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MCHENRY PLAINDEALER iriailT VUHUiZlB A NUN WITS OF IHEIEEK Kims of General Interest in COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY. B#«ord or Happenifiica of M«oh me unit ; bupnrtsnoe from All r>rk of the i f Cl'Ulwtd World--IncldMts, Ka ter prisee, Aecldratt, Verdicts, Mm tn« Wu ̂ Sixty persons, mosjbfy negroes, said Jto have perished iqrfire In turpsittau •wnp near MoAile/Ala. Chicago Commercial club delayed by landslide on Santa Fe thirty miles oui- °' San -Francisco. j4 Lewis V. R. Adams, Mont Clair, N. ^ , J.. Arrested in Boston on charge of ^*1vindling charitable institutions in Chicago and elsewhere. Transactions in bonds in Wall street Fridway exceeded 18,000,000 par value. |k Securities of American Bicycle eom- , »any listed on New York Stock Ex- ;< » change. t a Northwestern and other Western "' 'poads save notice of withdrawal from fl* presidents' agreement regarding pool- I'" *»«• General Trias and his Filipino staff © * Surrendered at Santa Cruz de Malabon *nd took oath of allegiance. Reported that Cuban committee on n, foreign relations voted unanimously £;•*• against Piatt amendment. Census of India shows population o( * t 194,000,000, apparent increase of 7,000,- ; 000 in ten years. fo; " Population of Germany 56,000,000; France, 38,000,000. C. W. Ryan, cashier of National h .^pank, Halifax, Pa., shot and drilled by One of two robbers. Outlaws captured » iiy citizens after struggle. | Judge Benet, who made "attack on fv/ slave dealers in Anderson County, B. \\ not preside at trial of offenders v in June. £•? foreign Envoys at Pekin resumed C,f discussion of indemnity. | •, Portuguese ministry may resign.* Count Boni de Castellane thrashed M. de Roday, editor of Figaro, for re- ; fusing to retract accusation. Duel like- -j* ^ to follow. Deroulede and Buffet both In Switzerland. , General Delarey said to have had five 4 prisoners shot after defeat by Methuen. ?/". Five deaths from bubonic plague aud twelve new cases at Cape Town. !?C Chinese viceroys opposed to BiimUm treaty regarding Manchuria. Wi liberals in British Commons sp- |/; posed to new army measure. r Bill disinfranchising 40,000 illiterate |. . Voters in Maryland passed by state *«enate and governor is sure to sign it •,v 4 Reported that li Hung Chang may f'* l»e superseded in negotiating Manchu- r, \ * rian treaty. ^v; Many officers of Thirtieth infantry c remain in Philippines in civil and of- H^jpdal posts. < Report of President Diaz being aeri­ al , Ously ill denied at City of Mexico ̂ Sir Francis Cook left Ms widow, : ^Tennie C. Claflin, $125,000. Bubonic plague is increasing in Caps y-\ Town. | , Famous feud in Clay county, Ky., f ' - • settled by agreement of antagonists to ,\ disarm. Henry Raab, ex-euperintendent of education, died at his home, Belleville, UL Fierce blizzard in Michigan tied up all railroad traffic north of Grand Ran- ^ 'Ids.' ** I' . Andrew Carnegie in letter to people |i .. Pittsburg, Pa., announced retirs- £ ment from active business and gift of t * 16,000,000 to his old employes, r Colonel Gardener, late of Thirtieth infantry, appointed civil governpr of I'ayabaa province, Luzon. *,.v General Kitchener said to have been Empowered to make easy terms for V Boers' surrender. i' Officials of British foreign office say note on Hay-Pauncefote treaty does ̂ aot end affair. ! * :• - Battleship Illinois made unofficial I;,' trIaI trip off Newport New®, showing ^ Speed of seventeen knots without be­ ing forced. C. T. Gorham, former mlntafar to The Hague, died at Marshall, Mich., aged 89 years. Dr. B. A. Schell, Chicago, sued the m-- Z}?n Herald, Boston, for $100,000 for r] alleged libel. ' Cashier Johnson of First National |>ank, Nilee, Mich., reported to be $100,- 000 short. Testimony against Richton pool­ rooms to be laid before grand Jury at Joliet. Disgraceful scramble far flowers at || Sr®ral * U « Ptttsburg, Three deaths resulted from explosion tn brewery at McKeesport, Pa. 1*1 I „Army office's not surprised atrlot in fc? Highwood, near Fort Shejidan, follow- ; Jng abolishment of canteen. , Resolution aaking for statehood fe - -'/Wiled in Hawaiian senate. Sarah Bernhardt insured her son's life for $100,000. Vice-President Roosevelt and other residents of Oyster Bay defeated in ef- ; fort to drive sand digger from the / beach. C£: Ex-Representative Belknap of Chi- i,:is(sago to be made major and paymaster L||n regular army. |H Many army chaplains asked for re­ lease from new assignments. M Resolution introduced in Milwaukee Jcity council for investigation into for­ geries of city certificates. Chicago Commercial club entertained citizens of Los Angeles and Pasa - d«aa. Fall of tinted snow in Austria. Advertisers in Indian Territory (atted to provide brides for their cue- ' iomere. Reports show no improvement "j|v':®ondition of ex-President Harrison. Steamship Kinfaun Castle, with jplltoetl'-flve passengers, ashore 4 Needles lighthouse. Qeaeral Maxrmo Gomes said not accept prestdeaogr of Oabac Statesman eclusion. FEARS he ASSASSINATION. •ratal Mated? Farttjr Dal to Arroyo's Attempt m Hia lAtm aai SafaaeqBont . .DtaooTorr of a FeUMoM Mo*---Utetar* of MtlMtf. "President Diaz will never rule Mex- ieo afiain," said a prominent army