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FHE OMAHA * DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JTJXE 11) ) , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOKNINa , MAY ( H , 18 ! ) TWELVE PAGES. SIXfJLE COPY imrE GENTS. THE BIER Veterans EcaUfirflS WTTlfcGravea of Their MEMORIAL DAY IS FITTINGLY Obenrs for tbe Living and Tears for the Dead. PATRIOTISM MANIFEST ON EVERY HAND Soldiers of Two Wars March Side by Side , BUSINESS GENERALLY SUSPENDED IN CITY Cltlreiin Turn Out Un .Mnnnc anil Pay Trlhntc to the lleroen Who Gave Up Their Ilt en ( or the Kill if. Decoration of the graves ot departed vet erans during the morning , a parade and exercises in Hiiusconi park In the attcr- noon and a general doling ot public build ings and business establishments wcro the principal features at Memorial day observance In Omaha. The ef fect of the events transpiring Hlnco the previous Memorial day cerebration \vas plainly apparent In the unusual Interest which was taken In the exercises. Thcro were no perfunctory routine performed sy a handful of old soldiers and witnessed by a few score of spectators , but a genuine demonstration of the sentiment of the peo- plo. It was manifested In the general dispo sition to close up all sorts ot business estab lishments , In the exceptional tenderness with which the graves In the various cemeteries were covered with floral offerings , and In the unusual depth of feeling that pervaded the exercises of the day. On no previous Memorial day has the busi ness district been so thoroughly closed up. Not only wcro all public buildings and offices closed , but scores of small business estab lishments , not accustomed to close on any holiday , joined In the general observation of the day. All over the city flags floated nt half mast. At each of the public school houses the flags were displayed , and many residences were decorated with some slmpto effect In patriotic colors. The show windows of the big down town establishments were decorated In designs suggestive of the senti ment of the day , and the exteriors of several of the buildings were effectively trimmed with flags nnd bunting. While the main celebration was not scheduled until afternoon , the decoration of the graves at the cemeteries during the morning occupied the tlmo of the members of the various organizations of the Grand Army of the Hcpubllc and many other cit izens who assisted with more than usual spirit In the patriotic duty. The backward ness of the season limited the supply of flowers , but greenhouses nnd private con servatories were liberally drawn on and be- ' . foranoon 110-grave containing the remains ot a veteran was left without its floral cov ering. Flowern Upon the Graven. At the different cemeteries the details from the Grnnd Army of the Republic posts decorated the graves of their com rades with a profusion of flowers of almost nil kinds nnd In some places flags wore added to the flowers. In perhaps the larger number of cases the veterans and these assisting thorn In the work were decorating the graves of relatives or lifelong friends , but the gravel of the unknown dead wcro remembered with ns much care and as much readiness as nny. The committee spent considerable ? tlmo decking the graves , as It was not a duty they were likely to hurry through with. Altogether an Immensa amount of flowers was uoed. The grave * at Forest Lawn and the Jewish cemeteries were attended to by Custer corps , these nt Prospect Hill and Mount Hope by Grant corps and those at Holy Scpulcher and the Bohemian cemeteries by Crook post. The parade of the uniformed bodies to Hanscom pnrk attracted more than usual attention along the entire line of march. While the number of societies thai partici pated was comparatively limited , all were in uniform and tbo procession madj a very creditable appearance. The parade mobil ized at Sixteenth nnd Chicago streets nt 1:30 : o'clock and the command to march was obeyed half an hour later. N. B. Helm acted as marshal , nbslstcd by J. B. Dries- bach , D. M. Hnverly and W. S. Askvvlth. The first division was preceded by a platoon of police under Sergeant Hayes and the Seventh Ward Mllltnry band. The ilrst body in line was the Omaha Guards under command of Captain 1311 Hodglns nnd these wcro followed by the veterans of George A. Cuotcr post of the Grnnd Army of the Hcpubllc. A small detachment of ex-Ne braska volunteers marched next to the vet erans and the Thurston Hides , No. 2 , under command of Captain John Hayward closed the division. The High school cadets , preceded by their band , led the second division , and were fol lowed by the Omaha letter carriers. Thn members' drill team of North Omaha ledge No. lr.9 , Ancient Order of United Workmen , made a very creditable appearance In their handsome uniforms and behind them marched a uniformed division of Knights of Maccabees. The long march was considered too severe a task for the veterans who followed the flag during the early 'COs and they fell Into Una at Park avenue and Pacific street ami from there tramped along with the boys , who were nlso Joined by the relief corps of tbo Grand Army posts of the city. Never "before did Hanscc-m park look more beautiful. The rain of the previous night had freshened up the grass , the shrubbery and the flowers , and all appeared In their brightest garb , nnd as the thousands of veterans , young soldiers , civilians and boys and girls wended their way along the gravel wnlkf , keeping step to the strains of the MPplrlng music all nature scorned to bow lia respects. Down In one of the shady dells of the park loving hands had reared a roarblo shaft over a grase covered mound , to represent the resting place of the unknown dead. Hero the procession stopped and In the pres ence of the multitudes congregated upon the grassy elopes of the surrounding