The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-31

tLe PROCESSION reaSsempIed at the amphi-
theater, where the bngler sounded the
of the services begans Rev. w G.
Davenport, the department chaplain. de-
]ivered touching invpeation, after which
B. F. Chase, the ASSISTANT adiutant gen
eral, read the orders of Che day
QUIET DAY IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, May so.-Mehnorial day was
quietly observed here today. The board
of trade, the stock exchange, the banks
and many of the largest stores were
closed out of respect to- the country's
soldier dead. In consideration of the
aging veterans of the Ct9il war, the line
of march of the parade was limited to a
mile. In front of the Art institute the
veterans in their faded blue uniforms
formed in line on each side of the street,
while the militia, the independnt military
organizations and civic Societies passed
through their lines. The weather was
mild and throughout the day there wers
many visitors at all the cemeteries,
Frightening the graves Of departed sol
diers with wreaths ard gArlands of flow
ers AT the G. A r. burial plots in Rose
hill cemetery and in Oakwood, members
of the various posts Of the G.. A. r. were
visitors and decorated the graves of their
comrades. The graves OF those who died
in Cuba or in the Philippines or on the
sea in the service of their country were
also decorated with flowers by societies
associated with local military organiza-
tions.
SOLDIERS MONUMENT.
KENOsHA, Wis.,. May SO-Ceremonies
attending the dedication of a soldiers
monument colossal in size and handsome
in design, the gift of Solomon Gilbert
Simmons, of this city, as a tribute to
the heroes who wore the blue during the
rebellion, brought many thousand people
to Kenosha today. Preceding the dedica-
ton was a parade of many Grand Army
posts and societies. Miss Elizabeth Clark
Simmons, granddaughter of the donor,
unveiled the monument. Bishop Falles,
of Chicago, delivered the grafton.
The shaft is a f1uted column twenty
eight feet high and has an iron fence of
four feet at the bottom, tapering to three
feet at the top Above the column is the
capital stone, six feet square, and on top
of this capital rises the browning figure
of the monument, an aIlegorical statue OF
winged victory, holding out the rewards
of the victor, the wreath and the crown
The crowning figure is twelve feet in
height.
TWO CITIES JOIN.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 3O.-Memo-
rial day in this city and Kansas CITY
kan. was observed more generally than
in past wears. BY proclamation of the
mayor the day was made holiday, and
practically all business was suspended
after the morning hours The G. A. R.,
ex-Confederates. Woman's Relief corps
and the Third regiment, M. N. g., took
part in exercises held at the different
cemeteries, where the blue and gray
blended together, and mingled with the
,ioI
STATUES TO HEROES.
MUsKEGON, Mich, May 9O.-The
bronze statues of Abraham Lincoln, Gen.
Grant, Gen Sherman and Admiral Far
ragut, given to this city by Charles H.
HackIey, were unveiled today. Local
members of thee. A. r. had charge of
the ceremonies. The crowd present in
cluded many veterans from other cities.
The statues are of heroic size, mounted
on pedestals, each on one of the four cor
ners of the public square. They are the
work of Sculptors Neihaus and Rhind, Of
New York, and cost $4,000. Mr.. Hack
ley's donations to the city in public IL
brary, schools, land and statues aggre-
gate $500, 600 in value.
AT DETROIT.
DETROIT, May 3O.-Memorial day was
never more generally observed than to-
day. street cars Oh uISS lSddlllS iO LAC
various cemeteries were. crowded with
fower-laden veterans of the G. A. R.,
members of the w. R., C. and relatives
and friends of deceased soldiers of the
Civil war. Flags were hoisted almost uni
versally over down town buildings. The
sick soldiers at Fort Wayne, members
of the Fourteenth infantry, recently re-
turned from the Philippines, were not for
gotten In the distribution of flowers The
parade was one of the largest in years.
IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, May S0.-Memorial day
was generally observed in this city. While
there was no attempt at general decora-
ton, thousands of flags 1uttered above
the tops of buildings, and the various
statues throughout the city were dressed
in bunting. Special services were held
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