The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-10-27

the French leg alton and M. Marrice
Depres, its secretary, and M. Fhie-
bault, French consul in Washington.
Other diplomats to leave cards were
Ye Cha Yum, charge d'affaires OF
Corea: Cayetano Romero, charge
d'affaires of Mexico and Mrs. Romero;
Minister Tateno of Japan and wife;
Salvador Mendonca, Brazilian min
lister, and Dona Mendonca, M. Eh1n-
eda Norichden, secretary of the Turk
ish legation, and Baron DeStriwe,
Russian minister. 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 formal notice that ordi-
narily accompanies the death OF q
president. In all of the foreign
countries where we have repre-
sentatives, ministers of foreign
affairs will at once call upon the
heads of our legations and express
their sovereign's sympathy. In this
city foreign ministers will call on the
secretary of state and extend,t to him
for transmission to the president mes
sages conveying their own personal
sympathy as we'll as that sent them
by home governments. Later these
messages will be more fully and
formally expressed in writing and 80
placed in the files of the state depart
ment. 1t Is thus understood that
whatever official honors be paid to
the memory of Mrs. Harrison will
come from an indirect channel
of sympathy for the blow that
has fallen upon the president.
1t is the only way to express per-
sonal or official regard for him. The
supreme court, through its chief JUS
tice, will also tender It's collective
,sympathles. The death of Mrs. Har-
rison for some time will interrupt the
the social functions of Washington.
Vice President and Mrs. Morton and
members of the cabinet and their
wives. being the official family of the
president, it is understood they
will 90 in mourning and therefore
withdraw from all participation in 90
cal events for month.
The flag staff on the building was
bare this morning. The familiar
stars and stripes which waved over
the presidents house yesterday was
lowered at sunset, furled and placed
aside. This morning absence OF the
flag was noticed. Mr.. Halford eX'
planned that the president was averst
to having it placed at half mast. II
was determined rather than TO nave II
flying as usual, to refrain from dls
playing it at all until after the Oody
shall have been taken away from here
when it will again be raised. The
emblem OF mourning was absent IRON
the bell at the door at the White
House until towards IL O'Clock, wher
the undertaken placed a plail
black Grape knot and bow arounC
it. A number of friends of the family
called and left notes of condolene'
most of them for the ladies of tn
household. Ex-Secretary Blaine sen
over q coincidence message to tn
president during the morning 1t wa
contained in an envelope directed II
Blaine's own handwriting and sen
up stairs to the president. Among
many kilograms of coincidence re
ceived are those from ex-Presiden
Grow II Cleveland, Vice-Presiden
Morton, Hon. Whitelaw Ried; Pop
Leo XIII, (through Cardinal Rain
polla); Queen Victoria of England
MIR. Blaine's letter was an autograph
one. 1t was short and rendered to tn
president the sympathy Of himsel
: and Mrs. Blaine.
!. Though no selection of body bearer
has yet been made it is probable tn
corpse will be borne by White Hous
employees. About 10 O'Clock Russell
Harrison, Mr.. Mckee and Mr.. Hal
ford visited the establishment of Un
dertaker Speare and selected casket
The one finally decided upon wa
made of Spanish red cedar covere'
with fine black brOadcloth an
has copper metallic inne
case, Theoretically sealed, line
with cream tufted satin. The exterio
9 of the casket has no ornaments what
| ever except oxidized handles whicl
r run full length and silver oxidize
2 plate bearing this inscription: ",VCart
l line Scott Harrison, wife of Benjami
. Harrison; died October 25th, 1892.
Red cedar highly polished, wit
| brass handles and corners, compos
the travelling case.