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    THE StMI-WKKLY TRIBUNE
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44X-X-XXX-X-XH-X-l4
V Bishop Henry IJ. Whipple of tho
Protestant Episcopal church of Minne
sota In dend.
Secretary Hny has been associated
with two administrations whoso heads
havo lccn assusslnntcd.
Tho tranflport Warren Balled from
Ban Francisco for Manila with office
returning to duty and a number of
school teachers.
John U. Merrill, who gained a wide
reputation throughout the taken region
from a lifelong connection with mu
rine interests, died at Milwaukee.
James It. Dudley, aged 00 years, n
prominent resident mid early nuttier
of Adainn county, died whlln eating
breakfast at his homo In Mendon, III:
Survivors of tho Iidy Elgin disaster
attended muss In St. John's cathedral
at Mllwaukco Mouduy, In commomora
tlon of the anniversary of the dlsustor.
The Illinois ManufacturorH' assoclu
tlon, through Its directors, has assured
President Rooscvolt of Its entire- confi
dence and extends to him Iti well
wlshcc.
Tho Marquis Anglesey v. as robbed
of Jowels valued at 30,000, which
were taken from a room at Walslng
ham House, London, while he wan at
the theater.
The foreman of a bakery In D'jrlln,
named Sumzynskl, 1ms boon sentenc
ed to Imprisonment for six months for
defamatory statements regarding Em
press Augusta Victoria.
Princess Victoria Louise, only
daughter of Emperor William, cele
hratcr her 9th birthday with her
mother und her youngest brother,
I'rlnco Joachim, ut Kndlnon.
Tho grand Jury nt Wichita, Kan,,
brought In u rc-lndlclmcnt against
Wm. Martlndnlo, charging him with
wrecking the Emporfn National bank1,
which 'failed moro than two ycurs
"go.
Peter I'lrsch nnd Albert Smith, al
dermen of tho city of Kenosha, Wis.,
woro arrested In Chicago, charged
with accepting bribes for tho grant
ing of an electric railway franchise
through Kenosha.
Tho United States grand Jury at
Snntn Fo, N, M., roturncd moro in
dlctmontB ngalnBt Pedro Banchoz, cen
sus supervisor of Now Moxlco, nnd his
clerk, Mariano Bona, charging embez
zlement und forgeiy,
Princo Krapotkln, tho Rusalnn revo
lutionist, In an Intorvlow on tho at
tempted assassination of President
McKlnloy, characterized Czolgnsz as a
"common murderer," and said ho
should bo dealt with na such.
B. 8. Huntloy, prosldent and gonoral
manager of tho Yellowstono Park
Transportation company, and tho
plonoor Btttgomnu of Montana, died
suddenly of heart dlsoaso nt Mam
moth Hot Springs, In tho park.
The rcorgnnlztalon commlttoo of tho
failed Seventh National bank of New
York has decided to soo Comptroller
of the Curroncy Dawes nnd If possible
get a prompt approval of their plan
for tho reorganization of tho bank.
Grasshoppers are now rnvaglng tho
rural districts near Chattanooga, Tonu.
While paMlBg through tho awnrma as
they arose from their work of destruc
tion the cars aro so overrun that the
windows have to be ckmed and tho Ira
pact on the window glass is llko haN,
thousands of tho pcBt being killed by
striking the car's,
Tho king of Wurtemburg has writ
ten a letter of sympathy on tho death
of Presldont McKlnloy.
Tho secretory of tho treasury Mon
day purchased 1.G90.000 lung term 4
per cent bonds at f 1.40 flat and f 1,000
short fours at 1113.3429.
Franco will havo to Import 50,000,000
busholB of wheat and Germany UG,
000,000 on nccount of short crops.
Twonty-threo persons were drowned
by the wreck of it forry boat which
was crossing tho Hooded Kulpa river,
near OsnlJ, Croatia.
