Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-24
VICE PRESIDENTS FUNERAL.
Bearers Selected by Deceased ed-Arrangements
Rapidly Being Perfected.

New York, Nov. 23.-President Nc
| kinley, the members Of his cabinet and
the judges of the supreme court Of the
United States will arrive at Paterson,
y. j.. at 1850 p. NJ, Saturday. for the
| purpose of attending the funeral Of the
late Garret A. Hobart Vice President
Of the United States. The funeral ser
vice at the home of the late Vice Pres
ident will be short and simple. while
| the service at the Church of the Re
| deemer will occupy less than an hour.
Rev. DR.. Magic will preach and prayers
will be offered by Rev. DR.. Milburn. the
blind chaplain of the Senate, and Rev
DR.. Shaw of Paterson. The only vocal
music rendered at the service will con-
SiSt of two pieces produced by the Or
pheus Club.
Vice President Hobart, during the
long illness preceding his death. select
ed his pall-bearers. The following are
believed to have been designated to act
in this capacity: Judge j. Franklin
Fort of Newark: Franklin Murphy of
Newark: +. L. Bell of Paterson; Col
VIM. Barber of Paterson: George
Wusts, secretary of state of New Jer-
sey. and Col. Jos. W. Congdon. of the
staff of Gov. Voorhees, of New Jersey.
The body will be placed in receiving
vault at Cedar Lawn, and it will be 10
days later before the remains will be
inferred
The Citizens Association of Pater-
son. tonight. appointed a committee to
meet the special trains at Jersey City
and Newark and notify the guests of
the n1n1a hai
ception for the funeral. Attorney Cen
eral Griggs will entertain the Presi-
dental party at his home.
The coffin. of solid English quartered
oak with heavy silver trimmings. ar
rived in Paterson, tonight and the
body of the Vice President will be
placed in it, tomorrow morning The
remains will be attired in a Prince AL
bert suit.
The Passaic county Democratic COM
mittee has adopted resolutions drafted
by VIM. B. GOurley. chairman of the
New Jersey Democratic committee, ex-
pressing deep regret at the death OF
Mr.. Hobart and paying a high tribute
TO his character and abilities
Two companies of. regular troops will
reach the city from Governors Island.
Saturday morning. They will be es-
corted to the armory.
During the passage of the funeral
procession from Carroll hall to the
church the soldiers will be stationed at
the church. The police will form a line
outside of the line of soldiers to hold
the crowd in check. 1t is thought that
only the family, the Presidents party
and the officials of the two houses of
Congress will drive to the cemetery
There will be a general suspension
of business at Paterson during the
funeral
The doors will be opened at Carroll
hall as early, tomorrow afternoon, as
possible. and great crowd is expect
ed. The doors will remain open until
about o'clock, so that those who wish
to view the body may do So
Col. Bright. sergeant-at-arms of the
Senate. arrived at Paterson. tonight. |
and the final details for the funeral
will be arranged in the morning.
Washington, Nov. 2s.-The postmas- |
ter general has issued the following or
ders:
In honor of the distinguished public
services of Vice President Hobart and |
in respect ITO his revered memory, post
masters throughout the United States
are directed to close their respective
offices between the hours of 2 and p.
NJ. on Saturday, Nov. 25 inst, the day
of the funeral
Philadelphia. Nov. 23.-The Stock Ex-
change. today, decided to close. on Sat
urday. the day of Vice President Ho-
bart's funeral
City of Mexico, Nov. 23-The Mexi-
can government has ordered the ma
tional flag to be hoisted at half-mast
over all public buildings as a token
of coincidence with the United States
for the death of Vice President Hobart
Secret Service Agent Owens received
his pursuit of VIM. II. Williams whom
he suspected to have been the occupant
Of the Winthrop cottage which was
searched by federal and Canadian author.
tiles a few days ago, had been success
full and that Williams and a woman sup.
posed to be his wife are under arrest at
Ok. 1t was on Tuesday morning
last, that Canadian and United States
officers searched the cottage at Win.
several packages of partially burned Ca
madam bills and a press for printing
them. The plates from which the bills
We're printed, which were stolen from
Ottawa. were not found. Ii is believed
that Williams will be at once brought