The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-19
THE PRNsIDENTs ORDER.
Tho Ncws of HisDsath Received with Dec
Sorrow Mt Washington.


THO Ncws of HlSDsath Received with Deer
Sorrow Mt Washington.
WAsHISoTNS, D. O., Jan. 1s.-A spe'
clal meeting of tho cabinet was held this
afternoon, at which the following order
was drafted aud adopted:
10 tho People ettse uatlsd stategt'
Rutherford B. Hayes, who was presi.
dent OF the United States from March 4,
1877, to March 4, 1881, died at his home
in Fremont, Ohio, at II p. m, yesterday.
This Is an event the announcement Of
which will be received with very gener-
al and very sincere sorrow, His public
service extended over many years and
over wide range OF official duty. He
was a patriotic citizen, lover OF the
flag and Of our free institutions, an iu-
dustrioHs and conscientious civil officer,
q soldier OF dauntless courage, loyal
friend, a sympathetic and helpful neigh
Dor and the honored head OF happy
Christian home. Hehas steadily grown
in the public esteem, and the impartial
historian will not fail to recognize the
consCientiousness the manlinosS and
the courage that so strongly character
lied his whole public career.
As an expression of the public sor-
row, 1t is ordered that the executive
mansion and the several executive dc
partments at Washington be draped in
mourning, and tho flags thereon placed
at half mast for period Of thirty days,
and that on the day OF tho funeral oil
public business In the departments be
suspended, and that suitable military
and naval honors under the orders Of
the secretaries OF war and OF the navy
be rendered on that day.
BENJAMIN HARRISON,
Erccuire Mansion, RashingtOn, D. C.,
January IS, 1893.
BY the President
]. W. FosTER,
Secretary OF State.
The President expressed his regret
that he would not be able to attend the
funeral in person, but said he desired 10
be represented by some OF his official
associates. II was thcrcupon deter
mined that Secretary Charles Foster, Of
the treasury, Secretary Noble, Secretary
Rusk and Postmaster General Wana-
maker should proceed to Fremont 90
the representatives OF the President.
Tho attorney general called the at
tontion Of tho supreme court 10 tho
death OF the ex.Prosident and tho court
adjourned.
Senator Sherman was perhaps moro
intimately associated with ox.Pr0sidont
Hayes than any other senator, and as q
member Of his cabinet was officially as.
socialod with his administration. HO
was deeply moved, and after the son.
nto had adjourned, at his own motion,
he said:
~ know him as we'll, porhapg aS any
ono man can know another. lie was
always fair tn friend and foo, and
sometimes failed 10 say mo" whom II
would hayo been bottor for him 10 have
dono 30, because Of his disposition to
obligo every ono.
"fho South should feel profoundly
grateful 10 him, for with Infinite courage
no exlonded 10 tho white mon Of that
section an opportunity 70 reorganizo
their states AZ a timo whom they had
been bitterly unjust 10 him"
Senator Brlee spoke very fo0llngly Of
Mr, Hayes, whom he know vol.
" will, az the proper time, said no,
"pRy my tribute 10 tho worth Of Mr,
Hayes a. a man, 90 a oltlEon aud q pub.
lie official, As q Democrat, criticised
with much heat aud great feeling tho
conduct and course oi affairs by which,
In 1870 and 1877, lie became president,
but tho warmth aud kindllnOB1, tho
iairnoll and tenderness Of the ex.prell.
dent wore such that was hev0f able 10
feel any sense Of resentment against
him Individuality ! was, With his