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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31

from the place of rendezvous to the re-
viewing station without falter
The officers of the day, with the
Board Of Supervisors and the Board of
Education, took up the extreme. end Of
the line.
There was no waiting for the start.
The parade was advertised to move at
10 o'clock, and at that hour the grand
marshal moved up Market street, led
by the police and followed by fully five
thousand men and children in line. Up
the street went the parade, greeted
from every window with cheers and the
Tapping of flags and accompanied by the
music of every band the city could af-.
ford for the occasion. There was plenty
of music and the bands were willing,
and the course of the procession was
mingled chorus of braZen notes and the
cheers of thousands.
Turning out Golden Gate avenue, the
parade passed up to Van Ness avenue,
and on the corner of Turk street 1t was
reviewed by Colonel Freeman of the
Twenty fourth Infantry Then, while
the various organizations disentangled
themselves from the column and sought
their homes the veterans and those who
wanted to see and hear what was to
happen at the cemetery boarded the
cars and made their way out to where
the speakers stand had been erected in
the soldiers plot of the Odd Fellows.
The veterans and a platoon of artillery
from the Naval Militia were the only
organizations in formation. but the
crowds were large enough to make up
any lack of order, and the line of vet
Grams, the last Of the parade, disappear
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HOW THE PARADE
WENDED ITS WAY
Notable Absence of Military Bodies,
and an Unusual Number of Chill
dren in Line.

