El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-19
The Spectator.

Dust from the Garden of Gethse-
name. gathered under the aged tres
where centuries ago the Savior prayed
and was, betrayed, may in future be
tossed up by the breezes from Lake
Michigan and dashed into the eyes of
visitors to Chicego's cemeteries The
mingling OF the holy earth with the I'M
halIowed soil of Cook county took
place yesterday when the famous
polio commandery No. L,
knights Templarr visited the
bers and sprinkled thereon the dust
which has been brought from the Vale
of Kedror. The ceremony will here
after form part of the already i'm
pressive rites with which the Sir
Knights perform the last services for
their dead. The commandery,
through the efforts of its
eminent commander, has secured
one hundred pounds of the earth
summons comes to a Knight of Apollo
and his brother masons gather about
the grave, the words ''ashes to ashes,
dust to dust" will be repeated and
simultaneously there will be poured
from the hour-glass dust from the holy
land into the grave below. To add to
the solemity and impressiveness of this
part of the ceremony, a certificate will
be given to the widow
coffin was placed this earth from the
Garden of Gethsemane. The
unique addition to the burial cere-
monies is destined to receive much at
tentiOn all over the country, and the
fact that the cOmmsndery introducing
it is known throughout the length and
breadth of masonry as one of the old
and mighty orders, will doubtless cause
the innovation to be looked upon with
additional favor.
The excellent management of affairs
at Santiago by General Wood, military
governor. proves beyond peradventure
that Che American is perfectly adapted
to governing the inhabitants of remote
possessions and that Julius Caesar, a.
governor of Gaul, will, have to look to
his laurels, General Wood as COVER
nor of Santiago is the first experiment
of the kind ever made by the United
States and his conduct of affairs in the
conquered province is scrutinized by
the world at large which intended 10
sneer but is compelled to applaud
against it's will. A correspondent at
Santiago contributes the following
concerning General Wood: By o'clock
In the morning the horses are at the
front door and he starts out on tour
OF inspection possibly unexpectedly
turning up at either the military hos
pital or probably visiting the docks to
witness the storage of government pro-
perty, or going the rounds of
the street cleaning gangs, or again to
the military encampments, or some
early morning visit, on which occa sions
every delinquent who has been incar-
cerated since his last visit, two o.
three days before, is brought before
him At 8 O'Clock this
inspection tour is com pleted. and Gen.
Wood joins his family at breakfast
By $50 he is stepping into his carriage
and is whirled on his way to the city,
two miles away. By $50 he is enter
ing the city palace. proceeding to his
private Office, private in name only, for
all the time he remains there he is be-
sieged by all sorts and conditions of
men and women on business of every
possible description.
The city government is often called
upon to assist needy persons, who get
stranded here and haven't the means
to go further. They are generally de-
sirous of returning to friends or kim
dred in the east and do not hesitate to
lay their troubles before the city clerk,
the mayor or the chief of
police and those persoDages feel duty
bound to do what they can for their re-
lief. Wise men claim that each year
Americans tend more toward centrali-
zation and lean more and more upon
the government which is supposed to
be their creature, It has become the
fashion at the present day to
ssk national aid for all
.