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the full realization of the memories which as the cannon boomed oyer ana clouue9 the epitaphs of the tomb came VlVio picture before the minds or the olo so5- diers of a scene and an age long passed AS the veterans shouldered the musketS, which like themselves belonged to an were decorated with the honor and high est testimonials of national pride, 1t was not with the wonted Steadiness that char acterized their bearing when they hrst marched out to pay the tribute of respect and honor to their dead comrades
 The little graveyard, within grave yard, the Gods acre of the natlon heroes, presented a markedly different aS- pect yesterday than it presented year ago. The number of epitaphs Is becom- ing larger and larger, and many llVlng nero Of 6l who dropped ms token or recollection and honor last year upon the grave of some beloved silent comrade has since joined him in an eternal bond or union in the world to come. The Grand Old Army is gradually becoming mem ory, and in a few years more death Will have mustered the remaining recruits into the silent citadel of the tomb
 Side by side with the veterans, with caps doffed and heads bent were the sol dierS of to-day paying their respects to those who served the nation before them and whose example they will strive to initiate in maintaining and perpetuating the existence of the Stars and Stripes. tIany of the volunteers from the camp opposite the cemetery wandered over to the graveyard to witness the ceremony in honor of those who fell in battle defend ing the same banner which they intend to protect in the near future. Many of the boys remained in the silent precincts of the little enclosure long after the cere- mony was over, remaining there to read the sacred inscriptions and no doubt to ponder on the future and the destiny of those whom he has joined and with whom he will shortly sail on a mission fraught with uncertainty and danger.
 The soldiers, after being reviewed and dismissed at Golden Gate avenue, rode to the entrance of the Odd Fellows Cem- etery, where they again formed in pro- ressior fo proif tho arrival If tba Miupa-
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sons learned at that time would not have

sons learned at that time would not have been forgotten.
 ever, the navy that we had built up, the most efficient the world had ever seen for sea battle, and which had accom- pliShed most heroic results, went under the law of 1868, to Rotten Row, and it was said that having settled our internal af- fairs we would not again need another ship of war or another soldier. But. we remember that for second and a third and fourth time in the history of our nation we have been summoned to war without preparation.
 At the time the war with Spain was contemplated there was not enough pow der in this country to fire general sa- lute. We had the nucleus for an army only a nucleus
 To-day on the tented field you see the result of a nation of seventy-five millions of people who are undertaking to grow great by the arts of peace. It cannot be done.
 ''The Universal Peace Society may have its day in the millennium when the lion and the lamb shall lie down together, be- cause the lamb will be inside of the lion. of man. Peace is naturally the state or of man. Peace Is naturally the State of man while he is resting for another fight. It always has been so, and it always will be .so,oo so; GOV +ho+ onr nation stands a,ons that 1t Is isolated-and should have no voice or word in the affairs of the world. That was the idea when Washington wrote his farewell address. But the world has changed since then. That na- tion is more than human that never changes it's views. We respect the tradi- tions of the past, but mighty changes have taken place. When Washington wrote his farewell address our possessions were bounded on the west by the Missis- sippi; France held all that vast territory from the forty-eighth parallel of latitude to the gulf; Spain held the. Floridas and Mexico was in possession of a vast terri tory. This land was occupied by an alien race. not speaking one word of our lan- guage, but it was thought we could an- glicize them. In 1903, through Napoleon, we gathered in that enormous territory with its inhabitants, who have become homologous with us. When we took the
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enough courage to do this very thing. 1 Cuba we ought to have had 100 years ago. and Porto Rico and all those islands, together with the control of the Carlp- bean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
 The sailing ship for fighting purposes is thing of the past. Coal is King. Shall we continue to be tied up so that our fighting machines cannot be able 10 make more than a ten days run with out coaling? No, indeed.
 This Is a new era of the world US affairs are not going to be settled with. out some reference to the Judgment or 75,00O 900 of educated people:
 "CivfliZation progresses: the only result will be the survival of the fittest, and that Is the nation that is represented by this flag of ours, and when time shall be no more, when all earthly things and earth ly powers shall go down at the sound of the archangel on the battlements or heaven, the last flag to be furled before the Banner of the Cross will be the Stars and Stripes.
 This war with Spain Is but the initial war to bring together the English speak ing races of all the world.
 At the conclusion of the programme the graves of the soldiers of the war were profusely strewn with flowers: There were many elaborate and beautiful de- signs among the floral tributes to the memory of the fallen defenders of the Stars and Stripes.
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WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.
u2oth Meridian-Pacinc Timeo

