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GRANT'S TOMB! Magnificent Ceremonies at Its Dedication in New York. LAND AND WATER PAHAUfcS One of the Greatest Pageants of Modern Times, The City Was Xrofusely Decorated, and an Immense Throng of Spectators From All Parts of the Country Lined the Roat? of the Procession?Great Gathering of Distinguished Personages From Every Corner of the Civilized WorldMore Than 30,000 Soldiers and Civilians In Line?The Hudson Crowded With Vessels of Every Description? Impressive Exercises Held at Tomb. New York City (Special).?The dedication of the monument on Riverside Heights to Ulysses Simpson Grant, General-in-Chief of the Armies of the Union, and twice ^President of the United States, marked an epoch in the history of the country, for on that day brave soldiers of the gray united with gallant veterans of the blue in honoring the memory of the man who, great in battle, was greater in the hour of triumph, when, under the apple tree of Appomattox, he returned }he sword of Robert E. Lee, the Southern chief, and bade him and the remnants of his heroic array godspeed in the VoTJi of rebuilding a country poade desolate by griiu KST?. New York City has htui t^ro- "Grant Days," the first when to solemn dirges and amid embleris of mourning the remains of the great commander were home to their temporary tomb. The second has just been observed under surroundings in violent contrast to such scenes, for the great metropolis put herself in gala attire, the tramping hosts marched to inspiriting martial strains, and all made a joyous fete of the dedicatory ceremonies. The decorations, especially along the route of the parade, were elaborate and picturesque, striking arrangements of flags, bunting and !>ortraits of Grant appearing on both pubic and private houses. The best feature of the decorations was that they were not confined to the line of march, but were common throughout the town. Even in the residence sections, including the so-called tenement districts, more or less pretentious displays of flags and bunting were made. The hotels, theatres, business houses and other buildings put out their colors, and the day decorations were augmented at night by brilliant electrical displays. The j theatres were especially lavish in their display, and the large hotels followed closely with handsome colors, artistically arranged. Office buildings and buildings belonging to the great corporations caught the infection and covered the grim and business-like outlines of the buildings behind patriotic clouds of bunting. On most of the buildings the favorite decoration was a photograph of General Grant as a centrepiece and then bunting reaching all over the bnilding. The first public function in connection with the dedication occurred at sunrise when the enormous flag which is forever to float alongside the tomb was hoisted by G. I A. R. Veterans. Then occurred the formal ceremonies at the tomb, after which followed the land and naval parades. The day's observances were concluded at night J GENERAL ULY bv a reception at the Union League Club In honor of the President and Vice-President. At the massive tomb, during these preliminary-exercises, surrounded by all the thousands who could flnd seats or footholds there, were the President of the United States, the Vice-President, every member of the President's Cabinet, the Justices of the Supremo Court, nearly all the United States Senators and Representatives, and the representatives of about every Nation on earth with whom this country has diplomatic relations. There, too, were the Generals of the Army, active and retired, and the Admirals of the Navy, active aud retired, the members of the Legislature of New York, the Mayor of New York City and the Aldermen of New York and Brooklyn, together with all the members of the Grant family. The procession that was reviewed by the President, at the conclusion of the dedicatory ceremonies from an elaborately decorated stand beside a triumphal arch that spanned Riverside Drive, was composed of one of the largest bodies of armed men that has ever been gathered together in this country in time of peace. There were 2500 soldier* of the Regular Army, 1300 sailors and marines from the warships in the river aud the Navy Yard, 25,000 soldiers of the National Guards of the various States, 10,000 vet -rans of the Grand Army of the Republic. 