The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-17
WILL SUSPEND WORK
GOVERNOR CALLS UPON CITIZENS
TO GENERALLY OBSERVE DAY
OF FUNERAL
PUBLIC BUILDINGS CLOSED
Flags at HaIf-Mast, ToIIing of Bells
and Closing of Business
Houses VIII Express
Peoples Sorrow.

Gov. Van SAINT returned Sunday after
noon from the national encampment OF
the q. A. r., and after hastily providing
for the disposition of such urgent bust
ness has had accumulated during his abb
sence of about week. left the same
evening for Washington to attend the GER
emonies to be held at the capital today
He was not accompanied by any of the
members of his staff and none of the
other state officials were able to go to
Washington
by order of the governor the following
proclamation was issued yesterday:
Thursday, Sept 10, 1901, having been APP
pointed as the day upon which the fu-
neral of our lamented president William
mckinley, is to occur l most earnestly
recommend that business of all kinds be
suspended and that all schools and places
of business be closed throughout the
cay. In this solemn hour of bereavement
it is meet that our feelings of sympathy
and sorrow should find common express
sion, and hence further recommend that
the people of our state assemble on said
day in their respective localities, there
to express the deep sense of loss and
great grief felt at the untimely death
met with such heroic and Christian for
titude by the great and good man who
found an abiding place in the heart of
every true American. At the hour fixed
TOR the funeral services at Canton, Ohio,
on Thursday, let the bells of churches,
factories and public buildings throughout
the state be tolled for one hour, and let
the flags upon all public buildings re-,
nam at half mast for period of thirty
days; and on Tuesday, Sept. II, 1901, the
day fixed for religious observances in the
rotunda of the capitol at Washington, let
all public business be suspended. May
the people of Minnesota with one accord
unite in tributes of reverent and tender
respect for the memory of the illustricvs
dead, and in this hour of bitter grief m
woke the aid and comfort which divine
power alone can give.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the state, this 18th day of Sep
tember A. D.. 1901
By the governor:
(SeaL) s.. R. Van SAINT.
p. H. Hanson, Secretary of State.
In accordance with the above procla-
nation the Offices of the state capitol
will all remain closed today and also on
Thursday. The flag upon the building
has been at half mast since the death of
the president and will so remain for thir-
ty days.
President Zimmerman, Of the school
board, said to the G 0 b last evening
that the city schools would not be closed
today, but that the board would take
action at its meeting to be held this even
ing to have them closed all day on
Thursday, the day of the funeral serv-
ices at Canton
Supt. Olson, of the state department of
pubic instruction, issued a circular let
ter yesterday to the school authorities
throughout the state requesting that the
flags on all school buildings be placed at
half mast and allowed to remain so I'M
til after the funeral of the president.
Adjt. Gen. Libbey said yesterday that
all: preparations had been made to turn
out all of the national guard companies
Of this city. including the battery of artil-
lev. for the memorial CarPmOnipS
Thursday. He said that no attempt
would be made to bring any of the out
side companies to this city for that oc-
casion, but that all of them would be per-
mited to participate in any demonstra-
tons which may be held in their home
cities.
ARCHBISHOP'S LETTER TO CLERGY.
Archbishop Ireland has addressed the
following letter to the clergy of his do
ceSe: