The record-union., 1895-05-29


apartments, and talked for some time
with Otto Gresham. He was visibly af-
fected when he left. Mrs. John w.
Foster. wife OF the Secretary of State
who held that Office during the last year
of the Harrison Administration, and who
is a native of Indiana, came in. The
Chinese Minister and his Interpreter is-
sued from coach shortly afterward.
Most of the Assistant Secretaries and
heads of Government bureaus were
among the early callers.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-At the conclu-
sion OF the Cabinet meeting held this
morning Secretary Lamont made brief
statement of the funeral arrangements.
The remains of the Secretary Will be
taken from the Arlington Hotel to the
Executive Mansion tomorrow and
placed in the east room, where funeral
services will be held at 10 CLOCK. They
will be conducted by Bishop Hurst, of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Seats
will be reserved for members OF the
Diplomatic Corps. the members OF the
Uniled States Supreme Court, and men,
bers of Congress who may be in the
city. and Chiefs of the War and Navy
Departments. The President and all the
members of the Cabinet will accompany
the remains TO their last resting. place.
Secretary Carlisle, who will arrive in
this city; Secretaries Herbert, Lamont,
Smith, Morton, Attorney-General Olney
aud Postmaster-G General Wilson will act
as honorary pallbearers at the funeral,
and the body-bearers will be squad
OF marines from the Marine Barracks in
this city.
AS soon as the order of proceedings had
been arranged and the President aud
Cabinet had been informed, the meeting
OF the Cabinet dispersed and official or
ders and notices began to issue to provide
for the execution OF the programme.
First Acting Secretary Uni sent out to
all the legations in Washington this no.
tice:
1T becomes my painful duty to inform
you OF the death of the Hon. Walter @.
Gresham, Secretary of State, which Oc-
Cured at his residence in this Capital at
Ills o'clock this morning, after a painful
illness of one weeks duration. l shall
have occasion to notify you in due season
of the date of the funeral services"
The Information referred to in the last
paragraph was furnished verbally by
Mr.. HAYWARD, Mr.. Uhps Private Secre-
tary, and later in more informal style by
a note inviting the diplomats to attend
the funeral services. The Acting Secre-
tary OF State also sent a general cable
gram to all United States Embassies and
legations abroad supplementary to the
brief note sent last night. adding direc-
ton TO place all flags at half-mast for ten
days, which order the Ministers were in
structed TO repeat to every United States
Consul in the world.
During the afternoon General Ruger
was perfectlng his arrangements for the
military portion of the programme. He
sent orders to Washington Barracks and
Fort Meyer to have all available troops
In line to participate in the funeral parade.
and place will be reserved for the mill
tia of the District of Columbia, insuring a
credtable military display.
Orders were sent by Secretary Lamont s
direction TO all military posts to place
their colors at half-mast and salutes will
be hred during the military services.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The President
to-day issued the following proclamation:
Walter q. Gresham, Secretary of
State OF the United States, is dead. The
President in making this distressing an
nouncement to his fellow country men
speaks from the depths of personal atfiic-
ton TO remind them that they, too, have
lost pure and able public servant. a
wise and patriotic guardian of all their
rights and interests, manly and loyal
American and . generous and lovabie
man.
'As suitable expression Of national
bereavement direct that the diplomatic
representatives Of the United States in all
foreign countries display the flag over
their embassies and legations at half
mast for ten days; that for like period
the flag OF the United States be displayed
at half-mast at all forts aud military posts
and all naval stations and on all vessels
of the United States.
II further order that on the day of the
funeral the executive departments of the
city of Washington be closed, and that on
all public buildings throughout the United
States the national flag be displayed at
half-mast. GROVER CLEVELAND"
ORDERS To HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-The following
executive order was sent from the White
House to all heads of departments to-
day:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
May %. 1895.
To the Heads of all Ececutt0e Depart
nlellts and the Government Printing Office ::
AS q mark of respect to the memory of
the Hon. Walter q. Gresham. late Secre-
tary of State, the President directs that
the several executive departments in the
city of Washington be closed on Wednes-
day, the 29th of May, 1895, the day of the
funeral. HENRY L. THURBER,
Private Secretary.
The procedure in the case of Secretary
WINDOWS death is indicated in the fol-
lowing order, dated January 81, 1891. and
issued by President Harrison:
''All The departments OF the executive
branch OF the Government and the ot1i-
GERS subordinate thereto shall manifest
due respect to The memory of this emil
nent citizen in manner cOnsonant with
the diguity Of the Office which he has
honored by his devotion to public duty
= = That the Treasury Department,
in all its branches III this capital, be
draped in mourning for the period OF
thirty days; that on the day of the fun
eral the several executive departments
shall be closed, and that on all public
buildings throughout the United States
the national flag shall be displayed at
half mast"
While it is at present the intention to
follow the precedent as in the Window
case, there must be one important depaI t.
ure, and that is the omission of all signs
OF mourning with which the great execu-
tive department. buildings were draped
for thirty days In the executive, legis-
lative and judicial appropriation Act, ap-
proved March ), 1888, Congress provided
That hereafter no building owned or
used for public purposes by the Govern
ment of the United States shall be draped
in mourning, and no part OF the pu bic
fund shall be used for such purposes
Two years before this, in the Act ap-
proved February I6, 1891, Congress had
also changed the law affecting the sue
cession to such an office as is now va
Gated by the death of Secretary Gresham
so as to read: "A vacancy occasioned by
death or resignation must be temporarily
filled (uuder the three pi eceding sections)
for no longer period than thirty days.
The old law lad limited the duration of a
temporary appointment in such cases to
ten days, but the President may SO desig-
nate Mr.. Uhl TO act as Secretary of State
for thirty days at most. In fact, that is
lust what President Harrison did after
Secretary Blaine's resignation, for Mr..
Wharton acted under his designation as
Cocratarv of Staia for tha tull lanaI