hills , the soldiers of thirty-eight years ago con- fluctcd their beautiful and improaslvo burial exercise * , assisted by the boys who lined up for their country's cause In the recent nar with Spain , WoriU for the Ilrnve Ho > n. The Seventh Word Military band formed a hollow square about the little mound and played a dlrgo , after which the Brownoll quartet of South Omaha eang "Under the Sod and the Dew" In a most touching st > le. President Kstello of the burial corps read < ho rial of the > ear's dead , which was fol lowed by the ritual bervtce of the Woman's 'lUllef ' corps , members responding , Follow- log this , aril ) at a given signal , twenty little girls , nil dressed In white and aiccompanled by boys of their own ago , marched In from ! the crowd and placed wreaths of roses nnd flowers upon the new made grave. This , In turn , was followed by a song , "How Sleep the Brave , " by the Urowncll quartet nnd then the ritual services ot the Grand Army of the llepubllc were performed , Lee Entctln lending , nnd assisted by I. , . A. Harmon nnd W.V. . Eastman. Hardly had the last word t f the ritualistic exercises brcn uttered when the firing squad of the Omaha Guards ap peared upon the scene , discharging their rifles over the grave. Taps were sounded nnd after the audience had joined In singing "America" and the pronouncing of the bene diction , the crowd repaired to the speaker's stand near the lake , where there were addi tional soncs nnd more music , which was followed by the oration of the day , delivered by Judge Jacob I'awcett. In addressing the multitude. wh > h was eMImatcd nt fi.OOO , the spcalter devoted some tlma to giving a history of Memorial day and Its origin. lie remarked upon the fact that during some of the past years the on- c.iKlon has been looked upon ns n holiday nnd nn outing , but this year It has a different significance n-nd Is regarded more In the nature of a day of prayer a prayer for the hoys who nro away from home , fighting the battles of tholr country , nnd n prayer for the fallen heroes of two wars. The Judge paid n. glowing tribute to tho' FoMlers of former wars , nnd declared that the younger generation Is possessed with the ability , courage and Judgment that In spired the fighting nt Hunker Hill and Lex ington. While net lighting for their free dom , the American poldlcrs of today are layIng - Ing down their lives and shedding their blocd In order that a long enslaved race may enjoy the fruits ot liberty as guaran teed under the provisions of the constitution of the United States. Judge Fawcctt's remarks were frequently punctured by loud applause and nt every reference to the flag the crowd broke Into cheers , which echoed and reverberated from hilltop to hilltop , the refrain being taken up by the passersby and carried Into more distant parts of the city. While Judge Fnwcctt made no effort at oratory , ho delivered an oration that caught the crowd nnd on nccount of the patriotic utterance * ? , was considered n gem In every respect. After the close of the speaking , the Browncll quartet rendered "Honor for the Hoys That Are Fighting Across the Sea , " the benediction was pronounced nnd the exercises wcro declared at an end Hob over , they were not at nn end , for scores of the old veterans were provided with hampers from which they produced eatables and for nn hour or moro the green sward of the park resembled a camping ground. The lunch being disposed of , pipes and cigars were brought forth from hidden recesses nnd ns the old boys smoked they fought over ngain the battles of long ago , having for their listeners many ot the jounc : sol diers who have seen service during the last year and the boys who are still In their teens , but who are filled with the same pa triotic enthusiasm that was possessed by tholr ancestors. LAST RITES TO STOTSENBERG li'iutcrnl to Take I'lacc lit ArlliiKtoa ntI O'clock Thiirmlay Afternooii. WASHINGTON , May 30. ( Special Tele gram , ) The remains of Colonel Jobo M. Stotscnbcrg of the First'Nebraska volun teers , who was killed at Gungua , near Ma- nlfa , on the 23d of lost month , will arrive : icro nt 7.-15 o'clock tomorrow morning and will be taken at once 'to ' the receiving vault at Arlington. The remains will bo accom panied by the widow and her nephew , Lieu- : enant Cavanaugh of the Twentieth Infantry. Mrs. Stotsenberg , while here , will be the guest of Major Romeyn of 714 Twentieth street. The father of Colonel Stotsenberg , Mrs. StoUenbcrg , sr. , Miss Stotsenberg and Evan Stotsenberg will bo the guests of Dr. James Young , 133C New York avenue. The funeral of Colonel Stotsenberg will take ice at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon , In terment being at Arlington. The services will bo conducted by Uev. J. S. Wallace , atone ono tlmo rector of the Episcopal church at New Albany , Ind. , and who baptised Colonel Stotsenberg In his Infancy. Nebraskans wcro in evidence today at a number of cemeteries in the District of Columbia and nearby burial places for the id , Senator Thurston and Colonel Michaels speaking before Leo's mansion at Arlington In honor of naval reserves of three wars. W E. Andrews wns nt Oak Hill , whlfo W. F. Collins orated nt Glenwood. MATCH IGNITES FLOWING OIL Six Workmen SerloitHly Hnrncil ami LnrKc Property Damage Done In Indiana , MARION , Ind. , May 30. The striking of a match by a spectator , near nn oil well , three miles east of Marlon this afternoon caused the oil surrounding the well to Ig- nlto nnd the flames Instantly spread , con suming everything for several squares. Sl\ men who were on the tank Into which the oil was pouring were terribly burned. They nro : Thomas McDonald , Bluffton , owner of the well ; L. S. Gordon , Mont- peller , foreman of the Indiana Pine Line company ; Samuel Spellacy , Lima , 0. , an oil producer : Mack Wales , Lima , O. , a pro- iluccr ; Albert G. Ford , Kokomo , traveling for the Daniel Stewart Drug company ; Fred It. Rose , Philadelphia , a silk mer chant. The Injured men were brought to the hos pital In Marlon , where they are being treated. Ono hundred barrels of oil wns In the tank nt the time. TWO TRAINS COME TOGETHER Hem ! 