| Show HAY 11 tIT Sent Message Announcing Sept ILIn CIn n 11 spirit Ortt artt the of f th tbs gov In IU 11 look up their work this morning The all of Ot th the h nt work to b bt be und suspend e 41 l today too hut but there wire rr certain ln India Indis r to 10 b bt be carried carrM out and an I till this iw need 4 kt th the tta Gift ut rials rial and anI acting h iwaIs ef of 0 d to their tHIt d disks ki at th the usual hour though later on OR the clerks and ROO the tbt te teem em j were re for far the tho day iky Ha III hay spent nt th the morning m In Itt o can n Un with the heads h ld of or the ther a ui U d Upon being notified of ot tho the Presidents lre death In the tile early earl morn mornIng morning Ing Int he ho telegraphed as IlS follows Department Do of State Washington Sept H U Hon Itoh Theodore Roosevelt North NorthCreek NorthCreek Creek N YI y V Tho The President died at this thin morning Signed JOHN TrAY HAT Y Se of ot State A response came clune front from President as all soon DUn as Q he lie 1 at North NoHh oth Creek at ot Mil this morn morning log ing lie He replied r with acknowledge acknowledgement mont ment nt of ur the tho message anti and he us h nt at express bin bis sorrow orro r In suitable terms lie He added that he was Wl starting nt at cm once for tor on a special train from torn North Creek Creel to tu arrive I at the former Carmer city at 3 o clock tIlls af aC afternoon Tile The secretary uC f tate state aft r conferring with Secretary Oage Ollie tho the only cabinet officer remaining In the lie city lIy besides hImself concluded that there was Waft no special reason for urgency In lit the lie taking of the th oath by b President Under tinder the tho terms of at atthe the constitution he lie became Pros Pres President ident In fact Immediately up upon upon upon on the death deeth of or President anil he lied hall already taken laken the lie oath of to tent serve the United States government when he ho became Vice lee Ice President so IO lint after all tho the taking laking of or a new oath was waR not a cere ceremony mony that seems to be absolutely neoe necessary sary aury to on In lii gay gov governmental affairs It I Is l not doubted however that President will take the oath nil fin soon as aB he lie arrives lit nt Buffalo If Ir tom for no other reason reanon ra on than titan to keep within the ho line of ot if precedents The first outcome nf or th consultation In the eIle was the lesu Issuance ance anle of or the following order Department of State Washington Wa D C ept 14 l HO OI To the Secretary Secretory of or the tho Navy Navi Na 1 Out Ou t of or respect rel to the tho memory of at tho the President P e dent tho the executive departments will be closed today and on the fhe day of or the funeral Signed JOHN HAY This Thill order was ia communicated to all allor of or the heeds heads and acting heads of ot th executive departments In Washington by h the government telegraph and they In turn Issued the necessary n ce Mry orders to bring to a stop top tho the wheels of or govern goern government ment meat not only In the tho nations capital but jut throughout the tho land hand wherever there thero Is l a II government post PORt or building bull Secretaries Hay nil IIa and Gage Oale hold held a conference this morning nt at the con eon c elusion of or which It was wall stated that In nil fill probability the members of or the cab met inet would not tender their resignations until after President lre tuner funer funeral al They had not been In consultation with the members member of or the cabinet now at Burtalo but the view was waR expressed ed that there would he no difference of ot opinion on that point I |
