\ OMAHA , DAILY BEE. NINETEENTH YEAK. OMAHA , SATURDAY 3IOKNING , MAY 31 , 1890. NUMBER : H1 , THIRTEEN PEOPLE PERISH The Mott Horrible Hallway Accident in the History of California , AWFUL PLUNGE OP A TRAIN. TIio KiiKlnc anil One Coach of the Oakland Looal GocftTliroiiRli nil Open Draw Hrldgc. BAN FiiASCifco , MaynO. Ono of the most horrible railway accidents ever known in California occurred at 1 : IO o'clock this after noon , when the local train connecting at Oak land with ferryboats from San Francisco ran through the open draw brldgo over Sun Antonio creek at Wester street , Oakland. A yacht hud Just passed through thodraw when the train appeared going in tlio direction of Alameda. The drawbridge keeper endeavored to close the bridges , but was too lute , and the engine with the tender und the Hint cur , which was filled with passengers , plunged Into the estuary. Engineer Sampson and Fireman O'Brien went down with the engine. The former , when he saw Unit the bridge did not close , re versed the lever , but the momentum of the engine was too great to bo stopped in time. The weight of the engine and the llrst ear broke the couplings and loft the other two cars of the train standing on the trade. The second car ran about n third of the way across the bridge and stopped , but the Jar was sufficient to break open the front of tlio car , and many of the passengers were thrown Into the water. The first car , which had fallen with the en gine to the bottom of the muddy estuary , soon rose and such of the passengers as escaped therefrom were picked up by the yachts and small boats which gathered at the scene. The trainmen and the rest 'of tlio passengers rushed to the ork of rescue and when the wrecking train arrived from Oakland the ar was drawn into shallow water and small bouts had begun dragging the crrcek for bed ies. ies.Tho toil ° f the passenger coach was cut Dpcn as soon us It wus raised above the tviitcr und the work of removing the bodies oininonccd , thirteen being taken out in quick UK-cession. At tlio morgue the bodies were laid out ns loon us received to await identification , und Heartrending scenes were witnessed as friends . nine forward to claim their dead. The list of identified dead is us follows : MARTIN KELLY , Oakland. A. II. AUSTIN , Sun Francisco. MISS FLORENCE AUSTIN. MRS. BRYAN O'CONNOR , San Fran- Pisco. J. B. 1RWIN. Oakland. K. R. ROBINSON , Sun Francisco. LUIGI MALESTA , San Francisco. CAPTAIN JOHN DWYKR , Sacramento. MR. WILLIAMS , San Francisco. H. W. AULD ( colored ) , Honolulu. The two MISSES KKENAF , San Fran cisco. A Japanese boy , supposed to be II. MA LKSTA , San Francisco. The engineer and fireman both escaped. The following passengers in the llrst car , who escaped , relate their experience : F. F. 1 inley of Sun Francisco I was on n front scat facing the engine. Just ns wo approached preached the drawbridgoitseemed to me that the draw wus open and thatu fearful accident was inevitable. Just then a man Jumped lioni the engine into the water and then cume the crash. A horrible crushing of timber and snapping of heavy iron work followed and nt once eon- Hternution prevailed in the cur. Tlio next thing I know tlio car was in the water and I found mvself blindly groping for the door , which 1 fortunately reached when Unit end of the car rose out of the water , and qtiito a number of people ple escaped in this manner , principally women lind children. Tlio car was about two-thirds full when wo loll the wharf and 1 should Judge tliuro were at least twenty-five to thirty people in it. There was a fearful outcry when the car begun to till , 1ml tliis was almost immediately hushed In ono longtimil wail of despair. CicorgoT. Ilawloy of Oakland There were about forty people , including children , in the car. Conductor Kcnith said the llrst was a com bination car. When the disaster occurred ho 1 was in the rear car and hud as much as ho could do for a few moments to attend to passengers in the car , some of whom were in a state of frenzy. Ho then went for ward and looked down on the scene of death. Ho noticed nt leust half a dozen men swim out , hut not any women or children. Ho is not sure about the number of people In the _ _ coach. ir James Dunlop , the brldgo tender , had nothIng - ' Ing to say further than that ho had opened the bridge for a yacht and was Just closing It when the train came along. Several of the passengers who went down but were rescued , sustained painful Injuries. The frame of the car 1ms boon raised mid the bed of the creek thoroughly explored , and it is believed there are no more bodies in the wreck. Conservative estimates this e.vcning place tlio number of people in the car at about thirty , and it is believed the thirteen bodies lecovered comprise the list of the dead. Thousands of people Hocked to the scene of the disaster anil the streets leading to the brldgo are crowded with hurrying men , women and children. The wildest rumors of the extent of the loss of life are circu lated and many people went across from San Francisco to look for friends. When the news of tlio disaster reached Mountain View cemetery , wtiero hundreds of Oakland people were decorating the graves , u panic was created , and men , women and cnildren rushed into town , leaving all their lloral tributes behind them. The engineer and Hrcniun disappeared right after the accident and have not yet been found , so their veislon of the accident is nut obt a i nublo. Tlio hridgetcnder tonight maintains Uiat ho hud u red danger flag up. The trains ai > - -prouch the bridge around u curve , and It is possible the engineer did not see the flag. ii. Kt'TIt 11 CHXSO1.1 ItI T1O\ . The Tlioinson-IIonHion Company to Soil to KdlNon-Yilllard. lli's-rox , Muss. , Muy : U ) . [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hii---Tho : : ] Thomson-Houston and Kdisoii Villlard electric companies will soon bo consolidated. All that remains to bo done Is the signing of the papers In legal form. Two months ago u majority of tlio Tlioinsun- Houston stockholders agreed to pool their holding * with Hvo trustees H. 11. 