People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1893 — Page 2

A FOUL DEED.

Carter H. Harrison, Mayor of Chicago, Assassinated. Called to His Door by a Crazy Office-Seeker and Shot to Death—The Murderer Gives Himself Cp—Story of the Crime. MAYOR HARRISON KILLED. Chicago, Oct. 31.—Carter Henry Harrison, mayor of the city of Chicago, was assassinated at his residence, corner of Ashland and Jackson boulevards, Saturday evening. Three of the four shots fired by the assassin took effect in the body of the mayor. One bullet entered the abdomen, another pierced his body to the right of the right nipple, plowing its way through the axillary region, and a third lodged in the palm of the left hand. After the assassin had completed his work lie turned back to the door, the coachman of the Harrison household at his heels, fled across the lawn and out of the gatewaj’ leading to Ashland boulevard, north on that thoroughfare to Adams street, and east on Adams street out of sight. Gave Himself Up. Forty-five minutes later Patrick Eugene Prendergast, excited, out of breath, and panting from his long run, bounded up the steps of the Desplaines street station, and banding a revolver across the desk to Sergeant Barber, admitted the crime and was locked up for it Undoubtedly Insane. The story of the murder seems to indicate that it was committed by an insane or partially demented man. The act was cold-blooded and deliberate. The man had come to the Harrison mansion bent on murder, and whether actuated by motives the birth of an unbalanced mind or not, he did his fiendish work welt Slain in the Bouse. Mayor Harrison had been at the fair nearly all day Saturday. He returned to his home about 5 o’clock “dead tired,” as he said. Dinner was at 6 o'clock, and after it Mr. Harrison went into the back room

CARTER H. HARRISON.

and lay down upon a couch, saying he would take some rest. Shortly after 8 o’clock a ring came at the front door bell. Mary Hansen, the maid who answered it, found waiting there a small-sized man with a wizened, smooth-shaven face. In answer to his question he was told the mayor was at home. He then gave his name as Prendergast and said he had particular business with Mr. Harrison. Assassin Admitted to the House. TVS Fancying that she recognized the man the maid admitted the visitor to the hall and went to wake Mr. Harrison. Apparently the stranger was familiar with the house, for, instead of waiting in the hall where the maid had left him, he walked back to the door of the room in which the mayor was. He had barely reached :it when the door was opened and he ■was confronted by Carter Harrison. The Murder. ' Drawing a revolver the murderer placed the weapon so close to his victim’s body that the clothes were burned and fired three shots, The first bullet struck the mayor in the abdomen. As he reeled backward a second bullet struck him just above the heart, and a third shot, fired as Mr. Harrison fell prostrate, wounded the now dying man in the left hand. Shot at His Pursuer. The assassin then left the house and on reaching the street broke into a run. Mayor Harrison’s coachman, on hearing the shots, realized what was transpiring, and securing a revolver, started in pursuit Prendergast, seeing that he was being followed, paused long enough to fire a shot at his pursuer, who returned the fire. Neither shot took effect, and jumping on a street car at a near corner, the murderer rode down town and surrendered himself at the Desplaines street station. Death of the Major. In the meantime a sad scene was being witnessed at the home of Mr. Harrison. Attracted by tffie shots Preston Harrison hastened from his room on the upper floor of the mansion to ascertain their cause. He found his father lying on the floor his life blood pouring from the gaping wounds. Almost at the same instant neighbors arrived and an attempt was made to raise the prostrate man. He was still conscious and moaning in his agony. He asked his son not to move him, saying that he knew he was dying. His friends tried to reassure him, but he was firm in the belief that the end was near. In a few minutes he lapsed into a state of semi-unconscious-ness, not, however, before requesting that Miss Annie Howard be sent for. This request was repeated twice —in fact, his dying words were a desire to see her. Miss Howard was Mayor Harrison’s affianced, and they were to have been married at Biloxi, Miss., November 16. She came to the house on being informed of the tragedy, but before reaching the side of her betrothed he had passed away. Her grief on realizing her loss ■was deep and the scene when she was shown his dead body was pathetic in the extreme, as was that on the appearance of his daughters, Miss Sophie Harrison and Mrs. Heaton Owsley, and bis daughter-in-law, Mrs. Carter Harrison, Jr. The sons. Carter, Jr., and Preston, bo’c up bravely for a time,

but finally succumbed as the sense of their terrible loss dawned fully upon them.

