The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-09-20
GRIEF UNIVERSAL.
All Over the United States and ths
World Mourning Is Evident.

4 The stock exchanges and chambers OF
3commerce closed in all cities throughout
8the country. Flags are at half-mast ana
esigns of deep grief are general.
\ At Cincinnati, where preparations were
5being made for a grand carnival 1t was
Hdecided to turn the floral parade MONDAY
3into a floral tribute to Mckinley.
Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, has issued
Va proclamation on the death of the pres
aident. Public memorial services will be
0held on the day of the funeral
q Memorial services are to be held in all
the churches of ST. Louis, on Sunday
4 San Francisco is in deep mourning at
news 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
8ident'S death.
David B. Henderson, Of Iowa, speaker of
8house of representatives, received news OF
Z presidents death on returning from trip
abroad and was deeply affected. He ex1
8pressed hope for the future, for the gov
Aernment is in able hands"
New York city bankers and financiers
were present in large force in the financial
8district Saturday morning, but no formal
Faction relative to monetary affairs was
Staken and none was contemplated.
President ]. Hampton Moore, of the
sState League of Republican Clubs, issued
Nat Philadelphia a proclamation Saturday
smorning, postponing until date to be de-
Stermined by the executive committee of
8the organization the convention which was
Ito have been held in Scranton on Septem-
&ber II and 49,
Richmond, Va, the capital of the late
aconfederacy, received the news of the
presidents death with profound and uni
Sversal grief Immediately on receipt of
h. bol1e of ha oitx Ill q
3for an hour.
At London, from the towers of Westmin-
kster abbey. from the gray buildings where
1.-THE government of the empire is admin
8istered, from the mansion house and law
Scourts, from churches. hotels and busi-
mess and private houses in London, union
hacks are floating at half-mast as mark
aof sympathy for the murdered president
Hail the stock and commercial exchanges
sare closed. At the United States embassy
Ia quiet, sorrowful crowd, many of the Wis.,
3itors being in deep mourning, passes in and
Eout recording their respect for President
I Mckinley
At Paris the news Of President McKin-
4ley's death became known generally about
item o'clock. and the central portion OF
Ethe city Immediately bristled with furle6
4and crepe-draped American flags. The
4United States embassy and consulate, all
sthe hotels and American business houses
Hand the establishments of many French,
Sfirms on the Avenue de pOpera, the Rue d q
kla Paix. the main boulevards and in the
8Champs Elysees quarter displayed this
mark of respect. President Loubet called,
lat United States embassy. but Ambassador,
&Porter, who had undergone an operation
1.-THE day before, was unable to receive him
Hand his physician was keeping the nevis
Eof the presidents death from him.
When Emperor William heard of the
adeath of President Mckinley he imme.
3diately ordered the German fleet to half
mast their flags, and to hoist the stars
land stripes at their maintops. He sent e.
message of coincidence to Mrs. Mckinley
Several of the Madrid newspapers pub
1lsh editorials upon the death of Presiden
Mckinley, of whom they all speak in terms
fof respect.
King Edward has sent to Ambassador
jChoate message of sympathy.
Governors generally throughout thtl
country have issued proclamations regard
iing President McKinley's DEATH Gov Stone
iof Pennsylvania appointed Sunday as day
Iof prayer on hour of country's great af-
Fiction.