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ERALD.:
rUBLICUc-iARY
VOLUME VIII.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., TUHSDAY MORNING, OCTOHUR 25, 1692.
NUMBER 30a
G RAN D RAP
IDS
SHE IS ASLEEP
The Wife of the Presi
dent Is Dead
Her Last Breath Came
at l:l Today
With the Family by
Her Bedside.
The Last Honrs Tilled
Willi (irief,
Iut President Bears
Up Bravely.
Washington and the
.Nation Mourn.
Scenes in and About
iier Room.
The CiiumlMT Wliero Ciar
tieltl DiiM Witnesses Hit
l'utieiit Struggle to
the l.ml.
Wajii inmost, Oct. 2", 1:40 a. m.,
White HuU:c. Mrs. Harrison died at
Ltd a. in. this morning.
t)r. M-oti, Mrs. Harriaoa'a venerable
father, was trie only member of the
family, now iu Washington, not pres
ent when n died. In. (taraner was
iu an adj iuing room and was not pres
ent whvu U. parent passed to the dirk
vil.ey.
Fr in 1 o'clock Mrs. Harrison was, to
ait intents, a corpse, her breathing be
t ing hardly perceptible and her respira
t.oo gradually decreased until 1:10,
when she passed away. Her death was
as peaceful at a child :n eweet repose.
Pres. dent Harrison was at the right
aide of hit wife in a reclining position
from 1 o'clock, when Ir. Gardner
notified the family that the end was
close at hand. In his position he re
rua ced until lib) when life was
tnount to li extinct, and Leutenaut
1'irker, who was at the brds.de, called
ia Dr. Gardner, and the experioned
eye of the physcian soon detected that
Mrs. Harrson was no more.
Th-a oreaident gave way to an almosi
audible outburst of gref. but soon aun
; reused his emot on and endeavored to
console Mr. McKee, his daughter.
Ail the memlers of the family re
rnamed :n t'.ie room tor probably fif
teen or tentr minutes after tn death
and then, overcome by grief, they re
paired to tn".r respective rooms and
were alou in thir great sorrow.
Ih t Nw Tnld.
The firs'. tntell gr.ce t Mrs. Harri
son's datn w communicated to the
n xr repr snttivea, who were
grouped v room as gned to the
clerical force of the exec'itve mn;on
by Mr. M ntgonery, an employe. He
then not f'od the pres as t.in'.i nmul.
tane''i!y that death occurred at l:t,
but it fnis juncture ln .t secretary
Halfor 1. who w .tt,l Mr. Hsrnon's
d-'stn. i: 1 hst th exact t.m w n 1 ( )
and it ' so common cated. Lieut.
lvrkr wis a!o preu wtien Mrs.
Hrr -n passed away, a id he a d, ui
pa n-,; ?o th r.ewtpaper men, that it
v'iirrd w.evcit a sinwgle.
l'rivat' ecreury HalfiTd imi'f.
d ately not fid a!! th cabinet of!icrra
who ar now out "f town, of M rs. Har-f-so-i's
tl-at i. Although no srranc"
nvnts ha I ri 'oa.e fnr t!ie funrsl
rv.r'S, t'iv w 11 -I oiMI. he! t at
tt V i t h-t'is.-, v: the remains
ta".i to l;i r i f r t trinTH.
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'1 "' ' k a-'d sf'.e c'it'r w i t".
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in other arrasgemects icc.dsctto th
fu:.rai.
At 11:30 o'clocE Dr. Gardner aa d,
throua Mr. Haitord, tnat it Mrs. lUr
r.iou paad tu midn ht hour a;ive
ae wuuld in ail protatu.ty live unt.l
4 o'clock m th mru n. lhe patent's
rcsp.rat.on va atn cmt, i.iken to
tU Oiinule. I nt.! it decreased to ten
a cimutif, Dr. GardUcr etid there a as
no lmiiifdtite daux?r of collapse. In
tad course of disrate, he a.d. Mrs. liar
rikou'a re? . rai.ua umd tcu as h gn aa
torty-tivc or tfty a inuuij for brief
iaurvals.
At prcS' iil small uantit ea of phlcm
foruied iu lua luruai, tut lUv air mala
its way turoun wan Its d.rhculiy
tuaa iiiii.t bv lUiAUitd. Tiieru is an
iccuiiiUUuuu of Main in ti.e cav.ty,
but of what eneot it is impossd lo 'to
tell as aa eiAiuiriat.ua cannot be
made.
i'rivato Secretary Ilaiford sad at
11:30 tnat, in iiis opm.on, Mrs. Ham
sou w.uld l.vo uutil tioj early hours of
t:jt morn u. He rema.ns at tuo -x-cut.?
maufioa in cviinpany w.tti Mr.
