formed by a
double line of fluted columns. The en-
trance is approached by a long flight of
stone steps 20 feet wide. The lower
structure is finished with an ornate cor
nice, above which is q parapet. The cor
nice is 80 feet from the ground and is
decorated by frieze of carved lions
heads. The circular cupola is 20 feet in
diameter Above this is the lantern,
somewhat smaller, and on this rests the
conical dome.
Directly in front of tho entrance is tc
be placed an equestrian statue of Gen
eral Grant on a pedestal which will
rise out of the center of the stairway.
Above the portico four more equestrian
statues of generals on Grants staff will
also be placed, but none of these will be
in position ut the time of the dedica-
ton, or, in fact, for some time there
after. There will be another group of
statuary in the center of the parapet and
just above the simple inscription tablet,
and towering over all, on the very apex
of the cone, will some day be placed the
chariot and prancing horses of the sym
bolical Victory.
The interior of the tomb is in the
form of a cross, 76 feet at the greatest
dimension, the four corners being piers
of masonry, connected at the top by
arches whose capstones are 80 feet above
the floor level On these arches rests an
open circular gallery, 40 feet in dame
ter from rail to rail and eliminating
in paneled dome 105 feet above the
floor of the crypt below. The panels of
the dome are to be decorated with high
relief sculpture representing scenes con-
nected with the life of General Grant.
Directly under tho apex of the dome
and few feet below the main floor Of
the tomb is the sarcophagus, of polished
red porphyry, which contains the ashes
of the honored dead. The body Of the
sarcophagus is a followed monolith,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23
SURPRISED HIS PHYSICIAN.
From The Courier-JournaL. Louisville. IA

eyes, my name is A. J. Nicholson, and I
am the man you have heard of as so persis-
tently and so enthusiastically proclaiming
the merits of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People,"
When reporter called on Mr.. Nicholson
he was busy with his duties as janitor of the
Bull Block, one Of the largest and most inn
posing buildings in Louisville, Ky. To
Judge from his present appearance one would
scarcely take him for q man who had ever
had much experience with medicine, and yet
such seems to be the case.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23

tive in the French capital, will be the
orator of the day. The ceremony means
much to him, because it not only marks
the successful close of a movement to do
fitting honor to the man who was his
lifelong friend and associate, but it
brings the elimination of long years OF
personal endeavor ON his part. AS one
Of the prime movers in the monument
enterprise and the president Of the COM
Inittee which directed the work he has
given much time and energy to the
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23
THE DEDlCATlON.

An Elaborate Ceremony, With Imposing
Parades and Many Distinguished Guests.
April 81 will be the seventy fifth an
nlversary of the birth of General Grant,
and ON that day the magnificent mauso-
leum which has been erected in honor
OF the great soldier statesman in New
York city will be dedicated with splen-
did pomp and impressive ceremony.
We Americans have often neglected
our great men in the past, and if costly
tombs and great monuments are evil
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01
LUBRICATION.
P|0l|0t0n A0l0le|S
ATTENTION!

Now that Christmas is over and the
MILLING SEASON has begun, we
wish to respectfully call your attention
to the merits of the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01
SUCCESSFUL TERM
Just Closed at the Y. M.
C. A. Night School.
ummary Of the Work Done-Next
Term Promises to Be More
Successful.

The Y. NJ. c. A Night School has
just closed one of its most successful
terms. In spite of the many diver
sions Of the past three months, young
men OF grit and determination have
shown that they were willing to sacri
fee present qualification for the ac-
quirement of stored-up energy for the
future.
The winter term of Is weeks will
open Monday evening, January 4th
and there is prospect of a large in
crease in the attendance upon several
OF the classes. This is the last term of
the year, and there is an opportunity
for new recruits along nearly all lines
OF work.
The class in Hawaiian language has
been ably conducted by Mr.. Poepoe,
and has been one of the most popular.
Men with A. B. attached to their names
have been proud to add the mastery o.
Hawaiian to their linguistic accom-
plishments, and many others have
gladly awaited themselves of a business
knowledge of the language in which so
much Of the city's business is done.
Mr. Poepoe viii be glad to welcome any
who wish 10 go on with the class.
The class in bookkeeping has finished
q successful terms course in the ele-
ments. and many have asked for more
advanced course. Mr. Chaplin has con
scented. therefore, to give a course Of
% lessons in advanced work. ANY one
can enter this class who has a fair
knowledge of figures, whether they
have mastered the previous term or
not.
The teachers in vocal lusic and
shorthand have had their efforts backed
up by faithful attendance and hard
work. and results have been CORE
spondingly good. Their work will be
q continuation from that of last term.
and new recruits would need some
knowledge of the work already done
The class in elementary studies meets
three times a week, and can be joined
by any one who wants to brush up Ia
English studies. The work for the
winter viii be nearly the same as last
term, except that English composition
will be made more prominent.
Henry NJ Wells, who has charge Of
the Y. NJ. c. A. Night School, and who
has done so much to advance its stan
dard in order to give those who de-
sire the best educational advantages,
wishes to announce that old friends
ard now will he welcome at the Oneu-
ing on Monday evening, January 4th.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01
Prices

