davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

his records for authority to issue this per-
NIT, but was unable to find it. He did find.
however, that similar permits had been
issued by his predecessors, and he there
fore gave his permission, but was careful
not to assume any authority, merely stat
ing that he was willing 80 far as the juris-
diction Of his office was concerned"
The matter came up again in 1902, when
the relatives Of Mr.. D. A. Ray, United
States marshal for Hawaii. deceased.
sought to have his remains inferred in the
Congressional cemetery. Col. Bingham
again gave his carefully worded permission,
adding to it Subject to the approval Of
the Speaker of the House." 1t was then
up to Speaker Cannon. He applied to the
parliamentarian of the House, Mr.. Hinds
who reported that he had looked up all the
statutes and precedents and could find
nothing giving the Speaker any authority
in the premises. The daughter of the
Hawaiian marshal, Miss Ray, then asked
for information of the cemetery author
tiles, but could learn nothing definite. be-
yond the fact that the United States owned
some burial sites, the use of which could
probably be had through the influence of
Marshal Rays congressional friends.
The facts are that the sites donated by
the cemetery were expressly set aside for
the burial Of government officials who died
in Washington while holding Office, as
shown by the parish register recording the
official acts Of the vestry, and by common
consent the orders Of the sergeant-at-arms
of the House for the burial of deceased
House members, and Of the sergeant-at-
arms Of the Senate for deceased senator's,
were thereafter recognized by the ceme-
terry authorities. By statute passed in 1S4S
the President was given the right to desig-
nate who should be allowed burial in gov
eminent ground. The whole matter of
jurisdiction was later in 1875, legalized by
statute, and the sergeants-at-arms of the
House and Senate, respectively, were given
authority to provide for the burial and
monuments for deceased members and
senators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

ever and turned over to the cemetery most
Of the public ground.
A curious fact in connection with the in
terest the government has had IN the Con-
gressionai cemetery Is the lack of availa BILE
government record as to the location of the
sites owned by the United States and the
ignorance as to what officials had jurisdic-
ton over their control The sites donated
by the cemetery were defined on the plat
and easily recognized because of the
stones erected above them. Except 500
purchased in 1856, all the other sites were
In the portions of streets inclosed by the
cemetery as it was enlarged from time to
time.
The 1856 acquisition was supposed to be
In 18th street between E and G, and a
plot of ground had been reserved there for
years. But the deeds for all the sites were
missing, and it was not until recently that.
following the efforts Of Senator Rurkett to
write history of the government ground.
they were found in the old files in the office
Of the superintendent Of public buildings
and grounds. When these deeds were COM
pared with the plat 1t was discovered that
one whole range of burial sites belonging
to the government through mistake had
been used for private burials. Enough
ground had been set aside to more than
cover the deficiency, however and the mis-
take was a very natural one.
In 1856 John P. Ingle was the cemetery
official who conducted the negotiations
when the sale was made He kept no COPY
of the deeds, the government custodian of
them was not known, and after a lapse of
years 1t was taken for granted that the
ranges now reserved In 18th street were
the ones included in the 1856 purchase.
notable instance of how little was
known as to what government official had
proper control over the government ground
in the Congressional cemetery occurred in
1898. when 1t was desired to remove to Ar
lington cemetery the remains of former Sec
rotary of War Gen. John A. Rawlins and
the monument over his grave. Application
for such removal was made to the Office of
public buildings aid grounds, the superln-
tendent of the cemetery having asked for
this order. Col. Theodore A. Bingham was
then in charge Of the Office. He searched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23
Dr7"zzn enor~r,,,

TIEREVER he goes the instinct
of the sightseer is to get at
NM least glimpse of everything
w beautiful interesting In
the throng that comes to Wash
ton the prevailing idea seems to be- Let
no government institution escape" The
eager scrutiny begins before the city is
reached. and many a traveller who learns
that the burying ground passed by the
Pennsylvania trains just before entrance to
the Washington tunnel is called the Con
gressional cemetery feels a thrill of in
terest. and adds one more item to the
list headed Don't miss this For no
matter how strong minded an individual
may be cemetery appeals to the soul
bent on improving leisure hours. and a
Congressional" cemetery seems well nigh
irresistible
But the tourists meet with disappoint-
ment They look in vain through the
Congressional Directory for facts concerning
the great men buried there; the place is
not mentioned. 1t is not pictured In the
guide books. and the "rubberneck wagons"
do not pass that way. The megaphone
vocalist who dispenses his ready-made in
formation has nothing to say about it,
and IN the jolting jarring round of seeing
'hc Nap4AOI, the the department
buildings. the homes of famous men, the
residences of diplomats and the other at
fractions of our beautiful city" the old
burying ground that was once deemed the
only fit and proper resting place for the
hlustrious dead OF the nation is forgotten.
The oversight Is unjust and undeserved.
Tor In the process OF It's growth. acquire
ment OF quasi-official prestige the gradual
loss Of distinction as a national charge In
everything but name, the Congressional
cemetery has all the interest and dignity
mat age and history give to an institution.
Established in 1907. and becoming the
property OF its present owner, the vestry of
Christ Church. few years later Il was bv
that body formally offered as the burial
ground for deceased government officials. In
1877 the vestry set aside one hundred burial
sites for that purpose. and later in 1923.
three hundred more sites were donated to :
the United States for similar use For
more than fifty years thereafter 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