13ml ColllNlon OcpnrHenr NiiHhtllle and Nuiiilx-r of l'a - HrnKern Are Injured , NASHVILLE , May 30. A head-on colli sion of two accommodation trains occurred on the Louisville & Nashville road late this afternoon nt South Hnrpeth , twonty-flvo miles south ot Nashville. A number of people nro reported hurt. Among these In jured are : W H. Plckens , Chicago ; J. E. Thomson , J. W. Lawrence , Burwood , Tonn.j J. W. Bowers , Bacon , Ga. ; Henry Coles nnd daughter , Nashville. The trains came together on the main track half way between West Harpeth nnd Thompson elation , but who Is at fault has not been determined. CYCLONES AROUND SIOUX CITY TornndorM Are Heporteil on Three HIileH nnil Much DanuiKe ThoiiKht to lliivtIleen none. SIOUX CITY. May 30. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Three tornadoes are reported In this section of the country tonight. Ono Is Bald to have struck near Jefferson , S , I ) , , another near Ponca , Neb. , and a third near Movlllo , la. It Is Impossible to get any authentic Information , as all wires arc down and communication Is cut off. The worst fears nro entertained for the people In the Movlllo storm , but no news can ho obtained at midnight It la Bald no fatali ties occurred at Jefferson , but the ( arm country baa not been heard from. SUMMING UP DREYFUS CASE M , de Bcanpro Concludes His Argument in Favor of Revision , PERTINENT FACTS POINT TO INNOCENCE lirtioiincrft n torhn y n the Anther of tlu llorilrrrnii Written on IIIn PrlMilo Iutter 1'apor. PARIS , May SO. There were few Indica tions of excitement In the vicinity of tlio Palace of Justice todny before the court ot cassation resumed Its sittings for the hear ing of arguments In the Dreyfus cnse and for the examination of Mm. Dcrotilede nnd Marcel Herbert. The same precautions were observed as on yesterday for the preserva tion of order. The arrival of the Judges and others connected with the two celebrated I ' cases wns mnrkcd by no unusual Incident. | The Interior of the court of cassation pre- I I ' Rented today the same aspect as on yestcr- 1 day , Iho same women occupying seats In the | ! i galleries Behind President Mazeau there ! wcro seated many judges and other court officers , public men and distinguished men of letters. The same Impressive silence wns observed when the sitting opened nt noon. A striking sign ot the calm which has como upon the public opinion and the utter indifference of the people generally to the revision proceedings was shown In the fact that there was not a sufficient attendance of the general public In the court of cafua- i tlon to constitute the necessary quorum of spectators In the case ot a public hearing nnd court ushers had to go out Into the street and gather Idlers in the Place Dauphlno and induce them to enter the court room. M. Ballot do Beaupre resumed the reading of his report on 'the Dreyfus caso. M. do Beaupre said that in 1S94 the officers of the court-martial had thought it was not their duty to show Dreyfus the documents concerning him. The judges , not being law yers , had erred , though acting In good faith. M. do Beaupre then entered nt length Into a consideration of the arguments ot the antl-rovlstonlsts , who , ho said , contend that oven that If the document "C. B. Canaille do D " should bo shown to not refer to Drey fus It would bo unimportant for discussion , because the document was not responsible for the conviction of Dreyfus. The machi nations of Colonel Du Paty de Clam and Lieutenant Colonel Henry , it had also been argued , gave no ground for revision , because they had also been disavowed by General Gonze , assistant chief ot the general staff , and by his superior , General Bolsdeffre. M. do Boaupro created n deep sensation by solemnly declaring that he had become con vinced that the bordereau had been written by Count de Ferdinand Esterhazy. M. De Bcaupro read a fresh report drawn up by M. Maneau , the procurator general , on Saturday last , In view of the recent de velopments , enumerating ten fresh facts in favor of Dreyfus , viz. : First The Henry forgery. Second The changing of the date of the bordereau to August Instead of April. Third Contradiction of the handwriting experts. . Fourth-JThe nbsoluteMdentlly of tli paper upon which the bordereau was written with Major Estcrbazy's letfer paper. Fifth The sentence , "Am starting for the maneuvers , " which could not have been written by Dreyfus. Sixth The police report withheld by the court-martial. Seventh Lieutenant Colonel Henry's weeping confession In Burtulu's office. Eighth The Fanlzzardl dispatch. Ninth Official documents proving that Dreyfus had no relntlons with foreign em bassies. Tenth A document demonstrating that Dreyfus never confessed guilt. M.Maneau's report concluded with nn expression in favor of n retrial of Captain Dreyfus. M. Ballot de Beaupre amplified his Indict ment of Major Esterhazy , saying that ono new fact , from a legal point of view , was the discovery that the bordereau was writ ten upon precisely the same paper as that used by Major Esterhazy. The Judges In 1S94 did not know this and M. do Beaupre declared that on his soul nnd conscience , ac cording to his conviction , the bordereau wns written by Esterhnzv. He deplored the at tacks of revisionists upon the army , but eald that the honor of the army was not dependent upon the retention of an Inno cent man on Devil's Island. M. De Beaupro concluded : I'olntKiilnnt IvMterhilEX. ' 'I do not ask you to proclaim the in nocence of Dreyfus , but , " cried he with pro found emotion , "it Is with a firm convic tion nnd a high sense of my duty nnd re sponsibility that I say there Is reason to grant revision of the trial of 1891 nnd send Dreyfus for retrial before another court- martial , whose task will bo to give a de cision with a full knowledge of the facts. " "My report Is ended , " said M , De Beaupre , whle cries of "Bravo" and other marks of approbation filled the court room. Amidst great excitement M. Maneau , the procurator general , began his address to the court. Ho claimed that the change In the date of the bordereau constituted a now fact apart from numerous other new facts , nnd declared that the bordereau was really ! the work of Major Eetorhazy , M. Maneau dwelt upon the strangeness of the general staff's nrotcctlon of Esterhazy and the lat- . tor's ambiguity. The court adjourned at 6 o'clock without Incident. M , Maneau will continue his speech tomorrow. The news that M. Ballot de Beaupro had directly ascribed the authorship of the bordereau to Major Esterhazy produced a condition of stupefaction among members of the League of Patriot's ' In the precincts of the court. They made no attempt to conceal their chagrin. "It In the collapse of our charges , " shouted Maurice Barres , the novelist nnd deputy from Charmes-Sur-Moselle. The nntl-semltes generally bitterly denounced M. do Beaupro , whom they accused of hav ing sold himself : HISUMIS ins si'inscn. Ifnlren tin * KHlablUliiuciit of n Plo- lilnt-ltnry Ituiiihlle. PARIS , May 30. The section of the court of cassation engaged in the hearing of the rase against Mm. Derouledo and Marcel Habort , charged with inciting soldiers to Insubordination , resumed Its sitting at noon. The entry of the defendants elicited shouts of "Vivo Deroulede. " M. Derouledo resumed - sumed his harangue Immediately upon the court being called to order , reiterating , amid applause , his statement to the court yesterday that ho had not desired the es tablishment of a dynasty , but of a ploblscl- tary republic. Oprnitloii on I hiQueen' * 13) c. LONDON , May 30. Truth , In 1U Issue to day , says that Queen Victoria lias decided to undergo an operation for cataract when Prof. Hermann Pagcnstelcher , director of the Opthamc ! hospital at Welsbaden , thinks the proper time has arrived. The operation will bo performed , according to Truth , either at Osborn or Balmoral , probably alter the parliamentary session. RUSSIAN PLAN OF MEDIATION All Ponnlhle Coiiipllchtlonn Ilelwren CM Hired . Xntlnnn yirc Provided 1'or In I'rii/ioKnl / , THH HAGUE , May 30. The Brussels con ference section of tlio Intcrnatlonnl Peace congress , after adopting the second rending of articles \xlll to xxxlr , which deal with prisoners of war , dlscuswxl questions rolnt- Ing to lings of truce , capitulations nnd armis tices. lint Vndcrland prints today itho text of the Russian proposals regarding mediation and arbitration. Part one deals with the desirability of seeking a solution of Interna tional disputes by the mediation of friendly powers and setting forth thivt such good offices , whether sought or proffered , shall bear strictly thn character of friendly coun sel and In no way of compulsory force. Part two deals with International arbitra tion , which It declares "tho most cllkaclmis nnd equitable moans of settling questions regarding the International application of treaties. " The contracting powers , there fore , should undertake to seek arbitration In such cases BO far as those affect their vital Interests or the national honor of the parties In dispute. Then , after setting forth 'that ' the state remains the solo Judge of what cases arc 1o bo so submitted to arbitration , It Is sug gested that n largo number of cases , such na questions of pecuniary damage and dis agreements In the application of treaties or conventions affecting commercial , postal , navigation , currency , sanitary nnd copyright matters and the like , not affecting the vital Interests or national honor , are these In which arbitration should bo obligatory. In nil other cases , says the Russian scheme , nrbltiatlon , ( though recommended by the present act , could only bo applied on the spontaneous Initiative of ono of the parties ( In dispute and with the consent of the other parties. The closing clause provides as follows : I ' "With a view of facilitating recourse to arbitration , the signatory powers agree to formulnto n common arrangement for the employment of International nrbltratlon and for the fundamental principles to bo ob served In drawing up rules of procedure to bo followed pending Inquiry Into the dis pute and the pronouncement of the arbi trators' decision. The application of these principles and procedure may bo modified In virtue of special arrangements between j , ' the states which may have recourse to arbl- tratlon. " CniiimlHHloii of Inmilry. Part three deals with an International 'Commission ' of Inquiry. It provides as fol lows : "In case of a , divergence causing In ternational litigation on local circumstances , which cannot be settled by ordinary diplo matic means , but do not Invohe honor or vital Interests , the governments Interested agree to Institute an International commis sion of Inquiry to Investigate Impartially all questions of fact. Each government Inter ested shall appoint 'two ' members of the ( com mission. The four shall cbooso a fifth , who shall be president of the commission. If the voters are divided as to this an appeal shall bo made to another government or to a third party to appoint a president. "After the Investigation the committee shall submit a report , signed by all mem bers of the governments Interested. The re port shall In no wise W'TjUo charooter of an arbitration Judgment , ujut shall leave the conflicting parties at full liberty either to conclude a friendly arrangement