The Portland daily press., 1893-01-20
Ex--PREsIDENT HAYES.
VIII be Buried with Military Honors
Today.

WASHINGTON, January 19.-Secretaries
Foster, of the treasury, Noble of the In
terror, Rusk, of agriculture, and Post
master General WanamalSer, represent
ing the President and Cabinet, left Wash
ington via the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
for Fremont, o., at l1.40 this morning tc
attend the funeral of ex-President
Hayes. The party occupied the special
car Annapolis, attached to the regular
Western limited. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Rathbone and Rep
resentative Haynes of Ohio (who repre-
sents the seventh district and resides at
Fremont) were also with the party.
The Executive Mansion and all the
government buildings in this city are
draped in mourning today and flags are
flying at half-mast, in honor of ex-Presi-
dent Hayes. Mourning will be mann
tanned 80 days.
Secretary of the Treasury Foster to-
day issued an order closing all sub
treasures and customs offices through
out the United States January 20, the
day of the funeral of ex.President
Hayes.
FREMONT, Ohio, January 19.-Owing
to abatement in the severity of the
weather it is now thought that the fu-
neral of ex-President Hayes tomorrow
will take on more of military character
than was first anticipated. There will
be details of state troops, and all military
organizations, inclu ing G.. A. R., Loyal
Legion and the Veteran Association of
the 23rd Ohio Infantry will take part.
Few persons, save very close friends of
the family or relatives, will attend at the
Hayes mansion. This rule will not be
relaxed until tomorrow morning, when
the body will lie in state in the great
hall of the family residence. Arrange
ments for the funeral are not fully com
pleted, owing to uncertainty as to organ
izations that will take part. The cere-
monies will be of the simplest charac-
ter. President j. W. Bashford of Wes-
leyan University will conduct the devo-
tional exercises, which will consist prob
ably of prayer, brief address and singing
of the hymn. 1t is expected the G.. A.
r. will take official charge of the obse-
quies, in which case exercises at the
grave will be in accordance with the rit-
ual of that order M
Simple and touching tokens of mourn
ing are seen on every hand. Tonight a
detachmentfr from the Sons of Veterans
stand in military order by the bier, while
some of the many friends of Gen. Hayes
pass slowly by viewing the familiar face.
Gen. Hayes wish that no eulogy be pro-
nounced at the house or cemetery will
be respects d. The first city cavalry
troop of Cleveland, of which Gen. HAYES
Webb is member, will be the guard of
honor. The Toledo Cadets and Six
teenth Regiment with Battery D of Tolc-
do, will march in the funeral procession.
Gen. Hayes old regiment, the 23rd Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, will be represented
by Gov Mckinley, Ben Killam of Cleve-
land, secretary of the regimental asso-
citation, and a delegation of veterans.
Elaborate floral tributes are coming in in
great numbers. Members of the old 23rd
regiment sent circle of white immor-
telles. in the centre of which is a red
star containing in blue figures s'23''. The
star was the brigade emblem.
Boston, January 19.-In the House
this afternoon Representative Roe of Wor-
cester presented resolutions upon the
death of ex-President Hayes, which CON
tanned the phrase ''rebellious states.'' to
which Representative Quinn of Boston
objected. He thought the words obiec-
tionable should be omitted. Representa-
tive Parker of Boston moved to postpone
consideration of the resolutions until to-
morrow. Before this motion was put
another was made, 'sas further mark of
respect the House done adjourn" This
was carried.
LAKEwooD,N. j., Jan. 16-Mr. Cleve-
land was passenger on the train leaving
here at 7.40 this morning for New York,
en- route to Fremont, O., to attend the
funeral Of Fx-President Rutherford 3.