Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-06-11
LYING IN STATE.
Canadians Take Their Last Look
at Sir Johns Features,
Members of All Political Parties Join
in Eulogizing the Dead
Statesman.
HoNoREp IN DEATH.

HoNoRED II DEATH.
OTTAWA, Ont. June 1O.-The body of
Sir John Macdonald was brought from
Earnscliffe with an escort of dominion
police shortly after o'clock a. m. and
was placed in the senate chamber.
The catafalque upon which rests the
casket was draped in black and behind
it the picture of her majesty
rested against large shield
covered with the union jack and
surrounded by bank Of flowers. At
10 o'clock a. m. the doors were opened
and the public allowed to enter and
look on the features Of the dead A
steady stream passed inward and after
passing the caSl1et made an exit 10y the
two doors behind the throne. The re-
mains VIII ie in state in the senate
chamber until "Wednesday at I o'clock,
when an opportunity will be afforded
rich and poor, the old and young, to see
the face of the chic ftaiu The body win
then be taken 10 St Adams church,
where the premier and Lady Mac
donald have been in the habit of wor-
Shipping for some years past. Eight
cabinet ministers will act as pail
bearers and eight stalwart Dominion
policemen win carry the casket
to and from the hearse. The hearse
which viii carry the body from
the senate chamber to ST. Adams
church thence to the railway station
win be drawn by four horses. On ar
rival at Kingston the civic authorities
viii assume charge of the arrange
ments. The remains viii lie in state
in the city hall for several hours and
Thursday afternoon will be borne to
their last resting place in Cataraqui
cemetery.
The scene in the house of commons
Monday afternoon win be historic.
The chair and desk of the dead premier
were hung with black. On the desk was
a shield of roses and lilies, with the
words sour Chief" in blue inn
- ,'1ss The members were
..ss in black coats and black
ties. Ice galleries were crowded for
an hour before the opening at o'clock.
The chamber was impressively quiet.
The speaker, after the opening, an
nounced that because of the death of
one so prominent in the country as the
late premier he had had the chamber
draped in mourning, and he hoped the
house would approve of what he had
done.
Sir Hector Langevin then read
formal communication to the house of
the intelligence known for the last two
days. II fell to him, he said, as the
senior privy councillor, to make some
reference to the death of "our dear old
chief" He read his eulogy, and sew
eral times his voice choked. He had to
stop before he had spoken more than
five minutes.
Hon. Wilfred Laurier, leader of the
opposition, following, made splendid
Grafton. The closing sentence of his
speech was: Let our grief be coupled
with the determination that the work
which the liberals and conservatives
united to do shall not pass away and
that this Canada, although deprived of
her great man, shall and will live"
Sir John leaves only 500, 600 AL
though premier for many years nearly
all his salary was expended in hospital
ity. Eighty thousand dollars were in
1870 given him as tribute of esteem
by the conservatives. national
memorial, in addition to what is to be
erected by parliament, is to be gotten
up by public subscription Of not more
than twenty-five cents each.
Sir John Thompson is the almost
unanimous selection of the conserva-
tive members of the commons and SEN
ate for premier. The cabinet will be
reconstructed, and will in all probable
ity be composed of Thompson from
Nova Scotia. Foster from New Bruins
wick, Chapleau and Langevin from
Quebec, and Dalton, Mccarthy or Mer
edith and RovyaIl from Ontario