There were two features of the pa
rade noticeable to the crowds which
thronged street and sidewalk One was
the small portion Of. the column occu-
pied by the military and the other was
the large portion devoted to children.
The first may be explained by the war
and the second as well by the war, for
the parade had all of the Fourth Of
July flavor and the children's enthu-
siasm was one of it's principal charms.
It was unlike former Memorial day pa
rades. There are not many troops here
now, and all the available men are
leaving for the Philippines, SO but
portion of the Twenty fourth Regular
Infantry, the militia, cavalry and the
Naval Militia were the only military
organizations represented.
The parade was headed by battalion
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on ordinary occasions are most lrreVer-
ent
Arriving at the cemetery. the detach-
ments from the battleship Iowa, the re-
ceiving ship Pensacola and the regular
troops DETECTED toward the monument
erected to the soldiers and sailors, Where
services were held under the direction OF
John F. Fitzgerald, while the main pouy;
including the veterans of the Mexican ana
Civil wars the naval battalion ana the
League of the Cross Cadets continued on
its way up the slope to the little natural 1Ied
amphitheater, where the remains OF tle el
the speakers and those who were 10 TAKE
a more active part in the ceremonies nau
been erected and to 1t the speakers were
conducted. while the others grouped
themselves around and IN front Numer-
Gus delegations of veterans were detalled
to strew flowers over the graves or the
the guns of the light battery of the Third
Artillery. stationed near the soldiers anu
sailors monument, doomed forth the ma
tional salute of twenty-one guns.
The literary exercises were solemn anu
impressive. an occasional touch of hui
NOR in the remarks OF the speakers serY-
ing to recall the minds of their hearers
from thoughts of melancholy and relieve
the proceedings from an aspect TOO run
ereaf In the absence of General Warfield
George r. Smedberg acted as president
of the day. The exercises opened with q
musical selection by the Fourth Cavalry
Band. after which the president made
brief address of welcome and then intro
duced Rev. DIR. George c. Adams, who
offered prayer.
Post Commander Edward A. Bulls
he paid a glowing tribute to the dead he
roes, whose memory he said, the Ameri-
can people loved to cherish and honor.
FranK Robner pea Was se eGSiG re9 ny
dered by the Plymouth Quartet, and then
Lincoln-s famous Gettysburg address was
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G%OR hours yesterday the streets
lP of the city echoed to the steady
tread of marching men. They
= marched as if for holiday; as
if to celebrate a victory. They started
at the water front, where flags waved
in their honor and people shouted and
cheered from sheer enthusiasm, and to
the music of bands playing their live
lest the column moved on UP the
street. Wherever it went the flags f1ut-
tered joyously over it, unmindful of the
fact that they hung at half-mast. and
then with the thrill Of the cheer still in
their blood. the men who formed the
column turned through fag-draped
gateway and halted among headstones
In a graveyard. They had come with
smile to celebrate the victory of death
and to do honor to the comrades who
had fought the grinning specter and
had lost.
Decoration day had more than its
usual share Of people. Where formerly
there was one, yesterday there were
four, and the flowers they brought told
better than words that they had seen
something in the day that was new to
them The change in the significance
was the theme Of the addresses deliver
ed, the prayers said and the songs
sung. There was no blue, no gray;
there was only the living and the dead
and the living tried to pay their debt
in the only way they knew. Since Ma
Mia Bay was filed with wrecks and the
shores of Cuba were strewn with Span
ish vessels both North and South can
meet over the fowered mounds and for
them; and it was in that spirit the
people turned toward the cemeteries
yesterday and found pleasure in the So
ciety of the departed.
At the Preside George II. Thomas
Post Of the Grand Army held ceremon-
les more of praise than of sorrow; in
the soldiers plat of the Odd Fellows
Cemetery the other posts Of the city
gathered and drew from their surround
tngs lessons of patriotism and of man
hood, but not of grief. There was moth
ing of mourning in either place; those
gathered around were doing honor to a
memory, not weeping over men who
had gone. They were swayed by the
spirit that so recently filled the
army with the best blood Of the States
the idea that hero's death IS worth
q ltfa of ease
The whole city was not at the ceme-
teries, however. There were those who
took the day as a holiday and acted
accordingly. The avenues of egress
from the city were thronged in the
morning, and they caught the crowds
reversed in the evening. The bay was
dotted with yachts and the park had
its moving thousands. But with it al
it was Memorial day, and it has taught
a better lesson than many that have
passed.
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of all varieties, which they deposited on
the little mounds of earth or entwined
about the marble headstones that marked
the last resting place of their beloved
ones, Transforming the graveyard into a
veritable floral garden.
When the members of Thomas Post and
other organizations who participated in
the memorial exercises arrived at the en-
trance to the Preside at 10:30 a m. they
found drawn up to receive them a guard
of honor composed of a detachment of
the Twenty-fourth Infantry, L. S. A.
The procession was Immediately formed
and the line of march to the cemetery
taken up in the following order:
GRAND MARSHAL.
Major Lewis G'I1,ER Smith n, U sE s IA A (retired)
Major Charles Ih Jansen
A Mautner. 4; J Vining W ]. Watson
FOURTH UNITED STATES CAVALRY
BAND.
UNITED STATES TROOPS,
SAILORS AND MARINES UNITED STATES
SIGNAL CORPS, N. @. c.,
FOURTH DIVISION, NAVAL BATTALION.
LEAGUE OF. THE cross CADETS.
CARRIAGES : oRA1.oR: CHAPLAIN AND
MAJOR -sENERAL JofIN H. DIcKINsoS
AND STAFF.
GEORGE H. THOMAS POST NO 9 CON
FEDERATE VETERANS
VETERANS OF THE MEXICAN WAR. SONS
OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Other Organizations and Guests.
The soldiers and civilians who marched
in the ranks. afoot and on horseback, fol-
lowed by carriages in which were the
guests of honor, presented a brilliant and
imposing spectacle as they slowly wended
their way along the winding road. The
thousands Of spectators who thronged the
sides of the avenues stood silent, many
of them with barred heads, as the process
sion moved forward. the mournful music
of the band of the Fourth United States
Cavalry. which led the way seeming to
command reverence, even from those who
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nurse, little Sophie Newman, dressed
in the uniform of the society.
There was no end to the line of chill
dren, and they marched like veterans.
There were boys and girls by the hun
dred, and at the head of each school
column was borne a banner telling
what division was passing. They re-
ceived great applause as they followed
down after the military.
The Sons of Veterans were on hand in
great numbers and so We're the veterans
of the Spanish War and then at the
end of it all the posts of the Grand
Army took their place
1t was as large a turnout of veterans
as has been seen in the city for a long
time. There We're five posts represent
ed-Lincoln. Garfield, Cass, Meade and
Liberty-and the old men marched
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of police under command of Chief Lees.
Following these were the grand mar
shall and his aids and staff, and then
came the militia cavalry.
The Twenty-fourth Infantry under
command of Colonel H. B. Freeman
marched after the cavalry and after
the Twenty-fourth was the Naval Mill
tia. A feature of the parade of the Ma
val Militia was the battery of four guns
furnished by the divisions of San Fran
cisco, under command of Lieutenant
w. F. Burke. 1t was in just such
formation as appeared in the parade
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MEMORIAL EXERCISES
AT THE PRESIDE

