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21.4U._^~^^!^^ NEW-YORK. MONDAY. JILY PRICE THREE CENTS VIEWS AT CLEVELAND, WHERE THE FUNERAL OF JOHN HAY, THE LATE SECRETARY OF STATE, WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY. mu? i i THE RESIDENCE OF SAMUEL MATHER. WHERE MRS.

HAY WILL REMAIN WHILE IN CLEVELAND. THE WADE MAUSOLEUM, WHERE THE BODY WILL LIE UNTIL BURIED. IHK BURIAL FLAC1 IV LAKKVIKW CEMETERY. Mr. Hay's body will rest at the rlsht of the in Um which Is that of his son Adelbert, who died while a studeiu at BAY FUNERAL PARTY GOES I OS WAY TO CLEVELAND.

Boig Accompanied by Members of the Family. New bury, N. July special train bear? ing the body of John Hay, Secretary of State, who died early yesterday morning at The his summer home the shore of Lake Sunapee, left Newbury to-day lor Cleveland, the burial will take place. The funeral party consisted of Mrs. Hay.

the widow; Clar? ence Haj-, tne son; Dr. Charles L. Scudder, of ton, who attended Secretary Hay in his illness; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mather, of the latter a sister of Mrs.

Hay, and P. A. Raymond, also a relative of Mrs. Hay. The train left here at 11:22 a.

m. and is due to arrive in Cleveland at 7 a. m. to-morrow. After a distressing day and night, the mem? bers Of the household were astir early this mornir.g, for the Journey to Cleveland.

The body of the Been tary, which had been placed in a Coffin last night, was bfbught downstairs the death chamber and the coffin was in a polished rosewood box. in which it until the funeral next Wednesday. Hay and Clarence Hay stood the ordeal ly, although they showed plainly the ef of the strain which they had been under. Early the skies became overcart and a arenching rain began to fall. The narrow, wind? ing mountain road was transformed into a Channel of mud and was in a wretched condi? tion when the time arrived Xor the journ-y.

At H-K? o'clock an express wagon was driven from the stable to the front door of the house, the coffin was Iiorne out by the servants and ptaecd in the vehicle. Then the trip to the railroad station at Newbury began. lolRNEY WITHOUT OSTENTATION. The journey from The Fells the station, two and miles, was altogether devoid of 11 TIM rosewood box, which was red with a rubber blanket, had been lashed to the the steepness of the hills making pirirouli? necessary. Tin- body was ont) by the undertaker and Walter Oro H'iy's hman.

Both men the 'oaehinni' leading the while rtaker followed behind Not a person the lonely mountain road. The of few acattered farmhouses te were drawn. The rain fell in fanerai party proceeded along load. The trip to the Newbury station occupied an BOOT. Almost aU the residents of the hamlet v.

bled Ibere awaiting the arrival of th. funeral party, and erben the i with the body noared atatioa the crowd on platform stood with The apodal train, consistInt; of -i combination bagg.v oe ping COT and ral ca? Ka 11 of Ibe Poeton and Maine line on toe aiding. The wagon toe rear toe funeral car and several Newbury citboena assisted the uivhr and cMdunaD In i nc the coffin moment toe coffin was train there was a rift in por toe Qm ly tone io oathed in sunshine. lab toe rain to alter 11 o'clock a eionad carriage bo? to toe II ui driven to the the ftrat to alight, lira. Mather, Mrs.

Hay. Dr. Mis. Hay black and heavily veiled, toe train, toe men on the Epater as aboura into the here she as ajajjckly Joined by her tber naembera of the party occupied poi cur. TnAIN QOBK kHSAD Or TIME.

on its 11:30 O'clock, bul inasniuch as od was no neeaanlty Kawbury. the dlvfalon order? for aad of the time 04 tary Hay's PI ils to-day. In ir-jtatkw from toe ufficera of the e. the body of peau in the Chauler of of the funeral on body not DO in ctate. The Cal ni la I has boon and Mrs.