1'evear , Oliver Ames , Albert Stone , Charles II New- hall and F. . L. Sanborn the object being to sell out the company to thu Edlson-Villlard people at a suthfuctory price. The trustees toduy issued u Until cull to such stockholders us have not yet transferred their stock to dose so bcfoiv Juno 5 , when all the stock will bo pooled and delivered to the purchasing com- IKiny. What the consideration Is to bo the trustees will not now state. This combina tion will practically control the eleetrlo lighting and eleetrlo motor business of the country. . Tlio AVeatlior Forecast. For Omaha and vicinity : Light showers , followed by fair weather. For Nebraska ! Fair , preceded by showers In extreme eastern portion ! stationary tern- ronituro ; southerly winds. For lown : Cooler , except In extreme west ern portion , stationary temperature ; fair , preceded b > ruins , we&turly winds , cooler and fair Sunday. For South Dakota Fair , * tutlonary lem variable wluiU , fmr Suuuay , A COfMIt.tlHt The Holyoke Investment Company Ad- vcrtlHlti't Loin AlniOHt. Worthless. Hoi.voKi : , Col. , May 'M. [ Special to TUB BUB. ] TIIB IIK : correspondent has secured In advance the proof sheet of an exposition of one of the most gigantic real estate frauds that has ever been jwrpetnitcd in the west. A complete expose of the methods of the Rang which Is robbing eastern people of thou sands of dollars appears in the columns of the Holvoko Tribune of this week. The Holyoke Investment company , com posed of two or three men , have bought and platted a piece of hind adjoining the ceme tery , ubout two miles from town. After lay ing off this ground into lots they opened cor respondence with hundreds of people In the cast , offering them a lot free in tills addition , ( which Is not an addition : us it docs not Join the town silo ) If they would interest them selves In distributing advertising mutter sent to them. These deeds are made out and signed by the secretary of the company , but are not witnessed and do not bear the com pany's seal. On the buck of each deed is stuck the following slip : This deed Is void unless filed for record wltliln thirty days from Its date. Send the clued wltlitl.N'V. Colorado Ictful fees , to county clerk and recorder , llolyoke , Phillips county. Colorado , and lie will record and return It to you. with an abstractor tltlu under hhofllcial seal at provided by the laws of Colorado. There are about ono thousand lots In the plat. Tlio recording fees for these alone would amount to 1S" > 0. The land , for which they gave their notes , cost them about f5 per acre , or 100 for the pint , leaving $1,150 in fees for some ono. A good muny letters have come to the hanks of business men of Holyoke mid they have answered in most cases that the land in ques tion Is worth for farm purposes from & > to10 per aero. The different mercantile agencies have taken the mutter up , learned the status of the affair and stamped it as u fraud and report it so to all inquirers and the same is true of the loan companies. IT It'.lS AIL .1 HOAX. A Dynamite Heart ! Kccclvos an Rx- planallon. CIIICAOO , May HO. [ Special Telegram to Tin : I3iI.J : : A private watchman , ono of the men employed to guard the stores in Huy- inurkct square , came to tlio Dcsplaines street station last night mid told a story which makes it appear that the attempted Haytnar- ket monument explosion was a gigantic hoax. Ho said : "At 12 o'clock , of the morning the can was found at the base of the monument , I passed there and saw something burning on the stones. I picked it up and found it to bo n piece of fuse about a foot long , which was on lire at ono end. I tried to blow it out but could not , so Himlly 1 took my knife and picked out the last lilt of lire and threw the tiling down. I am sure there was no can of dynamite there then. " "Why did you put oft telling this story so long { " the captain asked. "I did not know that a bomb had been found until two days afterward and tlio papers made it out such a big sensation that I thought the best thing I could do would be to keep still until the excitement died out. " Tlio supposition now is that the fuse was put upon the stone and burned , mid then , after being extinguished , was put in tlio can. of dynamite and arranged in tliis manner. The Joke had a business like air , for it looked as If Provlduucc alone had prevented : i terri bly disastrous explosion. AXOTHKU OUKAX It.tt'EH. ThoNorniaiuile.'Makesthe IJest Maiden Voya/io on Ucuord. Nr.w YOIIK , May . ' ! ( ) . Tlio Normannie , the latest addition to tlio Hamburg-American packet line steamers , arrived tliis morning from Hamburg and Southampton. Her time from Circenstown to New York beat the record for maiden voyages , it being six days live hours and one minute. From Southampton her time wits six days , twenty-one hours and nttj minutes. No particular effort was made at fast time , but Conimumlor Hebich thinks when an effort Is made she will prove the fastest vessel afloat. Tuesday during a dense fog she had a slight collision with an iceberg which the commander thinks would have been serious had it not been for her double screws. When the iceberg was sighted the starboard engine wits re versed and the port engine put ahead at full speed with tlio rudder hard uport. The effect was to swing the vessel around almost within her own length and tmc skimmed the Iceberg with a slight collision , two plates being cracked and a rail damaged. The pass engers hardly felt the shock. - They Meet and I'UNH KcHolutloiiH. DBA D WOOD , S. D. , Muy ! ! 0. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : I3m : . ] Editor W. H. Uonhum of the Pioneer returned today from Uapld City , where ho had been In attendance upon a meeting of the board on school of mines. John U. Urcnimn was elected president , Don C. Needham , secretary , hnd W. J. Thornby , treasurer. A copy of the resolutions unani mously adopted by the state bourd of regents ut the meeting held on May -0 was read mid p'accd ' upon the records. It was to the effect that no pci-son connected with the faculty of the school of mines ut that date bo appointed to u position , and thut an assaycr bo ap pointed to take charge of the assaying de partment on Juno I and continue in that posi tion until the fall term of school should open. A committee was appointed , consisting of Hogart , Needham and ISonhum , with authority to employ professors and necessary employes of the school , Tlio following was adopted : Itcsolved. That the dean of faculty slnill have full charge of the management of tlu < school In thu ubsiMiut' of ilio loi-al bounl and shall iinrfonn snt'li dutlct as Instructor as shall have lii'on agreed upon by the t'oiiinilUco employing the facully. The board being at present unable to em ploy a competent ussuycr , us per Instructions of the board of regents , have decided to put the buildings under the charge of a Janitor for the tinio being. ' A Crnolcor Trust. Mixviurous , Minn. , May : iO. Tlio Journal prints tills afternoon the particulars of the formation of a big cracker trust with u cap ital of $10,000,000 , including nearly every nromlnont cracker maker In the country. There has been a pool In operation for sumo time , but this has proved unsatisfactory and the trust is the result. It is to conduct the entire business of the various concerns. Stock to the amount of $10,000,000 Is being issued in return for the individual properties. The Journal says the final papers have hut Just been signed and delivered. Itapld City Notes. Ku'in CITY , S. D. , May -Special [ Tele gram to TUB Hr.B.1 Hev. (5. t ! . Ware will ho ordained a priest of the Episcopal church and the con Urination will ho administered by Dishop Hare on Sunday. A reception was tendered the bishop at the residence of Mayo Woods yesterday. The second annual commencement of tlio school of mines was held last night , and Jr.lgo