4000 armed an I equipped cadets, and 10,000 civili ins. Th? grand total rose above 53.000, and th ? line took nearly live hours in passing th" reviewing stand. In the Hudson River, off Riverside Parle, Wire an diored the vessels of the North Atlantic s luadrun, ^he President's flagship Dolphin, and warships representing th?] Governments of Spain, Italy, France ami Great Britain. After the land parade was over the President reviewed the fleet and the vessel: saluted him. EXERCISES AT THE TOM3. The Ceremonies Were Simple, and In eluded an Address by the.President. Owing to the length of the parade, it wa impossible for those in charge of the cere monies at the tomb to delay them until th head of the marching column reachei Riverside, hence they began at elevei o'clock Bishop John P. Newman, win was a close personal friend of General Rt Grant and his pastor in Washington when wl he was President, offered the opening ca prayer, after which General Horace Porter, an as pr-sident of the Monument Association, ba delivered an address, presenting the monument to Mayor Strong, who received it on er behalf of the city. President McKinley Bi then spoke, and Archbishop Corrigan pro- co nounced the benediction. th TT?OC i'ntn?Mrippc<?i? with f" h P 1 AI?? OLIWIJ sinking of patriotic sonsrs by a chorus of G< ono thousand voices, accompanied by an G< orchestra of one hundred pieces, under the B1 direction of Walter Damrosch, and the vast mi assemblage joined when the Doxology was announced. mi The order of exercises follows: Gi 1. Hvran, "America?My Country, 'Tis of Thee." 01 2. Trayer by Bishop J. P. Newman. co 3. Hymn of thanks, "Old Netherland Bi Folk-Song." < ^^ -V"V* A \ ^ " \ THE GRANT MONUMENT, RIYEP 4. Address by the President of the United he States. Sti 5. "Star-Spangled Banner." ' 6. Oration by General Horace Porter, Ne President of Grant Monument Association, thi 7. Acceptance of the monument by Mayor Co Strong. of 8. Hallelujah chorus from Handel's "Mes- in siah." sec 9. Doxology. The Doxoloj?y will be sung by the chorus under Frank Damrosch, and r the assemblage in the vicinity of the monu- pu" ment are invited to join. scl THE LAND PARADE. th< Ca A Gorgeous Spectacle Made by Regulars, <?r< Veterans, .Militia and Civilians. in The land parade began to move at half- Cb past ten o'clock sharp. One-half hour be- a ? fore that time President McKinley was 1 driven over the line of march to the tomb th< of his great predecessor in the Presidential th< chair. With him were Mayor Strong, who en received the monument for the city; Gen- ve: eral Horace Porter, Ambassador to France, thi the orator of the (Jay, who made the presentation, and Admiral George Brown, of ^ the navy. Behind the Presidential party So rode Mrs. U. S. Grant and family. They So were escorted by four comrades of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, four ] Companions of the Loyal Legion and four bri veterans of the Grand Army of the Repub- an lie as a guard of honor. Squadron A, led Ye( by General Daniel Butterfleld, formed the an general escort for this party. rej dn tri iRI WJ ve SSES S. GRANT. an At the head of the military division and }vl of the parade rode General GrenviUe M. Dodge, the Grand Marshal, accompanied ? by distinguished aids. Next in line were the United States forces, under the command of Major-General Wesley A. Merritt. He was surrounded by a brilliant stafT, fol- J?1 lowed by the First Brigade, U. S. A., led by General William M. Graham. Under his command, among other bodies, were the sa gray-coated corps of cadets from the West re Point Military Academy; the engineers from Willets Point, the Thirteenth and s.' Ninth Infantry Regiments and nine bat- r? teries of artillery. Then followed a regi- J? j ment of crack United States cavalrymen. * | The Second Brigade of United States forces r11 was made up of three battalions of marines, headed by the Marine Band of Washington, and Jive battalions of blue-jackets from Admiral Buuce's White Squadron. Second DlvUlon, New York Mllltlumen. W Governor Frank S. Black and his gold- . laced staff led the Second Division, com- J.0 j posed of the National Guard of the State of II' j N>w York. Brigadier-General Louis Fitz! gerald commanded the First Brigade of this RJ I division, which included the Seventh, famed r. ! in war and peace as the best drilled militia j regiment in the United States. In this bri- ej| I gade also were all the city regiments and ! the First and Second Batteries. The Second h1 i Brigade included the Thirteenth Regiment and Troop C. Then came the up-State guardsmen of the Fourth and Third BriI gades. Commander J. W. Miller's Naval j Reserve and the veterans of the Old Guard m j brought up the rear o? the New York Divi | sion. ? > Governors In the Third Division. ai The Third Division may bn called the m Governors' Guard, for teu Chief Executives tt; ' of sister Commonwealths had places in it. rt 5 First in line was Governor D. H. Hastings, h of Pennsylvania, followed by a provisional brigade picked from the National Guard of the Keystone State. New "jersey's Governor, John W. Griggs, acted as a brigadier of the soldiers of that ri State. ci a Next came Governor Cooke, of Connecti- r< - cut, supported by a soldierly battalion, the w e> Governor's Horse and Foot Guards, of Hart- o 1 ford aud New Haven. They were followed si a by the crack New Haven Grays. C o j I he next brigate in line was headed by is >ger Wolcott, Governor of Massachusetts th the Cadet9 as escort. Behind ther me the National Lancers and