Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-14

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United States. Secretary Hay, as our
minister for foreign affairs, will convey
the sad news OF President McKiuley's
death to all the world. The various
ambassadors, ministers, and charges d.
affairs OF foreign governments In WASH
ington will receive word from the State
department by messenger and the rep
resentat;yes Of the United States abroad
will receive the news by cable. The
latter will in turn officially ioform the
foreign secretaries OF the governments
TO which they arc accredited. As soon
as the news OF the Presidents death
reaches the United States embassies,
legations and cousulates abroad, the
a igs above each will be dropped to
half mast and will so remain during
the official period of mourning.
o. the day of the funeral, guns will be
fred from sunrise TO sunset st all army
posts and navy yards within the United
States and on all ships Of war flying the
Stars and Stripes around the world.
Ooeying law passed recently, the pub
lie buildings will not be drsped with
Grape ss 10 former years when Presi-
dents. ex-Presidents and cabinet officers
passed away. Congress put a stop to 1t
by eDacting law forbidding the drap'
ing of the government buildings. The
first official act of the new President
will be to Issue proclamation ANNOUNCE
ine the death OF President Mckinley.
He will in this proclamation designate
the dav of burial and order Ii observed
"a day of mourning throughout the
United States and territories. A
second proclamation will proba-
bly be issued by President Roose-
Welt converting the Senate at
| Washington in extraordinary session.
Secretary OF State Hay, as the senior
Cabinet member OF the late Presidents
official family, will have charge of the
funeral arrangements. He will consult
with Mrs. Mckinley aud other members
of the family and will defer to their
wishes 10 all important details.
| Msj. Simons, in charge OF the military
guard at Buffalo, this morning wired
| Col. Gillespie, Acting Secretary of War
that there would be public funers
services 10 Washington over Preside d
McKinley's remains.
Major Simons says: VI Judge tron
conversation with members OF the Caoi
net that the Presidents body will q
to Washina atom on Sunday or Monds!
to lie 10 State"
On receipt OF this dispatch the Wa
department proceeded to make ar
ranQements for the military representa-
ton at the funeral. Ga the arrival o
the remains at Washington they will b
] met at the station by the field batter,
I stationed at Washington barracks, tn
two sauadrons OF the 4th cavalry a
Fort Myer, and probably the troops
Fort Monroe. This escort, comDln e.
|. , with the military and marines comm
from Buffalo, will accompany the re
mains to the Capitol, where they Wi
, lie in State, but 1t is understood tha
! the programme OF President Garfield
funeral will be closely followed.
The remains will be brought fror
, Buffalo to Washington and it will lie /
state 10 the rotunda of the Capito
After the exercises at the Capitol u
, remains will be conveyed to Cantor
10, for interment.
Ii will probably be q month befor
; President and Mrs. Roosevelt are ei
: tablished 10 the White House. Mr.
, Mckinley will not return from Csoto
, after the funeral. Until the rev Pres
! dent is ready to move into toe Whit
House with his family he will dcubtles
make his home with his brother'in.laV
| ~ NN;llta -, nnmlao
, President Roosevelt will probabl
, retain the present Cabinet as 1t Ia 10
, some months until be has an opportun
ty to become acquainted with the need
of the departments and has chance
: scan the field for available Cabinet tin
, Der. 1t has been known for man
! months that Secretary Hay wished
, retire and it is quite probable that b
, will be the first one to leave. Secretsr
! Long is another man almost certain I
> insist upon the acceptance of his resie
! nation and Secretary Hitchcock an
Postmaster General Smith are pickle
D by many as the others most likely to re
= tire. Secretary of War Root, man
, think, will be retained-perhaps a
i Secretary of State. Secretary Wilson
OF the Agricultural department, is al
, most certain to be retained, while tn
, political prophets are predicting tbs
Secretary Gage, OF the Treasury, an
, Attorney General Knox will linger.
General Harries, commander OF tn
, National Guard OF the District OF Co
umbia, has ordered the 100 men OF ths
command to take part 10 the late Pres
, dents funeral procession. The Wa
!, Department will be represented i
, the procession by ak compsnie
OF coast artillery and band
q music from Fortress Monroe; tw
! companies of coast artillery fror
, Fort Washington; corps of engineer
; from WlIlett's Point, New York; iel
battery from Washington Barracks, an
two troops of cavalry from Fort Mye
The body will be carried upon an al
q tillery caisson. The procession will b
: under the command of General Brook
A special detail of army officers will az
az guard OF honor around the bier
! it rests 10 the East Room Of the Whit
, House. A company OF soldiers will b
Oh duty around the White Hous
9 while the body remains there.
= It is stated that President McKinle
had $4,000 life policy in the New Yoi
. Mutual Life and others aggregatine fro
100000 to 5000. 900, all in Mrs. McKil
ley's name.
q The schley court OF inquiry will meet
. the Navy Yard at IL o'clock Monday morI
= ing in accordance with the arrangement
. made yesterday, and will Immediately sdjour
IS tribute to the memory Of President NJ
J. Kinley. The date upon which the session
: OF the court will be resumed has no, bee
7 fixed.
: The annual election Of the officers Of Il
q Virginia Democratic Association, of this cit