Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-30

Authur's wing of the Republican
party, there is more trepidation
among employees than elsewhere.
Commissioner of Pensions Dudley
feels secure in his place.
THE PRESIDE NTIAL OBSEQUIEs.
The Final Ceremonies at Cleveland.
CLEvELASD, Sept. 26.
The funeral procession moved
from Monumental park ct minutes
before II. The time occupied in
moving the casket to the funeral car
was about Is minutes. A corps of
U. S. marines from the steamer
Michigan formed parallel lines from
the east side of the pavilion to the
east entrance to the park, through
which the casket was borne on the
shoulders of U. S. artillerymen,
under command of Lieut.. Weaver.
to the funeral car, followed BY
mourners, who took seats in carri-
ages. Grandma Garfield bore the
service remarkable we'll as did also
the widow of the President. The
only incident which occurred at the
pavilion was a request of Grandma
Garfield for drink of water. No
one excepting the family, members
of the several committees and the
distinguished guests were admitted
within the gates of the park. The
military presented magnificent
scene. The column was headed by
veteran volunteer organization,
the Boston fusileers, who have trav.
eled from Massachusetts, to pay q
last tribute to their deceased com.
rade, by participating in the obse.
quies. The line then moved accord
ing to orders. The six miles Of
Euclid avenue through which the
funeral procession passed were de-
corated in manner becoming to
the occasion: The designs were
varied and handsomely and taste
fully arranged. Life-size pictures
of the dead President were hung in
front of many of the beautiful man.
sions along the avenue, draped with
the national colors and entwined
with black Grape relieved by festoons
of white. On Prospect street second
only in beauty to Euclid avenue,
and on other streets leading to the
cemetery were the same expressions
of mourning by residents. Ash
tabula battery, which was stationed
along the march, divided into sec.
tons three miles apart and fired
minute guns as the funeral process
sion passed.
The first section of the funeral
train on the return trip to Washing
ton started from Euclid avenue sta.
ton at $50 P. NJ, with all the men,
bers of the Cabinet, excepting Secre-
tary Blaine, on hoard. During the
hours set for the obsequies, memorial
services were held all over Ohio.
At the Grave.
AT the grave, DR.. j. II. Robson,
as President of the day, oreued the
exercises by introducing Rev J. h.
Jones, chaplain Of the 42d regiment,
o. V. l., which Gen. Garfield COM
mande1. who said: "Our illustrious
friend has completed his journey, q
journey we must all take in the near
future. Yet when I see the grand
surroundings of this occasion, must
inquire was this man the son Of the
emperor. of the king, that wore .
crown? for in the history of this
great country there has been nothing
like this seen by the American
people. Yet I thought perhaps.
speaking after The manner of men,
that he was q prince, and this was
offered in manner after royalty.
He was not, my friends. 1t is not
an offering of king; it is not, as We
are taught, an offering to earthly
kings and emperors, though he was
prince and a free man; the great
commoner of the United States.
Only few miles from where We
stand, so years ago he was born, in
the primeval forests of this State.
and in this county. and all he asks
of you now is peaceful grave in the
bosom of the land that gave him
birth. I cannot speak to you of his
wonderful life and his work; time
forbids; and history will take care
of that, and your children's children
will read of this with emotion when
we have passed away from the earth.
1 do not stop to talk about the nun
that did the deed. vengeance is
mine" saith the Almighty Good, 81
will repay" He sees the terrors of
a scatfold before him probably, and
the eternal disgrace that falls to
murderer and assassin and he is
going down to the judgment of God
and the frowns of the world. Score
tary Blaine, in q business-like man
ner, to-day, gave out tina: there were
about 100000, 900 of people of the
world mourning the death of Presi-
dent Garfield and offering up sympa-
thy. Where is he Verify all that y
left of him, the grand, the bright and
brilliant man, now that the soul that