the recognized burying ground for all gov
eminent officials who died while holding
office, as we'll for other famous men
whose careers justified the placing of their
bodies in the graves set aside for public
use.
Until March of the present year the
United States owned no less than five thou
sand burial sites in the Congressional GEM
etery, and the officials who have been
buried there or who have monuments
erected in their memory include two Vice
Presidents Of the United States. sore Secre-
tary of War, one Secretary Of State, one
associate Justice Of the Supreme Court one
secretary to the President CTobias Lear,
secretary to Washington, one secretary Of
the Senate, one hundred and forty-two
representatives. one territorial delegate,
twenty-six senators, ten army officers, three
navy officers. one foreign minister from
Prussia, one Choctaw Indian chief called
Push-Ma -Ta-Ha. one wife of member of
the French legation in 1924 Catherine Bres-
SOM, and one unknown page in the House
of Representatives.
The improvements made in the cemetery
oy the government have cost about $24 600.
ms sum was expended in building first
the brick wall on the north and east sides
of the original single square owned by the
vestry Of Christ Church (about four and
one-half acres): later in planting trees and
building the house now occupied by the
cemetery superintendent at 18th and
streets, erecting the receiving vault, i'm
proving the roads, sodding planting trees
grading and other general improvements,
building the iron fence along the north
side Of the grounds in exchange for which
five hundred burial sites were set aside
for government use and tagging the road
way TO the receiving vault.
But all this was years ago. The last
appropriation of government funds for the
benefit of the Congressional cemetery was
made in 1873. The custom OF burying gov
eminent officials there was practically
abandoned shortly after the civil war, and
about the only attention given to it by
Congress since that time has been to re-
fuse to relinquish to the cemetery authori-
ties the valuable government reservations.
Congress relented at its last session, how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

The beginning of the custom Of erecting
cenotaphs was singular and was quite ac-
cidental. In 1888 James Lent, member
from New York. died, and in accordance
with the custom a monument was ordered
to be erected at his grave. About one
year after his death and before the monu-
ment had been put in place, the relatives
Of the deceased member caused the re-
mains to be removed The stone that had
been ordered. however, was used at his
temporary resting place, and thereafter it
became the custom to erect a monument
in memory Of every representative or sena-
tor who died during his term Of office, even
though the remains were buried elsewhere
The custom was abandoned in about 1853
because 1t became too expensive and caused
a constant overdraft in the miscellaneous
item of the contingent fund. out of which
the expense was met.
Overdrafts in that contingent fund by the
way, used to be much more common than
they are now. 1t Is not to be wondered at
when one considers the cost of the follow
ing articles that were used at the funeral
of Mr.. Phillip Johnson. a member Of the
lower House. who died in 1855: Ninety
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

the remains were then properly Inferred
In 1880 Gen. Rawlins son, Mr.. James B.
Rawlns, caused coping and stone to be
erected at the grave OF his illustrious
father, permission for this having been first
secured from Col Thomas Lincoln Casey,
then in charge of public buildings and
grounds. Nearly twenty years later, in
December of 1898, the body and monument
were removed and placed at Arlington,
where they are now located, just south of
the old Lee mansion, on the east slope of
the incline stretching toward the river.
The cenotaphs in the Congressional ceme-
terry are well known to Washington resi-
dents, and are always observed with a
great deal of fnterest-for one reason be-
cause they resemble in shape, size and
material the government stones which
mark actual interments. Only an exami-
nation of the cemetery register will deter
mine which are above bodies and which
are not. There are eighty-fve monuments
there which were erected in memory of
men whose remains were buried elsewhere
seventy-four Of which are for representa-
tives, ten for senators and one unmarked.
In examining the inscriptions on these
stones a curious condition Is revealed in
the fact that for one deceased representa-
tive, James Gillespie of North Carolina,
there are two monuments; one above his
grave in the ground first used by the
cemetery, and another in a spot some dis
lance removed. The latter stone is of
granite. while the former is Identical with
the rest of the government stones-cut
from sandstone on a broad base about
six feet square, upon which is placed a
square block about three feet high, sur
mounted by a cone-shaped top reaching to
a height Of some five feet above the
ground. The second monument was erected
only few years ago and stands near 18th
street, just south of the house of the super
intendent.
Why this curious condition exists is not
known by the cemetery authorities. They
gave permission for the erection of the
second stone, but did not know until their
attention was recently called to it that an
other monument was in place to James
Gillespie among the older government sites
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

