Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 20, 1901, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20 1901 IN NATURE'S BOSOM AT REST | Third Martyred President's Body Oensigned to Temporary Repess. LATER TO BE PLACED BESIDE CHILDREN'S Recelving Va wed Only Te rily by the Friends—Fune cesnlon Is Two M Long. (Continued from Second Page.) act, or administration, or utterance, y ‘degree nad to the prosperity and of our d country and the ad- vancement and welibeing of your splendid eftizenship, | will devote the best and most unselfish efforts of my life to that end With this thought uppermost in my mind, [ reluctantly take leave of my friends and neighbors, cherishing in my heart the | gweetest memorles and thoukhts of my old home-my home now-—and 1 trust, my home hereafter, so long as 1 live, ‘We hoped with him that when his work was do freed from the burdens of his great office, crowned with the affections of - hunn)’ people, he might be permitted to close his earthly Iife in the home he had loyed, He has, Indeed, returned to us, but how? Borne to the strains oc “Nedrer, My God to Thee,” and placed where he first began life's struggle, that the and weep over such a tim But It was a triumphal march, the proces The nation rose, sto uncovered head. The people of the land are chief mourners. The natlons of the earth weep with them. But, oh, what a victory. 1 do not ask you {n the heat of public add; but In the calm moments of mature reflecction, what other man ever had | such high ors bestowed upon him and | by #o many people? What pageant has e, this that we look upon? « gave him to the nation but a little more than four years ago. He went out gt of the morning th his task set and the purpose with the i upon his We call him back & mighty »w. but w omplete it naueror. The churchyard wnere his children rest, The quiet gpot that sults best, There shall his grave be made And there his bones be lald, And there his countrymen shall come With memory proud, with pity dumb. And’ strangers far und near For many and many a year, For many a year and many an age, While history on her ample page The virtues shall enroll Of that paternal soul. Bishop 1. W, Joyce followed with a brief prayer and the services were conclfided with the siuging of the hymn which Presi- dent McKinley repeated on his deathbed, ““Nearer, My God, to Thee."” The entire con- gregation urose and joined In the last stanza, Father Valtman of Chicago, chap- lain of the Twenty-ninth Infantry, pro- Bounced the benediction. Then the notes of the organ again rose, the coffin was taken up and borne from the church, the relatives and those in official lite went out in the order they had en- tered. BODY IS CONSIGNED TO EARTH Nation's Chief Tenderly Returned to Nature's Element and All Cere- t an End. CANTON, Sept. 19.—It wi fter 3 o'clock ‘when thé silent throngs outside the church ®aw the pageant reappear through the First came the guard of military and naval honor, the generals and admirals forming n double line leading from the entrunce to the waiting hearse. Again the flag-draped casket with its wealth of flowers appeared and was committed to the he The president and members of the cabinet followed, arm in arm, and stepped into the waiting carriages. The relatives enltrefi 1ages, next. Then the Heparate line ‘of ps broke from thelr battallon tront and, wheeling into platoons, 100k up the marnh to the-grave. In the long line ot carriages were United Btates sepators and members of the house of representatives from every section of the country, Justices of the supreme court, \the ranking heads of the army and navy, ®overnors of states and mayors of clties and the dead president’s fellow townsmen. Out Tuscarawae street the long procession moved through a section of the city where the sound of tho dirge had not before been heard. It presented the same sorrow- stricken appearance ws did the center of the city. Funeral arch spanned the street, some of them, it 1s understood, having been erected by school children. The houses were hung with black and the ately elms along the way had their trunks shrouded fn black and white drapery. To the Cemetery. ~The line of march from the church to the cemetery was about gne and one-halt north on to Lincoln, west on Lincoln to West Third street and north one square to the gates of the cemetery. For many hours before the time set for the commencement of the funeral services at the McKinley home the streets along the entire length of the line of march wora crowded with spectators. From the gates of the cemetery to the doors of the church there was on each side of the street an al most unbroken line of soldlers and at the intersecting streets detachments of mil- ftia were placed about 100 feet from the thoroughfare along which the cortege was to ko and nobody was permitted to paes in olther direction. There was not a window that commanded a view of the line of march that was not filled with faces, the numer- ous stands were crowded to their utmost and on the roofs were hundreds of people. From 9 o'clock in the morning until 5 In the afternoon, by which time the last of the parade had passed the church on its way 4o the cemetery, this condition pravailed. All day long the streets were kept clear | by the military and not a vehicle