Evening star., 1901-09-14
THE NEWS IN LONDON.

THE NEWS IN LONDON.
Ambassador Choate Receives Condo
lences From the Lord Mayor.
LONDON, September liking Edward
telegraphed to Ambassador Choate as fol-
lows:
Most truly do I sympathixe with You
and the whole American nation at the loss
Of your. distinguished and ever-to-be-re-
gretted President.
EDWARD REX"
United States Ambassador Choate arrived
at the embassy from Scotland at an early
hour this morning No official news Of
President MeKinley's death had been re-
ceived there prior to his arrival, but the
Associated Press dispatches announcing the
death of the President were taken as
sufficient justification for the lowering Of
the flag upon the embassy to half-mast.
AS the crowds hurrying to work passed
the embassy many persons barred their
heads upon seeing the mournful droop OF
the flag. Callers commenced to come early
and write their names in the book opened
for the purpose Of condolences. The first
of these was Mr.. Charles Spencer Francis.
United States minister to Greece, who is
now in London.
On the Mansion House and other public
and private buildings the flags were quickly
placed at half-mast.
All the papers are issuing extras, lined
with deep black. and sympathy is univer-
sally expressed.
Message From Lord Mayor.
The lord mayor sent to United States
Ambassador Choate the following message:
'The citizens Of London are profoundly
moved and deeply affected by the sad intel
ligence OF President McKinley's death.
They had hoped that. under Providence SO
valuable life might have been spared for
the welfare of his country. In their name
I beg to tender to your excellency heart
felt sympathy. and shall be grateful IL you
will convey it to Mrs. Mckinley and the
people Of the United States. The eminent
career and public services of Mr.. Mckinley
are widely appreciated here, and will long
be remembered by the British people, who,
having themselves sustained the loss Of
beloved sovereign more keenly sympathize
with the United States in the sudden re-
moval Of their distinguished President"
A meeting OF the London corporation to
pass vote Of coincidence will be held
Thursday next.
English Tribute.
Leader appears with heavy mourning bor-
ders and prints portraits and sketches OF
the lives Of the late President Mckinley
and Of Theodore Roosevelt. It expresses
editoriaily the deep sympathy felt in Great
Britain and suggests that the only appro-
pirate expression Of national Sympathy will
be the holding of a memorial service in st.
Pauls Cathedral. The Leader says:
Mr.. Mckinley came Of the stock which
built the cathedral. He belongs to a race
whose leaders are buried there We could
fnd no apter mode Of emphasizing the
unity Of the Anglo-Saxon people"
London Exchanges Closed
LONDON. September 14-The stock ex-
change opened usual this morning, but
Immediately closed, without any transac-
tions, out Of respect for President Nc
Kinley
Union Jacks at Half-Mast.
From the towers Of Westminster Abbey,
from the gray buildings where the govern
ment Of the empire is administered, from
the Mansion House and law courts, from
churches. hotels and business and private
houses in London union jacks are floating
at half-mast as mark Of sympathy for
the murdered President All the stock and
commercial exchanges are closed.
At the United States embassy a quiet,
sorrowful crowd. many Of the visitors be-
ing in deep mourning, passes in and out,
recording their respect for President Nc
kinley.
kilograms are pouring In from prominent
Englishmen, societies and municipalities.
1t seems as IL every little town In England
is individually telegraphing an expression
Of sympathy and horror. Everything, as
yet. Is rather unsettled, but 1t Is probable
that a memorial service OF imposing pro-
portions will be held in Westminster Alb
bey. as was done at the time Of the death
of Gen. Grant. Whether the British gov
ernment win issue any official notification
of mourning rests chiefly with King Ed
ward.
Scenes at Methodist Conference.
Affecting scenes marked the announce
ment Of the death of the President at the
ecumenical Methodist conference. which
passed resolutions declaring that the whole
Christian world sympathized with the
American people.
Throughout the length and breadth of
Europe feelings similar to those evinced in
the British metropolis seem to have been
evoked. Perhaps this is best voiced by the
Vienna Neues Weiner Tageblatt, which
says:
1.-THE ocean is not wide enough to hold
all the sympathy that is streaming from
the old world to the new
LIVERPOOL September 14.-The corn
and produce and cotton exchanges were
closed today In honor Of President Nc
Kinley.
SANG NEARER. MY GOD, TO THEE.
ThrOngs In Chicago Were In n Rever-
entail Mood.
CHICAGO, September 14.-The hymn