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They succeeded in get- ting only $e. € ar Baum, 2006 7th street, reports that his junk shop was robbed Saturday and this morning. Fifty dollars worth of rags was take The s3 of a bicycle was reported by Frank Germon. He hired a bicycle to a colored man Saturday, which the latter failed to retur Saturday night Mrs. M. Z. Fuller of 1505 robbed of $21.50 while near market. Her pocket was re- lieved of a pocket book which contained the sum stated. _The police relived four complaints, Saturday, of thefts of bicycles. A. J. Hurley, Dorsey W. Worley, Alfred C. Irvine and W. S. Clark were the losers. Justh’s second-hand store. on D street, was visited by a burglar Saturday night. The intreder left his cast-off garments and carried off clothing enough to last him @ year. aed Geo. L. Wilkinson has filed suit against Lester A. Barr and Franklin T. Sanner, alleging that they have unlawfully ejected him from lot 35, in Breuninger’s subdi- vision “of lots im block 23, Columbia Heights. OVER THE DEAD sab ie ee (Continued from Sixth Page.) Rear, guas, again, with a peace evangel, Float, flags, again, for the white-winged angel, Fuli plumed, 4s hovering in yon blue sky, Till war's red horror shall have passed us by. ut. Again resurgent from the vell of night Spring's criflamme of flowers bursts on the sight, While heaven-kissed earth smiles garlanded {n green, And singing birds emparadise the scene. Again we knecl beside their sacred bier, Aguin we shed the sad fraternal tear, Again we hither turn with loving breast, Again we greet them in their hallowed rest. Aud though we mourn their most untimely fate, A grateful nation has proclaimed them great; Their deeds, their fame, through all time onward flow From heights serene, with light undimmed shall glow. ‘Th: bero toy whe died in tender years In man’s regrets shail live, and woman's tears; More honored than in life, and Iovelier far For having fallen in the front of war. Iv. And here they slecp—the nameless dead—the men Who died in prison, fever swamp and pen; Who feil in battle—these dear dead, unknown— And on the outer picket line, alone. And many stili sleep where they fell, alas, Beneath the silent, unrememb'ring grass. Over their graves the fragrant pine cones fall, And the whippoorwili chents his spectral call, The echo of bugle or trumyet's blare, Resouant mandate, or the loved one’s prayer; ever again shall their long slumber break, ever again from their sweet sleep awake. Let mem'ry haunt us with its magic spell, Let the bells ring, and wild war music swell; Fling out the banner, stained with loyal blood, Extol thefr names who stemmed mad treason’s ficod. v. Yet fondest greetings give to all who fell, For friendship, love and unity are well; Twine sweet-faced flowers, fresh as blushing May, O'er beth the victor blue and vanquisked gray. For now beneath the all-including sky In one-ineluding grave, the warriors Hie; ‘The north sends south its blossom-sceking bees To gather honey from her meadow leas. W:th bay and laurel Romans crowned thelr brave, And wreathed with aspbodel each hero's grave. So we, today, with choicest flowers, rare, Bedeek the turf where their kved cor: are. The grand gnolia bring, the victor's bay, Preud palms, red roses, and the odorous spray Of yellow Jasmine heap the offering high Ty those who answered with their lives our cry. VL A few survive—and shall we ere forget Their gallant service, and the nation’s debt? ney need our loving care and thank ath is breaking fast their wavering ra of that perished patriot host! wl guard the outer post; 2 you'll advance and cross that mystic shore Where wars shall come, aye, never, never morc. ry-crowned, in peace sleep on, While curs the blessing that your blood hath won; Your praise is hyzaned by loftier harps than mine, Your paeans sung by cherubims, divine. Sleep on, O comrades, whe have gone before, Ycur tents are lined upon the other shore With that glad throng, in heavenly robes array2d, Forever more faime's camping ground parade. Address by Mr. Chaney. Assistant Adjt. Gen. Vanderhoef read “Lincoln's Gettysburg Address," after which the band played “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” Then followed the address of Mr. John C. Chaney of Indiana, which was as follows: Mr. John C. Chaney. Mr. John C. Chaney's address was a mas- terly In his opening remarks he sketched the ly conflicts on this conti- nent, and drew a rapid picture of the re- sults of the revolution. ruth has always ccnquered error by the sword,” he said. “The man who woukl be free must fight. Fight with the © earth and the thundervolt of heay and on conquered w. of supreme right. n this faith and up- on this creed has on the great Ameri- can republic. War is little better than en- lightened savagery, but it is the anvil on which is forged the spear 3 sword tiny. Through the fiery furnaces of war come the children of liberty in all gen-rations. States are founded and established by the cement of the blood of their choicest sons. “From the Puritan and the Cavaller,” said the orator, “through the revolution, came the American