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Show (.HAND AKMY FLACK. Inauguration nn.l llrdlcatlon uf Iho dioiinil lijr ilrr.l'riildcnt Morton. INronMAL SPECCMCS DY OTHCn PROMINCNT MEN Iluilnni Traninittd by tho National tonucll of Adinln titration. Or lelrriaihioibshawL Till. UIIAMI AUIIY, lltilleatl.il, A.l.treaik lee l'rraldenl ll.irlo... WaHIIMITON, I). V., Hopt. 13. Vlco 1'rtnldent Morten delivered tho formal dedication address. llu btgati byicreirlngluayinintbetlu terms to tho Uouiestlorelatlms which caused the absenru of l'rcildtnt Hir rlaju, nud ray id Ood lo give gracu lu tho hour of iieedtohiniwliohadniately been standing at tho gnteaof Iho cation to challenge tho eulraneu ot thn Im. placable em my that must lie confronted at thu outLoata." Turning to matters directly in hand, thu eieukcr con lluucOl "I sie beforo mn tho survivors of a goctrntion of men who havo em blazoned tlio I agca of history and fr.e-dom fr.e-dom for nil time, to oome; who havo act aucxanilufurrepubllcuii France, for united (lermany, for rucontrucltd Italy, n.iJ who linvu broalened and e'eiHined thu foundational! tho Hug. lisb constitution nnd of Anglo Kaxon llbirt). Uf this great army uf llbtrt), whither they liau pasted away or are itlllprcientlordut),)ouarehouorudrcp. rtf entail vet. Thu l'rtlilentwouldrcak you as a comrade. It la for mu tu gruet )cu In behalt ot tho buslmaa In tereataallectlug the wholo opli', In lehalf of trulu and common r; of husbandman uud nrtlsau; employer nnd employe.!; In bslmlf of nil thu men nnd women from eviry section who love thu Union. I bid yuu wel comu In behulf of tho President and hla Cabin, t vl Iters; In bihalf of the Uougrcsi of the united States and tho MAIanil Judlclar), admlnlsttr-lngoollcetlvel) admlnlsttr-lngoollcetlvel) thu government )ou have leoured, and In behalf ol the wholo people male lllustrlius by your heroism and ttiutof your ad castles uow your friends, I pr.-etjou on behalt be-halt of the stalwart .Nuiln and Ihe loyal Uouth, the sun-lllumluiteJ Hast and commanding Weit, under Ine shadows of tbe Capitol you have I reserved, lu Ibis btaultful city found ed by Washington, made raurtd by thusirli(4 and sarrltlcis of Idncolu and lu full view of Virginia, the birth place of I'ltslJenls and tho burial p!a o of heroes. " This may or may not lie jour laal grand review but 1 eaprces the hopu of a grateful ioi lo that heaven wilt txiuu trously leugtheu out your lives, tefore you are cailoJ to 10 oilier ehore to rijolulbo ranks ot your comj anions. And, my couutrymiii, on lehalf of tho who o Amerkau people, I dtdtcate thla Urand Arm) 1'jace' and com. mcmoratlvo iiiumorlals which It Is lelluved will ho In realtor re( tel U)xm It, tie everlasting plorles of thoUrand Army ot thu Republic. Ood bless all; aud ttiosu who today uulte with you In struigthenlug ihu union ot thu grill lte ubllc." After Morton theru were brief Informal Infor-mal spteehea by Hecretary IS" ble, Attornty Usntral Miller, Acting Kecntsry ol Wnr (Irani, (Jjueral Hoi oflelu and (luteral J, W, Kelfer. rhe tight for the honor ot entertain, lug Iho the U. A, It, n yeur heuiu haa begun. Indlauaivllc Is thu first In the field an.) Is pu.lilug IU care vigor-ously, vigor-ously, but Lit eolu, Neb , lias begun to urge lis elalms. Thus far theee aro tho unl) eltlea itiggeetod for thu eucarapmeiiN 1 'our active candldatta nruln the field fur aucirsslon to C.iui. niuuder.ln.C'hlef l'almir. Phey are, (folocel It, II. Wartleld of Culllorula, Colonel Charlea 1', Idncolu, Depart-mi Depart-mi ut of the i'olouisi; Cuptulu A. Q. Wtlittrot Whooneln nnd Hrlgadler-Utnerul Hrlgadler-Utnerul H. B. Utaret otUhlu. A inietlngof tho .ntljnal Council uf Administration was held tonight Commander-in-Chief I'almer prill led audtheonl) buslneaa tranaicted waa thu auditing of tbe accounts of the edjutaul giutual, quartermatter-gen ( rsl and ether elllcers of the (J. A. It , irejoirntcry to eubmlsslon to thu National Hncainpmtnl WuliiMday, All day trains camu rolling In, bearing thousands of Urau.l Army men nod other visitors, A plciwint Incident of thureunlouwas tho presentation tonight to-night to Commanderdn Chief I'almer by his aides of n beautiful (J. A, It. badgu. 'thubadgu Is eucrusted with diamonds and other valuiblu gems, and Is said to hnro (oitJlu.K), Me rnillco oflcers wero badly burnod today by uwder ueeJ In a cannon whllo firing it aalute In Orand Army lue, Hoveral others wero als) lulurcJ. Thuirlnclpal event socially to Ihu vlslllng rtmugers this uveulng waa the rtcejtlou In tho rotunda of tho Capital, It listed for three hours, from B.3U p. in. to 11,81 p. m, and wasntlendedby thuusauds. Arrangements Arrange-ments for linnullng such a crowd as npieared had net been made, and const (piuutly there was much Jostling, and many iiersons had to leavo the building without even getting n gllmwu of the ladles who wero noting sb butteries. Among the latter was Mrs, (jhmeral J.ugan. Among thu gentlemen prisent were Vlce-l'rtsl-uent Molten, Hecrctary Tracy, ex-1'nsldent ex-1'nsldent Hayes, Ueuernl I'almer nud Algtr. |