All the doctors who saw Mayor Harrison expressed the opinion that death resulted from the wound in the abdomen and the one in the chest. There were three wounds—one in the pit of the stomach, one in the right side

MISS ANNIE HOWARD.

between the fourth and fifth ribs and one in the left hand. The wound in the stomach, causing internal hemorrhage, produced death. The Assassin. After giving himself up to the desk sergeant at the Desplaines street station Prendergast refused to talk. He was disarmed and placed in a celt He was dressed in a shabby-genteel manner, is about 23 years of age and weighs about 125 pounds. His aspect is forbidding. Insanity was written both in his features and in the restlessness of his manner. Inspector Shea soon arriving, the prisoner was placed in a patrol wagon, and heavily guarded, was transferred to the central station, located in the city hall. Around this place an immense crowd of angry citizens had gathered. There were loud threats of lynching passing from mouth to mouth as the patrol wagon with Prendergast arrived. The officers, however, had little trouble in forcing the crowd aside and entering the building. Why He Did It. The prisoner was ushered into the presence of Chief of Police Brennan and a corps of shrewd detectives, where he was submitted to a cross-fire of questions which were calculated to secure from him the story of his crime, and detect whether or not his insanity was real or feigned. He was a most abject-looking person as he faced the officers, and his every look, word and action gave evidence of a disordered brain. At the conclusion of their examination of Prendergast the universal conclusion of officers, reporters and others who were present was that Mayor Harrison’s assassin was undoubtedly an insane man. From the mass of intelligible and unintelligible answers given by Prendergast it was developed that he was a newspaper carrier. He declared that he had worked hard to secure the election of Mayor Harrison last spring, and that no recognition of his services had ever been made by his victim. He said that the subject of elevation of railroad tracks throughout the city—which has been discussed in the newspapers, and which Mayor Harrison has been urging since his election—had occupied his attention for many weeks. He had formed a plan for track elevation which he was sure would be a success, in fact, he knew he was the only man in the city who could elevate the tracks. He had told Mayor Harrison of his plan, and had asked that he be given the position of corporation counsel in order that he might have power to put them in operation, and thus put a stop to the daily loss of life at the grade crossings in the city. Mayor Harrison had promised him the place, but had not kept his promise. Feeling that thq mayor had betrayed his confidence, he made up his mind to kill him, and in pursuance of his determination had, on Saturday, purchased a revolver for four dollars, and proceeding to the mayor’s residence, had shot him. He felt that he was justified in killing him, and fully expected to be acquitted. He gave but the most meager details of the dreadful occurrence—not as much as are narrated above. He could not remember, he said, whether there had been any conversation between them prior to the shooting. As has been stated, the officers feel certain that Prendergast is insane. His relatives, however, say they never noticed any signs of insanity in the unfortunate youth, and that insanity was unknown in his family for generations back. Interne Excitement. As the news of the assassination spread throughout the city crowds flocked to the city hall, the newspaper offices, club rooms and hotels eager to hear the horrible details. The utmost excitement prevailed among the angry people, and expressions of indignation and horror and dire threats against the assassin were heard on all sides. A big force of policemen guarded the entrances to the city hall and kept back the excited crowds which pressed forward, loud in their denunciation of the mayor’s murderer. No scenes of violence occurred, however. At the House of Death. A great but quiet and orderly crowd assembled about the dead mayor’s Ashland boulevard mansion, and until far past midnight the streets in the vicinity were packed with sorrowing citizens. A force of policemen guarded the residence all night None were admitted to the house except city officials, aidermen and immediate friends of the family. Sad Close of the Fair. Especially sad is the taking-off of the mayor in this awful manner com-, ing as it has on the eve of the closing of the Columbian exposition. Since its inception Mayor Harrison has been a prominent character in connection with its history. Especially fitted to receive the honored guests of all lands, Mr. Harrison’s great ambition was to be mayor of Chicago during the world’s fair period. He has been a most prominent figure at all the notable gatherings at Jackson park during the fair season. On the day of

