Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-29

sage for which twenty-five cents was paid
Green addressed himself to the Anderso
bill, requiring the Pacific X. X. Company T.
maintain and operate their own telegrap
lines and criticised some of its features
Gen. Swayne, Western Union counsel fol
lowed in an argument against the Anderso
bill, which he considered perpetrate,
wrong upon the Western Union and Pacit
X. r. Companies. Col. Robert G. Ingensoll
representing the United Lines and Postal Tel
egraph Companies next addressed the com
mittee. He took the broad ground that tn,
roads had no right to make contracts witt
the Western Union. His company ha,
wires stretching throughout the east an,
: as far west as the Mississippi. The,
had wished for far west connection. Ii,
showed had they were practically frozen ou
of trans continental business.
Notes.
The remains of the late Chief Justice were
removed from the family residence Oh
street to the Capitol at ll.30 Wednesday
morning. They were accompanied by hi,
relatives, associate justices and their fami-
lies, officiating clergymen, seven in number
officers of the Supreme Court, representa-
tives of the different bodies of which the de-
There were no services at the house and
the arrangements were of the simplest aud
quietest character The galleries of the
House were crowded with spectators who
were anxious to observe the funeral services.
The House bore every evidence of mourning.
At | | 40 the Senate announced and all
the members remained respectfully standing
while the Senators took the places assigned
to them, Senator Ingalls, occupying the chair
to the right of Speaker Carlisle.
The Regents of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, the Judges of the Court of Claims and
the Supreme Court of the District of Colum-
bia, the district commissioners, the members
of the diplomatic corps, the officers of the
| United States Supreme Court aud of the de
partment of Justice and many members of
the bar of the Supreme Court entered unan-
bounced and were escorted to seats upon the
| floor.
! few minutes before noon Mrs. Cleve-
land, accompanied by Miss Bayard, entered
the executive gallery of the House, both
ladies being appropriately dressed in black.
The President and his cabinet were soon
announced Every member of the cabinet
was present, as was Gen. Sheridan, clad in
full in uniform.
In a few minutes afterwards the Congress
officiating Episcopal clergyman, Bishop
Paret, reading The Lord gave and the Lord
hath taken away blessed be the name of the
Lord, - as the casket inclosing the remains of
the deceased was borne into the chamber
and placed upon the bier
The impressive burial service of the Epis-
copal Church was then read by Bishop Paret,
the music being rendered by chorus of Is
voices.
The solematy of the occasion was height
ened when as Bishop paret read the apostles
creed, the vast audience on the floor and in
the galleries rose of one accord and joined in
solemn reiteration of the faith
At the conclusion of the services the cas-
ket was borne from the chamber, and the
ceremonies in tie II use were closed.
The House then adjourned, as did the Sen
ate.
At the foot of the outside steps the hearse
was drawn up and lines composed of capitol
policemen and the Senate and House funeral
committees aud officiating clergymen, were
formed, between which the remains were
slowly borne to the hearse.
Following the body were the Justices of
the Supreme Court, family, relatives and in
innate friends of the deceased Entering
the carriages the funeral party was driven
Immediately to the station.
Immediately upon the arrival of the pro-
cession at the Baltimore & Potomac station,
the casket was taken from the hearse and
placed slightly raised crape-covered
platform in a combination car at the rear
end of the train. His family and friends,
and the committees of the two Houses of
Congress were shown to cars, set apart for
each. Promptly at two o'clock the train
slowly moved out of the station. The fune-
raj train was composed of eight coaches, the
first vas occupied by Passenger Agent
Parke of the Pennsylvania K. r., the second
by the family and friends of the dead Chief
Justice. then came the Pullman sleeper
"Tyrol," occupied by the jus
tees of the supreme court ard the Off
GERS, clerk, deputy and marshal
and deputy. Following this was a dining
ear, then the drawing room car .'Romulus.
which was used by the Senate committee and
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Christy: then
drawing-room car "Soudan," carrying the
House committee then the sleeper "Hespe-
ria" and last the casket. None of the cars
composing the train were draped. The flow
ers received at the Waite residence had been
boxed and placed in the car which was to
contain the caskct, except the wreaths sent
bv President aud Mrs. Cleveland, which were
token to the capitol and placed upon the
ket. where they remained during the cere-
monies.
Mrs A. NJ. Worden, Worthy Master of
Vineland Grange. No. |, read a paper on
the women in the grange. She spoke of the
grange. its objects. aud the women's con-
nection with it. Hulda B. Lord read paper
on Women in the Knights of Labor" She
said that woman's great influence in the
Knights is being felt wherever they have
ioined the order. Her work in the order is
manifest in the Punishment of tobacco and
rum from the assembly rooms and in greater
effect upon herself in the development of
stronger and more self reliant character.
She is beginning TO question if it is right to
vote. speak and hold Office in these assem-
blies and why it is wrong for her to do so in
State: her official recognition is slow be-
cause of mans selfshness and her own tim
idity and disinclinaton to push her claims,
then Office has not and never will have at
traction for women that it has for man. The
Knights of Labor is a grand educational
force among the masses. The barrier that
protects capital and monopoly from the re-
suits of their folly and crime. We should
foster labor organizations to prevent revolu-
ton. The next speaker was Lydia Barrey
Sales, corresponding secretary of the Socio--
logical Society of America, who described
the work of the society and discussed the
question of cooperation. Mrs. Leonora NJ.
| Barry, organizer of the Knights of Labor.
read paper on what the Knights of Labor
are doing for women. Mrs, Barry's address
created something akin to a sensation. At
ter taking her seat she was twice obliged to
/ come forward and bow her acknowledgements
| for the ovation rendered her. She said: We
are building around our working girls wall
.f N 1af1rl and than
| from the indiguities and humiliations which