of­ ficer and a close friend of the presi­ dent, the other day, "for he is insane and the doctors have no hope of his recovery." Rumors of a like nature have been rife in the city ever since the president hurriedly left the capital two months ago without giving any official notice of his departure. It is now pretty generally believed he was hurried out of the city by those close to him to keep from the public the fact that his mind was badly affected. The president's malady takes the form of a great dread that some ona is going to kill him, and he believes that assassins are hidden in his win­ ter residence here, the castle of Cha- pultepec. One of the doctors attendant Unon General Diaz said a few days ago that the old man appears quite childish, and that the strong will that made a nation out of a disorganized'conglom­ eration of states peopled by robbers, cut-throats and political Intriguers, has completely broken down and left the old man as helpless as a child. All there is left of his former strong self is his obstinate refusal to come back to Chapultepec castle. A member of the legislature and a man who has been in close touch with the president for years^ said this week: "The pres­ ent malady of General Diaz commenced to show itself in slight eccentricities some three or four years ago when an attempt was made upon his life by a drunken tailor named Arroyo. At the time the general public attached no great importance to this incident, nor did they think the president did. But the event had a significance which the public did not see, for Arroyo was but the tool in the hands of others who wished to get Diaz out of the way so that another prominent official might become president." Thrnttm Son of Senator. The police officials have made public the details of an attempt to swindle Charles W. Clark, son of United States Senator A. W. Clark, of Butte, Mont., out of $6,000. Mr. Clark a few days ago received a letter directing him to send the money in small bills to 'Wyoz," Butte postofflce. The writer added significantly that he was a dead shot. The letter was turned over to the postofflce authorities. The genera! delivery window was watched for sev­ eral days, and finally a small boy called for a package addressed to Wyoz." He was arrested and ques­ tioned. He said a masked man had given him 25 cents to call for the package. He proved his innocence. Posit tho Imposchment C«Hi The Court of Impeachment has be­ gun its session at Raleigh, N. C. Both judges, Furches and Douglas, were present. William A. Guthrie, chief counsel for the impeachment manag­ ers, introduced as the first evidence the official oaths of the Impeached judges and a certified copy of the rec­ ords in the White case, also a copy of the judgment and mandamus in the case. He then presented a letter from White's counsel making demand on the state treasurer for money. J. C. L. Harris, White's attorney, testified he had failed to get the money from the treasurer and had applied to the Su­ preme Court for a mandamus. ' Pwlih* la Banting Dam. Two dams at Wanskuck, just north of Providence, R. I., burst, carrying away two wooden buildings, containing nine persons. Miss Emily Whimpey and a man were carried down the stream on a raft. They caught in a wire fence. The firemen shouted to Miss Whimpey to hold to the wire. A heavy timber struck her in the back of the neck and she was carried under and was not seen afterward. The mnn was saved. Cow Chaaos Doctor a Mile. Dr. Gysel, a veterinary surgeon liv­ ing at 350 Ninety-first street, Chicago, was called to the home of John Yon- dorf, 334 Ninety-first street, to treat a mad cow. The doctor was pursued nearly a mile by the cow, which had created great excitement in the neigh­ borhood during two days. The cow, after running nearly a mile, gave up the chase. Dr. Gysel reported the mat­ ter to the police. Banks In Michigan Pmp«a. Banking Commissioner Maltz has Is­ sued a statement showing that on Feb. 6, the date of the last call for reports, the state banks of Michigan had ag­ gregated loans and discounts, stock bonds and securities of $103,279,459; commercial deposits, $38,675,168; saw ings deposits, $75,304,324. Claima 8h« la Mot entity. Mrs. Addie S. Richardson, Indicted at Savannah, Mo., for murder in the first degree, appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of shooting and instantly killing her hus­ band, the late Frank L. Richardson, the millionaire merchant She was in much better spirits than at any time since the crime was committed be­ cause she learned that the court would not send her to jail. A bond of $20,000 had been decided upon, which John D. Richardson of Chicago had arranged to furnish. Coavonoa Cherokee UftaUtON. Chief Buffington of Muskogee, I. T, has issued a proclamation convening the Cherokee legislature in extra ses slon May 2, 1901, for the purpose of canvassing the votes of the recent treaty with the United States. Find Bad News la Rottle. A message has been picked up at Harwich, England, in a sealed bottle which read thus: "Schooner Wildfire of Halifax foundered; all hands lo4t ia Say o£ Biscay oa Jaa, a." LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS. Spring wheat--No. 1 northern, 78%®75Mi®. No. 3 6S@"2c, No. 4 56@66c. Winter wheat --No. 2 red 75%<U76M.c, No. S 71<&72c, No. 4 68c, No. 2 hard 71%(u72c, No. 3 70»4@"2c. No. 4 68c. Corn j- No. 2 and No. t yellow No. 3 and No. S yellow MHc. Oata - No. I 24%c, No. « 24* ©24\c; No. 4 white 26®26ftc, No. S 24%# fee. No. 3 white 26%@27%c, No. 2 white 17?i<&28Mjc. Cattle--Native beef steers, $4#5.25; western steers, J8.70@4.80; Texas steers, $3@3.85; cows and heifers, J3.M@4.16; can- ners, $1.75#3: stockers and feeders, $3.25@ 4.75; calves, $4@7: bulls, stags, etc., $2.75 @4.10. Hogs--Heavy, (5.4(^5.50; mixed. $5.40@5.42%; light, S5.35Cu5.40; pigs, $4.50# 5.30; bulk of sales, $5.40@5.42%. Sheep- Yearlings. $4.50<g4.90; sheep, J4.20@4.60; ewes, $3.50@4: common and stockers sheep. $3.60<@3.S5: lambs, $4.25^5.10. Potatoes-- Rurals, 37@43c per bu; peerless, 36@39c; hebrons and kings, 35@38c; empires, 35@ 39c; mixed, 32@37c; rose, 43@46c. Poultry --Dressed stock: Turkeys, selected, 10c; chickens, hens, ^SHc; roosters, 6^fcc; broilers, 14@15c; capons, large, 12#12Hc; geese, 8(&8^c; ducks, choice, 10%@llc. Butter--Creamery, extra choice, 21@21V4c; dairies, choice, 18c. Cheese--Full-cream, daisies, choice, lKgllVfcc; Young Amer­ icas, full cream, ll@ll%c; twins, 10»4@ 10*4c. Eggs--Fresh, ll%c. Apples, brls, Baldwin, good to fancy, $3@3.50; Green­ ings, good to fancy, $2.75@3; Ben Davis, choice to fancy, S2.75@3.26; Kings, fancy, *3.50^4: russets, *2@3.26. Hay-Choice timothy, $13.50@14; No. 1, $12.60@13; choice prairie, >11 @11.50. Flood on 8b Joseph River. The Ice went out of the St Joseph river at St. Joseph, Mich., and the re­ sult is a flood that has inundated the lowlands between this city and Benton Harbor, where many - manufacturing concerns are, to a depth of several feet. The water rose rapidly and approached the tracks of the electric roads con­ necting the two cities. Many small buildings on the fiats have been washed away and are floating down to­ ward the lake. The summer resort, Somerleyton, seven miles up the river, where there are a score of fine cottages and a hotel, is in danger of - being washed away. Big Gold Strike In ArlMtfa. A sensational gold discovery has been made a few miles from Tomb­ stone, Ariz., by three prospectors, re­ sulting in a stampede from various camps of southern Arizona. Special advices say all the mineral ground within a radius of a mile of the dis­ covery has been located and several shafts have been sunk. The value of the rock has not been definitely ascer­ tained, but without doubt specimens of the rock show gold at the propor­ tion of $15,000 to the ton, and consid­ erable quartz has been removed from a ledge carrying between $20,000 and $30,000 to the ton. . < French In right at T«at> A dispatch has been received at Al­ giers from General Serviere announc­ ing that another engagement has been fought between the French punitive expedition, consisting of French and Algerian troops, and the Moroccan Berbers, in the district Timimoun, oasis of Tuat, in which the tribesmen were dispersed with great loss. The French expedition lost two French of­ ficers and twenty-three men, including four Frenchmen, killed, and had many others wounded. \D tlMLt School Boya' Strike. Two hundred boys of the Central high school of Buffalo went on a strike, in which they have the sympathy of an equal number of girl pupils in the school. The strike was caused by the enforcement of a rule which long has been a dead letter. This rule forbids the boys and girls from having any communication together in the halls, class rooms or study rooms. The pu­ pils claim the enforcement of the rule robs school life of its pleasures. Big Starch Paitdrjr Bnma. The largest corn starch factory in the United States, which is located in Kankakee, 111., was destroyed by fire Tuesday, the fire being caused by an explosion in the packing department. The plant was owned by the Fisher Starch company, and had been in op­ eration about one year and the build­ ings covered about five acres of ground. The loss is about $300,000; insurance, $200,000. Stabbed at Sweetheart's Side. Warren Hayes was stabbed and ser­ iously wounded by a jealous rival In St. Louis while he was talking to Miss Birdie Russell in the doorway of her home. Miss Russell refuses to give the name of Hayes' assailant and to all questions asked as to hiB identity she says "love has sealed her lips." The knife blade penetrated the fleshy part of his arm, but no arteries were severed. GOB. De Dloa Barrenriera. General Marian de Dios, Who has been operating in the district in which General Trias commands the Insur­ gents, surrendered last Friday at Nalc to Colonel Schuyler, together with four other ofHcers , and fifty-seven drilled and armed rebels. Major Reyes, adjutant to General Tinio, with a num­ ber of other insurgents, surrendered yepte. day to Major Ballance at San Vincente. Paaaea Antl-Troat Bill. The Arkansas house has passed an anti-trust bill, which bars from doing business in that state any corporation which is a member of a pool or trust in any part of the world. The bill was amended so as to include the American Round Bale Cotton company, in which Senator 7. K. Jones is alleged to be interested. It now goes to the senate. SnoU Case Kay Bo Solved. frank McPherson, a Cuyahoga coun­ ty, Ohio, convict, caused a sensation