his death he led a procession of the mayors and other officials of fifty or ‘more American cities who had gathered in response to Chicago’s invitation to celebrate Cities’ day. But a few hours before he was stricken down by the assassin’s bullet he had addressed this gathering at Music hall, his burning eloquence as he referred to the glories of the fair, and the conscious pride shown in his utterances with reference to the city which he loved, attracting marked attention and winning for him uproarious applause. During his remarks he gave utterance to a belief that he would yet live to see Chicago the metropolis of America and the third city in the world in point of population. The shock experienced by the visiting officials on learning of the death of him who but a few hours before stood before them, vigorous and eloquent, can better be imagined than described. An inquest was held on the remains of the dead mayor at his late residence Sunday morning. Prendergast was brought to the scene of his awful deed and was identified by the servant girl who admitted him on his fatal mission. The prisoner refused to make a statement, but admitted that he was at the mayor's residence Saturday evening. The physicians who had made a post mortem examination of the body declared that death resulted from the bullet wounds found, and the jury returned a verdict holding Prendergast to the grand jury on a charge of murder. The funeral of the dead mayor will take place on Wednesday, and the remains will be interred at Graceland cemetery. The body will lie in state at the city hall from Tuesday morning until the hour of ’ the services, in order that citizens may take a last view of their assassinated ruler. The festivities planned for closing day at the world's fair were not held, the great exposition dying without the elaborate ceremonies for which all preparations had been made. Instead memorial services were held in Music hall, and the flags at Jackson park were placed at half-mast A Washington dispatch says that sinse the opening of the silver debate in the senate Senator Dubois has been daily in receipt of postal cards written by Prendergast the burden of which was the silver question, disclosing the fact that he was a devotee of silver, even to the point of an unbalanced mind. His Career. Carter Henry Harrison was born near Lexington, Ky , on February 15, 1825, and may be said to have inherited his taste for political lite His great-great-grandfather was the an- ' cestor of President William Henry Harrison, his grandfather a cousin of Thomas Jefferson and he himself a cousin of John G Breckinridge. His father died when he was 8 months old, and he was left to the care of his mother—a daughter of Col. William Russell, of the United States army, one of the pioneers of the northwest, of which Illinois Is now a part. From his mother Mr. Harrison inherited those principles which in 1859 placed him in the front rank ,of the emancipationists of Kentucky. Most of his education, preparatory to entering the sophomore class of Yale college, he received, from Dr. Marshall, brother of the chief justice, the father of Tom Marshal, the great orator. Graduating in 1845 he commenced the study of law, but. did not enter into practice at once, as his mother needed his company and comfort. In Chicago Since 1835. In 185! he went abroad, traveling for two years in Europe, Asia and Egypt. In 1855 he commenced a prospecting tour through the northwest, but reaching Chicago became so Impressed with the young city that he invested all his means in real estate, expecting also to enter into the regular practice of the law, but his acute business foresight induced him to confine his efforts entirely to real estate transaotions, thus laying the firm basis of an ample fortune. He Enters Polities. Mr. Harrison did not actively engage in politics until 1870, being elected during the succeeding year a member of the first board of county commissioners. He held office until December, 1874, when he took his seat as a member ot congress from the Second district of Illinois. His term in congress was marked by an earnestness and ability which made him one of the most prominent members in that body. A resolution, introduced by him, to fix the presidential term at six years with ineligibility for reelection and making the retiring president a senator for life, drew the attention of the country to him as a man of broad and radical views. His efforts in behalf of the centennial appropriation bill exhibited him not only as an energetic worker and ready debater but as a brilliant orator. A Candidate for Governor. Mr. Harrison spent the summers of 1874 and 1875 in Europe with his family He was elected mayor of Chicago in 1879, 1881, 1883 and 1885 Against his own desire he was nominated for governor of Illinois in 1884, and during the fall of that year conducted a most energetic and brilliant canvass which resulted, in cutting down the republican majority of 37,033, enjoyed by Gov. Oullum, to 13,000. Married Twice. Mr. Harrison was married on April 12, 1855, to Miss Sophy Preston, who came from a distinguished southern family. His wife dying in Europe in 1878, he married in 1882 Miss Marguerite E. Stearns, daughter of one of Chicago's oldest and most respected and wealthiest citizens. The second Mrs. Harrison died in1886. Mr. Harrison had received and accepted the nomination for mayor in 1887, but before the campaign had fairly opened his second wife died and, bowed with grief, he withdrew and started ou his tour of the globe, leaving Chicago in the hands of Mayor Roche. His travels began July 26, 1887, and ended November 8, 1888. Everything of importance in connection with them was recorded by Mr. Harrison in his newspaper letters and his book, “A Race with the Sun." Returning, he was received with a popular ovation unique in its way, and retired to private life, devoting himself to literature and business interests. Defeated. Reentering active polities in 1891, Mr. Harrison was nominated for the mayoralty by his personal friends, although Dewitt C- Cregier had been renominated by a democratic convention, and began a canvass against Hempstead Washburne, Elmer Washburn and Mr. Cregier. He was defeated, and Hempstead Washburne was declared mayor of Chicago. His Last Election. The election of Mr. Harrison as mayor last spring, in spite of the most fierce opposition he had ever encountered, is fresh in the minds of all, since his campaign was closely watched all over the country. His life ended in the midst of what Mr. Harrison considered the crowning honor of his career—the dignity of the chief magistracy of Chicago during the World’s Columbian exposition Was Soon to Have Married. The announcement of the wedding of Miss Annie Howard and Carter H. Harrison at Biloxi, MisS., November 16, was publicly made a few days ago, and one of the most distressing features of the tragic death of Mayor Harrison is the terrible grief of the fiancee. Of ten children born to Mr. Harrison by his first wife four survive, the others having died in infancy or in early youth: Mrs. Lina Owsley, the wife ot Heaton Owsley; Carter H. Harrison, Jr., William Preston Harrison and Mlsa Sophie Harrison, all residents of Chicago.