Ileunet of Deadwood delivered the ai'iress , The graduates weiv Eva KobhiMm , Carrie Fiegel and Benjamin Posenunsky. Memorial exercises today , under the man agement of llarnoy post , were largely at tended. _ A Terrible Hall Storm. MiN.se.vroi.ts Minn. , May ; ) . A Hender son special says : A terrlblo hall storm oc curred In the Red Hiver valley yosterduy. Thehall , lies four feet deep in places. Con siderable duniugo wns donu to crop ) and win dows. Champion of iho World. Muy SO.Tho Anal sets in ttio court tennis mutch between Thomas I'cttit of Iloston and Churles Suundcrs of England were played hero today and the mutch was won by IVttlt Ho was therefore deUurcJ i of the world , i m TUP on t ITI AP p i HPIPI i\ AT THE GRAVE Or ( .ARMLLD , The Memorial to the Dead President Dedi cated with Imposing Oeremonies. DECORATION DAY EXERCISES. Uontclli ; \VaHhliiKtoii , Curtlfl nt New York and Inunllnat OuUyHt > ur Deliver Add reuses K.xerolHcs at Other IMauc.4. CLEVELAND , O. , May 80. The Oarlleld memorial In Lake View cemetery was de dicated toduy with Imposing ceremonies in the presence of many distinguished people from all over the country. The memorial Is a colos sal structure , towering HJ5 feet above the eminence In the cemetery which overlooks the city aiidsurroulidingcountry , and was erected ut a cost of StiiO.OOO. Tlio exercises of the day begun with a par ade of military and civic societies , the pro cession forming in the center of the city and moving to the cemetery , a distance of live miles. The city Is filled with strangers and thousands of persons lined thostrcets through which the procession passed. The decora tions along the line of march and all over the city wcro the finest ever seen hero. The procession moved nt I o'clock. In the first division were the society of the Forty- second regiment , Ohio volunteer infantry ( Garflcld's regiment ) , the Grand Army of the Kepublio and Sons of Veterans. Tlio second division consisted of militia organizations of Ohio and other states , which were accom panied by Governor Campbell and stuff , mounted. In the third division , with the First Cleveland troop of cavalry and n detachment of marines and sailors from the United States steamer Michigan as an escort , were the president and vice president , the members of the cabinet , General Scho- lleld , senators and representatives In con gress , the orator of the day and other dis tinguished guests In carriages. The nine other divisions consisted of civic and other societies ami brought up with citizens on foot and in carriages. The procession was two hours passing a given point and was live miles in length. There wcro at least twcnty-llvo thousand men in line. There was hut one accident during the day. Sir Knight James Wemple , past commander of the Nebraska division , knights Templar , who now resides here , was thrown from his horse and suffered a bad fracture of u leg. A vast concourse of people had preceded the procession to the cemetery , and when the exercises began there were thousands con gregated about the great stand , on which were seated the distinguished guests. Kx- President Hayes , president of the memorial association , presided , and after "America1' hud been sung bv u chorus , ho made a few opening remarks. At the conclusion of prayer by IJishop Leonard , ex-Governor Cox of Cincinnati delivered theorationof the day. Tlio following Is General Cox's speech in part : Our task is not the mournful ono which filled the streets of our cities with funeral pageants nine years ago. If our thoughts take a tiugo of solemnity fro.n the memory of ' the tragedy which brought the life of Garl'lcld to mi untimely end and shocked the whole nation by the cuuselos.s enormity of the crime , it will only make our retrospect the sober and thoughtful thing it ought to be. Time heals all wounds , ami it is our privilege to think of the departed statesman who was once our friend and neighbor as of u charac ter already a historic 0110 ; analysini ; his his career with quiet pulse , not tortured by n grief too poignant , and recalling his great qualities and his big-hearted human sympa thies in reminiscences full of real , if sober , pleasure. It Is well that this memorial should be built hero , in the capital city of the "Western Re serve , " on the eastern side , where the branch ing roads lead to all tlio counties of the old district IK' served for nearly twenty years. Himself a type of the Western Reserve boy , his marble dHgy under this dome is a sort of upotlieosis of Western Reserve manhood. It is the emblem of the heroic qualities de veloped out of the New England character in the pioneer lifo of the west. This structure and tlio stutuo it covers mean that Garlleld's countrymen see in him , and in what ho did , so much that is worthy of imitation , mid worthily exhibits and inter prets the critical period ol our national life through which we have Just passed , that they have wished to embody in imperishable stone the memory of it. They desire that it shall teach muny generations to emulate tlio good qualities which Atted him to lead in good di rections , und to seek that honor in good men's memories which comes by subordinating selfish ends to common good. Our political campaign literature is apt to dwell upon a public man's narrow circum stances in youth , ns if they called for sympa thetic pity or for u hlghteaod ( admiration at the energy und ability which rose from biioh unpromising beginnings. Some of us are old enough to remember when Clay was pictured as the "mill hey of the slushes , " und Ewing us the "salt-boiler of the Muskingnm. " As 'pot names" among party followers they do well enough hi giving something of the pic turesque to campaign advocacy ; hut wo must bo candid enough to admit that they mean nothing more than that tlio youth" men who became leaders in a new country , must bo spent in the way that others Hvo. When the dense forests of Ohio had to bo cleared and mudo Into farms , chopping and logging , burning the wood , leaching the ashes , mak ing "black-salts" of the lye. wcro part of every farmer's experience , and a valuable part of every boy's education. Wo may jmt away the notion thut Gurtlold needed any pity for a hard or pinching boyhood. The llttio episodes In his life in which ho sought employment to earn money enough to carry on his studies Audit proper place in the full biography of tlio man and give it a lively human interest ; but in such a sketch us tlifs it is enough to say that his fiist advances beyond the common school had to bo made by the thrifty use of all thn means ho could earn in any honest labor In which his vacations could be employed. The controlling purpose , the persistent will to become an educated man , never faltered for an instant. The dis cipline of mind and of body whieli ho got in thus mingling active physical labor with his bruin work , and in holding fust his plan of lifo through interruptions and apparent hard ships , was so useful u part of