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Show TEARS F0RT1IG Etl. Decoration Day Being Appropriately Ob-lervedBy Ob-lervedBy the Patriotic Spirits of Salt Laka. ADDRESSES AT THE GRAVES. Exercises At the City Cemetery, At Fort Douglas and At Mount Olivat The Day's Events. ' Decoration day is being quite gener-illy gener-illy observed. Tho luullled ceremonies ceremo-nies began at sunrise with childhood's hands among the latest bloom ofro.se bud und piuk. As the hours wore on that reverential something so dilllcult to define, became more pronounced, business was almost entirely suspended at 10 o'clock, and at noon nearly all the ships of commerce had reefed their - fluttering sails. In all public places 1 the hum of machinery was hushed and : their minium joined thu columns that pointed to soma seat of observance. ; Tho exorcises opened with a parade ' that formed at the Clift house corner, tho column led by the drum corps. The Donliaiter rilles followed, then the members of tho patriotic Sons of Amer- ica w ith their picluresquj regalia glittering glit-tering under the early morning sun. The J. 15. Mclvean and Geo. R. Maxwell posts, (!, A. It., came next in line, followed by citizens iu carriages. The procession , moved to tho corner of Fifth East and Fourth South where busses awaited and a large number continued to F'ort Douglas where thu exercises were to take place. u the other hanil large numbers proceeded to the city cemetery where an appropriate programme had been arranged aud where all preparations had been made for paying tribute to to thu inhabitents of the silent city. The exercises at all points were of a most imposing nature aud the bolliday has been one that will go into history as one of the brightest that the valley has experienced. AT T1IF. CITY CKMETEHT. as citizens, were welcomed with the inspiring strains of martial music. An escort of United States troops was formed, who conducted the ditfereut organizations to the cemetery, ceme-tery, where. the regular memorial day exercises were conducted by the Women's Belief corps. After tiring a (islute over the graves of the dead soldiers, sol-diers, everybody returned to the fort, where a beautiful aud eloquent eulogy on (ieneral John A. Logan was delivered deliv-ered by J. B. Tatlock. From F'ort Douglas those who could get aboard of the solitary si reet car turned their faces towards Mt. Olivet and home. Those whom the street car could not accommodate walked. About nine-tenths of the peoole walked. The services at Mt. Olivet were brief. At (ieneral Maxwell's grave a salute was tired by the Dyer Hi lie. At Colonel McKean's mouumeut a prayer, wss off-rod by Uev. Libby and the hymn "America'' was sung. But not a soldier grave was neglected. neglect-ed. Kveryone was teudcrlv, even reverentially rev-erentially covered with tiowers. Not one was neglected, for they were all heroes. Db'COKATION l)4V IV CHICAQO. A Perfeot ly sa l Jult OI,aTanaa Around til Country. Ciih aoo, May 30. The day wss perfect per-fect for tho annual memorial day observances. ob-servances. During the forenoon the (irand Army of the Republic P"ts pro- cceded to the cemeteries, where the graves of old soldiers were decorated. In the afternoon, there was a parade in which the regular troops, militia, Grand Army of the Uopublic, Sons of Veter-au Veter-au and civic, societies participated. Tlio event of the day here in the sporting way was tho annual liicycle road vaco to Pullman, a distance of fifteen and a quarter miles. This race was an open one for amateurs. In the handicap with an extreme allowance of twelve minutes' start against the a scratch, besides men from various cycling clubs in and about the city, there were representatives from Milwaukee, Mil-waukee, Peoria and other cities. It. M. Barwise ol this city, w ith the handicap ten minutes was the lirst in. Time 51) miuutes aud 43 seconds. At Philadelphia. Philadelphia, May .'10. Business in this city was almost entirely suspended. The exercises at the City cemetery were enjoyed by several hundred people. At 10 o'clock Held's band rendered "Nearer, My God, to Thoo." The speaking wss from a neat stand on ; the west side of the cemetery. Mayor Scott called the assemblage to order and spoke of the obscravnees of the occasion. oc-casion. The Harmony club sang "A Tear for the Comrades that are Gone." ; Bishop Leonard offered a fervent prayer. The Glee club sang "Not Dead but Sleepeth." Bishop Orson F'. Whitney made the opening address. He congratulated the people on observing the day. Tbe cus- toni is beautiful aod is observed all ever ;h:s binnd Itind. The custom originated with decorating the graves of I'nion soldiers who fell ou the field of battle. Today tho custom includes the decorating the graves of the confederate con-federate soldiers. 'Then too. the graves of civilians hs well as soldiers are strewn with tiowers as the former wore out their life in the light for the principles prin-ciples of truth and righteousness. We are brothers and sisters of the great . family who have passed away. 'Though we may differ in our opinions religiously religious-ly and politically we arc the children of our Father, our God. I honor the men who wore tho blue and fought under the etars and stripes. I believe this government was founded of God. The constitution was written with an inspirwi pen. Uev. ,1. B. Thrall spoke' The great eternal necessity that lay behind the war for the union was the vindication ' of the constitution and the perpetuation of the union. A government of tne people, peo-ple, by the people and 'for the people. The speaker depicted the.stiito ot things before the war, slavery, stale rights leading linally to secession aud rebellion. re-bellion. The war was a terrible necessity neces-sity and was a part of the eternal counsels coun-sels of Cod. Mr. Thrall depicted the progress of the war, the spirit that actuated ac-tuated the soldiers on either side. He recited the glorious results of the war aud characterized that period as one of the heroic periods of American history. Ho