of any description was permitted to enter upon them. Notwithstanding the dense crowds there were no accidents of any kind reported. Moved to Te No greater reverence has ever been shown to any man, living or dead, than was exhibited toward the dead president today. As the funeral car passed through the streets men and women sobbed con- vulsively and at the cemetery gates where the crowd was densely packed and where the people had remained for hours pressing Agalnst the iron fence, two women fainted | during the exercises at the vault. It was a wonderful tribvte of surpassin love that was today shown In his native place to the memory of William McKinley and 1t will be long before greater or more reverent hovor is paid to any man, It was exactly four minutes past 4 o'clock when the funeral car bore the remains of the dead president through the gateway of Twenty minutes after that time the brief ceremony at the vault was over, the members of the famliy and distinguished men of the natlon, who had come 80 far to do him honor, had passed through the gates on thelr homeward way, Guard Va Ove hour and twenty minutes after the hearse had entered the cemetery the place was clear and the dead president was rest- lug under the watchful @ of the men of the regular army. A sentry's tread sounded from the cement walk before the vault, another kept vigil on the grassy slope sbove, and at the, head =nd foot of the caeket stood armed men, At the door, which was not clesed tonight, was pitched the tent of the guard, and there it will re- main until the doors are closed tomorrow, | Goodnight'* and "“The Wayside Cro: | many In the multitude around the body has been borne place For nearly an hour before the head of the funeral procession urrived at the gate of the cometery, the stralne of the dirges played by the band came over the hilltops to the watchers by the vault, teliing them that the procession was on its way. Finally At 3:30 o'clock the detachment of mounted police heading the procession came around the corner and passed through the cemetery gates. Behind them came the Grand Army band of Canton, the solemn notes of “Nearer, My God, 10 Thee' welllng out as it came up the driveway. A moment after cntering the cemetery the music was changed to Chopin's funeral interlude and it was to the sound of this that the band passed out and on to Kentucky avenue at the south side of the enclosure Hundreds of His Comrades, Behind the band came the Grand Army posts, fully 500 of the veterans marching by. As they passed along the flower- strewn path many of them were weeping bitterly and they stooped by dozens to gather the blossoms which lay at their feet and carried them away as mementoes The sweet pea blossoms that were scat- tered along the road were the offerings of the school children of Nashville, Tenn., and no offering of love seen during the funeral excrclees more fully fulfilled its mission or mcre completely carried its message of affection. Tonight hundreds of the blos- #oms are in the possession of the marchers In the parade and are held by spectators to its final resting | who came into the cemetery after the close de to carry them away. After s came, in well set ranks with ‘port,” the men of the Sixth Ohlo Infantry, of the National guard, of the Engineers' corps, of the National guard trom Cleveland and the comrades of the late president in the ranks of the Tweénty-third Ohlo volunteers during the civil war. Family and Ofe Then came a long line of carriages bear- ing the members of the family and the dis- tinguished visitors. From the first car- rlage that stopped at the front of the walk leading up to the vault President Roose- velt and Commander Cowles of the navy alighted. Without waiting for those in the second carriage, which contained Secre- tarfes Root and Gage and Attorney Gen- eral Knox, the president walked slowly toward the vault and took a position on the south side of the vault and close to the door. As Secretary Root came up he assumed a similar position on the other side of the walk, and the other cabinet members a ranged themselves by the sides of the pre dent and secretary. The president and members of the cabinet were followed by officers of the army and navy, who stood on each side of the walk, the lines reaching Just to the edge of the roadway. Within a minute after the formation of the lines the funeral car came up to the walk. The cas- ket was gently lifted from the hearse and borne to the door of the vault, where it was rested on the catafalque. It was ca ried by the same men of the army and navy who have carried it ever since it left Buf- falo. Before them as It came up the walk walked Colonel Bingham, who had been alde to President McKinley. At its head on the right walked Lieutenant Hamlin of the army, and In a corresponding position on the left was Lieutenagpt Eberle of the navy. Just as the bearers lowered it to the catafalque Abner McKinley and Mrs. Bar- ber ulighted from their carriage and stood at the foot af the line of officers. They. re- mained here for a few seconds and then passed up to the foot of the casket, where they remained during the brief service. Burlal Service s Read. There was a moment's pXuse as Colonel Bingham looked to see that all was readv. He then looked toward Bishop Joyce of