his training Unit ono could wisli every student of sound physique might do the sumo for tlio good results to body and mind. Let us not count it any misfortune to Gartlcld that his circumstances offered no temptation to idleness ; but a good fortune , rather , that the necessity of work was Joined to a capac ity to work In things that were a succession of solidsteppliig-stnnes ton high destiny. At Hiram a new Institution of learning was making u feeble beginning , which , under Giirfield's influence , was to grown into col legiate importance. Founded , as nearly all our colleges have been , by the zeal of a church organization , it drew to it the > yonUi who from sympathy with its religious tenets or from family connection with the denomi nation found it u congenial place of Intel lectual und moral growth. Enthusiastic in both directions , Gartlcld , beginning us u stu dent IP the lower classes , soon became u man of mark in the school. As he advanced in his studies ho became tutor in some of the lower classes and his gift of clearly explain ing what he knew und of rousing enthusiasm by the contagion of his own seemed to prove him a born teacher. o Gurfleld entered the Juiilorcluss at Williams college In 131 , and graduated in 1SWK Tlio change ol .scene * und association widened his hori/.on. Tlio test of his powers In compari son with more systematically trained students In the older institution of learning gave him confidence in himself whilst It enabled him to Judge his own duficicnclo * . Justly und form u broader plan for his continued cultivation. He brought back to Ohio a deep conviction of his | t rbi < nul responsibility us a teacher , and when he resumed his worlt at Hiram > -otlcgo , ho < | in > lily shuwed thut he w i capable of being to lounu im-u au lnsiu-aiiun | und a Ilvut ougy lanu-esscU. Utt oww per- sonullty upon the school , determined as fur us the mentis at his command would permit , to establish a high standard of scholarly at tainment , hut above all to infuse into his pupils the divine enthusiasm of scholarship , the burning zeal to knowi which , rightly started , continues a consuming Are during a whole lifetime. If wo would understand lironerly Garlleld's latter career wo must carefully study this period of his early de velopment and the maturing of his powers. Ills work changed , but his mental traits did not. His theories of the presentation of truth so ns to make it attractive : his power of showing it to nil sorts of people so as to make them seize it with pleasure and hold it with tenacity ; his preference of friendly persua sion over denunciators antagonism ; ills love for adorning debate In congress or on the hustings with some llower of literature or of science brought from another Held ; ull these traits of his mental methods and tasks take us back to the days of his , presidency of the institution at Hiram , when from tlio pro fessor's chair , from the pulpit of his religious associates where he was always welcome.and from the lecturer's platform whore ho ut once made a brilliant local reputation , ho was in dustriously nlng his power to lead the minds of others , and demonstrating his capacity to do so on u largo scale. Hut even in ISS1 * , on the very verge of being summoned into public life , ho saw nothing of what was to come. We must recollect that the affairs of tlio nation were rapidly approaching a crisis. H had become evident that the people of the free states were fully determined that no more slave states should bo admitted , to the union. The political struggle over the admission of Kan sas and Nebraska had arrayed the north and south on opposite sides of the question , whether the federal constitution established slavery upon federal territory in spite of the will of the majority of the citizens of the ter ritory. The day of compromises was past , and men arrayed themselves in their polit ical organizations with a clear recognition of the terrible fact that political strife was verging close upon civil war. It was the fashion in the Reserve to call college professors into political life. When Gariicld In lb.r > 9 was nominated state senator from Portage and Sum mit , his constituents only followed tlio example of Lorain and Medina , where Mon roe of Oborlin , was already representative in the general assembly , beginning nn equally long" career of public service. Gurlleld was already well known in his district us an eloquent - quont and unflinching advocate on the side of slavery restriction ; but his canvass after his nomination widened and strengthened his reputation. It need hardly bo said Unit he was a prominent Aguro in the legislature from tlio opening of the session in January , 18IJO. With characteristic zeal ho applied himself to all the business of the senate , making himself ready and familiar with the rules of parlia mentary procedure , und with all the condi tions of practical success in legislation. Ho went back to Hiram In the summer of 1800 , but with all his versatility wo may suspect that tlio college was necessarily deprived of most of his time and labor. Events were marchim. rapidly. The winter of ISM-ISIil was not only full of the inteiisest political ex citement , but it was a time when questions of personal duty to the country wcro pressing upon many a'man. Beginning with South Carolina , the southern states were following each other into secession with fearful rapidity. It was a serious question whether Washington would be the actual capital of the nation when the time for Lincoln's inauguration should come. It was in the midst of these appalling circum stances , and in the debutes of questions di rectly affecting the national life , that Gur- iiold spent the adjourned session of tlio gen eral assembly. It hardly iii-ed bo said that in such un apprenticeship , statesmanship was rapidly learned by one w o had the natural gifts for it. But the gaflieriug war cloud brought still more. starUiui ; questions of per sonal duty. What shoulehe do if civil war should actually break out ? ' His plans of life had been us remote as tlitf poles from any con nection with military idf-vs or practice. If not quite clerical in his r6iations , lie. certainly had looked on his life us one professionally devoted to peace. Ho was revolving the matter in his mind , but postponing its decision , hoping that it need not bo decided , when the attack upon Fort Simitar came to drive nwuv our dreams of peace as straws in the path of a tornado. Tlio way then became plain for a few stops at lca--t. First , Ohio was to give the national government the legislative help it needed tfl9 organize its armies and fill its treasury ; then the personal duty to do a man's part in the light would follow. When the legislature adjourned , Garfield was able to give n few weeks to alternate private and public duties. The enthusiastic response of loyal men to President Lincoln's tirst call for troops had more than filled Ohio's quota , und it seemed possible that civil duties