A young man who gnvo his name as
Frank Rodgors, but Is bolloved to bo
John H. McNnmara, alias "King" Mc
Namura, wanted ut Iexlngton, Ky
for tho murder of Jacob Kollnr, Fob
ruary 11, 1880, bus been nrrostod In
Sacramento,
Topoka post, O, A. It., has adopted
this resolution: "Hesolved, That wo
fuvor the deportation of all known un
urchlBtB, nfter u speedy public trial,
not to proy on other nations, but to
some iHluitd where they muy be safely
kept,"
A(. thu hour set for tho Interment or
tho body of tho late President Mc
Klnley every truln and every wheel of
labor in connection with tho Omaha,
Kansas City & Eastern railway camo
to a stop und remained Inactive for
five minutes.
Frank II. Buriilmni, commandant of
the Grand Army of tho Republic at
Albert Iea, Minn,, died suddenly at
tho home of his daughter, Mrs. M
Koch of Chicago. Death Is auppos
ed to have resulted from heart (lb
rn mm
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All That Is Mortal of William McKinley
Laid in the Grave.
STREETS 0E CANTON 0VERP10W
Bptelal nnd lingular Train Mrlnr Thont
ni!i The Catket Not Opened In the
Horn Hertlrra nt the Chnrrh of a
Vary qimple Chnriirter.
CANTON, 0., Sept. 20. Tho street
of Canton yesterday morning were
filled with waving plumes, prancing
horses and densely packed bodies of
moving men assembling hero for tho
procession which Is to escort tho re
mains of tho Into president from the
church to tho Wostlawn comotory this
afternoon. All night long civic, mil
itary ond fraternal organizations from
tho four quarters of tho compass had
been pouring Into the mass of human
lty already hero, and tho early morn
ing trains deposited othor thousands.
So fust tho trains arrived, following
on each other's heels, that thero np-
pcarod to bo one continuous string of
cars unloading their human freight
through tho depots Into tho congested
streets beyond. Thirty special trains,
In adltlon to tho rcgulur trains, had
nrlvcd before noon. Tho biggest
crowd In tho history of Cnnton, which
was during the campaign of 1890, es
timated at over C0.000 was exceeded
today.
Tho people overflowed tho sidewalks
and literally packed the streets from
sldo to sldo. Tho greatest crush, of
course, was In East Tuscarawas, tho
principal thoroughfare, and North
Market street, on which tho McKlnloy
cottaga and tho Hurler recldcnco aro
located.
Tho face of tho dead president was
seen for tho last tlmo when It lay In
stato yesterday at tho court house
Tho casket was not opened aftor It
was removed to tho McKlnley resl
donco nnd the momberR of tho family
had no opportunity to look upon the
silent features. Tho casket wan senlol
before It was borno awny.
Tho decorations of tho First Meth
odist Episcopal church, whero tin
funeral services wcro held, woro olab-
ornto nnd Impressive. Over 4,000
ynrds of drapory woro used. Ovor the
front Interior, ns tho funoral party
cntored, covering tho organ loft, thon
wan stretched from wall to wall pnn-
olod drnpery, black ns midnight. It
wbb of nun's veiling, fifty-two foot
long and nftcon feet high. Tho pan
els woro formed of white satin ribbons
tro Inches wide. Tho choir loft rail
ing was richly hung with nun's veil
ing, arranged in festoons with silk
drapery InssolB between tho festoono.
Tho pulpit rostrum was heavily cov
ered with black cloth nnd tho pulpit
Itself wns draped with rich silk crepe.
An excellent portrait of tho lato pres
ldont us fnstencd to tho front of tho
pulp.lt und was gracefully draped. Tho
chanced rail nnd nil of tho wood work
about tho front of tho church was a
mass of black.
Tho services In tho church woro sim
ple. Thoy began with tho rendition
of nn organ proludo, Beethoven's fu-,
ncral march, played by MIbh Florence
Domls. Ab tho lust notes of tho pro
ludo woro stlllod tho Eutcrpoan ladlos'
quartet of Canton Hang "Tho Beautiful
Islo of Somowhero." Row O. D. Mll-
llgan, pastor of tho First Presbyterian
church of Canton, delivered tho Invo
cation,
Tho nluotloth psalm was road by
Dr. John Hall of Trinity Lutheran
church' of Canton, and that portion of
tho (lttcenth chapter of First Corinth-
lans Included between tho forty-flrBt
and fltty-clghth Vorsca wns read by
Itov. H, P. Herbrouch of tho Trinity
Reformed church of Canton. Tho fav-
orlto hymn of President McKlnloy.
