The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-15

v.rdan REMAINDER 14.-Urtted statss
,.,,hss.odnr Choate arrived at the embassy
fro,, Scotland AZ an early hour this morn
,hg No ofioial news OF President MeKin-
lev,s death had been received there prior
90 his arrival. but the Associated Press
dispatches announcing the death Of tine
rrpsident Vas taken as sufficient justihca-
rtou Of the fact and the Gag upon the EN-
bassy was lowered TO half mast. As the
crowds hurrying to work passed the EN-
bassy many persons barred their heads upon
seeing the mournful droop of the flag. Call
ers commenced TO come early ana write
their names in the book opened for the
purpose OF condolences. The first OF these
was Mr. Charles Spencer Francis, United
States Minister to Greece, who is now In
London On the Mansion house and other
public and private buildings the nass were
quickly placed at half mast.
All the papers Issued extras lined with
deep black and sympathy is universally
expressed.
The lord mayor. sent to United States
Ambassador choate the following message:
1.-The citizens OF London. are profoundly
moved and deeply affected ey the sad m
relligence OF President Mckinley ) death.
They had hope that under Providence, so
saluahle q. life might have been spared for
the welfare OF his country In their name,
felt Sympathy and shall be grateful 81 you
win convey z to Mrs Mckinley and the
people OF the Unlted States, The eminent
career aud public services Of Mr.. Mckin-
ley are widely appreciated here and VIII
long be remembered by the British people,
who, having themselves sustained the loss
uat6lse WIN rhs United States in the sud
den removal Of their distinguished prest-
dent"
4 meeting OF the London corpora ton e
pass vote Of coincidence VIII be held
Thursday next
From the towers Of Westminster Abbey,
from all the gray buildings where the gcy-
ernmenS 81 Great Britain is admins tered
from the Mansion house and the law
courts from churches, hotels business and
private houses in Lcndon, Unlon Jacks are
hoanng at half mast as marx 81 sym,
patty for the murdered president. All
stock aud commercial exchanges are closed
At the United states embassy, quiet
sorrow1ul crowd. many OF the visitors be
Ing in deep mourning, passed In ana out,
recording their respect for the president.
kilograms are pouring In from prominent
Enghshmnn. societies and mpAiclpah Ties.
II seems as IL every little town Is tndi-
vldually teiegraphiug au expression Of sym
pathy and horror. Everything as yet Is
rial service Of Imposing proportions VIII
be held IN Westminster Abbey, as was
done at the time Of the death Of General
Affecting scenes marked the announce
ment Of inc death of the president at the
Echmenical Methodist conference, which
passed resolutions declaring that the whole
Christian world sympathlzed with the
American people.
Throughout the length and breadth Of
Europe Feelings similar TO those Svinced In
the British metropolis seem to have beer
evoked. Perhaps this Is best voiced by
the yfenues Neue Vienna Tagehiatt. which
says: "phe ocean Is not wide enough {,
hold ali the sympathy chat Is streamin,
from the Old world 10 the new.
The archbishop cf Canterbury, Most Rev
Frederick Temple has sent the followin.
dispatch 20 Mr. Chcate. Il desire TO en-
press In behalf OF the church of Englan,
the deep gIie1 with which we hay
heard Of the death OF the president Til
death OF so great ruler is a calamity L
the whcse world The triumph of wicked
ness Ills Us with sorrow Our prayels an
good Will Riil be an earnest one for III
American pa9i1le.
All the evening spers contain long Ell
tortals celebrating the president, expressln
Ing estimates " Preaident Roosevelt