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Show TO EIECT MONUMENT TO AMERICAN INDIAN NaTW YORK rah. 17 At Fort Tompkins, Tomp-kins, near the Narrows, the hlgheet spot In New Tork harbor, ground win he broken on Washington's tlrtlida for ths erection or a memorial to tile North American Indian, according to announce, mem laet night. Prssldsnt Tafl. alien. Id by raambere of his cabinet, ike announcement an-nouncement statea. will come here lu Inaugurate the movement for the erec Ooa of the mouumont, which congress , has author! sad Landing tram warship, war-ship, which ejUl convey him down the Narrows, hs Will turn ths flrat ahovelful of earth and make an add rase. Partlcl-aento Partlcl-aento In the unique ceremony will be the governor of New York, the mayor of lite dty and thirty war chiefs of ths western Indian tribes To one of thess chiefs will be allotted the taak of dKa'lng earth with the thigh bono oi a buffalo, after Indian faahton. The guns of the fort will then lire a aalute and the Indian, aa representatives representa-tives ot the flrst American, will hoist the Star and etrlpea to the rhythm of Indian mualr composed for the occasion. As the dee s mastheaded, the band will Olav the ,rfltar Hnaoa-led R.nn |