Montgomery ot tti cler.cal staff, tha
remainder uavo:g in in meantime re
paired to their homes obtain needed
Test.
At midnight Mrs. Harmon was slowly
s.uk:u, tins chant? iu lUo previous
hour and a half having betn greater
tnan at any time. Her respiration had
filleu to twelve a minute and tne
awakenings Irom the letnaric sleep
were at greater intervals and for
briefer per.ods. Ine president bad
then been with her an unbroken
stretch of seven and a half hours. The
end aeema to be approaching an 1 all
tne family are in tne corridor adj in:ng
the patient's chamber.
liolulHm at Itauit.
At 1:45 Dr. Gardner ?aid that he did
uot think Mrs. Harr.son would live
more ttiau half an hour. All the mem
ber of the f tmily re at tho bedside.
Her resy. ration wai ttien still between
twelve and thirteen a minute.
While all tne meintters oi the family
were surrounding the bedside the
patient lay in a aeuu-conscious and
motionless positiou and there were ln-d.c-it.ons
that an immediate di-tsoiu-tmn
was ut band. Tne doctor theu
made a hasty cxaminat.on and learned
tnat the reoperation was gradually de
creases: and there was other eicns that
the patient as in the throes of death.
llemadeau almost inaudihle com
munication to the bereaved ones, using;
the words: "I don't think she- will last
half an hour."
1.3) a. m. Dr. Gardner said Mr9.
Harrison will not live more than fif
teen minutes. Siie is breathing at the
i ate of eignt respirations per minute.
SCENES OF THE DAY.
The Last Sad Incidents in the Life of
Mis. Harr.son.
VTA-ntxoTON, Oct. 24. About 6
o'clock I'rivate Secretary Hallord a:d
that Dr. Gardner had stated tnat Mrs.
Harrison might live until 8 o'clock.
Snortly atterwurui adv.Ces were re
ceived by wire at the White hou.-e that
a tory bad originated in the west that
Mrs. Harrison waa dead. It gradually
worked Us way east, and in a short
time several telegrams of condolence
were received. Mr. Montgomery, in
charge of the telegraph department,
immediately answered the meaiages to
the ellect that there was no truth in
the story and that lU circulation waa
premature.
At 7 o'clock a message was received
from John . Scott, Mrs. Harrison's
brother, which stated that he would
leave I'ort Townsend, Wash., at once.
The family had been endeavoring to
reach Mr. S?ott, who is Mrs. Harrison's
only brother, Saturday, but thay had
been unable to locate him until today.
He had been absent from home on
business and it will be impossible for
h in to reach here before Friday or
Saturday.
The president passed the entire day
at the ht-dside of his sick wife. He
d.d not enter tne ofhee portion of the
bonding. In the morning, during the
two hours when it eemed that death
was imminent, he stood over the bed
side, holding the hand of his stricken
partner, and breath by breath they
tought back the invader together and
won a short hour of earthly compan
ionship. '
Won.Urful Vitality.
The reult of the long strain upon
the pr s dent is a matter of serious con
cern to his friends, but it is believed
that he will beanie to endure it to the
erl with the same confidence and
trust that has mde him such a con
soler to others in hours of their deepest
distress.
A few minutes IWore 8 o'clock Dr.
Gardner ma le his fifth visit of the day
to the White house, and as that had
been the probable hour fixed by him
when a change would ccur. his re-ar-p
arance wa aniious y awaited by the
newpiper men gathered about the
door.
In the meant me it was learned for
the th rd lime in th course of the day
that Mr Hsrns m had overcome wnat
it seemed mot lm fatal nervous Ht
tacks. Mosi of the family were at the
upper till" and were summoned
trooa to tne sick room. The patient,
however, aain rallied, and entered
upon the sifep tnat follows the in
c dents of the progress of the rase.
Marv.-lous the nly word tnat fitly
cnaraoter.res the vitabty winch Mrs.
Harr s n d lays m tm-e repeated at
taWs Tr.e doctor determined to remain
then s:m tl, parent m l 'nt w r I to
tii us'ier t'i i rect that his earrije
driven rone w-.th-mt i ni.
Th Wf.-.te io;i.' br'i ;l
and irg'it t e copter ot m?eret and iu-
o.;.t.ry in W thn-t.''. Krm daw-i
til-r was a ' a tv trearp. cfc.a!i?r
t: tlt tt- r cat a:t-r mms n
,v!.r of Mr. lUrr.i!,' :,-i t --n.
ot-M'g tiif' w- re I .nt a I
"p .no a ot ih- '-..- !. th
p..o. Mr. ller'- rt. V t' i , t a r n
. a-! a.r. 'r " K' t-ier, .--! i-i
n a," t : Mr. .r :rM, -;,-(!.