Thousands of patriotic Americans jour
neyed out to the Preside reservation yes
terday to view the pageant of marching
soldiery and participate in the Memorial
day exercises conducted by George H
Thomas Post No. 2, G. A. r., over the
graves of It's dead in the National Gene
terry Long before the arrival of the ad-
vance guard of sightseers, the burying
ground which has been set apart to re-
ceive the remains of departed soldiers and
sailors had been visited by friends and
relatives of the departed bearing flowers
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-31
EXERCISES AT ODD
FELLOWS CEMETERY

High up on the hillside in the Odd
Fellows Cemetery, overlooking the
city, the bay and the ocean, the veter-
ans who had paraded the streets gath
cred to finish their tribute Of respect to
The evening times., 1899-05-16

The buying this morning was good,
though the amounts taken were not larGe.
One of the suggestions made was that the
large number of small lots OF stock taken
al this time indicates that the public is
again coming into the market II cannot
be doubted that there is still public to
buy stocks despite the losses made during
the past month. The AMOUNT of loose
money in the country at this time is
greater than ever before and the oppor-
tunities for profitable investments, outside
of the market to the liking of the ma
pority of people, are not large.
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New York Co,ron .arkcL.
AN ENJOYABLE ITINERARY.
Penn Mutual Agency Association d
Meet Here Tonight.

The annual meeting of the Penn Mutual
been held at the Arlington at 10 O'Clock
this morning, was postponed until o'clock
tonight.
The address of welcome will be deliv-
cred by Hon. Simon Wolf. District Com
missioner John b. Wight will also address
the association. In the absence of the
president. MIR. Markoe. first vice president,
will preside. At the conclusion OF the ad-
dresses of welcome a reception to the visit
ing members will be held in the parlors of
the Arlington. Tomorrow morning the
association will visit Mount Vernon.
The boat will leave at 10 O'Clock, pro-
coed to Mount Vernon, where all will gath
er at the tomb of George Washington. A
short memorial addrais viii be made arJ
a wreath commemorative of the occasion
placed on the tomb by the eldest ,rus'ee
of the Penn Mutual Company present. a
photograph of tie group will be taken, and
after inspecting tine hoi:c and grounds the
party will be taken " l'.'at e Marshall
Hall, where a plank shad dinner will have
been prepared. Bowling, shooting, and
ether amusements will follow preceding
the return to Washington.
At D. IN. the party will go to the Eighth
Street Temple, situated on Eighth, be-
tween II and | Streets northwest, tc in
spect the interior of his beautiful struct-
ure and: to hear an organ recital. After
a brief stay the party will proceed to the
Congressional Library.
On Thursday there will be two business
meetings of the association-one in the
morning and one in the afternoon. Tie
annual banquet will take place at the Ar
lington Hotel at 7:30 p. m. I; is expected
that by tonight over fifty delegates from
the various agencies will have reached
Washington.
The evening times., 1899-05-16
HISTORICAL EVENING.
Distinguished MethOdists Attend
Exercises mt Wesley Chapel.

