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cabinet officer. There will further be
this distinctive feature in the sad cere-
monies that the draperies and other
tary In character. The flag which
Gen. Gresham loved so well. for which
he fought SO bravely and In whose de-
Tense he was SO grievously wounded
will be the chief emblem OF mourning
round his funeral caslxet Bishop
Hurst, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, will conduct the services.
At the conclusion of the services at
the executive mansion. the funeral es-
cort, under command OF Maj. Gen.
Thomas ii. Ruger, United States army,
will move in the following order from
the executive mansion to the Baltimore
g. Ohio depot:
Military escort
Clergy and physicians who attended the do
ceased.
Palibearers and helrse.
Relatives Of the deceased
The president and heads OF departments
Members OF the senate and house OF repre-
scntatives
Justices OF the supreme court
Diplomatic corps.
A special train over the baltimore &
Ohio railroad bearing the remains of
the dead secretary will leave Wash
ington for Chicago to-day about noon.
No exact time fer departure has been
fixed, but IL will be between IL and
o'clock The funeral will be
held In Chicago in pursuance of a
general desire for an imposing cerc-
monial In honor of the memory of the
distinguished dead. Some of the closest
friends of the family were anxious for
quiet, unostentatious country funeral
at the birthplace of Gen. Gresham, but
this was not urged.
The president and his cabinet will
act as escort and accompany the re-
mains from the capital TO Chicago. par
ticipating in whatever ceremonies may
be decided upon at that end. All of
the cabinet ministers are here except
Secretary Carlisle, who will either join
the party here to-day or at some point
along the route.
The honorary pallbearers will be
Secretary Lamont, Attorney General
Olney, Secretary Smith, Postmaster
General Wilson. Secretary Herbert,
Secretary Morton, Acting Secretary
uhl, representing the state depart
ment, and Acting Secretary Hamlin.
representing Secretary Carlisle.
The remains viii be deposited in
vault at 0alSwoods. large cemetery
on the south side in Chicago. The
funeral train will leave the Balti-
more a. Ohio tracks at South Chicago
and be branched off on the Illinois
Central tracks leading TO Oalxwoods'
station. Here the remains will be met
by the troops from Fort Sheridan, ILL.,,
which will form the escort TO the
cemetery, few blocks distant.
The train is scheduled 10 arrive Mt
Oahwoods station shortly before 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon and the
final services at the vault will be
held at the latter hour. Rev.
DIR. Mcpherson, pastor of the Sec
ond Presby terrain church of Chicago.
will o..icia;c. The services will be
simple and brief, and Mt the conclusion
the president and other members of
the funeral party, with tho exception
of Mrs. Gresham and the relatives of
the deceased, win return TO the train,
which will begin its homeward journey
without delay.
The president has issued the follow
ing proclamation;
BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES:
Walter q. Gresham. secretary OF state OF
the United States. Is dead The president. ia
making this distressing announcement TO his
fellow country men, speaks from the depths OF
personal nfiiction 10 remind them that they.
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wise and patriotic guardian OF all their rights
and interests. manly and loyal American.
and generous and lovable man.
A. a suitable expression OF national bereavo-
ment / direct that the diplomatic repre-
fentatves OF the United States In oil for
eign countries display the flags over their
embassies and legations at half-mast for ten
days, that for like period the flag OF the
united states be displayed At hsif-mast at nj
forts and military posts and az all naval sta
lions and on all vessels Of the United States
further order that on the day OF the funeral
ington be closed and that on all public build
ings throughout the United states the nation
al nag be displayed al half-mast
sSigned) GROVER CLEVELAND.
BY the President EDWIN +. UHI4
Acting Secretary OF State.
Done Of the city OF Washington. this 18th
day OF May, In the year OF our Lord 1898. and OF
The independence OF the United States OF
America the ilpth.
WASHINGTON. May 2o.--Under the
law the president will have TO appoint
a successor 70 Secretary Gresham with
In the next ten days. Consequently,
there is already considerable specula-
ton as TO the next secretary OF state.
Itcan be readily understood, of course.
that the president has not as yet
given any consideration 70 this mat
ter. IL is regarded as quite possible,
however. that Ambassador Bayyard
may be called from London 70 go TO
the head % the state department.
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