might bo the only ones in which he could servo the country. The extraordinary duties of the governor Involved negotiations with other states respecting urn's and munitions of war , ns well as questions concerning the most effi cient methods of co-operating to sus tain the general government. Gar- Held volunteered for any such work in which ho could bo useful , und ho spent the early summer In active assistance of Gov ernor Dcnnison in the class of duties I have mentioned. But in the last week of July the country was agitated anew und us deeply us in April , though in u different manner. The buttle of Bull Run was fought and lost by the strange panic which turned a well- planned and successful engagement Into a sudden rout. GarllehVs path of duty again opened plain ly before him , and ho promptly stepped into it. All other obligations dwindled before the overmastering one of saving the national life. His college hulls were abandoned , this time forever. Like many of our volunteers of 1SH1 , Garfield - field would have been glad to servo under men who hud some training In military life , but the idea still ruled at Washington thut the regular army must maintain its organiza tion. Ho was chosen colonel of the Forty- second Ohio , and devoted tlio rest of the summer and the autumn In preparing it for the field. Just at tlio close of the year ho was ordered into eastern Kentucky , and u brigade , in which he commanded us senior colonel , was made practically a llttio Inde pendent army , holding the wild region of the Big Sandy vulley. A dashing conflict with the confederate forces under Humphrey Marshall proved his fitness for conimand.unil ho was made a brigadier general. Assigned to duty in his ' new grade in the concentrated army of the Ohio under Ducll , ho took 'part In the cam paign of Corinth , Miss. , which followed the battle of Shiloh , ami In thu operations of the .summer of ISftt. He learned , however , that his robust body had its weakness , and that the Irregularity of camir diet was peculiarly injurious to him. A suvero illness sent him homo to recuperate , and' ' while there he was nominated to congress Iiy his district. Ho would Intyo preferred continuing in the mili tary service , but the serious doubts us to his maintaining good health in the Acid decided him to return to civil life. The canvass was brilliantly made , ami ho was elected at a time when u political rcaction'in Ohio reduced the representatives of his party in congress to so small n nuinh'T that his position was mudo doubly important. Ills term would not begin till March , 1M > 'I , and linlo.ss there was an extra ssssion , his active duty In the house of representatives would only commence in De cember following. Thu Intervening winter ho spent in Washington studying the situa tion of affairs from thut central position , whilst engaged In military service upon courts- martial unil other assignments of like char acter. But his military career was not to end at onco. An honorable chapter was to follow , in which Ills naino was to be brilliantly con nected with great events. He chafed at tin' prospect of inaction during the long interval before tlio new congress should iissemblo , und the secretary of war acceded to his wish to spend the summer of I MM with the army In tlio Acid. Ho Jolm-il the army of the Cum berland , now under the command of Rosc- cr.ms , and was invited to tuko the position of chief of stuff to that general. Hero ha was in Immediate contact with the management of nn army , and w.w tht chief ministerial officer between the commander and his subordinates. He counselled in all discussion * of plans , und assisted in conference * of the loading officers. Ho studied strategy mi a large scale and bis opinions were received with respect by all , for his power * of analysis and muck Intel lectual comprehension of miicticul problems qualified him U ) furm judgmentH thul wi-i'O to uUvvculc ihviu with forte and clearness. The summer was not passed With out renewed painful experience of the fact that camp life was injurious to his health , but when the advance on Chattanooga began ho was again At for duty and entered into the campaign with great spirit and energy. It culminated In the bloody Acid of Clilcka- manga , and it has become a familiar talc in every household of the land how Garfield. In the supreme crisis of the battle , carried to General Tnomu.s on the loft the news of the situation at the broken center and right , and remained with him who is nobly Immortal as the "Rock of Chlckamauga , " tipon the forest-eiad hill , which was now beleaguered and stormed at by the multitudinous hosts of the enemy , con centrating all their power to wrest n decisive victory from the indomitable divisions which held it as a fort , nearly surrounded , yet stub bornly held. Tlio volunteered ride out of the turmoil and confusion on the Dry Valley road , through Rossvlllo and over the ridge , out by Granger's position , running the gauntlet of the Are of Confederates closing in upon the Isolated left wing , was of the ro mance of war In itself and has oecomc of his toric interest because of the great results thut were trembling in the scale. Tlio wan ing day amid the i powder sinoko und the crash of battle , when he stood with Thomas by the little cabin und clearing on the hill top in the center of that famous horse-shoo line ; tlio uuiet night which fell upon the lit tle group by the camp-fire , when Bragg's bravo soldiers gave up In despair the task of carrying the stronghold ; the midnight march buck to Chattanooga , are scenes of wondrous dramatic Interest , In which the active mili- turv work of Garfield ended. Ills reputation as n man of courage and an officer of real capacity were so well estab lished , that no ono doubts his military career would have been among the most important and distinguished , could ho have followed it to the end. As It was , it was a .shining epi sode in his experience as a statesman , showIng - Ing what he was capable of in other fields hud not his duty been appointed for him in legis lative halls. For it is plain to ns now , as wo look upon his completed life , that his work in congress was Unit for which ull the rest was preparation. Other things had occupied him for a time , they hud contributed to form his Judgment , to widen his experience , to mature his powers , but the years , close upon a score , that he was to spend In the house of repre sentatives , embrace his real life work. Kve.n his elevation to the presidency , was rather the evidence of his countrymen's admiration of him ns u popular and legislative leader , than a significant part of his own career. Cut off prematurely , bia administration had no opportunity to carry out any large policy. The largo grasp and ability he had shown in every other part of his life is sufficient war rant for our faith that It would have been marked by broad statesmanship and manifest power ; hilt it was God's will that his work as legislator should remain