DiStinEuiSheu MetnOubsts Attehu
Exercises mt Wesley Chapel.
Distinguished representatives of several
of the Methodist congregations of the city
Joined with that of Wesley Chapel NJ. E.
Church last evening in commemorating the
seventeen anniversary of that church. The
exercises which were down on the pro-
gramme as Historical Evening" were pre-
sided over by the Rev. Lucen Clark, pastor
of Foundry NJ E. Church. the mother
church of Wesley Chapel, and were opened
with prayer by the Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol,
pastor of Metropolitan NJ. E. Church. The
music during the evening was rendered by
the Foundry Church quartette.
Besides those already named there were
on the rostrum with the Rev. ]. Fred
Heisse, the pastor of Wesley Chapel, the
Revs. b. G. W. Reid. of North Capitol
Street Church; E. L. Watson, OF Grace
Church; C. A. Maydwell, of Waugh Chapel;
A. ]. Gill, of Ryland, and Messrs. A. b.
Duvall. z. +. Simpson. W. r. Woodward,
Z. NJ Wheat and Mr.. Bloodgood.
Each of these in the rostrum gave brief
review of his connection with the Metho-
dist churches in the city. but more espec-
tally with Wesley Chapel, which most OF
them were proud to acknowledge as their
mother church.
The speakers were introduced in turn by
the presiding officer, the Rev. DR.. Clark.
The first speaker was Mr.. A. d. Duvall,
who brought greetings from Metropolitan
NJ. E. Church.
Mr.. Duvall said he was originally Wes-
leyan in every sense of the word and had
spent half of his life as member OF the
chapel. He was followed by the Rev. DR..
Watson, of Grace Church, which church
he said is an offspring of Wesley. and he
assured the congregation that the daughter
is very proud of her mother. He was also
very glad to be able to inform the pastor
and members of Wesley that she was now
a grandmother for on last Sunday babe
was born to her in the form of a mission
chapel established by mother Grace.
The Rev. DR.. Reid, pastor OF North
Capitol Street Church, also brought hearty
greetings. Z. NJ. Wheat, in the absence of
the Rev. DR.. Hartsock, pastor of Douglass
Memorial Church, extended Fluctuations
Rev. George E. Maydwell. pastor of Waugh
Chapel. said the members o: his flock
were as proud of Wesley as children of
their mother. The Rev DIR. Gill, of Ry-
land, told of the organization of that
church by colonies by members of Wesley
and Foundry. Short addresses were also
made by E. F. Simpson and W. R. Wood
ward. The exercises will be continued
this evening and will be in charge of Mrs.
William BurriS.
The evening times., 1899-05-16

There was excellent buying in the Van
derbilts this morning, as had been pre-
dicted in this column. New York Central
was well advanced in the early trading.
and looked equal to three or four points
advance in TIE next few days. The Union
Pacific issues also were we'll taken. This
evidence tina: the Vanderbilt crowd in
tends to support the market with the 9TH
er large people is a most gratifying one to
the bulls.
The evening times., 1899-05-16
STOCKS ASSERT STRENGTH.
Initial Dealings Light, But Brisk
Work Follows.

Ahtial Deai1n8s Light, nut brisA
Work Follows.
New York, May 16.-On comparatively
light dealings the stock market opened
showing small and irregular price changes
as compared with yesterdays final figures.
Almost Immediately, however. irmer
tone developed at the trading showing an
increase in animation. Effective buying
of the so-called Flower stocks noted.
There were advances in excess Of per
cent in Brooklyn Rapid Transit and peo-
pies Gas. while Federal Steel was also
very strong. The granger stocks were
more heavily dealt in than for a long time
and were in good request at advancing
prices. There seemed to be some short
interest in these stocks based probably
upon the recently discOuraging crop estf-
mates and they were in good demand in
the loan group.
Among the specialties Tennessee Coal
and Iron recovered sharply from an early
depression on large dealings. The local
traction stocks, apart from Brooklyn Rap
i'd Transit, were favorably affected by the
prospects of the modification OF the Ford
franchise bill, and these shares all ad-
vanced in the early dealings; Metropoli-
tan Street Railway was the conspicuous
feature. The London market for Ameri-
can stocks showed very small changes in
either direction.
London was not an important factor in
the early dealings. The Industrial stocks
received a fair amount of attention and
were generally strong. Sugar Refining
showing particular strength.
The evening times., 1899-05-16
TO FORM A MEMS CLUB.
81. Marks PrO-Cathedral Member,
Hold an Enthuxfastic Session.

st. Marks PrO-Cathedral Members
Hold an Enthusiastic Session.
well-attended meeting of the male
members of the Pro Cathedral of St. Mark
corner of Third and A Streets southeast
was held last night in the parish hall of
the church for the purpose of discussing
the plans looking to the formation Of a
mems club.
After remarks by the Rev. P. NJ. Rhine
lander. one of the assistant clergy. an cleo
ton of officers took place. Mr.. Kent, of
the vestry, was made president. and
Charles B. Fonda secretary. A committee
comprising Messrs. Rhinelander, Kent
Wallace, La Porte, Childs, and Blair was
appointed to report at a meeting to be held
later on plans for the organization Of the
club. Addresses were made in praise of
the movement by Messrs. Childs, Hamil-
ton, Mitchell. Rhinelander, Fonda, Towner,
Wallace, La Porte, Blair, and others.
There was much enthusiasm over the pro-
posed organization, and indications speak
well for the early formation of the club,
which promises good results for the future
wellbeing Of both the church and its MEM
bership. At the close Of the meeting
pleasant social feature took place. whereby
everyone present was made acquainted with
ais associates.
The evening times., 1899-05-16
Board of survey ordered.

