The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-06-03

Fitting Memorial Day Services
Throughout the Lnnd-Grayes of
Ex-Confederntesi I'm the North
Are Not Forgotten.

Washington, May 31.--The national
capital devoted itself TO the observance
of Decoration day. The departments
were closed. public and private business
was suspended. the streets were filled
with marching veterans, national
guardsmen, military and civic organiza-
tons, all moving toward the Arlington
National cemetery, Soldiers Home,
Congressional and other cemeteries,
where appropriate services were held
and the graves OF the silent army of the
dead were strewn with flowers. The
ceremony at Arlington was notable by
the presence OF the president and mem
bers of his cabinet, and of many leading
officers of the army and navy. as well as
officials prominent in public life. II be-
gan at noon with the firing Of national
salute. The services were twofold. the
veterans of the field gathering in the
ampitheater, while those of the navy
met i'm front of the historic Lee man
sion. The decoration Of the graves was
a solemn and impressive feature Of the
exercises. in which the entire gathering
Joined. Returning 10 the amphitheater,
the formal exercises began with the
sounding of the assembly by bugler
and the reading of the order of services
by Gen. Calvin Farnsworth, department
commander G. A. r.. and presiding Of
ficer. These consisted OF patriotic
music, the reading of Lincoln't address
at Gettysburg. original poems breath
ing the patriotic spirit and an Grafton
by Webster Davis, assistant secretary
OF the interior.
There was small but impressive
service In connection with the ccre-
moniesat the cemetery which passed un-
noticed by many OF the thousands
there. Following the suggestion made
10y President Mckinley in his Atlanta
speech, the graves of the 1870 con-
federate soldiers, Inferred in the ma
itional cemetery, were decorated with
hands as were those OF the
union dead.
A the Lincoln Monument
Springfield, ILL.,, May 3l.-Under a
bright blue sky memorial exercises
were held Tuesday forenoon AZ the Na-
tional Lincoln monument by the G.. a.
II. and auxiliary bodies preparatory to
the decoration OF the graves Of the sol
diers of the civil war buried there. Nd
dresses were made by Maj. John b. In
man, department commander of the G..
A. r.: United States District Attorney
j. Otis Humphrey, and Mrs. Julia T.. f..
Lobdell, of Minneapolis, past department
president of the Ladies' Of the G.. A. X. OF
Minnesota. who on behalf of the G.. A.
X. posts of Minnesota presented beau
tiful silken United States flag. which
will In the future envelope the sarco-
the Spanish war veterans decorated the
graves of their dead comrades.
At the National cemetery at Camp
Butler, few miles east OF this city,
where lie buried several hundred fed
eral and confederate soldiers. memorial
exercises were held i'm the afternoon
under the auspices of Camp Butler
post, G. A. Il. Addresses were made by
Maj. John b. 1nman, department com
mander of the q. A. r.. and former Com
gresham Maj. James A. Connolly. The
graves of both federals and confeder-
ates were decorated impartially.
In Iowa.
Davenport, Ia, May 3l.-Grand army
posts OF Davenport, Rock Island and
Moline, ILL.,. joined in the afternoon
Memorial day exercises at the National
cemetery, Government island. Eldred
s. James, Of Clinton. was the orator.
For the first time the graves OF over
1000 confederates who died while inn
prisoned on the island during the war
were decorated with flags by the grand
army men, i'm common with 400 union
soldiers sleeping in the National Gem
ctery.
In Chicnuo.
Chicago, May Memorial day al
the cemeteries was marked everywhere
by evidences OF unusual interest and by
the presence of unusually large mum.
bers of participants In the exercises.
Under the auspices OF the different
grand army posts Of the city the graves
of the soldiers and sailors who laid
down their lives for their country were
decorated with flowers, and speakers
prominent in military and civil life ex-
tolied their deeds.
I'm philadelphia.
Philadelphia, May 31.--Memorial day
was more deliberately observed In this
city than for a number of years. Gov.
eminent and municipal offices were
closed, as were the schools. and bust.
ness was generally suspended Promi.
nent local orators delivered addresses
during the ceremonies by the q. A. r.,
at the various cemeteries. The trend OF
oil the speeches was that the war with
Spain had cemented the north and
south in bond of fraternal sympathy
never TO be again broken.
In Nebraska
Omaha, Neb.. May Memorial day
was more generally observed through.
out Nebraska than ever before. Owing
90 the strong sentiment against it
there was an almost entire absence OF
sporting events. AZ McCook n beauti.
full soldiers monument was dedicated
I'm Havana.
Havana, May 3l.--Decoration day was