Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-03
WILL BE PALLBEARERS AT THE
HAY FUNERAL.
Copies Of the Presidents Proclamation
Distributed to the Executive Depart
ments This Morning.


AT the same time the funeral services
over the remains of the late Secretary will
be held in the city of Cleveland. Ohio
Department of State. Washington, July
3, 1905"
Copies of this announcement were sent TO
al the foreign embassies and legations In
this city, as well as to the heads of all the
executive departments. 1t will be left for
the members of the diplomatic corps and
the officers of the army and navy to-deter-
nline Tor themselves whether they shall
wear uniforms at the services, and in view
OIL the semi -oficial character of the affair
IL Is generally expected that they will do so.
acting secretary Peirce had conference
with Rev. DR.. Ham1in, pastor of the Church
of the Covenant. this morning regarding the
services
Announcements Mailed.
Copies of the Presidents proclamati ton re-
garding the death of Secretary Hay were
received in this city this morning and dis
tributed to the various executive DEPART
ments. At the State DEPARTMENT copies
were mailed to all the embassies. legations
and consulates of the United States
Acting Secretary PIERCE received a tele-
graphic memorandum from President Roose-
welt at Oyster Bay saying that he had in
vited Mr. Elihu Root of New York. former
Secretary of War in his cabinet, to &C
company him to Cleveland to attend the
funeral services there Wednesday morning.
and. in case he is able to go, the President
said he would ask him to represent the
Department of State on that occasion.
The President added that inasmuch as Mr..
Peirce was the only one of the assistant sec
retaries of state in Washington he did not
think 1t advisable for him to leave his post
at this time. This statement was made in
partial explanation of the designation of ex-
Secretary Root as the representa- tive of the
Department of State at Cleveland. but that
action is generally considered as indicative
of the bent of the Presidents mind with re-
spect to filling the vacancy in the office of
Secretary of State. The President request
ed Acting Secretary PIERCE to attend the
Hay memorial services to be held at the
Church of the Covenant, in this city, next
Wednesday morning. .ttf
Cabinet Going to Cleveland.
At the request of the President all the
available members of the cabinet will go to
Cleveland Wednesday morning and act as
honorary pallbearers at the funeral.
Secretary Shaw of the Treasury Depart
ment, Secretary Wilson OF the Agricultural
Department, Secretary Hitchcock of the In
terror Department, Postmaster General Cor
telyou of the Post Office Department and
Secretary Metcalf of the Department of
Commerce and Labor will go together from
this city. They will leave here tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock on train No. s of
the Pennsylvania railroad and will be
Joined in Baltimore by Secretary Bonaparte
of the Navy Department. Attorney GEN
eral Moody will join the President at Jer-
sey City. At West Philadelphia al o clock
the party will be transferred to the Presi-
dents special train and proceed direct to
Cleveland, arriving there about 8 o'clock
Thn nlh ovtxr
will leave Cleveland at O'Clock Wednesday
afternoon and arrive In this city Thursday
morning. Secretary Bonaparte probably
will not return to Washington before Fri
day.
Japan to Send q Wreath.
Minister Takahira has received instruc-
lions to send a wreath, in the name of the
Japanese government. to Cleveland on the
occasion of Secretary Hays funeral. The
wreath will be presented by Mr.. Hioki, the
first secretary. The Emperor of Japan has
sent the following cablegram CT coincidence
to the President on the death of Secretary
Hay:
II learned with deep sorrow of the death
of Mr.. Hay, Secretary of State. His emf
nent services in the interest of peace and
good relations between nations renders his
death great loss not only to his own
country. but to the world at large I ten
der to you and Mrs. Hay my sincere con-
dolence."
The emperor instructed the minister for
foreign affairs to transmit a personal mes
sage from the emperor to Mrs. Hay.
Count Cassini Expresses Condolences.
Many additional letters of coincidence
were received at the State Department this
morning. Among them were the following:
From Count Cassni. the Russian ambas-
sador: II have had the honor to receive the
note by which you were SO good as to COM
.,
Mr.. Secretary of State Hay, which suddenly
occurred last night. and hasten to beg you
to accept the expression of my most pro-
found coincidence on the occasion of this
sad event.
pray believe that take a sincere part
in the mourning caused by the grievous
loss of the eminent statesman whose name
will ever hold In the diplomatic annals of
the United States the splendor guaranteed
to him by his rare qualities and the serv-
ices rendered his country.
II am just now In receipt of a cable
gram from Count Lamsdorf instructing me
to transmit the expression of the sincere
condolences of the imperial government on
the occasion of the demise Of the Secretary
OF State.
an dfscharging this mission I beg you,
SIR to receive the assurances of my very
distinguished consideration"
Sympathy of the Cubans.
From President Estrada Palma of Cuba
your excellency receive sincere sympathy
in view Of the death of the illustrious
statesman. Honorable John Hay, whose
memory will always be preserved by Gu
bans as that Of good friend?"
From Senior Alte. minister from Portu-
I gal:
II am directed by his majesty's govern
Tnent TO convey to the government Of the
United States the expression Of the deep
sorrow with which they received the news
of the Secretary OF States death. Pray
allow me to Join to those of my government
my personal feelings OF sincere regret at
the loss of the distinguished statesman,
whose eminent qualities contributed SO
powerfully to render pleasant and easy the
relations between the Department of State
and the legation Of his most faithful mai
esty.''
From President Morales of Santo Do
mingo: Accept sympathy for death OF
Secretary Hay"
From Ambassador Reid: my more than
forty years friendship with the great Sec
Rotary enables me to appreciate the great
loss you have suffered. Mrs. Reid and