OCR Text |
Show j iiiiKuihed men has never been known j t n Gale.ia, and larely one of equal dtsj-I dtsj-I tinctiou assembled in any city. Among j the proiiuuei t people piesent were Gov ernor Kiferof llhno s Governor Thayer of i Nebraska, Senator Allison of lowa.Senv ; tor Cullom and Palmer ol Illioiiis. Ex-i Ex-i Governor Hoard up Wisconsin. The statue is a ift ol the city from H H, Molsaatol Chicago. Vhen the exercts-I exercts-I ses opened there w ere thousands ol peo-i peo-i pie wlio had come in on special Mains, Ivom Chicago, Springville, and other Illinois cities. There were also large del egatious from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Michi-gan. Shortly alter the- distinguished visitors had ascended the platform Miss Pauline Kolsaat, aired nine years, daugn ter of the donor oi'tiie 'statue," pulled a-silken a-silken string and unveiled the statue ,to tlie public gae. Governor Hoard of Wisconsin, on behalf ol his friend, H. H." , Kolsaat, presented the nxnuuneiit to the state and it was accepted by Governor, Filer. The oration was then delivered byChsuncy M. Depew ol NevyVork.- It wm a brilliant effort and. was , attentive--Jy listened to bythe Vfist kodience. The statue Is heroic in size anil represents Gener I Grant in citizen's dress, standing stand-ing as :f in reflection. The likeness is excellent and the porttayal of the subtle I individuality of the man is admirable. The sculptorl.as not aimed to portray un ideal hero, but rather the man as he wa Tne pedstal which is formed of blocks of granite, bears on three sides scenes in bronze, brass rebel, fronyijie life of the great soldier. The mosMioteworthy of these r-piesents tbmeeting of Lee and grant at Appuniawjx. file two cluel figures are c asping hands in the centre, while round them are portmits- o' the cniets of ther respective slatli. The new paik in which the btatue stands, includes in-cludes to whole blocks in the center of the city. It Is lastefullv laid out with grass plots and tlower beds and affords a much needed breathing place to a crowded district. Galena. . Ills., June 3-- Associated fressj me city to-uay is ctouoeu witn people assembled 10 honor the .tuerrjory ol General Giuut. The occasion is the Unveiling ol the monument to htm, presented pre-sented to his old home bv H. H.- KopU saat of Chicago. Front ali duecifo.is, crowds have poured intotowi"nce last n glit and fully Jweiity tsyi .-ud ar now here, '.The jetty is f . t "V Trel t the main thoroo '"' tfr V,hi i 1 or i k IiOp; sit., saris' yeinr."!''; U -ma :n c!uste"rvii:aibU!ld evt1'"' ' conni ' ill C"'"' Jackson, ioiss. June 3 Special Miss Winnie Davis, Daughtei of the Confederacy," Confed-eracy," to day unveiled the monument erected by the Ladies' Coiitedeiale Monument association wasdehvered by United States Senator Walthall,- who was a M.ijol General in the Confederate serv.ee. UV ASSOCIATKD PRESS. fackson. Miss. June 3 ive years' labor and effort 011 the part of the wo..i-en wo..i-en of Mississippi culminated to day in the unveilii g ol a monument to the confederate dead of Missippi. Ex-cou-lederates, their wives, sons and daughters daugh-ters ate here from all parts ol the South and Several Eastern and western States are also represented Iowa is especially well represented, having a large contingent. contin-gent. The total number of visitois is estimated at about 20,000 Early tins morning, a reception was tendered the conlederate Vetrans at the capital building. Among the prominent ex-confederates thele were Governor Goidon ol Georgia, commander of the united couledciate vellaus. Geneial E. K, Sm-th, General J.N. Billups, GovJ ernor Stone, General J . A. Siniiii, and a score ol others. At naif past ien, the procession began be-gan to move. Ten companies of the Mississippi national guaiU came first, liehiiid mem, and drawn by ten white horses came allost carrying fifteen young ladies, representing the Southern Con-ledracy Con-ledracy and the ditlerent states which composed it. Next to the tloat came the officers of the Ladies Monument association as-sociation organization, under whose di-lecliou di-lecliou the monument was erected. Then came the distinguished visitors irom abroad and Couferaie veterans 111 carriages nnd the organized body of Conlederate veterans. The procession w hich has two miles iu length, was greeterf with-cheers by the crow ds which lined the stieeis through which, it passed. pass-ed. The stars and stripes weie canied at the huad of every dividiou and floated float-ed irom teh Capitol. Side by side with them were carried torn and tottered, Confederate battle flags. When the grand stand was reached the exercises were opened with prayer. The monument which up to this time was draped iu white muslin, was then lormally unveiled by Mis Margaret Davis llaynes. daugeter of Jefferson Davis, amidst prolonged applause. The mouu ment was formally presented bv Miss Salie 1! Morgan. It was accepted by Col J K Mclutosu. Seuatar Walthall delivered an oration upou "The Confederacy," which elict-eJ elict-eJ repeated applause. When he concluded, con-cluded, Mis Lain Mauship recited, ''Sin-tinal's ''Sin-tinal's Sons." When Governor Dowery 1 showed with a Lr.cf oration on the lile and character of Jefferson Davis, at the close of wnich he said: "When partisan-sh partisan-sh p has given place to sober reason, historians will accord the late President of tne Conledeiaie Stales the front rank among the greatest statesmen of his day as well as those who has preceded him.1. News Items. Galena, 111 , June 3. -Special, Galena's Gal-ena's new statue of General Grant was unv'eihd to day with elaborate and imposing im-posing ceremonies. T he day will be forever a memorial one in the history ol the town. All public and private business busi-ness was suspended so that the resident may have an oppottuu ty to Jattend the proceedings. Such a gathe.ing of dis |