Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-02-06
The Body of Secretary Window Ia
ken to Washington, to His
Late Residence.
The President and His official Fam
lily Receive the Body at
the Depot.
The Treasury Officials and Employees
Turn Out En- Masse and Join
the Funeral Cortege.
His Loss is Deeply Mourned by all
Who Knew Him Personally
or by Reputation.
WINDOWS Body Taken Home.

WINDOWS Body Taken Home.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SO.--Tha president
and members of the cabinet assembled at
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad station this
afternoon at 4:15 o'clock for the purpose of
receiving the remains Of Secretary Win
dom. The remains were brought in a
special car, attached to the regular train,
leaving Jersey City at 11:30 O'clock and
arriving in Washington at 4:9O o'clock. 1t
arrived promptly on time and was received
by a most distinguished assemblage, in
Guiding nearly all of the leading public
officials in Washington. All the bureaus,
divisions and branches of the treasury de-
partment were represented by their prin-
| cipal officials and many of the clerks and
subordinate employees. These ell assem-
bled at the treasury department at o'clock
and proceeded to the railroad station in a
body. The presidential party consisted of
the president, Vice-P President Morton, Sec
rotary and Mrs. Blaine, Secre-
tary Proctor, Postmaster : General
WanamaAer, Secretary Noble, Secretary
Rusk, General Schofeld and Solicitor Cen
eral Taft. The entire party, headed by
the president and Mrs. Blaine, proceeded
to the end of the platform and stood with
heads uncovered while the casket contain
ing the remains was removed from the car
and placed on the stand prepared for it.
1t was then taken in charge by eight mem
bers OF company b of the treasury national
guard, in uniform, under Lieutenant
Moore, and borne slowly to- the hearse.
through the passage way of which the
railroad train formed one side and a long
line of people the other. Attorney.G General
| Miller, Secretary Tracy, Solicitor General
! Hepburn and the committee of the New
York board of trade, who accompanied
the remains from New York were among
train. They Immediately Joined the group
surrounding the president. The commit
tee was composed of the following-named
gentlemen: Ambrose Snow, Darwin r.
James, James Talcott, F.. B. Thurber, w.
g. Wiley, Seth Thomas and Herman S.
Bentley. When all was in readiness, the
procession was formed and moved out of
bearers with casket on their shoulders;
President and Mrs. Blaine; vice-president
and secretary of stata; secretary of war
and postmaster-general; Rev. DR.. Hamlin,
pastor of the Church Of the Covenant, and
Secretary Rusk; attorney.general and sec,
Representative Dunneil; Assistant Secre-
tary Daley and Solicitor enVal
Taft; Assistant Secretary Spaulding and
Treasurer Huston; First Comptroller Gill
kerson, Second Auditor Patterson, Fourth
Auditor Lynch. Commissioner Holiday,
Register Rosecrans, Senator Washburn
and Assistant Secretary Willetts. and a
| IOnD line Nf frpQcurv officials npnharinu
several hundred. Carriages were provided
for all, and the cortege, headed by mounted
policemen, moved slowly, by way of Penn
sylvania avenue, Vermont avenue and
Massachusetts avenue, to the secretary's
late residence. where the family were
remains into the house through the crowd
Of people, who reverently barred their heads
as the casket passed. The president and
all of his official family followed the
remains into the house and waited in
the back parlor while the undertaken and
his assistants placed the body in the front
room and opened the top half Of the lid so
liar features. Mrs. Blaine remained with
the president and was the only lady pres
ent when the latter and all the members
OF his cabinet and others who had accom-
panied the remains from the station were
ushered into the groom and looked upon
VIC 1uCC " ~ uIoIluS ulouCu uCdus Wutu
the distinguished party left the house the
bereaved widow and her daughters enter
ed the room where the remains were and
remained there for a few minutes. While
Mrs. Window was kneeling over the
casket sobbing convulsively the British
minister appeared at the front door and
left a message Of coincidence for the
the station to the house was made quietly
and with as little effort at display as pos.
slble. The great esteem felt for the de-
ceased, however, was shown by the num-
bers and the character of the assembIage
that gathered to honor his memory.
H FUNERAL MONDAY.
WASHINGTON. Jan. &.-A telegram was
received this afternoon from the postmas-
ter at Baton Rouge, La, saying W. A.
Window, the secretary's son, had been
notified of his fathers death and would be
at home Sunday morning. Arrangements
for the funeral, so far as they have been
arranged, are that it will take place about
noon Monday. The pall-bearers have not
yet been selected. The lot in which the
remains will be inferred, in Rock Greek
cemetery, was selected this afternoon. 1t
is in the neighborhood of that in which the
dents sister-in-law, was buried.
WHO WILL BE BIS SUCCESSOR?
There is much discussion already as to
whom the probable successor of Secretary
Window will be, but the only m heard
mentioned in connection with the office
are those of Senator Allison of Iowa and
ex Senator Spooner of Wisconsin. Both of
these men were prominently spoken OF as
candidates for the place when President
Harrison was making up his cabinet, and
it is believed the position will 60 to some
northwestern state.
THE DEADLOCK ENDED. .
Both Houses of the Montana Legislature
Meet Together and Organize.
HELENA, Jan. 29.-The long deadlock of
the legislature is over. Both houses met
together at noon. The democrats have
the organization and the republicans have
q majority of one. There is much rOjoic.,
inQ that needed legislation is. now aasurad