The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-09-16
THURSDAY
WILL BE
OBSERVED
AS a Day of M urning at the
Capital City.
City and State Government
Issue PrOclamationS to the
Citizens.


After comforting on the subject, Gov
ernor Geer, the state officials and Mayo
Bishop have decided that public memo
rial services should be held in this city
in honor of the late President. Tht
matter Of program has been given ovei
to the Salem ministerial union, and the
matter will virtually be in their charge
1t is presumed that the services will bC
held at 10 80 O'Clock a. m on that day
and that the place v i'll be the Methodist
church.
Mayor Bishops proclamation has been
issued in due season requesting that ell
public Offices and places OF sbusiness be
closed for the occasion, and the progrom
will be given out as soon as completed
by the gentlemen in charge.
Governor Geer attended the services
in memory Of the late President at the
Congregational church in tho morning
and at the Baptist church in the even
ing. Secretary Dunbar has had the
state house appropriately draped and
all the state offices will be closed on
Thursday, as well as all other publ c
Offices in the city. The supreme court
will hold no. session on that day.
II is to be regretted that the services
cannot be held at a larger place than
ihe Methodist churGh, which while il
may be the largest roon in the city will
not hold one fourth Of the people who
will wish to attend. II the weather re.
mains fine it might be held in Marion
square.
There will no doubt be general dral-
ing OF all places and as many private
places OF business and Offices aud resi-
dences as possible. 1t lie a time for
mourning the death Of great and pop.
ulsr national ruler, and Salem will 70.
spond in no half-heArted way. All the
people from the surrounding country
are cordially invited to attend and join
with US in paying the last tribute of re-
spect to the fallen chief magistrate
Governors Proclamation.
Governor Geer has issued the follow.
ing proclamation:
ITO the People of 0reEon-For. the
third time within the history of the
Unite states it's people are in mourning
over the death OF their president by
means OF an assassin's bullet. During
an era Of profound peace, when our
people are in the enjoyment of an era OF
unexampled prosperity, and while ming
ling freely with all classes of the people
whose interests he had labored impar.
TALLY to promote, the hand of the
treacheIous assassin, which was ex-
tended in professed friendship, commit.
ted one OF the foulest deeds that will
ever darken the pages OF the worlds
history. Our beloved President, Will
liam Mckinley. is dead, and in this hour
OF National aflliction the grief which
overspreads the entire nation 10 shared
by the people OF Oregon, with bowed
heads and sorrowing hearts.
The mortal remains OF President Nc
kinley will be laid TO rest at Canton, o.,
on thursday, September 10, and in re.
spect to his memory, recommend that
on that day oil public and private busi-
ness be suspended, as far as possible,
that flags be placed at half-mast, that
the people meet in their respective place
OF public worship TO ask for that Ma
tional consolation which can only come |
from Almighty God, and that at the |
hour OF the funeral all church bells |
throughout the state be tolled as an ex-
preston OF the grief which weighs upon |
our hearts az We pass through this shad
ow OF National bereavement"
by the Governor, Il. T. uEER.
Attest: f. |. DUNBAR, sec'y of State.