Q20th Meridian-Pacific Time)
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 3o p. m. The following maximum temperatures are reported to-day from Weather Bureau stations in California:
 Eureka, 5S; Red Bluff, "A; Sacramento, 72: Fresno 76; Independence, 7S; San Luis Obspo. 66; Los Angeles, 72; San Diego 62 Yuma, 92. San Francisco data: Maximum temperature, 59; minimum, 4S; mean, 54 WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS. The pressure continues high over the central portion of the Pacific Slope. An area of low pressure overlies the upper Missouri Valley During the past twenty four hours there has been rapid fall In pressure over Montana, Wyoming and eastward
 The temperature has risen over Oregon and fallen over Eastern Montana and Southern Idaho. In the great valleys of California the temperatures are from to degrees below the normal.
 The following maximum wind velocities are reported: Fort Canby, 30 miles per hour from the south; Lander. 30 south
 No rain has fallen in California during the past twenty-four hours
 Forecast made at San Francisco for thirty hours ending midnight May 3l, 1898: Northern California-Fair Tuesday fresh westerly wind
 Southern Calfornia-Fair Tuesday; light westerly wind.
 Nevada-Fair Tuesday
 Utah-Fair Tuesday
 Arizona-Fair Tuesday
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Photographic Office located in the Merchants Exchange is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of mariners without regard to nationality and free of expense.
 Navigators are cordially invited to visit the office where complete sets of charts and sail- ing directions of the world kept on hand for comparison and reference, and the latest information always be obtained regarding lights dangers to navigation and ali matters of interest to ocean commerce.
 The timebaIl on top of the building on Tele- graph Hill is hosted about ten minutes before noon, and is dropped at noon. 120th meridianS by telegraphic signal received each day froT6 the United States Naval Observatory at Mars> Island, Cal.
 A notice stating whether the timeball was dropped time giving the error. if any Is published the same day by the afternoon papers and by the morning papers the following day.
 c. P. WEIGH, Ensign U. s. N, in Charge.
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CALIFORNIA'S TRIBUTE
 TO THE NATIONS DEAD
the Graves of Departed Warriors

SAN JOSE, May 80.-Memorial ser vices for the soldier dead were cele- brated here to-day with unusual inter est. This was due to the war now in progress, which has aroused patriot ism to a high pitch. The boys of the Maine were not forgotten, and a minia- ture battleship named after the ill- fated vessel, which had been set up in Oak Hill Cemetery, was covered with flowers in honor of the men who first gave their lives for Cuba fibre.
 Early this morning squad from Phil Sheridan Post and Woman's Relief Corps went to Santa Clara to decorate the soldiers graves there. Delegations from John A. Dix and Sheridan Posts and their auxiliary societies, aided by numerous school children. saw that the graves of veterans in Oak Hill Gene tery were covered with flowers.
 This afternoon there was a street pa rade. It was headed by Company B, N. G. C.. followed by the G. A. R. so- cieties, civic societies and city and county officials. The city schools were represented in the parade by about 800
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ESCORTS.

Floridas many people said that that land was full of aliens, Indians, tarantulas and alligators and could not be assimi- lated But look at it now.
 We are no longer isolated from the world. We are the center of the world. The empire of Russia is building rail road 5000 miles long across the Asiatic continent to Port Arthur, where she is building the most vast military and naval station the world has ever seen. Russia is building to-day more powerful hghung machines than any other nation. Inn perial Russia learned lesson from the English in the Crimean War She had no money then, but to-day she has more gold in her anks than any other country, and she keeps it. She goes abroad to bor- row money. Every dollar in that vast railroad enterprise is borrowed, but her gold she keeps for the day Of need. Great Britain and France do the same thing.
 Some people say we will never have trouble with Germany, Austria or France. Why not? If they want to fight they will. We would have had trouble with them before this had it not been for the blood red flag of England. When we have set tied this affair with Spain-a fifth-rate power-we will down and think what the results of a war with frst-rate power would have been. When we had the controversy with England about Ven shook his tail and simply said it is not worth bothering about Now we are go ing to the lion and shaking his paw.
 f9That nation is only to live in this age of the world that is known to be a fight ing nation, and when this Spanish affair Is over our Government will be glad to consider two things, first, what sort of an army shall we keep together, and what kind of a navy shall we construct; and. second. what shall we do with the property we have taken from Spain. These will be two leading questions in the next campaign. Bryan and free sl- yer will be forgotten. The majority of people think we need to keep the Philip pines. We have virtually got Hawaii. She is only waiting. like 8 gentle sweet heart, to be taken into the arms of Uncle Sam to be kissed, hugged and caressed, and Uncle Sam will soon muster m
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THE VETERANS AND THEIR VOLUNTEER ESCORTS.

