Nebraska Newspapers

    ME SLEETS I J
Imposing Funeral Ceremonies
Precede Interment of Mc
Kinley at Canton.
Out under the whispering oak trees
of Westlawn cemetery, iu a fine-covered
vault almost burled is a sloping
hillside, all that is earthly of William
McKinley now rest. About the flower
strewn a!opes ' a picket tine of sol
dier stands sliest In the shadows.
Whole Uai (Uvea o ricf.
All day Thursday muffled drams
beat their requiems, brasses wailed out
the strains of marches of the dead,
great men of the nation followed a
funeral car in grief and tears. Through
solid banks of bareheaded men and
weeping women and children, fringed
by a wall of soldiers, marching mil
itary and civilians passed with the
mourners of the distinguished dead.
First among those who followed the
dead during the Journey from the
home to the tomb wag the man who is
now at the head of the government
Mr. MrKlaley Near Cotlapae.
Mrs. McKinley was unable to attend
the funeral. While the last rites were
being nald she remained In a room of
the family home, dazed, not realizing
that death had come to her husband,
almost paralyzed mentally. During the
morning, at her urgent request, she
sat alone for a time beside the cof
fin as It lay in the south parlor of
the house. No one seeks to lift the
veil that is drawn over this scene
about the bier of the last earthly
sleep. The casket was not opened.
But she was near tho one who ever
had cared for and protected her; near
tne dead for whom grief ha burned
Into the soul of a country the lessons
of manliness and beneflcence taught by
bis life.
Final Ceremonle lmprMiIu.
The last ceremonies for the late
president were marked with a dignity
that struck dumbness to the tens of
thousands who watched the funeral
column make the journey from the
home to the cemetery. From the
south parlor of the frame house which
had so lonn been the family home the
casket was borne to the First Metho
dist church at Canton, with statesmen,
diplomats, great men of nation, rep
resentatives of the world, gathered
with the surrounding members of the
family. Ministers of five religious de
FUNERAL TRAIN EN ROUTE FROM WASHINGTON TO CANTON A
SCENE AT A WAY STATION.
nominations said the simple services.
fir rat Thrang Join In Hymn.
Troops banked the streets about, but
the thousands who had gathered near
and stood in places for five hours held
tnelr ground, catching up the broken
trains of "Nearer, My God, to Thee."
The silence of calm had come; the si
lence of supreme excitement bad pass
ed. "It was not at him," said the min
ister of the church, all but hidden
from sight by the mountains of blooms
and floral pieces that bound in the pul
pit an t choir loft, "that the fatal shot
was fired, but at the heart of our gov
ernment." Then be added: "In all
tho coming years men will seek, but
will seek In vain, to fathom the enor
mity and the wickedness of that
crime."
Mew President In Tear.
These words brought home with
crushing force the warning that the
last scenes were being enacted. Among
those who sat with bowed heads was
President Roosevelt The tears welled
Into his eyes as he heard the peti
tions that God might guide his hands
aright. Then came the last stage of
this Journey to the city of the dead.
Members of the United States senate,
those who nit In the house of repre
sentatives, officials and citizens from
practically every state in the union,
soldiers, military organizations a col
umn of more than 6,000 men followed
the funeral car on this last Journey.
rath I Carpeted In Flower.
The skies were hidden by clouds
of gray, but not a drop of rain fell.
The path of flagging leading to the
Iron-gated vault was burled beneath
a covering of blooms. This carpel
of flowers came as an offering fiuo.
the school children of Nashville, Tfeun.
But the men of. the war days of forty
years ago, with whom the martyred
president had marched In his youth,
passed up this road before the funeral
car approached. They caught up the
flowers as tbey passed, pressing them
to their tips. Just ahead of the. hearse
marched the handful of survivors of
the late president's own regiment.
They, too, gathered up the blooms us
they limped by.
Blooms Taken a Memento.
