Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-15
Mourning for the Deceased
. Jurist.
Courts Adjourned in Respect to
His Memory.
Funeral Services to Be Held Thurs
day Afternoon.
Gen. Belknap's Funeral Thursday Morn
ing-The Presidents Return.
Capital Cuttings.


WASHINGTON, Oct 14.-At the meet
ing of the supreme court of the United
States today, the chief justice and all
the associate, justices, except Justice
Field, were present. The chief justice
said: "It is with feelings of profound
sadness that 1 announce the death of
the senior associate justice of this court,
Mr.. Justice Miller. No business will be
transacted, and the court, as mark of
respect to the memory of its eminent
associate, will adjourn until Monday
next"
All the district courts adjourned to-
day out of respect to the memory of the
deceased jurist.
Messages Of Coincidence.
Messages OF coincidence were received
from Justice Field and wife, Judge
Gresham, Senator Edmunds, General
Sherman, G. Co., Waite, son of the late
chief Justice, Mrs. Thomas A. Hendricks
and many others.
Among the kilograms received by Mrs.
Miller today was the following from ex-
President Cleveland.
"Accept my strong sympathy and con-
dolence in this sorrowful hour. May
you receive consolation and pity from
Gods unfailing store, and may you find
a ray of comfort in the remembrance of
your husbands noble devotion to duty
and his priceless services to his coun-
try"
The Funeral Arrangements.
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funeral were completed tonight. The
services will take place Thursday after
noon, between 2 and o'clock, in the
supreme court room at the capitol, and
in accordance with Mrs. Miller's desire
the ceremony will be of the simplest
character. At the conclusion of the
services the remains will be placed on
special car attached to the regular train
on the Pennsylvania road, leaving here
at 40 p. M, arriving in Chicago the
following evening, and at Keokuk at 10
a. m. Saturday. The funeral at Keokuk
will take place from the Unitarian
church immediately after the arrival of
the train. The honorary pall-bearers are
Chief Justice Fuller and the associate
justices of theisupreme court.
General Belknap's Funeral.
General Belknap's funeral will take
place Thursday, at 10 O'Clock, from the
Episcopal church, after which the re-
mains will be taken to Arlington GEM
etery for interment.
Tie acting secretary OF war today
issued general order regarding the
death of General Belknap. The war de-
partment will be draped in mourning
thirty days, and after the receipt of the
order at each military post, seventeen
guns will be fired.
President Harrison's Return.
The president and party returned to
Washington this morning at S:45. AS
soon as the president had breakfasted,
he and Mrs. Harrison paid visit of con-
dolence to the family of the late Justice
Miller. The president also ordered the
flag on the white house at half-mast.
Capital Cuttings.
The president has appointed Charles
A. Garter United States district attorney
for the northern district of California.
Major-General Miles of the United
States army has been detailed as mem
ber of the commission created by the
act of congress, approved August 10,
1890, to negotiate with the northern
band OF the Cheyenne Indians on the
Tongue river reservation, Montana, and
with the band of Northern Cheyenne
Indians on Pine Ridge reservation,
South Dakota, for such modification of
treaty and other rights as may III
deemed desirable.
Plans have been completed for the
proposed twin-screw, armor-plated,
harbor defense ram upon the design OF
Admiral Ammen. Advertisements for
proposals are now in course of prepara-
ton. The dimensions are as follows
Length over all, 243 feet; length of water
line, 242 feet 2 inches; breadth, ex-
treme, 43 feet 5 inches; breadth on
water line, Al feet 10 inches draft amid
ships, 15 feet. The vessel will have a
displacement of 2050 tons, indicated
horsepower OF 1900 tons and speed Of
IL knots