children, and they presented an tmpos- ing and pretty spectacle. About 150 young ladies from the Normal School were another feature in line. This even ing literary and musical exercises were held at the Auditorium. Dr. Eli Me Clish delivered an oration.
 GILROY, May 30.-The citizens of Gilroy observed Memorial day by as sembling in a mass meeting at Music Hall last evening. Rev. R. N. Davis presided. The congregation joined In singing All Hail'' and America. ' The oration was delivered by Rev. J. Bine, "the boy preacher from the sunny South.'' Rev. w. D. Crabb read pas sage from the Scriptures, Rev. Thomas Edwards led in prayer and Rev. R. N. Davis pronounced the benediction. Pro- lessor R. c. Storey made a few re- marks
 To-day the school children and vet erans and many citizens assembled at the schoolyard and with baskets of flowers marched to the cemeteries and decorated the graves of the fallen sol diers. Professor R. c. Storey deliv- cred an eloquent address and there was patriotic singing by the entire audi ence.
 SACRAMENTO, May 3O.-To-day memorial observances were rendered particularly significant because of the rece, departure of local troops for the seac of che present war At no prev ious time in the history of Sacramento was there such a general suspension of business. The streets were thronged thousands of flags arose and fell in a gentle southern breeze and at the City Cemetery, where the services were held, there was not a foot of space that was not deluged with floral offerings The orator. of the day was C.. w Ar buckle, who delivered an eloquent trib- ute to the memory of the dead
 Preceding the ceremony came the pa- rade under the auspices of the Grand
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THE NATIONAL CEMETERY
Impressive Memorial Exercises and an Eloquent Address
 by General Barnes.

The exercises of Memorial day at the national cemetery in the grounds of the Presidio were held under the auspices Of George H. Thomas Post No. ?, Depart ment of California and Nevada. of the Grand Army of the Republic, and were of a most Interesting and impressive character. The various posts and organt- zations taking part assembled at 1O:SO on Central avenue, at the entrance to the Presidio. and after forming in line moved at Il o'clock in the following order: Grand marshal J. B. Lauck; chief of staff, Captain F. de L. Darlington, U. S.. A; aids-Colonel E. A. Denicke, Captain s. L. Naphtaly, Harvey Burdell; Third United States Artillery band; United States troops; sailors and marines, United States navy; the Seventh Califor- mia Regiment and the First Battalion of heavy artillery; signal corps, N. G. C.; Boys Brigade, companies and G; Vet eran Guard, G. A. R.; George H. Thomas Post No. 2. G. A. R.; Liberty Post No. 133 G. A. R.; Sons of American Revolu- ton: Sons of Veterans; Veterans of the Mexican War; garrisons of Regular Army and Navy Union, and other organizations and guests.
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GENERAL MERRIAM REVIEWS

fast their splendid organization will con- tinue to live until the last veteran of the war of '98 shall answer the final sum- mons. Some day our sons and the boys who participated in yesterdays ceremo- nies will return crowned with honors, and then they will become members of the Grand Army of the Republic.
 With the rising of the sun preparations for the tribute to the nations dead began at the various Grand Army headquarters and at the camps of the younger army. Veterans hurried to their rallying places, each clasping handful of bright-hued flowers that were to spread their fra grance over some sleeping comrade. At the camps uniforms begrimed with recent hard service were furnished up, arms and accOuterments polished, and when all was in readiness the long march to the point of formation began. The streets along which the column was to pass early became congested with people assembled from far different motives than idle sight seeing.
 The throngs were not kept long in wait ing for at 10 o'clock Grand Marshal Col onel Matthew Schlaudecker and his aids escorted by a battalion of police, swung into Market street from New Montgom- cry and moved out that thoroughfare to Golden Gate avenue, thence to Van Ness.
 Following marched the four commands of volunteer infantry: First Colorado, Thirteenth Minnesota, Sixth California and First Washington. and four troops or the Fourth United States Cavalry. Act ing as escort to the naval detachment h. dependent Rifles, San Francisco Turner's and Garibaldi Guard, rode Troop A cav airy, N. G. C., whose members are down. cast because they have not been called upon yet for active service.
 The Boys Brigade, the League of the Cross Cadets and the public school children-the latter, misses as well as well as boys. marching like trained sol diers-preceded the Veteran Guard and Department Commander Solomon Cahen and staff Behind them marched the members of Lincoln, Garfield, Colonel Cass and Meade Posts, G. A. R., while carriages containing General Merriam snA staff, officers of the day. disabled
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sota and Colorado troops on their march