So It happened that when the men
of the army and of the navy carried
the black casket within tho shadow
of the vaalt the llowtr carpet had dis
appeared, its blooms, however, to be
guarded for years as mementos of this
day of sorrow.
Just without the entrance t- this
mausoleum stood the new president of
the United States. The colftn rested
on supports only a hand's reach lrom
him. Then the members of the cabi
net formed an open line with him. ad
members of the family all save the
lone woman who was in the borne
under the close watch of Dr. Rlxcy
gathered near. "Earth to earth, ashes
to ashes, dust to dust" came the bene
diction from the lips of the veneiablc
Bishop Joyce.
The roar of the cannon ecnoed from
the hilltop Just above. It came as a
mighty "amen." Again the white
haired minister spoke. Again came the
crashing roar of the salute, its rever
berations beating on and on over the
hills about the city.
"Tape- Sounded by Busier.
"Taps," the baddest call the bugle
lnnguae of the army knows, came
rrom eight bugles. The last notes were
held until the breath of the wind
seemed to rob them of life. Away
down the broad street, two miles away,
the marching columns were still com
ing. The music of the bands, muted,
it seemed, by some giant hand, (aim;
floating to the group about the vault
"Nearer, My God, to Thee, Nearer to
Thee." Once again came the crash
from the guns above.
Iloor I Cloned Upon Martyr.
Then the casket was carried within
the vault Five Infantrymen marched
behind it. A moment passed and the
outer doors were closed. The last cer
emony was over; the third martyred
president of tho United States had
been committed to God and eternity.
Slowly the marching column treaded
about the crescent road to the left, of
the temporary tomb. Then darkness
threw Its veil over all, thi Bileni
guards took their stations, tho cem
etery gatoj were closed.
Never Mourning More Sincere.
That Is the bare outline of ono of
the most Imposing and Impressive fu
nerals ever seen in the United States.
To fill in all its details would take
pages, while to convey an adcvpr.te
idea of the feature of it all which was
most conspicuous the depth and si
lence of the grief displayed is beyond
words. In that respect It was tho
scenes of Wednesday enacted over
agtiln with lucreased Intensity. All
along through the great black lane of
people that M retched from the Mc
Kinley home to the cemetery quite
two miles were men and women
weeping as though their dearest friend
was bein home to the grave.
F.ry F.ye llm With Tears.
About the tomb itself the outburst
of grief was still more striking. As
the casket was borne into the vault
there was not a member of the cabinet
who was not visibly alTected, while
several were In tears, with their
handkerchiefs to their eyes. Secre
tary Root, although controlling him
self to some degree of outward calm,
was deeply moved, while President
Roosevelt repeatedly pressed his band
kerchief to his eyes.
Clreat I'lrlnrj of Desolation.
Among the bystanders many scarce
ly made an effort to conceal their emo
tion. It was a scene under the cheer
less gray skies and in the b'.jak wind,
as cold as a November day, that even
the radiant glory of all the great
mans of flowers could not relieve the
picture of all of sorrow and desola
tion that death leaves In Its wake. As
the one on whom this terrible blow
falls hardest was not there this ag
ony was spared her.
Will Sleep In lied of Urnnlta,
Here In this vine-covered vault the
remains of President McKinley win He
until they are burled In granite. There
remain now only the plans for a mon
ument to his memory. Already these
are under way. Thursday morning
Speaker Henderson of the house of
representatives, accompanied by Con
gressman S. K. Payne of New York,
and Congressman Dalzell of Pennsyl
vania, were driven to Westlawn cem
etery and viewed the location of the
McKinley plot (
t'onrM to Hnlld a Monument.
The newer part of the cemetery was
also visited, and although the tate
ment Is not definitely made, It is sug
gested that the coming session of con
gress will probably appropriate funds
TEACE
for the erection cf a monument The
plans and details are as yet embryonic,
but will assume definite proportion? in
a week or 10.
renea at Ilia lliarrh.
