A State Mourns Its Most Prominent Lawyer

Yesterday morning the King County Superior Court held a meeting where eulogies for Colonel J. C. Haines were delivered. The remains were placed in the casket for the viewing of friends of the deceased, and last night the final arrangements were completed for the funeral. At 11 o'clock, the procession, which promises to be the most impressive that was ever seen in Seattle, will form on Seventh Street. The First Regiment band will lead, followed by the military escort. The casket, draped in the American flag with the colonel’s sword and helmet resting upon it, will move down Columbia Street, halting in front of the Armory. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the column will move down Union Street to Third, to Pike, to Eleventh, to Madison, to Broadway, and so on to the cemetery. During the court meeting, Judge Orange Jacobs stated: 'We can truly say that the blow that struck our brother down, struck us.' Judge Roger Greene, visibly moved, said, 'John Charles Haines will certainly always be regarded by those who have known him personally as one of the most brilliant and imposing figures in the history of the territory or state of Washington.' The City Council resolved that all flags on city buildings fly at half-mast, and the Chamber of Commerce moved to attend the funeral in a body.