Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1901 — Page 2

BURIAL OF HARRISON

BODY OF FORMER PRESIDENT LAID IN THE TOMB. Interment Take* Place at Crown Hill, Indinn:<polls—Simplicity Marks the Ceremonies at the House and the Church Services Are Brief. lu the renter of a hollow square conv “poseiTof fully 15,000 of his fellow-citizens the remains of Bodjamin Harrison were Hum lay afternoon interred in the family lot in Crown Hill cemetery, Indianapolis. Close by the grave were the members of his family, President McKinley and other visitors of distinction, and the more intimate friends of Gen. Harrison. Back a distance of fifty yards, behind ropes

BKN. HARRISON AND LITTLE DAUGHTER

guarded zealously by a large force of police, stood, with uncovered head, the great multitude who knew the former President not so well as did they who stood beside the freshly upturned earth, but who honored him and admired him fully as much, x It Is doubtful If any public man, at least iu this generation, was borne to his last resting place among so many manifestations of respect. The tribute of respect uas universal. It came from all alike, from those of his own political faith and from those who differed with him concerning what is best for the nation's good, from men who had been his lifelong friends, and from those who know him merely by sight and to whom he never spoke. It came from wometi and children, from white and black, from all conditions and kinds of people. There was no exception anywhere to the expression that’the nation had lost one of its ablest men and the greatest man of his generation iu his own State. President lieslde the Grave. Ily the grave stood the chief magistrate of the nation, and behind the ropes were all the street arnbs of Geu. Harrison's city. Every grade of human life In America between the two was represented in the crowd, and in them all there was only the one feeling—that a man had died who was honest at all times with himself and with others, and whose ability and character were such us the nation could ill afford to lose. The services at the church and grave Were simple in the extreme, ti 11 in most excellent taste, and there was an utter absence of friction iu everything that will doue ; At the Harrison home before the renin ins were taken to the First Presbyterian Church, where the full service was held, there were brief exercises for the members of the family and more immedi-

THE HARRISON HOME.

ate friends of Gen. Harrison. Possibly 150 persons were present. Mrs. Hnrrison remained in her room until time to leave for the church. Services for the Peal l*.ortly after 2 o'clock the funeral party appeared at the church, and the honorary finff actual pall-bearers came slowly tip the north center aisle, filing into the seats at the side. The ushers, forming iu column near the door, came up tin- south aisle, acting ns an escort to the

President, u ho was accompanied by Mrs. Durbin. Gov. Durbin and Secretary Cortelyou filled up the pew with the President and Mrs. Durbin. behind the pall-bearers came the Rev. M. 1,. Haines and the Rev. Samuel J. Niccols of St. Louis. Immediately following the casket were. Lieutenant Commander Parker and Mrs. Harrison. They occupied the second seat from the front, to the left of the north center aisle, corresponding to that of the President on the south side. With them were Frank Tibbett. Gen. Harrison’s private secretary, and Mrs. Parker. Following these were Mr. and Mrs. ltusseil Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. J. It. McKee and Mrs. Eaton, John Scott Harrison and Carter B. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. Newcomer, Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Morris and other relatives and close friends of the family. Air. and Mrs. McKee and Mr. and MrR. Russell Harrison occupied the pew directly in rear of that in which Mrs. Harrison sat. Behind the pew occupied by the President were Senator and Mrs. Fairbank, Senator Beveridge, Gov. Nash and party of Ohio, Gov. Yates and party of Illinois, Congressmen Watson, Cromer, Overstreet, Steele, Crumpacker and many other distinguished men. When all had taken their seats Mr. Haines advanced to the center of the pulpit platform and, resting his left hand upon the large church Bible, opened the service by saying: “1 am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live, and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” Following the hymn Dr. Niccols read portions Of scripture from the fourteenth chapter of St. John and the twenty-first

MRS. BENJAMIN HARRISON.