citizen. Then came the de- mands 2nd the concessions arising over the slavery question. When the demands went far in excess of the possible conc sions, there came the frrepressible conflict of 1861. “Then came Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Philip H. Sheridan, John A. Logan and the armies of the Union. Opposed to them were the chivalrous Lee, Stonewall Jackson, dashing Joe Wheeler and the southern confederacy. They measure each other from head to foot. The duel is desperate. It is a strug- gle for life. Freedom at the gates! Fort Sumter! Every schoolboy knows Fort Sumter. The shot which crashed against its granite walls reverberated across the country, and a million men immeiiately turned their pruning hooks into spears and their plowshares into bayonets to resent the Insult to the flag. When brave men meet as th did meet at Bull Run, Fort Donaldson, Vicksburg. Gettysburg, Antie- tam, Atlanta and Richmond, the Issue Is not always predetermined. Reverses and victories! “The Leroes of that conflict ought to be remembered. There have been raised arm- ies for conquest, armies to satisfy the am- bition of some despot, armies for the es- tablishment of pomp and power, armies to pillage and burn and destroy, but these sol- diers waged a war to save the great re- public from destruction. This army went not out to destroy, but to save; not to gratify ambiticn, pomp and power, but to establish absolute liberty, and they suc- ceeded, not to make men slaves, .but to make men free. Saviors of their country! Liberaiors of their fellows!” The lessons taught mankind by the war were touched upon by Mr. Chaney, who then paid a tribute to the Union and con- federate soldiers. “I believe in the Unton soldier because BREATH “T have been using CASCARETS andas ‘8 mild and effective laxative they are simply won- derfal. My daugbver and I were bothered with sick stomach and our breath was very bad. After taking a few doses of Cascarets we Lave improved Wonderfully. They are a great help in the family ” WILBELMINA NAGEL. lim Rittenhouse St., Cincinnati, Obio. CANDY CATHARTIC TRADE MARK REGISTERED tod, Never Steken. Weaken oF Gripe: 1585 RE se CURE CONSTIPATION. ... Merling Remedy Company, Chicago, Hentreal, Kew York. 315 WO-TO-BAC Basic ERE Tomasko Ha he was eminently right. I belleve in the Union soldier because of his unselfish sac- rifice to duty. TI believe in the Union sol- ier because of his bravery and his skill. I believe in the Union soldier because of his magnanimity. In the hour of his su- preme victory he gave three cheers for the flag, and a hearty, brotherly handshake to the vanquished soldiers of the south. No dejected captives clanked their chains down Pennsylvania avenue when the arm- ies of Grant and Sherman returned from their finished work. Too brave and chival- rous were they for such display! “The Union soldier noted with pride the daring bravery of the confederate soldier. Indeed, all were Americans. The confed- erate soldier would not have been Ameri- can if he had not been brave. On many a hard-fought field he demonstrated hi American enthusiasm and. great-hearted courage. It was the sublimity of courage when Pickett's command charged into the bloody angle at Gettysburg. His troops Went down before the determined lines of Meade, but they went down like the true soldiers they were, and the whole country applauded while it deplored their misguid- ed ambition.” The war, sald Mr. Chaney, made the American name respected over the world and drew peoples af other countries in countless numbers to this land. “The prospects of individual effort have become so good,” he said, “that we must now exercise a watchful care of our immi- gration. We want only men of the Ameri- can idea. We want men of American spirit, American genius, American enthusiasm, American enterprise. We are for our coun- try—our whole country. We believe in the Monroe doctrine—America for Americans. The Monroe doctrine is that the feet of no foreign power shall expand_out of its shoes on this side the Atlantic, nor navigate this way very far on the Pacific ocean. It means that all foreign powers, while here, shall deport themselves with circumspec- tion and decorum. It means that no for- eign power shall be permitted to starve to death any human being in the western hemisphere. It means that the United States is commissioned of heaven to see that these sentiments are respected and honored. Just now there is one nation greatly insulted at these Americen notions. It has manifested its exceeding displeasure by treacherously killing our seamen and basely insulting our flag.” Mr. Chaney paid a beautiful token to the brave mothers, sisters and wives who had also done their share in the great conflict, and then developed in an earnest fashion the proposition that the Union soldier was even greater in peace than in war. “But, if I mistake not, no nation whose n-ost glorious sport is a bull fight can long hold its footing against the advancing hosts of outraged humanity. “The Union soldier won high honors on the field of battle, but his highest 2ncom- jum was in laying down the implements of war and taking up the arts and works of peace. As quietly and gladly did he assume the duties of citizenship as he had with fervor and enthusiasm donned th2 uniform of the soldier. The armies of the Union marched down Pennsylvania avenue con- tent ‘with victories won. They knew their power, for it had been demonstratzd on many a well-fought field. They could have turned aside and taken every dollar in the @nited States treasury; and if they had done so they would not have had eyen fair wages for the time they served their coun- try. ‘P2ace hath her victories no less re- nowned than war.’ The Union soldier be- came a good citizen because he respected law and order and believed in his country. Having faith in his future he became the embodiment of enthusiastic business, and the energizing force of progress. No enter- prise was too great for his undertaking, and he multiplied the opportunities of in- dividual effort. “To the survivors of the lat2 war, I would say, you have won many a battle at tne point of the bayonet; you have won many a battle on the hustings; you have won many a battle in the forum; but you have battles yet to fight. Life is a battle from the cradle to the grave. The true soldier fights a good fight every time. He selects high ground from which to fight and allows no cavalry charge to turn his flank. You not only saved the structure of self-govern- ment, but you broadened and deep2ned its foundation until the gates of hell shalt er prevail against it. At the hands of a grateful country you shall have the full measure of your reward. You are without question the Grand Army of the Republic.” In closing Mr. Chaney said: War of Humanity and Progress. “Already is again heard the sound of preparation. On land and sea there must be American victory. This is the war of humanity and progress. It must go on until every heart and hand on every continent, every island and every western sea, are free to work out individual aspirations and purposes; uniil each human being may sit beneath his own vine and tree, and no power or person shall dare to molest him or make him afraid until emulation and not envy shall swell the emotions of the heart, end the Golden Rule shail be practiced as fundamental law. “The patriotism of the Grand Army of the Republic has become the glory of the land, The flag which you reiurned in victory has become the object of the admiration and hope of every citizen of the nation. “Ana today the country’s defenders hail from every valley and mountain, from every avocation and profession.” Mr. George H. Lillebridge sang “The Star Spangled Banner,” with band accom- paniment, the audience joining in the chor Rey. Mr. Swallow pronounced the benediction. NAVAL EXERCISES. Appropriate Ceremontes “Around mizal Porter's Tomb. The naval feature of the services at Ar- lington was more interesting and elaborate this year thun usual, Mr. William. H. Michael was chairman of the committee In charge, a&sisted by Messrs. Marion T. An- derson and Thomas Galloway. The ser- vices took place directly in front of the mansion, where an awning of large propor- tion was spread over the driveway and lawn. A platform had been erecied facing Ad- the mansion, and the speakers were seated and spoke from there instead of the portico of the tofore mansion, as has been the here- A large crayon portrait of Admiral was prominent in the center of the m, while on either side were por- of Admiral Porter and General A ship model, rigged as was the » when she fought the Alabama was on the platform, decorated with roses A floral monument, de ed to the lost sailors of the battlé ship Maine, sat oppo- e the ship. The services opened sooner than those in the amphitheater, and it was but a few minutes after 12 o'clock when the buglers of the Mount Pleasant Field Band blew the assembly call. ‘The choir that was ex- pected was absent and the musical feature of the program was necessarily curtailed. After the large assembly had been called to order Miss Cora Agnes Penfield gave a recitation, “The Loss cf the Maine,” that aroused much enthusiasm. Ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert was introduced, and spoke as follows: Ex-Secretary Herbert. Ex-Secretary Herbert's address was an eloquent tribute to the brave and great work accomplished by the sailor. In the course of his remarks Mr. Herbert said: “Here rest the hallowed remains of the heroes of the army and the navy of the Union, but here also are heroes of the con- federacy, all sleeping in the same soil and covered by the same flag; and weare here, ex-Union and ex-confederate soldiers and sailors alike, to pay united tribute to the deeds of those who made forever glorious the epoch of our great civil war. ‘¢Me mon- uments that rise around us tell of a na- tion’s history; they brihg back to us not alone the memory of those who rest under these mighty oaks, they tell also of the splendid valor of all those who died, wheth- er for the cause that was lost or for the cause that was won, whether they found their last resting place in some unknown corner of forgotten earth or under storm- swept billows that will roll