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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
MACLAY PROTEST
IS UNREGARDED
Civil Service Commission
Will Not Act.
RI L ES INVIOLATE.
Were Not Disregarded in Case Of
Alleged Historian.
CORRESPONDENCE PU BLIC
President Proctor of the Civil Service Com.
mission sayy That MIR. kiaclay's Re-
movsi Was for Causes That Are
Well Known Both 10 Mac
lay Himself and TO
lIle Public.
CORRESPONDENCE PUBLIC
(By Associated press.)

NEW YORK. Dec. o6.-Edgar S. Maclay,
who refused to resign as special laborer
in the office of the general storel1eeper
OF the navy-yard, was summariIy dis
charged to-day. Maclay went to the
navy-yard as usual to-day and prepared
TO resume his duties. Pay Director Put
nam went 10 Maclay,s desk. read him the
telegram o. dismissal received from
Washington yesterday, and told him that
he was discharged. Maclay left the yard
Immediately. He said he would return at
the usual time tomorrow, prepared TO SO
to work.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
AT CLOSE RANGE.
Josephus Ramsay Takes the Lie OF Joe Dunn
With Shotgun. 8

(srecial Dispatch TO The Iimcs.3
TAPPAHANNOCK. VA, Dec. 26.--Ihe
coroner's jury held an inquest to-day
over the body OF Joe Dunn. of Essex,
who was shot yesterday. about ~wo and
a half miles from nere, rys5J Josephus
Ramsay, of Frederick, Md. fboth whIte).
The finding of the ) jury vas that Dunn t1l1
came to his deatn by hen1orrhage OF the
bowels caused by gun-shot wounus at the
hands of Josephuss Ramsay. a hearing
will he haG before Justice Puke Friday,
December 9th. The prisoner Is still III
Jail.
The shooting was Ithesresult u a drum
ken row. and Dunn was shotln the aodo-
men with double-barreledi shotgun at
close range. He died in less than two
hours.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
CHILI-ARGENTINA
DISPUTE SETTLED.
Protocal Signed Agreeing
to Arbitrate.
FORCES WITHDRAWN.
Ownership of Disputed Territory to
be Arbitrated.
KING EDWARD THE MEDIATOR.
Public Feeling Is Satisfied aad All is Again
Perfectly Tranquil A Triumph
of Common Sense Rather
Than That OF Dipio-
macy, Say News
Ownership of Disputed erritory TO
be Arbitrated.
King EDWARD THE MEDIATOR
nv Associated Prcssl

SANTICAGO DE CHILL, Dec. 2G-via
Galveston.--A protocol, establishing a
modus vivendi between Chill and A-gen-
tiiia was signed yesterday. The text
will be given to the the public here and
at Buenos -tyres tomorrow, Friday.
Public feeling is satisfied ard all is per-
fcctlN tranquil.
BUENOS .AYREs, Dec. 26.-'The Nacon
says the arrangement arrived at between
Argentina and Chilli is more a triumph
for common sense than (, triumph Of
diplomacy.
The Pals says that the delay in end
ing the state of armed peace existing
would rniu Chilli and retard Argentina s
progress for twenty years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
BARGE TOTAL LOSS.
Crew of Three Men Rescued from fTeezgui
Water.
(By Associated Press. J


PHILADELPHIA, PA, Dec. 26.-Cao-
tain Morrix. OF the Tug Ivanhoe, arrived
here to-day and reports that early this
morning, while in Delaware Bay, he
received signals Of distress from the
barge Josephine. which he was towing
from Norfolk to Philadelphia. Before he
reached the barge, the crew Of three
men had jumped overheard and We're
struggling in the icy water. The Jose
phine was loaded with piling and her
deck load had gone overheard rendering
the position of the men in the water one one
Of great periol The crew of the Ivan
hoe succeeded in rescuing them, how
ever. The Josephine will be a total loss.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
B0ERS RUSH CAMP.
.DeWei Made Sudden Attack aud British
Casualties We're Heavy.
fBy Associated Press