LYING IN STATE.

Thousands of Chicagoans View the Remains of Their Dead Mayor. [tnprestivw Scenes at tjie House of Mourning and at the City Hall—The Floral Tributes Were Magnificent and Numerous. AT Hid BIER. Chicago. Nov. 2. Escorted ’by a platoon of police and a guard of honor composed of chosen members of the city council all that is mortal of the late Carter 11. Harrison, Chicago’s assassinated chief magistrate, were borne to the rotunda of the city hall, and placed on a catafalque, surrounded by innumerable floral tributes of striking and elegant design. At 8:30 o’clock the family, consisting of the two daughters, the two sons and Miss Howard, were left alone with the dead. At the door of the parlor Miss Howard seemed about to swoon away. She was supported by her maid, and in a moment the door closed on the mourners. They remained there twenty minutes. Pathetic indeed was the scene, as children and fiancee bade good-by in most tenderly spoken accents to him who had gone forever beyond earthly love and hearing. j At 9 o’clock the casket was borne to the hearse by eight stalwart members of the fire department, and the journey 'to the city hall, where the remains were to lie in state, was begun. The ! procession moved on Ashland avenue i to Jackson boulevard, then east to La ! Salle street and north to the city halt All along the route the curbstones were lined with a quiet, orderly, sorj rowing crowd, and around the La Salle I street entrance to the city hall a tre- ! mendous gathering of citizens had asI sembled. The entire square from Wash- ■ ington to Randolph street was packed with people. The aidermen and city officials who , had met in the city clerk’s office mached to La Salle street front and ; formed in two lines on the steps. Con- , dnetor H. H. Thiele waved his baton ( and the great band of 200 pieces sent , by the Chicago Musical union pealed j forth the solemn music of Chopin’s j funeral march. The hearse drove up : to the steps and every head was bared. The pall-bearers carried the casket ■ up the broad steps and laid it on the i catafalque. The officials marched in ! slow procession after them. The i triple quartette sung: “Lead, Kindly ! Light,” the band played Mendelssohn’s ; funeral march, the gates at the Clark street entrance of the county building were opened and the public admitted and the main ceremonies of the day were over. Painstaking estimates place the number of persons who passed the casket during the day and night at from 80,000 to 100,000. * Meantime wagons had backed up to the curb and men carried in the many huge floral pieces. The late mayor’s official desk, hidden under a curtain of white roses, was carried in and placed at the northwest corner of the catafalque, and by its side was a floral ' chair. The council’s tribute, a floral official ehair with the monogram I “C. II.” and a bowed eagle perched upon its back, was a notable piece. From the Illinois club, of which the deceased was a member, came the club’s eoat-of-arms in flowers a tepee with crape tied to the tent flap, the whole on a ground of green with floral bushes and stumps. Mark L. Crawford, warden of the house of correction, was represented by a huge floral crescent and star; the county officials sent a tall broken column in flowers, and from the Times staff came a large floral scroll. Other floral pieces were as ollows: Six-pointed star bearing the word “Police,” from the police department; pillow with the word ‘•Rest,’’ from the comptroller’s office; tall clock stopped at 8’27, the time of the mayor’s death, from the Chicago Greek association; broken column 6 feet tall, from the water department; floral lyre, from the city treasurer’s office; from the- street department a golden stairway, live feet tall, the steps of golden flowers leading up to “ the gates ajar” in white flowers, and from the building department an exact representation of the Harrison homestead on Ashland boulevard, constructed perfectly on a scale of ■ one inch to the foot. A floral cross, the monoi gram “H” in chrysanthemums, large wreaths | in profusiomand a number of other pieces were i displayed, the whole making one of the most t elaborate exhibitions of funeral tributes ever I seen in this city, and the air was heavy with , their fragrance. i The undertaker and his assistants rei moved the half-lid of the elegant cas- ' ket above the spotless glass through \ which was sdln the calm, placid feai tures of the dead. The members of the i late mayor’s cabinet then stepped for- ; ward to look for the last time upon i the face of their friend. Commis- ! sioner of Public Works Jones was deep- , ly affected and his eyes filled with ■ tears. The others were scarcely less | moved. Then the aidermen and other i officials, of the city, county and government marched slowly around the casket. The dead mayor wore a dress suit and his carefully trimmed hair and beard: were neatly brushed back. He looked as if asleep and the face was that of the Carter IL Harrison of old, though the dead lids hid the eagle eyes. The firm mouth was as full of decision as in life, the left hand was crossed upon the body. From above the electric lights shone softly through festoons of smilax and were reflected back from the heavy silver plate upon, the black casket, bearing the simplft inscription: “Carter H. Harrison. 18251893.”

