Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1895-06-08
The President Issues "A Proclamation.

The President Issues n Proclamation.
Washington, May 2S.-The president
this afternoon issued the
proclamation:
walter @. Gresham. secretary or
state OF the United states Is dead. me
president in making this distressing an
nouncement to his fellow countrymeh
speaks from the depths OF a personal
affection TO remind them tina they, too,
have lost a pure and able public servant,
a wise and patriotic guardian oil all
their rights and interests, "A manly ana
loyal American, and a generous and low
able man. As a suitable expression or
national bereavement, / direct thai the
diplomatic representatives Of the United
States in all foreign countries display
the flags over their embassies and lega-
lions at half mast for ten days. That
for a like period the flag of the United
States be displayed at half mast at all
ports and military posts and at all naval
stations and on all vessels OF the United
States.
81 further order that or the day OF the
funeral the executive department In the
city of Washington be closed and that
on all public buildings throughout the
United states the national flag be dis
played at half mast.
Grover Cleveland.
BY the President.
Edwin f. Uhl. Acting Secretary Of
state.
1t has been determined that the tuner
al Of Secretary Gresham viii take place
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning from
the east room OF the executive man
sion.
AT 2 O'Clock this morning Acting Sec
rotary Uhl sent cablegrams announcing
the death of Mr.. Gresham to the four
American ambassadors, Bayard at Lon
don, Eustis at Paris. Runyon at Ber-
lin and MacVeagh at Rome. He also
Instructed Ambassador Eustis to notify
all the United States ministers to the
same effect. The department OF state
Is closed this morning and the white
house is closed to visitors.
Funeral Services ut the white House.
Shortly after 1890 the president and
Mrs. Cleveland reached the white house
from WoodIey and at 10:45 they were
driven over to h Arlington. which Is
almost opposite the white house. After
three quarters Of an hour ait the Airing
ton the president and Mrs. Cleveland
returned to the white house. Mrs.
Cleveland had rendered and Mrs. Gresh-
am had accepted the use of the spacious
east room for the funeral services and
the details of h funeral arrangements
were left TO the cabinet, which assem-
bied about noon in Its regular meeting
room. All the members OF the cabinet
We're present with the exception Of Mr..
Carlisle.
Early tomorrow morning the remains
Of the secretary will be removed from
the Arlington TO N a s room OF the
white house The uneral services Will
be conducted by Bishop Hurst OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. who was
requested by the president to officiate
and came to the white house while the
cabinet was in session. to give assent.
The members OF the cabinet, including
Carlisle, who will reach Washington
from Kentucky tomorrow morning. and
the assistant secretary of the state de-
partment, win be the honorary pail
bearers. The active pail bearers will
be eight enlisted men OF the United
States army. At noon, or some hour
thereafter. the funeral procession viii
move from the white house TO the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad station. The
escort will be purely military. and will
consist OF the regular troops In and
about Washington. n escort will be
under the command Of Major General
Kruger. U. s. A.
The president and h members of tht
cabinet will accompany h remains to
Chicago, where he train will arrive
some time on Thursday afternoon. The
president and cabinet will consequently
not be able to take part In any OF tn
Decoration day ceremonies In Wash
tngton on the 30th instant.