the Ancien d Honorable Artillery, of Boston, founde ck in Colonial days. The Maryland troops, headed by Gov nor Lowndes, troa upon the heels of th ly State brigade. The Governor was es reed by the crack regiment of Maryland e "Dandy Fifth," of Baltimore." The National Guard of Virginia, led b jvernor Charles O'Ferrall, followed. Th ivernor was escorted by the Richmon ues, composed now of brilliant youn en, typical of the New South. Then marched the soldier boys from Vei ont, commanded by Governor Josia! rout. Next came Governor Asa Bushnell o lio, supported by picked detachments c valry, infantry and artillery from th ickeye National Guard. Governor John R. Tannor, of Illinois K. t8IDE DRIVE, NEW YORK. I aded a detachment of the Guard of hi ite. Then rode Governor Charles Busiel, o w Hampshire, escorted by the pride o 3 Granite State, the Amoskeag Veterai rps. The National Guard of the Distric Columbia, representative of every Stat the Union closed the strictly militar; :tion of the parade. CadetH and Veterans in Line. rhe Cadets of the American Guard, of th blic schools, uniformed, armed an< uipped, and the boy soldiers of privat lools and academies, had the right o 3 line of the next division, marshalled b; ptain Zallnski, U. S. A., retired. A1 )eds and nationalities were represente* this division, for there was a company o inese students, fully equipped, as well a srack colored cadet corps. iVith General 0. 0. Howard riding ahead 3 veterans of the land and sea forces o 3 Union Army next fell into line. Gen il Howard had a staff of 100 mountei terans behind him, and it is estimate! it ten thousand old soldiers, sailors an< irines were in his division. following the Union veterans and thei: ns rode the Confederate veterans am ns. A Host of Marching Civilians. [n the civilian division there were man; inches of the Ancient Order of Hiberni s, independent military companies, th teraa firemen and hundreds of fraterna d beneilt societies. The letter -carriers jiment was a marked feature of thi - ision. In this division also appeared i be of Sioux Indians, with Colonel Wil? n F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) and Chief Jos: h, of the Nez Perces, riding side by sidu T u {nrlfntj^n C, lt'l jysejiu i-auic at wc iun??iv? v neral Nelson A. Miles, the commanding aerul of the army. PARADE ON WATER. ave Array of United States Vessels 01 the Hudson. Che exercises at the tomb were conclude! about the time the head of the parad peared, and the President reviewed it a filed by in the order given. When th it detachment had marched before him esident McKinley went aboard the Dol in. As the President boarded his flag ip the combined fleet of war vessels, gav i Presidential salute?twenty-one guns President McKinley was accompanied 01 i Dolphin by the Cabinet, the foreigi ibassadors and Ministers,Admiral Brown nerals Miles, John.M. Schofleld and Dan Butterfleld. rho ships were dressed in rainbow fash i with the signal flags, which werestruni >m the bows over the trucks of the mast d fastened to the jack staff at the stern .the vessels. Besides tins tne vesse atod ensigns at the stern and union jack the staffs on the bows of the ships. The men-of-war. United States and for rn, were anchored in double column ij dstream, abreast of the monument, ol rerside. Below these, riding in double col in also, was the fleet of*revenue cutters am hthouse vessels. The merchant inarin rlsion, "like rainbows dressed," parade) the river. In passing the monumen ; vessels saluted by dipping colors. Thi cision rounded a stake boat and proceed down stream again, heaving to am rming in double column just below th tters and lighthouse boats. Then theves Is awaited the Presidential review. A-?th )lphin started down between the column ? North Atlantic souadron and the foreig trships blazed forth a Presidential salut twenty-one guns. The men of the mei ant marine manned the yards and gav ree hearty cheers as the reviewing part jved past. The steam river craft gav nt to their enthusiasm through braze d iron-throated whistles. A.fter the review the Presidential part is driven back to the hotels to prepar r the reception at the Union League i e evening. The reception was a gran fair. There were many other receptions a ght on a minor scale, and reunions innu arable. Men who had not mot since wa nes, and then in some eases face to fac foes on the battlerteld, drank from th me canteen to one toast, "A peaceful an united country and the memory of Ulys s Simpson Grant." The city itsel: rathed in the Stars and Stripes during tLi ly, was brilliantly illuminated at nighi r the Mayor had called on patriotic Ne< >rkers to thu9 show their respect for th emory of the great departed. So the cit emed like a veritable fairyland after th n went down. Cleveland at Reform Club Banquet. The banquet of the Reform Club at th aldorf Hotel in New York was an ovatio r former President Cleveland. It was hi st public appearance since he left th hite