Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-03
TELEeRAPHlc eREvITlEs.

| N'til lihH tuipNiof-- tne supreme court
OF the United States and all dIgnitar-
les of this and other countries, Sec
retary of State John Hay delivered a
eulogy today on the life and charac-
ter and experiences Of the late Pres-
dent Mckinley. The address was one
of singular felicity of grace and power.
and took fully an hour in Its delivery
The proceedings were quite decorous
and impressive.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb 81
The memorial exercises in honor of
the late President Mckinley in the
house of representatives, drew great
and distinguished gathering today.
The seating accommodations were
doubled and every place was taken.
On the right side sat the senate dip
lomatic corps. Four minutes before
noon the speaker called the assembly
to order. Captain Couden offered
prayer. and the journal OF the last
days session of the house was read.
Suddenly the clerk cried His high
ness. Prince Henry of Prussia"
The speaker and house arose as
one. The royal visitor was escorted
down the center aisle by Representa-
tive Grosvenor. Senator Foraker, and
followed by Ambassador Holleben
The Marine band played the German
national air, all standing till the
stroke of the gavel. when all took
seats to arise again as President
Roosevelt and the cabinet entered.
The band played "My Country" and
the president took a seat beside
Needs eUl 10 luoLJ III GIueH GOULD
er. The supreme court was then an
nounced. Then speaker Henderson
took the gavel from Frye and an
nounced the purpose of the gathering.
Another PRAYER then followed.
After prayers, Secretary Hay was
introduced and began the grafton
in the midst of solemn silence
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 81
Following is a synopsis of Secretary
Hays tribute to the late President
Mckinley:
Only one year ago. at the head of
an imposing civic and military pro ces-
sion, Mr.. Mckinley passed triumphant
ly along Pennsylvania avenue to the
second Inauguration. Six months lat
er the tragedy occurred at Buffalo md
another but different sort of pro es-
sion tenderly bore his body through
the streets to the rotunda of the cap
itol. where a brief funeral oral ion
was delivered over his coffin and the
tributes of the nations of the earth
about his bier bespoke of universal
sorrow Today once more with un-
covered head the nation paid ita
last tribute of respect and publicly
expressed its loving grief Again the
broad streets were sea of glitering
bayonets and waving plumes and the
air was filed with the music of re
splendent bands. Today all was
changed. The procession was unor.
ganized. No martial music lightened
the feet of the throng.
In closing his tribute he said:
"The fame of President Mckinley will
shine like a beacon through the mists
of ages. an object of reverence. of i'm
itation and of love. 1t should be to
us an occasion of pride that in three
great crises of our history such
value to a nation of renown such as
Washington's and Lincoln's and Nc
Kinley's is beyond all computation.
No loftier ideal can be held up to the
emulation ingenious youth. With
such examples we cannot be wholly
ignoble grateful as we may he for
what they did let us be still more
grateful for what they were. While
our daily being. our public policies
still feel the influence of their work,
let lis pray that in our spirits their
lives may be voluble. calling us on
| ward and upward. There is not one
of MS but feels prouder of his native
land because of the august figure Of
Washington presided over its begin
nings. no one but VOWS it a tenderer
love because Lincoln poured out his
blood for it, no one but must feel his
devotion for his country renewed and
rekindled when he remembers
how Mckinley loved. revered and
served it, and showed in his life how
a citizen. should live, and in his hour
| taught us how gentleman could die. "
| WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. 81
Prince Henry and party reached this
city at nine O'Clock this morning, on
schedule time. Two troops of caval
Try and detail of the engineer corps
escorted the party to the German em-
bassy. The prince sat in an open car
riage with Assistant Secretary OF
State Hill The ride TO Washington
was without incident. The prince
slept well.
| Admiral Evans was the first OF the
official party to succumb to the strain
of ceremonies. Climbing the stairs &C
the Arion club at Fort Fisher last
night caused his leg to be injured and
lit pains him greatly this morning
He will rest up till tomorrow night.
when he starts west with the prince.
| BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 27.--The up
per stories of the Bowdoin Square no.
tel We're damaged by fire this morning.
The guests were rescued by ladders
Casualties were narrowly averted.
The loss will he several Thousand