requiems over them till time shall fade away into eterni- Y. “It ts the genius of Americanism that 1s here today in this gathering, glorifying the deeds, not of 300 veterans like those who fell at Thermopylae, nor yet of a few thousand who made ‘themselves immortal as did the people of Leyden in their suc- cessful efforts to save their city from sack and rapine, but the deeds of hundreds of thousands of men, trained in the principles of liberty and whe poured out their blood like water that free institutions, as they understoog them, might be perpetuated in the land. “Never was there a civil war like ours, and never were the fruits of a war richer or more beneficent. Fortunately for the generations that are to come there was no compromise. Secession, the issue, and slavery, the incident, were ‘settled for- ever, nothing was left fdr dispute, and, as the God of Nature, who made qur land and caused the rivers to run unvexed from the north to the south, intended !t S¥uld be, we became one peepte, a_unlon c- liearts and of hands, such as. Washington and Franklin and Jackson fought for and grearet of and planned for, but never lived see. - “% woulg-not pluck a leaf from the chap- let that ims the brow of any soldier of that war, federal or confederate. No, let their well-earned laurels ret forever Be eee sees pews Of the mornin oad ay a et on this day, when have his just meed of praise for the he has done, it is only fair to say that while history has done no more than justice to the soldiers, it has not yet done full justice to the sailors of the Unton. The achieved results that werevout of alt rtion to the numbers that were enlist the army and navy, proportien to the cost make them. Ani each hero shoul attention, it was the exploits of his com- ides’ where there were is of the sailors, and id the soldier's friends ht and read the his- The historian of the ‘results, after writing the illustrious deeds r, will record in words that will never fade, that it was the sailor that blockaded a Monger line of Seacoast than had ever beea successfully blockaded before; that it was the sailor that shut in King Cotton, who the newly erected con- federate government had believed would open to it the ports of the world and bring in the sinews of war; that it was the sail- or that shut out from the confederacy re- cruits and the sorely needed munitions of war. It was Union gunboats that turned the tide at Fort Donelson in the very out- set of an important campaign. It was gun- boats that made easy end practicable cam- paigns along the line of the Tennessee river. It was Farragut and his fleet that captured early in the war New Orleans, the great city that was central and almost indispensable to the confederacy. It was Porter and his gunboats that made practi- cable Grant's campaign against Vicksburg. It was the fleets of the Union that cut the ecnfederacy in two along the line of the Mississippi river, that penetrated the Red, the White and the Arkansas rivers, Yellow river and the Yazoo, that interrupted con- federate communications, separated con- federate armies and destroyed depots of supplies all through the southwest. It was the navy that captured the bay and the city of Mobile, that established itself at soldier who told pantons aroupd it' was the soldi that wrote and J tories of the w; future summing in imperishable of the Union pe Port Royal and aided in the capture of Fort Fisher. When McClellan had been @efeated in the battles around Richmond and finally made the masteriy maneuver of massing his troops on Malvern Hil, it was the gunboats on the James river that aided in saving his army. When Meade sought, to take Richmond by way of Fredericks- burg he failed; when Hooker sought to take it by the same line he failed. When Grant finally took it the navy was alding him to keep open his lne of operations by the James river. “It is hardly too much to say that without the active, aggresive work done both by the army and the navy of the United States during the civil war we should have had two governments where we now have one, and Wheeler and Fitzhugh Lee would be today commanding army corps on the south side of a line of forts and custom houses running across this continent from east to west, while Brooke and Shafter would be in command of corps on the northern side of that line. As it is, Wheeler and Lee and Brooke and Shafter and the troops they command are under one flag and enlisted in a common cause, and when Dewey woa in the harbor of Manila that victory which will perhaps always remain unique in the annals of war the hearts of seventy mil- lions of united people were filled with emo- tions of pride in the achievements of this pupil of Farragut and the gallant sailors of his fleet. “Here, in the presence of the immortal dead, let us ex-confederate and ex-Union soldiers and sailors exclaim, ‘All hail to our living heroes!’ “There are many causes which, since the close of our civil war, have contributed to bring about that-more perfect union’ which cur ancestors sought to attain in the Con- stitution of 1789, ” “When the smoke of battle cleared away it was se2r thaf this great country, over which armies hdd 4 and through moved which navies ha@ floated, was geographical- ly one; that there was no longer any great question to dividd us; that the confederates bad set up overthemselves and had been fighting for the Constitution of the fathers they understood it; that the Union soi- diers had been fighting for the Constitution of the fathers ag thgy understood it; that the heroes of t a and the heroes of the north were4 Anféricans all; that the world had lookedgon. with admiration at the splendor of Ame valor, and that Amer- jean enterprise nergy united would #oon place ourcous where she is today, fn-the vanguard df fiftions. ‘“Tt-is a marve e Spoushiless how we should have dase people after so much of bitterness and so much of bloodshed; but-to the student of human na- ture it is not strange that brave and broad- minded men, when their quarrel is fought cut, shou}d tread together the paht pointed out alike by the traditions of the past and the hopes of th> future. We bury forever in the presence of the remains of our dead heroes the angry passions of the past and now turn our faces resolutely forward, re- membering that the dead of the Union and of the confederacy would ask that nothing be said of their motives and their deeds but the truth The truth is enough for their fame. Congress has set us the ex- ample. It has ordered that federal and con- federate records of the civil war shall be published side by side. The army is pub- lishing the records of the soldier and it is editing them fairly. Th> navy is publishing the record of the sailor and it is edit- ing them fairly. The record of Ameri- can valor as thus made up, when the pen of impartial history shall set it forth and couple it with the complete reconciliation of the survivors and the children of the dead, will constitute the most glorious pages in the annals of man.” Mr. Herbert was followed by Judge F. W. Collins of the Department of Justice. Mr. Collins said: Mr. F. W. Collins. One of the most eloquent and effective addresses of the day was delivered by Mr. F. W. Collins at Admiral Porter's tomb. In the course of his remarks: Mr. Collins said: It was something to be a Greek and live in the age of Pericles. It was some- thing to be a Roman and live in the age of Augustus. It was‘ pride-producing to be a Frenchman at the time of the Napoleonic conquests. It stirreq a Briton’s pulse to live in the age of Wellington. But more than all these, ¢ranfér than all these, is it a privilege to be an American citizen at this high noon pf (history. True men al- ways admire bgave,.deeds. Those were brave men who stood with Leonidas in the pass of Therm e-and defied the Per- sian hosts. Those were brave men who composed the legions of Caesar at Phar- salia, Brave men, who followed the for- tunes 6f Napoleon, ‘fought under his ban- rer in the bul ning’ sands of Egypt, amid the eternal snows ‘of Russia and faced the fury of Waterleo. Brave men were they who, under Welfington, crushed the proud Corsican and drove him into captivity. Brave men who heldzthe decks of Nelson's ships at Trafalgar and crimsoned the waves with their blood ere victory came. Aye, these were indubitebly brave. But braver men the world’hever knew than the sol- diers and sailors of ‘America. I mean those who struggled at Bunker Hill, suffered at Valley Forge and triumphed at Yorktown; who tred’ the deck of the Bon Homme Richard with Paul Jones; shared the peril an@ the glory with Decatur at Tripoli, and Perry. on Lake Erie; who. fought with Grant at Shiloh, Sheridan in the swamps of the Shenandoah; stormed the heights of Lookout mountain with -Hooker; stood with Thomas like a rock at Chickamauga, and tramped with Sherman to the sea, WHAT 04 TRE GRILORER swt food Griak called GwATENS 1e,tted Mi ard novrishing and takes the place of cuf- fee. The. more Grain-O sou give the children the Grain-O is mide of} mae a he Feo, Pete soot ae mechs All Gace mane ae 2 “Braver men never lived than those who, with Porter, bombarded Fort Fisher, faced the deadly temp2st with Farragut at New Orleans, manned the guns of the fleet with Foote at Donelson, and perished with the Cumberland in Hampton Roads, while deal- ing ‘a last broacside.’ Heroes in blue! Heroes in gray! These are the incompara- ble jewels of the republic today. Many of them éleep in Arlington, at Chickamauga, at Gettysburg, in the Wilderness, in the swamps, in the trenches where they feil, myriads sleep in unknown graves, and myriads more sleep beneath the sea. We know not—it matters not—where they Ile, so long as a grateful nation chants the re- frain: ‘When can their glory fade? ” In the course.of an eloquent tribute to’ our present navy the orator said: “No tongue, however tipped with fire, dare hope todo justice to the modern miracle wrought at Manila. It is a fitting climac- teric to the achievements of the century. For audacity of conception and brilliancy of execution the feat of Dewey and his men stands alone. History, modern, me- dieval, ancient, furnishes no parallel. The undying gratitude of their countrymen and imperishable renown are the rewards which attend the gallant commander and his brave associates who boldly entered the harbor of Manila, over the deadly mines of Spain, under the frowning muzzies of the great guns of Corrigedor and Cavite to engage and exterminate the Spanish fleet. In the future it will be deemed a distinc- tion beyond expression for the men who shared the battle on that memorable occa- sion to be able to say: ‘I was with Dewey at Manila.’ But there is a Sad prelude to our paean of praise. The American heart is touched with tenderness as memory ir- resistibly turns to the proud vessel which one moment rode the waters of Havana harbor—its lights extinguished for the night, its gallant crew asleep in their berths, dreaming ‘of friends, firesides and fields far away, lulled into fancied security by the footfalls of the watch upon the deck and the lapping of the waves: in the next moment, with appalling suddenness and indescribable horror, hurled into eter- nity, without opportunity to strike a blow or offer a prayer. “Though they died not in battle, though they perished, as we believe, by the foul- est treachery, yet the memory of the men who met martyrdom on that fated. ship will be treasured in the nation’s heart for- ever. “Flowers and tears for the heroes who were translated by that terrible tragedy to a land where treachery and tyranny are unknowff.” Later in his address Mr. Collins said: “I am not in sympathy with servile imita- tion of the fads and follies of other lands, and would keep our civilization American to its core, yet, in my judgment, the time has come when the nations which speak the same language, boast the blood of a common ancestry, observe the same laws and worship the same Deity should not again be permitted to drift apart, but should rather cement the natural ties which bind them together into a lasting alliance. Such a union, founded not only on a community of blood, but of interest, would hasten the dawn of the glorious era of universal peace. é “Had such an alliance existed hereto- fore the atrocities of the ‘unspeakable Turk’ would have been stayed, and Cuba would not now sit in sorrow and desola- tion, the prey of famine, flame and sword. God grant that out of the smoke of battle shall come not only the freedom of Cuba, but a more exalted citizenship and a no- bler national character. God speed the brave boys who have responded to duty’s cali and laid ‘their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor’ upon the altar of their country. Mr. William H. Michael spoke on “Co- operation Between Grant and Porter.” He said in part: Wm. H. Michael. Wm. H. Michael in his address at Por- ter’s grave took for his subject, ‘‘Co-opera- tion between General Grant and the Nav: In the course of his extended and interest- ing address he said: “A development of this subject will dis- close two essential facts: (1) That General Grant at the very inception of hostilities between the north and the south perceived the absolute need of armed vessels on the Mississippi and its tributaries, and was willing at all times to accord the navy its “The way was thus prepared for General Grant's advance by land and water upon just share of credit for work accomplished; (2) that without the co-operation of the navy it would have been impossible to put cown the rebellion under any leadership.” Mr. Michael sketched the building up of the flotilla on western waters under Foote, and described the nondescript character of the vessels. “Flag Officer Foote formed the acquaint- ance of General Grant at Cairo, which place became the base of operations for the army and flotilla late in the fall of 1861. About this time Foote wrote to his wife, who was living in New Haven, Conn., and also to his devoted friend, Fox, assistant secretary of the navy, that General Grant was just the kind of man he could work with; that the fullest understanding ex- isted between them; that Grant was a man of good, practical sense, without any pomp and full of earnest patriotism. At another time he wrote that he and Grant talked over plans of operation as familiarly and as frankly as could two brothers.” Mr. Michael described in graphic words the continued land and naval movements in the west. The splendid work of Foote’s gunboats in these operations was clearly pointed out. Mr. Michael told of Shiloh and described the great work of the navy there. In his memoirs General Grant says: ‘The navy gave a hearty support to the army at Shiloh, as indeed it always did both be- fore and subsequently, when I was in com- mand.” “A fair resume of the achievements of the navy in the west during the year,” said Mr. Michael, “would be that a flotilla had been created which had saved Grant and his army at Belmont; had unaided reduced Fort Henry; had co-operated with Grant ard his army in the capture of Donelson; had saved Grant's left at Shiloh from be- ing turned, on the first day of the battle, and demoralized Beauregard’s army during the night so that it was unfitted for service the following day; had challenged the ad- miration of the world by its dramatic pas- sage of Island No. Ten, which, determined the fate of the island, and of the