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r m / 11 I r %. volTx. NATION'S DEAD LAID AT REST j , Tlifi Body of William NIcKiidey, Witli stately Pageantry, Planed in Hie Tnmh uuuu HI HIV I UIIIUl LAST MEED OF REVERENCE t The Funeral Ceremonies Over the Martyred Chieftain an Unprecedented Occasion of Mournful Grandeur. > " ^"nton, Ohio.?With majestic solemnity, surrounded by his countrymen and his townspeople, In the presence of the President of the United States, the Cabinet. Justices of the United States Supreme Court, Senators and Representatives In Congress, the heads of the military and naval establishments, the Governors of States, and. a t?r,,at eoueourso of people who had known and loved him, all that is mortal of William MoKlnlcy, the tljiril Th-esident to fall by an assassin's bnl1ft. was committed, to the city of the d%a<L I It was a speciaelp of mournful crin <J^ur. Canton ceaJed to li?? n town and swelled to, the proportions of a great <^.ty. From every city niul hamlet it' <ihlo. froun the remote corner! of tin* fcouth, and from the Fast and West, the human tide t'.owed into the tow J. 'tntil 100.000 people were within Its trates, here to pay their last tribute to the fallen. Chief. Tito final scenes at the First Methodist Church, where the funeral ser\ ???e ! was held, and .it the beautiful W'ost "Lawn Cemeterj. where the body was consigned to a vault, were simple and if nt'f ci*!* *>. The service rtt the church consisted cf a brief oration, prnvcrs by the ministers of three denominations and sing- 1 in* by a quartet. The body was then taken to We%t Fawn Cemeterv and placed in a receiving vault pending the tioie when It "\vlll be finally laid to rest j beside the children who were burled j years ago. The funera] procession was very Imposing. and included not only the reresentatlves of the Armv and Navy of the United States, but the entire military strength of the State of Ohio and | hundreds or elvlc, fraternal find other organizations, it was two ndles long. President) Roosevelt, showing signsot* fatigue aftjer his days of strain and ?~eitement remained quietly in seelu'lon after; the funeral until 7 o'clock n the 'evening, when he boavded a jrain for Hvnshlngton. As the Sun cruie up through the gray curtain off mist that hung over the prairies off the East, the peaceful little city thnt^ Kave William McKinley to rut* natio^ prepared to per'form the last rites forjthe inan It loved. * 'Ve M11108 ns many people as there were rriom for surged through the | Idack-grirUed street. Bhgle rails and I the rolj 0f drums broke the still- j ness of/the morning air- My !> o'clock ' there vjrPro o.'.OOO people tramping he- I rweeu lines of the Notional Guards- j men. oh either side of the Rtreets leading to the sombre-clad City Hall or . the McKlnley homestead, "where the j body t>f the President tvas in the last keeping of his bereaved "widow. The troops and Masonic organizations begun to form In line of parade amid the turmoil and confusion created with the arrival of each body. The movement toward the picturesque "clne.covered McKlnley home, the Methodist Church, where the funeral services were held,, and the cemetery, a nqje beyond, was under full swing at noe,n_ A short time after the noon hour thsre came through the McKlnley home three stalwart hluejnckets and three bronzed Infantrymen. They came to rigid attention under the di-ooplng Ivy at the top of the steps leading to the lr?wn Members of the Cabinet, the Admirals of the Nation's fleet and the Generals of its Army followed them and fcrouped themselves picturesquely on the plazzu, th?'ir gohl-laeed unl'orms and clanking fthle arms scintillating in the sunshine. JAeutenant-General Miles headed the Army forces and Rear-Admiral Farquhar the naval contingent. Finally there caine from up the street the sound of a bugle. The notes sounded alfhosfc solemn. It was the "President'!* call." jrtm notes* scarcely mod nway when a carriage approached. On either side of the carriage, in which was seated President /Roosevelt with Commander Oowles. his naval aide, galloped Troop A, of Cleveland, whose uniforms were resplendent In splashes of red and gold. The ra'Valende halted in front of the MeKIuley home. <Jeneral Miles and Admiral Farquhar greeted President Roosevelt as he alighted, and accoiu, panted by them he entered the house. I A brief private service was held within the darkened chamber where the body rested. l>r. Manchester uttered prayer while the relatives wero aaLhcred around, ami Mrs. Mc ' I * T* Jfclte* I l FOR Klnley listened from the half-open door of her adjoining room. A naval lieutenant, accompanied by a lieutenant In the Infantry, came out of the house and led the sailormen and soldiers therein. Over the city the tolling of bells rang out In mournful eadeuees. The boom of cannon broke the air- The troops In the street came to attention at present arms. A band of musicians sent in almost willstvokiwI tK.i : At. jh-jtu iiuics iuc ui.