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the grass in the broad glare of the sun
and gratifed their whetted appetites.
The first soldiers to arrive were the 9TH
and 9Th Artillery, the troops wearing blue
overcoats with the reclaimed cloak thrown
back over each shoulder. They were COM
Inanded by Maj. Lancaster Accompanying
them was Col. Moore, the assistant quarter
termaster; Lieut.. Strong, adjutant, and
Lieut.. Galley and Lieut. Haynes, aids to
Col. Guenther.
=-. Fhe Ceremonies BeHfm.
At 2:25 O'Clock the President, aecompa-
MED by General Wheeler and Senator Fair
banks, arrived with Secretary Gage and
Assistant Secretary Taylor of the Treasury
department In carriage following Father
McGee and his attendants and the post
chaplain. The ceremonies then commenced
Inc soldiers were drawn up at the north
or the stand. and then the ranks were
broken and they gathered at will upon the
grass, awaiting further orders Carriages,
wagons and other vehicles, bicycles and
electric cars, poured their burdens into the
cemetery. At o'clock every inch Of room
round the grounds was claimed.
The first patriotic incident of the day
occurred about the noon hour when aged
Mr.. and Mrs. ODowd pressed through the
lires and landed a bunch of roses on the
box con aiming the body of their son. John
O'Dowd, who was a member of the Tth
Infantry. Mr.. O'Dowd was in the 4th Ar
tillery during the Mexican war.
Crush at Bridge Entrance,
Just as the District National Guard pass
ed on to the Aqueduct bridge, at 1:15o'c clock
this afternoon, from it's march up Pennsyl-
vania avenue and M street, serious Jam
occurred at the bridge entrance, and it took
large force of policemen nearly half an
hour to disentangle it and permit the steady
stream of vehicles and pedestrians to con-
t1nue on its way to the cemetery. NJ street,
from Rock creek to the Aqueduct bridge
was almost a solid mass of vehicles of all
descriptions, and the sidewalks on both
sides of the street were packed with people,
including many bicyclists who had been
crowded out of the roadway by the car
riages and wagons. Street car traffic was
entirely suspended and the West-bound
track held long line of cars.
President Mckinley and the members Of
his cabinet were caught in the midst of the
jam near the union station, and 1t was all
a dozen mounted policemen could do to
extricate them SO that their carriages could
proceed to the cemetery. Gen. Miles and
his staff, all mounted, were also caught
in the tangIe and had to call on the police
/. for assistance in getting out. 1t was a
heterogeneous crowd, including, in addition
to those already named. foreign ambas-
sadors. Gen. Corbin, distinguished officials,
civil and military, and number OF SEN
ators and represen ,atives, us well as mar
ketmen, laborers, draymen and the rag-tag
and bobtail that always accompanies a
parade in this city. 1t was the proverbial,
good-natured crowd, however, and every
body bore the delay and discomforts with
phifosophic patience. THIS incident will
participants in todays ceremonies were
late in reaching the cemetery.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
The Hero Dead.

The cortege moves with solemn tread,
The crowded streets along;
And hushed, in presence of the dead,
Is all the gathered throng.
To arms, they heard their naticn's call.
Nor stopped to count the cost:
For in that nations cause to fall.
They knew their lives not lost.
Across the sea. on stranger shore,
Their life-blood ebbed away;
Our brave boys slept to wake more,
Their eyes were closed for aye.
The strife has ceased. The flag is furled.
The cause they loved is won;
And this the plaudit of the world.
With mighty voice, well done"
And now their country calls them home.
To rest upon her shore.
In solemn. somber state they come,
As those who fight no more.
In consecrated ground she lays
Her warriors clay to rest.
Near those who died in other days:
In hallowed ground and blest.
flushed, in the presence Of her dead.
The nation weeps today;
With saddened face and bowed head.
She lays her brave away.
Brave souls ye were, and heroes all,
The dead and living. too;
And or in life. or DEATHS cold pail,
We've cheers and tears for you.
CHARLES s. EASTERLING.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
Only a Rule or Regulation of the
Chief Executive.
CONTROLLER fRkCEWELL'S DECISION
Its Effect in Official and Political
Circles.
A LAW OFFICERS VIEWS