LONDON. Dec. 26.-rhe following dis
patch has been received from Lord kitch-
ener, dated Johannesburg:
general Runole reports that on the
night of december 2ith Colonel t1rman.s s
camp. at leefontein. consisting of three
companies of yeomanry and two guns
was successfully rushed by strong COM
grnando under DeWet. lt Is thought the
casualties were heavy. Two regiments
! Of light horse are pursuing the Bocrs-..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
coutraband of War.
The COMMITTEES then adjourned,
(By Associl..d Press.

iDy ASSoSl1.sd IfFSS. 3
FORT DE FRANCE, ISLAND OF
MARTINIQUE Dec. I.-Nia Haytien Ca
;ble.-Large numbers OF Fenezuelans have
arrived here.
General Matos. the reputed leader OF
The revolution against President Castro.
and the British steamer Ban Rig. are
still here 1t is alleged that the vessel
has on board 100000 cartridges and TO-
600 Mauser rifles.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
WILL LET MATTER DROP.
General Miles Has No Intention of Proloneing
Controversy.
iRr Associated Press. }

WEST POINT, VA. Dec. 26-Leuten-
ant General Miles resumed his duties IN
command of the army at his Office in the
War Department to-day.
1t is said that he has decided to accept
the situation with the best possible grace
and will say or do nothing to continue
the controversy. So far as known the in
cident will cause no decided change in his
prearrangcd plans, official and social, for
the future.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.
Twenty,fi,st Infantry in Hard Fight With /
ROlnmeu
(By Asso,iatcd Press

-- 7Ey AsSo<Iafcu
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Dec. 26.-Ihe
var Department to-day is advised by
General Chafree. at Manila. that Com
spany. Twenty-first Infantry, had a
desperate hand-to-rand encounter IN
gorge, six miles south OF San Jose.
Batangas. December % Twenty-Swo
Of. the enemy were killed. Patrick a.
Connolly. received an ugly bolo wound
in the left cheek: Private Carney re-
ceived six bolo cuts in the neck and
shoulders
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
THE GREATEST GENERAL.
Neighbors Quarrel Over the Q lestlon and 0ne
is Killed.
(Ry Associated Press. }

MIDDLESBORO, Ky, Dec pat
Dwight. Va, near the Harlan county
(kentucky) line. T. L. Wilson. farmer,
and his neighbor. Tom Parlln, quafreleo
over tho question who was the greatest
General of the Civil War. Parlin shot
Wilson dead.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
Killed His Little Sister.
,,,,, n,sn,,ch TO The Timcs.)

Especial Dispatch to Inc 1lmes.)
sBLUEF,IELD, w. VA, iec. -o-1At al
Coma last night Jun Kennedy, an eis'lt,
.,ear-ol;l hoy was playing with a pistol
..that was supposed to be unloaded,
w,.,ch discharged, killing his eleven-year-
old sister, Mary
Walter Meyers had his left eye knocked
ou1 bv a, dynamite-cracker last night,
which some miscreant threw agalhs'
him. His home is in Wythevllle va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
NEW GATEWAY SOUTH.
Baltimore and Ohio VIII Sell Through Tickets
With Southern.
jBy Associated Pr,ss.)

------------1-
BALTIMORE, ND. Dec: 26.--It is a n
.nounced that the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad has completed arrangements,
effective at once. for the sale of through
tickets between the North and South via
Washington in connection with the
Southern Railway. and have practically
opened another gateway to the South.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
RANGE oE THERMOMETER.

thermometer at The Times Office sester.
day: 6 a. NJ. e: 9 A. NJ. Is; u NJ. a5: .
P. M-. As: 6 P. AZ. sS;; y midnight, de
Average, ss 1-6.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27

removal was for politica! or religious rea-
SONS, or upon secret charges. as the res-
sons for the departments action are well
known, both to Maclay and to the public.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
Basis OF Settlement.
(Rr Associate Press,


WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 26.-The
Argentine minister, DR.. Garcia Merou,
to-day received a dispatch from the min
ister Of Foreign Affairs at Buenos Ayres,
announcing the satisfactory termina-
ton of the Chil-Argentine trouble and
giving the basis of settlement The dis
patch is as follows:
THE pending incident with Chill has
been solved by agreement directly with
the Government of that country. and
in a satisfactory form Chill gives ex-
nlanation of the opening Of roads through
the disputed territory. and both govern
ments agree to withdraw the police forces
which they have maintained in the ter
ritory in controversy situated near the
inlet of Ultimate Esperanza.
.'ALCORTA.
minister Of Foreign Affairs.
DR.. Garcia Merou expressed himself as
highly gratified with the disappearance
of the war cloud, and pointed out that
the terms Of settlement showed that Ar
sentina's earnest desire to maintain peace
had led her to make considerable sacri-
fee, By both forces withdrawing thelr
nolice from that locality, the government
ownership of the Ultimate Esperanza ter
ritory becomes a question for arbltra-
fion
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
WEATHER FORECAST.

y-.-eeost for Friday and Saturday
Virginia and North CaroiiI,a-Rafn, Ioas :
lowed by fair in afternoon Friday, sat
-urday fair, light to fresh west WHO'S.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
] COTTON MANI FACTURING,
Total sValue in the Country Has Increased rs
Per Cent. Since 1890.
(By Associated Press.

5%ZgVVl&SFflNkITUN,.ND 70. statement
exhibiting the sextentsof the cot ton manu-
featuring Industry Of the UniteG States
tor thesyear 1850, as cou1oared with 1890,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
,n,tinq In Greenesyill:.

fspecial Dispatch to The Times.)
1lN1POhlA. VA, Dec. 2e-p- Z. ho"en
1r Young farmer of this county, shot
and II is thought. fatally wounded John
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
PROTEST OVERRULED.
Commission Refuses 10 Interfere With Dis
mssai of hiaclay.
(By Associated Press. J

WASHINGTON, d. G., Dec. 2e.-fhe
Civil Service Commission to-day notified
Edgar S. MaClay. the historian recently
employed in the BROOKLYN Navyyard.
that his removal from mis- position at
that point was not in violation of tAe
civil service act This notification is con-
taincd in a letter written 10 Mr.. Ma
clay by President Proctor, OF the com
mission. and is in reply 10 al inquiry
from him.
Mr.. Ma2lay's letter is a follows:
office of the General storekeeper,
''Navyya1d. New York. Dec. Il,
ITO Hon. John r. Proctor, President Ci-
vii Service Commission:
'.Sir,-on December sd yesterday l
received the following communication
from tho Secretary OF the Navy:
:. Sri am ditncted gpy the President
TO ask Edgar S. Maclay. special laborcrs
general storekceper's office. Navyyard,
Brooklyn. to send in his resignation.
tSigned) JOHN d. LONG.
This communication was addressed
to the commander OF this navyyard, and
was duly forwarded TO me-
"a desire to get an authoritative opin-
ion from. the Civil Service Commission Of
the following points:
y. Has the President of the Uuited
States amy authority. under the laws
governing civil service, TO demand the
resignation of a. civil service empioye
in the classified list?
- Has the President the authority or
power to cause the dismissal OF any civil
service cmploye without prcfcrr'hg
charges in writing and giving said en-
ploye an opportunity in which 10 r.al c
q defense?
Very tespecrfA yours.
..EDGAR s. NACLA5.''
THE REPLY
To this the commissioner replied:
December &c.
"Mr. Edgar S. Maclay, Office OF the Gen
eral Storekeeper, Naryyard. New -ork:
..sir-Thc commission Is in receipt of
your letter of December "A. 1901, asking
its opinion upon the following questions:
t.fias the President of the United
States any authority, under the laws
governing civil service. TO demand the
resignation Of a civil service empioye in
the classified list
..lias the President the authority or
mower to cause the dismissal of any civil
service cmployc without preferlns
charges in writing and giving said en-
ploye an opportunity in which 10 make a
defcnse?'
.'In response you are informed that IT
Is contrary to the practice of the commits
sion to undertake to answer hypothetical
questions. Your separation from the ser
vice. according to the facts in your case,
as they appeared in the public press. was
made upon the order of the Secretary Oh
tho NAVY in whom the power oil removal
rests The demand for your resignation,
followed by Your removal, upon the dl-
rection Of the President, through the
Secretary of the Navy was not IN VIOLA
tions of the civil service act and rules,
in view of the well known facts III your
case
THE object of the rule requiring notice
and hearing was to prevent Itoilticai
removals or removals upon secret charges.
No issue of this Kind is involved IN your
case
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
AssAlLANr IDENTIFIED.
The Negro who Assaulted Dorothy Dartsr
II Custody Precautions Taken Against
Lynching Mob.


indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 2s.--Dorothy
Darter identified the negro DOC"
Reed brought here from Newcastle
yesterday afternoon, as her assailant.
Last Thursday afternoon % the
streets Of Irvington she was assaulted
and beaten into insensibility. She il
yet in a dangerous condition. The
negro was brought here handcuffed
to an officer. The party was met at
suburban station by a dozen police
men and detectives, with Superintend-
ent Quigley at their head, and, fol-
lowed by patrol wagon full Of po-
licemen, the negro was driven to the
Darter home, two miles from Irving
ton, an indianapolis suburb. When
the news scattered that Reed had been
identified there was intense excite
ment throughout the city. A hasty
consultation between the governor,
adiutant general, sheriff and super
intendent Of police was called and the
companies Of the national guard here
were placed under orders to be ready
at moments notice to quell mob.
One hundred stands Of arms were
taken from the state armory to the
county Jail and rs deputy sherifs
were at once sworn in. In addition to
this so policemen were on guard In
every street in the vicinity Of tho Jail
and every one was stopped from ap-
preaching.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
Tho Dismondvills Mine Disaster.

Salt Lake City, March IA special
to the Dcseret News from Diamond
vile, Wyo., says: Contrary to expec-
tations no more bodies have been re-
covered since the first eight were
taken out Of the mine Wednesday.
Several shifts are working and every
foot Of the seventh level has been
searched for bodies. An effor. will be
made to break through the stopping
to the sixth entry, where the IS
bodies are entombed. When this
break ia made the hazardous work Of
the searchers will commence, for there
is always danger Of explosion Of gen.
Grated gases. II is thought that the
fire 10 practically out.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
Pilot Jordsn's statement

San Francisco, Feb. 2s.-The cor.
oner's inquest In the matter Of the
wrecking of the steamship Rio de
Janeiro on Washington's birthday was
continued yesterday. Pilot Jordan
again shifted the responsibility for
the disaster to Capt. Ward, who went
down with his vessel. Pilot Jordan
stated that II was rule Of this port
that all captains have power supreme
to that of the pilot and that Capt.
Ward had ordered him to proceed.
The jury charges Capt. Ward, who
was drowned, and Pilot Jordan with
criminal negligence.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

San Francisco, March Capt.
Hodgcson, OF the Fort Point life-sav-
ing station, notified Maj. Blakely, SUI
perintcndent Of the life-saying service,
yesterday morning that Mark Filing
son, the guardsman who was on duty
In the lookout tower the morning
the steamer Rio de Jneiro wa
wrecked, had confessed to him that he
heard the Rios signals Of distress,
but paid no attention to them and
neglected to arouse the station. Capt.
Hodgeson Immediately suspended FL.
lingson. Yesterday afternoon Filing
son appeared at the ofice Of Maj.
Blakely and denied emphatically that
he had mode the confession. He maiA-
tanned that he heard only two short
signals, possibly Of perhaps ten Sec
onds' duration, and that he had At.
tached no Importance to them, u
they were not long blasts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

sBNrRHcE AFFIRMED.