chapter of Revelation, after which Dr. Haines delivered the address. After the address l)r. N'iccols offered prayer. The services were closed with a baritone solo, ‘‘Hark, Hark, My Soul,” by Edward Nell, in which the entire choir joined in the chorus. The party left the church in the same order iu which it entered. For the most part those who attended the church services left immediately for Crown Hill cemetery. The burial service was simple and brief. The Rev. Mr. Kiccols read the short committal and burin I service, and Iho Rev. Mr. Haines followed with prayer. When the last word had been said and the service was over, the attendants lowered the coffin to its place. To the last it bore the wreath from Mrs. Harrison and the bouquet of lilies of the valley from little Elisabeth. On the coffin was placed a heavy walnut protecting cover, and then the granite roof of the tomb was lowered and closed. The Harrison Tomb. The last resting place of former President Harrison is a tomb live feet deep-, incased in granite four Inches thick, aud covered with a granite top of Ihe same thickness. On the reverse side of the cover is tlie simple inscription, "Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1001/’ The interior of the tomb was decorated with ferns so profusely that no sign of earth or stone was visible. Dozens of exquisitely beautiful floral tributes were placed oil the tomb and on the ground close by.

BODY AT THE CAPITOL.

General Harrison’s Remains Viewed by Mourning Thousan Is. The city of Indianapolis and the State of Indiana honored the distinguished dead Saturday with a magnificent military pageant, in the eapitql rotunda was the greatest scene of all. There in the spot where former Gov. Mount's body not so long ago was placed in honor, where the body of Vice-President Hendricks, stricken suddenly with death, had rested, the body of one much greater than these was placed: From 1:10 o'clock in the afternoon till 10 o'clock in the evening the long lines of the people passed the coffin, the stream dividing as it approached so that men passed on the right and on the left at once. They hurried past, barely glancing at the still, white face, for they felt the pressure of the thousands behind them, anxious to pass as they were passing. A hundred a minute they came, sometimes a little faster, sometimes a little slower, but tramping, tramping on, till in the full measure of hours that was permitted them, 50,000 of them at the last had shown the dead man the honor they craved to show. The setting of the scene was most impressive. The coffin rested on a black base festooned with crape, beneath the large, black canopy. It was in the center of the rotunda under the great dome. Around it stood banks of palms and flowers, which tilled the air with their fragrance. Death had made very little change in llie features of Gen. Harrison us he appeared in the coffin after it was opened at the capital. 11c was always very pale, but with the exception that the pallor had become more’pronouncod, there was no change in his appearance. Tile first man to puss the cofliu and view the faee of the dead was Judge John 11. Baker of the Federal Court. He was followed by Judge Dowling and the other judges of the Indiana Supreme Court, then by Gov. Durbin and his secretary. Lieut. Gov. Gilbert, then by the State officers. The soldiers of the Seventieth regiment, which Gen. Harrison hud commanded, next* viewed the face of their dead comrade. The Seventieth was followed by the Grand Army posts of the city. Those who were in the statehouse before the general public was admitted followed, and then the doors were opened. About «» o’clock Mrs. Harrison, accompanied by her brother, Lieutenant Commander Barker of the United States navy, was driven up to the east entrance to the building. They were escorted immediately to the Governor's office, and the order was given to close the door and clear the house. As soon as this was

PARE NTS OF GEN. BENJAMIN HARRISON.

done Mrs. Harrison, her brother nihl others who accompanied her to the building were escorted about the structure by Gov, Durbin. For a few moments the widow slots) alone by the side of the casket, while her form shook with emotion. Hhe was quickly joined by the others, however, and the trip about the building was made. When 10 o'clock came and the hour for closing the doors lind arrived there were still thoHsauds of people in iiue cn the outside.

GENERAL HARRISON’S WILL.