We have furniture coming
on nearly every vessel from
the Coast and we sell it
quickly at a small profit,
rather than have it accum-
mulate and become shop
worn. Our present stock
comprises:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01

corrugated iron. Scarcely any stone
work is done as yet, and ! have failed
10 discover any pressed or nodded
brick jobs yet. Most Of the work is Of
common brick painted and lined,
trimmed with cement work, or entire
Iy. veneered with the latter material.
At present the city has a very ragged
appearance. Some buildings are high,
others low. Some are new structures
of three and four stories, next to which
may be old ones a single story in
height. Many are only partially COM
pleted and pedestrians have to leave
the sidewalk for the street to pass
around them. So naturally the city is
not nearly so attractive as it will be a
few years hence The residence por-
lions are also marred by the gold-min-
ing. operations being carried on in all
directions, each location being sur
rounded by the mounds of upturned
reddish soil, from which has been ex-
tracted the precious metal that so
many have left their homes in all
parts of the world to obtain.
This is not the place for men to come
to who are without trades, as the mines
are worked entirely by Kaffirs, only
employing a few white men as super
intendents. But carpenters and brick
layers are in good demand still, though
many are coming by every train. l
could not advise a married man to
move out here, and even a man without
a home should carefully consider be-
fore starting how difficult it would be
to get back anywhere, should he for
any reason be disappointed after get
ting here.
Few people know that the Hawaiian
Islands and the Sandwich Islands are
the same, and fewer still know any
thing about them. A little architect
from that small fiyspeck in the middle
of the ocean, cuts a sorry figure, and
when 1 say that l was one of the de-
signers at the Chicago Exposition that
statement does not seem to carry much
weight.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01
COLORADO ] BRANDS
and : Or
CORONADO } LUBRICANTS

To those unacquainted with these
brands we beg to say that while we do
not believe in decrying the products of
cur competitors, we do believe in stat
ing THE TRUTH, namely, that We
have the finest Lubricants that for
density of viscosity, high fire test and
perfect working qualities cannot De
eXcelled. We present to your notice
several brands for the purpose that
you may select the oil most suitable
for your work, as an oil may prove
successful on one class of machinery,
and will not always be suitable for
work of an entirely different character.
In sending orders, please mention
whether it is Engine or Cylinder Oil
required, and we guarantee to send you
the best high grade Oil in the world.
We have large number of testimon-
ials which we do not publish for two
reasons:
First-We do not wish to convey the
idea that our customers are personally
interested in the sale of our Oils.
Second-The merits of these brands
of Oils have established our large Oil
Trade, and we are satisfied to only ask
strangers to these brands to give us a
trial.
We have in connection with these
Oils handsome line of Oil Containers,
with capacity of so gallons. These
will prove very serviceable. Look at
them, anyway, if you have the chance.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01

Mothers whose children are troubled
with bad colds, Group or whooping-
cough will do well.to read what Dr.
R. E. Robey, of Olney, Mo-, says on
this subject. He writes: For years
We have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, and always keep it in the
house. 1t is regarded in our family
as a specific for all kinds of colds and
coughs. The % and 80 cent bottles for
sale by all druggists and dealers;
Benson, Smith & Co., agents for Ha
waiian Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
Some Words of Advice From
Former Honolulu Resident.


