The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-29
WORDS OF SYMPATHY
Prominent Men Express Regret
at Senator Davis Death.
CHILDREN PAY TRIBUTE
STATE AND NATION PUBLICLY
MOURN THE LOSS.

ST. Paul, Mimi, Nov 2S-The mortal
remains Of the late United States Sen
ator Cushman K. Davis have rested to-
day in an upper room in the Davis
home on Harrington avenue in this
city. The entire city mourned. and
from all quarters of the globe have
come q stream of messages of sym
pathy and love for the stricken home
and the bereaVed city and state. Presi-
dent Mckinley was one of the first to
tender his tribute of honor and love,
and from diplomats and high officials
of this and other countries, senatorial
colleagues, representatives in congress,
from church dignitaTies and leading
merchants and men of business have
come simple and sincere expressions of
respect for the abilities and leadership
of the orator whose elOQuencies stilled,
the statesman whose cOunSels win no
longer be heard.
Among those who sent messages
We're Senator Hanna. Baron Won Hole
ben, German ambassador, Baron Fava,
Italian ambassador; Judge w. r. Day.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, the supreme
court of Minnesota, WI Ting Fang,
Chinese ambassador; Louis F. COrea,-
minister of Nicaragua; NJ. De AspirOz,
Mexican ambassador; Senator's Frye,
SpoOner. Foraker, Lodge, Fairbanks.
Kyle. Galiinger, Mcmillan, McCumber,
Lindsay and Allison; Andrew .. Car
negis, Secretary Root, Mrs. Julia D.
Grant and Mrs. Sart0ris, ex-senator
Villas. General AlSer, Mrs. John a. LO-
gan, Postmaster General Smith, White
law Reid and ex-senator Gilbert Pierce.
School Children Pay Visit.
One Of the touching incidents of the
day was the waiting upon Major Davis,
the aged father of the late senator, by
a company of school children from
NeilI school, which is Just opposite the
family residence. They presented the
following memorial.
THE pupils of the NeiIl school re
member most kindly the visit of their
neighbor, Major Davis, to the school
last Memorial Gay. They desire to ex-
press to him their loving sympathy in
his present great sorrow for the loss of
his dear SON
Major Davis was deeply affected by
the tribute, as was the entire house
hold.
1t was decided today mat the funeral
services would be held at the residence
On Saturday morning at Il o'clock, the
brief service being in charge of Rev. g.
d. Andrews, rector of the Church of St.
John the Evangelist.
In Difference to the wish of the many
friends who would be unable to attend
the services at the house, and on the
particular Tequesr of Governor Lind, 1t
was also decided that the body shall lie
in state at the capitol from 10 until
o'clock Friday. a detachment of the
national guard will escort the body
from the residence to the capitol and
remain as guards during the day later
returning TO the house. The interment
viii be at Calvary cemetery.
Business to Be Suspended.
Governor Lind today issued a pTOCla-
nation announcing the death of the
senator and asking for a general sus-
pension of business between lhe hours
of 10 and , on Saturday, the day OF the
funeral.
Appropriate action was also taken by
the mayor, and the city and state Of
fees viii be closed on the day of the
funeral. In fact. the capitol was closed
today on the first announcement of the
death of Senator Davis, and viii remain
closed except for the transaction of
necessary business until after the fu-