Mr. Hay to the minister for foreign affairs of Portugal.
[Telegram.]
Department of State,
Washington, September 17, 1901.
Washington, September 17, 1901.
In the names of Mrs. McKinley and of President Roosevelt I am directed to ask your excellency to convey to His Majesty sincere appreciation felt by the President and the American nation for His Majesty’s messages of condolence.
John Hay.