confeder- ate army confronting Pope; had destroyed, the confederate fleet at Memphis; co-oper- ated in the capture of St. Charles: and thus practically opened the Mississippi to Vicksburg, and had thus transferred the most important operations from the out- skirts to the very heart of the confederacy. the Mississippi river, which, if taken,would completely sever the confederacy in twain, = cut off its richest resources of sup- plies.” The speaker then described Foote’s re- tirement and the work commenced and car- ried out by Admiral Porter and General Grant against Vicksburg. Mr. Michael was equally interesting in re- lating the subsequent operations of Admiral Porter in connection with the Army of the Potomac. In closing Mr. Michael said: , “Let us this day remember our brave Sailors Hving and dead: let us remember the deeds of our glorious navy, that same navy which helped us to our independence by a successful co-operation with the army under Washington, which captured in that war over 12,000 prisoners, which furnished by capture munitions of war for our des- titute army; the same navy which later, in 1812, won our liberty and indepe: on water’ as it had helped to win our in- dependence on land, which though despised by Europe won fifteen out of eighteen set battles with the stvongest naval power in the wor!d, which completely swept the enemy’s merchant e fre ihe seas, and compelled a prayer for peace; the same navy that wrung from the Bey of Tunis and Tripoli concessions that no other power had succeeded in getting; the same navy which, within the first twelve months of the war..for the Union, reclaimed the Potomac from the enemy's control; cap-. 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Credit. erifice in price, you may re fi AN’S - © ~ <i ~~ Sd e > te « ex ~ of - oo = + LLAMAS AAR ARAR REAR RRRAR ARERR tured the Hatteras forts, and the minor fortifications of Albemarle and Ptmlico; had retaken the southern forts except these at Wilmington and Charleston; had sealed up Mobile and Charleston: had re- possessed the navy yard at Norfolk; had broken the power of the confederate navy by beating the Merrimac: had captured Forts Jackson and St. Philip; had taken New Orleans, and practically reopened the Mississipp!, the Cumberland and Tennes- see, and had prepared the way for the army to advance into Tennessee and Mis- sissippi, and again the same navy that will hold up the hands of struggling Cuba, and avenge the murder of the noble seamen who perished with the Maine.” Miss Teresa Machen rendered “The Hour of Mourning,” the bugiers sounded taps, and the exercises were at an end. Admiral Porter's grave was elaborately decorated with flags and flowers. OAK HILL AND HOLY Impressive Services Under Auspices of George U. Morris Post. George U. Morris Post, No. 19, G. A. R., had charge of decorating the graves of the soldier d2ad at Oak Hill and Holy Rood cemeteries, and this work was fully per- formed. An unusually large number of per- | sons witnessed the exercises, and helped scatter flowers over the graves of the de-! parted. This year the pretty custom seem-| ed to be more generally observed than ever. The members of th2 post were ordered to report at the headquarters on N strect, near 32d street, at 9:30 o'clock. It was fully 10 o'clock before the start was made. Head- ed by a portion of the National Guard Band, with Company H of the Western High School Cadets, under Capt. Taussig, as an escort, the members of the organiza- tion startec to Oak Hill. The route was out N street to 30th, thence to U street, and east to the cemetery gate. The procession Moved to the grave of Commodore Georg U. Morris, after whom the post is name. where special service was held. While th ad2ts opened ranks and presented arms the members of the Grand Army ma througn. The band played appropr: and the soldier boys fired three volle the grave. After the vet2rans marched eround the grave the start to the chapel Was made, where the regular program of | the day was carried out. ! After hearing the order to celebrate the | day, issued by the department commander anc read by Mr. B. T. Janney, the com- | mander of the post, Mr. A. B. Grunwell, made a few introductory remarks. After the opening sentenees he stated that again, as in '61, the red flag of war was unfuried in aid of humanity, to elevate mankind. He also referred to the fleeting years and the diminishing ranks of the veterans of the war. In the unceasing course of time all must pass away, and the work which they had undertaken must be carried on by the younger generations. Lincoin’s celebrated Gettysburg address of November 19, 1803, was read by Mr. | Janney, after which “Nearer, My God, to | 7 was rendered by the band. Rev. Alexander, D.D., pastor of the West Presbyterian Church, delivered the invocation, asking the blessing of God on the cause of the United States in the pend- ing war. Miss E. M. Chase, Miss Mattie Gibson and Mr. H. P. Hoover, as a trio, rendered “How Sleep the Brave.” An original poem was read by Dr. J. W. Chappell. Upon request Mr. Hoover rendered a barytone solo, “Home of the Brave.” The oration was