when he told the board of prison man­ agers that if he was given his freedoza he would solve the mystery surround­ ing the celebrated Snell murder case of Chicago. He said he would put $1,500 in the work. McPherson de­ clined to give any of the alleged facts in his possession, and the managers passed his case until he produces some evidence upon which the board cap base an investigation. . V Saaali Fare la Mot T if I A decision by Judge Ricks of th< United States district court at Cleve­ land was handed down declaring un­ constitutional the 3-cent street fare ordinance passed by th« city council two years ago. The judge maintained that the ordinance interfered with the existing contracts. The suit to restrain the city from carrying into effect the terms of the ordinance was brought by the Cleveland street car companies. Director of Law Hogsett states that the suit will be carried to the higher courts qm soon as possible. Vtidden Death of Eje-'Presi- «dent Harrison Causes' Ra­ tional Grief. J* The nation is bowed with grief over the death of an Illustrious citizen. Benjamin Harrison, twenty-third president of the United States, is no more. In his heroic battle with death at his home in Indianapolis he made a silent, painless surrender at 4:45 o'­ clock Wednesday afternoon, and the suspense of those who for dayB had watche(| anxiously at his bedside was broken. For maqy hours the general had given no token of consciousness. From morning he had been sinking gradually toward the end; which was marked by a single gasp for breath as his life departed. Relatives and sev­ eral of his old and tried friends were at the bedside when he passed away, but he could recognize none. News of the death spread quickly through the city and the more inti­ mate friends of the family hurried t£ the residence to offer services. The an­ nouncement of death produced pro­ found sorrow. Immediately upon the receipt of the news of General Harri­ son's death Governor Durbin ordered the flag on the statehouse put at half- mast and similar tokens of regard tor .* * „ tV'X i by Col. Ransdell, who at once wired his wife that the end had come. Othef telegrams followed to prominent men at the national capital, including the Indiana senators. Gen. Harrison's illness lasted only six days and a half. The first three days he was 111 his condition was not thought to be dangerous. One week be­ fore his death he walked downtown, a distance of many blocks, and called at the office of Miller & Elam, two of his old friends, one of whom, Mr. Miller, he inade attorney-general during his administration. He walked home late that afternoon and in the evening made a social call at the home of Au­ gustus L. Mason. He was apparently in the best of health and remarked while at Mrs. Mason's home that 6f lite he had been feeling better .than for a long time. Seised with a Severe ChlU. The next morning he arose feeling as well as usual. After breakfast, how­ ever, he was seized with a severe chill. Later in the day, the effects of the chill not passing away as readily as the his half-slater, the wife of Dr. Baton. About this time be received the only inheritance of hia life. Hia aunt left blm a lot In Cincinnati, rained at $800. 'He decided to get married at once, go to some Western town and begin the practice of law. When he tried to realize on his real estate, however, he found that he could not execute a deed of sale, as be was not yet 21 yeara of age. He found a Cincin­ nati friend, though, who waa willing to give Mb bond an a guarantee that the deed would be execnted when young Harrison reached hie majority, and the money was paid over. With his young wife he started for the West shortly after and setUed in Indianapolis. Here John Ilea, then clerk of the United State* court, gave him deskroom. It was here that General Lew Wallace, always afterwards one of hia closest friends, met him. He waa soon appointed crier of the federal court, where he made the first money he had earned in his life, receiving |2.50 a day during half term time. In the legal world of In­ dianapolis then, with ita 8,000 citisene, there were not specialties in corporations, patent and commercial law. In 1854 a son, Kusaell, waa born, and the little household moved into a home of ita own. It was a modest house, one story in height, with three rooms and a lean-to kitchen. At times Mrs. Harrison bad a ser­ vant, but ahe usually acted a» her own cook and nurse, while her husband performed such duties as filling the water buckets and car­ rying in the wood every morning before going to hia office. In 1858 the family waa increased by the birth of a daughter, Mary. Enter* Political Field. Mr. Harrison waa elected recorder of the supreme court In I860, and re-elected In 1864. He took to politics like a duck to water, and became known as one of the most rigorous atump speakers of the middle West. It waa abont this time that he bad hia famooa en­ counter with Ilendricka at Ilockville. Volunteer* for War. In 1861 came President Lincoln'a call for troops. He had asked for 500,000 men. Gov­ ernor Morton of Indiana waa having trouble In supplying hia quota of men. One day Harrison called with a friend, William Wal­ lace. to ask the governor to appoint Wallace' pour* thought