Hay accept -d of i tfjan have toe body of her husband re land Mrs. Hay and cuesta of Mr. and Mrs. it was announced to-day, mm third estar. ROCk TO CHICAGO.

the IS-bour imi? be i the ni'tt world. Hie Pennsylvania iLt ot THE PRESIDENTS JOURNEE He Will Leave Oyster Bay fc Cleveland To-morrow. telegraph to the Oyster Bay, Long Island, July Roosevelt will start on his sad journey to Clev? land on Tuesday afternoon. Secretary Hay fur.eral is to take place at 11 a. m.

on Wedne: day, and If the President leaves New-York fore dark on Tuesday he will reach develan in ample time to attend the services. Complet arrangements have not yet been made for th President's trip, but it is probable that he wi start from Oyster Bay at about 2 p. m. and turn to his home town on Thursday, the secon day following, at about lO a. m.

The will travel to Long Island City on a spec? train, will be ferried over the Kast River, drive across the city surrounded by police escort, an then take the ferry from to Jersey Cltj where another special train will be waiting fo him on the Pennsylvania Railroad to convc him to Cleveland. The President's party will consist of Secretar Loeb, M. C. Latta. official stenographer, representatives of the press associations, Sure Service Operatives Tyree and Sloan and th usual complement of White House messenger.

At Philadelphia the Presiden: will be joined the members of his Cabinet from Washingtor Secretary Taft, who Is now on his way to th Philippines, will be the only from th Cabinet circle, except the distinguished mai for whom the nation mourns. Presiden; Roose velt directed that a floral, wreath bt iron Washington as a token from Mra. Roosecvlt am himself, and the various members of th? Cabine will send individual offerings. President and Mrs. Rooseveh, accompanied Archie, attended the morning service to-day a Christ Episcopal Church- They drove dowi from Sagamore Hill in the teeth of a drivin? rainstorm.

As the President entered the churcl he shook hands with old Amos Boerum. formerly drove the stage from Oyster Bay By bam The Rev. H. Washburn, the rector preached a sermon on the Scriptural admonition "Love thy neighbor." and showed how world was gradually obeying this command more and more in the everyday affairs of life In his prayer Mr. Washburn referred feelinglj to the death of Secretary Hay and invoked divine protection for the President.

Th-3 day was a busy one for Secretary Loeb. He made public the official Presidential proc? lamation on the death of Secretary Hay, the of ttte Russian and Japanes? peace plenipotentiaries and the appointment of Judge Magoon as Minister to Panama, and, in addi? tion, found time to take a trip to Garden City with Mrs. where they were the guests of a friend at dinner. No callers were received at ore Hill, and Secretary Loeb announced lint none were expected to-morrow. The President has consented to address the Associated Physicians of Long Island on the afternoon of July 12, on the occasion of the meeting of the association in Bay.

This will be held in the assembly room of the Oyster Bay High School. Dr. Savage, of Islip, is the I resident of the association, which includes a membership of nearly lour hundred. SWEDEN CLOSES PORTS. Four Harbors Shut to Warships of Foreign Powers.

Stockholm, July government has is? sued a proclamation to become effective imme? diately, declaring Stockholm, Karl.ikrona, Goth? enburg and Farosund to be war ports, and ex? cluding all foreign warships from these harbors. BIG WHALE ASHORE. Monster, 70 Feet Long, Killed in Battle with Sturgeon. Lens Beach. Lone: Island.

July of the LotMl Beach Hotel and members of the saurios stations, wiped the from their eyes this tnornintr and saw what startled them. Floun? dering in the rapidly recedins surf, and scarcely a throw bow they saw one of the whales seen in tin- about tins along the coast and brought several pooplo to thi- beach. Via head. Ii.uk and neck th? whale had been bitten many nlarsn and of strips of flesh were hanjiinK from the nmust-r. Thai be had been in a fortoua flicht and had met ils Waterloo was evident.

Thet i monster sturgeon was responsable for his death was ap? parent, for the sturgeon, which lay by the whale's and which n. irly eight feet was also and rot ill various plaees. was unusually hlKli this morning, and unbined with the high seas, washed both asore. ONE MAN THE WHOLE PAKADE. Judge Engages Band in Spite of Opposition from Local Labor Unions.