House, and he spoke on the preser oblema of Democracy. John De Wil arner presided and made an addres; :her speakers were ex-Secretary Carlisli L-Postmaster General Wilson, of Tonnes e. Senator CafTery, of Louisiana, Josia itterson,of Tennessee, Ilenry G. Turner, c eorgia, and William D. Bynum, of Indian! General i?Illen to Go to Greece. Major-General Nelson A. Milos, con andiug the United States Army, will vis te seat of the Greco-Turkish war in tli ast, as the representative of the Unite :ates Government, and will make an e: uination of the personnel, equipment ethods of military practice of the cor mding forces, and will make an extend* jport to the Government of the results < is observations. Kngland at DelaROM Buy. A squadron of eight British war ships a ived at Delagoa Bay, the Portuguese Aft an possession. The advent of the sq'iai jn caused much excitement. Six of tl ar ships have entered the river and tw thers remain in the bay. A French wi hip has also arrived. It is thought < ape Town that only a naval deinonstratic i intended. iiiim IN ii mmm t IlillUil U 111 11 1 1I1LU1JU1! 11 d e Feeling Points to a Revolution in Favor of a Republic. y I THE TURKS ARE VICTORIOUS. A Demonstration As;ai nst "Those Who if 'Would Betray Greere"-The Klnjj'n Life Is In Peril?Turkish Troops Seizing All Th?>ssaly? !Hol> Break* Into Stores, S> Seizes Arms and Marches to the Palace. Athens, Greece (By Cable).?That the Greek cause is lost is now sorrowfully admitted by her warmest supporters. The details dribbling in of the disordered flight from Larissa have effectually killed any lingering nope or an enecuve srana Demg made at Pharsalia. Greece has not been MAP SHOWING THE _ vouchsafed a General of the stamp needed to restore the morale of her army after such a lapse into panic. Whether the war will f 3urvive the dynasty or the dynasty the war 1 is now the question agitating men's minds. t The public feeling in Athens has become 0 so excited by the reverses in Thessaly that y indications point to a revolution in favor of the establishment of a republic. The first expression of this sentiment was followed by the resignation of the Ministry. Hostile demonstrations were made at the palace by hundreds of m>3n, armed and . threatening disorder, from which, perhaps, they were only prevented by the interven i tion of Hellenic Deputies oi! t he opposition, j There is still great alarm in the Greek . capital for the safety of th<} King, and it is declared that he may be deposed, or even assassinated, at any moment. The King, I" ntioHionna tn fho tjrO'Ont ftrhortft'Hon of : his Ministry, had already consented to thoroughly reorganize the army. i The Athenians are greatly excited at the 0 CROWN PRINCE CONSTANTINE. ' (Grecian Commander who was deposed.) x revelations made by former Minister Ralli , as to the conduct of the campaign. Large - meetings have been held in Constitution Square and other places of public resort, - and fiery harangues have been delivered by 5 well-known orators in denunciation of s "those who would betray Greece." 3 During the afternoon 500 men formed il themselves into a volunteer body, forced s their way into the gunsmiths'shops, armed themselves with rifles and revolvers, ?.nd paraded the street tn front of M. Ralli's n house. Several Deputies addressed them, 1 exhorting them to remain calm and await - the progress of events. Finally they pro1 ceeded to the royal palace, where, after e making a demonstration, they dispersed 1 without further disoriler. The incident t made a great sensation. ! I RETREAT OF THE CREEKS. u A Panic Anionic the Fleeing: Populace said i- Many Killed. e Loxdon, England (By Cable).?Kritiri, 9 the last position occupied "ay the Greeks on the heights of Milouna Pass, was captured o by the Turks by a dexterous flank moveB y r o u y e ^ ^ ^ ^ TYPES OF TH1 raeict. The place was defended by strong r" earthworks. i- Tae Athens correspondent of the Mornj. ing Post says that during the retreat from ie Larissa there was a terrible panic among r0 the fleaing populace, and that many por,ir sons were killed. It is added that it is dt supposed that the Turks will advance on >u I'harsala. HeferrLng to the retreat of the Greek trcopa to Larissu, the correspondent se.ys that it soon became a miserable rout. The < Turkish cavalry were close behind the flee- i inj* army and used their rifles, sabres, and i revolvers indiscriminately, killing many of 1 the Greeks. Th? At.hrtnyj (rnrrsannnilflnt of fchft Dailv I Mail, telegraphing under date of yesterday, < gives fu rther details of the battle of Mati. He ' says that, after performing prodigies of val- ! or. the Greeks were slowly forced back by I overwhelming numbers. Their spirit, however, was not broken, and they shouted i as they were driven back: "Hurrah! Hurrah! War to the Death!" When the history of the campaign shall be written, nothing in It will be more splendid than the deeds of the rear guards. They sacrificed < themselves like heroes as they slowly and i ' mournfully fell back. The battle was lost, < but not the honor of Greece. TURKS ENTER LARISSA. Ottoman Forces Under Control, and Edhem i Pacha Praised. Lauissa, Thessaly (By Cable).?The town [ was occupied by the Turkish cavalry at six o'clock Monday morning, after a short skirmish. The Greek troops fled in a panic, and most of the civilians abandoned thcL residences. Gnwibkoil Pacha, the Inspec ior-uenerai,'or Artillery, entered trie town J,wi.Lk-fcfee?