the, .haoid, Dr. Henry ^ w wrnmk mm 'v ' t * t ^ I EX-PRESIDENT BEtUAMIN HARR1&0H BIRTHPLACE i MRS HARRI59H hwnsPdlDEKCE 1N!INDIANAP9L16.j/ 'dT' < the distinguished dead were shown at the federal building, and most of the downtown business blocks put flags at half-mast and made other outward manifestations of mourning. # None of General Harrison's grown children was present at his death. Neither Colonel Russel Harrison nor Mrs. McKee had reached the city,, al­ though both were hurrying to the North Delaware street home as fast as steam would bear them. Elizabeth, the general's little daughter, had been taken from the sickroom by her nurse before her father expired. The group at the bedside included Mrs. Harrison, W. H. H. Miller, Samuel Miller, his son; Rev. M. L. Haines, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, which Oen. Harrison had attended for so - many years; Secretary Tibbett, Drs. Janieson and Dorsey, Col. Dan Ransdell, ser- geant-at-arms of the United States senate and a close, personal friend of the dead ex-president; Clifford Arrick and the two nurses who have been in constant attendance at his bedside.. Oen. Harrison's two sisters and v an aunt were also present. i Mrs. Harrison knelt at the right side of the bed, her husband's right hand grasped in her own, while Dr. Jameson held the left hand of the dying man, counting the feeble pulse beats. In a few moments after the friends Had been summoned to the room Dr. Jame­ son said in a whisper: "<It is over." The impressive silence that fell on the sorrowing watchers was broken by the voice «of Dr. Haines, raised in prayer, mingled with the sobs of the mourn­ ers. Steps were at once taken to notify the absent friends and relatives. The first telegram sent to Washington was Jameson was called and diagnosed the case as an attack of the grip. He thought it was due to the fact that the general in his apparent health had probably exposed himself more than he should have done. The attack was not regarded seriously. It was not un­ til Friday that the general made any complaint that indicated an illness more serious than the grip. On Friday he complained of a pain in his left lung and it waB then that his physi­ cian foresaw that tb^ce might be dan­ ger of pneumonia. • -- '•>'»*!•*« OEN. HARBISON'S CARE KB. Be ran Ufa oa Farm. Benjamin Harrison, grandson of the ninth President, lived the life of a farmer's boy at hl» home at North Bend, O. He lived In a little farmhouse, tumbled out of bed between 4 and S o'clock in the morning to do the "chores" and be raking hay or "dropping" corn or potatoea by the time the sun waa up. In summer he ran the usual risks to stone bruisea and stubbed toea as the other boya of the district, and in the winter tramped two miles to school and played "bull pen" with uk much enthusiasm as the other boys. • John Scott Harrison was determined that bis children should not be unlettered and so he made use of this schoolhouse, hiring teach- era at hia own expense, though bi»*purse was t;uu iiivltiiiK children of the neighbor­ hood to attend. Thus young Harrison learned enough to pass an examination and enter Farm­ ers' College at College Hill, near Cincinnati. After two yeara here he entered Miami Uni­ versity. Oxford, O., where he graduated at the age of 18 with a good record. He early gave promise of success, and more than held his own in all college contests. It was while at Miami that he met the lady who became hia wife, the daughter of the Rev. I)r. Scott, prin­ cipal of a female school «t Oxford, O. When the two became engaged he waa poor and just out of hia Junior class. While here two of his closest classmates were Milton Sayler, formerly a member of Oongreaa, and ttot late Dr. David Swing. Baton Law Ofllee. After graduating from college he decided to take up the atudy of law. He waa received in the offices of Bellamy S. Storer in Cin­ cinnati, in which city he made his home with A Silent Campaigner. Ia the Winter of ISM, when there waa con- aldersble talk of again nominating Harrlaon, he preserved a dlacreet silence. Colonel John O. New and other friendB entered with seal Into plane to bring the ex-prealdent's name again nothing towards encouraging this. The Repub­ lican atate committee held a meeting, and it waa understood that the slightest effort on the part of Indlnna would start a big bail rolling for Harrison. Chairman Gowdy of the state committee, who is now consul general at Parls^d waa an ardent McKinley man. f The McKinley men recogniclng the necessity ef forcing Harrison to declare -himself at once. They shrewdly secured the passage of a joint resolution expressing the desire that Indiana ahould be for Harrlaon if he would consent to allow hia name to be used. "His resolution created much indignation In the ranks of Harriaon'a friends, for they saw the purpose of It The resolution was presented to General Harrison, and it did exactly what the McKinley men knew it would do--forced his hand. He declared hia name must not bo used. No one doubts the general's sincerity In this matter, but, on the othej; hand, there ia no queatlon t hat he would have continued to--remain silent if there had been a move­ ment over the country to nominate him. During the first two years of Harriaon'a ad­ ministration