Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-04-05
IN HONOR OF THE DEAD
Executive Order Issued by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
SOLDIERS TO LIE IN ARLINGTON.

Remains of the Unclaimed Heroes Who
Lost Their Lives in Cuba and Porto kico
To BE Inferred Thursday with Military
and Naval Honors-President to An
nounce the End of the War with Spain
This Week.
Washington. April S.-The president
has issued the following executive or
der:
1T is fitting that in behalf of the ma
tion tributes of honor be paid to the
memories of the noble men who lost
their lives in their country's service
during the late war with Spain. 1t is
the more lifting inasmuch as in con-
sonance with the spirit of our free in
| stitutions and in obedience to the most
exalted promptings of patriotism. those
who were sent to other shores to do
battle for their country's honor under
their country's flag, went freely from
every quarter of our beloved land Each
soldier, each sailor. parting from home
ties and putting behind him private in
| terests in the presence of the stern
emergency of unsought war with an
alien foe was an Individual type of that
devotion of the citizen to the state
which makes our nation strong in unity
and in action. Those who died in an
other land left in many homes the I'M
dying memories that attend the heroic
dead of all ages 1t was fitting that
with the advent of peace. won by their
sacrifice, their bodies should be gath
cred with tender care and restored to
home and kindred.
Remains of the Unclaimed.
This has been done with the dead of
Cuba and Porto Rico. Those of the
Philippines still rest where they fell
watched over by their surviving COM
rades, and crowned with the love of q
grateful nation. The remains of many
brought to our shores have been deliv-
cred to their families for private burial
But for others of the brave officers and
men who persisted there has been re-
served interment in ground sacred tc
the soldiers and sailors amid the trib-
utes of military honor and national
mourning they have so well deserved
Il therefore order: That upon the ar
rival of the cortege at the national Gem
etery at Arlington all proper military
and naval honors be paid to the dead
uSIoes, tIlut SuItdDlt CEREMONIES slltl
attend their interment; that the Gus.
tomary salute of mourning be fired al
the cemetery and that on the same day
at 2 o'clock, p. M. Thursday, the 6tl
day of April the national flag be dis.
played at half-staff on all public build.
ings, forts camps and public vessel:
of the United States and that at /:
o'clock noon of said day all the depart.
ments of the government at Washing.
ton shall be closed,
WILLIAM M'KINLEY."
Orders of ,Ieilsl John.
In the same connection Acting Secre.
tary of War Meiklejohn issued this or.
der: 1.-The remains of officers and sol
diers who lost their lives in the wal
with Spain Curing the operations IL
Cuba and Porto Rico will be inferred
with due and fitting ceremonies in the
national cemetery at Arlington. Va. OF
Thursday, April 0. at 2 p. m. By direc
ton of the president all the United
States troops serving In the vicinity o
Washington, together with the nationa
guard of the District of Columbia. vii
be assembled at Arlington on the dat,
in question to participate in the funer-
al ceremonies"