Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-05-30

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In Health at Hong Kong-To Visit King
George of Greece.
Manila. May 80. 8 p. m.-Memorial
day was celebrated at Battery Knoll.
where Scott's guns were planted
against the Filipino trenches IN the
first days fighting at Manila. Nearly
three hundred soldiers were buried
there. A few soldiers who could be
spared from the trenches came to
Battery Knoll, dusty and bronZed,
bearing flowers with which to strew
their comrades graves. A silk flag
was placed above each mound. After
taps were sounded, the soldiers took
the flags from the graves to send to
the relatives of the dead. Similar
services were held over the dead in
Paco cemetery this afternoon. Col.
DENLY was the orator. The graves
were decorated with vast quantity
of magnificent flowers. High mass
for the dead of Roman Catholic COM
munion was celebrated at Paco ceme-
terry in the morning. OratiOns were
delivered by Fathers McKinnOn and
McQuade and Chaplain Stevenson. of
the Idaho regiment.
At Washington.
Washington, May 3O.-The national
capital devoted itself to the observ-
ance of Decoration day. The depart |
ments were closed and public and
private business suspended. The |
streets were filled with marching vete
rams. national guardsmen, military |
and civic organizations, all moving |
toward Arlington National cemetery, |
Soldiers home, Congressional and |
other cemeteries. where appropriate |
services were held and graves strewn |
with flowers. There was added sig
nificance to the ceremonies, for TO the |
memories of the civil war were added |
those of the Spanish-American con-
flict. The ceremonies at Arlington |
were notable by the presence of the |
president and mem bers of the cabinet
and many leading officers of the army
and navy.
At Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. May 30.-Memorial
day was more elaborately observed in
this city than in former years. The
government and municipal Offices |
were closed, as were the schools, and
business was generally suspended.
Impressive ceremonies were con-
Quoted in the national cemetery at
Germantown, suburb of this city, |
where the bodies of 224 confederate |
soldiers are buried. For the first
time the graves of the men who
wore the gray were decorated with |
flags and floral emblems by soldiers of
the north.
At New York.
New York, May 3O.-With holiday
making, parades, flying flags and
sports of all kinds. the usual decora-
ing of graves and speech making,
Memorial day was well celebrated in
New York and vicinity. The exer-
cises were held this afternoon at
Grants tomb. The Grand Army
ritual was performed and speeches
made by Gov. Roosevelt and others.
Soldiers monuments were unveiled
in Jersey City, New Brunswick and
Orange, n. j.
At Chicago.
Chicago, May 3O.-Decoration day
was observed in the usual manner,
rs general holiday. Graves were
decorated by the G. A. K. posts in the
various cemeteries, and the q. A. X.
and patriotic societies in the after
noon. The chief sporting event of
the day was the wheeling bicycle road
race of the Associated Bicycling clubs
Two hundred and eleven started over
n 25-mile course, going very bad.
William Blum won in one hour, 10
minutes and 43 seconds, Charles Merz,
second. The time prize was won by
w. Il. Ferguson, in one hour and II
minutes The grand stand collapsed
Just before the finish, but no one was
seriously hurt.
Public schools Hold Services.
Yesterday the observance was con-
tinued in the public schools pro-
Eramme suggested by the state super
intendent for the city schools was fol-
lowed at many of them. but the larger
number held programmes OF their own
selection. The exercises began when the
schools opened. Nearly every pupil took
flowers to school. and platforms were
decorated with floral offerings and bunt
ing. Representatives OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic called later for
the flowers and removed them to the
cemeteries TO be placed upon the graves !
of soldiers Veterans from the Grand
Army of the Republic addressed the
children OF each school. The veterans
words met patriotic response from the
schools.
Exercises Memorial Day.
Today the exercises began at SEQ a.
nj when trains left for the various cem-
eteries where the graves Of the dead
heroes were strewn with flowers. At
noon the return to the city was made
and later luncheon was served by wo-
men Of the c. A r. in various down
town buildings. among which were din
ners to the veterans at 20 East Adams
street and at 227 Michigan avenue. The
programme for the remainder of the
CAV proceeds as follows: AT l:30 D. m
the chief marshal Of the parade and his
stan viii assemble at Hotel Metropolis.