The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-19

family from the leading and most ,zominent
people of the United States. Presidenia aiarrison
wired the following today:
Hebb Hayes: Your telegram OF lass evening
lett me unprepared Tor the sad newS of YOUR
fathers death, which came this mi>ning l
very much regret shall not be able to IN anifest
my high respect and personal affectio8 for him
ana my profound sympathy with his Emily by
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Grover Cleveland telegraphed from Lskewood,
n. j., saying:
desire to express my heartfelt symps,hy with
you and those who mourn with YOU in the
household made desolate by the death of vour
beloved and honored father.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
John Wauamaker. from Washington 1ity, tel
egraphed:
beg to assure you of my sincere sympathy.
sixteen years acquaintance with yo<r father
ripened into affectionate regard for hins
William N. Evarts said:
We all send our love and sympathy. Nothing
but the great severity of the weather prevents
our coming to the funeral.
John Sherman said:
l received with profound sorrow 3he an
nouncement OF Che death OF your fatlser HIs
eminent servicesHn most exalted position are
appreciated by all the people of the United
States deeply sympathize with you In your
bereavement
The funeral arrangements are in the sands of
Col. II. S. Buckland, but this is undefatood to
be only temporary, and Col. Corbett hIye COM
plete charge. Nothing more detinitE is yet
known beyond the fact that the hour is>et for 2
p H. Friday.
The Loyal Legion of Massachusetts, 5as tele-
graphed that it would attend the funeral in a
body. The mayor issued~a proclamation this
afternoon calling upon the citizens to sleet to-
night for the purpose of passing suitab<e reso-
lutions and making arrangements @or the
care OF the people who will be present
during the funeral. The city council also
met and passed suitable resolutone The
Odd Fellows, of which Gen. Hayes was
member, met tonight for simirsr pur-
pose. The Sandusky County Bar Association
Will meet tomorrow at 10 O'Clock TO >,aw up
resolutions OF respect and for the purZ,ose of
transacting other business with referenG. to the
death OF ex-Pres dent Hayes. At a aetizens'
meeting this evening arrangements sor the
funeral were practically completed.
Col. Buckland announces that the General
will lie in state from early Friday morning. in
order to permit the citizens to view the semains
IN the morning and the visiting guests in the
afternoon.
The news of the death of ex-PresidenI Hayes
was received this morning by t,'a tizeSs with
great sorrow. The whole city Is In mo.irning,
testiying to the regard in which the General
was held
The funeral services will be simple an,-will be
held at the family residence at o'clock.)n FRI
day afternoon. The exercises will be sir1ilar to
those at the funeral of Mrs. Hayes Re- J. W.
Barsford, of the Ohio Wesleyan university, of
Delaware, o., will conduct the services, End the
local q. A. r. post will probably have aimple
ceremonies. Gen. Hayes was born at Delaware,
o.. and Mrs. Hayes received part OF has edu-
cation there. After Mrs. Hayes deat- Gen.
Hayes erected simple family monuI,ent of
Vermont granite on the family plot, with a
blank space for his own name and
in compliance with his wishes hS will
be laid beside his life CONS vanion.
Among the kilograms of coincidence received
here were those from President HARRISON Secre-
tary Foster, the living members of Hayer' cabi.
net, state officials, exGov. Foraker ana Gov
Pattison, of Pennsylvania. The living members
OF Hayes cabinet are: William N. Evar,S John
Sherman, Alexander Ramsay, Nathan t:oh, Il.
". Thompson, d. NJ. Key and Carl Schurs
Especially touching kilograms were received
from old army friends and soldier organi .itions
throughout the country. Many intimate r.iends
called at the house of mourning during tre day
to tender sympathy and assistan
CLEVELAND. Jan. lS.-A score of members of
Gen. Hayes regiment. the Twenty-third> Ohio
who live in this city will be present at the
funeral Friday. They have arranged for : floral
tribute to be sent to Fremont. The city council
decided today to attend the funeral in n body,
and the city officials aud many citzel.s will
probably go also.
LAKEWOOD, n. j., Jan. 1S-At a late hoSr this
afternoon Cleveland decided to attend tie fu-
neral of ex-President Hayes at Fremont 81 Fri
day.
COLUMBUS, JAM ls-Au work is susper:led at
the Ohio state university on account -,f the
death OF ex-President Hayes. He was president
OF the board of trustees. The faculty ADOPTED
resolutions to the effect that while he ws- emf
nent in war he was pre-eminent i'll pea,e
committee was appointed to attend the fJ-leral.
By the action OF the legislature and state Cficers
the state house will be draped. and ar1ange-
ments have been concluded to secure traz4spor-
tstion for officials to attend the funeralc The
state troops. if desired by the family. VIII be
ordered out to participate in the obs.:s uies.
Gov. Mckinley. speaking OF the death ~ ex-
President Hayes. said:
II is in the nature of personal bereavement.
When boy Joined his regiment, Was pro,lotei
TO lieutenant then major, aud went thTous sa the
war with him. In lo16 when he was erected
president. | was elected 70 congress have
wonderful admiration ior him u MAJ, aud
citizen.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. lS-A special meet
Tag OF the cabinet was held this Afternoon, ct
which the following executive order Was dsafted
and adopted
To the PeOple Of the United States: The de>th of
Rutherford IL. Hayes. no was president q the
United states from March 4. 1877, tn MaE,h 1,
ISL, nj his nome IN Fremont. o, at II r. IL yes-
teriay, IS event the auuouHCeme Of = hich
will be received with very general and ves> sin
ceTe sorrow. His public services extenie: over
many years and over n wide range OF ozzficisl
duty. He was patriotic citizen, lover 81 the
flag ana our Tree institutions. iudusSeous
anu conscientious civil officer, a s0ldc;.r of
dauutiess courage. loyal c0mrsde ami i-eni,
sympathetic and helpful neighbor an TIE
hOuOTeI head OF n happy tnrlstIan home He
has steadily grown IN pu ollc esteem, and th~. ina-
partial historian Will not fail 10 recognize the
couscIeDtiousness maniiness and courage yhicn
so strongly characterized MS whole tclbic
career. A. an expression OF public sOrroG II is
ordered that the executive mansion aui ererIl-
tive departments al " ashington city br Gzaped
III mourning aud the flags thereon be pia.si at
half mast for a period of.thrty days. anu tl-.t on
the CAV Of the funeral all public bu,iu=,s ta
sus pended and military aud naval honors l:nder
the orders oi the secretaries OF war and the 1asyy
be ordered en- that day.
BENJAMIN HARRISON, Presideat
J. W. FOSTER, secretary OF state.
Secretary Charles Foster. Noble Rusk and
Postmaster General WanaTnaAe will 20 Ia Fre.
mont, o. as representatives OF the pres 1ieut.
The sudden death OF ex President Have. e1used
8 decided shock in Official life here The Get a
recalled that his la,i appearance here wasldur-
ing the last Grand Army encampInent wh>n lie
and ten. Bui!er, so lately deceased were ch-ered
continuously along the line OF marcn c-riug
the parade,
The Ohio Republican association held sleet-
ing this evening 10 take appropriate a-.lon.
The Republican senate caucus called for tosight
has been postponed In difference 10 the mezaory
OF the ex-pre=idsnt The navy department. has