Controller Tracewell's decision of a day
or two ago that the civil service law is not
law, but a rule or regulation of the chief
executive, has created sensation in Of
icial and political circles. 1t is not ex-
pected that President Mckinley will take
advantage of the ruling, but this does not
lessen IT'S Importance.
The controller of the treasury is the legal
authority who decides finally the settle
ment of disbursing officers accounts. Upon
his decision all payments by the govern
ment are made.
1t will be remembered that Controller
Bowler, under the Cleveland administra-
ton, automatically refused to sanction the
payment of the sugar bounty claims. They
were not paid until the Supreme Court de-
cided that the law in dispute was consti-
tutional.
can successor; he has equal authority. The
effect of his ruling may be far reaching.
1t is in substance that an executive officer
can make an appointment as the repre-
sentative of the President, and that no one
but the President can call him to account
for violation of the civil service rules.
The civil service rules are the rules of the
President. Those made by Cleveland, for
instance. can be observed or disregarded
by Mckinley as the executive, as the ex-
ecutive in his opinion may determine.
The Attorney Generals View.
This interesting decision has come out of
the fact that the Attorney General, as al
ready published in The Star, held that
the civil service rules did not apply to dep
uty marshals. He allowed his United States
marshals to appoint their deputies and re-
move their democratic subordnates in dis
regard of the claim Of the democratic depu-
ties that they were protected by the civil
service law.
The courts were appealed to, and injunc-
tions granted, but the Department of JUS
tice has pursued the even tenor of its way.
The controller says in the decision, which
The Star has published in full: Such al
legged disregard of the law is not viola
ton of the civil service law itself, but of
an executive regulation by an agent of the
executive, who is alone responsible to the
executive. The head of an executive de-
partment is simply instrument-the
hand of the chief executive. The power
which makes the rule regulation can
waive its enforcement certainly as the
power which appoints an officer can remove
such officer at its pleasure unless prohibited
by the law itself"
Under the civil service act President
Cleveland extended his rules to nearly all
the great executive departments of the gov
ernment. 1t has been assumed, almost
without qustion, that the occupants of these
places are protected by law. According TO
Controller Tracewell President Mckinley
is not bound by the rules of President
Cleveland. He can uphold or ignore them,
as he can uphold or ignore those made by
himself. The courts cannot interfere.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
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Evening star., 1899-04-06
Has n" Power of Enforcement.

A high authority in the Department of
Justice said today that a mistake had been
made in assuming that the civil service
commission has any power to enforce the
observance of the civil service law. 1t is
declared tc have no power except to assist
the President in making rules to apply to
the civil service law. In fact, there is no
civil service law for law implies that it
can be enforced by the courts. This law
cannot be enforced by any one but the
President of the United States Congress
cannot make a law which will restrict the
power of the President in regard to the
manner of making appointments. He is the
head of the executive branch of the gov
ernment, and co-equal with Congress and
the Judiciary. He has full discretion in the
selection of those he wishes to appoint
Therefore" continued this official pro-
ceeding with his argument, 1.-The President
cannot create offices, but he can fill them
While the Senate in some instances may
refuse to confirm his appointments, Com
greSs cannot take away the Presidents dis
crefion in making his selections.
Neither can the courts interfere with the
President in his enforcement of the rules
he has made in regard to the civil service.
While this definition of the Presidents re-
lations to the civil service law is distinct /
do not imagine that President Mckinley
will take advantage of the controllers de-
the civil service regulations they exist.
1t is just Well however, that the coun-
try should understand that it is to the
President alone we must look for the en-
forcement of executive regulations. The
President and no other authority can disci-
plire the head of department who ignores
the civil service rules. The civil service
commissioners can do nothing but call the
Presidents attention to their violation.
Effect of the Controllers Decision,
"The controller of the treasury holds"
went on this legal authority in further ex-
PLANTATION, that disbursing officers cannot
ignore the claims of officials properly GER
tilted by a department. If United States
marshal certifies list of deputies and the
Department of Justice accepts them as
such, and they are paid their salaries by
the decision of the controller, who is to
interfere? Who can deprive officials prop
eriy certified of their salaries or collect the
salaries for alleged deputies in Office under
a formr marshal, without any vested right
in the position An assumption disputing
this construction would be legal nonsense"
While the controllers decision will have
no striking or immediate effect on the gen.
eral attitude of the Mckinley adminstra-
tion toward civil service reform it probably
will furnish strong handle to those men,
hers of Congress like Gen. Grosvenor who
have been working against it.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
The Bivouac of the Dead.