"Iead, Kindly Light," was then rond-
cred by a quartet of two male and two
female voices. When this hymn wut,
finished I)r, C. E, Manchester, pastor
of thu First Methodist church, .deliv
ered his address.
At thu conclusion of Dr. Manches
ter's discourse lllshop I. W. Joyce of
Minneapolis delivered a short prayer.
Tho hymn, "Nearer, My Ood, to Thee,"
was sung by tho entire congregation.
Tho people remained stnndlng nftof
the closing of tho hymn while th
benediction wns pronounced by Mgr.
T. P .Thorpo of Cleveland.
Tho casket was then borno from th.'
church to tho funeral enr ami tho
inarch of tfw procession to the cem
etery bosun.
llruUtMii in r'nlli Prom Trnlu,
COLUMBUS, Neb., Sept. 20. Thorn
n Gorman, u llnloa Pacific brakemun,
fell from his train near Central City
nnd was probably fatally Injured.
lliiiortiint lii thu Mhu Milium.
HONOLULU, Sept. 13. (Via S.m
Francisco, Hopt, 20,-United States
Jiulgo h'stcc hint decided that thu con
stitution of tho United States wnu ex
tended tc tho Hawaiian Islands by tin
Kcwlnndu resolution, suwtnlmng the
ilccluton of Circuit Judge Gear and
revcndiib' thu supreme court of Ha'
wnll. Tho decision was rendered In
tho cubo of A. J. Poo, convicted ol
manslaughter without ludlclmuut ol
a' grand Jury, and ou verdict of Jurors
mm
WHERE PRESIDENT M'KINLEY LIES
Kenrly In View of the Late Home of the
Chief Kxerutlr.
CANTON, 0., 8epL 20. Nature has
been kind In selecting tho Inst rest
ing place for President McKlnley.
West Lawn cemetery Is on a high
knoll, overlooking the peaceful valley,
with the llltlo city of Canton laid out
below. If It were not for an Inter
venlng church spire one might cot
from thlB elevation n glimpse of tho
McKinlcy homo, Hero the body of
William McKlnley Is laid to rest. Tho
beauty of tho grounds hero attracted
tho attention of tho country's best
Inndscapo gardeners, who havo Jour
noyed hero to study Its attractions.
Today it was doubly beautiful, with
tho rustling trees giving oft their first
yellowed .leaves of fall nnd adding a
golden toucn to the green-clad slones
Just lnsldo tho stately entrance stands
tho. gray stone vnult, whero for a tlmo
tho casket will repose. Its dreary ex
tcrlor was today relieved by great
masses of flowers, bunked nil about
until the gray walls wcro shut out
irom view.
lJut In duo time It will bo taken from
the vault nnd committed to tho llttlo
plot of ground lying farther on, This
Is tho McKlnloy lot und hero lie his
father, whose namo ho bor;, tho moth
er ho guarded so tenderly In life, his
brother James, his sister Anna nnd
his two children. And whpn tho tlmo
comes a stately shaft of grunlte will
rise above tho gravo, telling of tho
civic virtues, tho pure life and tho
martyred death of William McKlnloy.
WIDOW'S PHYSICIAN HOPEFUL
I Jr. JMiay Bart Bli It Dnliif aa Well nt
Any Woman Conld.
CANTON. O., Sept. 20. Tho friends
of Mrs. McKlnloy do not regard her
ns bolng on tho verge of collapse. On
tho contrary they express themselves
as quite confident that Bho will bo
spared to them for a long tlmo, In at
least as good a stato of health as she
has enjoyed for tho lost five years.
Dr. Rlxey said lato this afternoon:
"Mrn. McKlnley Is bearing up as well
n8 could bo expected under tho cir
cumstances. Sho has been and Is still
suffering Intensely from her borenve
mcnt and has frequently given way to
3oba nnd ten, but for all that sho
has been doing us well as any womnn
could do under Hlmllur circumstances."
llillTiilo Tr.iguily Ro-rnnrted,
WINCHESTER. Ind Sept. 20.
dmer Peleo, aged 10, wua fatally shot
while posing uh President McKlnley
at Buffalo for Emll Miller, a boy of
tho snmo ugo, who was acting tho purt
of nn anarchist. The lads wcro play
mates mid decided to Imltnto tho Buf
falo tragedy. Miller secured bin
orothcr'u rlllo for tho work. Tho ball
passed almost through Pelco's stomach
ind tho physlclanH say he cannot
live.