^i M1.11U9 UL lilt* beautiful byniu, "Lead. Kindly Light " Through he open doorway the sailors and soldiers bore on their shoulders the ItstR and llowcr-deeked c;?.sket containing all that Mas mortal of President McKinley. Lehlnd the casket walked President Roosevelf. and behind hint the mom* l>ers of tils Cabinet. The otlieers of the ArmJ" and Navy followed, while tno bell* tolled and the roar of the President's salute broke from the ' mouths of cannon far away. When the casket had been placed In the he:trse and the President and his Cabinet had entered their carriages, through a lane of people ten deep the march to the church began. The people st.?od with uncovered heads. Some of thrm wept. Almost every ruan carried A McKinley cane, which was encircled with the national colors and bore the face of the President 011 the head. These were held aloft after the manner of cavalry troopers in salute as the hearse moved slowly by. There w >ro 112.000 men in the line of march behind the hearse. A ?11st in guishel guard of honor, composed of Admirals and (Jrnerals. were on each side of the hearse. In the < I rand Army pn-t of which the dead President was a menthol* marched some tVien very old and feeble. The church >vas reached at 1.4."? p. in. A? the mournful cavalcade drew un at t\ church, where once the President worshiped, a riot appeared to be | In progress. Thousands of men and j women were .lammed up against the sides of the eilitiep and brawny troopers were trying to drive them hack. Finally the tangle Mas straightened out and everybody who had a ticket was admitted. The casket was borne by the sailormen and soldiers, followed by a guard of honor, into the ohurch and placed on a catafalque Just in front of the altar. President, lloosevelt occupied the second pew in the centre tier of seats. The nieinl ers of the Cabinet sat with him. Just behind him was the MoKir.ley pew. The occupants of it were Aimer .tre^rnloy. Tits wife and two daughters; Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Duncan. As the body was deposited on the catafalque ami the sailors and soldiers retired to seats at the side, from Ihe organ canto the notes of Beethoven's Funeral March. During the prelude the congregation of mourners gazed at the decorations of the church. Everywhere save on the altar fell the black mourning pall, caught up with tassels of white silk. Eong streamers of crape hung from the centre of the church to the side walls. The gallery was draped with the cloth of death so that no part of the railing could he seen. But there was no gloom In the mass of color about the altar. The tirst object that met the eye was a huge white marble vase, from which streamed great clusters of carnations. President MeKlnley's favorite llower. Behind the vase gleamed the lofty gilt pipes of the organ. Scarcely a single line of the chancel Tail or pulpit could he seen for the set pieces of beautiful flowers piled against it. Glowing crescents of yellow roses ' rested upon the cliancel rail. There were Immense beds of white rosejfc^ flags of flowers, broken columns, vnsr wreaths of oak leaves, huge vases of wonderfully tinted orchids, masses of violets. Tile nrcHnmlimOnr. ../tin pink and the greater number of blossoms were carnations. Upon the casket rested the widow's last offering, a simple bunch of carnations within a wreath of oak leaves. Senator Hanna sent the wreath. When quiet reigned, save for the muffled roar of cannon that came from the street and the murmured crashing of bands playing funeral marches, a quartet of young women, with white frocks and big white picture hats, sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." The Rev. Dr. Mlllignn, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, offered a prayer. It was simple, short and earnest. When he intoned the I/ord's Prayer every person In the church responded the sacred words with him. Following Dr. Milllgau's prayer came the reading of the Nineteenth Psalm by the Rev. I)r. John A. Hall, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. As the reader retired the mixed quartet sang the w >rds of Cardinal Newman's hymn. "Lead. Kindly Light." The Rev. Dr. C. E. Manchester, pastor of the church anil the intimate friend of President McKinley. delivered the address. Dr. Manchester and the dead President were friends for a lifetime, and the clergyman was visibly affected by the task before him. His voice failed him several times as no read froiu his manuscript containing the oniony on the life of his friend. After the address prayer was offered by Bishop Joyce, of Minnesota. The congregation Joined In the singing of the President's fjiv(?rite hymn, "Nearer. My God, to Thee," by a mixed quartet. The benediction was delivered by the Ttev. Fa:h.