BRIGHT BEAMS.

Malice makes friends of fools, then rushes them to ruin. Time in the hands of an idle mtn is % dangerous weapon. The man who “wants the earth” gets but six feet of it at last. Snow is pure and flowers are sweet, but in all the world there is nothing so purely sweet and sweetly pure as a baby’s smile. The “flower of the family” often makes bad bread; and the “belle of the church" frequently wags a troublesome tongue.—Best Islander.

HASTENING THE END.

, TH* Work of Demolition at the World’s Fair Ground* Begin*. Chicago, Nov. 2.—The exodus has be- ; gun. The aisles are filling with boxes ; and tarpaulins instead of visitors. The processions are those of heavy trucks. ■ Workmen have supplanted the natty I Columbian guards. In one day there : came a change which suggested itself in a hundred ways. The attendance fell away back to an early-summer mark, only a few more than 48,000 persons paying to gain admission to the grounds. | In its general aspect the exposition was but little changed, except that a dullness had fallen upon it and the crowd made but a sprinkling. Inside the buildings there began the sound of hammers, the hurry of step-ladders and a mussing up here and there of tiny exhibits. A few exhibitors who hope to sell all their goods had made no preparation for packing up. In Machinery i hall workmen were beginning to take apart the big steel mechanisms. I Women came from the Agricultural building’ carrying great sheafs of 1 wheat, oats and grasses. The North Dakota pavilion had been stripped of its cereal decorations by the visitors. In the Mines building several exhibitors gave away chunks of ore. coal, : stone and metals. They found it a ' quick way to get rid of exhibits. The ear sheds of the terminal station were the first victims of the destruction department. Early Tuesday morning ; a force of men assaulted the main ! shed north of the station with saw and ax, and before the middle of the after- ' noon had cut a channel through the ! eaves and roof broad and high enough ' to permit the largest-sized freight car -to pass through. People surrounded I the place and many gathered chips as ; souvenirs. I General Manager Holcomb, of the I transportation department, said that i the getting away would be easier than I the coming in. He has practically the same force he had in the spring. He estimates that only 5,500 cars will be needed to carry out exhibits, although 7,800 carloads came in. But many of the cars brought in material for pavilions and decorations as well as exhibits, and many exhibits have been sold, so that less cars will be required.