BY direction of General Merritt, COM
manding the Department OF the East,
board of survey has been ordered to mee'
at the Army Building. IN New York city.
without delay, to investigate the circum-
stances and fix the responsibility for the
loss of certain tentagei shipped from the
New York depot. Quartermaster's Depart
ment, to the depot quarteTnaster at Ha-
vana. Cuba, and for which Capt. Isaac w.
Littell, assistant quartermaster, U. 5 A..
is responsible. The following officers COM
pose the Board: Capt Richard c. CIox-
ton, First Infantry; First Lieut.. William p.
Pence. Fifth Artillery, and First Lieut.. Jo-
seph F. Gohn, Fourteenth Infantry.
The evening times., 1899-05-16
JAPANESE OFFICIALS
TO VISIT TEE CAPITAL
Distinguished Party OH a Tour
of Inspection.
Emperor's Delegates Looking Into
Americas Naval System.
They Are to Call at All the Govern
mcnt Departments-TO Return
by Way of Europe.

The members of the Japanese legation in
this city are expecting within the next
few days to receive and entertain a dis
tinguished party of officials from the home
government II comprises Sachiu Sasow,
Constructor General of the Imperial Japa-
nese navy; T. Tsuneakira Sake, Secretary
Of the Department of Agriculture and
Commerce, and d. Dalto, of the engineer
ing staff Of the navy.
These distinguished gentlemen landed in
San Francisco and when last heard from
were in Chicago on their way East.
Their tour comprises England, France
and Germany, as well as this country.
They visited the Union Iron Works, In
San Francisco, where the battleship Ore
gon was built, are to investigate the Car
negie plant, in Pittsburg, and will visit the
Cramps. They will go to the Clyde and
see the great dockyards of Great Britain.
The secretary of agriculture in interested
in farming implements.
They are expected to remain in Wash
ington several days, and while here will
visit all of the departments and places of
public interest.
The principal object of their visit. how
ever, is to study the systems of naval C, n
struction in this country. Secretary of
Agriculture Sake will thoroughly inspect
the Department of Agriculture in this city,
as well as make observations throughout
the country. Mr.. Jutaro Komura Minister
TO the United States, will aid the delega-
tion in every way possible. These officials
are making tour of the world at the COM
mand of the japanese Emperor, and their
recommendations will be submitted before
any radical reforms are instituted in any
of the departments. In a statement re-
garding the Japanese navy, given in Chi
cago yesterday, Constructor General Sa-
sow said:
Japan is building or has just complet-
ed some fftytwO warships, comprising
four battleships, six frst-class armored
cruisers, thirty torpedo beats. and 4 dozen
destroyers. 1t is not likely We will build
any more for time Our navy is for de-
fensive purposes, and we have now three
dockyards at home in which we can build
battleships but, unfortunately, We have
TO go abroad for materials. But our ship
building is increasing, and, though we
lack sufficient skilled labor. we are just
getting more efficieat. Japan does not
think much just now about further colo
nial expansion. That may come later.
The constructor thinks the Anglo Rus
sian agreement not likely 10 more than
postpone the inevitable war.
Secretary Sake said: THE use of steam
plows and the larger agricultural imple-
ments in Japan will never be extensive.
Our cultivators have but small holdings.
The use of modern small implements is
progressing but very slowly. Rice is still
the great staple
The party will probably remain in the
United States for one month when they
will depart for Europe. The return 10
Japan will be made in September.
The evening times., 1899-05-16
DR.. Mitchell says in diff

DR.. Mitchell says in diff
cult cases of Anemia, he adds
cod-liver oil half an hour
after each meal and he likes
to use it in an emulsion ; that
he has watched with grow
ing surprise some listless,
feeble, creature gathering
flesh, color and wholesome
ness of mind and body from
this treatment.
"Scott's Emulsion" is cod
liver oil combined with hy-
Pophosphites. 1t regenerates
tissue, invigorates the nerves
and brain, enriches the blood
and adds fat and strength.
.,soe. SOC. and :, 90, all drugxis,s.
SCOTT BOVINE, Chemists, New York.