The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1901-09-17

will be excluded, as the accommodation
will not suffice for the officials who must
be present. The diplomatic corps alone
Will occupy about 2OO places If all the in
Vtattons sent out are accepted, and In
addition there Will be the United States
senate, the United States supreme court,
the house of representatives and large
NUMBER of ofhcIals, army and navy and
civilians Every army and navy officer
in Washington having been ordered to
attend the funeral service, they alone
seating space. The general public win
have an opportunity to review the re-
mains of the late president while the body
lies in state before the funeral service.
The sergeant-at-arms has had the cat
afalque, which supported the remains Of
Lincoln, Garfield and other statesmen,
posed so long, and has turned it over to
William Lees Sons, funeral directors,
who will have the undertaking in charge.
The catafalQue is to be entirely covered
with new black cloth
A cablegram was received at the w4r
department from Gen. Chaffee as fol-
Manila, Sept. 15.-The officers and the
| soldiers of the division of the Philip
pines beg the department to place an ap-
prOpriate floral design on the bier Of the
president of the United States as a token
of a great sorrow. Also their deepest
sympathy to Mrs. Mckinley. Signed.
Chaffee.
In answer to this appeal the war ds-
partment arranged with a local florist to
supply a handsome floral shield with the
Sth army corps badge in the center.
Gen. Barry, assistant adjutant general,
VINO has been placed in charge of at
fairs at the white house during the time
the remains are in Washington has COM
pleted his programme. He has directed
the commanding officer at Fort McHenry.
baltimore, to dispatch II nOn-cOmmiS-
stoned officers to Washington in charge
| OF commissioned officer to act as body
| bearers. They are to arrive in Wash
lngton Monday in time to handle the re-
mains when they reach the station. They
are to remove the casket from the train
and place it in the hearse and will walk
SIX on a side, next the hearse, to the
! white house. It 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 railway station and
J at Canton.
! Gen. Barry has arranged to have six
ebony columns placed in the white house
| to support the casket.
| From the time the remains reach the
white house the guard will be maintained
until the body is removed to the capitol
tuesday morning. A soldier and a sailor
or a marine will stand at the head of the
conn ana TWO more at The foot while on
! their side will stand a member of the
| G.. A. r. and a member of the Loyal Lee
| gion. Provision will be made for reliev-
ing these watches at proper intervals.
| 10 provide for the proper arrangement
| in the line of procession Of the diplomatic
| body and of senator's, representatives and
| other persons who may gather at the
| white house to join in the process
| sion to the capitol. Gen Barry
has selected a special staff headed by
Lieut. Col. M. A. Miller of the engineers;
| Capt c. B. Wheeler and w. W. Gibson.
of the ordnance, and Maj. S. w Abbott,
and Capt. NJ. M. Patrick, of the engi-
neers
Thus far the only naval orders issued
for participation in the parade have
been the marine band, a detachment of
marines from the Washington barracks,
and 80 seamen from the Illinois at New
port but the balance of the naval con-
tingent will be ordered by Acting Secre-
tary Hackett from RI. Adm. HigginsOn,
the 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 wearing a
high hat will ride beside each horse. Tho
| casket, it is probable, will not be opened
at all while in the white house
The Union Veterans Legion, in addition
to the O.. A. r. and the Loyal Legion,
all three of which the late president was
a member, also will occupy a post of
in the parade
The special guard of honor, composed
| of the general officers of the army and
| officers of high rank in the navy, viii
not march in the parade of Tuesday. The
troops ordered here by the war depart
ment will report for duty at the white
house Tuesday morning. Company A.
army engineer corps, from Fort Totten,
| n. Y, arrived at midnight
Acceptances of the invitation to partic-
! ipate in the parade began arriving Sun
day. Gov. John f. Hill, of Maine, wired
! Acting Secretary Sanger that he would
| come with his entire staff, and Gov.
Yates, of Illinois, telegfaphed to know
where his military staff should assemble
here. The mayor of Savannah. Ga, with
a delegation of six, will attend The
mayor of Boston, with a delegation of
three, accompanied by Representative
Naphen, will arrive here at 1880 Tuesday
morning.
Representing the Cuban government the
secretary of state, Diego Tamayo, the
secretary of agriculture perfecto, La
Casta, and special commissioner for Gu
ba, GonzalO De Quesada, have telegraph
ed they will attend