The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-27

Cabinet Except Secretary Tracy WI.
Go to indianapolis.
WASHINGTON. Oct 26.-[Speciall-
There has been no official recognition
by tho executive branch of the Govern
ment of Mrs. Harrisons death and there
Will be mono, save for the display at
half mast of flags on the Government
buildings. The departments will be
open to morrow-tho day OF the funeral
tho same as on other days, and by the
wish OF tho family the business of the
Government will run on as though the
nation had not lost the life of ono OF its
most distinguished citizens. Mrs. Har-
rison's body was laid cut in the room in
which she died, and this afternoon it
was placed in the casket in which IL
will finally repose and removed to tho
east room
She shows in her emaciation the effects
OF her long wasting illness of eight
months, which has reduced her large,
matronly figure to q thin, fraii form.
But her face in death has the same
kindly expression that it had in life.
Her appearance is natural. There are
no hard lines of suffering upon her face
She looks as il her last moments had
been full of peace, and her expression
suggests that she was tired and had
| gently dropped asleep.
| Vice. President Morton will be one of
the pall-bearers, taking th place of
Secretary Charles Foster, of the
Treasury Department., who Is the only
one of the cabinet officers not expected
| to be present at the services to morrow
morning The Secretary is not in the
city. lie will go direct from the place
where he is staying to Indianapolis and.
| will attend the services there and he,
| present at the interment.
Private Secretary Haliord said to day
that the statement that invitations
would b. issued te the funeral services
IN the east room to morrow is erroneous.
He said that the family would not issue
invitations, but OK pectt only kinsmen
and relaoives and q few of the really
personal friends of the dead woman and
of the President to attend. He added
I that the family did not wish to make
any discrimination by the issuance OF
invitations, and that each person must
determine for himself or herself whether
or not relations to the family brought
him or her within the designation Of q
personal friend.
The services will be extremely
simple Rev. DR.. Hamlin, of the Church
OF the Covenant, will be assisted in
conducting them by Rev. DR.. Bartlett,
pastor of the New York Avenue Pres
6yterian Church in this city. DR.. Bart
lett was pastor for many years Of the
church in Indianapolis Of which the
President and Mrs. Harrison were mem
bers. The boy choir OF St. Johns Epis-
copal Church will sing q few hymns.
Letters and kilograms of coincidence
continue to flow into the White House
in great numbers. AT the Cabinet m eet-
ing to-day 1T was decided tina, all the
Cabinet should attend the indianapolis
funeral, except one, it being deemed
best to have ono representative remain
here. Secretary Tracy will be the only
member OF the Cabinet who will not GO
Tho body bearers for the funeral SER
vices have been chosen from the watch.
men and messengers at the White
House. The persons selected arc
Loeffler, Turner, Dubois, Kenny,
Bricker, Harrie, Lewis. and Hallinber-
| ger.
Nearly al tho representatives in
Washington of foreign powers have sent
to the Department. Of State letters ex-
pressing regret at Mrs. Harrison's death
and sympathy with the President. Suit
| able responses have boon made to these
letters.
RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCES
| DALLAS, Texas, Oct. -ISpeclall-
Tho following resolutio of coincidence
| properly signed has been transmitted to
President Harrison:
Whereas we, the United Confederate
veterans of the Trans Mississippi de-
partment, assembled in reunion at
Dallas, Texas, have received the
. elancholy intelligence Of the death of
Mrs Harrison, wife of the President Of
the United States; therefore, be it
Resolved, That We deeply SYM
pathize with tho resident and family
in their sad bereavement and declare
that We regarded Mrs. Harrison as not
only an exemplary and warm heated
Christian woman, but as also represent
ing the highest order of American
motherhood"
WHAT THE ENGLISH PRESS SAYS
LONDON. Oct. Ct. -[Speciall-Tbo
Graphic, in condoling with President
Harrison, says: 1--WE think his success ia
partly due to his wife's council and In
xpiration. Her death comes at pecu-
liarly critical moment"
| The Chronicle says:.."Very great sym-
pathy with President Harrison will bo
felt everywhere. Mrs. Harrison was a
counterpart OF her husband, whose pri-
ate character Is admired and respected
even by his political enemies"
The News eulogizes the deceased
lady and praises her courage in going
to Washington when she knew her III
mesa was fatal, adding: "She had won
the regard Of the American country by
her worth OF character and devotion to