Bequests Male in Testament of the Former President, The will of-'tien. Benjamin Harrison was tiled at Indianapolis Tuesday. Col. Russell B. Harrison is practically disinherited, though his debts to bis father—and these are said to aggregate a considerable sum—are liquidated. The value of the estate is estimated at $400,000, and $140,000 of this, the Iu dianapolis home and six lots in Herkimer County, New York, are left to the widow-, formerly Mrs. Dimmiek, whose marriage to the General caused a family row which contributed to the feeling of' ill-will existing for some time between the General and his sou. It is directed that the provisions made for the w'idow are in lieu of all her interests in the estate as his widow. The residuary estate is to he divided into as mauy equal shares as there are surviving children, and one additional .share for the issue of any child that may havo died leaving issue. One such share is given to the son, Russell, in trust for the children of ltusseil, to be used for their support and education. The second equal share is given to a daughter, Mary Harrison McKee, in fee simple. A third is left in fee simple to the infant daughter, Elizabeth. The will was drawn up April 20, 18!)!). and witnessed by W. H. 11. Miller. Harry J. Milligan and Howard Cale. In the original will SIOO,OOO is left to- the widow, but a codicil written Feb. 13, 1901, increases the sum to $125,000. Of the money left to Mrs. Harrison $125,000 is to be invested and the iucome paid to her. At her death any sum remaining shall become part of his residuary estate. To his daughter Elizabeth is left SIO,OOO, to he paid to the widow as trustee. When the child beOMBW of age or marries she is to have any uuexpended balance. If she dies before receiving it. such unused balance shall go to her mother. The stun of SIO,OOO is to be invested by the Union Trust Company, to accumulate until a grandson; Benjamin Ilarrisou McKee, shall become of age, when the latter shall have the principal and accumulated interest. The trustee is authorized, however. to use the interest in the support of the grandson if necessary. If the grandson dies before becoming of age the fund shall become a part of the residuary estate. To each of his grandchildren. Lodge McKee. Marthena Harrison »aad William Henry Harrison, is left $2,500 in addition to other gifts. Section 10 of the will rpads ns follows: “If another--! hilfl should be bom to me

of my present marriage I give and bequeath to such child the sum of SIO,OOO. If a boy shall be born to me, he shall bear my name, and my sword ami sash shall be given to him instead of to my son Russell." The document confirms to the widow all the gifts she has received, all the articles iu the house that were purchased within six mouths before her marriage witli the General and ail that have been purchased by either of them since that time. Tlie widow is not required to tile any inventory of property nor to give any bond nor lie liable for any loss. To Cf>l. Russell Harrison is given the portrait of the first Mrs. Harrison, some other portraits and family relics. To the daughter Mary Harrison McKee is left a portrait of her mother, some other portraits and family relics. There are other beneficiaries, the amounts ranging from SIOO to $(!00.

The fact that Gen. Harrison should have disinherited his son causes no surprise in Indianapolis, a dispatch says, for such was expected. Soon after Gen. Harrison was elected President the sou began giving out iuterviews iu which he professed to express his father's views on matters of public policy. The General was finally forced to make a public disavowal of his son's utterances. Col. Harrison invnded the newspaper field in the West, and engaged in the street-car business. Iu botli ventures he lost money and was n source of expense to his father. Then he engaged in the publication of Judge, the New Y'ork weekly. The existing estrangement was increased when the General informed his children that he intended to marry Mrs. Dimmiek. Col. Harrison and Mrs. McKee objected, lie gave them nearly all his fortune. married aud built up a - new "estate.

SWEPT BY A BLIZZARD

Western Statu* Visitel by Fierce Gale nil I Heavy Snow. States in the upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys mid the basin of tingreat lakes were ': swept Tuesday an 1 Wednesday by a (aging blizzard that' caused great property damage and danger of floods and blockades. Wednesday the storm center wak over I.ake Michigan, and a terrific gale blew over western and northern Michigan, where telegraphic dispatches reported railroads tied up by the snow and many narrow escapes of vessels on the lakes. Tuesday night the storm swept Nebraska, western lowa, the Dakotas, Wyoming and Kansas. Street ears were stopped, great damage was done to lines of communication and railroad traffic was seriously interrupted. Many of the storm bound cities of the West report the blizzard as one of the worst of the winter. The line of freezing temperature ran through the extreme southern portion of Illinois and west of the Mississippi as far south as central Arkansas and Texas. In Chicago bouses were iiuroofcd and telephone and telegraph wires were damaged. In northwest Miehiguu the heavy snow caused demoralization among I lie transportation lines. Crews of the boats that put into the Michigan harbors storm-beaten and ice-covered reported that the waves were of enormous height. Reports from Wisconsin tell of snow and rain storms, with rivers running out of their courses. At Omaha. Neb., railroad traffic was impeded, the street ear lines blocked and the whole city practically snowbound. The Navy Department recently concluded some tests for the purpose of demonstrating the lAstiug qualities of woo# used in warships treated with tho-fire-proofing process. Samples taken from the torpedo boat Winslow were employed iu the tests. They had been in use for five year}, The report showed that the wood hud lost none of its iiuti-fire'sgnalities. Said the King of Spain will visit the capitals of Europe during the summer, and that his first visit will lie to King Edward. The Spanish king will be 15 years old iu May.