sota and Colorado troops on their march from the city to camp.
 When the first glitter of muskets was sighted coming over the distant hill they were met with burst of patriotic music. AS the first line of the escorttng troops passed the portal where the dead heroes of the past lay, the command to present arms was given, and the entire two regl- ments passed the cemetery with a tribute of respect to the dead soldiers.
 After the last column passed the ceme- tery, the veterans, led by corps of musicians, filed in through the cemetery gates and took positions around the mem orial monument erected in the upper end of the burial plat.
 The memorial exercises at the grave consisted of a well arranged programme of patriotic addresses and the rendition of national hymns. The oration was de- livered by Rev. M S. Levy.
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sHIPPIk G INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

| Monday. May 30. Stmr Scotia, Johnson, 2s hours from 1rini- stmr Laguna. Peterson. 21 hours from Bear stmr sunoI. Dettmers, 1Os hours from Port Ludlow.
 stmr Orizaba Parsons. 19 hours from Eu- Stmr Coquine River, Johnson, 15 hours from Fort Bragg; bound to Newport; put in to land passengers.
 Stmr Laurada. Scott. B days from PhladeI- phia. via Sanady Point S7 days. Stmr North Fork, Bash 2213 hours from Eu- reka.
 Bark Martha Davis. soule, 2s days from Honolulu.
 Bark Sea King Wallace. 1o3 days from New schr Mary c. Campbell. days from Bodega Schr Defiance Rlom. % days from Honolulu. sehr Allen A. Schage. 19 days from Ka- schr Sparrow. Dart. AZ days from Eureka. schr Reliance, Christensen, F hours from schr corinthian, North IS hours from Bin schr Melarothon, Bellesen, P days from Co., schr Eva Klitgard. 16is days from Hana.
 SAILED.
 Monday May 30. stmr CIecone Higgins. Albion. Stmr State of California Green. Astoria. stmr Point Arena. Hansen, Mendocino Stmr Coquille River Thompson. Stmr Empire. Nelson Coos Bay. Flaw stmr San Mateo. Fletcher Comox.
 SPOKEN.
 Per stmr Laurada-April 2s. 70 miles SEE of Cape Pillar Straits of Magellan). the schr Car rie and Annie from Boston, for Puget Sound. m Per stmr sunolmMey rIsIS 2S Sso a. m of Port; miles off shore, going up.
 TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS. 10 p. m.-Weather hay; wind NV; velocity 20 miles
 DOMESTIC PORTS. POINT LOBOS-Passed May So-Stmr Pasa- dena from San Pedr9 for Eureka; mo oo st- cotf fOr Sa Fra0
 ASToRIA-Arrived May So-Br ship Port Lo- gan, hence May 19. ge c Russ. from Eureka; stmr Westport i'm PORT GAMBLE - Arrived May 2s schr Okanogan, hence May IS.
 SEATTLE-S May 2S-stmr Ohio. for '1S EUREKANArrived f if1sSar May 2s schrs Lottie Carson and Eclipse. from Newport IS). TACOMA-Arrived May 2s-schr feeriess' no GRAYs HARBoR Arrived May 2s-schr Maria K Smith. hence May 19. Sailed May 2s-B Bktn Omega. for Sydney; schr Helen N Kimball. for Apia; schr Glen, for Redondo. May SO-Schr San Buenaventura, ioa Arrived reSl' May 8O-schr Charles Talk hence May 22; schr TwJight; Id hence nee May s. ls uov 10. schr Jennie Thelin. hence May 21; schr Ls Gironde, hence May 20 m s o, i'P1c FORT Ross~saiied May 30-schr Nettis NEWPORT-Saied May 3G-Stmr Hueneme. PORT ANGELES-sailed M3o-U stmr Monadnock. Ripon, from Tacoma. for Queenstown; May 30- Stmr Mackinaw hence May 27 for Tacoma Passed in May 30-Ger ship Parchim, from Acapulco. for Port Townsend; ship Reaper. hnc May 20. from Comox.
 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. ANTWERP-Arrived May 30-Stmr rriesland, from New York.
 IIsBoN-Arrived May so-stmr Peninsular, from New York.
 TJVERPOOI--Arrfved May 30-Stmr Copna- IonaI from Boston.
 RREMEN-Arrived May 30-Stmr Friedrich der Crosse from New York Rome. Glasgow.
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OMAHA.