TKI.EORAPH THE TRIIH NK.) Roekland, July a r.sult of the with loeal labor unions over the music for th. lourth of July Judge W. fCofJer. of itiK-Wlnnd Instrict Court, has engaged the life and drum corps, over which tb? troulde and is organising a non-union p.trad.-. else will loin he will March through the stftH MEM the urBunixailoi.

alone. THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION. Oyster Bay, Long Island. July dent Roosevelt has prepared the formal proclamation announcing the death of John Hay, Secretary of State, and it will be pro? mulgated to-morrow in Washington. Fol? lowing Is the full text of the announce? ment: A Proclamation by the President of the United States.

John Hay, Secretary of State of the United States, died on July 1. His death, a crushing to his friends, is to the people of this country a national bereavement, and in ad? dition it is a serious loss to mankind, for to hin it was given to siand as a leader in the effort to better world conditions by striving tj advance the cause of international peace and justici. He entered the public service as the trusted and companion of Abraham and for wellnigh forty years he served his country with loyal devotion and high ability in of henor and trus'. and finally he crowned his lifework by serving as Secretary of the State with such far-sighted? ness of the future and such loyalty to lofty ideals to lasting benefits not only upon our own country, but upon all the na? tions of the earth. As a suitable expression of national mourn? ing I direct thci the diplomatic representa? tives of the United States in all foreign countries display the flags over their em? bassies and legations at halfmast for ten days; that for a like period the flag of the United States be displayed at halfmast at all forts and military posts and at all naval stations and on all vessels of the United States.

I further order that on the day of the funeral the executive departments in the city of Washington be closed, and that, on all public buildings throughout the United States the national flag be displayed at halfmast. Done at the city of Washington this third day of July, A. D. 1905, and of the inde pendence of the United States of America the one hundred and twenty-ninth. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

By the President: HERBERT D. PEIRCE, Acting Secretary of State. MR. TAFT LEAVES OMAHA. Says He Does Not Expect to Be? come Secretary of State.

Omaha. July H. Taft. Sec? retary of War, and his party, bound for the Philippine Islands, arrived in Omaha this morn? ing over the Chicago and Northwestern Rail? road, and left for the West over tin- I'nion Pa? cific railroad at o'clock this forenoon. Sec? retary Taft said: I do not expect to become Secretary of State.

I telegraphed the President for Instructions when we heard of Secretary Hay's death, and be ordered us to proceed. That docs not look as if I am to be Secretory of state. The Taft party was joined by Lafayette Young. Ivditor of "The Des Moines Capital," and Mrs. Young, who will ait ompany the party as far as Manila.

THE REAL "BLUDSO." Original of Mr. Hay's Poem Did Not Die on Prairie Belle. iBT TELEGRAPH TO THK TRIBINE.J Denver, July P. niudso, son of Jim Wuilsn, whose life suggested the famous poem. "Jim Bludso of the Prairie Belle," to John Hay, is living in Denver.

"Although John Hay's poem is not exactly taken from my lathers said Mr. Bludso last night, "it was undoubtedly suggested by it. My father lived nearly all of bla years in Warsaw, and was a famous char? acter among the river It was his knowl? edge of my father's lite and hnracter that sug? gested the poem "Jim Bludso" to Mr. Hay. or I have alwayi been told.

"My father just died three months and up tO the time Of his death he always kept up his old friendship for John Hay and his- father. Back East we always arere known as although our name is spelled entirety different. I was so young that I remember much about th-- time when the poem was written. My father lived in Warsaw from to lK-St; and celebrated bis golden wedding there. He led a hard life on the river, at.d I guess what John Hay said is pretty near irue." EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY KILLS FATHER.

int rsurasAPH to raa run July Lawless, seventy years old, a forsser Federal soldi? Russell County, was and Instant!) kiiie.i at his hoase, near Denmark, by his eight oil son. He had yiuirrilled v.itb his Wife, Mid, aid lad lil eat ened her with violence. 'I'd bo for the safely of his mother grabbed a shotgun and ilred. lila father st.nk to the tlujr, dead. HUNDREDS DIE IN FLOOD.