It was 1:50 o'clock when the pro
cession reached the stately stone edi
fice where the funeral services were
to be held. At the church entrance
were drawn up deep flics of soldiers,
with bayonets advanced, keeping a
clear area for the advancing casket
ad the long train of mourners. The
hearse halted while President Roose
velt and members of the cabinet
aiightod. Again they grouped them
selves at either side of the entrance,
and with uncovered heads awaited the
passing of the casket. Then the flow-er-eovereu
coiHn was brought from the
hearse and as it passed within the
black-draped entrance the president
and his cabinet followed within the
edifice.
Member of Congress Enter.
At tho rear of each of the four aisles
stood a soldier at attention, cap in
FUNERAL CORTEGE NEARING THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON.
hand, musket held straight In front.
The members of the senate entered. At
the head walked Senator Allison of
Iowa. Then came Penrose and Cock
rell, Scott, Burrows of Michigan, Til
man and Mason of Illinois. Next ihe
members of the house filed in. They
numbered almost 100. Speaker Hen
derson at the head. Louder came the
mourn of the band, and outside the
troops had formed a phalanx of sabers
and bayonets. Then, under the black
shrouded door, came the casket.
t.'uder Arch of Huber.
The black coffin had passed under an
arch of drawn sabers as it was carried
up the steps. Lieutenant General
Miles and the men of the army and
Rear Admiral Farquhar and tha men
of the navy held their positions. Cov
ered with a great American flag, bear
ing only sprays of immortelles and
roses tendered by the Legation of
honor, the casket was slowly brought
to the front, supported on the shoul
ders of the blue jackets and the sol
diers. At the foot of the mountain of
flowers marking the altar and the
choir loft lay the bier shrouded, too,
in the national colors and In black.
On this the casket was placed under
the quivering folds of the starry ban
ner, with the lights shedding their ef
fulgence from above, the fragrance of
the flowers hovering about an 1 the
music of Beethoven's grand funeral
march pulsing from the organ, the
bodybearers gently lowered the flag
draped and flower-adorned coffin to lt3
support.
All Rle a Coffin rae.
Then the generals took their places
in the flrst seat to the right of the
central tlsle. The rear admirals
crossed and tool', the first pew to the
left. Every one within the church had
risen as the casket was brought in.
They remained standing. A moment
later and President Roosevelt entered
through the same doorway of black.
His lips quivered slightly as he was
escorted to the pew directly behind
General Miles. Behind him came Sec
retaries Hitchcock and Wilson and
Postmaster General Smith, who filed
Into the next pew, and with them
SAILORS AND SOLDIERS
went Secretary Cortelyou, the man
wno h8d made every effort that a loyal
heart could prompt to save the life
which had gone out under the bul
let Members of Family Heated.
Then came the members of the fam
ily, all being seated to the left of the
central aisle. Abner McKinley, broth
er of the dead president, and his wife
walked slowly at the head of the
biack-rlad line. He was seated In the
pew directly behind the men of tho
navy and Just across the aisle from
President Roosevelt. After Dr. and
Mrs Boer came the venerable Joseph
Saxton, uncle of Mrs. McKinley. The
great organ had left the funeral march
and now tho reeds pealed o.it the
strains of "Nearer, My God, to Thee."
Those who had accompanied the fu
neral train then were seated. Senator
and Mia. Fairbanks came flrst, fol
lowed by Controller Charles Gatet
Dawes. Senator Hanna followed. He
looked worn and leaned on his cane.
Mrs. Hanna accompanied him. Then
the black-gloved usher3 r.eated the
other members of the party.
The formation of the funeral proces
sion was as follows:
rimt Division.
Gen. Ell Torrance, national commander
G. A. K., commamlliiK, arid staff.
Grand Army band.
E F. Taesart, department commander
G. A. R., of Ohio, and staff.
Canton Post, No. 25. Canton, O.
Bucklev Post. No. 12, Akron, O.
lieli J.armon Pot, No. iia, Warren, O.
