Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-01-26
The News at Washington.

WASHINGTON, JAN IS--COmlnS sc
soon after the sudden death of Gen
Butler and the sad ending of Senate,
Kenna, the demise OF ex-Presiden,
HAYES created something Of a shock tt
people in official life here. Flags are
flying at half mast to-day on all public
buildings in Washington. President
Harrison received the news of his pre-.
decessor's death this morning. Last
night he telegraphed an inquiry t.
MIR. Webb Hayes concerning the con
dition of his father and about 1l
o'clock the answer came that the ex.
president was resting easily. When
the president learned of the death OF
Mr.. Hayes he was much surprised, in
view of the encouraging information
which he received last night. Presi.
dent Harrison will not attend the
funeral of Mr.. Hayes. but he will prob
ably send a representative to Fremont.
A special meeting of the cabinet was
held this afternoon. at which the fol-
lowing executive order was drafted and
adopted:
To the People Of the United States:
The death OF Rutherford B. Hayes, who was
proiiens of the United States from Marcel 4.
1871, to March 4, 1881, at his homo IN Fremont,
O.. at ii o clock p yesterday. is an event tho
announcement OF which will be received with
very general and very sincere sorrow. His
public service extended over many years and
over a wide range of official dutv. He was a
patriotic citiz. lover OF the flag and OF our
free Institutions. an Industrious and con scien-
tious civil officer. soldier of dauntIess cour-
age. loyal comrade and friend sympathetic
and helpful neighbor and the honorei head Of
happy Christian family He has steadily
grown in ths public esteem. and the historian
viii not fail to recognize tho conscientious
ness, the Eaniiness and the COURAGE that so
strongly characterized his whole public career
As an expression OF the public sorrow. it is
ordered that the executive mansion AMI the
several executive departments at Washington
be draped m mourning and the flags thereon
placed at haff-Staf. for a period of thirty days.
and that on the day OF the funeral all public
business in the Departments be suspended, and
that suitable military and naval honors under
the orders of the secretaries of war and of tie
navy be rendered on that day.
ISignedl BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Executive Mansion. Washington. D. c., Jan.
By the President
j. W. FOSTER. Secretary o. State.
The president expressed his regret
that he would not be able to attend the
funeral in person, but expressed wish
that he should be represented by some
of his Official associates. It was there
upon determined that Secretary Charles
Foster of the treasury. Secretary Noble,
Seer etary Rusk and Postmaster-Gen-
eral Wanamaker should proceed to Ere
mont as the representatives of the pres
ident.
The navy department has designated
Capt Powell, and Commanders Dick
ems and Houston to represent it at the
funeral of Mr.. Hayes They left Ere
mont tonight
The Encouragement called the 1T
tention of the supreme court to the
Heath, and the court adjourned.
The senators who went early to the
capitol this morning conferred to-
yether, and looking up precedents-
the last being the death of ex-Presi-
dent Monroe-decided that the senate
should adjourn Immediately after read
ing the journal, as token of respect
for the deceased.
Senator Sherman was perhaps more
associated with ex-President
Hayes than any other senator. He was
deeply moved. and after the senate had
adjourned at his own motion, he said:
II knew him as well. perhaps, as any
one man can know another. He was
always fair and just to friend and foe,
and sometimes failed to say No when
it would have been better for him to
have done so, because of his disposition
to oblige every one.
'sThe south should feel profoundly
grateful, for with infinite courage he
to the white men of that sec
ton an opportunity to reorganize
their states at time when they had
been bitterly unjust to him The
death of ex-President Hayes comes to
me like a sudden blow. ] expected him
10 become my guest at the inaugura-
ton of the incoming president He
had no expectation of death
md made arrangements for the future
with confidence and cheerfulness."
Senator Brice spoke very fee!ingly of
Mr.. Hayes, whom he knew well. II
will. at the proper time" said he, pay
ny tribute to the worth of Mr.. Hayes
IS a man, a citizen and public official.
As democrat, 1 criticized with much
hate and great feeling the conduct and
course of affairs by which in 1876 and
1877 he became president. and have
,ver since felt a deep sense of wrong
It the outcome; but the warmth and
the fairness and tender
hess of the ex-president were such
hat I was never able to feel any
'ense of resentment against him indi-
The death of ex-President Hayes
vas received quietly by the members
# the house. Time had mellowed the
PASSIONS growing out of the fierce poll
ical contest which ended in Mr.. Hayes
deviation to the presidency. The MEM
,ers of the Ohio delegation, nearly
very one of whom was personally ac-
luainted with the ex.president spoke.
Kindly of him. It was recalled by DEM
cratic members that they had never
,eard of Mr.. Hayes making political
peech since he left the White House.
The delegation conferred in the house
his morning and il was decided to fol-
ow the lead Of Senator Sherman in the
enate.
nsnt Of 81 HaryS academy. managed BY the
ltstsrs Of Lorstto. In 2oosriy. No, was burned
russday. The ars was caused ~ . detective
he.