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Show MONUMENT TO (IKANT. I'eithlllM at (hlrni, on Hie Owtstou of His L'nrrlllng of Iho MtAttlC. PARADC or OnANO AnMY VCTtnANB. AilJrcat 11 llx-lhimior Hoard, Iho l'ark I'omiiiliili.ifr an I 1'lilun'fJ 31. Hrpe-.T. Hr T.lrr..aialt.awa,i x miMin or uu INT. t'uolllnt.r nn.Miiim.el l Ilium! III.IIMIIem. OaibnA, III., Juno a-The city lo day la crowded with ieople ammhlcd to honor tho memory of (In. era! (Irani. The neia.lnu I the unveiling of the monument to him, prmnted lo lilt olj Inline by II. H.Koiiltill or Chicago. From nil direction cruwdthavopotirrd Into town ilncn la.t night and fully 1M ika) ivojilo are now here, riiucll)- la lu gay a.nrel; the main thoroughfare 1 one iiiorama of led, whlluand blue archm ii)ii the tin-i-lal croa.lugt, anj nnuoea bebikou the reverence In which tho name bf tho hero of Apjnmattnx t held by hla old iietghUir. Vltltnraclii.lereilaliout every himnark awoclatul with the naiiie of tlrant. Tho (xililln ichoola lu I)ulanur, l'n-eitl and other lie.r-by biwnt cliMed, and largo dolar.atlont ofcltlen came lotakeinit In the Oereiuoulu. Ilu.liieanln (faleurt wat entirely tut-euued. tut-euued. Hpeclal train! from Chleago brought ilclegatlnua of Claud Army men and dl.tlrguMieil cltliena, amoug UiMii lielngChaunceyM. IJpw, orator of thu day, Ouvernor Flferif llllnnl-, ex-Uovernor ex-Uovernor Hoard of Wl.c-iii.lii, lien-eral lien-eral Nelmi, A. Ml lee, Judgutlriwhaw, Johanllea (llrtt, Hie tellllir, II. 11. K'.Iimhui, donor of tlalue, riauatsr AIIImiii and (?ullom, Cnngriaman lltnderaou of lowaaud Judge lllodgett of the Fe.1 eral court. Tho cervnimilc of the day wero Inaugurated with n Inrale, par-tlclled par-tlclled In by the Oraud Army veteran.. Military and clvlo bodl and ellltena gathcretl aliout the alatiiu lu the lark. Thu cieiclae opened with thu "HUr HpAiijI,.! Haulier," render.il by Hie regiment Inul from FortHherldtn. Mlaa I'aullnu Kohlaial, daughter of the donor, unveiled the tlatuuniidUieg.thereil multitude np. plauded. l.x(l.ivuruor llonrd then formally presented thu tlalue to the city on behalf of the donor. Thu atalue waa accepted In a brief addreu by the I'ark CnmnilMloner. Chaiincey M. I)eew uadeau climrit nddret. |