Minneapolis, who read the burial service of the Methodist church, slowly but in a volce that could be heard distinctly ‘by all who were grouped about the vault. As his words ended there was a brief pause, for it had been understood that a quartet of the Knights Templars was to be present to ren- der a hymn. Through a misunderstanding. however, it had not arrived, and after sat- istying himself of this fact Colonel Bing- ham waved hig hand to eight buglers of the Canton band, who had taken station upon the side of the mound above and to the south of the vault. Instantly from the elght bugles rang out the notes of the sol- dler's last call, “taps.” It was beautitully done and the last notes of the bugles died away §o softly that all who heard it re- mained listening for a few seconds to hear 17 it was really ended. Cabinet Members Grieve. arms at When tire last note had floated away Sec- retary Wilson was in tears, Secretary Long was also weeping and the president was gazing grimly at the walk. It was the last moment for the men who had been 0 closely assoclated with the president for 50 long and the thought seemed to most of them greater than they could bear. Cap- tain Blddle of Company C, Fourteenth in- tantry, who will command the guard which 18 to be placed around the vault, stepped up to a line of five soldiers which he had posted just north of the doorway and who throughout the ceremony had stood at “‘present arms” as rigld as though wrought in fron. One of them passed quickly wto the vault, taking station at the head of the casket, another placed bimself at the foot and three men stood in the doorway, two on the lower step and the third on the floor of the vault directly behind them. There they remained until atter the passage of the funeral procession. The president, the members of the cab: inet and the officers of the army and navy then entered their carriages and followed by the members of the family passed out of the ccmetery and returned to the city. The delay caused by the ceremonles at the vault being over the procession re- sumed its march. Every man la the line, ¥ave those in uniform, who render appro- | priate honor in other ways, went past the casket with uncovered hea Knights -Templars As the head of the division containing the Knights Templars wheeled into the cometery the quartet that had been delayed took up a position, to the south of the vault and sa@ “Fare Thee Well, My Brother.” This was followed by others, including “Rock of Ages,” the “Christian's The selections were beautifully rendered and no part of the funeral ceremonles in Canton was more impressive. Tho darkuess was gathering fast as the knlghts sang on, and ket were moved to tears and the sound of sobs was distinetly audible in the crowd that lined the fence beyond the line of National guardsmen. Alone with His The last of the procession passed the bler at 5:45 and then orders were given by Captain Biddle that the cemetery should be cleared. The order was quickly car- ried out and the president was let in the care of his guard of hoor. The first sentry to be posted in a tour of guard duty before the doorway was Pri- vate Otto White of Company C, Fourteenth infantry, whose home 18 in Genoa, 0. The guard that will have the honor of guardiug the bler of the late president is Company C of the Fourteenth regular infantry. It is vommanded by Captain W. S. Biddle, jr., First Lioutenant W. H. §. Avery and Second Lieutenant W. 8. Ashbridge. The company includes seventy-six non-commissioned men ordered to Canton from Fort Where McKinley Lies. ature has been kind in selecting the Sentries will then guard the vault every Wour of the day and the night until the t resting place for President McKinlev. West Lawa cemetery is on & bigh knoll, overlooking the peaceful valley, with the little city of Canton laid out below. If | were not for an intervening church spire one might get from this elevation a glimpse of the McKinley home. Here the body of Willlam McKinley is lald to rest. The beauty of the grounds here attracted the attention of the country's best landscape | gardeners, who have journeyed here to study its attractions. Today it was doubly beautiful, with the rustliog trees giving oft their first yellowed leaves of fall and add- ing golden touch to the green-clad slopes Just inside the stately entrance stands the gray stone vault, where for a time the casket will repase. Its dreary exterfor was | relieved today by great masses of flowers, | banked all about until the gray walls were shut out from view. To Be Beside His Own. But In due time it will be taken from the vault and committed to the little plot of ground lying farther on. This is the Me- Kinley lot and here lie his father. whose name he bore, the mother he guarded so tenderly in life, his brother James, his sis- ter Anna and his two children. And when that time comes a stately shaft of granite will rise hbove the grave, telling of the civie virtues, the pure life and the mar- tyred death of William McKinley. HOW THE HUNDREDS MARCH Proceasion from Charch to Cemete: Made Up of Seven Di- visions, CANTON, 0., Sept. 19.