The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-16

seant-at"Arms Ransdell has taken stems
TO secure the attendance at the funeral
next "Wednesday 1t ss many s. nators as
can pe cached AMI has arranged for n
speclal car to bring from Chicago tn
7" ashlngton such senator's from Western
points as can gather there in time 1'hja
car VII lie attacked - the r+E::lai Penn
sylVan1a train leavieg Chicago at 2. o'cIocl,
j M, Monday, the 18th inst. Ii VII he
III charge of r. W Eavton. assistant
sergeant-at-arms of the senate ,TeIe-
grams have been sent to everv senator
Wlthn reach of wire communication and
the SeTgeat-at-arms has received a nIIy7
oer OF responses from individual sena-
TORS promising to be present Senator
Frye, the president pro tenn of the sen
ate, telegraphed that he would leave
Lewiston, Me-, this morning and would
De mere tomorrow night. 1t is expected
tnat ne will appoint all of the senator's
VINO come to Washington a COMMITTEES of
ices. '
SOLDIERS SEND CONDOLENCES.
a cablegram was received at the war
department today from General Chaffee
as follows:
Manila, Sept. 15-The officers and the
So!ulers OF the division of the Philippines
peg the department to place an appropri.
ate horal design on the bier of the presi
dent of the United States as Token oF
great sorrow. They offer their deep
est sympathy to Mrs Mckinley.
In answer to this appeal the war depart
ment arranged with a local florist to sup
ply a handsome floral shield with the
elghth army corps badge in the center
zen. Barry, assistant adjutant general.
VINO has been placed in charge of affairs
at the White house during the time the
remains are in Washington has COM
T1 1T10T1 IL I,o.
commanding officer at Fort McHenrv.
Baltimore, to dispatch twelve non-con1-
HllSsloned officers to Washington in
charge of commissioned officer to act
as body bearers. They are to arrive in
washington tomorrow in time to handIe
the remains when they reach the railway
station tomorrow night They are To re-
move the casket from the train and n1oca
1t IN the hearse and will walk six on each
sloe or the tearSe to the White house II
also will be their duty to place the casket
upon the stand in the east room and to
perform like offices at the capitol, the rail-
way station and at Canton.
General Barry has arranged IN have
SIX EBONY columns placed in the White
house to support the casket The active
guard at the executive mansion will con-
slst OF two officers, three non-commis-
stoned officers and nine privates of artil-
lery from Fort Hunt, supplemented nv
an equal number of officers from the navy
and by six members of the Loayl Legion
and six of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. From the time the remains reoch
the Whlte house, the guard will be main
tanned until the body is removed to the
capitol Tuesday morning. soldier ana
sallor or marine will stand at the
heao OF the coffin and two more at the
1oot, "mle on their side will stand a
member of the G.. A. r. and q r,,anohav.
OF the Loyal Legion. Provisions will he
maze for relieving these watches az
proper intervals -
provide for the proper arrangement
IN the line of procession of the dinlo-
nnatlc oody and of senator's. representa-
ives ana other persons who may gather
at the White house to join in tbe nro-
cession to the capitol, Gen. Barry bas - 60
lecteo special staff headed bv TJe,,+
COL M A. Miller, of the engineers. Can't
c. B.~Wheeler and w. w. Gibson of tba
ordnance, and Maj. S. v. Abbot and
Capt M NJ Patrick of the engineers.
NAVAL ORDERS ISSUED.
Thus far the only naval orders issued
for participation in the parade have been
to the marine band detachment OF
marines from the Washington barracks
and fifty seamen from the Illinois at
| New Orleans, but the rest of the naval
| contingent will be ordered tomorrow by
Acting Secretary Hackett from Rear Ad-
miral Higginson's squadron at Hampton
Roads. The hearse used in the parade
| will be drawn by six black steeds draped
with black netting, and a groom in black
| will ride beside each horse. The casket, It
| is probable, will not be opened at all
while at the White house. AT the capitol
| the Statues in Statuary hall will be draped
with the American flag. but there will be
no other draping in the building, with
| the possible exception of the walls of the
| rotunda.
The Union Veterans Legion. in addition
| to the G. A. R. and the Loyal Legion, Of
| all three of which the late president was
| member, also will occupy a post of
honor Immediately in front of the hearse
| in the parade.
The special guard of honor, composed OF