The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-03
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
It Has Been Prepared and Will Be Pro-
 mulgated Today.

It Has Been Prepared and VIII Be Pr0-
 mulgated Today.
 Oyster Bay. N. Y., July 2.-President Roosevelt has prepared the usual proc lamation announcing tho death of John Hay, Secretary of State. and 1t will Do promulgated tomorrow in Washington. The proclamation will be forwarded by mail to all the Ambassadors and Minis ters of the United States in foreign countries. and also will be transmitted officially to the diplomatic representa- tives of foreign nations at Washington. Following Is the full text of the an- nouncement:
 "A Proclamation by the President of the United States:
 "John Hay, Secretary of State of the United States. died on July 1. His death, crushing sorrow to his friends. is to the people of the country a na- tional bereavement: and. In addition u ia g serious loss for mankind, for to him 1t was given to stand az leader in the effort to better world conditions by striving to advance the cause of inter- national peace and justice.
 He entered the public service as the trusted and Intimate companion Of Abraham Lincoln. and for well-nigh forty years he served his country with loyal devotion and high ability in many
  he crowned his life work by serving as Secretary of State with such farsight- edness of the future and such loyalty to lofty ideas as to confer lasting bene- fits, not only upon our own country. but upon all the nations of the earth.
 "As a suitable expression of national mourning. I direct that the diplomatic represen tatives of the United States in all foreign countries display the flags over their embassies and legations at half-mast for ten days; that for a like period the fag of the United States be displayed at half mast at all forts and military posts and at all naval stations and on all vesseis of the United states.
 T further order that on the day Of of the city of Washington be closed. snd that on all public buildings throughout the United states the na- tional flag be displayed at half-mast
 Done at the city of Washington. this 3rd day of July. A. D.. 19o5 and of the independence of the United States of America, the one hundred and twenty ninth.
 (Signed) Theodore Roosevelt. By the President: Herbert D Pierce.
 Acting Secretary Of State"
 Secretary Loeb has practically com pletsd arrangements for President Roosevelt's trip to Cleveland to attend the funeral of MT. Hay The funeral will take pace at II o'clock newt We'd nesday morning and as the journey from Oyster Bay to Cleveland will oon- sume neary twenty hours 1t will bs necessary for the President to leave here Tuesday afternoon. He will make the trip sn a special train over tho Pennsylvania Railroad. leaving here about o'clock in tho afternoon. At Philadelphia the President will he joined by members of his cabinet who wil accompany him to the funeral of Mir. Hay.
 It is expected that the President will reach Cleveland about o'clock We'd nesday morning. He will remain there only a few hours. the special train be- ing scheduled to start on the return trip at 8 o'clock that afternoon. The President will come directly to Oyster Bay. arriving hore about II o'clock Thursday morning. ---.s...