-r Vattmnn. one of the Patholle chaplains in the Army. He was in uniform. Tltc church services over the at endruts prepared tiie casket for Its journey to the grave. The organ pealed out the Chopin Funeral March, solemn and Inspiring. As the casket was borne upon the shoulders of the soldiers and sailors from the church to the hearse the sun disappeared and the clouds hung leadn overhead. Four bands massed aved the Funeral March from Saul, tiie thousands of people Jammed In T MILL, S. C., WEDNI the streets behind the line of troops stood with uueovercd heads. The procession began Its march to the cemetery, a mile away. The Grand Army band in the lead, played continually "Nearer. My God. to Thee." Under great black arches the hearse, with its glittering guard of houor. passed to the strains of the hymn. There were five of these arches. On the first a lithograph of the dead President. On another wore these words: "Ho loved us. We loved him." On another: "He was our ideal American." In twenty minutes the cemetery was reached. It Is =?? *->?? sloping ground, rising from the street In undulating waves of turf punctuated with marble nml granite shafts. There was a great concourse of people on the surrounding hills anil the streets. Within sight of the entrance is the receiving vault, where the dead President's body Is to remain for ?a time. Tills mausoleum Is of granite, green In design with a tower and pointed peak. At the peak was set a groat oak wreath. It was the offering of the new President of the United State*. Over the facade was a wreath of laurels with a splash of parma violets, red with the Italian colors. This was the offering of the King of Italy, whose father was assassinated as was President MeKlnley. Hanging to the two granite gables at either end were two more wreaths. l>otli of oak. On" was the offering of King Kd.vard VII. The other was sent by the Ambassador of the Czar of Russia. It bore a card, "In the | name or u:s .Majesty, tho Czar." At tho base of the vault on either j ship of tho ontranoe wore irroat masses | of floral ofTorin^s. Altogether there were 2-10 flora! offerings, the greater part of which came from foreign countries anil State governments. As the cortege entered the cemetery the troops at the head of it marched by the tomb and disappeared over the I hill to the street on the other side. The gravel walk on which the hearse and carriages were drawn was littered with sweet peas, geraniums and carnations. They had been scattered there by the school children of Canton. President lioosevelt stood at the entranee of the tomb. Around him were the members of the Cabinet and other high otiieials of the Covernuieut. The hearse was driven up to the entrance, and soldiers and sailors, flanked by the guard of honor, bore the body I on their shoulders to a rest which had been provided for it directly in front of tho vault, liohind them was the guard of honor, (ieneral Miles and Admiral Farquhar in the load. Following the guard of honor came the Molvinley family, Abner MoKlnloy and Mrs. Abner MoKiuloy at the head. As the soldiers and sailors lowered the casket from their shoulders t he boom of cannon was beard. There were three salvos. Bishop Joyce then read tho burial service of the Methodist Church. Instantly from the eight bugles rang out the notes of the soldier's last call? "Taps." It was beautifully done, and the last notes of the buglers died away ??.?. -II 1 > cum; iii.ii <iii i> mi iii-ani remained listening for n few seconds to see If it had really ended. The casket was thou taken tip again hy the bearers and borne Into the lnclosure. From over a hill came the throbbing of the drums low and muttering. At the last roll the easket was placed 011 the rest reserved for it. The President's carriage was then summoned, and lie entered it with Commander Cowles and was driven to the McKlnley house. For more than two hours the military organizations in the funeral pageant marched hy the vault. When the last of the