the thing which will ever bo distinctively his. The rest is among the "might-have-been's , " big with many grand possibilities not to ripen into full fruition. His nomination to the presidency and the canvass in which ho was elected revealed the fact that he was regarded by hosts of people with a favor akin to warm personal affec tion. His popularity was shown to bo wide and solid , and ho a people's leader who strengthened the party that nominated him. No doubt the sad story "of Ills untimely end quickened men's sympathy and made friends of some who had been coldly critical or hos tile. His spirit would gracefully appreciate the sweet human charity which , for his suf ferings , would disarm nil enmity and make men of all parties unite in common apprecia tion of his noble gifts , his lovable nature , his ardent patriotism arid his great public serv ices. ices.And And so men of all parties have united to build this memorial and to place this statue upon Its pedestal to commemorate these virtues and these services. Antagonisms ure here forgotten , Cynical carping has no place hero. The good , the great , the strong , the wise und the patriotic wcro ull so abundant in him that out of them the young of com ing generations may construct an ideal on which to mould themsoUes. The weak nesses , the limitations , the imperfections in cident to human nature and \vluch every man must humbly acknowledge his share in , may hero bo dropped from view , and the model to be imitated is made up of those noble and generous qualities which wore so marked in the mail wo honor today. The people of this land , far und near , are ut this very hour decorating the graves of their fullcii patriots- mid heroes with affectionate and heartfelt love and reverence. Our tusk is part of theirs. Wo join our countrymen in the loving duty. This memorial is a perma nent decoration of the tomb where lies the body of a soldier and a patriot , whoso ser vices to his country wore so great and brill iant , that the dignity of this structure and durability of this monument only gives fitting expression to the solidity of trust , the honor , mid the regard with which the American people ple- cherish the memory of such as he. May it bo t us and our children the continuing lesson in patriotic endeavor which it was de signed to bo ; and may generations , us they look upon it , find it stimulating them to that nobler manhood which shall develop our free institutions into nil they ought to be. "The "Hallelujah Chorus , " by Handel , was next sung , after which President Harrison , Vice President Morton , the members and ex- inumbors of the cabinet , the general of the army and governor of Ohio were presented. President Harrison then addressed the us- semblngo as follows ; "Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens I thniilt you most sincerely for this cordial greeting , but I shall not bo betrayed by It into u lengthy speech. The selection of ihls day for these exercises , a day consecrated to the memory of those who died that there might bo ono flag of honor and authority in this republic [ applause ] Is most fitting. That ono flag encircles us with its folds today , the unrivaled object of our loyal love , fApplause. ] This monument ment , so imposing and tasteful , fittingly typo- fit : tlio grand and symetrical character of him in whose honor it has been buildcd. [ Ap plause. ] His was 'tho arduous greatness of things done. ' No friendly hands constructed and placed for his ambition u ladder upon which ho might climb. His own bravo hands framed and nailed the cleats upon which ho climbed to heights of public usefulness and fume. [ Ap- luuse. | Ho ncs'or ceased to bo a student and instructor. Turning from peaceful pur suits to the army service ho quickly mastered tactics and strategy and in his brief uriny career taught some valuable lessons in mili tary service. [ Applause. | Turning again from the Held to the council of state ho stood among the greatest debaters thut huvo ever made our national congress illu-strious. What he might have been or done as president of the United States is loft chiefly to friendly augury bused upon a career that had no Incident of failure or Inadequacy. IApplause , j The cruel circumstances attending his death had hud but ono amelioration that space of lifo was u-ivcn him to teach from his dying bed tlio great lesson of peace and forbearance. [ Applause.I His mortal part will find hon orable re-it liore , but the lessons of his life and death will continue to bo Instructive and in spiring Incidents in American history. " President Harrison was followed by Vice President Morton and Governor Campbell , who made short speeches. There were cries for General Sherman , and when the old warrior responded there was tumultuous cheering. General Herman said : "Comrades , all. You see me hero toduy and our former president will tell yon I am not General Sherman in Cleveland , hut u pioneer of the first order , and if you come to Now York our vice president will tell you 1 am u member of our chamber of commerce , but when I see thut budge upon you and a star on your breast I thank ( iod hero in Ohio Unit 1 um old-fashioned Unule Billy [ luughU > r | . I huvo come hero to your beautiful city to pay my tribute of love to the memory of James Ahram Gariicld. I see no statue of Gurtlold from where 1 stand , but I see a temple , u monument , erected to his memory , not for you und me , boys , for our careers have run , but for your children and those who tire to come after us. There It will stuiid pointing to heaven , M.VII from UK ; beautiful lake , ami the o that como after us by land and by sea , it iiolnU to u man who w.is the finest typo of manhood , of soldier and cltl/en that my memory recalls. " ( Ap plause. ) Secretary Windom , Postmuxter General Wanamuker. Attorney General Miller. Secre tary Rusk. Major MrKiulcy und Bihup Uil- muar.poke briefly " 0. Ween for thi. > limn- was UI > H b.v a iLovnVj IvUvwiU t > uriuf cere monies by the ICnights Templars , after which the Uoxology was sung and the benediction pronounced. This closed the exercises and the crowds returnc'l to the city. President. Harrison , Gene1- Sherman , ex- President Hayes and Vice 1 > , < , dent Morton were applauded very fromU along the line of the procession. Tin - , vtacle , bar ring Garlleld's funeral proe\V < n , was the most imposing ever seen at CU . Mid , At WashingtonC- , WASIIINOTOV , May . ' ) . DccoiA , v day was observed as a national holiday hi ' i city and all the government department trlct of fices and bunks and many bush houses closed. The address of Representative i tjllo of Maine at Arlington cemetery was Mahlo one. IIo spoke of the righteousness of the union cause. "Tho men who rallied to the defense of the star spangled banner , " ho said , "not only kept step to the music of the union , but marched In the vanguard of Christian civilization. This cannot bo said , and nothing like it can over ho truthfully said of the cause of