The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-26
A CITY OF MOURNING.
Washington Gaiety Stops Out Of Re.
spect for the Dead.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNER.
AL OF MRS. HARRISON.

Expressions of Sympathy from All Parts
of the World-Foreign Governments
the Death of Public Personages-Mr.
/ Blaine Sends Message to the White
House-A Telegram from Ex-President
Cleveland.
| WASHINGTON, October 25.-Secretary
Rusk reached here tonight, and Secreta-
ry Elkins will arrive in time for Mrs.
| Harrison's funeral. Ali the members of
the cabinet will act as honorary pail
bearers at the services in this city. Vice
President Morton and Chief Justice Full
| ler may also be asked to serve as pail
bearers. The body bearers will be the
employees of the White House. The pail
bearers who will officiate at indianapolis
have been selected. They are DR.. Fl. r.
Allen, John B. Elam, Hugh Hanna, E. B.
Martindale, General Lew Wallace of
| Charlottesville, Hon. William E. Niblick
of Vincennes, John r. Elder and Theo.
P. Haughey. All the members of the
Presidents family, with the exception of
| the three grandchildren, will accompany
! the remains of Mrs. Harrison to Indian
| apolis. At first it was felt that Dr..
| Scott's advanced age would prevent his
| making the trip, but when the matter
| was broached to him, he announced en-
| phatically that he proposed to go. j. r.
Mckee, the Presidents son-in-law, will
also accompany the President, as will
the members of the Cabinet and proba-
bly, the ladies of their families. 1t is al
SO likely that Vice President Morton and
family and Chief Justice Fuller and
few others will be specially invited to
accompany the party. Mrs Miller, wife
| of the attorney general, Mrs. Rusk and
| other ladies of the families of the mem
bers of the cabinet called this morning
and spent some time with the family. A
few other intimate friends were also re-
ceived. Many members of the diplo-
matte corps, whose frequent calls during
the critical period of Mrs. Harrison's i'll
ness, made them seem to take more of a
friendly than purely official interest in
the welfare Of the afflicted lady, hastened
early today to the White House and left
cards.
Although the wife of the President is
held strictly to be private individual,
the death of Mrs. Harrison will be made
the subject of a good deal of the formal
! notice that ordinarily accompanies the
death of a President. mall foreign
countries where we have representatives,
the ministers of foreign affairs will at
once call upon the heads of our legations
and express their sovereigns' sympathy.
In this city, the foreign ministers will
call upon the Secretary of State and ex-
tend to him, for transmission to the
President, messages conveying their own
personal sympathy as well as that sent
by their home governments. Later, these
messages will be fully and formally ex-
pressedin in writing, and placed in the files
of the stateEdepartment. The Supreme
Court, through the Chief Justice, will
tender their collective sympathies. The
death of Mrs Harrison will interrupt for
some time the social functions of Wash
ington. Vice President and Mrs Nor
ton and members of the Cabinet and
their wives, it is understood, will go into
mourning, and will, therefore, withdraw
from all participation in social events
for one month. Many handsome floral
offerings have been received.
Postmaster General Wanamaker spent
an hour with ex-Secretary Blaine this af-
ternoon. When interviewed, Mr.. Wanna
maker said ''Mr. and Mrs Blaine, who
are suffering from their own recent be-
reavements, keenly and plainly manifest
their sympathy with the President and
his family. Their tender and fearful in
quiries showed a depth of feeling none
could mistake"
"a part OF the interview MI Wan
amaker continued, related to politics.
MI. Blaine will make UP by pen what he
cannot do by speech while he nurses
temporary affection of the throat He
evidently is greatly interested in the cleo
ton of Mr.. Harrison and is anxious that
all his friends should know it. He free
ly expressed the belief that Mr.. Harri-
son would be elected"
Mr.. Blaine sent message to the
White House during the morning. 1t
was contained in an envelope directed in
Mr. Blaine's own handwriting and was
sent up stairs to the President.
The following message has been re-
ceived by the President from Queen Vic
toria II have heard with the deepest
regret of your sad loss and sincerely
sympathize with you in your grief.''
The Pope, through Cardinals Gibbons
and Rampolla, sends his heatfelt condo
lence.