Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-30
From Washington
correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, May 80.

Washington, May 80.
Silyered hair veterans marched along
the same lire of parade in this city to-
dsy that they and their comrades took
when Lincoln reviewed them at the close
of the war, but today it was on the way
TO the cemeteries to decorate the graves
of the fallen. At Arlington cemetery,
where 10000 soldiers sleep, comrade
James Tanner, formerly commander-in-
chief of the G.. A. r. made the address
of the day. The Society Of the Army OF
the Tennessee added to the long lis. of
shsf;s il mas erected to its leaders by un-
yelling a monument to the memory of
Msi1f General Joseph Anthony Mower,
q. s. A. The grave of this warrior is
lust to the right of the Lee mansion.
Senator Warner, of Missouri, had charge
of the ceremonies, while ADDRESSES were
delivered by Msjor General Grenvilie,
NJ. Dodge, one of the few major generals
of the civil war surviving; Col. George
c. Ross; Col. B. P. EntrekiD; Col VII
liam Hemstree;, and Col. Lucius D.
Alden. The United States Marine band
and the Thirteenth Cavalry band we're
both present.
Tho Society of the Army of West Vir-
ginia at noon unveiled monument in
the same cemetery to the memory OF
Msior General Benjamin Kelly. Gen.
Van II. Bukey presided, while short adj
dresses were delivered by Capt. Thomas
H. McKeen, a member OF General
Kelly's old regiment, the First West Vir-
GINA volunteer infantry. The anchor
of the Maine cameio for remembrance.
Members of Admiral Scbley's naval COM
mand, Spanish war veterans, placed
wreath of flowers upon the relic, which
stands as a monumentin Arlington Gem
etery to those who lost their lives when
that vessel was blown up in Havana
harbor. Early in the day flower laden
boat was put out in the Potomac to be
towed down to Hampton Roads, there to
be set adrift as tribute to those who
lost their lives at sea. Among the
flowers that deck the little craft was
beautiful cluster contributed by Pfesi-
dent Roosevelt.
Fresh flowers we're found TODAY On the
graves of Capt. Allen CaprOD, First U,
s. ARTILLERY, snd his son Capt. Allen X.
Caprou, Post NJ. IL, American Veteran
OF Foreign Service. They were placed
by the memt ers of Captain Allen Cap
ron's Po,t No IL, American Veterans OF
Foreign Service, who came from Phila-
delphia for the purpose. The veterans
were accompanied to the graves by Mrs.
Allen X. Csprop, who was presented
with a badge of the society.
All government business was suspend
ed for the day. Flags flew at half staff
on the public buildings and all the
statutes If civil war heroes about town
we're tastefully decorated with the Ma
t,onal colors and wreathes of flowers.
Michigan surpassed Minnesota in the
production of lumber in the year 1906,
according to statistics announced by the
census bureau today. Up TO the end of
last year, Minnesota had the lead.
There we're produced in Michigan, 2, Os4,-
297 feet OF lumber, as compared with
l,7l9,00O, in 1905. In Minnesota, the
production in 1906 reached only 1874,
600, as compared with 1925, 900, in
1908.
The Navy Department has ordered
the Gunbost Helena from Shanghai to
Annoy, China. She will proceed thence
to Swatow, the scene of the recent revo-
lutiOnsry dirturbsnces. Her mission is
to protect American interests.