Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

Miss Martha Peet returned home
Monday morning, from Greeley, where
she has been for several weeks, very
sick. Miss Peet is much improved in
health, and expects to again take up
her school duties here, after the Holt
days.-Journal.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, d. c., Dec. ID, 1900.
Correspondence Democrat:
1.-THE Shouting and the Tumult Dies,'
But before it began on yesterday
morning this city was scene of float
ing flags. festooned bunting, eager
crowds, anxious hearts whose possessors
desired to get into the favorite places.
The day was glorious in sunlight and
invigorating air. Celebrations are &C.
casions for display of all the faculties
of man and some of the animals. You
have the hurrah and the serious, the
smile and the tear, the thought out pro-
gram and the accident, the citizen in
good apparral and the citizen in lack of
the same. One hundred years ago this
city became the official head of this
Nation. Then it was the habi.ation of
1000 persons mostly civilized; now it
has population of 21S,OOO, and judging
by certain actions there is still room for
the beneficent influences of civilization,
if any body knows what that product
of the ages is.
The shouting, on minor key, began
upon the White House end of Pennsyl.
vanis avenue, when the procession of
soldiers, civilians, governors and staffs,
the President and Cabinet, moved
toward the stately Capitol. Occasion
ally cheer rose above the hum of the
crowd, but there was a decorousness
about the whole thing which was more
significant of well conducted funeral
than of Joyous centennial celebration.
Possibly the most were overwhelmed
with the thought that by the next ami
versary of this character all but few
of US more favored ones would be mon
est" That thought is not always provo
cative of hilariousness if one has good
appetite and excellent digestion, even
though he may have most vivid idea
of the future bliss to which he may at
tain unto.
at any rate the applause was very
tame and greatness did not elicit con.
tinuous roar of approval.
From the roof of the Capitol we had
most delightful view of the procession,
the arrival of the dignitaries, the review
of the column by the President, and the
masses of the people. The first incident
to call for especial attention was the un-
seating Of our Commander of the Army,
General Miles. He got off of the rear
ing horse with medium gracefulness
and with little harm. But was soon
remounted and watching his blue coats
with critical eye as they filed before the
President. Under the canopy of the re-
viewing stand were the Secretary Of
War, Mr.. Root. the first citizen of the
land, President Mckinley, and the
second citizen of the land, Speaker Hen
derson. 1t is gratifying to every lowan
to know that our state which was yet
unborn century ago, and undreamed
of, is now SO prominent in all matter of
government, and is so necessary to all
National occasions. Today Governor
Shaw delivered one of the three address.
es at the White House; Speaker Hen.
derson called the distinguished audience
together in the afternoon, and was with
the President, as have said, on the re-
viewing stand. On the same platform
with the president were twenty-five
governors of states; members Of the
cabinet; many of the diplomatic corps,
and numbers of senators and representa-
tives.
But the most distinguished gathering
of men who have been seen together for
many year was to be seen in the House
of Representatives in the afternoon.
There were the Speaker of the House,
The president pro tempore of the Senate,
Senator Frye, of Maine, the Chief JUS
tlce of the U. S. and the Associate JUS
tices, the Ambassadors and Ministers
from other nations, headed by Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the General of our Armies,
Miles, and many of his officers, many
Admirals of the Navy, though we were
disappointed not to have seen Admiral
Dewey, the senators and members of
the House, and last President Mckinley
and his Cabinet. Two colored ladies
from abroad who could not understand
English, or pretended they could not,
forced their dusky presence upon the
floor and took their places with the
foreign ministers. They were the only
women on the floor. No doubt many q
finely dressed lady in the gallery was
enyious of the prestige OF the two
lonely ones. 1t was thought they were
wives of the Japanese minister and Sec
Rotary, but this was mistake.
The exercises consisted of prayer by
the chaplain of the Senate and five ora
tions by Representative Richardson, OF
Tennessee, the democratic leader of the
House, Serayno Payne, of New York,
the republican floor leader, Senator Nc
Cumas, of Maryland, Senator Daniels,
of Virginia, and Senator Hoar, of Mass.
Senator Daniels was par excellence the
torora of the occasion. He was in fine
voice, he has an exuberant Imagination,
dan excellent command of English, is a
scholarly man and trained speaker.
The others said many good things, but
they were somewhat didactic and too
long for the place and time. Many got
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