Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-20
Order to The Army and Navy
Relative TO the Funeral
Resolutions Adopted BY th3 Rational
Board Of Trade.
nnarnn IN MOURNING To-Day.
SENATOR rc,tigreu's nan Tor closing
the Pals To the ?ubiie ola
sundnyu.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Jan. l0.-In the
general orders Issued today announu.
ing the death Of oX-pfcsIdent Hayes,
Major General Sehohc!d directs that on
the day Of the funeral at each mill.
tary post, troops and cadets DO paraded
anu the order read 10 them, alter which
all labors Of the day will cease. The
national ilag will be displayed at halt
mast; at dawn guns will DO fired and
aiterward at intervals OF thirty min.
ut,s between the rising and the setting
OF the sun single gunP, and nj the
clopo OF day a national salute OF forty
four gune. Officers VIII wear crepe on
their left arms and ON their swords;
anu the colors OF battalions and the
colorB OF the several regiments Of the
state corps Of cadets viii be put In
mourning for n period OF five months.
by direction OF the secretary OF wnr,
the following officers were detailed to
repair TO Fremont, Ohio, to attend the
funeral: Brigadier General Joseph q.
Breckinridge, inspector general; Col.
George ID. Ruggles, assistant adjutnni
general; Lieutenant Colonel Marshall,
l.. Huntington, deputy quartsrmaster
general; Lieutenant Colonel @. Cor
bin, assistant adJutant general; Cap.
tain Tasker III. Bliss, aido.de.camp TO
major general commanding army.
The acting secretary OF the navy
department today issued u general
ORDER TO THE NAVY
In reference TO the death Of Mr.. Hayes.
The order directs that on the day OF
the funeral where the order may be
received In time, otherwise ON the day
after tho receipt, this ensign OF each
naval station and OF each OF the vessels
OF the United States navy In commits
sion be hois.ed at half.mast from sun.
rise TO sunset, anu at each naval station
and on the flag ships and vessels acting
singly, n gun be fired at intervals OF
every hour from sunrise to sunset.
Tho officers OF the navy and marine
corps will wear the usual badge of
mourning attached to their sword Hit
and on the lett arm for thirty days.
IL Ia in accord with the wishes OF the
family that the usual military honors
will be omitted at the funeral. The
military escort for an ex-President In.
cludes nearly this entire strength Of
the army, 20 Its omission on this ocoa-
sion means n great deal.
Orders will tie issued by General &. |
3. Youer, commander In chief OF the
Union Veterans Union, that each
department headquarters and precincts
OF the command OF the Union Vet
erans' Union shall place n becoming
evidence Of mourning on their respec.
tive halls for thirty days; that each
command shall take steps 10 hold at AN
early date memorial services expressive
Of esteem ana love for their late COM
RADIO.
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
At the session OF the board OF trade
resolutions were proposed favoring the
granting OF financial aid to the Nicara.
qua canal project. After brief de. |
bate II was voted to instruct the officers
OF the board to prepare memorial to
Congress embracing all the points
covered in the several propositions the |
national naval reserve advocated.
Upon the subject OF ship canal
around Niagara and from the lakes 10 |
the sea the board adopted resolution
praying Congress to appropriate $780,
boo to make a survey for tho proposed |
canal.
Hon. Carol ID. Wright, commits.
'ioner OF labor, by invitation, address.
sd the board In favor OF the establish-
ment OF permanent CENSUS bureau.
and also In favor OF procuring bust.
ness statistics upon a scientific basis
outside OF government control. Mr..
Wrighps proposition was Unanimously
'pnrovet. The following was adopted:
That the national board recognizes
ho exceeding poverty OF the country,
wen amid riches, In the deplorable
condition OF Its public highways. IL
considers tho ssme q positive Obetruc.
ion 10 progress and exhaustive extra.
'ngance, aud favoTs every measure far
Ind near that will tend TO remedy this
vii.
A resolution was also passed fayorinp
no passage OF the auti-adulteration
aw. The board then adjourned.
TIE WHITE HOUSE IN MOURNING.
The White House and all executive
departments were draped In mourning
oday and will wear the sable embIems
4 sorrow for u period OF thirty DAYS.
All the departments will be closed TO.
morrow.
Secretary Foster Of the treasury dc.
artment to-day issued an order closing
II sub-treasury nnd customs Offices
the United States on FIJI
ny, January 20, the day OF the funeral
{ the ex- President.
The following orders were ISSUED
his morning by the postmaster gem
raj:
As a mark OF respect and recognition
I the nations loss in the death OF Glen.
raj Rutherford Il. Hayes, late Presi.
ent OF the United states, all postofiices
re ordered to DO closed during the
ineraI, between the hours Of 2 d, IN.
MI p. m. for the day OF January
9th. III. CLAY EVANS,
Acting Postmaster General,
FOR SUNDAY CLOSING.
Senator Pettigrew, chairman OF the
committee, intro.
uced bill In tho Senate today