Show THE BLUE AND THE GRAY Representative Generals of the North and South to Cany Grant in I the Grave I General Hancock BusHy Engaged In I Arranging the Funeral Procession S S 1 4 The Memorial Oration at Angnsta Maine To He Delivered If j I James ft Elaine I i Arranging For lie Funeral Kites NEW Yom August Applications for positions in the funeral cortege and offers of personal duties for staff and other duties connected with the military escort on the occasion continue to pour in to MajorGen eral Hancocks office on Governors Island and has necessitated the employment of several extra clerks and the appointment of Lieutenant Lemley as aide on the staff to assist Captain Young and Lieutenant Allen in filing and recording the mass of correspondence corres-pondence Admiral Jewett landed from the steam launch at 1115 this morning and had n long interview with MajorGeneral Hancock in relation to the disposition of the naval forces under the Admirals command A prominent official stated that the various menofwar would be stationed at different points in the North river and fire salutes during the progress of the funeral procession proces-sion The matter of marines and sailors parading as a portion of the escort is not yet settled THE PEESIDKNTS POSITION IN LINK A despatch has been received behalf of President Cleveland asking a position in the line It is intended that the President and the VicePresident with members of the Cabinet and also exPresidents and ex Vice Presidents and members of their Cabinets will be invited by the Grant family to participate par-ticipate Colonel Fred Grant on the application of General G Meade Post No1 G A K of Philadelphia that they be allowed the i privilege of closing the services granted the request but on appeal of Rev Dr Newman for the same privilege Colonel Grant and Dr Newman went to General Hancocks representative and stated it was the wish of I the family that Dr Newman be granted his request W The committee from Philadelphia Phila-delphia reported a revocation of the order to their post who feel sore over the change and have written to General Hancock asking him to reconsider the matter Tho General has referred the whole matter back to Colonel Fred Grant As the ceremonies cere-monies of the G A R immediately precede the religious closing services of Rev Dr Newman the matter will he allowed to remain I re-main as at present settled I GEN JOHNSTON HURRYING TO NEW YORK WASHINGTON August 1The President today to-day received a telegram from General Joseph E Johnson saying he was in Portland Oregon when he received word of his selection selec-tion as one of General Grants pall bearers and that he had started immediately for New York AN ADMlRSt ROM BUUNK = UGUsrA Maine Augnst Appiopriate I Memorial services will be held in this city I on the day of General Grants funeral under the rr pices of the municipal government Among thoSB viO4Zlll deliver addresses will be James G Elaine and the venerable JaW I Ja-W Bradbury formerly 13 Democratic Senator from Maine I LANCASTER Pa August 1 General Simon Cameron sent the following telegram to l day 1 DONEGAL FARM Lancaster Co Pa To Colonel Fred D Grant I am glad to know that Generals Johnston Backner and Gordon are going to act as pallbearers with Sherman and Sheridan Your fathers prayer for peace to his country has been answered and the last bitterness of the war I I wiped out forever SIMON CAMEBON |