The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-02-04
THE DEAD SECRETARY.

Tbs Rsmains u the Late Secretary q the
TSsas1Ty Received With Honors nc wash.
inGsoa-Exocutive Order Issued
WASHINGTON, Jan. sl.-The Preajdenl
and the members Of his Cabinet gath.
cred at the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
station yesterday afternoon At sis
o'clock for the purpose of receiving
the remains Of Secretary Window.
which were brought here in a special
car attaches to the regular train from
Jersey City. The assemblage also in
cluded nearly all the leading public Of
ficials in Washington. All the bureaus
divisions and branches of the Treas
ury Department. were represented By
their principal sfficiais and many of tbs
clerks and subordinate employees. These
all assembled at the Treasury Depart
ment at o'cloclo and proceeded to the
railroad station ia a boey. The Presi-
dental party consisted of She President.
Vicc-President Norton. Secretary and
Mrs. Blaine. Secretary Proctor. Post
master General Wauamaker. Secretary
Noble. Secretary Rusk,, General Scho-
6eld and SOlicitOr-Gersera Taft.
When all was in readiness process.
sion was formed and moved ont of the
station in the followingorder: The body
bearers with the casket;oIr oheir Shout
ders, the President and MIS-. Blaine.
the Secretary of War and the
Postmaster-General, ReT Dr.: Hamlin,
pastor of the Church OF the Covenant,
and Secretary Rusk, the 'Attorney-Gen-
eral and the Secretary OF he Interior
and other distinguished persons
Carriages were provided FOR all and
me cortege, headed by mouzrsed police
men, moved slowly by way"ot Pennsyl-
vonia avenue, Vermont avenue and
Massachusetts, to the Secreyary's late
residence. where the family ,n,rs await
ing>its arrival
The transfer of the remains from the
station 10 the house was maie- quietly
and with as little effort at display as
possible. The great esteem feia tor the
deeassI, however, was shovp by the
number and character of ther assemb-
lage'thas gathered to honor his memory.
The. following executive order was
issnetfi yesterday evening through the
Secrethry of State and sent to all the
other'he..ds of departments:
DEFAsas NENT or STATE. wASHINSTrss. Jan.
30. ls9t.-Siy: Hon. William Window. Srcrc
tary Of thss Treasury OF the Units;a states.
died suddenly last night in the city of New
York atitsse hour OF eleven minutes fnst &c
O'Clock imtse sixty fourth year of his age.
Thas has pa ssed away a man of r>Nr~ life,
m official Of stainless integrity. Astin-
guished by long and eminent scrv zee 10 both
branches. O9 Congress and by being twice
called to, a1sminis lister the National finances.
His ,lssatin;ius caused deep regret throughout
the cOuNtrE while to the President ard those
associated with him in the adm n iStc.teDn OF
the Gov it comes as person n sor-
row.
The President directs that all departments
of theexeeIsive branch of the Government
and tina Officers subordinate thereto, shall!
manifest dus respect to- the memory of this
eminent c,iti zen i'll II manner cOnSOnant with
the dl,,ni.r.0 al the office which he ha.ss son-
ored by hs>ttevOtion to public duty.
The President further directs that the
Treasury Department in all its braRc.snes in
this cnpitalib. draped In mourning fog the
period of thirty days. that on the day o< the
funeral lie several executive depa st,Scnts
shall be closed and that on all publlc'bnild
inys throughout the United States t.ie Ma
tional flag shall be displayed ut half mast.
Very res pee fully JAMES q. BsA1NE-