Olil Holillxm ut Wehtter City.
WE11STER CITY, la., Sept. 10. Tho
old HOldlcrs of Hamilton, Wobster,
Wright, Hardin, Hoono und Story
counties had their reunion hero. Tho
principal spoaltor was President Bcard
shear of tho Iowa Stato Agricultural
college at Ames. Tho principal ad
dress was by tho Hon. Sidney Foster.
Ferrl. Wheel Cnllapte.
FLINT, Mich., Sept. 20. Seven peo
ple wcro hurt, ono probably fatally,
by tho collapse of a Forrls wheel ut
the fair groundB horo today. Tho
wheel wub loaded with sixteen people
when It crushed to tho ground.
Ur Klxry Will (let a Ralne.
CANTON. O.. Sept. 20. It has been
officially announced that Medlcnl In
spector P. M. Rlxey will bo appointed
Burgeon general of tho nnvy to suc
ceed Surgeon General Van Reypon
upon tho oxplratlon of the lattor's term
of olllco.
Kmtrr Will Appeal to Itnoarvelt.
LONDON, Sept. 20. Mr. Krugor, ac
cording to u dispatch to tho Dally Mall
from Rrussels, Is preparing a memorial
to President Roosevelt sollcltlhg tho
Intervention of tho United States In
South Africa.
fell from u Hallway Train.
MUSCATINE, la., Sept. 20. Tho
mangled remains of a man woro found
on tho Chicago & Rock Island truck
north of Muscatine. Tho Identity of
the body was established by papers,
found on his person, showing tho un
foruunto man to huvu been FrunclB
Costello, a 30-yoar-old son of John Cos
tollo of Davenport. Ho hnd fullon
from tho bumpers of a cur on which
ho was riding.
Fight on Afslinn 1'riinllrr.
LONDON, Sept. 20. A dispatch lc
tho Times, dated yesterday, from Sim
la, rays lighting bus occurred ut Pel
war Kotnl (puss) ut tho upper ond oi
tho Kurnm valley, betweon tho nmcor't
troops and the Jargls, a tribe which
has long complained of Afghan opprcs.
slon. Some hundreds of the tribes
men moved across the British border
tumping on tho hills. The nmeor'e
troops surprised them, crossing the
boundary In pursuit.
OLD IIOil IN MOURNING
Canton Citizens Take -Tonchiag Farwel
of Their Martyred Townsman.
THRONGS ER0M OVER THE STATE
Crowd Ho tlrrat that Many Cannot (Iain
the farting Look Closing; of tit Cat
ket In the Conrt lloote, I'erlixp for
the I.ait Time.
CANTON, O., Sept. 19. Tenderly
and reverently thoso who hnd known
William McKinlcy beat yesterday re
celved his martyred body Into their
arms. They had forgotten the lllus
trlous career of the statesman in tho
loss of a great personal friend who
hnd grown deearer to them with tho
passing of tho years. Thoy hardly
noticed tho president of the United
States or his cabinet, or the generals
and admirals, In their resplendent
uniforms. Tho flag-draped casket
which contained the body of their
friend and fellow townsman hold all
their thoughls. He hud left them two
weeks ago this very day In tho full
tide of the strength of a glorious
manhood, nnd they hnd brought him
back dend. Anguish wns In tho heart
of every man, woman nnd child.
Tho entire population of tho llttlo
city und thousands from all over Ohio,
tho full Btrength of tho National
Guard of the stato eight regiments,
three batteries of artillery, ono bat
talion of engineers,' 5,000 men In all
the governor, lieutenant governor nnd
a Justice of tho supremo court, repre
senting tho three branches of tho stato
government, were nt the station to re
ceive the body.
The whole town was In deep black.