81. Louis, Feb. eS.-The United
states circuit court Of appeals handed
down decision yesterday affirming
the sentence Of David v. Reiger.
former president Of the Missouri ma
tional bank OF Kansas City, Mo.
Reiger was convicted in the federal
court at Kansas City Of the willful
misapplication Of certain moneys,
funds and credits of the bank and
sentenced to six years in the Missouri
penitentiary. The opinion Of the ap-
pellate court was written by Judge
Thayer. who finds no material error
in the trial Of the case and sets aside
the contentious Of Reiger's attorneys
as untenable. Judge Sanborn submit
ted an opinion dissenting, "because in
my opinion the plaintiff has been
tried and convicted for an offense
with which he was not charged"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
A GOVERNOR APPOINTED.


Manila, Feb. sS.--Jose Serapio, an
uncle of Aguinaldo and formerly an
insurgent colonel, has been appointed
governor Of Bulacan province by the
Philippine commission. Capt. Green
ough, Of the Forty-frst regiment,
was appointed treasurer and Lieut..
Wells, Of the Thirty-second regiment,
supervisor. The other officials APP
pointed were natives. All the appoints
ments were practically made on Gen.
Grants recommendations.
The concluding scene of the com
missions visit to the province OF Bula-
can was most dramatic. Gen. Grant
presented Serapio with a flag which
once belonged to Gen. Grants father.
The Filipinos received the flag enthu-
siastically, swore loyalty to the United
States and cheered Gen. Grant and the
commissioners.
Pro-American sentiment is spread
ing in insurgent strongholds. Six
hundred and sixty-five persons volun-
tarily took oath Of allegiance at
Gambling, province Of Alban, and 5s4
at Calamba.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
TRe GRIP EPIDEMIC.
The Disease More Prevalent than Ever
and Quito ~ Fatal The
Best Treatment.

The Disease More Prevalent than Ever
and Quito ~ Fatal The
Best Treatment
The grip has surprised The doctors
and health authorities this season ~
its rapid spread and BY some novel
symptoms. While It spares nobody
II il proving especially dangerous 70
middle.aged and elderly persons. In
many cases either . fatal onset o.
pneumonia, or ! complete breakdown
Of health and strength, is apt to fol-
low an attack Of grip.
The wise course for all 10 preven'
tlon. BY wearing Benson's Porous
Plaster on the chest and back You
protect the lungs from cold and CHI \
and with ordinary carey you are safe
from grip.
For those who are already suhering
from grip, or from the usual winter
coughs and colds, Beuson's Plastsrs
are 1 sure and speedy relief and cure.
Highly medicinal md scientific.
Refuse limitations and substitutes.
Only the genuine are effective. p.
anime when you buy. Seabury 4
johnson, Manufacturing Chemists,
New York.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
HAS HE GIVEN UP?|
Gen. Botha Said to Have Capitu-
lated to Lord Kitchener.
STEYJ and DEWET Being HEIIEDH
Gen. french's success Creates Feeling
That the War VIII Soon be Over
Bosr's supplies Being Con-
stantly Captured.

