Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington. September 10.

Washington. September 10.
On this day of mourning, which will
see the body o. President Mckinley
lowered to the grave, the nation paused
/ Business was suspended and the peo-
pie gathered together 10 church snd
chapel and synagogue to pay their final
.ribute to the dead. Here at the ma
tion's capital, the DAY was observed 10
sorrow and prayer. Many recalled that
| on this day Just 20 years ago President
Garfield, gave up his long struggle for
life, and died. The memorial services
which were held 10 nearly every place
OF worship in Washington were thus
invested with donbly sad significance.
| The Government buildings were closed
and deserted. Shops, stores, and other
places of business locked II err doors and
people on their way 20 the churches dis.
PLAYED badges OF mourning on their
arms. The hymn, Nearer, My God, to
Thee," was feature 10 all the services.
In every Catholic church the people
Joined in singing this Protestant hymD;
and that OF her, written by Cardinal New
man, a prince of the Catholic hierarchy,
LEAD, Kindly Light" was sung 10
every Protestant church. At the house
of wore hip attended by the late Presi-
dent Mckinley, the metropolitan M. f..
Church, addresses were delivered by
Bishop Henry w. Warren, aud DR..
w. II. Crawford. jr. The Daughters OF
the American Revolution, headed by
Mrs.. Fairbanks, and other societies were
represented in the CONGREGATION. Justice
Brew or, of the Sopreme Court, and DR..
Gates, ex President of Amherst Col
lege, spoke at the First Congregational
Church, and Secretary of the Navy
Long and Mr.. Carroll ID. Wright, Com
missioner of Labor, delivered eUlogies
a. Ali Souls Unitarian church. Cardinal
Gibbons conducted the services at the
Cathedral in Baltimore and solemn high
mass was celebrated at ST. Mathews and
st. Patrick's churches 10 this city while
special prayers were said at the close OF
the regular morning services In all
OF the otner Catholic churches here.
There was no general agreement among
the places of worship of the several de-
nominations rs 10 the time at which
the services should be held. Some Of
them occurred 10 Inc morning, most IL
the sfteruooD aDJ some will be held this
evening, so that throughout the day in
one section of the city or another there
vas continuous commemoralion OF Nc
Knley as a patriot, soldier, statesman
and christian.
Assistant Secretary Taylor of the
Treasury department is anxious to find
some N ans of Identifying anarchists.
II some positive, pever falling rule could
bs applied. he says, there would be no
difficulty 10 keeping them OUT OF the
couutry or ia baDishiDg those who are
already within our borders. "The
trouble i" said Mr.. Taylor, that an
anarchist looks like anybody else to the
immigration officials at The ports. II
mau has the required amount of ready
money, is of good health and appear
aace and seems otherwise eligible for
admission to the Uoited States, the
authorities are bound to admit him
He will of course deny that he is an
anarchist when questioned and unless
he has been identified prominently with
the societies of assassination and has q
police record on the other side of the
water, there is no way on earth TO
spot him when he reaches our shores"
President Roosevelt will return to
Washington tomorrow and will at once
take up the work and duties of the
Office. 1t ia also probable that there
will be brief Cabinet meeting tomor
NOW afternoon, but it will be more for
the purpose Of talking over genera
matters than for the transaction of any
specific business. Mrs. Roosevelt left
yesterday for Oyster Bay, President
home, where she will re-
main until next Wednesday, when she
will come to Washington and take her
position at the Executive Mansion.
The SChley Court of Inquiry will recon- |
vene at IL o'clock tomorrow morning The |
hours have been changed 30 that In future |
the sessions will be from IL a. M. TO 1 p. N. |
and from to p. IN. 1t is not probable that |
the work of tomorTo VS. session will 60 much |
beyond organization and the definite settle |
ment of many points OF proce lure. There |
will be no objection to Rear Admiral Ramsay, |
SO far as is now known.
Sepator Thomas Q. Plat IL strongly in IA |
vor Of hsvi al legitimate means used to in |
duce the relatives of President Mckinley to |
allow his bo1y to be brought to Washington |
for burial.