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Show AGAIN LAPSED INTO INACTIVITY. Tho Grant Monument Srheme sinki Into 'In jcoi.on-i Uie netade." New York. Nov, 6. Special.' Now that the agitation for the removal of Grant's remains to Washington or Galena, Iils., has ceased, the movement to erect a monuineut at Riverside to the memory of tho silent soldier seems to have come to an end. The committee recently adopted a design for the monument mon-ument and then thinking it had performed per-formed its whole dutv again lapsed into inactivity. It is understood that it has finally been determined upon to issue an appeal to tho country for funds with which to build the monument. New York really never seriously enteriained the idea of crectitig the costly memorial it at lirst proposed, but it thought if this city should be selected as the dual resting" place of the illustrious soldier (hat the national government would furuish all tho money needed to complete com-plete the monument, The committee had a quiet conference today at which a scheme for raising money in the various vari-ous city of the country was discussed. No definite action was taken and another an-other meeting will be necessary before tho project is finally disposed of. |