closed with tlieso words: "Il is well to disguise the rudeness of that terrible yet heroic period of American Amer-ican history with gentle memories, even ai nature is wont to crown, the iios'ghtliness of ancient fortifications with green leaves aud blossoming vines. Time will gradually erase thu animosi- 1 resnlent Harrison and party arrived here at If :15 this morning for the purpose pur-pose of taking part in the cere-uiouies cere-uiouies of Memorial day. The president and members of his cabinet were the guests of tho George Meade Post (r. A. It. As the president passed down the platform between a row of comrades of the post drawn up on every side without tho gates, the great crowd set up a hearty cbeer to which the president responded by raising his hat. Drawn up outside of the station was the historic cily troops of cavalry, who from the day that Washingion entered this city lo take his inaugural oath, have acted as escort to every president who has been the guest of Philadelpiiu, The pai;ty ordered carriages, car-riages, and precoileil uy an escort es-cort took the line of march for Independence hall. The entire route was profusely decorated with bunting and lined with crowds of people whese repeated cheering compelled the president presi-dent to go over most of the route with his hat in his band. When Independence In-dependence hall was reached the president was introduced to Mayor Stuatt. In a brief speech Mayor Stuart welcomed the president, who replied in quite a lengthy speech. After the president pres-ident had concluded, the doors were thrown open and for an hour the chief executive shook hands with a larg-i number of people. At the conclusion of the public reception the president took a train for Laurel Hill cemetery, where ho took part in the ceremonies over the grave of General George G. Mead, the hero of Gettysburg. Gettys-burg. I New York. Nkw York, May 30. Business is practically suspended here today, and all courts and government buildings are closed. The parade was large and imposing. im-posing. Tb8 graves of soldiers in the cemeteries were decorated and ail soldiers sol-diers monuments covered with flowers. The programme for the afternoon included in-cluded services at the tomb of General Grant, under the direction of the I'nitcd t Slates Grant post of Brooklyn. The United Slates man bf-war. Enterprise, was anchored anch-ored in the Hudson river opposite tho tomb and fired minute guns during the service. A number of ex-confederate soldiers were present as guests, including in-cluding ex-Governor John S. Wise, of Virg nia, who delivered an eloquent oration. Tho day generally was observed ob-served throughout the state and iu Xaw Jersay. Arwunil the Country. Milwaukee, May ;so. The weather is perfect aud the services incident to Decoration day are passing oil' quietly. Delegates from several Grand Army of the llepublic posls, accompanied by school children, held exercises at tbo different cemeteries this morning and distributed lloral tributes. There was a parade iu the afternoon. BiiiNEiiKCK. N. Y., May. '10. This being be-ing the home of vice-President Morton he presided at the memorial services held hero. Tho exercises consisted liirtrely of service and songs and ad-I ad-I dresses by the clergy. The vice-president made a brief address. Denvek. May 30. Decoration day was quietly observed here today. In the morning there was a lengthy parade, par-ade, while in the foreuoon service was held at tho cemetery. Races were run at Overland park and picnics held In the suburbs. Minneapolis, May SO. Fllaborate memorial exercises were held here today. to-day. There was a parade in the afternoon. after-noon. Lxcrcises were held at the cemeteries. cem-eteries. Boston, May 30. Throughout New England the ceromouies characteristic-of characteristic-of the day are being carried out. Tod if 'a lta.oball Gttmra. COl.CMlllS MOItNlNQ GAME. Columbus fl i Iloton KANSAS CITV MOIININO GAMB. Kansas City 9 Baltimore t ClUt,Al)SU"HIA--MOI.NIN(l GAME. Philadelphia 4 Oiiicag.) 3 NKW YOKK-MOIININU OAMK. New York 3 Cleveland 0 BOSTON MOHN'lNli GAM E. Bof-ton 1 1 Cincinnati 3 HKOOKLVN JJOIININCi OAMK. HiooUlyu 1 i Pittsburg 7 ST. LOriS MOHNINii l.A.MKa St. Louis. 17 I Athletic J tics of the war with gentle forgetful-tiess, forgetful-tiess, should wo refuse to decorate them with gratitude on the one hand and with human charity on tho other? The questions which the war settled, the principles it established, (he institutions insti-tutions it perpetuated, stand secure. The generation which on either side participated in that ni'ghty conflict is fust parsing away. Its great leaders are already gone. The dust of the blue has long since mingled peaceably with the dust of the gray." Tho glee club sang "When tho Swallows Swal-lows Homeward Fly." President A. M. Cannon pronounced the benediction Dr. Hayes read tho report of tho special couimitiee appointed to accompany accom-pany the remains of Judge Brecken-ridge Brecken-ridge to St. Louis, whjch closed with resolutions emphasizing the high character char-acter and trreat services of Judge Breckemidge aud thankim; Governor Alger for the special train These were adopted and ordered printed in tbe minutes. 1 Adjourned. AT FORT DOUGLAS. Seldom before since Fort Douglas was established has it been favored with the visit of such a number of people on a single day. It waa VI o'clock before the people beg'iti leaving Second South and Main streets for the cemetery. One car collected 147 fares. The service was entirely inadequate to the demands; for wheu the people reached the transfer on Tenth llast they i were forced to wait an hour or more for a c:ir. But the conductor did not ceasB to collect the full fare to the Fort with assiduous regularity. It is aniin-,der aniin-,der calculation to any that five hundred people paid their fares to the Fort who could not get there. RITUALISTIC F.XF.ItClSES. The members of the Grand Army of the llepublic, the military companies, Patriotic Sous of America, Women's relief corps and Sbiloh's circle, as well |