Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-06-05
MEMORIAL DAY.
Patriotic Citizens Everywhere
Honor the Nations Dead.
Tive Thousand Present at West Point-Mo.
Kinlcy Speaks ut Arlington-Tributs
TO Black Men Chattanooga
Cemetery.

WEST POINT, N. Y, June LIN the
presence Of 5000 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
fell In battle in the civil war was dedi.
Gated yesterday. Everything com
bined to make the dedication Of the
monument IN 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
to the army of the United States. II
was accepted in n brief speech by Sec
rotary Alger. After the singing Of
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" Justice
Brewer, of the United States supreme
court, delivered IN grafton.
M'KINLEY PRESENT AT ARLINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 1. Memorial day
was generally observed in Washing.
ton. The senate adjourned over for
the day and the house held only 10!
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
TONS 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
IN impressive parade Of the e. A. r.
and other patriotic organizations
which, at II o'clock, broke up, the
several posts holding memorial cxer-
cises in the various cemeteries. The
most imposing ceremonies were held
ut the National cemetery at Arlington,
the exercises being made memorable
by the presence of President Mckinley.
THE DAY AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, NO., June 1.-Memorial
day was celebrated yesterday. the pro-
grammc for the day being varied and
interesting. The ceremonies began
with the decoration Of the graves in
Elmwood and Union cemeteries by the
q. A. r. posts of the city, The after
noon was devoted to several interest
ing and impressive features. The an
nual memorial parade took place at
$3.50 o'clock. At about the same time
the cX-confederates were conducting
the final burial of the late Gen. 10 o.
Shelby ut Forest Hill cemetery. Dis
patches from many surrounding cities
showed that the day was generally
observed.
A MONUMENT TO BRAVE BLACK MEN.
BosTON, June 1.-Decoration day OF
this year was of particular Significance
on account of the unwilling and dedi.
cation of the elaborate memorial struc.
ture on Boston common, erected In
honor of Col. John Robert Gould Shaw,
OF the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts reg
iment, and the brave black men who
his followers, and who fell
with their colonel in the assault upon
Fort Wagner, S. c., July is, 1868.
FEDERALs AND CONTEMPORARIES DECORATE
RICHMOND, Va, June 1.--Confederate
day exercises were held at
Holly cemetery yesterday afternoon as
usual, all the military of the city. the
veteran camps and the
Sons Of Confederate Veterans partici.
pating with the ladies of the Holly.
wood Me mortal association. The usual
federal decoration exercises took place
ut the federal cemetery.
CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 1.-The
graves of the 1900 union soldiers
buried in the National cemetery at
this place were decorated yesterday
with elaborate ceremonies. Capt. J.
X. MACEDONIAN, Of Washington, deliv.
cred the annual Grafton. An immense
throng OF people was present.
Ex-coNFEDERATEs sTREw FLOWERS.
VICKsBURG, Miss, June Am i'm
mense assembly joined in the ceremo-
MES of Decoration day at the National
yesterday. In accordance
with n custom of years delegation Of
veterans took flowers TO
the cemetery and scattered them over
The 0ravas