Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-29
HOMEWARD BOUND.
Remains of Secretary Gresham
En- Route to Chicago.
PRESIDENT III THE FUNERAL PARTY

Accompanied by the Members OF the Cab
fnct and Other D!sting uished Persons-
Military Honors Paid to tho Dead States
man-Brief Religious Services at the
White House-The Couutry's Hereave-
ment Officially ibutes to
the Deceased by His Onlciai ColIeague ues.
WASHINGTON, May 30 The president
has issued the following proclamation:
walter q Gresham, secretary Of state
OF the United States, is dead.
'The president in making this distress
ing announcement to his fellow country.
men speaks from the depths of persona nj
affection to remind them that they, too,
have lost pure and able public servant,
wise and patriotic guardian of all their
rights and interests, manly and loyal
American, and q generous and lovable
man. AS a suitable expression of national
bereavement direct that the diplomatic
representatives Of the United States in all
foreign 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
half-mast at all forts and military posts
and ut all naval stations and on all ves-
sells of the United States.
II further order that on the day Of the
funeral the executive departments 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.
Done at the city of Washington this
:wenty-eighth day of May, in the year
of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-flye. and Of the Independence
OF the United States Of America the one
hundred and nineteenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
"By the president
EDWIN L. UHL,
Acting Secretary of State"
Foreign Diplomats Formally Notified.
First Acting Secretary Uni has sent out
to all the legations in Washington this
notice: ut becomes my painful duty to
inform you Of the death of the Hon. Wal
ter q Gresham, secretary of state, which
occurred Mt his residence in this capital
ut 10 minutes past o'clock this morning,
after n painful Illness OF four weeks dura-
tion. j shall have occasion to notify you
In due season of the date of the funeral
services" The acting secretary of state
also sent general caoleGram to all
United States embassies and legations
abroad, with direction to place all flags
ut half-mast for ten days, which order tho
ministers were instructed to repeat to ev.
cry United States consulate in the world.
Then Secretary Herbert provided for tho
due observance of the occasion by the
navy through appropriate orders.
Condolences from Far and Near.
The telegraph wires have been bur-
dened with dispatches condoling with
Mrs. Gresham and the nation for the loss
Of the late secretary. Among those re-
ceived are the following:
New York k-l beg to tender to you and
your children my sincere sympathy in your
great sorrow. BENJAMIN HARRISON.
New York-Would that 1 could offer
you consolation in this hour. / can only
say that my heart is full of sympathy.
JULIA ID. GRANT.
phia-Please accept our deep
sympathy with you in your aifliction. A
brave soldier ana an upright Judge and
statesman has gone to the reward of the
pure in heart. q. +. EDMUNDS.
The earl of Kimberly. secretary of state
for foreign affairs of the British empire,
has sent to President Cleveland an cx-
preston of his very great regret at tho
death of Gresham. At London the Amer
lean embassy was crowded all day, and
bushSls OF cards We're LETT by Americans
and others expressing regret ut the sad
event that has put the American govern
ment in mourning.
Then there were kilograms from the
following weil-known people: Ex-Post-
master General Bissell, Ambassador
Eustis Cat Paris), Don NJ. Dickinson,
Senator CYlApssl. n. Z. Butler (of India
napolis), j U6Tuthill (of Chicago), John
McNulta, Robert 7. Lincoln, George NJ.
Pullman, General Miles, Governor Mat
thews, Senator Voorhees,, II. T. Stude-
baker, X. \. Alger, A. Hickcnlooper,
George Hoadley, r. H. Bistow, Oliver T.