&valry. 'flXM ! (Sh\C\ ^iwu^ : AREAS OF FIGHTING. The Turks captured six large guns In the fort and a mountain battery, with several prisoners, among whom were officers, and all the miltary stores. Edhem Pasha prohibited any pillaging, and there have been neither massacres nor outrages, though some of the Greeks burned their houses. Th'j dead are not numerous. The Turks maintain excellent discipline. The Greek army fled to the mountain sides. Many of the inhabitants are already returning. At this moment?six p. m.?the Ottoman troops are entering the town in triumph, trumpets playing and banners waving. Mustapha Matik Bey has been constituted commandant of the town. He has taken possession of the bank with the money it * contains. The town will be held by a small garrison. Military operations in this quarter are for the time concluded. The cautious policy of Edhem Pacha is fully justified, and he deserves every congratulation as a skilful and humane general. THE BATTLE CREECE LOST. Details of the Great Fight North of the Salaoivrla. Larissa, Thessaly (By Cable).?When the right flank of the Greek army withdrew from Nezeros, it retired to Raaspne, and then to Dereli. The Greek line extended from near Dereli west to near Milouna Pass. The Turkish line extended from the hills toward Milouna Pass to the pass itself, where it was closely confronted by the left Hank of tne (ireeK array. i The Turkish guns, which were posted on 1 the ridgos, opened Are at long range. I . Nothing could bo seen or heard at first but [ the boom of the guns, the accompanying i spurts of smoke and the whiz of the shells. Later the loud crack of scrapnel bursting over the Greek lines could be heard. It was not splendid, it was not inspiring, and it was not desperately bloody. It was nothing like the description of battles in books. There was only an incessant boom until the individual booms became Indistinguishable and were merged into a dull, deafening roar. Now and again a wounded artilleryman ' crawled upward with painful slowness, | moaning. Mingling with the roar of the | artillery came a grinding, crackling noise I like the jarring of heavy cog wheels run- I ning at terrific speed. It was the rifle Are of the two armies. Gradually the Greek oio/ii/onnii ft * an H t-h? Turks crath- I ' ered (or a charge. Word came to assault 1 the enemy's positions. The Turkish bugles j sounded, and the lines of gray infantry be- J low waved their fezes. The spectacle was magnificent. The centre of the Greek defence was a J large, square house. All around it swarmed soldiers, who appeared like ants. They I fired steadily upon the advancing skirmishers, who were scattered in open order. Behind them were masses of troops moving forward mechanically and remorselessly. Behind these was a trail of prostrate 1 figures. Slowly the Turkish skirmishers neared ' the little hill on which the house was sit- , uated, moving all the time with machine- j like precision. Now the ants around the house showed great perturbation. They 1 scurried to and fro, swayed back, and re- , treated, and the Turks had taken the centre of the Greek position. There was no , waiting for a bayonet attack. There was ; no work with cold steel. The ambulance drove forward to collect the wounded. ' Edhem Pasha pushed on behind the vie- J torious troops. The Turkish losses were remarkably small 1 ?ten killed and thirty-eight wounded, a few of the latter seriously. In the Greek : ? 1 | 2 GREEK ARMY. I ! lines there were ninny dead and wounded. ^ < The effects of our artillery fire were hideous. I Bodies were torn into a bloody pulp, truuks wore stripped of their members, and uniforms were charred. Immediately aftt*r the battle the Greeks evacuated thuir position. They also abandoned their entrenchments in the centre of j the plain. Thoir whole line, in fact, retired, i The Turks pressed forward immediately. The Greeks no longer offered any resist- I ince. Their flight seemed to be degenerat Ing into a rout. Rifles, cartridges, knapsacks, and all the debris of a battlefield were strewn along the line of retreat. The number of Turks who took part Id the engagement can safely be estimated at sver 12,000 while the Greeks numbered cnly 7000. The latter were reinforced by some 1 5000 men in the evening, but it was then too * ? .-.U U^+4. I.