Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-05
OFFICIALLY LYAAt0UNCEO
The President Eulogizes His
Late Associate.
MR.. PAYNE M0URNED
MR.. WYNNE DESIGNATED ACTING
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Regarded as Probable hat He Will Be
Appointed. the Head of the
Department

The President today issued the following
proclamation:
ITO the People of the United States:
Henry Clay Payne, Postmaster General
of the United States, died in this city at ten
minutes past 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Rising to eminence BY his own efforts,
successful in his enterprises, attaining to
positions of high trust in private business,
energetic and conscientious IN his relations
with his fellow-men, of singulariy gentle,
loyal and lovable nature, insp' red by a large
sense of the duties of true citizen, and
winning the respect and esteem of all with
whom he associated he was called in the
fullness of his powers, to, discharge the du-
ties of peculiarly onerods and respons. .ble
office in the high councils of the nation. His
career is an example for good citizens to
follow, and his untimely death is mourned
by all. -
'"The President directs that the several
executive departments and their depend
encies shall show fitting regard for the
memory of this distinguished public man:
that the departments iii the city of Wash
ington shall be closed between the hours of
8 o'clock am. and TO clock pm. on the day
of the funeral, Friday, the 7th instant. and
that the national flag shall be displayed at
throughout the United states from now un-
til the funeral shall. have taken place. /.
by direction of the President.
- "a JOHN HAY.
Department of State
Washington, October 1904"
Mr.. Wynne Designated to Act.
President Roosevelt to-day designated
First Assistant Postmaster General Robert
J. Wynne as acting Postmaster General.
Under the law the: designation may be for
only thirty days. While Mr.. Wynne will
act, under the designation, as Postmaster
General, he will not have a seat in the
cabinet, as would regularly appointed
head of executive department.
Mr.. Wynne had an interview with the
President today, at which the latter for
mally designated him as the acting head Of
the department. He will continue to act
until Thursday, Novembef 3.
Mr.. Wynne's Announcement
The following order was issued by Acting
Postmaster General Wynne this afternoon:
Post Office Department
"Office of the Postmaster General
WASHINGTON. D. c.. October 5. 1904.
'1t is my painful duty to announce to the
officers and employees Of this department
the death of Hon. Henry c. Payne, Post
AidSeSi 0ChSioi, VCCufIcO al w ASH
ington, D. c.. on the xth instant at 6:1O
o'clock D.m.
"An honored chief has died. whose zeal
Gus deyotion to his duties all associated
with the departments various braHehes
fully understood. He was a kindly and
courteous gentleman, with whom his subor-
dinates and those having business with the
government found it always a pleasure to
be connected By his Death the country
loses a citizen of prominence, long con-
nected with and earnestly active in, pub
lie affairs and an official whose one purpose
was to serve the government to the utmost
of his ability.
In obedience to an executive order the
flag of this department. will be displayed
at half-nast for thirty days and the de-
partment will be closed until 1 pm on the
7th instant. the day appointed for the fu-
neral.
1T is further orderel that on the 7th
instant the post. offices throughout the
country be closed between the hours of 10
o'clock am. and ! O'clock pm.
"R. ]. WYNNE
Acting Postmaster General"
London Officials Express sympathy.
Acting Postmaster General wynne today
received the following cablesram from Brit
ish postal officials expresaing their sympa-