DEATH OF FATHER SORIN.

Fonnder of the University of Notre Dame Fusses Away at South Dcnd, Ind. South Bend, Ind., Nov. 2. —Very Rev. Edward Sorin, supreme general of ( the Order of the Holy Cross and founder of the celebrated University of Notre Dame, died at 10 o’clock a. m. He had been ill for several weeks and his advanced age made his death almost certain. He passed away surrounded by the professors of the university. The immediate cause of death was Bright’s disease. [The deceased was born near Paris, France, February «, 1814. After graduating at the University of Paris he studied for the priesthood and was ordained June 6, 1838. Desiring to become a missionary among the American Indians he entered the newly founded Order of the Holy Cross. Although appointed bishop of Bengal he declined the office and sailed for New York, arriving there September 14, 1841. He at once went to Indiana and entered upon his work among the Indians. The superior of his order caused him to give up his cherished design, however, and directed him to found schools. He came to the present site of the University of Notre Dame, and in a log cabin on the banks of Lake Mary he, with six other members of the order, established a chapel and a dwelling place. Here the University of Notre Dame was started, and in 1844 a charter was secured from the state legislature. Now the university is the most important Roman Catholic educational scat in the country. In 1857 Father Sorin became provincial superior of the Order of the Holy Cros-s in the United States and in 1868 was elected superiorgeneral for life. He founded the order of Sisters of the Holy Cross,, of whom there are now nearly 1,000 engaged in teaching. In addition he established schools and colleges in nearly every state in the union.]

HOMEWARD BOUND.

Old Liberty Hell Leaves Jackson Park for the Quaker- City. Chicago, Nov. 2. —Old Liberty bell, draped in somber colors, was rolled’ from its place in the Pennsylvania building. Tuesday afternoon, placed on a wagon drawn by two big black horses, and started on its homeward journey to Philadelphia. There were no ceremonies. The frame was wrapped in emblems of mourning for the mayor of Chicago The bell was taken to Administration plaza and stopped for a few minutes by the side of the new Lioerty bell. A few speeches were made. It was taken to the Union depot, placed aboard a special car in the Fort Wayne night train, and at 9 o’clock left for the east. The itineracy of the tnp shows that stops of a few hours-each will be made at Dayton, Xenia, Cincinnati, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Altoona, Harrisburg, Reading and Allentown, the bell arriving at Philadelphia at 10 a. m. November 4.

OUR GOLDEN EAGLE.

Value of American-Coined Money at the Bank of England. New York, Nov. 2.—The Bank of England has reduced the price of American double eagles to 73s 9d. The meaning of the Bank of England’s, action in reducing the price of American gold coin is interpreted here as. being a move on its part to protect its supply of sovereigns ia view of the threatened withdrawal of gold from the bank in the immediate future for shipment to the United States, which Landon seems to consider certain despite the fact that the current rate of exchange does not admit of a profit on such transactions.

SAYINGS OF THE SAGES.

The sober second thought of the people is seldom wrong.—Martin Van Buren. Every temptation is great or small laccording as the man is.—Jeremy Taylor. Infall human action those faculties will be strong which are used. —Emerson. Over the door of a library in Thebes is the inscription: “Medicine for the Soul.” Wisdom is everlasting; early or we apprehend her lust the same.— F. W. H. Myers

BY HER OWN HAND.

Moved by Some Hidden Sorrow Daisy Garland Kill* Herself. Washington, Oct 30. —Miss Daisy Garland, daughter of ex-United States Attorney General Garland, committed suicide at her home in this city by shooting herself Friday morning. She was 34 years old. Miss Garland had spent a very pleasant evening with her father and brothers Thursday night at their home, 915 Rhode Island avenue, and retired in good spirits. After breakfast Friday morning she retired to her room, where her brother Will went shortly after to talk with her concerning a theater party. He found the door locked, and not receiving any response to his calls burst into the room and found his sister lying on the floor dead. The bullet had passed through her heart He smelled gaa and thought at first that she had been asphyxiated, but upon examination found a bullet hole in her left side, and on the floor near her lay an old revolver which had been in the family for thirty years. From the position in which Miss Garland’s body lay it is evident that she had stood in front of a large mirror and taken deliberate aim at her heart. She had taken the precaution of turning on all the gas jets in the room so that in case the bullet failed in its deadly work the gas would smother her.

