Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-05
THE DEAD SECRETARY.

The Remains of the Late Secretary of the
Treasury Received With Honors at WASH
ington-Executive Order Issued.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The President
and the members of his Cabinet gath
cred at the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
station yesterday afternoon at 4:15
o'clock for the purpose of receiving
the remains of Secretary Window,
which were brought here in special
car attached 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 officials and many of the
clerks and subordinate employees. These
all assembled at the Treasury Depart
ment at o'clock and proceeded to the
railroad station in body. The Presi-
Dental party consisted of the President,
Vice-President Morton, Secretary and
Mrs. Blaine, Secretary Proctor, Post
master General Wanamaker, Secretary
Noble, Secretary Rusk, General Scho-
field and Solicitor-General Taft.
When all was in readiness a process
sion was formed and moved out of the
station in the following order: The body
bearers with the casket on their shout
ders, the President and Mrs. Blaine,
the Secretary of War and the
Postmaster-General, Rev. DIR. Hamlin,
pastor of the Church of the Covenant,
and Secretary Rusk, the Attorney Cen
eral and the Secretary of the Interior
and other distinguished persons.
Carriages were provided for all and
the cortege, headed by mounted police
men, moved slowly by way of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Vermont avenue and
Massachusetts, to the Secretary's late
residence, where the family were await
ing its arrival
The transfer of the remains from the
station to the house was made quietly
and with as little effort at display as
possible. The great esteem felt for the
deceased, however, was shown by the
number and character of the assemb-
lage that gathered to honor his memory.
The following executive order was
issued yesterday evening through the
Secretary of State and sent to all the
other heads of departments:
80, 1S9L-Sir: Hon. William Window, Secre-
tary of the Treasury of the United States,
died suddenly last night in the city of New
York at the hour OF eleven minutes past 10
Thus has passed away a man of pure life,
an official of stainless integrity, distin-
guished by long and eminent service in both
branches of Congress and by being twice
called to administer the National finances
His death has caused deep regret throughout
the country, while to the President and those
associated with him in the administration of
the Government it comes personal sor
row.
The President directs that all departments
of the executive branch of the Government
and the officers subordinate thereto shall
manifest due respect to the memory of this
eminent citizen in a manner consonant with
the dignity of the Office which he has hon
ored by his devotion to public duty.
The President further directs that the
Treasury Department in all its branches in
this capital be draped in mourning for the
period of thirty days. that on the day of the
funeral the several executive departments
shall be closed and that on all public build
ings throughout the United States the Ma
tional flag shall be displayed at half mast
Very respectfully. JAMES G.. BLAINE.
CHARLES BRADLAUGH DEAD.
The Noted English Freethinlker and Mem
Der of Parliament Dead.