Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-19
Two Great Memorial Meetings
Held..tIistorical Orders Upon
Similar Occasion.
Historical Incidents Of Des
Moines' Doines When Lin
coin Was Killed.
Special to TimeseRepublican.

Special to Times s-Republican.
Des Moines, Sept. 19.-Not before in
the history of Iowa has there ever been
such complete cessation from business
nor such general mourning as today.
Public offices are all closed-state, fed
eral, city and county-the schools have
been dismissed after appropriate exer-
cises in the morning, two great meet
ings at the Auditorium are to be held,
a dozen memorial meetings at churches
and elsewhere will be held, and evens|
the street cars have been stopped for a
portion of the day. All this comports
with the feelings of the great mass of
the people. There are no dissenting
voices. There is but one thought up
permost in all minds and it is given ex-
preston in an infinite variety of ways.
The recognition of the sorrow of the
people of the nation is more general
than twenty years ago, when President
Garfield was lying cold in death. Then
there were many memorial meetings,
but the last days of the president had
been go prolonged that the poignancy
had been taken away in part. There
was great meeting in the public
square and series of meetings, and
the manifestations of sorrow We're
many. The nearest approach to the
scenes of today was thirty six years
ago when the news was received of the
murder of President Lincoln. When
President Garfield died Governor Gear
issued proclamation much like the one
Issued few days ago by Governor
Shaw. Adj. Gen. Alexander issued al
general order to the Iowa National
Guard directing that officers should
wear the usual mourning while on duty,
that arsenals be draped for thirty days
and that at the state arsenal salute be
fired. This was closely followed in the
general order issued by Adt Gen. By
ers. 2fSSEI
At the time of the news Of the death
OF President Lincoln Governor William
NJ. Stone was in Washington, or he
went there a few days afterwards, fer.
his proclamation was dated q akssWa IN.
fngton, April IS; 1865. It was as fol-
lows:
: Washington, April 15.-The federal
city is shrouded in mourning. In the
midst of joy and triumph the nation is
suddenly called on to deplore the loss
of its greatest and truest friend-foully
murdered by a traitorous tand-strick-
en- down in the fulness of life and when
strongest in the hearts of the people.
Abraham Lincoln, president of the
United States, an honest man, an exalt-
ed patriot, the friend of the poor and
oppressed, the deliverer of his country,
has been gathered to martyrs grave.
That the people of Iowa who admired
and loved the fallen patriot. and sol
generously sustained the holy cause he
represented, may appropriately testify
their sorrow over this national calamity,
/ invite them to assemble in their re-
spective places of worship on Thursday,
the 9th day of April, at 10 o'clock a
NJ. for humiliation and prayer TO. Al
mighty God; also request that travel
within the state and all secular employs
ment be totally suspended on that day,
and that all public offices be draped inl
mourning for the period of thirty days.
.'W. NJ. STONE, Governor,
The general order of the adjutSnt
general. issued at the same time. will be
at this time:
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