those who sought by rebellion to destroy the gov ernment. The rebellion was u conspiracy organized in the Interest of human shivery. It sought u pretext for precipitating a bloody conflict with the purpose of establishing a slave-holding confederacy or an ultimate em pire , to embrace u largo iwrtion of the terri tory of the United States , including a great section of territory that had been purchased by the whole people. "Comrades , " said the orator , "wo pay the highest reverence to the memory of our dead when wo strive most earnestly to remember and to impress upon others the nobility of tlio cause for wlilcli they so steadfastly fought. Wo huvo no dcslro to re vive tlo : unhappy memories or to fun any embers of sectional strife , and so fur as I have observed , the fan ning of those embers bus been principally the work of our brethren of the south. " Reference was mudo to the scenes at Richmond mend during the past few days , and Uoutello expressed "a little more than regret" at what he said could not full to shock a true sense of propriety. Ho protested uiralnst the lavish display of rebel colors and said the ex- con federates" who displayed the robot flag to glorify it were not true to tno parole granted at Appommatox. Boutelle's oration was followed by applause of the stormiest kind. At the congressional cemetery Representa tive Mason of Illinois was the orator. In the course of his address he said that as a boy ho regretted that he was not old enough to fight with the veterans , but he was old enough now to light for them. " 1 would rather,1' ho said , "be able to hang upon my walls an honorable discharge from the union army than to plaster my walls with the finest masterpieces of art. "There is , " lie said , "one note of warning , however , that you must let mo utter at this time. I must earnestly protest against tlio occurrences in that fair southern city at the unveiling of General U-e's stutuo yesterday. Let them honor the memory of thut true and virtuous man if they will , but let mo say that the broad sky over our country is broad enough only for one flag , and that Um stars und stripes , and when a man waves any other flag ho is in his heart a traitor , as ho was thirty yours ago. Do not misunderstand me brethren , but I would bo false to the memory of a brother who fell at Gettysburg and to the memory of many bravo men who lie around us here if I did not pro test at this , the first occasion I have had , against the act of men who Haunt the Hag of secession in the face of the hoys in blue who fought so nobly for their country. " A largo number of Gurmun veterans and others gathered at Prospect Hill cemetery to do honor to their dead comrades. An oration was delivered In German by Editor Skutseh of the Washington Journal. After eulogizing the German soldiers ho turned to the consideration of political ques tions and said , in part : "If the Herman cle ment of this country wishes to expose itself to the well grounded charge that It places ' ma terial success above all other aims and objects of human existence , then it will have to de vote itself to political duties in the future in u greater degree than heretofore. In nine great states of tlio union no governor , no leg- ishiluro could bo elected if they should bo unfriendly to the Just claims of tlio Gorman element. If it would but assert its iiihcrrent power and political strength no man could bo elevated to the office of president of the United States who should bear upon his brow Cain's murk of knownothingism. The principle of polit ical equality upon which our government is based places in the hands of everyone the most powerful weapon of sclf-dcfenne man's Ingenuity over created the elective franchise. Has the German element properly appreci ated this weapon i Wo find the German ele ment one-seventh of the entire population of the union -represented in tlio senate by but a single voice. Among the hundreds of representatives in congress hardly a fiftieth part speaks the mother tongue. Can there bo any valid reason in u system of government based upon the broad est foundation of universal oxnality for such a disproportionate representation of popular elements claiming common rights ! Truly , it were better for the German clement , as well as for the fortunes of this nation , would it but show less party fealty ami inoro inde pendence in thought In the political lifo so surrounding it. It would not then be forced in ono part of the country to have Its young employ , oven in acquiring a rndimentury edu cation , the iCnglish language in preference or to the exclusion of tlio language of their homes. It would not bo asked in another part to accept and respect laws which origin ated in the mirrow minds of fanatics laws , which at best urojbutephemeral. It would not be asked to give Its approval to' narrow re strictions of the free human rights of migra tion by erecting barriers against any nation ality by means of unjust immigration laws furthered by un unworthy class spirit und nourished cupon the breast of antiquated prejudices. At Chicago. CHICAGO , May 30. ( Special Telegram to Tin : BII : : . ] Decorating with beautiful Ilowers the mounds that cover the bodies of the dead soldiers und exulting with song und speech those departed warriors , has been the order of the day in the cemeteries In and ubout Chicago. The special decoration of the soldiers' graves with Ilowers was preceded ut most of the cemeteries by speeches , music , and song. Old soldiers told of the struggles of the war and blessed tlio pence wo now enjoy. At Oakwood , Rose Hill , Graeolnnd , Cal vary , Forest Homo , Wuldhoini and St.'Bonlfaco cemeteries , Decoration day memorial services were hold. Special services were given at the tomb of General Mulllgun , the Lincoln stutuo in Lincoln purk und the soldiers1' monument at Ro o Hill. There was no discrimination in the decoration of the llttio mounds beneath which the dead heroes lay. Kacli received Its quota of fra grant ( lower * . The grave at the head of which stood the stone marked "unknown" was as lovingly remembered us wus the lust resting place of the great commanders. Tlio lives tliut went out for tlio lost cause were as lovingly remembered us though their remains reposed In the soil of tlio sunny south. Sectional feeling is vanish ing from the celebration of Memorial day und tlio factional spirit Is gaining ground in this northern city. Men and women feel now Unit the dead are brothers , oven though they sleep ; "Under thu laurel the bliii' . Under Iliu willow Ilio gray. The brouzo statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln park wus nearly hidden under flow ers and wreaths. This decoration was under the auspices of Lyon post , Grand Army of the Republic. * llll At Now York. Nr.w YOHK , May ! IO.-This morning nt 10 o'clock the corner stone of the Washington memorial arch was laid with ImproHslvo core- monies. The music was the special feature and was rendered by n choir of 'JOO voices. The oxorclsos wcro opened with prayer by Dishop Potter , after which George William Curtis , tlio orator of the day , spoko. In the course of his remarks ho said : "Thi.