Omaha daily bee., 1892-10-26
DIPLOMATIC MOURNING.

Representatives of Foreign Governments
Express Their Feelings to the President.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 2J.-PuuGtilious
to degree in all matters pertaining to social
and official functions, many members Of tho
diplomatic corps, whose frequent calls during
the critical period of Mrs. Harrisons illness
made them seem to take more of "a friendly
than public Official Interest in the welfare
OF the afflicted lady, hastened early to the
white house and left their cards Mr..
Michael Herbert, charge d'affaires at the
British legation. was among the first to
leave message of coincidence. Emperor
Wilhelm was represented b. Baron Clemons
Won Kettler, charge daffaires at the German
legation: the sympathy OF President Carnot
was extended by Jules Bosufve, chancellor
of the French legation, Nj. Maurice
Depree, its secretary and M. Thiebault,
French consul in Washington. Other diplo-
mats to leave cards were Ge Cha Yum,
charge d'affaires of Corea; Cayetana Romero,
charge OF Mexico and Mrs. Romero; MIniste
Tatono of Japan and his wife, Salvador
Mendonca, the Bra2ilian minister, and Dona
Mendonca and Mgr. Effendi Norighian,
secretary of the Turkish legation.
AT the request of Baron dc Streuve, min
ister from Russia, a dinner which was to be
given in his honor tomorrow evening by
some sixty prominent fellow members of the
Metropolitan club as parting evidence of
Jnelr eSIeeiu tJuSJ prior 10 MS departure IOr
Europe) has been indefinitely postponed.
Baron de Strenve made this request today
because of the death Of Mrs. Harrison.
The University club announces that IN
view OF Mrs. Harrison's death. Tho recep.
ton to Mr.. Justice ShiraS OF the supreme
| court which had been arranged for the 81 st
| inst, has been postponed to some date next
month.
Formaiitiss of Mourning
Although the wife of the president is hold
| Of Mrs. Harrison will be made the
| subject of good deal of the formal
| notice that ordinarily accompanies the death
| of president. In all foreign countries
| whore we have representatives, the minis
ters OF foreign affairs Will at once call upon
| the heads of our legations and eX press their
| suvereigns sympathy. In tins city the for
| eign ministers will call on the secretary of
| state ana extend to HIM for transmission to
| the president, messages conveying their own
| personal sympathy us we'll as that sent them
| by their home governments. Later these
| messages will be more fully and formally
| expressed in writing and so placed in the
\ files of the State department. 1t is thus
| understood that Whatever Official honors will
| be paid to the memory of Mrs. Harrison,
| will come from the indirect channel OF
| sympathy for the blow that has fallen upon
| the president. That is the only way TO
| express personal or Official regard for him.
The supreme court, through the chief JUS
tlce. will also tender its collective SYM
| pathies.
| The death of Mrs. Harrison will interrupt
| for some time the social functions of Wash.
| ington. The vice president and Mrs. Nor
| ton ana the melnbers OF the cabinet and their
| wives, being, IN a sense, the official ia lily
| Of the president, it is understood, will go
into mourning, and will therefore, withdraw
| from all participation in social events for one
| month. This custom obtains in foreign
countries upon the death of II queen.
Among the persons who left cards at the
executive mansion during the day were
Senator and Mrs. Cockrsll, Senator McPher-
son, Commission T. of Patents Harris Repre-
sentative and Mira. Dalzei, Senator Proctor
Commodore ana Mrs. Ramsay, Mrs. Fuller
wife of the chief justice, Mrs. Waito and
! General Brice of the army.
| Many handsome floral offerings vera re-
ceived, and were sent up stairs TO Mrs Dim.
| mick and Mrs. Mckee.