—The formation of the procession that went from the church to the cemetery today was thus Platoon of Police. Chief Marshal Doll of Canton and Aldes. First Diviston, General EIl Torrance, national comman- der Grand ' Army of the Republic, com- manding stafr Grand Army Band E. F. Taggert, Department Commander Grand Army of the Republic of Ohlo, and Stafy. Canton Post, Canton, O. Buckley Post, 2 Bell iarmon Pokt, Chamberiain Post en Post, n Leglon, Second Divi Major General Charles Dick, manding, Detachments of Ohlo Natlonal Guard. Troop A of Ohlo National Guard, Guard of Honor. Survivors of Twenty-third Ohlo, McKinley's Regiment. President Roosevelt and Cabinet Honorary Bearers, Generals of Army and Admirals of VY. Ofclating C Officers of the Army and Navy. Funeral Car, Relatives of President Me- Kinley Loyal Leglon. of Senate “und Unit Senators. Speaker of House of Representatives, Governors of States with Staffs, Loutsiana Delegation, Representing State and United Conféderate Veterans, Governor Nash of Ohlo and Other State Officers. Judges, State of Ohio. ‘w Former Staff Officers. Federal Officlals of Cleveland, Chicago, Canton and Massillon, O. Board of Directors of Pan-Américan Expo- sition Board of Cook County Commissioners, Chi- cago. Third Division, Captain H. 8. Moses, commanding. Gate City Guards, Atlanta, Ga, Cleveland Greys. Cleveland Scotts Guards. Willlam McKinley Command, American’ War Veterans. Sons of Veterans. Fourth Diviston, A. B. Foster, grand commander of Ohlo, commanding. Knights Templar. Commanderies from the foliowing cities: Loulsville, Canton, Massillon. O.; Toledo, nesville, Steubenville, Cléveland, Paines- ville, Lima, Cincinnati, 'Youngstown, Mans- fleld, Pomeroy, Akron, Circieville, Marion, Warren, Hamllton, SBalem, Wooster, Mari- etta, Uhrichaville and East Liverpool, O. Grand Lodges, State of Ohlfo. Fitth Division, Brigadier General Thomas W. Minchul, commanding. Eighth Infantry of State Militia, Fifth Infantry. Ohlo City Company, Martins Ferry, O. - Becond Infantry, Lima. Lodges of the Knights of Pythias, 0dd_ Fellows, Junior Order United American Mechantes, Knights of St. John. Representatives of Sigma. Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Sixth Division. Theodore Voges, commanding. c. a A com- President Family and President ed States Clreult Court Governor McKinle Spanish- Cleveland Chamber of Commer. Americus Club, Pittsburg. Lincoin Club, Chicago. Hamilton Club, Chicago. Seventh Division. r Offclals and Citt t Various Ohid Citfes, It Finds nton Grown to a City Crowded with Dist Union League Club, Chicago, Lincoln Club of New Brighton, DAWN OF THE FUNERAL DAY Men, CANTON, 0., Sept. 19.--The streets ot Canton this morning were filled with way- ing plumes, prancing horses and densely packed bodles of moving men assembling here for the procession which is to escort the remains of the late president from the church to Westlawn cemetery this after- moon. All night long civic, military and fraternal organizations from the four quarters of the compass had been pourin into the mass of humanity already here, and the early morning trains deposited other thousands. So fast the trains ar- rived, following on each other's heels, that there appeared to be one continuous string of cars unloading thelr buman freight through the depots into the congested streets beyond. Thirty speclal trains, in addition to the regular trains, had arrived before noon. The biggest crowd in the h ‘ory of Canton, which was during the cal Palgn of 1896, estimated at over 60,000, was exceeded today. The people overflowed the sidewalks and literally packed the streets from side to side. The greatest crush, of course, was in East Tuscarawas, the principal thor- oughfare, and North Market street, on which the McKinley cottage and the Harter residence, at which President Roosevelt was Stopping, are located. The crowds upon thelr arrival all moved, as if by a common Impulse, toward the old familiar cottage where the remains were lying. Soldiera Stand Guard, Military guards stationed at the four cor- ners of the lawn paced their beats, but there was no other sign of life about the house of death. The window shades wepe down. A long border of black, which had been put in place after the body was re- moved to the house last night, fringed the roof of the porch from which President MoKinley had spoken to delegations from every state In,the unlon, and where he had met and talked with all the chieftains of his party. No badge of conventiona mourning was on the door. Instead there was a simple wreath of palms bisected by & beautitul band of wide purple satin rib- boy. Sorrowfully the throngs turned away, the people toake up their positions at the church, the representatives to seek thel places in the imposing procession whic was to follow the remains to the cemetery. The two sections of the train bearing the senate and house of representatives and other government officials from Wash- ington arrived during the morning. Fear Mra. McKinley May Col Mrs. McKinley's condition is exciting grave apprehension amoug those calling for her, and it is feared that the dreaded col lapse may come at any moment.Since she has returned to the old home the full r ization of the awful calamity has come upon her. Last evening after the body had been brought from the courthouse and de- pesited in the little front room formerly used as the president’s library, she pleaded to be allowed to enter the room and sit