ing day the ensign and union jack be displayed at half-mast from
sunrise to sunset, and guns fired every half hour from all ships
present. Similar orders shall be given at naval stations.

A naval regulation provides that salutes shall not be fired on Sunday
except in cases wherein international courtesy would suffer from the
breach. Therefore the firing of the guns will take place on Monday at
those points where the department's announcement was received yesterday.

ORDER TO THE ARMY.

A dispatch was received at the War Department on the afternoon of the
13th from Secretary Root approving the draft of the order to the army,
announcing the death of President McKinley. It was sent to all officers
in command. The order follows:

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
_Washington, September 14._

_General orders_:

1. The following order of the Secretary of War announces to the army
the death of William McKinley, President of the United States:

WAR DEPARTMENT, _Washington, September 14_.

The distressing duty devolves upon the Secretary of War of announcing to
the army the death of William McKinley, President of the United States,
which occurred at Buffalo, N.Y., at 2:15 o'clock A.M., on the 14th day
of September, 1901.

The grief into which the nation has been plunged at the untimely death
of its Chief Magistrate will be keenly felt by the army of the United
States, in which, in his early manhood, he rendered distinguished and
patriotic services, and in whose welfare he manifested at all times a
profound and abiding solicitude.

Appropriate funeral honors will be paid to the memory of the late
President and Commander-in-Chief at the headquarters of every military
division and department, at every military port, at the United States
Military Academy, West Point, and at every camp of troops of the United
States in the field.

The Lieutenant-General of the army will give the necessary instructions
for carrying this order into effect.

ELIHU ROOT,
_Secretary of War_.

2. On the day after the receipt of this order at the headquarters of
military commands in the field and at each military station and at the
Military Academy, at West Point, the troops and cadets will be paraded
at 10 o'clock, A.M., and the order read to them, after which all labor
for the day will cease.

THIRTEEN GUNS AT DAWN.

3. At dawn th