on the basis of said report or to have recourse to arbitration by concluding agreement nd hoc , or else by resorting to active measures al low able In the mutual relations between na tions. " The Russian proposals are followed by a code of nrbltratlon Indicating procedure on tbeso lines : "The states Intere-sted that have accepted arbitration shall sign a special act of com promise , clearly setting forth tbe questions to bo arbitrated and the full facts connected therewith. The compromise thus concluded nmv provide for arbitration upon the whole matter In dispute , or upon points categori cally determined. "The governments Interested may Intrust the functions of arbitration either to a sovereign third power or to a tribunal of arbitration. Such tribunal shall bo ap pointed in tlio same manner ns commissions In Inquiry nnd If difficulty arises In choos ing tbo fifth arbitrator ns president other powers shall bo asked by mutual consent to appoint a president. " The other clauses of the proposals deal with details ns to place of meeting , the ap- j -intment of counsel , the procedure of the trliTitnal nnd cognate matters. CO.MMHM' OK THE MMOFIIISSS. . 1'laii of AmerleaiiN Arbitration IM LONDON , May 31. The Times corre spondent at The Hague Bays : A proposal will bo submitted at the meetIng - Ing of the drafting committee of the arbi tration committee today ( Wednesday ) under which a nation which sees a danger of grave disagreement with another stnto mny apply to some third state , not having an Immediate Interest In tbo case , to net on Its behalf with a view to mediation. The other party to the dispute will then have an op portunity of taking a similar course , and the mediating states will investlgato with n view of finding a pacific solution , "If , dcwplto this , war should still bo brought , the mediating states will bo asked to represent the belligerents , without | affecting their rights nnd duties ns neutrals , ' with a view of bringing about the speediest possible cessation of houtllltles. The correspondent of the Dally NOWB at The Hague says- "Tho Americans will submit tomorrow n scheme of mediation .distinct from their arbitration scheme. I understand It Is en tirely original nnd full of now and Ingo- nloiiB nnd practical Ideas. The Americans refuse to consent to compulsion In any cate gory of cases for arbitration or any stage of the proceedings. .Disputes , therefore , can only bo referred to the permanent tribunal by the deelro of both litigant states. They also hold that to oblige Independent states to enter Into binding trcatltu with each other would revolutionize International law and the Monroe doctrine. " CLEW OF A LOST SCHOONER MeMNitKe Itenehi'M bhore that Crew IM Forced to Aliandnii .Ship in Krnll Iloatu. SAN FRANCISCO , May 30. The Mer chants' exchange has received from Cap tain Thunnell of the American schooner Hermann a clew to the missing steamer Pcllcun , which left Puget Sound for China i In the early part of last year. In a letter dated Kodalk , May 18 , Captain Thunnoll KUJS that ho picked up a bottle on the 1 shore of Portage bay containing a slip of paper , on which was written : "Latitude 50 north and 175 west. The ship Is elnklng. Wo are leaving It in frail j boats. M. T PATTISON. "First Officer. " I The Pelican was never heard of after its [ departure and it was supposed thnt It wns i blown out of Its course and foundered. The I small boats were doubtless swamped and | the crew lost. MEMORIAL DAY IN THE EAST Nation's Honored Dead Are Remembered with Imposing Ceremonies. SLVERAL COSTLY MONUMENTS DEDICATED General .Mile * tle\ levin the 1'arade In .Nu lorlt nnd Governor ItnoNe- \olt In HrooUl ) n Cheers fur thu b Mcnt-FI t. NEW YORK , May 30. With holiday-mak ing , parades , the H ) Ing of lings , sports of all kinds , the usual duiorutlug of graves and speechmnUng , Memorial dny wns welt celebrated In Now York nnd vicinity , 'Iho sun shone brightly nnd n light breeze kept the heat from becoming oppressive. Curly in the day thousands ot excursionists were thronging at the exits of Manhattan Island , i pouring over In ferry boats to Long Island and Now Jersey , some bound for the sea shore , some for the farms nnd some for the cemeteries , where now , In ndditlon to the dead of the civil war , there lay In a few Instances the dead of the war with Spain. The graves of these received the same tender care that for vcnrs has marked those of the oilier dead. Hut , though the exodus both from Mnnhatj tan and Urooklin was of moro than usual' proportions , there remained an urban con tingent that did full justice to the parades that filed through city streets. There wcro several processions In honor of the day , but' , the moro Important wcru the military parade in New York City proper , reviewed by Major General Mires , and the military parade In Hrookljn , reviewed by Governor Hoosc-vclt. j I 'The New York parade , consisting of every' 1 National Guaid regiment In this city , three companies of regular engineers , eight bat- j 1 ( cries of regular artillery and forty-two Grand Army posts , started nt 9 o'clock and marched In excellent formation from Flfty- I sovcnth street down Fifth avenue to WashIngton - | Ington arch , where It was disbanded. The National Guardsmen wore under the com- j mnnd of Major General Iloe , the sailors under Captain C. D. SIgshoc , U. S. N. , mid the grand marshal was John H. Hyde. A , reviewing stand had been erected In Madl- I son square and from this Major General Miles watched the troops swing by. Cuban Yeterann 1'arlli'lpato. The Brooklyn parade occurred at 10 o'clock. It Included marines , several battal ions of regular artillery , the naval militia. Grand Army posts nnd other organizations Governor Roosevelt reviewed the procession from a stand erected near the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial arch In the Park Plaza. As in Manhattan , the streets were full of sightseers , and cheers for the veterans were coupled with cheers for the younger sol diers , who had won their veteranshlp undoi the heat of a Cuban sun. These two pa rades constl'uted the best military features that have marked Decoration day In this city for years. In Jersey City the chief event was the dedication of a new soldiers' and sailors' monument In front of the city hall. This monument test about $12,500. A largo pa rade , composed of military and civic or ganizations , formed nnd marched by the city hall. There religious exercises , ware performed by Mgr. Seton and school chil dren sang patriotic songs The oration of the day was made by Former Assistant Secretary of the Navy McAdec. The moro serious exercises in Manhattan were held in the afternoon in Riverside park , under the shadow of Grant's tomb. There the Grand Army ritual was per formed nnd speeches vvero made by Gov ernor Roosevelt and others , Monument to Maliio Victim * . At New Drunswlck. N. . ! . , a monument erected In honor of these who went down In the battleship Maine was unveiled , after a parade of the Grand Army and civic soci eties. At Orange , N. J. , there was also unveiling of a soldiers' and sailors' monument. The monument cost $ G,000. One of the most rc- markablo features ot the day was the ex traordinary reception afforded the Sevcnty- flrst regiment in the New York City mili tary parade. Several officers of this organ ization have been subjected to Inquiry re garding their conduct In Cuba , but the mem were greeted today with enthusiasm that has seldom been seen In New York. All along Fifth avenue the crowd yelled and cheered when the Seventy-first passed as they did for no other regiment. Women tore off sashes , ribbons and. oven capes and waved them In the nlr. As the Seventh regiment of the National Guard , which did not go to war , pnssod the reviewing stand of tlio Manhattan parade several persons began to hiss. The hissing grow In volume until It almost drowned the cheers with which the friends of the regi ment tried to tide over this unfriendly dem onstration. .ion ivinniiu cunsr OK HONOR. nx-Coiifi'uVratc Oc'iuTiiI SpcnliH at Memorial for llojrt in Illne. BOSTON , May 30. For the fifth tlmo an ex-officer of the confederacy delivered the Memorial day address before a Now England Grand Army post. General Joseph Wheeler , tbo cavalry leader , who led the boys in gray at the famous charge at Shlloh and nearly thirty-seven years later , beneath the stars nnd stripeo , cheered on the volun teers at Santiago , was the guest of honor nt the Memorial day services of R. W. Kinsley post No. 113 , Grund Army of the Republic , nt the Boston theater. The 1m- nionso auditorium was filled to Its utmost capacity. The singing of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Comrade Myron W. Whitney and a. chorus nnd the presenta tion to the audlenco of Its author , Mrs Julia Ward Howe , called forth a tremendous burst of applause. Rev. John Llndsoy With- row offered prayer nnd addresses were de livered by Commander Ira H. Goodrich of post No. 113 and others. President Lin coln's address at Gcttjsburg was read by Comrade James D. Lenlherbee nnd the post chaplain's address was made by Rev. R. A. Horton. When General Wheeler nroso to speak the applause was tumultuous , cheer upon cheer arose from thousands and It was nearly fifteen minutes before the general could make himself beard. GoneraF Wheeler opened his speech with an eloquent tribute to tne part played by Massachusetts In the hlbtory of the Ameri can commonwealth , whoso soldiers had played conspicuous parts In all its wars and whose statesmen had over been famous In the halls of congrcbs. Ho alluded to the prophecy of General Horace Blnncy Dargcnt , who thirty years ago , on Memorial day , In the city of Boston , predicted the day would como when this anniversary would he cele brated "after Bomo day of glory , when the sons of rebels and our sons shair have fallen Elilu by side In eouie common cauxe of for eign war , as our sires and their sires fell side by side under the cyo of the great rebel , the Virginian , George Washington " "Already , " said General Wheeler , "tho words of this prophecy have been fulfilled , for the warriors who fell side by side at La Guaslmas , San Juan and Kl Caney , men from the north and bouth , among thum some of your bravo boys from the Second Jlouba- chusetts , were burled together in the great national cemetery at Arlington , while u bravo federal olllcer who took part In tbo CONDITION OF THE WEATHER r"orpen t for Nebraska Tnlr , Cooler in Eastern nd Ccntr.il lo tions. Temperature nt Oinnha jemerdn > i Hour. leu. Hour. lien. R n. in Ill 1 p , in. . . . . . 711 ( I n. in Ill 11 p , in. . . . . . SI 7 n. in. . . . . . ( II ! l ] i , III. . . . . . S.'l M a. 111 < m -i p , ni s i n a. . 11 a , 11 ! in great struggle of our civ It war nnd now the chief executive of the nation , by his pres ence conferred honor upon their funeral obsequies " I I Continuing , General Wheeler snld : "Tho enjojmont of pence Is , i blessed boon to humnnltj. but the history of the world from Its earliest period leaches that the only se curity for peace Is in he olwovs prepared nnd ready to engage in war That nation whose people are ready to respond to n rail to iirms with men and resources for nny emergency Is the one that shall most cer tainly be able to avoid thu desolation and ! I horrors of wnr So long ns the dominant ' spirit which controls nny country In ono of ] ' i honor , rhlvnlvy , glory nnd nntrlotlsm , KO long will that nation continue to nchlovn power nnd greatness. The spirit of true nobility taught by American mothers has made our country the pride nnd fenr of the ! ' world. " j I Declaring that It wns the duty of every ! ' American to uphold the president nnd his cabinet when It has beco'iie thoroughly com mitted to n dellned policy. General Wheeler said"Patriotic devotion can be e\ercl cd ' by voluntccilng to serve In the field , but It may also bo most profitably exerted In en couraging confidence amnng our people ut home. Thcio Is ono ftcntlmi'iit which tdiould be Impressed on every mind nnd Instilled Into every henrt : 'My country , mny nhe nN wnjs bo right , but , right or wrong , my i country. ' " HOOMiVniiT AT UIIAVrS TOMI1. Spirit of llonil General Denerlheil In UN I'rrNcitt ' . \iill < * atIon. NEW YORIC , Mny 30. The sarcophagus of General Grant In the tomb at Claremont was covered with flowers this afternoon after Impressive ceremonies by Ulvsses Svl- vanus Grant post , Grand Army of the Re- , public , of Brookljn , nn nddre-s by Governor' ' Roosevelt nnd n presidential s.iluto of twenty-one guns fired from the cruiser' ' Brooklyn , which lay in the Hudson Just boj j low the hill with all Its battle flags fljlng. ' Moro thnn 10.000 persons witnessed the ceie- I mony nnd crowded Clnremont In the vicin ity of the tomb. A large stand hud been erected on the cast side of the tomb , cov ered with red , white and hluo hunting. On the columns of the outsldo of the tomb were festoons of Inrgo lings. Hero the ceremony was conducted. After Commander B. F. Parsons had made a short address Governor Roosevelt wss In troduced. Ho had arrived with the officers of the post in carriages. With him were his military. secretary , Major Tread well , Adjutant General Avery I ) . Andrews nnd other officers of the guard. General A. W. Clous of Governors Island and Colonel II , I. Woodruff , acting commissary general of the regular army , represented the army. Governor Roosevelt received nn ovation when he arose to speak. Ho delivered an eulogy on General Grant. Of him he said : "Mercv and peace go baud in hand. If General Grant" had shown mercy "at l < 'ort ' Donolson It would have meant years of de struction and desolation and If he had not shown mercy at Appomattox a breach of pcaco would have widened between us and our brethren which never could have closed. " Continuing Governor Roosevelt said : "Hero I stand In this beautiful spring weather , In our own beloved country , nnd state with quiet peace prevailing while in the tropical withering heat of the Philip pines , fighting for the glorious flag with the same motlvo you Grand Army men fought for In 1SG4 , are your sons and their hero comrades. "Those men have a right to demand that you think of them , not with maudlin sym pathy or regret , but ns soldlere and men. Small indeed would be my mspect for an American , unless bound by ties of family and dependence , If he did not welcome the chance to servo under Otis nnd MacArthur and follow the gallant Funston as they fol low the flag that you and tholr fathers fol lowed to victory In the civil war. Lot us make our voices felt In the Phlllipplncs , that wo stand behind the men who are doing nil they can to honor the flag as you did , and remember that when victory comcw , which It will , that a heavier task by far Is upon us the task of peace. When order Is restored In the Philippines we must make peace and keep order there and bring prosperity with this order. "Wo must learn by lessons of which wo are not proud no less than of these of which wo nro proud. Don't ho afraid to face facts as they are , whether they uro or are not pleasant. I learned a few days ago that there is an Alaskan town which docs not care to consider Itself n part of the United States , but wants to bo declared a part of Canada , because the United States would not take the trouble to provide for Its proper government. Every good American should bow his head In shame that such a request should be made because of the neglect - lect of the United States government. Let every man do all In his power and with all his force to see that every colony over which the Hag waves , as well ns nt homo , bo BO governed that the people of these colonies will bellevo It to too a great thing to have the chance to llvo under tlut flag. " FI.OWKHS J'-OIl IAKAYKTTIVS TOMII. HnrrlHon UxiirpHNi-H Mitlon'H Oriitlliiilr- 1o IllnntrloiiN KreiiHiiiiiin , PARIS , Mny 30. A largo throng gathered thlB afternoon In the cemetery of Plcpus to assist In the nnnual decoration by the Americans of the tomb of Lafayette. The Interest of the occasion was enhanced by the knowledge that ox-President Harrison would speak. General Porter , the United States am bassador , opened the ceremony with a brief address and Mr , Harrison followed with nn oration that was frequently applauded. He spoke of the deep respect shown to Decora tion day In Iho United Statea and the rever ent euro tal.cn of the graves of American HoUllere , remarking thnt the chief value of such observances was In Impressing tbo hearts and minds of the people with the lessons of eclf-eacrlfice and heroism. "The nntlon thnt cherishes ilia graves of Its soldiers nnd assembles to honor them , " bo said , "Is the nation thnt preserves and enlarges national life. The monuments to our dead show no trailing ranks of sad and weary captives following their conquerors , but display broken manacles from the hands and feet of emancipated blacks. The re sult of that emancipation was Been at Santi ago , wdcre tbo black trno.ns and the Trxaa tioops vied with each other to bo the first to leap upon the enemy'3 breastworks " Mr. Harrison then referred to "tho gallant and glorious son of Vermont now returning homeward after achievements that will keep his name ever Illustrious In the nnimla of all nations " "Hero ! o tlio capital of our great nlster re public , " ho continued , "where no soldiers of American birth find a resting place , we arc the sentiment of gratltudo and veneration. ( Continued on Second Pago. ) OUT