Tho only house in nil this sorrow
stricken city without a touch of
mourning drnpery wun the old famil
iar cotttngo on North Market Btrcot,
to which so many distinguished men
of the country havo mado pilgrimages
In tho times that are gone. Tho blinds
wcro down, but there was no out-
wurd token of the blow that had
robbed it of Its most prcclouB posses
sion. The flowers bloomed on the
lawn as thoy did two weeks ago.
There was not even a bow of crepo
on tho door when tho Btrlckcn widow
woh currcd by Abner McKlnloy nnu
Dr. Rlxey Into the darkened homo.
Only tho hitching post at tho curb
in front of the residence hnd been
swathed in black by the citizens In
order that it might conform to the
goncral scheme of mourning decora
ttona that hnd been adopted.
Sad as wub tho procession which
boro tho body to tho court huuso
Whero It lay In stato this afternoon,
It could not compare with tho Infinite
sadness of that endless line of broken
hearted people who streamed steadily
through tho dimly lighted corridors
from tho tlmo the coflln wns opened
until It was taken homo to tho Bur
rowing widow at nightfall. They
stepped softly lest their footfalls wake
their friend from his lust long sleep.
Tears camo unbidden to wet the bier.
Perhnps It was tho groat change
that had como upon the countenanco
which moved them more thnn the
sight of the familiar features. Tho
signs of discoloration which appeared
upon the brow nnd chooks yesterday
at tho stato ceremoulnl In tho rotunda
of the cupltol at Washington had
deepened. Tho Hps had become livid.
All but two of the lights of tho chan
delier nbove tho head wero dis
tinguish In order that the change
might appear less noticeable, but ov-
oryono who viewed the body remarked
tho darkened fentures nnd tho ghastly
lips.
When the body wn taken uway
thousands were still In line and the
committee In chnrgu of the arrange
ments was appealed to to allow n
further opportunity today before the
body Is taken to the church. Rut
this hud to be denied to them und tho
casket muy never bo opened again.
MINISTER ROUGHLY HANDLED.
Speak ltiilntiatlncly of Demi rrrildant
anil It Tarreil nml Keatlierril.
HUNTINGTON, Ind., Sept. 19. Jos
eph A. Wlldmun, a United Urethrcu
minister, wub t"rred und feuthor by
n crowd of one hundred last night, nnd
turned loose to wander back home hc
cuuso ou Sunday night he rose In
pruyer meeting In one of tho city
churches and shld:
"I suppose thero have been more
lies told from the pulpit nnd sacred
desk today than was ever known bo
fore. While 1 want to give all honor
that Is duo Mr. McKlnley, still when
ho wnu living ho wns nothing but u
political demagogue."
I'nt'krt CiiiilrnU Snil'loii.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sopt. 19. Vnlen
tino Gocbcl attempted to commit sui
cide by swallowing laudanum on a
westbound Great Northern passonger
train last night near Spokane. As ho
was being revived two anarchistic
pamphlets containing seditious Inn
Eungo were found ou his poison. Tho
United States secret service is look
ing up Goebel, who was left In cure
ot a doctor at Elwall, near Spokane,
whew bt vlll be .held for a while.
IIOLLENBECK THE NOMINEE.
Democrnte and ropolUta Unite on nim
to Head the Ticket.
For Judgo of tho Sunrnmn Court
CONRAD IIOLLENBECK of Dodge,
Domocrat
For Regents of tho Stato Unlvcr
slty
J. II. UAYSTON.of Frontier, Popu
list.
FRED O. IIAWXBY of Nemaha, Pop-
list
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept 18.r-Conrad
Hollcnbeck of Fremont, Judgo of tho
Sixth Judicial district, heads tho fu
sion ticket in Nebraska this fall.
He was made thn nominee of t Vim
democratic convention on tho third
ballot, tho voto standing: Hollcnbeck,
G34V4: Dufrio. 402. and Hastings. 131.
giving the Fremont Jurist a majority
of ono.
Along between mldnlcht and 1
o'clock ho received tho nomination of
tho populist convention, tho ballot ro
suiting: Hollenbeck. 525: Kretelncer.
605, and Duffle, 17. Tho nomination
In each convention waB thon made by
acclamation.
