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received byss the United States embassy
increased as the day wore on. The Brit
iSll ambassador to the United States,
Lord Pauncefote, personally expressed
TO Mr. Choate his deep sorrow.
Lord Salisbury and the Marquis of
LansdoWne sent representatives to the
embassy, and Lord Rosebery and Mr.
Chamberlain sent messages The men,
bers of the diplomatic corps left their
cards at the embassy. M. Brodrick the
war secretary, Lord George Hamilton,
the Indian secretary, and countless others
called.
Sir Henry Irviilgs message was partic-
ulatly. synpathetic. He said:
May / add neFsonalisz nv deep GRIEF
= that of the people of this nation and
the nations of the earth for the loss of
a great and goodslife, so ruthlessly SNATCH
ed away in the fullness of love and hon
or,
The Earl of Aberdeen, in presenting
! medals to some of the Gordon Highland
ers at Aberdeen today, said that with
their whole hearts the British give the
Americans unstinted cympathy intensi-
! fed by the memory of their ungrudging
manifestations at the time of Queen Vic
to.ia's death. The earl referred-to Presi-
| dent Mckinley as splendidly courageous
and lofty-spirted man, and to President
Roosevelt as a brave and upright man,
Who would nobly devote himself to the
arduous work before him.
The archbishop of Canterbury, Most.
Rev. Frederick Temple, has sent the fol-
lowing dispatch to Mr.. Choate:
i desire to express in behalf Of the
church of England the deep, grief with
which We have heard of the death of the
| president. The loss of so great ruler is
a calamity to the whole world. The tri-
umph of wiekedness fills us with sorrow.
Our prayers and good will will be in ear
nest for the American people.
Mr.. Choate in replying said: I as
sure you that your graeeS promise that
| the prayers of the church will be offered
for our afflicted people will excite the
gratitude Of my countryrnen.
All the, evening papers contain long
| editorials, eulogizing President McKin-
ley exp essing sympathy with Mrs Nc
Kinley and forming estimates of Presi-
dent Roosevelt
The Westminster Gazette today printed
a rather striking article on the new pcesi-
dent, concluding as follows:
Taking him all in all, probably No
man has succeeded to so importanr post
since the emperor of Germany succeeded
his father, with so great an opportunity
to influence his country'S destiny. I'm
like Emperor William, President Roose-
VeltS gifts and energies are we'll known
to his countrymen In the case OF Will
lam II. the revelation of the man was d
surprise. and an uneasy surprise, to the
world The best and the worst is known
about President Roosevelt before ne en-
barkS and those who, seeing through the
mists of popular exaggeration, both his
merits and his faults, perceive the man
as he really is can foretell period of
office in which he is bound to influence
American history profoundly, and in all
probability beneficially. There has been
no other president in the history of Amer
lea who has either the gifts - the OPP
portunties that are President Roosevelt S
today
Andrew Carnegie has sent the following
dispatch to the Associated Press:
President Mckinley passes into his
place in history as one of the greatest
rulers of men through their affections,
and beloved by his cOuntrymen, and he
stands forever with Lincoln and Garfield
in the temple of martyrs, wearing like
them the holy crown of sacrifice for the
republic. Our first duty in this crisis is
to give to his successor under the con-
stitution our loyal support in the hope
and belief that power will impress him as
it has. many great characters known to
history, and keep him in the path of his
good and great predecessor.
Lord Pauncefote telegraphed the Assoc
ciated Press as follows:
1.-The president will be mourned
throughout the civilized world [
am at loss to express my sorrow on
public and private 81 oEndS, and my pro-
found sympathy with the American ma
ton in its afdlction.
Canon Duekworth of Westminster, con-
suited with Ambassador Choate today
with reference to the holding of a memo
rial service in Westminster Abbey on the
day of the presidents funeral.
Baron Alverstone, lord chief justice of
England, on behalf of the judges of Great
Britain, said today: MAY God guide the
nation and lead others to follow the high
example of the noble life set by him
whose death the world mourns. y
Expressions of SymOathV are pouring
into every American embassy in Europe
The Italian government has ordered the
navy to half mast the Italian flag until
after the funeral.