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a-d
the cards for the president and Mrs.
McKee. The comiug and the goicg of
Dr. Gardner was Hatched by a crowd
of n-'paper people congregated on
tne portico, and tney eagerly received
tn physicians statement of the condi
ti a of his patient at the close of each
vis.t.
Th Haul I l lu.ol.
Dr. (iarduer's response to inquiries
were aUays frank and full, coucealmg
nor wttntjolding nothing. Tne house
is closed to igntseer and tourists for
the first t.me t.uce tue illness of Mrs.
llarrou U-gau, and notwithstanding
the widely published etatemeuts of her
critical condition there were nearly the
usual number - t these Vis.tors who ap
plied fur admission.
The executive force of tne mansion
gathered at their usual deks but no
lat-or was done, t-eyond the receiving
and dispatching oi telegrams. It Mas
impossible to do work under the
shadow that lay all the time over the
house. The f rce remained after the
usual h-iur for closing and were joined
in the even.ng by representatives of
th press associations and several other
newspaper men.
The ecene was a reminder of that
which occurred every day and night
during the long period when President
Gartieid lay m the same room as the
patieutof today, wounded unto death.
HISIOKY Of l kit. CAsi.
Dr. Gardner Tells of the Brave Struggle
Against the Destroyer.
To a reporter for the United Tress,
Dr. Garduei, the faithful attendant
upon Mrs. Harrison throughout the
long aud tedious illness whicn termin
ated with her death, gave the follow
ing history of ttie case: Mrs. Harri
son's illness dates from the attack of
the grip which seized her during the
winter of lM'0-yi. This was followed
by bronchitis which lasted a number of
weeks, but without suiy apparently ee
rious results. . During the summer of
ls'Jl she contracted, while at Cape
May, a severe cold and the bronchitis
turned aud lasted during the entire
summer. Yet no dauger was appre
hended. In January. 1S'J2, the cough again
made its appearance lasting five or eix
weeks, uot severe enough to cause her
to remain indoors but enough to com
pel her to seek medical advice. I was
called in and prescribed for her. Iu
March. Mrs. Harrison had a second at
tack of the grip, followed by pneumo
nia. The grip symptoms lasted four
days and tho pneumonia proper nine
days. It was a simple case of catar
rahal pneumonia and no alarm was
felt by thoo around Mrs. Harrison,
myself included. After recovering
from the pneumonia Mrs. Harrison's
caigh seemed to be more persistent
than ever, coming on in paroxisms,
and, with more or less bloody expector
ations. On the first of May there was quite
a severe hemorrhage from the lungs.
Thfi Danger Signal.
This was the tirst danger signal. At
once her lungs were sounded by per
cussion and a slight dullness was found
in the apex of the right lung. Soon
after Dr. F. E. Doughty of 'ew York,
was called in consultation and it was
then decic -d that Mrs. Harrison had
lubercolosis of the lung in the incip
ient stage.
"After the hemorrhage, there was a
distinct attack ot hectic fever, her
temperature rising to about 103 degrees
each night. This condition lasted
until after Mrs. Harrison was taken to
Loon Lake on July 6, last. After the
tirst week at Loon Lake the seemed to
improve in her general condition, the
cough grw less, the temperature was
somewhat reduced, the became
stronger and her appetito unproved
considerably.
But this improvement was of short
duration, perhaps three and one-half
weeks. Soon the cougn relumed with
renewed vigor, the fever increased and
the appetito failed. On about Septem
J an examination revealed a rapid pro
gress of the disease and it was found
that two-thirds of the right Tung had
consolidated. The left was at this
time untouched apparently by the dis
ease. Five days later sub-acute plu
risy came on, with serious affection
into the cavity of the right pleura.
Opviatiou lrtoriiid.
"An operation was performed on
So; ten. In. r 10 and about one and a half
pints of fluid was removed, but iu
twenty-four hours tne cavity filled
again and a second tapping was seen
to It; necessary. This was done on
September II and about one and a half
pints withdrawn. It was then
seen that the disease had made
rapid progress m the left lung. With
fc.ll this there was an extreme degree of
nervous exhaustion, which was a very
bad complication. While at Loon Lake,
Dr. Trudeau, who ha a larg sanitar
ium at Saranice lake for the treatment
of pulmonary disease and who is recog
nized as one of t'ie leading specialists
in the country, was called for consul
tation with Dr. Doughty and myself,
but there was nothing further that
could t done, ami it was decided that
the bet thing to do was to bring Mrs.
Harrion bac to Washington while it
coui I be done."
"Wt'fti was the president made
aware of the dsper.ate character of
Mrs. Harrison's slim "'
"During the hrt week in Mar the
pre deut was t Id by mo," rep.ied Dr.
Gardner, "that Mrs. Ha.r;s.n had tul
erco'.os's of the luncs in the mc pient
stace. Before the ; ati.'tit wa lemovrd
from Boon I.ake, m.d after the consul
tation w.tn Dr. Trudeau. the president
i.told tnat Here wa no hope. His
w fe had l orn t a climate
deemed mot favorable for such a 1
Ttier.ts. yet the d, . hid progres.pd
ran d'.y deap'te s!i !T'r!. and there
wa j.otiiiiig i r t;s to hope."'
Iihrie. tlo !.
an to i eav ar.rt' ng aa to Mr. Har
r on' general cid:t.'m t fore ti e
d -' to te it a r; Ta 'ce'
Y". !. T' er;! toUoim-.a a. Her
br .-r .and -!;-. I n; t'r?a- t. died
t T"'0 O .-ir.
W ; a al-v'it I r it ire nf th? trat-
U.- d I ail fat ro'i 1 b d-n". fared
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west Corner of the mans on. The Title
rvKjm at the corner has ben used for
years by former mistresses of taeman
.vn as the.r own private a ttmg room.
It has one t;udow tbcmg the t-outh.
1 he next two windows oa line ;tn it
are in the chamber in which Mrs. Har
rison died, ihis ledtoom was xcu
lied by Mrs. Lincoln, later by Nellie
Grant, and is known in White house
itoiursl.c atruai by her r.ame; after
ward by Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Garfield.
'lhe president' room adjoins on the
east, left of the I brary. In the same
chamber where Mrs. Harrison spent so
many weeks of suuS ring, the wounded
Garheld was can it d and remained
during mouths oi pa n and sickness
until he was carr;ed from n to the sen
shore. The room wll always be asso
ciated with his lite at the While house.
One of the many achemes tried to
make his closing Uayseonifortable dur
ing the hot summer was to fotce cool
air through the furnace register, which
was put in for the purpose, and is a
lasting souvenir which remains in the
room. President Cleveland in turn
used the same room, and when Mrs.
Cleveland came she made no change.
I'iauntuK Comfort.
Mrs. Harrison, however, preferred
the southwest chamber, because of Us
sunny outlook, ajid devoted a she was
to all the old tune traditions of the
hoHte. That fact alone would have
strengthened her in her selection. For
maiiy reasons, and principally because
the two preceding presidents had not
cared for the room, it had not come
withjn the era of improvements, which
in the last decade have completely
changed other parts of the house sev
tral times over. It was decidedly the
shabbiest in the house when Mrs. Har
rison took po-aesion.
After the had had her wish gratified
in lhe restoration of the bhm parlor
and the partial refurnishing of the
other rooms on the first Moor, a change
which as she we'd knew would give
great pleasure to everyone who came
to the mansion, she turned her atten
tion to brightening up the private
apartments upstairs. All this worK
was, however, planned on a much
simpler scale. Sue took all the more
paiiis with her selections; not, how
ever, to make the woik as attractive,
t ut as enduring as possible. For her
own room she selected the, design and
the wall paper was made from it m
July of 1SD1. The room was finished,
and" when she returned in the autumn
Khe was greatly pleased with the re.
suits.
A Dainty I'lace.
The room is a blue room, very dainty,
ann light in all its treatment, the wall
paper is of blue and silver, the papered
ceiling is freckled with the same tints,
and lines of blue and pink border the
frieze, which is looped roe garlands.
All the work is finished in blue and all
the accessories conform to the same
silver and blue tones. Over the old
fashioned white marble mantle piece
several pieces of Mrs. Harrison's own
work are hung. They are paintings
on canvass and porcelain, some of the
white house flowers being thus perpet
uated by the gentlo mistress of the
house.
The furniture in the room is not un
like that in tne other chambers solid
mahogany, rather ponderous and old
fashioned. Mrs. Hurrison; iu the early
period of her occupancy had the stately
canopy bed removed and substituted
for it two low brass bedsteads. She had
also a few wicker rockers and easy
chairs substituted for the older pieces
of furniture. A carpet in which dull
silver and blue colors predominated,
covered the lloor.
Tim Dreml Visitor.
The presei.t administration, while it
has had many pleasures, it has had
many h.ur6 tinged with sadness.
Shortly after the Harrison's came to
tho whita house, Mrs. Harrison's sister,
Mrs. Scott Lord, began to tdiow signs
of failing health. In December of
139 she died in this city. The sad cir
cumstances of the death of the Secre
tary and Mrs. Blaine's children, Mrs
Coppinger and Mr. Walker Blaine
within a fortnight of each other, the
tjigic deaths of Mrs. and Miss Tracy
at the same period, and the following
winter, tho sudden death of Secretary
Windom in each instance occurred in
the height of the social season.
The oltic al family of the White
House have also known their griefs.
Private Secretary Haltord lost his wife
in April, 1S01, and Kxecutive Clerk
Pruden, one of the oldest emp oyes,
lost his in the following summer. Only
a few days ago, Mr. Cox, who has been
telegraph operator for several years,
was borne to his long home, a victim of
the same disease that claims Mrs. liar-risou.
MRS. HARRISON'3 LIFE.
A Continuous Story of Kindly Deeds
and Loving, Tender Tnoughts.
Inpianapoi.is, Oct. 24. Caroline
Scott Harrison was born in Oxford,
Ohio, in 1 :;4. Her father is Dr. John
W. Scott, the then president of the
Young Ladies' seminary of Oxford.
Her cany life was spent at this place,
where he was ducat d and where she
fust met Benjamin Harrison. He ws
then a junior and wa but 1 years
oid. Young Harn-on was a p. tor loy
and was working I. is wav through col
leg. They were married otober 2 1S'3,
immediately after the cb se of the
school year, at the nome of Dr. Scott.
1 hv young couple went toN.rtn Bend,
., where Mr. Hrr;';i began the prac
t ce of law. Froi. Nnr'h Bep.d they
removed to Indianapona. Not J.STirg
the fnr.ds necessary to keep houe, the
coup engaged board at the poll
hoMe. Tn youm: lwyi' practice
i' t ad and in he wa elected
nprterof th, supreme c .tut of hi
d a ia.
I ce during the war the loving wife
to . tif r to ( n.Mrep. and vep.t X ) (nf
nl'i t e ! er hnt-nd. n; 1 o::e
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lomat.c circles, Mrs. llarr.eoa w as al
ways a model Loua.kfcepr. Her re
markable talents in painting CLina
decorations and artistic needle work
were well kuowu and she delignted to
keep bor hand m practice at all times,
even while at the Wmte Huse. Her
pa.utings were of unusaal mer.t for an
aruaiuer and for many years the has
txuib.ted ner work al the lud aua art
exhibits held in this cAy annually.
A Heart of Gold. .
Since childhood Mr. Harrison was a
member and active woiktr ia the Pres
byterian church, and for many years
cue had charge if the infant depart
ment of the Firt Presbyterian Sunday
school in this city. She was a;so inter
ested in the vai iou phases of uiissiou
work, both local and foreign, and cou
xined her labors to uo creed, and even
while in Waahingtou has kept up her
interest at home.
"Mrs. Harrison," said a lady wh i
knew her well and was numbered
among her friends, ''was a modest, re
tiring woman and much ditliked the.
glare cf public Bfe. It was as wife,
mother and friend that her Bfe was
beautiful. There was no happ.er home,
no more perfect picture of domestic
content and teauty,tnan that allorded
in the llama u h.,usel o.d. 1 fust
became acquainted wuu her upon the
board ot managers of the Indianap
olis orphau asylum, of which she was
a member for thirty-two yeara, her ser
vices tcginniug m ISoO. She took
active part iu that work from the U
gmning and was a model in what she
considered her duty to the little waifs
that are cared for at that institution.
It fell to her as it did to the other
members, to visit the asylum one
month in each year.
Th Waif II er Thought.
"During this mouth Mrs. Harrison
visited the asylum never lesa than
three times a week and some months
would call every day. When her hus
band was elected president and it be
came uecessary for! the family to re
move to Washington she asked leave to
resign from the board, but this the
board would not permit her to do. It
rememlKTed that to her, as well as to
any other person, it was indebted for
the wonderful success of the asylum."
"After General Harrison was elected
United States senator and fhe was
cal ed upon to spend' her winters in
Washington she still had the wellfare
of the asylum at heart. She then de
clared that her summers would b
spent in ludianapolis, and she would
still be allowed to visit the asylum dur
ing her month. This program she al
ways carried out. Mrs. Harrison en
joyed having her chosen friends about
her, but disliked a throng and was in
no sense a society woman."
IN A SECOND'S TIME
Nine Persons Killed and tho Train
Burns.
