| Show I 1 associated IT HEST POUT df of the portraits tarm trtat adral CD ral WEST N Y oct 3 west point today to day w aa the scene of imposing ceremonies w bich are destined to become memorial in its annals the visit of the international american coge cogee 9 and the unveiling of the of grant sheridan and sher baab presented by george W chialdi were the principal features A special train the delegates ti alip international amerein congress arrived abacut five carriages awaited the delegates and they were driven to lie residence of superintendent wilson where a distinguished company lied assembled to welcome them alie booming of cannon announced alie arrival at the post of lie distinguished guests the secretary of war was the first to alight from the carriage carri ige and step upon the veranda of the superintendents quarters he was warmly gre sled by jre pherman general horace proctor general von V liel mr george W chialdi wayne mcveagh and the academic and military staff of the poet there was an immense croad of spectators congregated gre gated the trees on the edge of the plain A battalion of baieta marched in review before the visitors the macione like precision of movement and the of the caleta elicited from the foreigners many complimentary demarks the battalion marched to grant elal the crowd quickly following and in a twinkling lie ball was jammed with people A platform had been erecter at tho north end of the lowi where portraits of 1 be thice great generals arant sherman and hung on the wall each veiled in a united states flag the exercises were opened with prayer by the chaplain of the pos kev dr the superintendent abea raised hiis tiis liand a tap of the drum followed aid the flags fell from the pictures and they stood revealed in all their badty the battalion presented arms aad the band played hall colombia and the audienna audi enca sprang to their fret and cheered general horace proctor was then introduced and made the preen address indich he eulogized the three generals ad the donors of the pictures superintendent filgon in a short address accepted the portraits and the ae creary of normade a few remarks general fe lierman a ho through all these ceremonies had sat on the platform with folded giandi and tear dimmed and downcast eyes in re to many calls was next introduced As the general arose the broke foith into chairing cho iring the old warriors remarks were few but every word uttered was eagerly caught by his hearers he said it mas by one of ahee lhee strange appointed accidents of life that be VM permitted to be the sole survivor of what gen porter had termed the great trio of generals of the late war 1 I was older than arant or NJ three men ever lived on this carlli so different from each other aa the three men whose portraits you are looking at they were different ia all respects gave one and that was in the devotion to their country of whatever talents they possessed they were joined in the true hearted elmre of ibell country his remarks were mainly to the cabets cadets them to love and berve their country obey sta laws and those in authority over them by the country he eaid be meant the whole country no political party chii evening a fcc atlon was held at tho of colonel in of west point in honor of the international delegates dele gaes 1 land washington oita commissioner groff of the beneral land office rendered liis firby decision today to day it was in alie caeg of johannes VB fred on an appeal from 0 the local land office in regeon Minne coa the decision ap from holds that IIan failed to comply w th the letter ot the home elead law in that ha did not c actual residence upon the land it tiiu BIS months after entry only d ging a cellar and building ibe entry was cancelled coro overrules duci sinn and in a review ofalia that a poor man was gettice along aa rapidly as possible with lie improvement of the land aid the construction ot bis jhb aads that alie as mouths rule la not to be insisted upon when ilia good faith toward die is Bbown or fabere lia acta are not in with an honest purpose to comply wibb the law lie feea faith in this caie the lecia ion is regarded as important as indicating the policy of alie gemeril landon ne anth respect to this alaba of claims lica llull lt oct 3 the ter general haa appointed david P liebhardt LiebL ardt of loiland lo iLana t alie dead izetter olace de at 2600 per anborn vice H hall of minnesota re egued |