So far as Is known there is bu. one in
stance in which the authority of the Presi-
dent of the United States was exercised in
naming the Congressional ceme1ery as the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

h. +. STONE. Dallas; S. A..
Barnes. Vernon, ". H., Howard, Yer
non. W. h. CowheFd. ST. Louis; +.
4 RYAN. Dallas, O. l.. Oldham, DAT
las. Nat Prayer New York, f. J..
Davenport. Richmond. Va; a. B..
Caldwell. Fort Worth. +, n. Muse.
ST. Louis. Robt Cooke. Sew Nork,
J. H. Levy. Dallas; J T.. Orchard.
iyuu. ". "A Moore, Virginia; d.
Hammond. Fort Worth II c. Belts.
league. 4. g.. GOODWIN, Bardwelli
f.. Vs. WEIGH, &c. Louis VIM. Was
mauu. ST. Louis Herman Stricken.
Arlington b. Patton. indianapolis,
A. g. Norwood. Sew York. e.. w.
Iaudrum. Round Rock, e. e. Cham
Lea. Louisville, a = Waldrop. Wa.
tp. %. &. Nlasou. 30 Reno; Joe sui
utau. Portsmouth o. 10 %. kohuy.
Dallas. e. vs. Etis ~ Louis. ~. ~
Hardlr. waterbury. Conn "a s.
Itadne Dalias > A. Acnousie. pal-
las. q a. Mitchell Mr Is. e. Mitch
eIt Itais vs. g. Glhsau clIt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10
HAYWOOD TRIAL ON.
Counsel for State and Prisoner start
out in Bu>iness-Like Way.

Boise Idaho. May 1o.-Nm m, ID.
Haywood. first of the alleged paru-
cipants in the conspiracy by which
1t is averred the assassination of
Frank Steunenberg was plotted and
executed. was placed upon trial for
his life yesterday.
Counsel for the state and the pris-
oner entered at once. in a business
like way, upon the examination OF
prospective jurors, and kept steadily
at the task for five hours.
No juror was finally accepted, but
substantial progress was made and
the indications at the close of the
session were that jury could be OBJ
tanned by the end of the week.
The opening OF the trial went
through to it's conclusion in quiet
harmony, unmarked by unusual in
cident Its striking feature was the
entire absence of crowds or demon
stration in any form. At no time
morning or afternoon, was the court
room more than half filled, and the
streets forming the court house
| sd r. tRll idIllfu llpt q l0AA'l'A
The case was halted shortly before
| s O'Clock by the exhaustion OF the
Jury panel. and adjournment was
taken until Monday morning. Mean
| time. the sheriff will summon spe
cial yenire of 100 men. The clever
men under examination. but not yet
finally accepted or rejected, were
locked mp. and will be closely guard
ed.
! Haywood was brought into cour
LAT 10 O'Clock. He found his family
I'm line OF chairs to the right of his
seat. and in front were all OF hts
counsel Tie took practically no par
In the selection of jurors. and seem'
content to leave the matter entirely
ga the hands Of his lawyers.
| Haywood gave no sign OF ans
| feeling or emotion. Mrs. Haywood
land the Older daughter stood the or
deal apparently we'll, bat the young
or child cried after the examination
of The ialvsmen began Mrs Hay
wood and her children did not az
tend The afternoon session
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

TH "F fH N..es
as Isl Ihs HHwtwefsrr UH af
srara Oaanff $3.50 HaH eerf
sears af aee GHH f .r re
.tstff r ftf fe uhiln Destroyed
fke r af htf ean fnsN efef
Wha ahs lgmpelisa lo ts aFa tfnn
koma at ihs tlmf Mu ' l-fea
fneufr houm bgf nerfr rFFafuea
gousel 9asnNss. exeepf fof fee mo
ments aumne whieh siiae smaH par
tieuiars wefv learned ~ tte uccuF-
fears
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10
uIS TEACHERS Xix 1fp,
Boattt Holds "a Meeting and Narhsr
Teachers for Neat ~shaed Year