six new statea formed constln- tions and were admitted into the Union. They were North Dakota. South Dakota, Washing­ ton, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. A number Earner of Enormous Fees. irai Harriaon'a fees, alnce he left public life, have been enormous. On one occasion two conflicting railroad interests at Cincinnati had a point at issue involving several hundred thousand dollars. To fight the case out In court meant several years of litigation and expen­ sive costs, and they finally agreed to submit the whole matter to General Harrison and abide by his decision. The attorneys went to India napolla and spent a day la arguing the two aldea of the controversy. They submitted briefs and went home. Within a short time General Harrlaon gave hia decision, which wss accepted aa final. His fee in this case waa $lt,- 006. A fee of aimilar proportions waa paid him ia the Morriaon will eaae at Richmond, and he •HHUa large ratala--a Ah ' .1 ' I a tions which had eases In the higher ronrta. He was retained by the IndlanapoUs Street railway company In its litigation with the city aa to charter rights, and there was some little feeling at the time over the fact that a man who had been so highly honored by the elty and state ahould accept employment in a ease against the people's interest. However, the 'general's) logic in. the caae waa accepted u good law. The general, made several tripe to New York and Washington in connection with board meet­ ings of the Preabyterian church. Within a comparatively abort time ago ka attended the B>cu men leal council. Previous te Ms marriage te lira. Dimmlck the general'e closest friend In IsdUnapolia "There ia abeolately no reaponae te Lin­ coln's call for troopa," explained the gov­ ernor. "The' people are following their own private affairs, BO that It has come to be a aerious question what I shall do next to arouse them." "Governor, if I can be of any service I will go," replied Harrison. Governor Mor­ ton answered at once: "You can raise a regi­ ment, but it would he aaklng too much of you to go into the field with It. You have juet been elected to office. Go to work and raise it, though, and we will find somebody to com­ mand it." Harrison insisted that if he Influ­ enced others to go he muBt go himself. The governor offered to place him in command. "I do not know that I want the command," was the reply. "I know nothing of military tactlca, so if you can find another who has had experience 1 am not at aU anxious U> take command." Beeomet Colonel or Bailment. Harrlaon then left the court house and, without going home, bought a military cap, engaged a flier and drummer, flung out a flag from hia office window, and declared opened a recruiting station for volunteera. There waa a ruah of recrnits for Company A and then, the ranka of the regiment filled like magic. At Peach Tree creek he won his promotion. Hia regiment had charged and lost 250 men in a half hour. His regiment bad been ordered In reserve, but he saw a detachment of Hood's forces coming toward them, and knew that there should be no delay. "Come on, boys! We've never been licked, and we won't be now!" he shouted, and down the tattered lines went on the rebels. Harrlaon leading them the whole way. The rebels were sharply repulaed, and the result was observed by hot-blooded "Fighting Joe" Hooker. "I'll have you made a brigadier general for thia," he roared, aa he came up to Harrison, ripping out oaths. And "Fighting Joe" was true to his word, for shortly afterwards the commission waa signed. Stricken with Scarlet Sevan. When Colonel Harrison had been two years continuously in the field the war department detailed bim for spCclal duty In Indiana. In five weeks he >had completed this speulul work, hurried back to Chattanooga, and was given command of a brigade and transferred to Nashville. After Sherman bad reached Sa­ vannah Harrison was ordered to join him, but on hia way was stricken with scarlet fever. He lay dangerously ill for weeks, finally re­ joining Sherman at Goldsboro, N. C., where he again had command of a brigade and re­ mained until the end of the war. His wife and children had accompanied him on the trip to Savannah. When seised with fever the doctor who attended him bad to come aev- enteen miles over the snow. His orderly was of commissioners were appointed under tha direction of the aecretary of the Interior to form treatiea with varloua Indian tribes for the purchaae of land, with a view to opening the same for aettlement. It resulted In the opening of vast tracts and the establishment of the new territory of Oklahoma. An Indian outbreak in the Northwest during the winter of 1890-'91 waa quieted by the federal authori­ ties in such a manner as to avoid the cruelty which uaually characterised auch wara. The Harrison home In Indianapolis was live­ lier last winter than ever before In Its his­ tory. Frequent dinner parties have been given there, particularly to young society people of Indianapolis, of whom Mrs. Harrison is quite fond. Both of them belonged to the Country clnb, and there the general learned to play golf laat summer. waa Dan M. Ransdall, now sergeant-at-arma of the United States senate, who secured his position largely through the influence of Gen­ eral Harrieon with the senators. Mr. Ransdall and General Harrison were together In the Atlanta campalgu, in which Mr. Ransdall lost an arm, and they were ever afterwards com- pantons. Mr. Ransdall served as marshal of the District of Columbia while Harrison was jves- ideat, and waa best man at the ex-president'a second marriage. He was about the only real confidant the auatere ex-presideat had in re­ cent yeart-^ The Harrtaona have qpant the -- immure at a lodge tn the Adimndacks, near Old Forge The general was fond of hunting and fishing," none Of his exploits, however, having been with big game. Occasionally he haa taken trips te the Kankakee marshes to hant fce, and wmm considered aa excellent shot. 