CATARRH THIRTY YEARS.

- ' 4 _ ..V '" : v. A Remarkable Experience of a Prominent Statesman. CONGRESSMAN MEEKISON GIVES PERUNA A HIGH ENDORSEMENT.

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congressman MEEKISON, OF OHIO,

Hon. David Meekison is well known, not only in his own State, but throughout America. He began his political career by serving four consecutive terms as Mayor of the town in which he lives, during which time he became widelg known as the founder of the Meekison Bank of Napoleon, Ohio. lie was elected to the Fifty-fifth Congvess by a very large majority, and is the acknowledged leader of his party in his section of the State. Only one flaw marred the otherwise complete success of this rising statesman. Catarrh with its insidious approach and tenacious grasp, was his only unconquered foe. For thirty years he waged unsuccessful warfare against this personal enemy. At last Pe-ru-na came to the rescue, aud he dictated the following letter to Dr. Hartman as the result: *T have used several bottles of Pe-ru-na aud feel greatly benefited thereby from my catarrh of the head. I feel encouraged to believe that if I use it a short time longer I will be able to fully eradicate the disease of thirty years’ standing. Yours truly, "DAVID MEEKISON.” Many people can tolerate slight catarrhal affections. A little hoarseness, a slight cough, a cold in the bead, or a trifling derangement of the digestive organs, do not much disturb the aver age person in his business. But this is not. true of the public speaker or stage artist. His voice must always be clear,

Speculation and Theft.

Some statistician, in emulation of Lombroso, perhaps, has been figuring out the habitual employment of convicts. He concludes that more men and women whose employers are the national, state or municipal governments fall into evil ways aud come to untoward ends than those who work for private Individuals or corporations. A very large proportion of the men and women who have been handlers of public moneys seem to yield to the constant temptation and being to speculate, and some cynic avers that peculation is the corollary of speculation. As a matter of fact, most of the big and little thieves who confess how they were led to take money that did not belong to thorn declare that speculations of one sort or another brought them eventually behind the bars.

Hoar’s Tills: We offer One Hundred Hollars reward for any ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Half's Catarrh Cure. _ F. J.CHKNKYfcCO.. Toledo, O. We the undersigned have known K. J. Cheney for the last 15 year*, and believe him perfectly honorable m all business transactions and flnanetally able to carry out auv obligations made by their firm. West & Tkuax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.O. Waldino, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces o! the system. Testimonials sent free. I’rlce 78c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Still n Buff-rer. Parke—Come home aud take dinner with me. Lane—But your wife doesn't expect me, does she? Parke— What of that? I can smooth it over with her later. Lane igrimly)—Maybe you can. But that doesn't make It any better for me. Coughing Leads to Consumption. Kemp’s Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist to-day and get a sample bottle free. Sold in 25 and 50cent bottles. Go at once; delays are dangerous. The City of Mexico is ns much cooler than the L’nlted States in summer as It Is warmer in winter. Summer excursions are coining jnto vogue. If You lliivt R«nd no mono?, but writ# I)r. Hhoop, Rnc.nn, Wli„ Bo« 149. for «is bottle* of Di. Khoo|i'« cjt|er«M paid. If curod, par $j.M if not. It U frwo. The more honesty a man lias the less he affects the air of a saint.—Lavater.

lungs perfect, .digestion undisturbed. Hence the popularity of Pe-ru-na among the leading actors and actresses

of this country. They have come to regard Pe-ru-na as Indispensable t o their success. Their profession is so exacting that It requires perfect health in every par- ; ticular. They regard Pe-ru na as their friend and safeguard. Many letters are received from this class of

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people. Miss Carrie Thomas, in speaking of Pe-ru-na, says: "I have used Pe-ru-na with splendid results. Would not be without it. No money would hire me to have a settled cold or chronic cough, or hoarseness. Catarrh is the most dreadful tiling that could happen to one of my profession. Pe-ru-na is my shield and protector 1 against this most undesirable disease.”—Carrie Thomas. If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you hia valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus Ohio.

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