The board OF trustees ~ the Wax
ahacbIe public schools mt yesterday
afternoon at 4ap and elected toe
following teachers for The neat
school year
f. u. CYiddie. f. Hernannt ".
\. yeuahle. J l.. Worshnm. T r.
Lewis. Mrs. Mabel Craven. Misses
Kate Crlddle. Mary Caldwell, Ethel
Allen. Luis ssltegrieId Halle Ne
Pberson. Ceeilt Moore Lima Qaaite
Clara Mlarer. Dalton Cantreii Fan
ME Malone Mary Chapman Berthe
Curtin
Teachers fog the colored school
we're selected as follows f. f. Cold
thwaite L. II Iightner Mrs p r.
Gold,hwaito Mrs. G. 5. Digs
The board made a departure yea
terday from long established GUS
tom by employing one lady teacher
In the high school Next year viii
be the first time IN the history of
the schools OF the city that a lady
has taught In the High school de-
partment Heretofore they have al
ways been assigned TO the primary
and intermediate grades.
Several old teachers were not ap-
plicants for positions on next years
faculty and four vacancies yet re-
main 10 be filled. Teachers for these
places will be elected by the board
some time during the summer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

The u0yt Comedy Co. presented
by e. Bert Rodney at itiilsboro OPP
rfa house has proven go large. well
pleased audiences that amusement
lowers are quiek tp appreciate HHd
.seseuisv fhe merit ~ attractions
ngsaeut,d bF such H wvU knowu
company Hs Rodney stock a.. Their
apeuiue PLAY. beautiful comedy
DRAMA. "TvuHeaarg t'Hranrf.
pfu.,d hlshlg pleaaiur TIE i"adinF
lads Miss Nare Caityft wat H.
tuf,fs gtam hrf tlwt appearance
uaaa uasFis a fayurife in fetaa ig
her slHainK speciality pleases ia ts'
a.nrtHe atf FuHtef nav. fesoEntssd
8 fho afieiual fanHf eomvttap aaa
EHimimble Fired Mefutd fhv 0fes'
.Is Waf Ia maatfsi speciality ln
f1,t t sfrrrE esli Balanced ,Hmpaef
W. artsf tafer sHt.ener nlFtfN
aaHrf fat5f are& Stay hsfe ta
.Haftaheru rhn hesf feuertnifr .am
aar ts .ssn fhis srsasr tilis#
ho wlrfu saelten ugsFs huass
aat eseN fnmmfac3HH Aeads1
ssaf 81. MDdnasaag snt saturday
nafluee fsf laales sad saiiiara oas
huaafet feH Eissr avaH Ht matIHvs
ta children Saturday nt#hf tt ir
sssh sixsn awaf.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10
. . bAA~H 90 90 u~11D~
, LOCAL NEWS. .



Kodak Flashing. Hudson's stable
fiossd q Curtin sell and sent 40
aeks II
See r. 5. Cronk co before you
buy your roofing u
See X. y. NcConi,~ for Fir~ and
Tornado Insurance.
Adkins Rocket co. solicl's your
fire and tornado Insurance II
Plenty Of Iron or Eel, roofing 8,
$. Crons q Cos. prices righs II
Cape Je~amiue buds @ac and @se
dozen. A Gardiner the florist II
Mr.. aud Mrs H. {, Mitchell Of
Italy, visited in the cts today
Buy your pumps from r s. crouk
Co. All kinds Prices way" down. Il
George stoner. train master ~ she
Katy. Was ia the city this morning
Master willie pierson went to
Dallas this morning "a yisit relatives
Mf and Mrs. Amzi Cafolhers went
to Ferris this morning to visit fesa-
tiyeS.
when yog need plumber, call
Bunkley with F. $, Cronk Co, Both
phones s4. II
MIR John NJ Smith Of Nashville.
Tenn Is visiting his sister, Mrs NJ
E, Campbell, jn West End.
We pile the bargains upon you.
ANA win take old furniture tn part
payment. r. e. Moore Furniture
Go. Il
Robert Harrison, proprietor OF
tbs Rogers hotel. left last night for
San Angelo to spend a week reeuper-
ating
W. J. Curry, who was adjudged
insane one day last week. was taken
to the asylum sat Terrell yesterday
by Constable McCslptn
Prof Worsham. who taught IN
the oity public schools the past year,
left this morning on visit to his |
home at Sulphur Springs
Owing to the inclement weather
Yesterday. Mrs, Plumhogf and Mrs.
PailIett will entertain the Woodmen
Circle tomorrow from 5 to S.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N, BurIeson of
Mountain Peak. who came two or
hree days ago to attend the Stuart
Meeting. returned home last night.
Eastman kodaks and everything
hat goes with them at Hood q Cur !
ms drug store. We will take pleas
Ire in showing them TO you and
eachiug YOU the art of kodaking.
Ask for 1907 catalogue
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is best
for women and children. Its mild ac-
ton and pleasant taste makes it
preferable to violent purgatives, such |
as pills, tablets, etc. Get the booklet |
and a sample of Orino at B. w. Fear |
is.
John Singleton and r. j. Cole
man returned this morning from |
Corpus Christi. where they had been |
to attend the wedding OF J. NJ. Esk- |
ridge and Miss Willacy The mar |
riage occurred at the Presbyterian |
church Wednesday afternoon at + !
o'clock.
Do you want q real good picture
of yourself and loved ones? One you
can be proud of and look back upon
as JOY OF your life? If so, give Mrs,
Jackson, the leading and enterpris-
ing photographer trial, See my dis
play at the City Drug Store, also
Hood & Curlin's. Medallions free. II
Kodaks are becoming more pop
ular every day and making kodak
pictures Is one of the few fads that
will last. II affords the means OF
catching pictures which could be
gotten in no other way, and if prop
erly finished, as it's done at Hud-
son s. the pleasure derived IL worth
double the cost. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