beside the casket. Consent was reluctantly granted, and for half an hour the stricken widow sat {n the dim light beside the flower-draped bier. Then she was led away to her room and has not left it since. Through this morning she wept piteously, hour after hour. Owing to her condition she was able to take no part in any of the ceremonies today, neither at the church nor coming into the chamber of death when the body was borne away for the last time. From this time on she will be guarded with the most solicitous care and quiet, for it is only in this way that a collapse can be avolded President Roosevelt spent a quiet morn- ing at the Harter residence. He did not g0 out to the crowded street where thou- sands were gathered, hoping to catch a glimpse of his face, but took a walk in the spacious grounds of the residence. While at’ breakfast Judge Day joined him for halt an hour, and later Secretary Root and Sece retary Hitchcock came in 1o see him. Many unofficial visitors left cards of respect, but the president saw very few people, pre- terring to remain in retirement. Among those who called were half a score of his old command of Rough Riders, several in their broad-brimmed sombreros. The pres- fdent saw them only for a moment. Casket Finally Sealed. The face of the dead president was seen for the last time when it lay in state yes- terday at the court house. The casket was not opened after it was removed to the McKinley residence and the members of the family had no opportunity to look upon the silent features. The (-,Ml was sealed before It was borne away from the court house. It had been the hope of many of the friends of the family here that the face would be exposed while the services in the church were being held, but this sug- gestion could not be agreed to. When Mrs, McKinley came into the death chamber last night for her last moments beside her dead husband she wished to have a final look at the upturned face. But this was lmpossi- ble and the sealed casket with its flowers and flags were all that she saw. The collection of flowers was probably the most beautiful ever seen in the United States. The conservatories of the country had been denuded fo supply them. By the direction of the monarchs of Europe, the South American rulers, the governors ot the British colonies in Australia and Can- ada, the emperor of Japan, from the four quarters of the earth In fact, cathe the di- rections to adorn the bier of McKinley with flowers whose fragrance might be symbol- fcal of the sweotness and pufity of the ended life. But these tributes from foreidn countries were burled beneath the floral tributes of McKinley's countrymen. There were tons and tons of them and a list of those who sent them would be almost ,a complete roster of those prominent in the officlal, commercial and social life of the United States. A feature of the floral contributions w the large number sent by the different or- ganizations of various characters, fraternal, commercial and political, Streets Jammed with People. Toward noon the crowds in the vicinity of the McKinley cottage had increased to tens of thousands. North Market street was a living, seething mass of humanity for five squares below the house, and for three squares beyond, Several regiments of sol- diers were required to preserve a sem- blance of order. They were posted along the curbs and within the walks for balf a mile in either direction. A platoon of sol- dlers was thrown across the gate leading up togthe door of the McKinley residence, and only those with a written permit from Secretary Cortelyou were permitted to enter the grounds. The vast throng was con- tented, however, to gaze at the curtained windows and at rare intervals to see some member of the family ol"n attendant come to the porch outside. Within the chamber of death all was silent. The curtains were closely drawn, enshrouding the room in gloom, with no ray of gas to light up the melan-~ choly inside. The sentries still stood at their post, a soldier at the head of the caskel' and a sallor with drawn cutla at the foot. Thus throughout the morning the vast multitude surged without, while the silence within was broken only by ti weeping of the stricken widow, Many Distinguished Men in City. The number of public men in the city was augmented as every train arrived, and the city numbered among its mourning guests those who are most prominent in every walk of public life. Among the ar- rivals this morning were Speaker Hender- son and a number of his colleagues of the house of represehtatives, ncluding those who had served in the house ‘with McKin- Justice McKenna of the United States supreme court, who was a member of the ways and means committee when the Mct Kinley bill was drawn; Sereno Payne, pres- ent chairman of the ways and means com- General Grosvenor of Ohlo, Senator Bate of Tennessee, Governor Longio of Mississippl, together with delegations repre- senting states, cities, chambers of com- merce and innumerable civic organizations. Secretary Root received a dispatch from General Leonard Wood, governor of Cuba, this morning stating that he was lald up by washouts in Georgla and had been com- pelled to abandon all hope of reaching hére in time for the funeral. Message from Grand Army. During the morning General