C. G. Chamberlain Pout. No. KB, East
Palestine. O.
Given Post, No. 133, WooKter, O.
Hart Post, No. 13". Masil!on, O.
Other Grand Army posts.
Nerond Division.
MaJ Charles Dick, commanding.
KiKlith Keglmcnl Mililavy Hand.
Detachment Ohio National Guard.
Troon A of Ohio National Guard, guard
of honor.
Offlciatlne; clergymen.
Funeral car and bearers.
Honorary bearers.
Special guard of honor, Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, Admiral George Dewey. Gen.
John R. Brooke, Gen. Elweli S. Oils,
Gen. George L. Gillespie.
I .ova! Legion.
Family, President, and Cabinet.
President of Senate and United States
Senators.
Speaker of House of Representatives.
Governors of states with staffs.
Gen. Leonard Wood, Governor of Cuba.
Ohio state officials.
Circuit Court Judges, state of Ohio.
Gov. McKinley's former staff officers.
Federal officers of Cleveland.
Federal officers of Chicago.
Federal officers of Canton.
Federal officers of Massillon.
Board of directors of Pan-American Ex
position. Board of Cook County officials, Chicago.
Third Division.
Maj. A. Vignos, commanding.
Gate City Guards of Atlanta, Ga.
Cleveland Grays.
Cleveland Bcotts Guards.
William McKinley Command Spanish
American War Veterans.
Sons of Veterans.
Union League Legion.
Canton Encampment, No. 94.
Fourth Division.
A. B. Foster, Grand Commander of Ohio,
commanding.
Knights Templar.
Grand Lodge of Ohio.
Kagle Lodge of Canton.
Canton Lodge of Canton and other Ma
sonic lodges.
The remaining three divisions were
mailt' up of representatives from clubs,
societies, civic bodieo and the Eighty
second regiment of National Guards,
together with other military organiza
tions. When the funeral at Canton began
all the tides of American life Btood
still. The wheels of Industry ceased to
revolve. The hammers of toll paused
In their beat. The ship stopped her
throb in its race against time. The
miner dropped his pick. The farmer
checked his team in mid-furrow. The
crowds in the city streets halted. All
activities save the ministrations to the
deadly sick and the dying were sus
pended. The sun in heaven for a space
looked down upon a motionless nation,
where nearly every head was bent.
Special services were held in the
churches of the national capital and
hundreds of other cities.
TR1B1TK FROM W. J. I1RVAN.
Memorial exercises for the dead
President wero held at the Auditorium
In Lincoln, Neb., and were largely at
tended. W. J. Bryan was one of the
principal speakers. He said in part:
"As monuments reared by grateful
BEARING THE CASKET.
hands to the memory of heroes testify
to the virtues of the living as well as
to the services of the dead, so the
sorrow that has overwhelmed our na
tion, obliterating the distinctions ot
party, race and religion, Is at compli
mentary to the patriotism of our peo
ple as to our departed magistrate. It
would Indeed be a disgrace to our na
tion If the murder of a President con
cerned only the members of the domi
nant party. While no recent campaigns
have aroused deeper feeling than those
through which Mr. McKinley passed,
yet In no contests did the minority
more cheerfully ncqulesco in the will of
the majority as expressed at tho polls.
He was the Prcsldent-of alt the people,
and their dignity and sovereignty were
attacked when he was assaulted."
SOT IRRIGATION ACT
Motion for a Renewing in tht Cause of
the Crawford Company.
A CASE Of GREAT IMPORTANCE
What tha Brief In the Matter Sat Forth
An Early Settler of Vacantia County
End Lira by Suicide silecalla aeons
Kbraka Mattel.
Involves Irrigation Act.
I'COLN. Neb., Sept. J8. Addi
tional briefs were filed in '.he supreme
court in support of the motion for a
reheanng or modification of the deci
sion in the case of the Crawford com
pany against Hathaway and others.