-, lute iUL tuem tu suacu iu iuc CONSTANTIN VIRTUALLY DEPOSED. He Will Remain With the Army. so It it Reported, an a Figurehead. Paris, France (By Cable).?The Athens correspondent of the Temps telegraphs saying that the Greek public demands a continuance of the war, in view of the fact that the army is intact and the naval superiority of Greece incontestable. This correspondent adds that the spirit of the Greek Army at Pharsalos is excellent. The change in the general staff has made an excellent impression. Prince Constantin will remain with the troops in Thessaly, the dispatch continues, but he will do so merely as a jftatter of form, and will not havj^Jartlrfcr influence in the councils of war.. The correspondent does not believe King George will go to the front. The Greek Navy. Atiiens, Greece (By Cable).?The Gulf of Salonica now engages attention as the centre of important naval movements. The Greek Eastern squadron, a really formidable force, is in the gulf, and it is said the Turkish fleet has started out to meet it. The Powers have sent vessels to the gulf. Salonlca fears bombardment. The Russian Black Sea fleet is hovering in sight of the Bosphorus and exchanging signals by semaphore with the embassy at Constantinople. Operation* in Eplru*. Athens, Greece (By Cable).?The centre n?f mlUfarv unfiritUa hn.a hp*?n to Eplrus. The Turks, having established themselves in Thessaly, are to strengthen their position there by the occupation of Volo and Trikhala, but they are reinforcing the army centred at Janina in Epirus with i view to overcoming the Greek force which has its base at Arta. M'KINLEY ON CRANT. , The President's Address at the Dedication of the Monument In New York. President McKinley spoke as follows at :he dedication of General Grant's monument in New York: Fellow Citizens?A great life, dedicated io the welfare of the Nation, here finds its jarthly coronation. Even if this day lacked :he impressiveness of ceremony and was ievoid of pageantry, it would still be nemorable, because it is the anniversary of ;he birth of one of the most famous and jest beloved of American soldiers. Architecture has paid high tribute to the leaders of mankind, but never was a memorial more worthily bestowed or more grate!ully accepted by a free peopie than the beautiful structure before which we are fathered. In marking the successful completion of ;his work, we have as witnesses and particpants representatives of all branches of our Government, the resident officials of forsign nations, the Governors of 8tates, and ;he sovereign people from every section, of >ur common country, who join in this iugust tribute to the soldier, patriot and jitlzen. Almost twelve years have passed since ;he heroic vigil ended and the brave spirit )f Ulysses S. Grant fearlessly took its flight. Lincoln and Stanton had preceded him, but )f the mighty captains of the war Grant ivas the first to be called. Sherman and Sheridan survived him, but have since oined him on the other shore. The great heroes of the civil strife on and and sea are for the most part now nb nore. Thomas and llancock, Logan and ilcPherson, Farragut, Dupont and Porter, md a host of others have passed forever from human sight. Those remaining grow iearer to us, and from them and the memjry of those who have departed generations yet unborn will draw their inspiration and gather strength for patriotic purpose. A great Life never dies. Great deeds are * ? 1 L 1 nrtmAfl ^fln. unpensLlttUie; ^icai uauico tiuiuuiuui, MVte sral Grant's'services and character will con:inue undiminished in influence and advance in the estimation of mankind so long is liberty remains the cornerstone of free jovernment and the integrity of life the guarantee of good citizenship. Faithful and fearless as a volunteer soliier, intrepid and invincible as Cammandern-Chief of the armies of the Union, calm md confident as President of a reunited and strengthened Nation which his genius had been intrumental in achieving, he has jur homage and that of the world; but brilliant as was his public character, we love dim all the more for his home life and homely virtues. His individuality, his bearing ind speech, his simple ways, had a flavor unlnim Hlatinntlnn and his JI IfllC C*UU VhlAtvjuw , Americanism was so true and uncompromising that his name will stand for all time is the embodiment of liberty, loyalty, and National unity. Victorious in the work which under Dicine Providence he was called upon to do, slothed with almost limitless power, he was yet one of the people?patient, patriotic md just. Success did not disturb the even balance of his mind, while fame was powerless to swerve him from the path of duty. Groat as he was in war, he loved peace, and told the world that honorable arbitration of iifferences was the best hope of civilization. With Washington and Lincoln, Grant has an exalted place in history and the affections of the people. To-day his memory is held in equal esteem by those whom he led So victory and by those who accepted his generous term3 of peace. The veteran leaders of the Blue and Gray here meet not only to honor the name of the