procession had passed the bier orders were given that the cemetery should be cleared. The order was quickly carried out, and the dead President was left in the care of his guard of honor. The guard that has the honor of watching the bier of the dead President is Company C. of the Fourteenth Regiment of Infantry. It is commanded by Captain W. S. Riddle. Jr. The company includes seventy-six men, and was ordered to Canton from Fort Wayne. Detroit. Nature has been kind in selecting t .e last resting place for President McKlnley. West Lawn Cemetery is on a high knoll overlooking the peaceful valley, with the busy little city of Canton laid out below. Here, looking out on his home city and Ills native State, the body of Mr. McKlnley wns laiu to resr. just insiae mo stately entrance stands the gray stone vault where for a time the coffin will repose. But In due time the body will be taken front the vault and committed to the little plot of ground further on. This Is the Melviniey lot, and here He his father, whose name he bore, the mother he guarded so tenderly In life, his brother James, his sister Anna and his two children. And when that time conies a stately shaft c? granite will rise above the grave, telling of the civic virtues, the pure life and the martyr death of V-T/.lam IIcKinloy. r.YINO IN STAT"! AT CANTON. All Ohio Turn??l Out t*? !'? Trltiut* to the I'itlleu Chiefs Memory. Canton, Ohio.?The train bringing the body of William MeKinley. late President of the United States, for burial In the town where his early life was passed, completed Its Journey at ll.TiO oirlock Wednesday morning. Thousands o?f?norsons hnd nnnu. hero to lie present at the fir.nl services in honor of tlie dead President, nnd n crent crowd stood with bared bends about the stntion as the train drew in. The Journey of the funeral train from Washington wns mnrked by evidences of the universal sorrow no less marked fhnn the trip from BufTnlo. Although tho train left the Capital long after sunset nnd did not enter.se into daylight until its Journey had been more than half run, there was not a mile along the entire route that 0 V 1>np V JL :S1>AY, SEPTEMBER 2 was not covered l?y persons to observe its passing. During the Inst lialf hour's run Into Canton, where the body was to be re- I oeived into the arms of Its own people. mile by mile the evidences of deep personal affliction seemed if possible to -increase. Flaps that had often waved welcome to Mr. McKinley were now lowered in sorrow. Farmers and country folk generally seenrnd to have suspended work, schools had been dismissed and the entire population was T?ngcd nlonp the track In sorrowful silence. The straining faces showed that each member of the crowd took this mournful home-coming as a personal bereavement. It was as though fathers and mothers nrjd sisters were watching for a gllmptj' of the coffin that held their own lo\cM relative. Tenderly and revert fitly, those who had known William McKlnley best received his body. Th ./ hardly noticed tl\e President of the i nited States and his Cabinet or the generals ami admirals in their resplendent uniforms. The eoffin which contained the body of their friend and fellow townsman had all their thoughts. The entire population of the city and thousands from all over Ohio, the full strength of the National Guard of the State, eight regiments, throe hetterles of artillery, one battalion of engineers, .">000 men in all; the Governor. the Lieutenant-Governor and a Justice of the Supreme Court, reprej sentlng the three branches of The Stale Government, wore at the station to receive the body when the train arrived at noon. The whole town, with the exception of the McKinley cottage, vyas draped In black. Only the hitching post at ?he curb In front of the house had been swathed In black by the citizens, in order that it might conform to the general scheme of mourning decoration. The funeral train was met by Judge Day at the head of the local reception committee. Mrs. McKinley. weeping piteously. was helped from the train by Dr. Rixey and Aimer McKinley and conducted to a carriage which was In waiting, ami was then <lrivcn rapidly to her home. The oilier relatives followed her. The cofiin was then lifted from the catafalque ear and carried on tlie shoulders of the body hearers to the waiting hearse, '.'he soldiers presented arms and bugles sounded taps. President RoosejreJt iind the Cabinet members then eotfreil carriages. They were followen!,J>y the guard of honor, in full uniform, and the proeession ilien marched to the Court House. The proeessiou