Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-10-26
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
Mrs. Harrison's Funeral.


WASHINGTON, d. C.. Oct. pa cold
northwest wind set in last night, strip
ping the fine old trees in the grounds
surrounding the executive mansion OF
much of their foliage, and this morn
ing the aspect of nature is bare and
dreary and in harmony with the desc
lation within the White House walls.
There has been no official recognition
by the executive branch OF the govern
ment Of Mrs. Harrison's death and there
will be none, save for the display OF
half-mast flags on the government
buildings.
The departments will be open to-
moirow-the day of the funeral-the
same as on other days. and by the wish
of the family the business of govern
ment will run on rs though the nation
had not lost the wife OF its most distln-
guished citizen.
Mrs. Harrison's body has been laid
out in the room iii which she died and
this afternoon it will be placed in the
casket in which it will finally repose.
She she shows in her emaeiation the
effects of the long wasting illness OF
eight months that reduced her large,
matronly figure to thin, frail FORM
d.. - g. =; loo4I, Loc tha same
kindly expression that it had in life.
Her appearance is natural. There are
no hard lines of suffering visible upon
it. She looks as if her last moments
had been full of peace and her express
sion suggests that she was tired and had
gently dropped asleep.
Mrs. Mckee superintended the pre-
paration of the dead woman for burial
and communicated the wishes of the
family to the undertaken.
Mrs. Harrison, as is well known, was
exceedingly fond of flowers. The cas-
ket will be deeply strewn with them
and they will form her couch.
The body will be placed in the casket
during the afternoon and quietly re-
moved to the East room at late hour
to await the funeral services.
Vice-Presdent Morton will be one of
the pall-bearers, taking the place of
Secretary Charles Foster of the Treasu
ry Department, who is the only one of
the cabinet officers not expected to be
present at the services tomorrow
morning. The Secretary is not in the
city, He will 90 direct from the place
where he is staying to Indianapolis and
will attend the services there and be
present at the interment.
Secretary Rusk arrived in Washing
ton this morning from Wisconsin and
FASTENED to the President. Secretary
Elkins and Vice President Morton will
arrive here during the day.
The statement that invitations would
be issued to the funeral services in the
East room tomorrow is erroneous.
The family will not issue invitations
but expect only the kinsmen and re-
latives and few of the really personal
friends of the dead woman and Of the
President to attend.
The services will be extremely SIM
pie. The Rev. DR.. Hamlin, of the
Church of the Covenant, will be assist
ed in conducting them by Rev. DIR.
Bartlett, pastor of the New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church, in this city.
DR.. Bartlett was the pastor for many
years of the church in Indianapolis of
which the President and Mrs. Harrison
were members. The boy choir of st.
Johns Episcopal Church will sing a few
hymns.
To-day a large number of kilograms
of coincidence were received. Also let
tcrs of coincidence from number ofper-
SONS, including Bishop John Williams,
of Baltimore, on behalf of the House of
Bishops of the Episcopal Church.
All the members of the Cabinet will
attend the funeral except one, it being
deemed best to have one representa-
tive remain here. Secretary Tracy
will be the only member who will not
20. Secretary Charles Foster, who is
absent from the city, will join the
party in indianapolis. Mrs. Miller,
wife, ofthe Attorney General, and Mrs.
Harrison's most intimate friend in
Washington, will accompany the party
on the train, and it is expected some of
the wives of the other Cabinet officers
will also go.
Foreign News.
LONDON, Oct. 26.-At the cabinet
council that will be held tomorrow
Mr.. John Morley, chief secretary for
Ireland, will present propositions for
the release of all the political prisoners
in Ireland. The ministerial decision on
the proposals will involve the question
| of orontin0 amnesty tn all the men