departed Grant, bnt to testify to the Uvintr raalitv of a fraternal National spirit tvhich has triumphed over the differences the past and transcends the limitations af sectional lines. Its completion, which we pray God to speed, will be the Nation's greatest glory. It is right, then, that General Grant should have a memorial commensurate with his greatness, and that his last resting place should be the city of his choice, to which he was so attached in life, and of those ties he was not forgetful even in death. Fitting, too, is it that the great soldier should sleep beside the noble river on whose banks he first learned the-art of war, and of which he became master and leader without a rival. But let us not forget the glorious distinction with which the metropolis, among the fair sisterhood of American cities, has honored his life and memory. With all that riches and sculpture can "do to render the edifice worthy of the mau, upon a site unsurpassed for magnificence has this monument been reared by New York as a perpetual record of his illustrious deeds, in the certainty that, as time passes.around it will assemble with gratitude and reveronce and veneration men of all climes, races and nationalities. New York holds in its keeping the precious dust of the silent soldier, but his achievements?what he and his brave comrades wrought for mankind?3re in the keeping of 70,000,000 American citizens, who will guard the sacred heritage forever and forevermore. Shot at President Borria. An attempt was made upon the life of President Borda, of Uruguay, at Montevideo, by a man who fired a revolver at him ?t short range. The shot missed its mark, tiowever, and the President's assailant was promptly arrested. The President's term expires next year. Must Eat Horses or Starve. A letter received from L. Desjardins, of Lesser Slave Lake, in Manitoba, says the people there are starving, owing to the icarcity of game. The letter adds: "The people at Sturgeon Lake ate over twenty Itorses, for they could kill no rabbits or moose." A Competitor Victim Keleased. George Aguirre, one of the crew of the filibuster Competitor, who has been in 'onfinement in a Spanish prison for a year, was released Monday and delivered over to I'nited States Consul-General Lee. He will jmbark for the I'nited States on board the 1 tirst steamer sailing for New York Chai'Ke')l With Conspiracy. Lieutenant Edward Farrow, United States , \rmy, retired, was arrested on a warrant from Pittsburg charging him with conspir- i ing to defraud the Mutual Reserve Fund ' Life Association, of which he was superin- ! tendent in that city. ? TO SWEEPS A TOW An Immense Wall of Water Strikes VH West Guthrie, Oklahoma. A CLOUDBURST AND WHIRLWIND. .1 Wave a Mile Wide and'Eight Feet High Swept the Canadian Valley ? Houses Carried Away?Scores Perish^ River Turned Into a Torrenttfhat Camik Upon the City With a Cyclone's Boarl Guthbie, Oklahoma (8pecial).?At sua? rise Wednesday a wail 01 water eigm iee^t high and a mile wide broke upon WesBt Guthrie without warning, drowning score^K of people and carrying away scores houses. Every movable thing was swepfl^B before the wave which passed on into the^ft Canadian River Valley, wreaking destruo-^^k tion to life and property wherever it^^l reached. Just how many lives were lost amy not be known for weeks, but the list HA is almost certain to exceed a hundred. Hundreds of houses were wrecked; for many miles many farmers were completely ruined. Bridges and tracks were washed out and railway traffic in every direction V is at a standstill. More than a million dol lars* damage was done to property. The 1 efforts of rescuing parties have in many ' cases nroved in vaiii: manv Dersons floated down stream before they could be reached. Business ,was wholly suspended all day in Guthrie, the stores and banlcs betyig closed. ka thorough an organization for relief as is possible has been made, but all aid has been necessarily retarded by the confused condition of things. ?#] It has been impossible to explore the houses until the water subsides, as many of them are submerged. A3 darkness gathered over the scene many overturned houses were seen far out in the flood, but it could not be learned whether their occupants escapcd. The river was thirty feet above its ^ ordinary level. The flood Is supposed to have been caused 1 by a cloudburst, supplemented by heavy ^ rains. The Cottonwood River, ordinarily a small stream, that winds between steep ( banks In West Guthrie, was bank full from a heavy rain, but no alarm was felt. Early In the morning water from a cloudburst above had added to the already high stream and a flood began sweeping through West Guthrie, a section of the city populated mostly by colored people. Those who saw the first wall of water said it was eighteen feet nign, spreading entirely across the valley. This was followed by others in quick succession, until the whole settled into a bank of water, from six to eight feet