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Show Lafayette. New York, 6. The statue of Lafayette, La-fayette, given by tho French government govern-ment as an expression ol its friendship friend-ship for ting country, was unveiled this attcrnooain Union square, where n Ira ad y stands the atatuei of Washington Wash-ington and Lincoln. The presentation presenta-tion speech was ni:ido ly the foinu) general of Franre, and Myur Wick-ham Wick-ham replied. F. A. Condcrt, n distinguished dis-tinguished French lawyer, delivered in oration. As tho sLihte was unveiled un-veiled a battery stationed near by tired a salute, Kurt olumbus and the man-of-war l(yutiuiht at anchor in tho bay, being informed by telrgraph of the unveiling, alio firing ualuUs. f'rcvioua to the ceromony iu Union square there was a grand prnce?wi'n ot military, firomen and civio societies, socie-ties, including Uiuonic encampment and French itusociations frum Gn;ui.. An immunse concourse of people, witnessed the ceremonies. The il is of France and the United riutt H'tatod together everywhere. A battalion bat-talion of German ritlfineu was part of the military procession. |