OF FIRING LINE Graves of These Who Hixvo Permanently Gone to the Rear Decorated , MONADNOCK'S ' GUNS AS ACCOMPANIMENT Busy Shelling Filipinos While Memorial Services Are in Progress , SOLDIERS WHO CAN BE SPARED ATTEND Chaplain of British Orniser Powerful De livers the Invocation. THREE HUNDRED LIE ON BATTERY KNOLL Mtnlliir Si r loi-d Held Klaewhere In 'flic IMillltililurn Ciilhullu PrU-nU Ml ) .MaH * III Ill'l'OKt1 III tilt ! Dead. MANILA , Mn > 30. Memorial day was col ebrntot ut Uattcry Knoll , where Scott'l guns were planted against ( ho Flllpluu trenches in thu Hint day's lighting at Manila. Nc.irlj 300 boldlors llo burled thorn on a bleak mound surioumk-d by rice Holds , rough bo.nds marking tlio graves , which un inngcd In ll\o unbroken rows. Beyond thesu me Spanish blockhouses and bamboo hedges , which weru IUO\MI by shells from the American RUUS The few soldiers who eould bo spared from the trenched ciuno to Battery ICnoll , dust ] nnd bronzed , bearing flowers with which 14 strew their comrades' graves. A silk flat was placed above each mound. The da ; wan ns mild ns a New England spring day , when , just before sunset , a few hundred Americans gathered In n circle around Battery - tery Knoll In blue nnd brown uniforms. Among the soldiers were groups of Amer ican women and brown-faced natives peer ing curiously at the unwonted Bpectncli from points near by. The guns of the mon itor Mouitdnock bombarding Pnrannqui boomed n significant icmlnder of the nearness - ness of war. Just ns the Sixth artillery band began a dlrgo the thunder of the Mon- ndnock's guns ceased , while taps sounded I from the bugle. CoHncl Charles Dcnby of the United Slates Philippine commission presided at the exercises. He spoke briefly of the pecu liar solemnity of the day to Manila. The chaplain of the British cruiser Powerful mndo an Invocation. Chaplain Pierce of thd Twenty-third Infantry and Chaplain Crcssey of the Minnesota volunteers delivered orations tions nnd the soldlere sang appropriate hymns. After taps had been sounded soldiers tools the flago from the graves to send to relatives of the dead. Similar services were hold over the dead In Pace cemetery this afternoon. Colonel Denby was the orator on this occasion. Tlio graves were decorated with a vast quantity of magnificent flowers. , High mass for the dead of the Roman Catholic communion wris celebrated ut fill ) Pace cemetery In the morning. Orations were delivered by Father McKfnnon anil Chaplain StevenEon of the Idaho regiment , n Mcthodibt , nnd Peter McQueen , a Congrega tional clergyman of Bcston. Most of the business places In Manila wcr closed In observance of the day. Tha American nnd many foielgn Hags wcro dis played nt half-mast. Tlio graves of the soldiers nnd snllors burled at Cavlto and Hello wcro also decorated today. TWO OFFICERS ARE MISSING Ilont IN Found Knipty ami Oeoupnnt * Are ThoiiKlit to He IMIlicr Killed or < "ai > ( nri-il. MANILA , Mny 31. 11 20 n. m. Two petty officers of the United Stoles hospital ship Relief went sailing In the harbor yes terday. Their boat was afterwards found in the possession of natives nenr the Pnrnnlquo lines by the monitor Monadnock. The men are supposed to have been killed or captured. The cruiser Boston will soon snll for the United States with Captain Barker , tem porarily In Command of the Asiatic squad- orn , nnd the departure of that officer will leave Captain George F. Wilde , now In command of the Boston , In supreme control until the arrival of Rear Admiral Watson. Captain Wren has orgnnUcd n company of 100 Macabebes as scouts. They wear United Slates army shirts and tiouscrs nnd nro under Wren's personal command. ACCUSES HOBSON OF MODESTY Admiral Devvey Ktlilently linn Not Heard of III * ONcnlatory 1'cr- forinaiircM. ( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing- ) HONG KONG , Mny 30. ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Admiral Dewey seldom discusses men or uvents of the Spanish war , but now nnd tlion ho wayn things full of pith nnd point. Ho allowed himself to talk of some of the affairs In the Cuban campaign today. Speaking of the splendid Mcrrlmac affair at Santiago the hero of Manila said of Lieutenant Hobson : "I Ilko him. Ho Is a bravo man , dignified and modest. The trouble about Hobson 1s that ho takes Ufa too seriously and \ bash ful. " I1ISWI3V WIM. SIJT Mil , M3VT WI3I5IC I'liiiNe of .Severn ! lun Will He Made nt hliiKitiiore. ( Copyright , IbW , by PrctiH Publlohlng Co ) HONG KONG , Mny 30. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Admiral Dewey on the Olympla will sail from this port June 5. The vestel will call first nt Singapore , vvhe-ro It i expected to urrlvo on Juno 11 , and will remain there two or three days. LONDON , May 30. The pluguo Is likely to complicate the homecoming of Admiral Dowoy. Various governments have already declared severe quarantine regulations against all Egyptian , lied sta porlH mid Hong KonK , where the fresh cages and the number of deaths have nearly doubled in the last week , Iho now cases numbering H3 and the deaths 134 Admiralty ofll mb say that war ships have no privileges as regards quarantine beyond those of merchant thlps , the main point to bo considered being whether the hp | Is Infected or thcro be elckness nboaid By the tlmo Admiral Downy arrives at the Medltcrranran his uhlp , the Olympla , having been to long out from Hcng Kong , If. there are no cases hoard. It will probably bo rcgardert ns Immune nnd the Intpectors will pats It without delay , llrooUe'H llNiiili'li Hunt ? -alU. NEW YORK. May 30 , The United States transport IngullB suired Inlay for Ncuvltax , Cuba It has b&rn fitted up as a dlspattll boat for Governor General Hrooko and after landing a number of officers nnd soldiers tit Ncuvltas. will proceed to Havana to be at Governor General Brooko'u disposal ,