The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1902-06-05

IN MEMORY GREEN
NATION PAYS FITTING HONORS
TO IT'S SLEEPING
HEROES.
DECORATION DAY EXERCISES
INCREASED INTEREST Is MANI
TESTED IN THE CEREMONIES
OF THE DAY.
ROOSEVELT TAXES A PART
PRESIDENT DELIVERS AN ORA
TION At ARLINGTON
CEMETERY.


heroes of the Civil and Spanish wars
were given reverent homage at the ma
tional capital. The president, cabinet.
officers of the army and navy, the or
CARNATIONS of veterans and the public
by thousands, with flowers and flags,
made a pilgrimage of the cemeteries.
At Arlington, where 10000 soldiers are
buried, the principal exercises were
held There the president and his
cabinet. Commander Chief of the
| Grand Army Torrance and many dis
| tinguished personages of official and
private life were gathered. Department
Commander Bingham called the audi
ence to order and the choir rendered
| cantata with deep feeling. Assistant
Adjt Gen. Chase read the orders and
Edwin b. Hay delivered Lincoln's Get
tysburg speech.
The President Speaks.
At the conclusion OF more music the
president arose and delivered his ora
ton to a hushed crowd. After pre-
liminary statement the president said
the American army was just carrying
to completion a small but peculiarly
trying war. He deplored the cruelties
committed by troops, and said that
every effort was being made to reduce
them to the minimum and punish the
offenders. The fact that the misdeeds
were committed under great provoca-
tion was no excuse. Lynchings of in
lnitely greater cruelty than any act of
an American soldier were committed
occasionally in this country. and "the
men who fail to condemn these lynch
ings and yet clamor about what has
been done in the Philippines are indeed
guilty of neglecting the beam in their
own eye"
Fighting tn Establish Liberty.
He referred to the charges of rapjne,
murder. outrages of women and law
less cruelty made against the Lincoln
hirelings' by the Confederate congress,
and said "the men who thus foully
slandered you have their heirs in those
who traduce our armies to-day"
The Americans in the Philippines
were fighting to establish liberty and
as soon as the Filipinos showed their
capacity for freedom by their power OF
self government 1t would be possible to
decide whether they are to exist inde-
pendantly of us or to be knit TO us by
ties of friendship and common interest.
When that day will come it is not in
human wisdom TO foretell.
At the conclusion Gen. Torrance de-
ivered an address, followed by the sing
Ing of America" and the benediction.
Monument Unveiled.
New York. June 1.-The unwilling OF
the soldiers and sailors monument in
Riverside park. a shaft that cost a !
quarter of a million, was the principal /
feature of the observance of Memorial
day An impressive parade of Grand /
Army posts, national guard regiments, |
regulars. bluejackets and marines from |
the navy yard was reviewed by Gen. !
Miles and Admiral Barker. Generals /
Howard and Brooke and Mayor Low.
Costly Bust Unveiled.
Philadelphia. June 1.-Decoration day
here was characterized by the unveil- /
ing of the bronze bust and pedestal \
erected to the memory of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley by the Philadelphia let
ter carriers. The principal GRAFTON was
delivered by Former Postmaster Gem
eral Smith.
Fairest weather Conditions.
Chicago, June l. - Chicago observed
Memorial day under the fairest wealth !
er conditions. Great crowds witnessed /
the parade Of Civil and Spanish war
veterans, which was composed Of seven
divisions. Gov. Yates, Maj. Gen. Mac
Arthur Mayor Harrison. Gen. ]. c.
Black and others reviewed the process
sion. At the cemeteries the usual deco
ration of graves was accomplished IN
the morning.
Usual Ceremonies at LincOID's Tomb.
Springfield, H.. June l. - The cere-
monies at Lincoln's tomb were Of the
usual order The sarcophagus in which
the body formerly rested buefore be-
ing put in the base of the monument
was covered with flowers. The Memoir
ial day program was carried out at the
in the afternoon, preceded
by parade.
The Day Mt Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, June l. Memorial day
was observed here by the almost gem
eral Suspension of business. The pa
rade was composed OF eight divisions.
The graves of soldiers in all cemeteries
were strewn with flowers and appro-
pirate services were held
OF Unusual Interest.
st. Paul, June 1.-St Paul gave itself
up TO the observance of Memorial day.
A few of the stores We're open in the
but In the afternoon business
was generally suspended. The veterans
held exercises at the ST.
Paul cemeteries in the morning. and |
assisted by school children. decorated
the graves of veterans. The veterans
Of the Spanish war were not forgotten,
and the few graves of those that have
died siRce the close of the war were
decorated. The Spanish war veterans
also had prominent place in the ex-
ercises.
Ten Days of Grace.