E. L. Tor- rance, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, sent the following message to Mrs. McKinley by Judge Day: In behalf of the Grand Army of the R public I wish to comfort you with the surance that you have the tender sympathy and unfalling love of every surviving - dier of the unfon, and our prayer Is that the gractious Father will sustain you. E. I. TORRANCE, Commander-<in-Chlef Grand Army of the Republic. : The tody of the president was taken into the church at 11:45. Decorations of Church. The decorations of the First Methodist Episcopal church, where the funeral serw- ices were held, were elaborate and im- pressive. Over 4,000 yards of drapery were used. Over the front interior, as the fu- neral party entered, covering the organ loft, there was stretched from wall to wall, paneled drapery, black as midnight. Tt was of nun's veillng, fifty-two feet long and fitteen feet high. The panels were formed of white satin ribbons two inches wide. The choir loft railing was richly hung with nun's velling, arranged in lpnonnn with silk drapery tassels between’ the festoons. The pulpit rostrum was heavily coveréd with black cloth and the pulpit itselt was draped with rich silk crepe, An excellent portrait of the late president was fastened to the front of the pulpit and was grace- fully draped. The chancel rail and all of the wood work about the fromt of thé church was a mass of black. Five seats trom the front of the pulpit in the left middle aisle was the pew which was ocqu- pled by President McKinley when he at- tended service. It is covered with heavy black crepe. The side walle of the church were hung with streamers and the over- hanging arches with black streamers and festoons. The pillars and then the chureh auditorium proper, and the Sunday school room, were in a stately black garb, re- leved every five feet With narrow bands of white silk. The balcony front was heavily draped and bung with festoons tled with white silk drapery tassels. The points of vantage on the exterlor and the tower were also draped in black and white. For three days and three nights a large force of men had been at work in the interior of the church arranging the decorations for the funeral services. The last touches wete the doors were closed to the public and W guard stationed to prevent any of the eager visitors from entering the edifice until the hour set for the funeral ceremony. IN_EVERY DESIGN FLOWERS Are Before in Th History. - p—— | CANTON, O., Sept, 19.—Never before on | this continent has such a floral display been shown as that in West Lawn cemetery. The vault was lined with the rarest and costliest flowers, a multitude of floral pieces was spread on the ground before the door of the vault and for 100 feet to the,right and left of the doorway and for half as many the front wall it was impossible to tread, s0 thickly did the tributes lay. Nearly every country on both hemisphercs was represented by an offering. The num. ber of those from the United States is almost past counting. They came from every state in the union and there is scarcely a man in public life whose tribute of respect for the virtues of Willlam Me- Kinley did not lle bestde his coffined re- mains today. Inside the vault was literally a mass of roses and orchids when the casket was car- ried into it and the outside walls were well- nigh hidden beneath the protusion of flowe! hung upon them. Above the doorway hung an enormous wreath of dark green calix leaves, over the right cormer of the vault was a similan wreath, the leaves being a deep red, in a corresponding position on the other side hung a wreath of tvy. The great wreath in the center was the offer- ing of the Itallan government and the king of Italy and was one of the handsomes pleces scen. Employes with Employe Agalnst a streamer of black satin which swung against the leaves was the following ‘inscription: “Reqium Eternam Dona el Domine."" Beside the balck streamer floated one of red, white and blue and another of red, white and green, the colors of Italy. To the right of the door, in a frame formed of red and white roses, was a vase fully six feet high made of white asters. This was the offering of the manufacturtg potters of East Liverpool, O. The employes of these manufacturing potters sent an elab- orate design of a vase done in red and white roses that was fully ehual in beauty to that sent by thelr employers. On the south side of the doorwoy was suspended a beautiful wreath of lilies of the valley, intertwined with smilax, the whole surmounfed with white and purple orchids. To the ¥left of the doorway w A great bunch of red roses and purple or- chids bound together with a wide.band of royal purple satin. Asters Deck His Cradle. Standing a short distance from the vault to the south was a small cradle covered with white and purple asters. On Its sides were worked in purple immortefes the word “Niles." This was sald to be the cradle in which Prosident McKinley had been rocked fo his infancy in Niles and special orders were given that it be guarded with great care and returned safely to Niles, whero it 18 to be preserved. From the Republic of Cuba came an enormous representation of the flag of the new natlon. A wreath of rod roses and lilles of the valley came from the Republic of Haytl, a