passed all the way between big arclies draped in black. Snd as trap the proeession which escorted thf^Wldy to the Court House it could not compare with the infinite sadness of the double line of sorrowing people w ho streamed steadily through the dlml.v lighted corridors of the building from the time the eotlin was opened until It was taken home to the widow at nightfall. They stepped softly, and tears catae unhidden. All through the afternoon the crowd passed the catafalque approximately at the rate of loo every minute, making In the five hours in which the body lay in state a total of flO.OtX) people, practically equal to the population of Cantdn. When the doors were closed at fi o'clock the line four abreast stretched fully a ndle from the Court House, and people were still coming from the side streets to take their nlnnoa I r. At 0 o'clock tlio <!oors were closed to the public nnd preparations were made fur removing the body to the McKinley house. Canton. Post, Grand Army of the Republic, acted as escort, and there wa.i no following. At the house the escort formed In line In the street, presenting arms, while the collin. borne by the body bearers, was taken into the house. It was placed In the front parlor for the night. Guards were posted around the house, and a number of sentries were placed lu the front yard. During the afternoon President Roosevelt walked over to the McKinley residence to inquire after Mrs. McKinley. He was informed that she had stood the trip 'ront Wasliington bravely, but In the opinion of the physician It was not advisable for her to attempt to attend the service at the church. She therefore remained quietly nt her home with l>r. ltixey. STATIC FUNEICAL AT WASH I Ml TON. Simple anil Iinprr??lvn Srrvicra llrltl in tl>? Capitol Itotunita. Washington, I>. C.?At precisely 0 o'clock on Tuesday the body hearers In the Past Itonm raised the collin containing the remains ol* President Will lam MeKInley to 1 hoir shoulders, to take It to the hearse. As they appeared at the main door of the White House the Murine Rand, stationed on the ' avenue opposite the mansion, struck | up the favorite hymn of the dead President. As the hearse, drawn by ?ix black horses, with a groom at the head of raeh. moved away, the mourners from tlie White House entered carriages and followed the lw.dv 1 The hearse 11 ntl carriages wore driv- t on down to thr gate of tho White lions,, grounds and bolted. Then tie ( Arllllory Hand began tin* music of the , Dead Match from "Saul." a ldast fmin ho bugle sounded the signal to march, and tho head of tho procession started ' on Its way to the Capitol. Major-< Jenor.il John H. Brooke, mounted, was at the he..?t o* the line. j Behind tetin came his aides, the red- | coated artillery hand, a squadron of cavalry, a iiattery of field artilleryr ~ with the men sitting straight and ' stiff as statues; a company of cngln- 1 ters, two bntfallons of coast artillery, ' and a detachment of the Hospital 1 Corps. Then came tho naval contin- ! gont of tho first section, headed by tho Marino Baud, who wore followed j by a hnttnllon of marines, and one of , sailors from the North Atlantic Squad- j IMEI 5,1901. ron. The National Guard of the District of Columbia brought up tlu? rear of the military section of the parade. The journey from the White House to the Capitol was simple and solemn. Slowly the procession proceeded down Pennsylvania avenue, headed by the soldiers and followed by the guard of honor and the carriages. It had begun to rain just before the hearse was brought through the White House gates, and now it was pouring hard, but ovrrvwimi-.. stood barcheadod men, some holding tlielr lints by tholr sides and ninny raisins them with an evident idea that tills showed creator respect. The balconies of the houses alone the line were packed with women with tearstained faces. Many little children In | the crowd were holding handkerchiefs to their eyes. ! The movement of the procession to the Capitol was very slow. It took one hour and a half to march a mile. At 10.40 the strains of "Nearer. My God. to Thee," blown on busies, were ! lieard at the Capitol. They heralded the approach of the procession. At 10.12 o'clock tIn* head of the procession arrived. The military contingent passed eastward on It street, thence south on First street east. Headed l?y Major-Genernl John It. ltrooke and staff and the Fifth Artillery Corps band, the troops swept around to the south end of tlie phi7.a. and then inarched to position fronting the main entrance to tlie Capitol. As the eight l?ody-bearcrs drew