delivered by Mr. Thomas H. McKee, the journal clerk of the House of Representatives. He said, in part: ‘The patriot and hero have left an impress on the civilization of every age. From the beginning of civfl government they have always been found noble, generous souls, ready to contend for that larger liberty or ROOD. waited. Christian civilization is not an ac- cident; il s the product of all the sacrificial suffering of the millions who were willing to dare 2nd do for the good of others what the tyrant had denied. “War is a supreme trial of most men. It is the fire in which the brave are tested. Its gallant deeds show the hero's soul. Like pestilence and crime, war traces only by the study of its causes. The dead, the wounds, the woe, the agony, are but stripes by which the lessons are enforced. But how sweet its triumphs, how enchanting its | glories, how bitter its woes, yet, withal, | Kirkley, | sisted of M r, Mrs. A.Fle and Mrs. G At the conclu of the services the ma‘ was rest Kee, “that out of the great war in which these and others gave true devotion, the geod shall remain to be gathered by the ccming citizens of the republic, and thus be Perpetuated through all times. Those who slecp in this quiet place were just as hope- ful as we who were saved. They, having nebly done their part, dropped out of the ranks while others contended on until the thirgs hoped for were accomplished. We owe our homage to those who fell in the cenflict, whose unselfish devotion led them went to endure and die. They voluntaril forth to battle against invinctivle against prejudice, against pestilence ease. The graves of these honore rot only hold us in memories of the pas but, like great beacon lights in the pathless future, point the wandering youth in the way of glorious peace. Their hope w liberty and union.” Miss Gibson in a vocal solo, “Bow Down Thine Ear,O Lord,” and the trio in “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” completed the progra: Benediction was’ invoked Rev. J. B. Stitt, D.D., pastor of the Dumbarton Ave- nue M. E. Church. The committee on arrangements at Oak Hill consisted of Past Commander B. Janney, chairman; Past Commander J. Commander A. B. Grunw lain G. ‘Ws Fletcher and Quarte M. Robinson. The committee on de consisted of Mrs. E. H. Harner, Mrs. B, Lichty, Miss Lillian L. Storch, Holy From Oak Hill cemetery the procession passed to Holy Rood, the route being west on U street to 35th street, thence north to 324 street, 10 Holy Rood cemetery. There was an even larger crowd at Holy Rood cemetery than at Oak Hill It was some minutes after noon when the services were opened with a selection by the band A feature of the service was the singing y the children of Trinity Church Sunday chool, several hundred of them being pres- Rood Cemetery. jent. “The ar Spangled Banner” was the first anthem sung, and the spectators joined in, to the accompaniment of the full band. The address of the day was made by Mr. M. J. Scant “Americ the children and spectator: ng in, fol- lowed by a Mr. Rudolph Ullmer, t vice com- mander of the po of cere- monies, and also c Assisting h ms and Charies Me- The committee on decoration con- Carthy. the post headquarters and the proce disbanded. — DISTRICT SOLDIER BOY What Capt. Domer Says Chickamanga. A letter just received from Capt. Charles S. Domer of Company C, Ist Regiment, District of Columbia, gives items of inter- est to the friends of the oxys now at Chickamauga Park: He 8a: “Our camp of Life at is delightfully located, the entire park be- ing covered with trees, mostly oa We have four large oaks in our company street. So you see we are protected from the rays of the sun. The days have been warm, not unusually so, and the nights in- clined to be cold; but just such nights ai one needs to sleep well. The meals we get, while wholesome, are hardly equal to the fare I have b accustomed to at home, Nevertheless I have never felt better in my life. This outdoor life and the change from office cares and confinement are refreshing to mind and body. There are abcut 40,000 troops en- camped here, from all over the United States. Have met a number of old ac- quaintances among the Omaha companies, the St. Louis companies and our old friends the Indianapolis Artillery. Our boys are working hard, and are performing all the duties expected of them. We are rated as a company among the best in our regiment. We are now receiving orders direct from the 3d Army Corps, of which we are a part. We are in the second brigade of the first division, with the Omaha boys and other regiments. Be assured that I am en- joying good health and paying strictest at- tention to ry duties. The discipline here 1s very rigid—no play soldier business. But hew beneficent its results. “It can be justly claimed,” said Mr. Mc- this is a matter of necessity, and is not a herdship.’ - We have lots of delinquent goods in stock and we must move them. Have .. ed too high in price. Ifthat was the trouble, we have remedied it. About 200 styles—English and American Worsted Suitings—were marked $30, $25 and $20 a suit. 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