This action involv.es the constitution
ality of the irrigation act of the state
and is said by attorneys to be one
of the most Important cases on the
supreme court docket. It was appeal
ed fromDawes county, where Leroy
Hall, a mill owner, secured, secured an
injunction protecting his exclusive use
of the water in White river. Judge F.
G. Hamer of Kearney, who is fight
ing the injunction with much vigor,
contends that if Hall is entitled to the
order then every person who diverts
water from a stream above a mill
wheel is likely to be enjoined by the
mill owner and he insists further that
the effect of this injunction lis to
strangle and destroy irrigation In Ne
braska without proof of damage.
As to the congressional and legisla
tive irrigation acts it Is said in the
brief:
"Ever since 1866, when the act of
congress was passed touching upon
the use of water out of streams run
ning on public lands, and also before
that time, the people of Nebraska
have been diverting water from the
running streams of the state for irri
gation and domestic use and they
have acquiesced In the Idea that the
water In the streams might be taken
out and used for domestic purposes
or irrigation. When the legislature
passed the act of 1877 it did it upon
the theory that the water belonged
to the people and that it might right
fully be diverted by them, and that
the public of the state had all agreed
to this Idea and that they had no ob
jection to the diversion of the water.
For more than thirty-four years the
people of Nebraska have proceeded on
this basis, ever since 1877, twenty-four
yea'rs, they have voted bonds and sur
veyed canals and condemned right of
way and constructed ditches and ap
plied the water to Irrigation and do
mestic use and all upon the theory
that what they did was not wrongfully
done, but rightfully done. They sim
ply took a practical business sense
view of the matter and it remained for
the judges to raise doubts and create
uncertainties." n
Found Dead With Weapon.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Sept. 18. C. L.
Patterson, an early settler In Superior,
committed suicide. He had been ill
for a great many years, and was just
able to be around again after a seri
ous attack. His nurse not being well
had left the room and on returning
said Mr. Patterson took a drugged
tablet and went back to He on the
couch. The nurse stepped into an
other room and while he was gone Mr.
Patterson slipped out. The nurse re
turning and not finding him notified
his wife and each went in an opposite
direction to find him. Failing in this
tbey gave a general alarm. A small
boy said he saw him go Into the base
ment of the store over which they
lived. Keys were gotten and Mr. Pat
terson was found In the rear of the
basement with a bullet hole In his
forebed. He used a 38-caliber revol
ver. Boy Rob Farm Boue.
LOUISVILLE, Neb., Sevt 18.
While the family of C. G. Mayfleld, a
prominent farmer living southeast of
town, were here, Leo May, a boy 17
years old and a farm employe, went to
the house, secured the key and ran
sacked the entire house, taking every
thing he could carry away of any
value. He was arrested and jailed.
Fonsln In Nebraaka.
FREMONT, Neb., Sept. 18. Mrs. Ce
lia Cadman of this city is a cousin of
the dead president, her mother being a
sister of President McKinley's mother.
The home was filled with grief un
speakable on the receipt of the news
of the death, and a large number of
friends and neighbors thronged the
home to express the deep sympathy
which they felt.
A rreaterf be Oaata Wardea.
OGALLALA, Neb., Sept. 18. Eight
Italian were lodged In Jail here by
Deputy Game Warden G. L. Carter, ar
rested by 8herl Patrick for Illegal
hooting of birds.
Two Declared lnaa.
FREMONT, Neb., Sept. 18. John
Pascoe and Fred A. Rometch were ex
amined before the board of Insanity
on Friday and pronounced insane. Mr.
Ronetch was taken to Norfolk.
GROCERS GET TOGETEEB
Nebraska Organisation) Conjoint a Bel
OSSeor far Eagaalag Tear Chosen.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 23. The Ne
braska Retail Grocers' association baa
completed its organization and the 160
members who have subscribed to the
constitution and by-laws bave joined
bands for the purpose of mutual pro
tection and the advancement of their
interests. A campaign will be inaug
urated until all of the grocers of the
state are Induced to become members.
