Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY AT THE CAPITAL
Celebration IL on Big Scale in
Washington.

Celebration IL on Big Scale in
Washington.
WASHINGTON, May 9O.-Memorial day
services in this city were on an elaborate
scale AS in the past, the principal exer-
cises were at Arlington. where an i'm
mense crowd gathered. The day was ideal.
Twenty thousand graves in Arlington were
decorated The ceremonies began with
procession, participated in by various
Grand Army of the Republic posts, the
Old Guard. the district militia ana the
Spanish war veterans Upon arriving at
Arlington the exercises first centered
around the tomb of the unknown, where
1000 federal soldiers are buried. after
which the principal ceremonies were con-
Quoted in the amphitheater, where adj
dresses recitations and music were heard.
Representative Birdsall of Iowa delivered
an address The orator of the day was
Rev. d. j. Stafford Of st. Patrick's Roman
Catholic church. All business was prac-
tically suspended.
shaw's Filipino Parable.
WINCHESTER. KY. May SO.-In an ad-
dress to the graduating class of the Ken
lucky Wesleyan college yesterday secre-
tary Shaw told this parable about the
Philippines:
IF you please, l will represent Uncle
sam TOT a tllllt WHILE udNt a HCleuboI
that has caused me trouble for years.
One morning l say to my family, am
going across the way and settle that
trouble, and my family says go. settle
the disturbance, but when come back l
have little baby in my arms. l wish
had never seen II.
II call my family around me and say
there will be no further trouble, but
what am l to do with this baby? Opinions
differ To keep and educate him seems the
only thing to do, and when he is grown we
can keep him or start him for himself as
the good God has not given us all this for
seems best. 1t will cost us something. but
ourselves alone. 1t will be wonderful adj
vantage for him. and I say, AN right, and
the first time take him he begins to yell
and kick and squall and bile. Spank
Spank. Spank.
1.-THE little fellow Is we'll satisfied now
The other day, when l recalled his nurse.
Judge Taft, he looked up and cried. I
don't know what the little boy is going
to do. dare not write a prediction and
sign It. but | know you boys; know that
as long as the American people have red
corpuscles in their blood, so long they
love equity, Justice and liberty, so long
will they help them (the Filipinos)."
CHICAGO May SO.-Decoration day in
this city was generally observed, the ma
jority Of the business houses being closed
for a part and many OF them for the en-
tire day The services were held in all the
| cemeteries of the city under the direction
OF the Grand Army posts and the grave
| Of every man known TO have taken part in
| the civil war or the late war with Spain
was appropriately remembered. The
weather was not propItious, being dark and
| showery, but late In the day the parade, in
which the regular troops from Fort sheTi-
4 dan. militia, Grand Army posts and naval
| reserves participated was held and was
witnessed by thousands OF people. For
the first time in this city many of the
/ veterans, feeling themselves unequal TO a
march OF several miles through the streets
/ OF the city, rode in carriages.
Miners BOW 10 Heroes.
! DENVER, Colo, May 30.-No session OF
the convention OF the Western Federation
Of Miners was held today. The delegates
I'm a body attended memorial services at
the grave OF Rev Myron Reed in Fair
mount cemetery
RooseveIt's wreath for Mckinley.
! CANTON. o., May ao.-President Roose-
veits Memorial day tribute to the memory
Of William Mckinley was handsome
wreath Of white carnations and hydranges
The floral piece was taken to the tomb OF
the marytyred president by Mrs. Mckinley
this morning. Vice President Fairbanks
sent a remembrance also and Judge Day
remembered the day with another floral
piece.
Veterans Unite.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, May 3-Fed
and confederate veterans here and ct other
points i'm the state, including Knoxville
Memphis and other large towns, united
today In decorating the graves OF departed
comrades.
Memorial Day in New York.
NEW YORK. May SO.-Memerial day wal
celebrated I'm this city with a parade. n
which members OF the Grand Army OF tbs
Republic and several detachments Of
United States troops and marines tool