The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-30

Republic to honor the dead of Maryland
who fell in the battle. The Grand Army
at first contemplated erecting the monu-
nent only to commemorate the union
dead, but Norman G. Scott, state SEN
ator from Washington county in 1898,
was influential in having the appropria-
tion include the confederate dead. The
commission was appointed at the SeS-
sion of the general assembly in 1898, the
sum of $4,000 being appropriated to
erect monument and suitably mark
the location of the several Maryland
commands engaged on both sides The
battlefield is near Sharpsburg, Md, a
place beautiful in itself at this season,
but rendered still more beautiful by the
many monuments erected there and or
namented by beautiful roads construct
ed by order of the United States gov
ernment The commissioners having in
charge the erection of the monument
follows: Col. Benjamin F. Taylor, pres
ident; Gen. Henry Kyd Douglass, Capt.
Joseph NJ. Shudsberg, Messrs. George
Lennon. Osman Latrobe, VIM. Glib
son, Theodore J. Vanneman, VIM. H.
Parker and VIM. F, Dement, and Lieut.
George r. Graham, secretary.
MEMORIAL DAY AT MANILA.
Manila. May 3O.-Memorial Day was
observed here as a general holiday Mil
itary ceremonies were held at the var
ious stations and salutes We're fired at
the fort at Santiago and Manila. A mil
itary escort proceeded to the Malate
cemetery where the graves of United
States soldiers were decorated and an
address was made by the chaplain.
Memorial exercises were held also in
the theater at which number of ad-
dresses were delivered, interspersd with
| servanee of the day was very success
full.
AT ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, May 30.-Memorial Day in
ST. Louis was celebrated by the various
posts of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, assisted by the Sons of Veterans,
service men Of the Spanish war, Union
veteran legion, woman's relief corps and
similar auxiliary societies. The exer-
cises of the day began with a parade,
which was participated in by veterans
| of the several wars and sons of vet
| Grams.
At the conclusion of the parade the
different bodies participating rode to
Jefferson Barracks where the graves of
500 Mexican, Civil and Spanish war
dead decorated with flowers and appro-
pirate exercises held. The graves in 9TH
! er cemeteries were similarly decorated
early in the day.
AT PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg. May 30.-Memorial Day
was observed with more than usual in
| terest. The weather was fine and i'm
pressiVe services were held at the var
ious cemeteries by the G. A. r., Sons OF
Veterans, Spanish war service men and
the National Guard. AT ST. Mary
cemetery monument to Bartley
! Campbell the playwright was unveiled
| The ceremonies were private and in
| charge of his family
AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, May 30.-Business was
suspended in the national capitol today
while thousands of citizens, veterans Of
three wars and their descendants paiC
I 3TihHfR a
| Washington is enciTcled by cemeteries
each the resting place of departed sol
diers-Glenwood, Oak HILL Holy Rood
Brightwood, Soldiers home, the con
gressional cemetery, with it's acres o
soldiers graves, and Arlington, wher,
thousands upon thousands have thei
resting places marked with imperishabl,
granite and where still other thousand.
are grouped about the single imposing
monument with its sad inscription 1T,
the unknown dead"
The march to Arlington was too lon:
for the old soldiers and electric car
were used to convey them to the grea
national cemetery on the old Lee estat
beyond Fort Myer. The procession
reached Arlington promptly at noon
when the national salute was fired by
battery on the adjoining height. Th
orator and invited guests assembled i
the amphitheater generally known a
the temple of fame,'' while the process
sion deDloyed south of the mansiol
about the tomb of the unknown" Her
the Marine band played a dirge, Will
the members of the various organiza
tlOnS buried the pedestal of the mOnu
ment in WreathS and chapiets of flowers
The procession then moved along tn
main road through the cemetery an
; dispersed long enough to scatter flower
upon thousands of the marked graves
: The ceremony of decoration finished
. the procession reassembled at the am
l phitheater, where the bugler sounde
l the assembly and the Oratorical featur
l of the services began. Rev. w c
Davenport, the department chaplain
delivered a touching invocation, afte
: which b. F. Chase, the assistant adju
tant general, read the orders of the day
Music by the Marine band followed
> and Rev. ]. E. Rankin read a poem
! The Marine band then played a compC
sition, Slowly and Sadly" written es
pecially for the occasion by Madame 4
Root De L'Armitage. The Grafton {
the day was delivered by Congressma
Marriott Brosius-
eff there is any place within tn
. bounds of the republic . he said, ''wheI
. the citizen can come to learn the les
sons and feel the inspiration of patrio
d ism it is where the earth is ha1OWe
S by dust of heroes who on land and Sc
= sealed their devotion with their blOOl
O Our history aboundS in examples whic
o afford instruction in this exalted sent
f ment" Hastily referring to the memo1
= of Washington, Lincoln and Grant, tt
# speaker brought his hearers down
the point of the Spanish war and sa
:" that we are sensible, that we now hay
d rivals for the love, honor and gratituC
of the American people; we have ha
= another war and other patriots hay
rallied round the flag and borne it
d victory and glory. But there would
l. no controversy, for there would be I
It claim of preference The men who hs
e served in the Spanish war the mart.
It men of the Maine, and those who a
= now serving in the Philippines, are {
G sharers in the glory Of patriotism al
# duty.
e THE Spanish war in the order
?, providence did not come without BILE
d sings on it's wings. It had restored
e all sections the old union of hearts
a common love and devotion to count
e and flag In the present crisis as
:, those past" Mr.. Brossius said, "the