The organization was perfected at the
session yesterday afternoon, when tbe
following officers were elected : .
President, J. B. Coningham, Lin
coln; vice president, O. C. Thompson,
Blair; secretary, II. Fischer, Omaha;
treasurer, F. A. Miller, Beatrice.
Tbe next meeting place will be at
Lincoln, during September, 1902, tho
exact date to be fixed by the executive
committee that will be named by tbe
president at a later date.
Exemptions were handled In an ex
haustive manner, and the position
was taken that tbe deadbeat should be
helped to become honest by the pass
age of laws making it possible to col
lect pay for goods sold. Hundreds of
men, aided by the present collection
laws, the grocers claimed, are enabled
to cheat and defrand their grocers,
and there is no recourse.
The speaker held that the present
exemption laws are unfair to the
single man, as they permit the taking
of even his clothing if it can be found
off his back, while his more fortunate
associate who is married can run bills,
and there is no way of reaching him.
NEBRASKA FEDERATION'S MEETING
Association of Woman' Club to Bold
Session at Wayne.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept.' 23. The sev
enth annual meeting of the Nebraska
Federation of Woman's Clubs will be
held in Wayne, October 8, 9, 10' and
11, inclusive. Club women who ex
pect to go to this meeting are asked
to take notice of the following in
formation: Credentials for self or substitute
must be presented to the committee
on credentials, Mrs. John Ehrhardt of
Stanton chairman, before taking your
seat. This committee will be ready
to receive them at the Presbyterian
church, where the open meeting will
be held.
The Boyd house will be considered
club headquarters. . Dinner and supper
will be served here for 25 cents a meal.
Rooms and breakfast will be provid
ed by the women of Wayne for all.
A rate of one and a third fare has
been granted on all roads in the state,
on the certificate plan, providing one
hundred tickets are sold at a cost of
50 cents or more. When buying your
tickets, be sure and ask for a certifi
cate.. .Fill in the certificate as requir
ed, and present at your earliest conve-.
uience, on arriving in Wayne, to tbe
chairman on transportation, 'Mrs. H.
D. Neely, that she may present them
to the ticket agent at Wayne for his
signature, without which the rate of
one-third return fare cannot be se
cured. Boalnea Han D (appear.
ELK CREEK, Neb., Sept. 23. S. C.
Bicknell, who has conducted a success
ful business here for the past six
months by running an eating bouse
and confectionery, mysteriously disap
peared from his place of business. So
far as can be ascertained he had no
excuse for leaving the way he did, as
his domestic and business affairs were
of the best.
Cowboy Badly Crushed.
HASTINGS, Neb., Sept. 23. While
the grand entry of Pawnee Bill's show
was in progress one of the cowboys
was accldentlly thrown with his horse
and seriously injured. It is doubtful
if he will survive. The accident was
caused by one of the horses catching
a shoe of the horse in tont of it. Both
rider and horse were thrown to the
ground.
Kay Canlcoaz Was In 'Frleeo-
SAN FRANCISCO, Cay., Sept 19.
The Call prints a story to the effect
that Postmaster Chamberlain of Pacific
Grove is certain that Leon Czolgoss
Mas in Pacific Grove during President
McKinley's visit to that place on tbe
occasion of the G. A. ,R. encampment,
and that he called for letters, giving
the name of Fred Neiman.
ttreat Western' Purvey.
HARLAN, la., Sept. 20. T-tfe sur
veying corps of the Great Western
will finish their work this week. Op
tions are being taken on city property
for the route of tbe proposed line.
rranr Sowing- Wheat.
MINDEN, Neb., Sept. 23. Kearney
county farmers are already sowing
wheat. The recent heavy rains have
put the ground In excellent condition.
As the fall wheat was the winning
crop here this year a very large acre
age will be sown this fall. Very lit
tle fall wheat has been sown In this
county until the last few years, but
the farmers are finding It the surest
crop of this section, and will govern
themselves accordingly.