Former Honolulu Resident.
The readers Of the Advertiser re
member Arthur B. Reynolds, formerly
in partnership with c. B. Ripley, EE
architect, on Fort street Some TIM
ago Mr.. Reynolds left here for South
Africa with a view to settling in Jo-
hannesburg and practicing his profess
sion. The following extracts are from
a letter received from him by Mr.. Rip
ley a few days ago, and will be Of in
terest TO the people here, from the
fact that in it he speaks of how little
the Islands are known to the people of
South Africa, and his remarks may be
used with pretty good force in the ar
gument for better advertising the Isl
ands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01
OUR GOODS

For the after Christmas
season partake of the same
excellence of quality as that
for the holidays, and as is
usual everywhere the price
goes down. We are now
offering handsome bed room
sets in hard wood at redicu-
lousy
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01

A Model Plant In not complete with,
out Electric Power, thus dispensing
with small engines.
Why not generate your power from
one CENTRAL Station? One gener
ator can furnish power to your Pump
Centrifugals, Elevators, Flows, Rail
ways and Hoists; also furnish light
and power for a radius of from Is to q
miles.
Electric power being used saves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with high-pricet
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available Is
costs nothing to generate Electric
Power.
TIE HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COM
PANY is now ready to furnish Electri,
Plants and Generators of all descrip
tions at short notice, and also has OF
hand a large stock of Wire, Chandel
iers ana Electrical Goods.
Ali orders will be given prompt at
tention, and estimates furnished for
Lighting and Power Plants; also at
tie ion is given to House and Marin,
Wiring.
THO. HOFFMAN, Manager.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01

The Lowell Observatory, at Flagsatff,
Arizona, famed for its Mars researches,
is to be moved to Mexico because the
winter atmosphere at Flagstaff is not
clear enough.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-01
Room AZ, Golreich Building,
Next Post Office.


JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 3, 1896.
Dear Friend Ripley:
arrived in this city on October 30th.
As left Honolulu August 2Sth, you see
it has taken me two full months to gee
here. The journey cost as follows:
First Third
Glass. Glass.
To Sidney Els days. $3.50 SIS
To Cape Town $50 days.. IFS IS
To Johannesburg e days.. 40 -
What with hotel expenses and in
cidentals. you see that the first class
fare amounts to $500, practically, while
the 'steerage would be about half.
/ am writing these particulars for
the benefit of those in Honolulu who
may be thinking of coming here, part
~ in order to meet their inquiries.
The better way to come, should say,
would be by way of the United States
and England, as the boats are faster.
It would probably save one or two
weeks time and would cost about the
same.
Men are f1ocking here from Australia
and Europe at great rate ESTIMATED
al 900 per week., and how they are
all going TO find occupation is indeed
a problem. Numbers land with all
their means paid out for the expensive
journey. They find living dear. and it
takes some time for them to save
enough TO pay for their return passage.
In case of sickness or other misfortune
they are dependent on charity. The
numbers that have come here have
taxed the capacity of the city to the
utmost, forcing up rents and the cost
of all necessities.
On arriving, took room Temporal
lily next TO the General Post Office, as
headquarters and for sleeping. Build
ings are going up on all streets, and
the city presents a very busy appear
anee. Though many of the buildings
are what would be called handsome
ones, from my Point OF view most Of
them betray inferior ability Of the ar
chitects. Some are atrocious. AS lum-
Der has to be shipped here from other
countries, there are no frame buildings
The cheap or temporary ones are of
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-21

from Ponea, was seen on our streets
yesterday.
]. 4. LAfferty, formerly Of Perry,
but now Of Arkansas City, was here on
legal business yesterday.
Mrs. W. II. Williams left yesterday
for a visit TO her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
], II. Johnson, OF New York
George Orput. OF ex-marshal race
fame, is in town looking up the polrt-
ical possibilities of Ed Kelley
II. verrill, from Norman, is here to
teach in the deaf, dumb aud blind in.
stitution which will open soon.
John shartel, OF the firm OF Asp,
shartel & CottinghAm, is visiting his
alma mater at Manhattan, Kan.
Elk Governor Seay is in the city to
attend a meeting OF the board OF direc'
tors Of the Guthrie National bank.
NJ L. Turner arrived from ST. Louis
yesterday, Mr.. Turner is confident
that the sapulpa road is certsinty.
Charlie Vandervoort, from PAwnee,
is IN the city the guest Of George Will
lie. He win remain until Wednesday.
Ex-Governor Renfrow and wife left
yesterday for a visit with their daugh
ter, Miss Nellie, who is in school at
Nashville, Tenn.