Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-17
IMPOSING FUNERAL MASS
Wa. Under the Direction OF tAs Austrian
Minister cardinal Gibbons Con
Quoted It.


Washington. sept i7.-An imposing
funeral macs oommcmofaiife VI ihe
Empress Elizabeth Of Aus,rin vas cell
.brat,d al 81. Mmtthewa ciihrdrh 20
day, Cardinal Gibbons bllhs IN eel,-
biaui. The ceremony was 1tiichl IN
character, under the auspices OF me
Austrian minister, ana among th9le Ia
attendance were Prt ldcnt MCKINLEY
and fhs members u Ills cabinet, The
ambasridors and ministers % foreign
gov fnmeuts IN gheir hrlllihni dlplo-
matte uniforms. preventative OF tha
United STATES army, navy ana supreme
court, and a large gatherins from pn-
waite lie.
The Austrian minister. Mr. Won
Hspgclmulier. was Attended BY M the
members % his sian. she military al.
iaohr. Baron HlCdl. IN thu Uniform OF
the Austrian impsrla guard, and esp
tain Rodifr, naval aitachr, IN thu unl-
form Of the Austrian navy, acting a.
ushers Minister Won Henrflmuller
wore the striking costume . ne Hun
ririan "Nnguat," denoung nigh dlpl0-
mtiir rank. I, Nua % n1mbrg blhca.
satin coat knee hreechoa, and hrh
bulia and heavy black velvet cloak
hung from thr icf, shoulder. Hla
swuri. scabbard and hih was hid with
wiuiinRu OF crepe.
A. me carriages % the President ami
c1blnet reached the church. Mr.. Won
ilpugclmullcr ief, MS pew and met the
President a. the church door. esc rilng
him 60 a pew b. the front and riEhi %
the chiucsl. with the Prtaidtut were
Secretaries Gage and Wilson. Pns,mas-
or General Smith and AcGnF Sscrc-
tlry Adee Back o. them. a. rcpresln-
ttlvra ~ the army, sat two " the OF
fcrrs u Gen. Mli1s star. col. Maus
and Lltut. Col. Michicr, IN fislgue uni
form. while the judiciary Nas repre-
sentcd BY Justice Harlan q the u. =.
supreme coufs. Many other officers Of
shs state. war AMI navy departments
also were present The diplomatic
corps occupied pewH opposite th3Ae Of
the q. =. government Ofiicialn. with
the Austrian minister at Ambassador
Camhon Of France. wearing the haAv-
ny gold embroidered Uniform OF an Of
ficsr q hlEh diplomatic rank. with
wide sllk sish from shoulder 10 hip.
lie LETT his pew after the President and
cabinet were seated and crossing the
aisle. PAID his rfapf ~ 90 the Prcsldent
ana cabinet officers. The German
charge q afalrta. baron Spcck Won
SisrnbcrT, with the German military,
naval ana civil attaches. IN full unl-
form, the minister % Switzerland,
who're thc assassination N the empress
occurred, AMI IN representative OF
Russia, Norway and sweden. Belgium.
Denmark, Portugal. china, Japan. Tur-
kcy, Colombia. Venezuela. Costa Rlca,
Brasil, rcru, Chill. most OF them In
court and diplomatic attire, were prea-
cnt. In the absence " the British Am-
haHsador. Sir Julian Paunccfoto sent a
large iioral cross OF white rcses and car
nations, which was ln the middle Of
The chancel - lug the congregation.
The embassy was rcpr,sented BY Cap
tain PaEet and Sir. Young.
The church Interior was simply ar
ranged for the occasion. Back OF the
chancel hung Ions crepe drapcriea COW
erlng the Windows and darkonlng the
altar, The pulpit was iraped with
heavy bands OF crepe. Cardinal Glib
bons was assisted In the mass by large
number % priests and acolytca, the
usual rich yeslmenis being put aside
for those OF black and white.
In his sermon the cardinal said a
ErievouH crime had shocked the civilized
world. the hand OF an assassin had
struck down an un0fendlng lady. the
cOnHort Of an emperor of vast and HIS
torle regions. The crime had occurred
not when the empress was ieated on her
throne. amid pomp and majesty. when
might have excited the passions of some
walking the street
'srhe man that strikes Al the ruler OF
a nation IL an enemy VI social order"
declared the cardinal. Public peace
and tranquility depend upon the exc
cutlon OF the law. on the rule OF the
executive OF a nation depends the exec
cutlon OF law and the maintenance Of
stable government, II hehoves vs.
therefore. 10 uphold the head OF a ma.
ton. whose person, as ruler, Is
sacred"
The cardinal paid a touching tribute
to the beauty OF character of the late
empress, and asked that prayers be
given not only for the repose Of her
stricken emperor. Among all the
tributes of sympathy which had been
soul but also for the Holaoe' % the
given 10 the emperor, he sali none had
been more touching and gracious than
that OF the President o. the United
States. The cardinal recalled ihe world
wide sympathy coming TO the United
states on the assassination 0f President
GARFIELD, which, he said, levelled all
partinanahip In this country, bringing
together Democrats. Republicans. adj
mlnlstratl0n men and antl-administra-
ton men In common sorrow, Thus,
out OF the blood OF a martyred preHl-
dent. was shown the seed OF patriots,
and the cardinal hoped that out OF this
abhOrrent tragedy would come also
good lessons and good results.
The music following the mass was Of
a high order.
Following the ceremony, the Presi-
dent and his party returned TO the
White House.