wreath of white roses and pur- ple asters from the president of Uraguay. From the Knight Templars of Minnesota came a great shield, five feet long and three feet wide, formed of white astars. The center was the red cross of the Knights Templars. A round button two feet in dlameter, with the red cross in the center, came from the Knights of Tennessee. An elaborate offering of roses and orchids came from Melville E. Stone of New York. There were wreaths from Savannah, Ga., from Duluth, New Orleans and from dozens of other cities, Many of the designs were unmarked and it was impossible to tell from whom they had come. The flowers will be allowed to remain around the vault until they have fallen to pieces. Announcements of the Theater, The management of the {phsum theater announces that the house Will be thrown open on Saturday night for the benefit of those who wish to visit and inspect it. The repairs and decorations will be complete by that time and the house will be lighted up. No ticket will be required and a ocordial in- vitatlon Is extended to the general public. Sunday afternoon the first performance of the season will be give There will be merry doings at Boyd's theater om Sunday, matinee and night, when Myron B. Rice will present Mark E. Swan's latest farce, “Whose Baby Are You?' with a speclally selected cast of farceurs, headed by that clever comedian, Charles W. Bow- ser. It Is sald to be all tun, frolic and hilarity from start to finish. The plot is as complicated and diverting @ Chinese puzzle. It all revolves around a baby and tbis particular baby is sald to be a cork Py - The month o September ie the best ia the year and the Minnesota lakes the best' in Get a copy of booklat, * telling you where to find them. Re marks. bly low rates at Illinois Central city ticket office, 1402 Farnam street, or address W. H. Brill, D. P. A,, Omah, eb. uty Spots,” It You Go te Colarade Be sure and go over the Loup. The finest trip in the country. JSend 3 cf in stamps to T. E. Fisher, general passenger agent, Denver, Colo., for haudsome {llustrated book describ! this and other attractive trips offered by the Colorado & Southern rallway. It brings rellet—Re-No-May powder. Ask It your feet trouble you \ PIERRE BETWEEN TWO FIRES Court Orders it to Make L SIOUX FALLS, S. D. Sept. 19.—(Spe- clal.)—Petitions for alternative writs of mandamus to compel the authorities of Plerre to pay several judgments awarded by the federal court on bonds issued dur- ing the memiorable capital fight of 1590 and 1891 have been flled In the United States court in this city. In accordance with the petitions Judge Carland has Issued an or- der commanding the city of Plerre to levy a tax to pay the judgments or to show ca(ge why a peremptory writ of mandamus whould not be issued. The order is return- able October 1 a 10 a. m. The petitioners and the amount ef their claims are: Hec- tor McLean of New York, $3539.60; Na- tional Life Insurance company of Vermont, $14,465.74; James J. Ransom of Iowa, $5,- 679.65; First National bank of Cortland, N. Y., $4,688.77; Theodore Royer of Ohlo, § 98; Soclety for Savings of Cleveland, 0., $6,005.20. Other' judgments may be en forced in llke manner. It is & question whether the city of Plerre can levy a tax sufficient to pay the judgment, should the peremptory writ of mandamus be issued, without exceeding the constitutional limit of 5 per cent Pardon for John T. Nelson. PIERRE, 8. D., Sept. 19.—(Special Tel feet to the rear of a line passing through | the world for fishing. | Pianos Retailed at Who tinue our until September 21at. Our entire st EMERSON, A, B. CHASE, PACKAR ) room for new fall stock which s da ly from $75 to $150 less than the factory upwards, Monthly Ak-Sar-Ben visite vited to pay us.a visit of Inspection To bemefit Ak-Sar-Ben visitors and prospective piano purchasers, wo will k of STEINWAY, VOSE 175 {nstruments in all, Is now offere | A number of used upright planos as low as §15 Square planos and organs from $15 up well as prospective plano buyery lesale Prices on Great Stock Reducing Piano Sale v TEGER AND JEWETT pi less than wholesale prices arriving from eastern factories S & no TOND, , about to wake Here {s the opportunity of a lifetime to get a thoroughly dependable plans Wwill furnish them to a & sample planos from $108 We Sell. New Pianos on $5.00 Payments arg cordially n- SCHMOLLER & MUELLER, The Largest Piano House in the West. 1313 Farnam §t, Omaha, Tel, 1628, lowa Branch—337 Broadway, Council Bluffs. Tel. 378. ., | recommended that Johm T. Nelson, sen- tenced from Brooklyn county on a charge of mutilating public records, be released. ——— HYMENEAL. Dean-Fallel CRETE, Nel Sept. 19.—(Special.)— Arthur Dean of Chicago and Miss Emma Fuller were married at the home of the bride's tather, Horace Fuller, in the pres- ence of 100 guests. Several were present trom Chicago, Minneapolis, Cheyenne, Cuba. Kansas, Clinton, la., Omaha, Pawnee and Neligh. Rev. Edwin Dean, brother of the groom, performed the ceremony. —— Inds Veterans' Reunfon. WARREN, Ind., Sept. 10.—(Special)— The nineteenth annual reunion of the Sev- enty-fifth and the One Hundred and First regiments, Second volunteer infantry, will be at Warren October 3 and 4. — McCook Wins Easily. LA, Neb, Sept. 19.