high. Many persons had already begun carrying their household goods to places of safety, but few had made more than one trip when they were forced to flee for their lives before the raging torrent. Some thought the roar was that of a tornado and sought their caves, only to perish a few moments later. Others stopped to save things until it was too Late. The railroad tracks are on the east bank of the river. For three-quarters of a mile across is the valley running through the western part of the city, and In It are many of the finest residences, and a small business section, where are about twenty stores and several mills, warehouses, etc. In less than twenty minutes from the time the flood struck the city this entire section was inundated, and within an hour the water waa - S 1 *? ?? m.nAn A# KnlMlnito ten 1661 Q66p SUU UULLUiCU^ Vi MUAAvaaaaq*? were floating away. Not only the meaner structures, but fine residences, store buildings, a cotton gin and other large structures went into ruins \ or floated away down the stream. On many buildings were men, women and ; children. From hundreds of trees cama piteous calls for help, and the air was hide- , ous with the struggles and screams of domestic animals. Most of the boats were I crushed or carried away, and little could be done to help many who fell or were Tlj swept from places of refuge and were I drowned before the eyes of helpless specta- ' tors. A colored woman with a baby in her arms desperately tried to steady herself in a tree top, calling the while for help. She grew weak, and the baby slipped into the water and was drowned." She "was Anally rescued and said her family of six had been lost. * A woman wading from home, with hex baby on her head, was seen to go under, and a man swimming the channel to reach four women and a baby in a tree was carried down stream. Two women and a child were carried away on a bridge further down stream, and one man and two women in plain sight of shore were on a house roof when it went to pieces. They all perished. W. J. DEBOE ELECTED. End of the Kentucky Senatorshlp Deadlock at Frankfort. William J. Deboe, the nominee of the Republican caucus, was elected to the United States Senate from Kentucky to succeed exSenator Blackburn. The vote stood: Deboe (Rep.) 71, Martin (Pop.) 12, Stone 1, Blackburn (Dem.) 50. After the official declaration of the election of Mr. Deboe, thew was a loud and prolonged demonstration. The Gold Democrats joined in the jollification. There never was such a scene in th* Kentucky State house. W. J. Deboe is forty-seven years of age, a native of Crittenden County, Kentucky, and a life-long Republican. He was a dele - - * - ? l-l< xr?*i??oi rni?uTl. tO LL1U ncwuuuuaii XIanvuui wmtv*?tion in 1883, ana since 1890 has been a member of the State Central Committee. Last year he was selected as one of the foul Bradley delegates-at-large to the St. Louis Convention, where he was selected as Chairman of the delegation in spite of the antiBradley faction. He is a graduate ol Ewing College in Illinois. He studied medicine in Louisville and practised foi some years. But he later studied law and for eight years has practised that profession. Fishermen Forced to Cannibalism. The French Ashing vessel Vaillant crashed into an iceberg on the Grand Banks, oil Newfoundland, and only four members ol her company of seventy-four reached port. Of seven men who escaped from the sinking vessel In a little dory and spent twelve days in the open sea without food or clothing, two died and were thrown overboard, and a third died and was eaten by the four survivors, who were picked up maniacs. Turkish Murderers Sentenced. The Turkish authorities have condemned to death tile murderers of the agent who was distributing the British and American relief funds at Diarbekir, Asiatic Turkey. Americans Killed In Mexico. Edward Callahan, of Cleveland, Ohio, and a metallurgist named Klein, were attacked in Mexico by Ave bandits. They were on their way from Aineca to the Barranca mine, about six miles distant, of whioh Callahan was superintendent and part owner. Klein was dead when found and Callahan was dying. The bandits got 6400. Turkey KaUing a Loan. Tho Ottoman Bank having declined to accept the terms of the Porte, Berlin bankers are arranging to grant to the Turkish Government a private loan of 65,000 000 or 610,300,000. Cycling Not s, It is claimed that there are over 10.000 iandem riders in New York City. Governor Griggs signed the Gledhill bill which forces railroads in New Jersey to *arry bicycles as baggage. The bicycle vote is getting to bo some pumpkins lately and the average politician is apt to be careful how he goes up against it. A prominent Dunkirk (N. V.) physician aot only prescribes the use of the bicycle for lady patients, but also teaches them to ride. Last year it is estimated that there were f?ver 15,000 wheels in use Indlauapolis, Ind. rhis year the total is expected to reach the 20,000 mart. ... ...