Written on the occasion of the reinterment in n
fucky of the troops from that state who fell in
Mexican war.J
The muffied drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo!
NO more on life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few
On Fane's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread;
And Glory guards, with solemn round
The birouac of the dead.
No rumor of the foes advance
Now swells upon the wind;
No troubled thought at midnight haunts
OF loved ones left behind;
No vision of the morrow's strife
The warriors dream alarms.
No braying horn screaming fife
AT dawn shall call to arms.
Their shivered swords are red with rust.
Their plumed heads are bowed
Their naughty banner. trailed in dust,
Is now their martial shroud:
And plenteOus funeral tears have washed
The red stains from each brow;
And the proud forms by battle gashed,
Are free from anguish now.
The neighing troop the flashing blade,
The bugie's stirring blast,
The charge, the dreadful cannOnade,
The din and shout, are passed;
Nor wars wild note nor glory's peal,
Shall thrill with fierce delight
Those breasts that never more shall feel
The rapture of the fight.
Like the fierce northern hurricane
That sweeps his great plateau,
Flushed with the triumph yet to gain,
Comes down the serried foe.
Who heard the thunder of the fray
Break DER the field beneath
Knew well the watchword of that day
Was victory or death.
Full many norther's breath has swept
Oer AngGstura's plain,
And long the pitying sky has wept
Above its mOldered slain;
The ravens scream eagles flight,
Or shepherds pensive lay,
Alone now wake each solemn height
That frowned Ger that dark fray.
Sons Of the Dark and Bloody Ground,
Ye must not slumber there,
Where stranger steps and tongues resound
Along the needless air;
Your own proud land heroic soil
Shall be your filter grave:
She claims from War its richest spoil,
The ashes of her brave.
Thus meath their parent turf they rest
Far from the cory fed,
Borne to a Spartan mother breast
On many bloody shield.
The sunshine of their native sky
Smiles sadly on them here,
And kindred eyes and hearts watch by
The heros sepulchre.
Rest on, embalmed and sainted dead!
Dear as the blood ye gave;
No impious footstep here shall tread
The herbagc of your grave.
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While Fame her record keeps,
Or Honor points the hallowed spot
Where Nalor proudly sleeps.
Yon marble minstrers voiceless stone
In dea thless song shall tell,
When many a vanished year hath flown,
The story how We fell:
Nor wreck, nor change, nor winters flight,
Nor Times remo-seless doom,
Can dim one ray OF holy light
That gilds sour glorious tomb.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
Mrs. sackct Dead.

Mrs Frances Ann Sacket, widow of Gen.
D. B. Sacket U. 8. A., died of heart failure
yesterday at the Arlington Hotel. OF late
years the deceased had been living at her
country home, Cape Vincent, N. Y.
Evening star., 1899-04-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.

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ftrnbfa fer TIE election Of a board of trustees
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cGrlpsny AO,tDAY April TO- 1899, from II
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The quarterly dividend Of per cent on the
capital stock Gf the company VIII be paid April
Is, 1899 Books for transfer Of stock closed
from saturday. Apiil s, to Saturday. April 10,
beth days inei-sic
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Lansian MoBotype Machine Company will be held
at the city Hotel I.sestnIg, Va. at 1:a0 O'Clock
pm, on THURSDAY the Goth day of April.
AID. 1892 for the PURPOSE of elccting board
of directors to serve for the ensuing year. and
trapsacting such other business rs msy properly
come before it. Transfer books will be closed on
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Special train will leave L. and r station,
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Evening star., 1899-04-06

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Evening star., 1899-04-06

By the Will of the late Edmund Gains
Wheeler dated January 2 1888. and filed
today. the estate is equally divided between
his widow and children.
Evening star., 1899-04-06

Forecast till 8 pm. Friday-For the Dis
trict of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, rain late tonight and Friday; warmer
tonight; fresh to brisk easterly winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-22
ROBERTS MESSAGE.
London Papers Make IA Favorable
CONNIE mt.


London Papers Make IA Favorable
CONNIE mt.
London December 22.-The morning pa
pers give prominence to Lord Roberts
message, and most of them commented
edi Arially upon 1t.
The Times says: "In an admirable mes
sage to America and Canada, Lord Rob-
erts has given an adequate and welcome
expression 10 our national sentiments
The Daily Telegraph says: I'VE feel
sure the message will be welcomed in
both the United States and Canada. Lord
Roberts describes in appropriate words
what all Englshmen feel. There Is moth
ing like adversely to test the value OF our
friends and the sympathy Of the United
States and the magnificent devotion OF
our colonies stand Out In strong contrast
with the cold carping and envy OF some
continental nations"
The Standard says: 1.-THE British en-
pire is on It's mettle and Is giving the
world hint as TO the extent of its latent
resources In fighting material. Nowhere
Is the demonstration watched with more
interest, and we believe. with more salts
faction than among our hnsman in the
United States, whose sympathy Will be
further aroused by Roberts message
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-22
LIST Is GROWING.
More Than Eleven Hundred Is Number
Of Casualties.
BULLER'S REVISED REPORT.
Another Naval Brigade Is to Be Sent
to the TransyaaI.
GEN. CR0NJE DECLINED A TENDER.
He Says His Prisoner Is Held. Pending
Trial, as a Spy.
MORE SOLDIERS ARE NEEDED IN INDIA
lore SOLDIERS ARE NEEDED IN INDIA
Provide Against Possible Trouble
as the Trnnsvan1 Contest Pro-
Srcsses--Accounts of Battles.

