Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-02-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. l6.

Admiral Porter General Sher-
mani Both dead! Oh, iLsatiate
death, would not one of these old
heroes have suficed? Washing
ton is covered with a pail of the
deepest grief for these two men
men whose like we shall not soon
see again-men whose careers
have shed immortal lustre upon
America; whose glory will fill
inches high up in the worlds tenn
pie of fame, and whose brave ex-
PLOTS will live in history, song
and story in every cline as long
as brave deeds of brave men are
'revered by men and women.
Blu. to Washington these men
were more than this. They were
both our loved personal friends,
and we feel almost as though each
of us had lost a member of our in
dividual family. Aside from the
parts acted by these two Ameri-
cans in the great tragedy of 6l-'
80, both of these men possess ed
traits that endeared them to ali
who knew them. They were both
Americans to the heart. Only a
few short months ago Admiral
Porter said to me: America is
big enough, strong enough and
rich enough to build around itself a
wall thousand feet high and live
independent of the rest of the
world without detriment to itself" J"
Admiral Porter will be buried
tomorrow at Arlington cemetery,
in spot selected by himself, not
two years ago, in close proximity
to the last resting place of gallant
Phil Sheridan, whose warm friend
he was. The President has issued
an order closing all of the Govern
ment depa1 tments on the day of
the funerai, and Congress will also
adjonrn. The funeral cortege will
consist of all the marines here and
at Annapolis; 500 cavalrymen and
artillery men from Fort Meyer
and Washington barracks; the To-
cal G. A. r. Posts; the entire Dis
trict of Columbia National guard
and naval G. A. r. post from Phil
adelphia of which the dead Admi-
raj was a member. All of the ma
val officers in this CITY will attend
in full uniform. The pail bearers
are to be Vice President Morton,
Maj. Gen. Schotield, Rear Admiral
Stevens, Rear Admiral Almy,
Rear Admiral Rodgers, Rear Adj
miral Jewett, Rear Admiral How
ell. Rear Admiral Crosby, Senator
Hawley, Senator Man ]erson, Sen
ator Mcpherson, Representative
Boutelle and Gov. Pattison, of
Pennsylvania.
Such commotion is seldom Gre
ated in the political world, as rep
resented here, as that caused by
Mr.. Cleveland's letter against the
Vest free coinage bill, now pend
ing in the House. 1t has greatly
sngered very large majority of
the democrats in Congress and
they will never forgive Mr.. Cleve-
land for it, but all the same they
are not likely to bolt the ticket
should that gentleman be nomina-
ted next year. 1t has also destroy
ed the little chance that the free
coinage bill had of getting through
the House at this session, and
some very shrewd politicians are
predicting that the democrats will
not help the Farmers Alliance to
pass it at the mkt session. And
what makes this prediction seem
probable is the fact that the very
democrats who were week ago
secretly scheming to force an ex-
ira session OF Congress are now
extremely anxious to avoid one,
ali on account of this letter from
boss Cleveland; they hope for
clearer political skies by next De-
csmber.
The President does not think
there will be an extra session, TO