The Nome nugget., 1902-05-24
Impressive Services at Washington, D. c.,
 en February 27, Last.
John Hay, Secretary of State, Delivered an Eloquent fulogy---Ihe Services Were Attended By President Roosevelt Prince Henry of Prussia, Members
 of the Cabinet and Other Dignitaries.

Washington, Feb. 27.--At noon to- sday, in the hall of the house of repre- sSentatives, in the presence of PnAsident Roosevelt, Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of the German emperor, the members of the cabinet, the judges of stbe supreme court, the general of the army, and officers of the army and navy whoehave'received the thanks of con- gress, the ambassadors and other diplo- matic representatives of foreign coun- tries, the senators and representatives in, congress and large number of dis 1inauished guests, Hon. John Hay, President ,Nlckinlcy's premier, pro- nounced eulogyupon his dead chief.
 The only pageant was'she clattering troop of cavalry cscorting d'rince Henry and his party to the capitol, and carriages here and there conveying officers in uniforms or diplomats in court cestuMe"to the place where the eulngy was to be delivered. That was the extent of the outward spectacle, TUT UtlC PduOply WtLo Ouc TUT tIt IutIlu and heart rather thaC for the eye and ear. Notwithstanding it was pro U&aimed in advance that admission to the hall of representatives and to the capitol itself was to be restricted to those holding cards, the people cOngre- gated in unnuni bered thousands about the gre.t marble pile upon the hill. While the ticket holders besieged the great bronze doors to the entrance of the rotunda and overtlOwed the ,portico and steps leading to it the crowds were .kept back by lines of blue-coated police wafietl on the three sides of the broad plaza in front Of~the capitol The only emblems of mourning at the capitol were the flags huttering at half mast iabove the two wings and on the great arching dome. This precedent in the case of the Garfield exercises was fol- lowed closely. The hall was without decoration of uEy character. The red coated Marine band. sixty strong, was stationed in the corridor which Sepa- rated the hall from the rear lobby of ,the house.
 Doors Throzvu Open.
 rAt 10 o'clock the doors were thrown open, and in five minutes the spacious galleries surrounding the chamber were dense with black rows of people. Even the aisles were filled. But the 'clpwdiag and jamming which have marred so many state occasions was to- day averted. as the tickets issuedwere limited strictly to the number of seats provided. Only one was given to each nti on1 hn gathering in the galleries was a most distinguished one. The fact that few sof tire ladies wore bright gowns was especially noticeable. They had at tired themselves in dark costumes, be- fitting the occasion, and 'tnsir white faces were rendered distinct by the sombreness of their apparel. Gradu- ally the members of the "h0use strolled in and took their places. The big re vOlving chairs at the desks bad been removedand smaller ones substituted jn order to increase the seating ca pacity of the floor. In thearea in front of the speakers rOstrnn heavy uph0ls- tered fautels had been placed for the accommodation of the president, Prince Henry, the cabinet, the general of the army and justices of the supreme court.
 The first two rows on the Democratic side were reserved for the diplomatic corps, and the four rows immediately fSehiad them for the members of the senate. The governors of the states. commissioners of the District of 'COlum ba. the judiciary of the District, the heads of departments and other invited guests were to sit back of the senators.
 At 1l:40, as the strains of the inter meZZO from 'Cavalleria Rusticana' floated through the hall, there was stir through the rooms. The doors to the right of the speaker s rOstrum were dung w,de open, and the members of the diplomatic corps marched in, pre- 'ceded by the sergeant-at-arms of the house. The foreign ambassadors ap- peared in sOmbre frOck coats, befitting tfhe occasion, with the exception of the Chinese minister, who was 'attired hl his rich costume of silk.
 Lord PauncefOte, who is the dean of the corps, headed the procession. With him were the ambassadors of the other powers-M. Cambon, of France; sCount CAssini, of Russia; Signor Maso Des- planches, of Italy, and SenOr AspirOz, Of Mexico. Then for time no special incident occurred, and those 4n the regulation galleries were afforded an opportunity to examine the occupants of the specially reserved galleries. Just aseyond the bronze rail that separated the diplomatic from the executive gal lery were the families of the Hembers of the supreme court and tne teabinet and the invited guests of the pcsSident. There also were Q number 0f pefsosal friends of Secretary Hay, the orator of the day.
 In the surrounding galleries were many of the personal friends of the late president, among them Col. Myron -Herrick, of Cleveland, with A. Lynch, sof Canton; ex-Secretary of State Wm. R. Day and Col. Webb Hayes, of Cleve land. These are only few of those from all quarters of the Union who warnc to attend the memorial exercises, but no member of the immediate family of the late president, so far as known, was in attendance. On the floor were many former members of the house and senate and the governors of several states.
 AssembIage Called to Order.