Judgo Hollcnbeck la of German no..
rentage and a native of Pennsylvania.
Ho Is 52 years of age. In 1864. at the
ago of 15, ho enlisted as a union sol
dier and served nlno months in hard
campaigning tho army of tho Potomac.
Ho has mado Nebraska his home for
twenty-five years.
Tho nominees for regents of the uni
versity aro both popullsta. J. H. Bay
ston county ia editor of the Frontier
Faber. He has lived twenty years In
Nebraska, and six years ago was tho
fusion nominee for tho same placo to
which he now aspires.
Fred G. Hawxby of Nemaha is an
alumnus of the unlvorslty of Nebras
ka and served last winter in the lower
house of tho legislature
Tho fight for tho head of the ticket
early in the day appeared to bo in
clining in Judgo Hollenbeck's favor,
although In tho democratic convention
his following and that of Judge Duffle
of Omaha was very evenly divided.
Judgo Hollcnbeck won out largely on
account of his Btrength In tho wost
and Bouthwc3t and becauso of tho ox-
tremely favorable attitudo of tho ma
jority of tho populist convention to
ward hjm.
Mr. Bryan appeared before both con
ventions during tho day nnd address-,
ed thorn briefly, refraining, howover,
from a discussion of political ques
tions out of regard for the solemnity
of tho day.
In almost all tho speeches beforo
either convention, in tho democratic
platform, and in special adjournments
of both conventions, further tributo
of respect was paid1 to tho memory of
tho nation's acad. The presiding ofll-
cer of each convention was instructed
to send Mrs. McKlnley tho conven
tion's condolence
Tho platforms wero along the lines
already laid down In stato and na
tional platforms of both parties. Steps
woro taken during tho day toward
tho organization of a democratic state
press association.
JUDGE TIT"S is SURPRISED.
7ll! Not Act u Attorney for Csolgois
Unlets Ordered to Do 80.
MILWAUKEE, Sept 18. Judge
Titus of Buffalo, whose appointment
aa counsel for Czolgosz was announced
at Buffalo, is in thlB city attending a
Masonic convention. When seen re
garding his appointment he could
hardly bolleve tho report was true,
saying he knew nothing of his ap
pointment, having left Buffalo on Sun
day. In an interview ho said:
"ThlB Is the very first intimation
that I have had that my name had
beon oven considered in that unpleas
ant connection and I have no idea
that the report Is correct.
"I left Buffalo Sunday and the sub
ject had not been broached to nys di
rectly or Indirectly up to that time
and I know of no possible reason why
Buch a task should bo Imposed upon
me."
In answer to a question whether he
would under any circumstances con-
Bent to defend tho assassin Judge Titus
roplled:
"Not unless ordered to do so by the
court"
Melhodltt Conference Emit.
LONDON, Sept. 18. Tho Ecumenical
Methodist conference closed Its ses
sions this nftornoon with n memorial
service In honor of President McKln
loy. Tho plntform was draped In black
nnd white and British nnd American
lings wcro entwined about tho pulpit
Tho organ played a dead march, im
pressive addresses woro mado and
Nearer, My God, to Thee" was sung.
Ambassador Choato was among thoso
present
Auttrlan Are Nut Alarmed.
LONDON, Sept. 18. The Vienna cor
respondent of tho Times says that a
Bcml-ofllclal communication to the
PolltBcho Zeltung, relating to Russia,
Germany nnd France and supposed to
havo emanated from a high Russian
porsouage. avoids all mention of Aus
tria. While, howover, the triple alli
ance thus seems to bo eclipsed, it la
asserted that there is no apprehension
about insinuations that the interview
has cauaed umbrage.
BID A LAST FAREWELL
People of the National Capital Do Honoi
to the Bead Chieftain.
GREAT THRONGS IN ATTEMDANCE
XrfiYe and Etteem for the Martyr Find
rittlnr Ezprettloo In a Ureal matt
Funeral llody Rn Route to Canton
Where Intt--nt Will Take Place.'