Philadelphia, Oct 21. A passenger
train and a locomotive on the Phila
delphia & Beading railroad collided at
Flat Bock, near Manayunk, about 9:30
this morning. Nine persons were
killed and seventeen injured. The list
of killed is as follows: David S. Herr
of Harrisburg, Pa.; Thomas Welch of
Auburn, Pa., fireman on the express
train; Jacob Kilram of Tamaqua,
brakeman on train No'. o38, which was
composed of empty coal oars; John
Stem, aged 16, newsboy; J. Clayton Fp
ler, baggageman, Pottsville, Mrs.
Smith ot Pottsville, aged Co; John
Ward, fireman of freight train; un
known tra nhand.
The injured are: William Becker of
Pottsville, slightly; Li..ie Smith of
Phoonixville, Aightly; Thomas Kears
Iey; Mrs. Smith of Pottsville; M. G.
Lippert, wife and daughter of Phu'nix
viiit; the Bev. Mr. Hare of Pluvnix
villc, lag broken; Dr. Wright of Pho'
liixvule, b th legs broken; W. II. Hal
sey of Allentown, hip fractured; W. II.
(icrlacn, traiuman, wrist broken;
Thomas Fitch, engineer of express, no
bones broken; B. F. Scrack of Beading,
head and ankle injured; Annie Kemp
of Harrisburg, leg broken; Charles Bu
lifi of Tamaqua, of crew of the freight
train, head injured: M. Bludes of
Pho-nixville, slightly hurt.
The wreck caught on fir, and the
fire department of Manayunk played
upon it. All of tho dead aud injured
have been removed Irom the scene.
Botli tracks arc blocked and all tra ns
are being dispatched via the German
town N: Nornslown bianch.
The accident was caused by the en
gineer ot the north bound locomotive
disobeying orders. The south lound
track being occupied, the engineer was
ordered to wait at Peneoyd until the
south bound express from Shamokin,
due at Broad and Callowbill streets,
Philadelphia, at !:3Q a. m., had pacd.
Disregarding this he moved north-ward
and just north of Manayunk tunnel
met the express. A fearful crash fol
lowed. The dead and w imdcd have
been taken to St. Timothy Hospital,
Boxborough.
SHKINE MAY BURN.
A Fierce Fire Is Raging at Ste. Anne de
Dtaupte.
v rsF"", Oct. 2b Dispatches from
Me. Anne de Beaupre say that tire
broke out in a house there alotit mid.
n gut Sunday. Thirty-five houses
have lecn destroyed find the tire i
st .11 rnEwgi though paitiy underc-on-trol.
'1 he locality m which the tire
; read was on the road from
the strainer landing to the fam u
Cnu'Ch of Me. Anne, the s,r ne
oi winch v Gd by thouvt i
of pi'gri'ps evrrv n from a;i part
of t!te ic:it ncnt ai.d wn.ere wond'-rful
ncrsr'es ar e'l.-f d to have be. n
wropght. I he Jatet .1 r- "ay that
tl e f.vrch i st ii unto-ict ed by t'i"
Hume nd mav l'e s'd. The pop'l
at on (. (re Vi.'.lk'e ate v a great tt
-.t.-PM r,l hi t i' p ' 'y d t:e
fi; ;. !' w iti iy r ear ! as s.
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The defense waa that Montgomery tad
educed Irvine's w:f, and that Irv.ne
was ao wrought up dver h.s ruined
tome that he was Lot ieecne-fle for
Lis act.
Escape of Train Kabbers.
OkLAMKi. Fia., Oct. 24. There is
great excittmeut here over the- eaca;
from ja.l of Floyd and Futch, iraiu
robl!s and murderers. The men got
away by usxg a skeleton key. Ill
tarl.eved that the turnkey was L-riUd.
Madman in a Pulpit.
ScfiiNotiLU', Mhba., Oct 21. CharKi
Mason Fuituons, a maanian. took pa
aeseiori of the pulpit of the Oliver Con
giti;sit;oual thurcii Sunday, and held
it with the aid cf Ihree revolvers,
tour policemen attempted to arrtsi
bim, but fled under nre. Brumous
ws finally capiuird wbde as.eep.
IU ligion has crazi-i turn and he want
ed to preach a sermon cn "Tne
Truth."
Robbed a Diplomat.
Washisotos, Oct. 24. Marquis Im
perelli, secretary of the Italian lega
tion, does not regret that Columbus
discovered America; not he. But he
regrets the loss of las court jewels and
decorations. dole in Chicago, tome
thief entered his room and roblied
him of his treasured decorations. The
marquis thinks he, too, is a discoveitr.
Judge liiodgett Keaigns.