London. December %. 4:45 a. m.-There
is still no definite news regarding the mill
tary operations in South Africa. Probably
this is because the only cable that Is now
working is choked with official dispatches.
General Buffers casualty list at Colenso,
lust published shows that LAG were killed
and TAG wounded. Two hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven are described as missing. and Of
these about forty are known to be prison.
ers in the hands of the Beers. This makes
a total larger than General Buffers orig
inal estimate.
Royal letters, signed by the queen, are
being circulated by the archbishop to the
bishops of the various dioceses. authoriz-
ing a collection in the churches through
out England January in aid of the fund
for sick and wounded soldiers and their
families.
Interest centers for the moment In the
preparations to send out achievements.
The various city guilds have given an adj
ditional a12000 for the expenses OF the
imperial volunteers, besides gifts OF
horses. ambulances and other parapher-
MALTA.
The latest notable volunteers include
Two nephews of Lord Roberts, Major
Charles Sherston and Major Maxwell
sherston. Their brother was killed at
Glencoe.
The admiralty has decided to dispatch
another naval brigade of 700 men to South
Africa.
1t is believed that in mobilizing the
Eighth division, the war office will have
recourse to some extent to the militia, 1t
being deemed inadvisable to denude the
home garrisons overmuch Of regulars.
The chanchelor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks Beach. has issued formal
denial that any difficulties exist in the
cabinet regarding war expenditures.
According to dispatch from Capetown,
there is good deal of distress in the
Orange Free State. owing to the scarcity
of grain.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-22
CRUMPACKER BILL CAN'T PASS
MIGHT GET THROUGH THE HOUSE
DUT NOT THE SENATE.
to II and the Democrats Arc Not
at NIL Alarmed.
ispecial to The Post. }

Washington, December 21.-The Crum-
packer reapportionment BILL which con
templates reducing the congressional rep
resentation Of States In proportion to the
number of votes cast, Is provoking con-
siderable discussion In Washington. NOT
"A few OF the republican leaders regard the
measure with disfayor and freely predict
ton Those holding TO this opinion say
that ii will be bad politics to try to pass
such measure. 1t would ALLEVIATE they
contend. the influential gold democrats.
expansionists and protection democrats
and would result in making the south
more solidly democratic than ever.
Congressman Hopkins. chairman oil the
committee on census. to which the Dill
was referred for consideration and OF
which Mr.. Crumpacker. its author, Is
member. strongly indorses the proposed
plan Of congressional reapportionment.
1t is also said to be approved by some
of the republican campaign managers VINO
claim to have practical knowledge Of the
political conditions that obtain in tho
South.
The democratic leaders feel no alarm
whatever over the threatened reduction
of their representation in congress. Wn,ie
such a bill may succeed OF passage IN the
house. its progress would. they say, pe
effectively blocked in the senate unoer
the rules OF debate prevailing In that Dody.
they could not only talk II to death, but
could suspend all legislation, including
the appropriation bills until i was with
the consent Of the majority sidetracked.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-22
SAYS HE is A SPY.


General Cronic Refuses to Release
a British Lieutenant.
London, December 81, 4:30 p. m.-Tne
war office has received the following from
General Forest Walker, the British com
mander at Capetown:
Capetown. wednesday, December 20
Methuen writes that he received rud ?
reply from General Cronje respecting his
representation as to Lieutenant Chandos-
Pole Cell, saying that this officer Is re-
garded as a spy. Cronje also states that
he will hold no further communication
with Methuen.
December IS the British war office re-
ceived the following dispatch dated sun
day, December IL, from General Forest
Walker: "Methuen reports that Lieuten~
an, Chandos- Pole Cell was taken prisoner
last Thursday when going to meet nag
Of truce. He was waving his handkerchief
in response and was unarmed."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-22
ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM CASE.
Judge Parker Has Taken 1t Under
Advisement.


Las Cruces, N. NJ. December 21.--Argu-
ment in the trial of the case of the Uni
ted States against the Rio Grande Dam
and Irrigation company was concluded to-
day. Judge Parker announced that he
would deliver his decision in day or
two. In order to sustain its contention
that defendants proposed reservoir at
Elephant Butte would impede navigability
of the Rio Grande from Rio Grande City
to Brownsville. the government counsel
maintain that the present condition of
the river as to navigablity has been
caused wholly by the diversion of water
in Colorado for irrigation. The theory of
the defense is that the waters of the upper
Rio Grande never reach the lower river
in sufficient quantity to materially aid
navigation and that the dread of drouth
along the lower Rio Grande explains the
impairment of navigability in recent
years.