The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-09-18
GRIEF UNIVERSAL.
All over the United States ind thu
World Mourning Is Evident.

All Oyer the United States md the
world Mourning Is Evident.
The stock exchanges and chambers o.
2commerce closed in all cities throughou,
the country. Flags are at half-mast ano
ssigns of deep grief are general.
At Cincinnati, where preparations were
Sbeine made for grand carnival, 1t was
decided to turn the floral parade MONDAY
Into floral tribute to Mckinley.
Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, has ISSUED
Ia proclamation on the death of the pres
aide lent. Public memorial services Will bt
sheld on the day of the funeral.
/ Memorial services are to be held in al
1.-The churches of st. Louis, on Sunday.
San Francisco is in deep mourning a
JneWs Of death of president and business
houses are generally closed as mark Of
respect.
Gen. Miles left Portland, Ore, for the
EAST on a special on receiving news of pres
aidents death.
David B. Henderson, of Iowa, speaker Of
mouse Of representatives, received news OF
presidents death on returning from triI
sabroad and was deeply affected He ex
pressed hope for the future, for the gov
3ernment is in able hands"
New York city bankers and financier:
awere present in large force in the financia
district Saturday morning, but no forma
faction relative to monetary affairs wa!
taken and none was contemplated.
President j.. Hampton Moore, of the
Estate League of Republican Clubs, ISSUED
lat Philadelphia a proclamation Saturday
Imorning, postponing until date to be de
4termined by the executive committee o.
1.-The organization the convention which was
Ito have been held in Scranton on Septem
sber II and 49,
Richmond, Va, the capital of the late
confederacy, received the news of the
presidents death with profound and uni
syersal grief Immediately on receipt o.
sthe bulletin all the bells of the city .tolle(
flor an hour
4 At London, from the towers of Westmin
sster abbey. from the gray buildings Wher,
sthe government of the empire is admin
sistered, from the mansion house and Law
courts, from churches, hotels and bust
mess and private houses in London unio1
BACKS are floating at half-rnast as mari
aof sympathy for the murdered president
FALL the stock and commercial exchange
sare closed At the United States embass,
"a quiet, sorrowful crowd. many of the Wis
sitors being in deep mourning, passes in ant
tout, recording their respect for Presiden
/ Mckinley.
At Paris the news of President McKin
Sley's death became known generally abou
Sten o'clock. and the central portion O
fthe city Immediately bristled with furlet
land crepe-draped American flags. The
Hunted States embassy and consulate al
the hotels and American business houses
sand the establishments Of many French
Firms on the Avenue del Opera. the Rue d.
2la Paix. the main bou1evards and in tn,
RCnamps Elysees quarter displayed thi:
mark Of respect. President Loubet callet
at United States embassy. but Ambassado1
Porter who had undergone an operation
4 the day before was unable to receive him
land his physician was keeping the new.
i Of the presidents death from him.
When Emperor William heard of the
death of President Mckinley he imme
sdiateiy ordered the German fleet to half
mast their flags. and to hoist the star.
land stripes at their maintops. He sent ;
message of coincidence to Mrs Mckinley
Several of the Madrid newspapers pub
llish editorials upon the death of Presiden1
mckinley, OF whom they allspeak in term.
LOT respect.
King Edward has sent to Amba ssado,
3Choate message of sympat thy.
Governors generally throughout thu
country have issued proclamations regard.
ling President McKinley's death, GOV. Stone
(of PENNSYLVANIA appointed Sunday as da,
Eof prayer on hour Of country's great at.
Idlction.