Chicago, Oct. 24. Judge B'.odgett
who for twenty-two yeara has pres.ded
over the l ulled Mates d. strict court m
this city, ton. ght confirmed the state
ment that h.s res gnatiou was in the
bands of the president. Hisres gna
t.ou was to take effect the first Monday
iu December, Be t-aid. One of the
reasons for Judce Bio !gctt' ret.rruunt
is the tact that ins duties ascouucl f or
the Bering sea commi-Mon will compel
h:m to be absent Jiom the city until a
dtc.sion Is naci.cil bv the arb.tiators.
Secular Un.on Elects Orficers.
Ciiicaoo, Oct. 21. At today's ses
sions of the congress of the tecular
I'nion tho follow. ng officers were
unanimously elected: President, C. B.
Wait; secretary, Mrs. M. A. Freeman;
treasurer, Otto Wetzstein; vice presi
dents, Dr. Juliet H. Severence, Dr. G.
A. F. Lesheruase, T. D. Wakeman, Dr.
J. II. Greer. Bcsulutions were adopt
ed censuring congress for its action in
closing tne world's fair on Sunday.
Bought Sdver.
Washington, Oct. 2L The treasury
department today purchased 3!3,0oo
ounces of silver as follows: Thirty
two thousand ounces at J0.HJ25; ."1,000
at f0.Sf.45; 250,000 ounces at j0.Sj.".O.
The offers were 1,220,000 ounces. The
silver purchase for tho month, includ
ing today, aggregate 3, 704,000 ounces.
North Carolina Dedicates.
Chicago, Oct. 24. The jdate building
of North Carolina at the world's fair
was dedicated today. Residents of
that state and many inhabitants of
Chicago who formerly resided in that
state, were present at the dedicatory
exercise. Governor Holt made an elo
quent address.
MONL1AKY CONFERENCE.
United States Commissioners Will Sad
on the Kturia for Brussels.
Washington, Oct. 21. Lugcue Davis,
private secretary of Senator Jones, has
been selected as official stenographer
of the international monetary confer
ence. He will leave for Brussells in
company with Senator Jones and Henry
W. Cannon, two of the United Mates
commissioners, on the Kturia, Novem
ber 2. These gentlemen will spend
several days in London and Paris be
fore proceeding to Brussells. Tins mil
leave only Messrs. Allison, Andrews
and McGeery to meet in this city on
November 10, to confer with Secretary
of the Treasury Foster, prior to sailing
on November 12.
The conference is called t i assemble
in Brusells on November 22. As the
proceedings will In? conducted in the
French language (and not in Fnchsh,
as originally contemplated) a cable
message has been sent to Mr. Coolidge,
our minister m Paris, asking him to se
cure the services of one of the ofrcial
t-tenographer.a of the corps of lhe J ga
llon, it one can be obtained who is also
competent to tramla'e. the pioceedings
into Fnglish, for tho beneht of the
United States commissioners.
M:K niey at Kansas 'C.tv.
Kan-a City, Oct. 2 1. Govt rnor Mc
Kinlev of Ohio began this morning hi
two days' Hying trip through Missouri,
in which he will make seventeen
speeches. He spolce today at Macon,
Brookheid, Chilhcotbe, Hamilton,
Cameron and St. Joseph. At each one
place he w as greeted by large crowds.
He arrived in Kansas City at 3 o'clock:
and at 3:3U he addressed, at the Audi
torium, the largest political meeting
ever seen in this city, lo ir thousand
people leiiig lacked into the hooding,
while twice as many more were turned
away. Major Mckinley's at eech was
confined to national issues and was en
thusiast ica 1 1 y rce e : v ed .
McKin!ey Cpturet Leavenworth.
I.f v xwofth, Kas., ( ct. 24. Gov
ernor McKmley spoke lore tonight to
12,ooo pcop'e, ,o -i) rf whom weje
s a ted w iihin a cr at tent. hrsar,
pronounce ;t as doub'e the s ;e rd any
meeting ever liei j ;n the tdate. Gover
nor McKinley had already made rune
speeches today and was sori,ewi.at
hna.rse in the la ginning, but soon
armed up and for an hour ai.d a half
io i 1 tl.t vat ap-lin'-e w ith the gr'-nt-rsftpeet
h made m leavenworth s n e
Abraham Lincoln and Wiliian. S-a ards
poke here in D '.
Ad"ai at Am ArNn.