OMAHA. May 3O.-CATTLE-Re Receipts. 1900. Market shade higher: native beef steers. S4@ CTS, 8 5Od4 30; stockers and feeders. s S0Q5; bulls and stags. $2 S0q4.
 HOGS-Receipts 22O0. Market shade higher; heavy, s4 O7d4 10ik mixed $4 0794 10; light s4 O564 10; bulk of sales, s4 07a4 F.
 SHEEP-Receipts $500. Market shade stronger: fair to choice natives, 8 70d4 40; do Westerns. 8 6O94 sO lambs. s4 25a5 5.
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EASTERN LIVESTOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. May 3o.-CATTLE-were steady to-day. Native beef steers, S4q4 S5; stockers and feeders. s465; medium, s4 45Q4 60; cows and heifers, s 4O@4; canners g 5OG3 30.
 HOGS-Were in good demand. Light hogs. s3 70174 12: heavy packers, $3 9Oa4 r; fair to choice, s4 2o64 S5; pigs, s2 5O@3 90; butchers, SAGA 90.
 SHEEP-Ruled firm at the recent advance Sheep. s4d4 25 clipped lambs. $4Q5 3o wooded lambs, 8 7066 10.
 Receipts-Hogs. sOooo; Cattle. 15.ooo; Sheep,
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 last call. have disappeared from the roll.
 Peculiar pathos attached itself to the ceremonies of yesterday. Of recent years people have gradually lost sight of the soIemnity of the day, and needed not the steadily diminishing numbers of the frosted crowned heroes who tot tered out to lay their offerings of love on the mounds where sleep their comrades. But with the city ringing with the tramp of armed hosts it all came back to those thoughtless ones, that other great gathering, the long years of strife, the final disbandment of the grandest army the world had ever seen, and in later years the touching devotion of the living to the memory Of their dead
 One year ago the remnants of that pa triot band were escorted to their devo- tional exercises by their own sons, proud, they were guided by sons of other veter- ans-strangers, but still wearing the army blue--while their own. boys, the pride, the flower, the hope of California, speeded across the broad Pacific to com bat their country'S foes upon, alien soil. Where a twelve-month before our boys shortened their strides to meet the falter ing cadence of their sires, yesterday the towering manhood of Washington, of Col orado. of Minnesota and from the south . ern confines of our own State performed like service.
 And California is grateful to her sisters children.
 The shouts of admiration which have greeted the gathering ranks were stilled by the and strange conditions. And when the men who bore the brunt of the great struggle appeared, their ranks grown thinner, their steps more feeble, unbidden Jumps checked all sound, and tears coursed down the cheeks of those who have witnessed similar processions with never a thought of their real signif- canoe.
 Each post of the Grand Army of the Republic had fewer men in line yesterday than it did a year ago. Taps have sounded over the final camp ground of many, while increasing disabilities kept duty.
 But though veterans of '61 are falling
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SCENES AT THE CEMETERY.
sive Service at the Graves of the Dead Heroes.

Out at the Odd Fellows Cemetery, over the graves of the heroes of freedom who have gone to join their comrades in the peace of eternity, the ceremony of re- spect and honor to the memory of the deceased veterans was both impressive and inspiring It was a spectacle in which the present generation participated but the thought embodied in the ceremony of the dead came to them as a mere nov city stripped of it's pathos and devoid of
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veterans and city officials brought up the rear.
 On the broad avenue General Merriam reviewed the column, after which the vet erans boarded cars, while the Colorado and Minnesota regiments marched to Cen posts there and escorting them to the cemetery The California and Washing ton regiments and the cavalry proceeded to the Presidio, where they performed es- cort duty for the procession to the Ma tional Cemetery.
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San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Tuesday, fresh westerly wind.
 Special report from Mount Tamalpais. taken at D. rp-: Clear; wind northwest, 24 miles per hour; temperature 4S; maximum tempera- ture 55. ALEXANDER McADIE,
 Local Forecast Official