Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-01
NATION
HONORS
ITS DEAD

WASHINGION, II. q, May 3U.-
In the national capital today business
was suspended while thousands of
citizens, veterans of three wars and
their descendants. paid tribute to the
nations heroic dead. Washington ia
encircled by cemeteries, each the
resting place of departed soldiers
Glenwood. Oak Hill, Holy Rood,
Brghtwood Soldiers Home. the Con
gressional cemetery, with its acres of
soldiers graves. and Arlington, where
thousands upon thousands have their
resting places marked with impersha-
bile granite and where still other
thousands are grouped about the sin
gle imposing monument with its sad
inscription. ITO the Unknown Dead"
In each of these cemeteries today
memorial services were held, and ora
lions delivered by some of the most
able orators OF the country. As usual
he chief ceremonies were at Arling-
ton A prominent feature of the exer-
cises was the unve.ing of a handsome
bronze bust of the late Senator Cush
man X Davis of Minnesota. The bust
is life size and was modelled by Signor
iTtUldnDNt. IL lthlS upon a DolioltN
base Of Italian granite, upon the four
sides of which are the words. Sol
der Scholar" Statesman"
Friend"
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. May 30
Charles Emory Smith WAS the orator
at the Nemcril' services at Al linston
cemetery toda' All statues in the
city were decorated with the national
colors, and the usual Impressive exer-
cises were neld
ADAMS, Mass. May go The her
oic cast bronze statue of President
Mckinley was unveiled today with i'm
pressive exercises and in the pres
ence of large crowd that included
many persons of prominence. The
statue represents the president in
the attitude of delivering an address.
it is mounted on pedestal of granite
on triangular plot of land in front
of the library, OF which President Me-
liinley laid the corner stone on his
visit to Adams a few years ago. as the
guest of his friend William b. Punk
EFT.
NEW YORK, May 3O.-One of the
chief features of today's observance
of Memorial day in the metropolis was
the unveiling of st. Gauden's statue
of General Sherman at the Plaza en-
trance to Central Park. Secretary of
War Root delivered the Grafton and
Grand Army veterans, regulars from
Governors island and detachments OF
militia took part.
CHICAGO, H., May 30.-Memorial
day was generally observed in Chi
cago today. In the forenoon the vete-
rams visited the yarions cemeteries,
where memorial exercises were held
and the graves of departed comrades
decorated with flags and flowers. A
pretty ceremony was held for the first
time in Chicago under the direction of
the Illinois Association of Naval
Veterans From an auxiliary cruiser
slowly steaming about the harbor the
veterans cast roses upon the water
in remembrance of the naval heroes
who rest in unknown graves
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. May 3O.-A gen
eral observance of Decoration day
was held in Springfield today. The
ceremonies at the tomb of Lincoln in
Oak Ridge cemetery were more than
usually impressive. In the forenoon
| the graves OF the soldiers were
strewn with flowers and on the sur
| face of the Sangamon river fowers
| were cast in honor of the memory OF
dead naval veterans
MANILA. May 3p.-Decoration day
was observed in the Philippine capt
tal by both the military forces and the
citizens. In the American cemetery,
where the bodies of a considerable
number OF soldiers have been buried
during the past year. there were inn
pressive services held under the aus
pices of the officials and of the Ameri'
can club of Manila.
CANTON o. May 3O-Veterans of