-(Special ’Te'lflnrlnAmN\o—Hr(‘nok detcated Arapahoe at base ball here today, 14 to 5. Score: RH.E. MecCook .803300200-1413 4 Arapahoe $030 0'110p01-573 Batterles cCook, Jones and Heck; Arapahoe, W ner, Patterson and Patton. CLEAR SKIES AND WARMER SUN o Shift to WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—Forecast: For Nebraska—Fair, warmer, Friday: Saturday fair, with warmer in eastern por- tion; mortherly winds, becoming varlable. For lowa—Fair, warmer, Friday; Satur- ir; variable winds d‘;‘o:.llllloul‘i—l"llr. warmer, Friday; Sat- urday fair and warmer; variable winds. For South Dakota—Fair, warmer, Friday; Saturday partly cloudy; variable winds. For Kansas—Falr, warmer, Friday, and probably Saturday; northerly winds, be- variable. Co:t‘::'wyomlnk—w ‘mer, fair, Friday; Sat- urday falr; east to south winds. Loeal Record. THE WEATHER BUREAU, Phe" Corresponding day of the past threc the corresp 1901 1900, 1899, 1895, .88 T 6 (0 43 % 4 (3 l; 6 66 Maximum temperature Mean temperature Precipitation of te for th! y and since - a0 .00 and_precipitation " reh ), 1901 Normal temperature. Deficlency for the day. Total excess since March 1 Normal precipitation. Excess for the day Precipitation since M Deficlency since March 1. Deflclency for cor. period, 1 Deficlency for cor. period, 1569, Report from Stations at 7 p. m, @TATIONS AND STATS OF WEATHSR. Omaha,_cloudy North Platte, clear. Cheyenne, clear. Salt Lake City, clea Rapid City, clear... Huron, cleas . Williston, clear. Chicago, Taining. 8t. Louls, raining. 8t. Paul, cloudy Davenport, rainin Kansas City, cloudy Helena, clear. Havre, ' clear. Bismarck, clear. Galveston, clear... s trace of precipitation. 2 P P A WELSH, Local Forecast OMclal. aE—er—— LIFE SAVED BY SWAMP-ROOT. and Bludder =333z EREEE 2 The Great Kidney, LI Remedy. kidney and bladder epecialist, promptly cures kidney, llver, bladder and uric acid troubles. Some of the early symptome of weak kidneys are paln or dull ache in the back, rheumatism, dizziness, headache, nervous- nees, catarrh of the bladder, gravel or cal- cull, bloating, sallow complexion, pufly or dark circles under the eyes, suppression of urine, or compelled to pass water often day and night. The mild and extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Roof, is soon realized, It ands the highest for its wonderful cur of the most distressing cases. If you need & medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in ftty-cent and ong dollar sizes. Yod may have a sample bottle of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and a pampblet that tells all about it, including many of the thousands of letters recelved from suf- | ferers cured, both sent free by mall. Write Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., and please mention that you read this generous added to the work late last pight, and then | gram.)—The Board of Pardons last eventug|offer in the Omaba Daily Bee. . SAMPLE BOTTLE SENT FREE BY MAIL Swamp-Root, discovered by the eminent YOU'VE COT TO HURRY OMAHA DRIVING PARK THIS AFTERNOON. Take the 24th Street or Sherman Avenue Car INSURANCE. THE FIDELITY MUTUAL LIFE Insurance Co. of Philadelphin . all forms of life and endowment the rat are lo After the 1 surance has teen in force a fixed numl years, the inoney ald to the « ARy for your Insurance I8 returned to y. n CASH. . F. MISS 244-6 B issues policies, WITZ, Mannger, Building, Omaha, Neb. JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS OF OMAHA ALEXANDER JACOBSEN GO, BROKERS AND MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS, SUITE—105 Bee Bldg., Omaha. Correspondence solicited with Inrge deal ors and manufacturers interested in ou method of personaily introducing and foi |lowing up the male of first-class’ merchan dise of all kinds TO THE TRADE it maha, South Omahu and Council Blufts- ebraska and tern_lows. " MACHINERY HND FOUNDRY. avis & Cowgilt Iron Works, MANUTACTURERS 42D JoRBENS @ENERAL REPAIRING A SPECIALT. 1RON AND BRASS FOUNDERS. 1801, 1503 and 1508 Jackeen Street. Omaha, Neb. Tel. 538, B Zadriskie. Agent. J. B. Cowglll, Mgy (C #ANE CO. Manufacturers and Jobbers of Steam and Water Supplies Ot All Kinas. 1014 and 1016 DOUGLAS ST, Wisiem Electrical Company Electrical Supplies. Nectrie Wirtag Bells aad Gas Q. W, JOHNSTON, M 1510 Howard Si DRY ‘G0ODS, E. Smith & Co. ® importers and Jedbers ot Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods AND NOTIONS. WHEN IN OMAHA visiT Byrne-Hammer Ory Goods Co. HOWARD STREET, OMAHA'S GREAT NEW HOUSE. TENTS AND AWNINGS, OmanaTent & Awning Co., OMAHA, NRB. TENTS FOR RENT. | TENTS AND CANVAS COODS, SEND FOR CATALOGUE NUMBER 83, SPECIALS $13—Butfalo and Return—$13 $31—New York and Reiurn—$3( Tha Wabash from Chicagp will sell tickets ut the above rates dal Aside from these rates the Wabash runs through trains over its own rally from Kansaw City, 8t. Louls and Chi cago to Buffalo and offers many spe cial rates durlng the summer month allowlng stop-overs at Niugara Falls and Buffalo, . Be sure your tickets read WABASH ROUTE. For rates, foldr and other Information, cali on nearest ticket agent, or write HARRY I, MOORES, Agt 8 Dept., Omiha, Nol 5. CRAN &T A, vin 1 Gen or G P Deputy State Veterinarian, Food Inapector. H. L. RAMACCINTTI, D, V.S, CITY VETERINARIAN OfMce and Infirmary, 28th and Mason S Telephone 659, tad