GUANAJUATO DESTROYED A Thousand Lives Lost in Mexico, According to One Mexico City, July are current here that over one hundred persons, one report say? ing a thousand, have been drowned in a great flood at Guanajuato, a mining city, and a-i im? portant scat of activity for several large Amer? ican and British companies. The wires were down all day yesterday and the roads were im? passible. Two reporta aie current-, one that l.iNM) persons lost their Uves, another that at least one hundred wer-: drowned. Late tidings are that Guanajuato is complete? ly flooded, and water is already invading the higher parts of the town. There is fear that Laolla dam may have given way, which would mean complete ruin.

The city is built in a great gorge in the mountains and the streets ramble up the mountainside. A storm began on the night of June 30, and after midnight no one of the inhabitants dared I go to bed, fierre was th? fury of the elements. The water rose in the- lower or streets. Hooding shops and damaging thonsnnos of dol? lars worth of merchandise. The streets became torrents the water poured down rh? upper streets.

Doors wen smashed by force of the water. Liter advices say that it is known thai over a hundred lives were tost at Guanajuato. A dispatch to President Robinson of the Mexican Central Railroad saya are 1,000 dead. The town of Marafilo, just Guanajuato, was completely wiped "ut. The raging water is carrying the dead through every street in Guanajuato The water is up to the second story of the Hotel Pnion.

has been wrought to tb- car line, and service cannot be re? sumed inside a month. Telegraphic communi? cation with Guanajuato is cut off, and it is supposed Laolla dam was destroyed, but this cannot be confirmed. The Mexican t'entrai northbound passenger train ran into a washout north of Irapuato and was thrown front the track, the water running over some of the ears. President Robinson, of ti- railroad, saya BOme Uves were lost, but he does not know how many. Advices from Queretaro are the effert that was no telegraphic communication with Guanajuato last night.

Messengers who man aged to get out the city say the water stands from three t' four feet deep in house? and shops in the lower part of the city, and that panic stricken people have gone into the mon tains carrying their valuables. The storm began to abate at o'clock in the afternoon. EIGHTEEN MORE LOST. Cloudburst Near Las Juegas, N. M.

Drown. fiel Rio. July 2. lives aro known to have ben lost as a result of a cloud? burst in the mountains above the town of Las Vacas. Sixteen were ana and two of the dead atere American children, washed away be eyes of a panic-stricken crowd.

The loss find damage property baa not been ob? tained, but is enormous, as the waters went through lbs fertile valley in a mighty flood, ear lying everything before it. BOXER DEBT IN GOLD. Powers Sign Note Accepting the Proposal of China. idon, July correspondent of "The Times" at Peking says: Tin- Boxer indemnity question has been All tin- powers bate signed a note accepting China's proposal to consider the Indemnity as a -oil Instead of a Bill er debt. The movemenl for tin- boycotting of American goods la Bubsiding owing to action the authorities, whose deal venl the Impair? ment of Au good will is beyond sincere.

Answering Inquiry: -t way to go i is ni niL Wl i racks there a day; 5-cent mileage llene ta ara ad, -AavU BLACK SEA FLEET USELESS. Officers and Crews of Squadron Sent Ashore at Sebastopol. ONE BATTLESHIP AT ODESSA. Authorities Say She Has Kniaz Potemkine Rumanian Conflicting Reports. The Blick Sea fleet, according to a disp itch from Sebastopol, ta being A council of admirals and captains on board the flagship decided to send the ofScera and crews of the warships ashore, and the engine-; of at le ist one of the vessels have 1 uncoupled.

This action was probably taken bee the failure ot' the squadron to subdue the mutiny on the Kniaz Potemkine. It is now admitted that the rebellious battleship was joined by the Georgi Pobiedonosetz and that the two vessels refused to follow the wor? ships of Admiral Krueger. which left Odessa harbor without tiring a shot. Advices from Odessa continue to conflict. The authorities say that the crew Georgi Pobiedonosetz.

have surrendered and that the situation has improved, but exodus from the city continues, and martial 1 iw prevaih. The Kniaz Potemkine was re? ported off the Rumanian coast. President Roosevelt that Russia had selected M. MaWMhtaf and Baron Rosen, and that had diesen Baron Ko and M. Takahira as negotiators, with power to conclude a treaty of peace.

