The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-06-10
REM EMBER THE DEAD
Graves of Our Departed Heroes
Strewn with Flowers.
Memorial Day II FittinEIy Observed
In Many cities - Graves of Ex-
Confederntcs Are Not For-
gotten.

Washington, May 3l.--The national
capital devoted itself to the observanc,
of Decoration day. The departments
were closed, public and private bushes,
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. rs well as
officials prominent in public life.
There was small but impressive
service in connection with the cere-
monies at the cemetery which passed
unnoticed by many of the thousands
there. Following the suggestion made
by President Mckinley in his Atlanta
speech, the graves Of the 1870 confed-
crate soldiers, inferred in the national
cemetery. were decorated with unspar-
ing hands rs were those of the union
dead.
Al the Tomb of Grant.
New York, May 3l.-The sarcophagus
OF Gen. Grant in the tomb at Clare
mount was covered with flowers Tues
day afternoon after impressive ccre-
monies by l.. S. Grant post, G.. \. r., of
Brooklyn, an address by GOV. Roosevelt
IA, al al, g .
fired from the United States cruiser
Brooklyn, which lay in the Hudson just
below the hill, with all her battle flags
flying. More than 10000 persons wit
messed the ceremony and crowded
Clarcmount in the vicinity of the tomb.
~ the Lincoln Monument
Springfield, H., May 3l.-u'nder Il
bright blue sky memorial exercises
were held Tuesday forenoon at the Ma
tonal Lincoln monument by the &. \.
II. and auxiliary bodies preparatory to
the decoration of the graves of the sol
diers of the civil war buried there. Ad-
dresses were made by Ma John Il. In
man, department commander of the &.
A. r.: United States District Attorney
}. Otis Humphrey, and Mrs. Julia +. +.
Lobdell, of Minneapolis, past depart
ment president of the Ladies of the &.
a. r. of Minnesota, who on behalf of
the &. A. II. posts of Minnesota present.
ed IA beautiful silken United States flag.
which will in the future envelope the
.sarcophagus of Lincoln. In the after
noon the Spanish war veterans decor
ated the graves of their dead comrades.
Gen. Wheeler Mt Boston.
Boston, May 3l.-For the first time
an eX-oilicer of the confederacy de-
lvercd the Memorial day address be-
fore "A New England grand army post.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, the cavalry lead
or, who led the boys in gray at the ia
nous charge at Shiloh and. nearly 81
years later, beneath the stars and
stripes, cheered on the volunteers at
Santiago, was the guest of honor at the
Memorial day services of T.. w. kinsley
post ll3, &. A. r.. at the Boston the
alter. The immense auditorium was
filled to its utmost capacity. When
Gen. Wheeler arose to speak the APP
plause was tumultuous, cheer upon
cheer arose from thousands, and il was
nearly Is minutes before the general
could make himself heard.
In Chicago.
Chicago, May Memorial day at
the cemeteries was marked everywhere
by evidences of unusual interest and by
the presence of unusually large mum
bcrs 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-
tolled their deeds.
In Manila.
Manila, May 3l.-Most of the business
places in Manila were closed in observ-
ance of Decoration day. The American
and many foreign flags were displayed
at half mast The graves of soldiers
and sailors hnripI NJ GnNitn and IlniIn