'a. ' an experienced hospital nurse, but haw .• waa stricken down by the disease, aa eawt- - Colonel Harrison * children. Mrs. HarrlaOB*aC £•> pluck and care enabled them aH te subdue the* t&t 'ever, though the colonel lost all the hair offt. his head and several coata of cuticle. . Condacts Noted Case. ' lT"> ; After leaving Indiana with hia regiment the-* I post .of reporter of the supreme court had.1 , . been declared vacant and a successor to Har-k'*-; riaon selected. Having been renominated in 1864,n * the fall of Atlanta, be took a thirty-day!*" leave of absence, made a brief but vigorous^ i - * V; campaign, and waa re-elected by a swecping;t' , • yu m a j o r i t y , t o u r y e a r s l a t e r h e d e c l i n e d r e n o m i - * 5 ; nation and resumed the practice of law. Hefc £ • ' M became a member of the firm of Porter Har-l <3 riaon & Fishhaek. It was at this time that mk ( VA case of national interest arose, in which Gen--"f" ••'••'."M eral Harrison, by appointment at the faandSM V of President Grant, appeared ag&lnst Tboma**-„V i»-S A. Hendricks. The latter was counsel for;- Lambdin P. MUllgan, who aued General HoveyV • I;'V and others for damages sustained while working^ *4 % In the palntroom of the state prison, where C ' he had been placed on a charge of conspiracy fe ? -v against the United States government. It waaKI ^ "* " here that he made the famous argumenta by' •" which he proved the fact of a conspiracy. Defeated for Governor. *»rH In 1876 General Harrlaon became a (audi-- date for governor. He waa placed o£ tha,»' * ticket during his absence from the atate tap - the atate central committee to fill the va-5.' f cancy created by the death of the regular nom-- J inee. The nomination waa not desired nor* * y'i sought, and accepted merely aa the sen Be of';-.* * duty. He threw himself into the campaign^ with his accustomed vigor, but was defeated.,.,'., Though defeated, he became, however, reeog--' ""v nieed aa the coming man iamong the Repub-® : llcan leaders of the state. He took an activejt part in the campaign of 1880. The RepoWicarisSI,? - secured a majority in the state legislature,: . and he was at once brought out aa a candi- date for United States senator. He had been> Vs" _ a conspicuous leader In the party since 1856,1' > \ , *S and was the logical candidate. In the caucus ^ the names of all other asplranta were wlthK drawn, and he waa the unanimous choice. 4 In this body he was the third on the com-*- , mlttee on military affairs, third on the com- * mlttee on Indian affairs, and chairman of thesj" committee on territories. Hia speeches outline* » "" hia vlewa on various questions of moment. ' J Views on Public Questions. v Some of his comments on various gsrara- mental problems are aa follows: Civil service reform: "I am an advocate- of civil service reform. My brief experience at Washington has led me to utter the wish, with an emphasis I do not often use, that I might be forever relieved of any connection with the distribution of public patronage. It la easy for theoriata to make suggestions on this subject, which in their opinion would cure all existing evils. 1 assure them it la more difficult to frame a law that shall be safe and practical in its application." * The navy: "I am in favor of putting upoik the sea enough American ships, armed with the most approved ordnance to enforce the just rights of our people against any foreign aggressor. It la a good thing In, the interests of peace and commerce to show the flag of oar navy in the ports where the flag of com- I merce ia unfurled." Trusts: "We must find aoaa way te atap- ' such combinatlona." ; He vigorously opposed the "greenback" theory and the demand for "flat" money, hold­ ing that the only aafe and atable currency waa. one based on gold and silver. He always in- slated that wages could not be too high, was a protectionist at all times, and voted for, the law prohibiting the Importation of labor- " on contracts made abroad. In 1880, as chairman Of the Indiana delega­ tion to the Republican national convention, he caat the entire vote of the atate for James- A. Garfield for prealdent President Garfield offered him £ place In hia cabinet, but ho declined. Elected Prealdent. In 1888, when the national convention wa»' held In Chicago, he was nominated for the- presldency. The nomination was made unani­ mous, and in November he waa elected, re­ ceiving 233 votea in the electoral college to- 168 received for Grover Cleveland. When President Harrison began his admin­ istration he was confronted by the