GRAVE FEARS THAT MUTINY HAS SPREAD TO ARiTV. Sebastopol, July ti Black Sea Squadron arrived here on Saturday council of admirals and captains was 1 board the uugahlB Kostislav. Admiral Krug, preakltag The council resolved to unseat tl ntoeninery and anthorn? the officers and men i no ashore. The Kkate.ina II is bare and ha been disarmed The Black Sea Squadron which Odessa consisted of two diTislons, commande by Admiral Krtger and Admiral Vysliorevesk; respectively. The former's division Include the Kostislav and the SJnopc, and the latter' the Georgi Pobiedonosetz.

the Tria Sviatiteli. the Drenadaal Apostoioff and the torped Kasarski. Several torpedo ix.ats a eoinpanied the squadron. arrivai in the roads the flagship signaile the Kniaz Potemkine to join the squadron, which the battleship replied: "We ask that th admiral should come on board us." No answer being giren, the Kniaz Potemkiu cleared for action, and st'-amed at full Blonfi the whole beet She nasse.1 bq cJosa Ike other vessels that even the features of ha commander, who wore a thick lieanl, ami in civilian clothes, were clearly distinguishable Several among the crews assert that they sav it least thirty men in civilian costume on boar, the Kniaz Potemkine. Admiral signalled to th" squadron "Head for Sebastopol." and at the same the Kniaz Potemkine displayed signal, "Wt here." SPHLAD OF OMTRM Commander Oazevitch, of the Georgi Pobie lonosetz.

signalled that the machinery of th? i-ess. 1 was disabled. Ailiiiirnl repeated ate order to make for Sebastopol, tul Pobiedonosetz replied. "We remuii She thin steamed alongside the KuhU and hoisted the signal, "We wish te land you our ottieers." This was the last signal sevu by the squadrou tefore heading for Sebastopol. Captain Oolikoff and all the officers of th? Kniaz Potemkine, except live, most of whom engineers, were killed on June on uta to O.l It is said that workui'ii from the Serinovo were on board.

In tiie course of the disorders in the port of the Kniaz Potemkine obtained supplies 'rom the cruiser otehakoff. The captain of the taUasafMaji Ye. ha was made by a ruse. Kniaz Potemkine stg to him to eaena on punpj Hi I and i -ti auharn The the Veeha then declared common cause wltb 20TH CENTURY-18 HOURS-CHICAGO. I i- I.

hi vu tie slioulJ be iriuJc Aavu the crew of the Kniaz Potenikine, as did also? III'- I'l'l'W of one of the torpedo London, July 2. agent it Kusteuji. Rnaaaula, in a dispat.h 0" -link la Bight, says the- Kniaz Potemkine ami torpedo boat No. 3f0j ajBchoreti oil that pert, that another steamer is in the apparently nratchasg. Odessa, Kniaz Potemkine sailel ycsterdaj, apparently in direction or" the Rumanian coast, and nothing has sime heard of her.

With her departure the situation the moment has taken a more favorable turn. The correspondent of The has just informed officially the tinoti.s crew of the Georjri I the warship remaining here, have bsfuc I Governor Genera! or' their intention to sur? render. HOSTAGES ASIIMRE. The crew of the CcotgJ 1'ohiedonoseta seat men ashore this morning as hosta; and asked the Kinperor's forgiveness hav? ing mutinied, pleading ti.ir thej tasa ajasj damaged the ship. The has issued a on say? ing that the danger of haM passed, that everybody BSUOl keep that the strikers must returi to a I The manufacturers are hofofat They that the situation is improving, and thut men will resume work ro-asOfflOSK, The telegraph office is crowded and sulates are overwhelmed with viser passports.

The British consul has arnngod with four British steamers at steamer to remain off the as to readines? tu remore foreign subjects. The captains of the st to ret an til the situation became clearer. Military precautions haw not undergone i lia initiai The aawsaasaen do not HBBtain the slight- to the happen? ings in the harlMir. An unconfirmed re that tha Kniaz l'oteinkine ber of revolutionaries, including Madinta and some Jewish girls, to a British steamer, tha name of Is not given. According to some reports the surrender tt the Georgi Pohiedouoaets was conditional the crew being informed what their punishment be.

The Tassel He? in the inner harbor, hi a poal? unfavorable for bombarding the city. FOURTH OF JULY SPEC'AL TRAIN RE? TURNING FROM ATLANTIC 1 July JJ? Iwr v-.

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