Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-09-16
IN HONOR OF
DEAD PRESIDENT.
PROCLAMATION ISSUED BY PRESI-
DENT ROOSEVELT.
Thursday, September 10th, Set Apart
As A Memorial Day,
OFFICIAL ORDERS TO ARMY
AND NAVY.
President Roosevelt Takes The Oath
Of Office And Assumes The
ReinS OF Government
The Death Mask. VI

The Death Mask. VI
"In this hour of our terrible national
bereavement / wish to say that shall
carry out, absolutely unbroken. the policy
OF President Mckinley for the peace, the
prosperity and the honor OF our beloved
country"
With these words upon his lips. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. at thirtyhve minutes after
3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. took the
oath OF the President oft United States.
He had actually been President since the
moment Mr.. Mckinley had expired. the
cloak OF responsibility shifting without
ceremony from the shoulders Of the dead
President to those OF the living
AS important as the declaration that
he would carry out the Mckinley policy
was President Roosevelt's request to all
the members OF the Cabinet and TO Sec
retary Cortelyou that they remain in
office. The only members OF President
McKinley's Cabinet who are likely to
remain indefinitely in the official family
OF the new President are Secretary Of
War Root and Secretary OF Agriculture
Wilson. The others will doubtless retire
sooner or later. Some OF the names sug-
gested in the construction of the new
Cabinet are as follows
Secretary OF State Henry Cabot Lodge,
| OF Massachusetts.
Secretary OF Treasury-John c. Spoon
er, of Wisconsin.
Secretary of War Elihu Root, OF New
York, or Leonard Wood. now governor
| general OF Cuba.
Attorney General - Willim. /. CAL
houn, OF Illinois, or Thomas II. Carter.
| of Montana.
Postmaster. General-Edward o. Wal
colt, OF Colorado.
Secretary OF the Navy-William L .
Chandler, OF New Hampshire. or Charles
II. Allen. of Massachusetts. now govern
or-general of Porto Rico.
Secretary OF the lnterloT-Thos. Shev-
lin. of Minnesota.
Secretary OF Agriculture James Will
son, OF Iowa, or Joseph II. Brigham,
Of Ohio.
| PRocLAIMS MOURNING.
President Roosevelt at night issued
the following proclamation
by tie President Of TIE Jnitsd States o,
44Ne,Tea
"A terrible bereavement has befallen
| our people. The President OF the United
States has been struck down; crime
committed not only against the Chief
Magistrate, but against every law abd.
ing and hberty-loving citizen.
president Mckinley crowned life OF
largest love for his tellow.men, of most
| earnest endeavor for their welfare, by a
| death OF Christian iortitude, and both the
| way in which he lived his life and the
way in which, in the supreme hour oi
| trial, he met his death will remain for.
ever precious heritage of our people.
"It is meet that we, as a nation. ex.
| press our abiding love and reverence for
his life, our deep sorrow for his un-
| timely death.
"Now, therefore. /, Theodore Roose-
welt, President OF the United States of
America, do appoin, Thursday next, Sep
| tember 10Th, the day on which the body
OF the dead President will be laid in its
| last earthly resting place. as day OF
mourning and prayer throughout the
| United States. | earnestly recommend
all the people to assemble on that day in
their respective places OF divine worship,
to bow down in submission to the will OF
Almighty God. and to pay out of full
hearts their homage of love and rever-
ence TO the great and good President,
| whose death has smillen the nation with
bitter grief.
"In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
| THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
OFFICIAL ORDERS TO ARMY AND NAVY 4.
Acting Secretary OF the Navy Hacket,
has sent the following dispatch to every
commander-in-chiei. to every navy yard
and to every ship acting singly
alt is with profound sorrow that the
| department announces to you the death
Of President Nc Kinley at 2.Is a. M,
September I4th."
The Acting Secretary also issued the
/ Oi0Ct W AnG ANdN1A 0CtNiNC
Especial Order No. II.
Navy Department.
washington. September I3. 1901.
"The President Of the United States
died this morning at IS minutes after ?
o. clock in the city Of Buffalo. N. Y.
Officers and men OF the Navy and Marine
Corps may not be reminded of the public
| and private virtues of their late Com
mander in Chief. The whole people loved
William Mckinley. for he loved and
trusted them.
"As soldier. statesman, husband and
as a pure-minded, great-hearted Amer
lean. his fame now belongs to his country.
"Under the Constitution. Theodore
Roosevelt. previously vice president. has
become President and Commander-in-
Chief of the Navy and Marine Corps oI
| the United States.
/ "F. w. HAcKErr.