-i is a day of proud and tender nii-morn- . . with malice towards noun , VM i h ucwiu j'-'uc. ' A VERY PATHETIC SPECTACLE , The Uuouviablo Position in Which Governor Tlmyor Finds Himsolf. THAT SEDUCTIVE SMALL VOIOtt In an Kvll Hour ilio Clilol' Hxoontlvo or .NYlirasUa Listened to II and Mniln a Grave Mistake. Lixroi.y , Nob. , May MO. [ Sped il Tolo Brain to Tun HIK. : ] The position of Govormu' 'I'lmyor Is truly n pathetic one , Listening to the voice of Unit iirch-pollticlun , Church Howe , the chief uxccutlvo lias been mudo to liellovo that the universal wish of the people was for it special session of the legislature. The personal Inllucuou of IIowo has been bucked with thut of confederates , and ( , ov ernor Thayer was inailo to believe ) that the people were clamorous for a special session. This pressure was Iti-pt UIKIII the governor until last Suturdu } . vuin the ehlef executive yielded to what ho be lieved was the popular wish. The governor ns'sumes the entire responsi bility of the call , but , instead pf being sus tained by the people , ho is chagrined to Unit that ho has only had n shrewd confidi-nco gumo played on him. To Intimate friends the governor uckuowl- edged that ho IUIM made u grave mistake , and the overwhelming Hood of condemnation niul renionstanees that hiivo poured in have hrs > t nstonished and then alarmed him. Instead of plaeing the blame whore It be longs tlio governor horoieally assumes all re sponsibility for it , and again and ag.iiu he assured - sured your correspondent that ho alma1 is to blame for the call of the special session. Church IIowo cunningly keeps in the back ground and allows the governor to bear all the blanio. Your correspondent lias learned on unimpeachable authority thut IIowo. wlillo working up his scheme to confidence tlio go\- ernor , approached u number of delegates at the late anti-monopoly convention and privately asked them to sign a petition to call u special .session. Howe , by sonto mount , learned Unit your correspondent was in possession of these facts , and this railroad pseudo labor candidate for congress called on Tin : HII : : man and by the seductive arts pecn- liar to him endeavored to make your reporteif believe thut the story was a wicked and ma licious Ho. At his pathetic request the -lory was temporarily held in abeyance. TheevU denco gathered against him , however , is too damning for further suppression , and the facts are herewith divulged.Vhilo ( Governor Tlmyer heroically insists on bear ing the blame of the call himself , if , is a noticeable feature that the mnitinn of the naino of Church Howe lias almost as mad' don i ng au effect on him as the shaking of u red rair in a ball's face. When seen at 10 o'clock tonight the ( .ov- ernor was not ready to issue a revocation oC the call for a special session , hut politicians hero say that it will be issued. The irov- ernor admits the force of tlio point raised thut any action of the legislature at a .special session would not bo legal on account of S > Q many seats being vacant. A Kimmrcd Confidence Game. LINCOLN , Nob. , May 110. [ Special Tola- gram to Tin : lir.i : ) . It is rumored hero that a warrant is out for the uiusl.of : a slick rascal named Church Howe , who let al leged to have worked n smooth oonfldenco game on an honest old man mimed , John M. Thuyor. Tho.old gentleman ' ! 'ashamed at being taken in so badly and there are sumo doubts as to his testifying against the fellow. .1 n.tsco. The Ceremony of Decorating Lul'ay < -ttt'n : Tonili a FI/.v.Ic. P.utis , May : ) . ( Now York Herald Cubic -Speclnl to Tin : IJr.i : . ) The ceremony ot decorating General Lafayette's gr.uo today proved a liasco. There are few facts known regarding the mystery. About 'J p , m today Senator Lafajetto hurried" the United States legation and announced that the cere monies wcro postponed until f > : ! ! 0 j ) . m. Thereupon Whileluw Hold commissioned Mr. .lay logo forth and purchase the llno.it. wreath ho could find and then lay the sumo on the great patriot's grave. Mr. Jay did as Instructed and bought n wreath which filled up his carriage ami drove to the spot. When ho arrived at White Stone wall , through which a secret door leads to the grave , Mr. Jay found himself quite alono. Mr. Jay paced up and down the pavement car rying the monster wreath until he got tired. Then ho laid the wreath down and paced alono. The Herald correspondent arrived , having driven about cloven miles and having been twice brought to u dead halt by fortifications , Doth now paced together. "When does the ceremony begin i" ashe < } tlio weary scrihn , Tlio first secretary of the legation shook hi3 head sadly. "It's no use waiting any longer ; let's begin with this first " Tlio secretary of the legation picked up tlio wreath and led the way to the tomb. The correspondent brought up the roar , whllo tlio concierge's yollow-halrod bubj eamo toddling ufter. "Hero wo are , " said Mr. .lay , stopping bg side a massive flat stone. ' There's no use making an address , 1'IJ Just deposit the wreath In the name of the lo' gallon , ami then we'll go home. " Thus said , thus done , and the simple ceremony - mony being concluded the assemblage , ll j porscd , except tlio yellow-haired baby , who Is still waiting for the celebration. . Minister Loring and Wlfo Uotnni. ICnpi/rfu/it / / IHJUliH Jnmr * ( Ionian llrnml' ] LIMION , May : ) . [ Now York Herald Cable Special to Tin ; Hr.n. | ( Jeorgo B > Lorlng , United States minister of Portugal1 , has had a cordial farewell audience wltli King Charles at Bclom palace Both the king and Queen Anmli'1 ' s their names in Loring's hlrthduy Mr. and Mrs. Lorlng leave tomorro- ihej steamship Langfranco for Liverpool en ruuto for the United States , whore they will pus1 } two months on leave. Minister Lorn g'sntuy In Portugal has been marked us one nl con Kldeniblo Importance to the United States , more especially with regard to the Deluge bay question. Luring lias won n-spcrt ami popularity with ills colleagues and the Pnrittt gue.se minister , with whom ho laid to deal * Hoth Mr. and Mrs. Luring have been i favorites of the king and qnccn. Tim Trenton ilnll Illrdb Ciui lif. PiiiMPKi.i'inA , May HO. Jin kt. < n mil Thomas , the two prisoners who Biui a Uceitor at tlio Trenton state's pr > son escupi ( I lust week , were trougni/i-d in ( I Hiibnrl ) of this city tills morning iiy Officoy Harbour. Ho attempted to arrest them anil won fatally Hhot. Mounted oltiri-rs pursued thorn and In the light JUCJCHOII wa.i lulled ( Uid Thomas captured. f * Ono TliotiHund ClonkiniikurH Onf , CmctflD , May ! JO. ( Spuclul Telegram tflf Tin. IJt'.r. . I There uru now 1,000 duukmuiic/fJ i.n.istiikc in tliis city. It uppeurs Hint thfl | .i i , i pai'J ' by the contractors has Ueeit rot d . . . .1 fu.i.i $ ; t per tiouk to TO wula Un pa I Vcu i curs ,