Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-09-27


in the Late Demonstration Not ReIat.
ed by the Press Dispatches - The For.
eisn Nations Express Profound Sympathy
with Our Afflicted Nation-Senator Lodges
Place in the Administration tie is Not.
However. Without Opposition in His Desire
to Be Chairman Of the Committee on For.
eisn Affairs.
| from our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. 1901.
The body of President Mckinley
has been borne away to his home at
Canton, but an atmosphere of fune-
real solemnity still envelops the city.
Even the skies seem rejecting the
mood of the people, for every day
since Monday has been wet and windy
with an autumn chill in the air. The
two days of mourning, Tuesday and
Thursday, have checked and inter-
rupted business, and little save what
is necessary to daily life has been
done.
The informal funeral cortege which
passed up Pennsylvania Avenue on
Monday night was in its way the most
impressive that historic thoroughfsre
has ever seen. As the casket went by
its way to the White House, the street
was lined with people, and instead of
turning away and going to their
homes they silently fell into the line
behind it. and followed it, unbidden
and unheralded, to the White House
gates. There was no music, whether
by accident or design, and the long
procession moved almost in absolute
silence. Now and then some one
would begin to sing "The Presidents
hymn" and those nearest would join
in the singing till the pathetic melody
of Nearer. My God, TO Thee" filled
the air.
There were some unhappy incidents
at the public ceremonies in spite OF
the efforts of the police to repress all
that was not in harmony with the &C.
casion. The photograph fiend WAS
among those present, and one OF these
gentry had the impudence to squeeze
his way through the crowd and try TO
get snapshot Of President Roosevelt
Just as the casket was lifted out OF the
hearse. The flash OF light startled the
horses attached 10 the hearse. and
they reared, and were only checked by
prompt action on the part OF the At
PENDANTS.
A much more serious incident, how.
ever, was the crush which occurred on
the steps of the capitol. Somebody
was certainly to blame for this, but
just who it was seems impossible to be
ascertained. At one o'clock there was
an immense concourse in front Of the
capitol, covering the steps and the
walks. all the way down to the Peace
Monument and for several blocks be-
yond. There must have been several
thousands in the thickest Of the crowd
alone. When the doors were opened
some say before they were opened
there was . rush. 1t is claimed that
somebody said the way was clear into
the rotunda. and that that started the
pushing. Then some mounted pO-
licemen lost their heads and spurred
their horses into the mass of human.
ity, and got caught in it, 80 that the
plunging, frightened animals added to
the peril. It seems a. If police de-
partment as we'll used to handling
large crowds az is that of Washington,
ought to have known better than to
allow such an occurrence. In q few
minutos nearly hundred persona
we're injured, many OF them seriously !;
and the room beneath that 10 which
the President lay had to be turned
into a hospital filed with groaning,
shrieking patients. Some OF them
had been knocked down and trampled
upon.
There was, OF course, much work for
the detectives in catching and hunt.
ing pickpockets, who are always on
hand for an occasion like this.
Among those who were robbed WAS
General Longstreet, who lost his
pocket-book and money while eta nd
ing on the steps OF the Capitol. but
did not let that interfere with his at
tending the services, after which he
reported the loss to the police.
Foreign nations have expressed
their sympathy to an even greater de-
gree than at the time OF Gsrfield's
death, which, by the way, occurred on
Sept. 10, 1881. just twenty years ago.
The London Times suggested that it
would be becoming in King Edward TO
request the Duke Of Cornwall and
York. who is now in Montreal, to at
tend the funeral. 1t Was impossible
for him to do 90, but he has sent one
of his aids to represent him at Canton.
President Roosevelt has done moth
ing thus far. except TO express his de-
termination to carry out. in general
way, the policy OF President McKin-
ley. In fact. the chances are that he
has not had time to think of much
else. He is man who usually thinks
Of but one thing at time, and all the
indications are that he is very deeply
moved by the recent tragedy, aud that
his plans for the immediate future
have not yet been formed. There are
some predictions, however, which are
even now made, based on promises
and intentions ascribed to him in the
poots TOI CAoNnPAOs ~ o"S oSS" csesSSu
that long time ago there wac an UNI
derstanding between him and Senator
Lodge that the latter should have the
position of Secretary OF State 10 the
event of Roosevelt's becoming Presi-
dent. On the strength of this it was
positively asserted that Hay would re-
, sign. But it now appears that Lodge
does. not want the State poi tfolio, or
at least, that he would rather have the
chairmanship Of the Committee on
Foreign Relations. This, to one who
knows that most OF the work of the
Senate is done in the committee
rooms, appears quite Ineligible. The
Cabinet minister works in the arc
light Of publicity; the chairman of a
committee pulls strings which move
other people to come out in the cleo
trio light and talk and dance. He
has the responsibility and the power
of q Secretary, minus some Of the an.
noyances. So the fact that Senator
TOdOa wanls the Mace which Davis