tlie flag-draped casket from the hearse the bands again played "Nearer, My God. to Thee." and every head In the vast attendant throng was bared. Willi careful and solemn tread the liody-bearers began the ascent of the staircase with their precious burden ai d tenderly bore It to tlie catafalque In the rotunda. The only sign of mourning In the rotunda was the crape on the hilts of the otllecrs' swords. Senators and Representatives occupied seats on the east side. The family of the late I'resident had seats reserved on the north and immediately next to the catafalque. The choir was to the west, and behind It were members of the Supreme Couri. The foreign .Ministers umtc seated to the east, and all were in fnu uniform. There was also a large ujB5 ' her of military anil naval ollicers. -flUr I The services were brief. Afh-rWlio t collin liail been brought in and laid on the catafalque. the choir, led l?y tIn* mnrvelously sweet voice of Mrs. Thomas t\ Noye- . sang "l.cad. Kindly i Light." Tim singers ramo from the <'huivh that Mr. McKinley hail attended in Washington. Then Ui?v. II. It. Naylor read a prayer. the words of which were not distinguishable at a distance itf a few steps. Mrs. Noyes snug alone "Some Time We'll Tinderstand." Her voice alone seemed to have power sufficient to till the space of the dome. I'd shop Edward fi. Andrews delivered a formal address after reading the psalm, "The Lord Is My Shepherd." The services were concluded by singing "Nearer, My <?od, to Thee" by the choir and a benediction by Iter. W.'II. Chapman. Almost twenty minutes were required to clear the rotunda sufficiently to permit the opening of the doors for the admission of the general public. The lid was lifted from over the face, and at 11.b". the people began to file by, coining into the building at the east door and passing out through the west door. No one was allowed time for more than a hurried glance. The last chapter in the capital's tribute to the nation's dead took place when, in three sections, the trains carrying to Canton the body of the late President, accompanied by bis widow and the principal officers of the McKinlcy Administration, left the Pennsylvania Railroad station soon afte* 8 o'clock. President Theodore Roosevelt and tIso members of the Cabinet, Secretary Cortelyou, the guard of honor, composed of army and navy officers, relatives, officials and correspondents, made up a funeral company that tilled twenty-one cars. Ceorcla'A Olant Rjonmnrf. Dougherty county now lays claim to the champion big tree of Georgia. It was discovered several weeks ago by employes of the Red Cypress Lumber company who were engaged in cutting timber. It rears Its head from amid a thick swamp where hardwood trees abound, and to this is due the fact that it was not discovered sooner. t iH tH Jin* txf tK/k " ?*" * ? ^ 1" ? * Q.MU i wi iur in rt nyriimore. It 1r on a little knoll, and oxcept In seasons \vh<'S a great deal of rain has fullen Its trunk Is not reached by water. A foot from the ground its Lrunk Ik forty-four feet in circumfer- 1 ence. For twenty feet above tho ground the body of the great tree is round and symmetrical, but at that ] point It branches Into four sections, i any one of which would make a giant 1 tree if standing alone. The four arms of the big sycamore do not spread out ss would seem natural, but reach sky- , ward, almost perpendicularly. The tree Is pronounced by nil who have < seen it a curiosity, and places "in tho I shade" all the known trees in Goor- ' gia.?Atlanta Constitution. The Mongolian pluasant, which is a : 1 land-oinc and valuable game bird, has iccn successfully introduced in New \ Verk State. I lie bird was first intro- j 1 ucc 1 into tin? couTTVry in Orcwin and i he valleys of the Willamette, Umpqua ? md Rogue Rivers are now well stocked, t It is reported also to have crossed the ' Siskiyous atui entered California. 