The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-25
President Changes Plans Owing
 to C|eVeIands Demise
SYMPATHY 10 THE WIDOW
Proclamation Is Issued Ordering All Government Flags at Half Mast for 30 Days-President Will
 Attend the Funeral.

Oyster Bay, June 24.-News of the death of ex-President Cleveland was communicated to President Roosevelt at his summer home here today and caused radical changes in the Presi- dents plans. MT. Roosevelt was visi- bly and deeply shocked at the tidings, and immediately telegraphed to Mrs. Cleveland at Princeton, N J., rendering his sympathy and that of Mrs. Roose- welt, and asking to be notified at Mrs. Cleveland's earliest convenience of the time of the late Presidents funeral. Afterwards announcement was made that President and Mrs. Roosevelt would attend the funeral services at Princeton Friday. MT. Roosevelt made it known immediately on receipt of the news of MT. Clevelands death that he would abandon his proposed trip to New London Ct, to witness the liar vardYale boat races on which he was to have started today. He also issued proclamation to the people of the country eulogizing the dead states man, ordering all government flags half-masted for 30 days and directing that military and naval honors be ac- corded the late President on the day of the funeral.
 The President and Mrs. Roosevelt accompanied by Secretary Loeb, will leave Oyster Bay on a special train on Friday for Princeton to attend the funeral. They will return over the same route to Oyster Bay immediately after the funeral services. A beautiful floral wreath was ordered by the Presi- dent to be sent in his name and that of Mrs. Roosevelt to Princeton to be placed by the bier of the ex-Presiden.
 President Roosevelt issued proc lamation directing that the flags over the White House and the departmental buildings be placed at half mast in honor of the memory of Mir Cleveland. He also ordered that suitable naval and military honors be rendered on the day of the funeral.
 The Presidents proclamation fol- lows:
 By the President of the United States
 Proclamation.
 ''rhe White House, June 24, 1908. ''To the People of the United States.
 Grover Cleveland, President of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and again from 1893 to 1897, died at $40 o'clock this morning, at his home Tn Princeton N J. In his death the na- tion has been deprived of one of it's greatest citizens. By profession u lawyer, his chief services to his coun- try were rendered during a long, varied and honorable career in public life.
 "As mayor of his city. as governor of his state, and twice as President, ne showed signal power as an administra- tor, coupled with entire devotion to the countrys good and a courage that quailed before no hostility when he was convinced where his duty lay. Since his retirement. he has continued we'll and faithfully to serve his countrymen by the simplicity. dignity and upright ness of his private life
 Tn testimony of the respect in which his memory ield by the government and people of the United States, I do hereby direct that the flags on the Wnlte f1ouse ana several apartments buildings be displayed at half-staff for a period of 30 days, and that suitabla military and naval honors. under .he secretaries of war and navy be rem dered on the day of the funeral.
 Done, this the 24th day of June, in the year of our Lord, 1908, and of the independence of the United States of America, the 132d.
 (Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT By the President.
 ALVEY A. ADEE, Acting Secretary of State.'