The ex-attorney general had left the house for his office, and it was an hour or more before his daughter’s awful death was known to him. He was so completely overcome that he could scarcely stand when the news was broken to him. He was aided to a chair until a carriage could be called to take him -home. The entire family was so everwhelmed with the shock that none of them could be seen.

The true cause of Miss Garland's selfinflicted death may never be known. She had a secret of some kind that preyed constantly on her mind, bnt it is said none of her friends knew exactly what it was. An intimate friend said this was the case. Many surmises as to the real cause would be made, he said, but as she had persistently refused to communicate it to any one it was probable the secret had died with her. It was thought, he said, by some of her associates that she had had a love affair which had turned out badly. If this were true, the family or friends professed not to know who the man in the case is. No one in the house heard the pistol shot, nor did any one hear her fall to the floor. About two months ago Miss Garland suddenly left home and was found in Baltimore, but since that time nothing peculiar has been noticed in her actions.

A BAD FIRE.

It Causes * Loss of 8500,000 at Pitts-burgh-Eight Persons Injured. Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct 30.—The large warehouse of the Chautauqua Lake Ice company, on Pike street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth, a six-story brick structure, 100 feet long, was destroyed by fire, caused by an explosion which occurred about noon. The warehouse was stored with valuable goods, and an insurance of >1,000,000 is carried. At 2:10 o’clock a man named Wissmann was struck by falling timbers and his skull fractured. The explosion occurred on the fifth floor, where a large lot of whisky was stored. Four men were in the room at the time, and, the flames cutting off their retreat, they were forced to jump to the grouud, and all were seriously injured. Their names are J. Heilman, Wiliam Smith, John Griffen and William Parke. Heilman was also badly burned. A fifth man was on the fifth floor of the building at the time of the and he was also badly injured in jumping. His name was Edward Steyss. John Reissica, a boy, was also hurt by falling timbers. This makes eight men injured. At 2:50 p. m, the southeastern wall of the cold-storage building fell, eon»pletely demolishing four dwelling houses located on Mulberry alley. The inmates were absent at the time and thus escaped injury. On account of the varied interests and large number of people involved a definite statement concerning the loss and insurance is- impossible- at this time. Reliable sources place the total loss at from >500,000 to >700,000, with an insurance of about >1,000,000,

A SUCCESS.

Midway Plaisance Attractions Have Paid 84,000,000 to the Fair. Chicago, Oct. 30 —Midway Plaisance covers eighty acres of the 533 in the exposition grounds. But the relation, it bears to the grand success of the fair is rated higher than the proportion of acreage to the whole. There never was before such a conglomeration of thte nations of the earth, from the 1 orient to the Occident, in so small a space. At the Paris exposition the total amount received from concessions, on the grounds amounted to $600,000. Over $4,000,000 has been paid into the treasury of the World’s Columbian exposition by Midway concessioners. Of all the shows of the Midway,, from Blarney castle to the Bedouin encampment and from the Sitting Bull cabin to the beauty show. Cairo street leads the van with over 2,250,000 of paid admissions. By this concession alone SIBO,OOO has been paid to the exposition company. Ferris wheel comes second with $120,000 paid since September 9.

VICTIM OF FOOLHARDINESS.

Capt. Sheldrake, Who Tried to Cross the Atlantic in a Dory. Has Perished. Philadelphia, Oct 30.—The steamship Y ork, which arrived here Thursday, reports that 900 miles west from Gibraltar the wreck of the 15-foot dory Flying Dutchman was sighted. In this frail craft Capt Sheldrake set sail on June 19 from Nova Scotia for Falmouth, England, and on July 20he was sighted by another boat and reported near the spot where the York’s crew found the wreckage The captain certainly perished. Ills boat was the smallest craft which ever attempted a transatlantic trip.