Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-08

Graves Of American Soldier Every.
where Are Decorated.
The Memorial Day services at the Ar
lington national cemetery at Washington
were made especially notable by the pres
ence of the President Of the United States
and most Of the members of his cabinet.
The crowd was larger than at any other
observance In recent years, owing, doubt
less. to the interest taken In Memorial
Day exercises on account of the newly
made graves Of soldiers of the Spanish
American war.
Memorial Day was observed at the na.
tional cemetery at Chattanooga. where
nearly 1900 Union soldiers lie buried,
by joint exercises, under the auspices Of
the g. A. r. and soldiers Of the Spanish
American war. A large number Of the
latter who died at Chickamauga are
buried IN the national cemetery.
At Knoxville, Tenn, impressive exer-
cises were held in honor Of the nation'a
dead. The national cemetery, containing
2,19S known and 1,04S unknown dead
was filed by patriotic people from over the.
central South. Each grave received
floral tribute, several ex-Confederates as
sisting in the distribution. Defenders OF
the Union from thirty States lie within
the ten-acre Enclosure, which also in
cludes q score of victims Of the Spanish
war.
Memorial Day was very generally OBJ
served throughout Nebraska, and espe-
cially at Omaha. The exercises there were
more elaborate than anything of the kind
for years. The effect Of events transpir-
ing since last Memorial Day was plainly
apparent in the unusual interest manifest
ed in the exercises.
All business was suspended IN Manila
in honor of the day set aside TO decorate
the graves of American soldiers. Ser
vices for the dead were held in Paco Gem
etery in the morning, and in the afternoon
at Battery Knoll cemetery. Great crowds
from Manila attended both services. The
American soldiers, bearing wreaths OF
green and white, marched to the ceme-
teres with the regimental bands playing
slow music. Following the soldiers came
marines and sailors from the American
warships. Gen. Otis and staff, Captain
Barker in temporary command OF the
squadron, and the members Of the United
States Philippines commission, occupied
positions near the speakers at both SER
vices. Nearly all the English and Span
fish residents Of Manila participated in the
ceremonies,
Soldiers Of our two last wars joined in
making the New York Memorial Day pa
rade the largest and most impressive that
the city has seen for many years.
The day was observed at Havana in
a notable manner. In the morning com.
mittee Of women were taken to the wreck
of the battleship Maine, where they
strung the skeleton Of the unfortunate
craft with ropes of laurel and wreaths OF
flowers. Exercises took place at the Que
mados and Colon cemeteries. The day
was also observed at Santiago. The re-
naming graves Of American soldiers at
Las Guimas and sailors at Guantanamo
were appropriat Ay decorated. Prominent
Cubans displayed interest, and many are
DESTROYS of having the day officially rec
ognzed as a holiday for the decoration Of
the graves Of the Cuban dead.
A large throng gathered in the ceme-
terry of Picpus, at Paris, to assist in the
annual decoration by Americans of the
tomb Of Lafayette. Interest in the occa-
sion was enhanced by a speech from for
mer President Benjamin Harrison.
Ten thousand men, including 1000 SOL
diers and sailors Of the Spanish-American
war, marched in Chicago's Memorial Day
parade. The column was headed by mem
bers Of the G. A. r., followed by men who
fought in the recent war, the Illinois Ma
tional Guard, and semimilitary and civic
organizations.