AS fond as people are of education
the senior class is usually large
enough to satisfy those who have
to listen to the commencement ex-
ercises.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

homes for So years-Dr. Thacher's Liver
and Blood So
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

sass sSesz@ ss&us-e
IsmnB sAA NC Aass ssss sae ussef
seasu~ ~ags asse mn g9ssssFfNa9tf 20
asssa&ssn
ss~zsessas fee asass IS 8ssttss =
skasr &g~afs mass~ = eaae nefs 8s@
s$eas wisk = hsshef
naao bail reporters tFY ~ hAF6 go
- agtean@l ~a v0saeg pne ~ fheas
s1asa#t eismlnate a5anH
when msu aafs fuar afv SEQ
sa.Art go t~ fs~sisss lsssA uat De IL
about "a spr1aK ~shefbr "a 'tsa}
aau
70 remala ffsss8s Nlth saFas Fva.
ple. yoa mapt bottle whatever su-
tnualasB goa mas have f0f ahynas
hnt themselves
IL sos are aaefus aaa reliable
ritIgou. yau are patriotic enough
without shouting ateni The starr
and ssr1p8
The man whn harps about tbia be-
ing Free country. either has done.
ar 10 contemplating. something dla-
agreeable
The woman who can took hurt.
and easily. has solved tire problem
of having her own way without
fighting for H.
While 1t has ceased to be good ad-
rertising. about the usual number
~ actresses continue 20 appear in
the divorce courts
Some dogs lay around the fire so
much II would be the part Of wis
dom to work them over into a rug,
and save food and taxes.
No man is every able to tell much
about woman's dress the day af-
ter he saw It. beyond whether it
looked good or bad to him.
You can't tell that a girl doesn't
want YOU to kiss her by the way she
resists: It's whore the kiss finally
lands that is really enlightening.
The most aggrayating kind of a
person to live in the house with
is one who always had his own way,
and yet goes around with an abused
air
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

WE WILL DO your cleaning. press
ing and repairing In a first class
manner and do Il promptly. Mr.. Guy
Page has charge Of this department
aud his work SPEAKS for itself. We
call FOR and deliver work. Calvin
Rros. East Side Square. Both phones.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

There would be some reason in
out of it by the delay, but your
work must be done, and delay
makes more of it.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

FRANK WHIPPLE'S TAILOR shop
does cleaning, pressing and repair
ng. All work guaranteed TO be first
lass in every respect. We make a
speciality OF cleaning and pressing
ladies' clothes. All work called for
and delivered 10 w. Main. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

umtrA AID t'}~sk eep&ist1s
az oftew dose II A~gassen
that Hnunsg or later t*ga@sss
evident hY a reeesfwaen q
ssantte
ahem Faa hsteE ~ ~&s
OF clock here H ~ HiHades3
Hot lsnkefvd We guarantee
our repairing tas oee fszr II
IL i Hnt rlEattg doas g ut
1reom4r evident btfps~ ths Ysag
ts ~ and ve wla thea uak@
II right
We ASK You ts try us wsih
your nest JOB
NJ. W. WALKER
Taw Fashionable lsssl~F
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-10

Mrs u. G. Burkes aud little
daughter Mamie. Of Bolton. are Wis
ting relatives In the city