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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
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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." <
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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e Feeling Points to a Revolution in Favor
of a Republic.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. ... ...