11? laughter is tempo:. ri!y pnhibitcd by aw in Oregon, and indefinitely prohih- s ted in California under the game law ?as^ed by the last Legislature. j o NO. 28. iTTiriT All Nations Paid Homage to the Memory ol William McKinley. THE COUNTRY'S DAY CF SORROW Ite?m?r!;nl?]o Demount vat ton* of tlio WorblWlild rrrllng Arnnnod l?y the Dentil ??f I'rnntilont M rlil 11I17?For Five M'nutc< the Nation's IluslnrM \Vn? Sus" pcndnl an a Tribute to ttie Dead. Washington, 1>. C*.?At the stroke of n church hell in a country town on Thursday the world listened, then st. roil still, then knelt and then prayed. Sorrow overleaped the bounds of space. The knell that sounded at J.ao o'clock in the Ohio town of fan toil -the one great metallic voice that seemed to say "lies!! Itest! ltest!" as the hotly oi' William McKinley was borne to its tomb -grew and grew to a thunder of sound with the greater leagues that it covered. To east ami west it spread, and ns that voice, now chanting solemnly, "Mourn' mourn! mourn!" swept over the earth, all peoples prayed; the prince, the priest, the ciiir.en. Never he fore in the history of the world had that world been so swept by sorrow?a tidal wave of emotion that surged from nolo to nolo fmm oast to west. blotting out class and creed ami raoo in tho univorsal tribute of tears. Tlio holl that clanged out its message la tho little Mothndist clniroh in Canton was Uko a heart sending out its pulses through the hotly of the world ?like a groat oontral station with a million wires, took hue a wol> each strami of which touched a heart somewhere. In this Nation it mattered not whether men were on laml or water. They censed the niomeni's step for nr "full live minutes to say. "Cod rest hint!" The murines of ureal ships ami yttle river boats slopped, and as the, (Tuft lay idle, again eame the simple. Solemn phrase. "Cod rest liim!" Time had been dolled; the great Clock of tho Human Heart marked only the one hour. It was ".",0 o'clock in Canton; it was ".".ti o'clock in spirit in Now York City, in San I'rancisco* In Hawaii, in linn:* Kong. in i'.nmhay, in Constantinople, in I'arls. in London. Truly the wide world wept. Never before in all the history of the Cnlted Stales or the wnrlit mis fmch ii tribute palil to the memory of oiH* num. In every city and town ofl tlio United Slates all commerce wad stopped, while lints came off and voices sadly and solemnly joined in one of the dead President's favorite hymns. | In New York Pity the most remarkable scenes occurred. In the public squares thousands gathered hours before the time for the bells to toll tlio news that the Last solemn act of the grent national tragedy hail begun.' Patiently and silently they waited. Then, us t lit- first deep notes of the bells were heard every hat was raised, and no man stood there covered. Many a handkerchief was lifted to tear tilled eyes, hut not. at sound was uttered. Trolley cars were i at a standstill, nttd s<> stood all until k the lust strokes <>f the bells announced! M that the gates of tho tomb bad been ^k closed. Not a car moved in the cltyj during this time. Not n telegraph instruinent clicked. In the great harbor not u propeller turned. All over this country similar scenes SHE were enacted. Street; ear lines anil great railway systems came to a dead stop. Even those never-ceasing mak- fl H ers of speech, the telegraph wires, lay pulseless for live minutes?for that only Ave minutes of all the ages in ' which the world stood si 111 in revcrencc <?f a memory of a num. | ^ In England's capital memorial services were held in Westminster Abbey f that were second only to those lu v. honor of the lamented Queen Victoria. The representative of King Edward VII. was present, as was a most distinguished assemblage. Services wero also held In St. Paul's and in all the great universities of Great Britain and Ireland. In every capital of Europe and in nearly every civilized country of the world memorial services were held, salutes were tired and flags lowered to half staff. Wherever the warships of Iiiut MBuuiau IUIU uri 1JIUII/ ?nr MillHoned the guns joined in the salute riuo to the head of the new grcnt world Power. Throughout the British empire such revereiiee was paid hy voice, gnu and flag as has never been pal<1 before to any one save Oueen Victoria. In the Anieriean cliurch in Paris, frenchmen and Americans mourned; to the services in Merlin the Kaiser sent a special representative. And of William MeKinlcy's own country, what need to say that its irrlef was the greatest it. ever ha < known! From outermost rape of tlio Bast to our \v. n-nr . island possession, from See tie to Cuba, lt?o diurelies w.-re flJi d and tlie Hag that ic loved drooped at half-mast. ! The ceremonies, the services, the leeorations, the notions of the citizens ,vcre tlie same in capital and in tiamet. Tire eulogies differed only as the Imitations and ah!!itles of the speakers differed. All were alike in that hoy breathed forth the deep sorrow, I great love a weeping Nation. A 'l b.- story of tlie ceremonies and of ^ '?? closing of business houses and fac- ^A orles is the same everywhere. Tb? tory of one city's action tue story if every city and village '-"bin the BMk sdlctlon of ti i. Grief md mourning were general. . ^^BA