WASHINGTON, D. C, Sopt 18. All
that Is earthly ot William McKlnley
speeds toward his last resting placo
in Canton, O., after the nation has of
ficially and with stato coromony paid
its tribute of respect and lovo to the
memory of its stricken chief magis
trate. This was almost tho closing
act in tho awful tragedy which has,
drenched tho civilized world in tears.
Beneath tho great white dome ot tho
capltol funeral services of stato wore
held yesterday over the remains ot tho
dead president It was eminently fit
ting that tho services should be con
ducted in that beautiful rotunda, hal
lowed by tho history of tho last sad
rites of two other martyrs to the
causes of tho republic.
As befitted tho occasion and the
character of the man who was lying
cold and rigid, tho services wero sim
ple. They wero conducted in accord
ance with tho rites ot tho Methodist
Episcopal church, ot which President
McKlnley was a life-long member.
Consisting of only two hymns, a song,
a prayer, and address and a benedic
tion, they wero beautiful and solemnly
impressive. Gathered around the bier
woro representatives ot every phase of
American national life, including tho
president and tho only surviving ox
president Great Britain, France, Ger
many, Italy and Spain and all the re
publics to tho southward of the United
States mingled their tears with those
ot the American people.
Despite, the fact that no attcmpt'had
boon mado to decorato the interior of
tho rotunda beyond tho arrangements
mado about the catafalque tho pass
ago presented a momorablo picture.
Tho somber black of tho civilians was
splashed with tho bluo and gold of tho
army and navy, and tho court cos
tumes ot the diplomatic corps. As tho
owoct notes of President McKinley's
favorlto hymn, "Load, Kindly Light',"
floated through tho groat rotunda th.e
assomblago rose to Its fcot. Barod
heads wero bowed and eyes streamed
with tears. At tho conclusion of the
hymn, as Rov. Dr. Naylor, presiding
elder of the Washington district, rosa
to offer prayer, tho hush that fell
upon tho people was profound. When,
In conclusion, ho repeated tho Lord's
prayer, the great audlcnco Joined with
him. Tho murmur ot their voices re
sembled nothing less than tho roll of
tho far-distant surf.
Scarcely had tho word amen beon
breathed when tho liquid tones of that
sweetly pleading song, "Some Timo
We'll Understand," wont straight to
tho heart of every auditor. The solo
was sung by Mrs. Thomas C. Noycs
of this city. The beautiful retrain
echoed and re-echoed by tho double
quartet choir. Tho venerable Bishop
Edwin G. Andrews of Ohio, the oldest
bishop of tho Mothodlst Episcopal
church, then took his position at the
head of the bier. A ' gentle breeze
stirred the delicate blooms which lay
on the coffin, and tho "peace that pass-
eta all, understanding" seemed to rest
on the venerable man's countenance
as ho began hlo eulogy of the life and
works of William McKlnley. His
words wero simple, but his whole heart
was in every ono of them. His trib
uto to tho Christian fortitude of the
dead president was impressive. Upon
the conclusion of the sermon tho aud-
ienco, as if by prearrangemont, Joined
tho choir in singing "Nearer, My God,
to Thee."
Tho public were given, opportunity
to view the -body. When tho casket
containing the body of the dead pres
ident was Anally closed tho cavalry
escort was formed and conveyed them
to tho special train which Is now car
rying the body to Canton.
CANTON, 0., Sept. 18.-Canton is 1
ready for tho last home coming ot
William McKlnley. In other days she
has welcomed him with cheers, with
waving banners nnd trlumphnl march
es. Tomorrow sho will receive him m
sllonco with streets hung wUh solemn
black and with the walling notes ot
dirges. All dny long hundreds of men
and women have labored In' their task
of arranging tho decorations on th
public buildings, on tho fronts of com
mercial houses and over the windows
nnd porticos of private residences. At
Bunset tonight Canton was shrouded
in black.
Hofoa Vfeitken tho Widow.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18. Tho
friends of Mrs. McKlnloy nro seriously
nlarmcd about her. They sneak with
grave apprehenslou of tho days that
are soon to como, when she will be
borno up no longer by her sense of
duty and sustaining force of hor de-
slro to perform her full pnrt in the
ceremonies that tho national charac
ter and tragic ending of her distin
guished husband made appropriate.
They dread the approaching days.