contro­ versy between England and the United Statea In reference to the killing of seals in the Bering Sea. Our government claimed that under the. purchase from Russia it had not only the exclusive right to take the seal upon the * islands of Alaska, but to exclude our own. citizens and people of other nationalities from killing them on the open waters within a hundred miles of the islands. When the sealing" season of 1889 opened directions were given the government ships to defend the claim. At. the same time a correspondence was being car­ ried on through the state department. with a view to settling the controversy by diplomacy,. the result being an agreement for arbitration' - of thia vexed question between the two na­ tions. Adda Vessels to Bf« vy. President Harrison's administration waa de­ voted to the upbuilding of the navy to a great. extent. Among the vessels added during thoao four years were the Chicago, Baltimore, Charleston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, York- ; town, Newark, Bennington. Concord, Machiaa, the cruiser New York, and the battleship Maine, which waa blown up in Havana bar- j bor, and Texas. Laws and regulations applying to civil aar- i vice were widened and enforced, aot only ae~' cording to the letter, but In accordance with their aplrit. In all departments of the gov­ ernment energy and business -principles were shown. It was a "business administration." In the apring of 1891, President Harrison made hia extended trip of the South, Southwest, and. Pacific coast, during which he delivered 149 different speeches, their versatility and fertility of thought, felicity of expression, and adapt- ability to place and occupation causing com­ ment from one end of the country to the oth­ er. They clinched Harrison'a reputation aa «a orator. ^ • Defeated for Becoad Term. * On June 19, 1892, Prealdent Harrison Waa renominated for the preaidency at the Be; publican national convention at Minneapolis. He waa defeated by Grover Cleveland, tho latter receiving 277 votes in tha electoral, col­ lege to 146 .for Harrison. Mrs. Harrison died in the White house ia» 1892. Of the two children by thia union Ruo- sell B. Harrison is widely known. He served. In the volunteer army during the recent wa*- wlth Spain. The daughter became lira. McKee, the mother of "Baby" McKee. Aa An Ex- President. It haa been a matter of comment among- the Hoosiera that General Harrlaon btciat a greater man after he left the presidency-- that la, he expanded as a statesman. Hia ut­ terances in the state campaign of 1894 really astoniahed the Republicans of Indiana, fer­ tile ex-president seemed to have taken oik a new breadth of statesmanship, and not only a keener perception of political issues but a far more terse and striking manner of ex­ pressing bis views. For two yeara after he left the White houae he waa somewhat out fit the public eye. After General Harrison waa married to MM. Mary Dlmmick, the niece of hia first wife, 1*> New ¥ork, he became much more sociable and took a keener relish in the social affairs of Indianapolis. His bride had been with the ftrvfk Mrs. Harrison at the White houae frequently. While not a beautiful woman, she had many personal charms and haa been an excellent helpmeet to the general tn his old age. Withlti a couple of years after their marriage a llttte girl, Elizabeth, came to bless their union, and the general took a fonder Interest in thia^ child than would a young husband of 21. | Presl.ilnlt Elder of Church. I General Harrison has been a presiding elder-1 of the First Preabyterian church of Indian­ apolis, and always a faithful attendant at the Thursday night prayer meeting. He haa been fond of the pastor, the Rev. M. L. Haines, and on trips the ex-preaident made after leaving- Washington Mr. Haines accompanied bim. Mm Harrlaon. on coming to Indianapolla, at once went to the front aa a social leader, and fre­ quently she and her husband were seen st tha- prominent club gatherings, the Dramatic clnh- plays, and big danclug parties, although the ex-preBident never indulged in the pastime. Cooaael la Venezuelan Dispute. In May of 1899 General Harrison wss .em­ ployed ss counsel for Venezuela In the cele­ brated arbitration over the boundary dispute with England. He spent months in preparing the case, and took Mrs. Harrlaon and the baby with him to Paris. He had a number of varied experiences while in the French cap­ ital, and was shown many honors. He made a lengthy speech before the arbitration com­ mittee. and, on returning to this country re­ marked that he had never had a case in which he felt so completely on the right side an«| so- thoroughly prepared. The*' decision which was a compromise; was a keen disappointment to him. He felt piqued that the court should have made a compromise Instead of deciding the case on its merits. * General Harriaon'a fee In thia caae baa nevee * been exactly stated. The first report waa th(| ha received *100.000. <1 POINTED PARAGRAPHS. Truisms are usually too salf-evidsat. to be palatable. Nothing resembles j yesterday much as tomorrow. The pace that kills Is not ths pacsj of the messenger boy,. t The wise man gives words, but l e| keeps his thoughts to himself. 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