Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-03-30
THE DISTINGUISHED DEAD.
Preparations for the Funeral Of General

Preparations for the Funeral Of General
Howe.
Kenosha, March 26.-The funeral SER
vices over the remains of the late post
master general will occur at 3p. M. to.
morrow at the residence of his nephew,
Col J. g. Howe Of this city. The pail
bearers will be Secretaries Lincoln and
Teller, Gov. Rusk, Judge Cole of the
supreme court. Senator Hill of Color
ado, Acting Postmaster General Hatton.
and Horace Rublee. The officiating
clergyman will be Robert CoIlyer and II.
NJ. Simmons. Soon after the close of
the ceremonies the remains will be
placed on special train for transporta.
tion to Green Bay. TeIegraphic COM
munications expressing sympathy have
reached Col. Howe from nearly all sec.
tions of the country. President Arthur,
Hon. Fredriek Frelinghuysen and Hon.
Argus Cameron, unable from circum.
stances to be present at the funeral, sent
messages of sympathy. All the Wis.
consin state officers and q committee of
the legislature will be present to-.
morrow. The council room, the post
Office and the First National bank show
outward emblems of mourning. and the
sudden death of the distinguished states
man touches the sensibility of all.
Maj. Totten and Frank Howe arrived
this morning from Washington. Rev.
H. NJ. Simmons arrived from Minneapo-
lis at $40 p. M, and Rev. Robert Collysr
is expected tonight. A dispatch from
Madison states that the state legislature
and all the state officers will be here to.
morrow, including l501persons. A spe.
cial train has been placed at their dis
posal, which will arrive here in the morn.
ing. A citizens committee from Green
Bay will reach here tomorrow at !
O'Clock p. m. A delegation of forty-fve
will be in attendadce at the funeral from
the Chicago postofiice. A Especial funeral
train will convey the party to Green Bay
tomorrow, starting from here at II
o'clock. Business places in the city are
draped in mourning, and all business
will be suspended during the afternoon
of to. morrow. The Kenoshe fire depart
ment and various secret orders will at.
tend in body. On account of the large
number to be in attendance it has beer
decided to hold services in the Unitarian
church, in order that as many as posi-
BILE may have. an opportunity to see anc
hear. A committee Of the bar will meet th,
funeral train in Green Bay. The remain
will be conveyed first to the house
where short service will be held befor,
proceeding to the grave. About 200 vii
come from Milwaukee.
The messages of coincidence are Of
follows:
i lam deeply distressed at the sad in
telligence of the death of the postmaster
general: Accept my sympathies in you
great afiiiction. q. A. ARTHUR.
1t is with deep sorrow that I learn tn,
death of the Postmaster General Howe
my warm persnnal friend for many years
He was an able and true patriot and
pure man. Please accept my sympathy
FRRDK. I FRELINGHUYsEN.
Il All people we're shocked when the,
heard of Postmaster General Howe
death. My heart bleeds for poor Mrs
TOtten and the other immediate friends
ANGUS CAMERON.
u am shocked at the sad news of tn
postmaster generals death. I mour
with you all. loved as father. Yo
all have my sympathy, sinoere and heart
felt. FRANK HATroS.
. Madison, Especial telegram March q
lin the senate to-day Flint intoduced
resolution, which was adopted, that til
legislature attend in body the funera
Of the late Hon. T. o. Howe Wednesday
D and that committee of arrangement
consisting OF five senators and ten as
semblymen be appointed for the O,
casion. Blake, Hudd, Kingston. Palme
tier. and Wiley were appointed by th
chair as committee on the part Of th
] senate. Tho committee appointed t,
, prepare appropriate resolutions rendere
. report which was adopted to tn
effect:
That this senate sincerely deplores til
i. death Of our distinguished follow cltize
/. aud feels sure it is giving expression t
the sentiments Of tho people Of Wiscou
ain in declaring his loss to be publ
calamity. and one which will be felt b
0 the whole nation; that our warmest syn
1 pathy and heartfelt coincidence are here
by rendered to the family of the d,
ceased in their sad bereavement.
Eulogistic speeches were made b
J.. Randall aud Hudd. Who paid CLOWN