London, Feb. 2S.--The Daily Chron-
icle, which has received report it
believes trustworthy, though 1t has
10 means Of verification that Gen.
Botha has surrendered to Lord Kitch-
ener, says: According to earlier In
formation Gen. Botha was TO have
been received at Lord Kitchener's
camp about the end of this week, hut
II the foregoing report Is correct
events have ripened with unexpected
rapidity.'
Bennett Burleigh wires to the Daily
Telegraph from De Aar, under Tues
days date, as follows: "rhe Orange
river remains high. Our columns are
Tightening their grip upon Steyn, De-
wet and Hertzog near Petrusville and
our patrols have been engaged. ! an
ticipate that a general action is about
to be fought and that the collision
Is likely to prove serious
Special dispatches from Pretoria To-
cate Gen. Botha, with a small force,
north OF Middelburg. They point out
that he is probably making for the
headquarters Of Commandment Viljoen
ind the seat Of the Boer government
beyond Roossenkal.
Lord Kitchener has been at Middel-
burg for the last few days, but there
is no indication from any quarter
other than that relied upon by the
Daily Chronicle that Gen. Botha has
surrendered.
Gen. French's most recent success,
combined with the other advantages
gained by the British forces in South
Africa, have created, a representative
Of the Associated press learns, most
hopeful feeling in the war Office here.
Lord Raglan, under secretary for war,
described It as being "the thin end Of
the wedge" and this also Is the opin-
ion Of the military critics, who re-
iterate that while the war cannot be
expected to end with a sudden stroke,
this constant capturing Of men, guns
and supplies and horses means that
the operations will soon be reduced to
q dacoit stage. Gen. French il quite
the hero OF the hour on Pail Mall,
though, OF course. Gen. Kitshener's
controlling hand ID recognized under
every circumstance. II is felt by Mr..
Broderick md Lord Roberts that 10
long as the British forces are doing
something to diminish the Beers
supply OF men, mounts md ammuni-
tion, they are achieving the only pos
sible objective at present in sight.
II Is not believed to he at all likely
that Gen. Kitchener will grant any
armistice as u preliminary to peace,
or, II he does, he will not let the war
Office know OF 1t until he learns the
result, In fact, small reliance Is
placed on such an offer, for even II
Gen. Botha gave in the war Office Is
inclined to consider that his action
would only affect the force under
his immediate, individual command,
md that the same policy which is
now being pursued would have to be
continued against the other Boer
forces operating in vicinities far re-
moved from the Boer COMMANDMENTS
chief.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07

London, March THE British
steamer Chamois, which was in col
lision Wednesday near Newarp light
ship, three miles east Of Yarmouth,
has arrived in Gravesend in tow. She
is considerably damaged and Ter fore
peak is full of water. The vessel with
which the Chamois collided was the
British steamer Samuel Laing. The
latter foundered and her captain was
drowned. The rest Of her crew nre
on board the Chamois.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
Carried Down b. ! snowslIds.

BOULDER, Col, March John Kit.
ridge, a mining engineer, and his a.
sistant, John Fields, were Carried
down Crittenden mountain, "a miles
above Eldorado, by snowslide yes
terday. Kitridge caught hold Of .
stump and saved himself, but Fields
was carried 1000 feet to the bottom
OF a gulch and buried by the slide.
His body was recovered yesterday
evening. Fields was from Holton,
Kan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
The Hay Paunce fote treaty.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-The impress
sion is deepening to the point Of con-
viction among officials here that no
action will be taken upon the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, or rather upon the
senate amendments, by the British
government before congress adjourns.
But 1t would not surprise them If at
a later date some overtures came, per.
haps in the shape Of the looked for
counter proposition, by which means,
using the old treaty as basis, some
modification likely to meet with favor
on both sides might Ike evolved.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-03-07
VETERANS DISSATISFIED.
On Account Of tho Place Assigned Them
In the Inaugural Parade the Old Sol
oilers Decline to March In It.

Washington, Feb. 49, Organizations
In the Grand Army Of the Republic,
the Union Veterans union and the
Spanish War veterans have officially
declined to participate in the inau-
gural parade March 4. The dissatis-
faction Of the veterans with the place
assigned them in the parade is re-
sponsible for this action. II was
their wish to act as the personal es-
cort to the president. Grand Marshal
Greene, on the contrary, assigned
them to a position in the line ahead
Of the civic organizations and follow.
ing the national guard.