The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-26

Charles Herbert, charge daualres a.
the British legation, was among the
first to leave message OF confidence
Emperor Wilhelm was represented by
Baron Clemens Won kettler, charge
d'aliaires at tho German legation; the
sympathy OF President Carnot was OK
tended by Jules Boeuve, chancellor oI
the French legation. Several other
diplomats lett their cards.
At the request OF Mr.. e5truye,, mn
lister from Russia, dinner which was
to be given in his honor tomorrow
evening by some sixty prominent iel'
low members OF the Metropolitan Club,
as parting evidence OF their esteem
lust prior 10 his departure Tor Europe,
has been indefinitely postponed. MIR.
DeStruve made this request to-day be-
cause OF the death OF Mrs. Harrison.
Although the wife OF the President is
held strictly to be private individual,
the death OF Mrs. Harrison will be
made the subject oil good deal oi
formal notice that ordinarily accom-.
panies the death OF President. In all
foreign countries, where we have repre-
sentatives, the minister OF foreign
affairs will at once call upon the heads
OF our legations and express their
sovereign's sympathy. In this city the
foreign ministers will call on the secre'
tary OF state, and extend to him for
transmission to the President, messages
conveyingtheir own personal sympathy
AS well as that sent them by their home
Governments. Later these messages
will be more fully and formally eX-
pressed in writing, and SO placed IN the
files OF state department.
The supreme court, through the Chief
Justice, will also tender its collective
sHmpathies.
WILL GO IN MOURNING.
The death oil Mrs. Harrison will in
terrupt for some time the social 1unc-
tiors OF Washington. The Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Morton and the MEM
bers OF the cabinet and their wives. be-
ing in a sense tho official family OF the
President, it is understood, will go into
mourning, and will therefore withdraw
from all participation in social events
Tor one month. This custom obtains
in foreign countries upon the death OF
a queen. There seems no other way
for them to publicly express their
sense OF personal loss and sympathy
with the great grief which has come to
the chief executive. When this sub
iect was talked over to-day, Mrs. Har.
rison's conduct when the sad events ol
two winters ago brought desolation and
sadness to the homes TO two OF the
cabinet came quickly to the mind OF
every one. She did all that official posi-
ton could suggest, but more than that
her tender thought and consideration
for every individual found manifest,
alton in every possible way. Her real
grief and solicitude touched every one,
and her part in assuaging the sorrows
in the families OF Secretary Tracy and
the stricken household OF Secretary
Window are well remembered. The
effect Of the death of Mrs. Harrison on
general society will be marked. 1t has
come ut quiet season, but ii 1t had
been at any other period, it would have
been similarly observed.
Many handsome floral offerings were
received and we're sent up stairs TO Mrs.
Dimmick and Mrs. Mckee. The crysan-
themum was one OF Mrs. Harrison's
favorite flowers and many oil her friends
sent tributes composed wholly OF vari-
cites OF this flower.