Avv Ai r: i, rt. 2t.- lied mnt'c
t frba?-;':e :t t'os ly today waa a de-
('.del f iren, w 'd cf .no jrrt-l
or rnore !;. g ti ;e. Ti.e pr r pa!
s;sksr s'if fn. A. f.. Severor5.
d;r...rr' ear ' ''a'e f. r aj e-pre;-
nt. lie u; a d e an i!; pt pe. , in
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PAINTED RED
Ulg Rival Political
Demonstrations
In Indianapolis Last
laepublic:ins Swamp
tlie Democrats
In a Colossal Show of
Strength.
Depew s'liid Kchl Car
ry the Crowds
While Cockran and
Uhl Cet Lett
With a Small Gan-of
Heelers.
The Democrats Completely
Outwitted in Tlieir At
tempt to Doom
Crover.
I.M-iANarot. !.-, Oct. 21. Doth tta
great polit.cal parties made a hand
some showing of strength m Ind.au
apolis today. The rt publicans have
for a couple of weeks pa?d bee n pr.
paring for the b;pget demoutrat on of
the campaign on this occas.ou, with the
Hon. Whitelaw Meid and i'hauncev M.
lepew as the draw.ng aaris. I.at
week tlie Hun. I'-ourke Cackran wa
assigned here for th.s same date t-y tl.r
democratic national committee and a
big counter demonstration wat gotten
up. Tears were expree!ed of a r.ot,
bad the two parties met, but th.s was
avo.ded by the opposing marshals who
amicably agreed upon I.nes of inarch
that should not tn spats upon each
other.
Mr. Cockran arrived at noca and was
given an enthus ast.o reception.
Mes-rs. Kcid and Depew arrived at (',.: j
o'clock and were, 1. Lew.se, accorded a
b.g reception and e hcorte-d to their ho
tel by the li'puthcan Cominen.al
Travelers club, under wtMie auspieea
Ihey were bought here, lhe two
great pai.a les move d fn-rn d.!!erent
ends ot the c.ty at T ..';' o'clot k, rg
eacholhei on Washington stiet w.tii
out untoward i:u idem. Tnw lcj ut'.,
lan proce f-s;on oonta.ned a!;ut .'l.o'o
men, in it l-cng many clut s Jiom oih r
cities in trie itate. The democrat c
proccs,on. made- up from iucai c ulf,
was not nearly as large.
.sir. Ilir Spf-h.
The republicans hating started earli
er, tad the advantage in the matter of
halls, having pre-empted Toml.i.wu
hall, bolditie about .J,oV j -4,jde ami
hngiish's ope ra hoi.se, when w ,il he Id
fabout 2,o 0. Nedh.ng was Jdt )f the
tit mo rats but the irand op ia i,ou ,
ftolUi: g abi.t 1,7'0. All tiuee ed t!j
halls were hhed to oxerMow.r k, tlu-u-sanda
of people hoing unat ie to titid
e-tand ng room anywhere. 7 tf rer.ub
lie in speakers excr.ar ge-d, aeh n ak
ing a lull speech at one h ue and a
brief one-at the other. Kcfot-lt a t p ra
house, where Mr. Jie.d n th f.it
sixaker, was xaeked. Mr. jie.d at as
enthus hsticaliy received ai.d spoke at
foil()W.:
"Mi. CI airman At this ni'i'isnt, ;n
th s c ty and in th s j r'ii'v, e,r.e
thought IS Uppermost aaun i:s all. t; f
cf yoUf friends B'id i.r g!iU rr, aa gia at
' H In liana, w h-.ni n.e ha iomi"1
fi r a tiiue to i! .p lepijlip tr; I w f
thereiore beUi.'" n-w, nt to auJ
alone, but to .ty u . 1 i idp or;,
: .n dea ily trou! ie. ", ti e- o ; to
p;:boc du'y t.r t!r,!-ried licin In
.1 anapoiis to Aai rviton m ipa
Aroer esn borne. There t'uri -d .:i it,
und nin ed afier lhe lap ,f t-i rty
n:r,e year, the farTail f an of youtii
fui love, and children and prand
chidrrn c:t;-terd in tt.at lajj-y
home.
erypnrr of Mrrlit.
"We make our public men more ji'ita
I i c tr.an do any ott er "t' in the
; worM, and an the st. !- h..u i to
A ni r t he y no 'ire .f a . 1 t a- s, an 1
j ar-r ia! ef aii youtdni -ye, more
j e a?i e-ia e r wa tra ) rar-e .f
!in1orta I re ai)d, or F'o'ar. lo
lTt:p. 'Ae ae r e t a t talk
n 'KK il-i-jt e-irfi tb:'.f. "it fr-rti
ah-i:- to f.or f.f e ot e-fai-t rM t t re
? ji i 'i ft t -t !! ( f h fr;:lr t
i a ! i ' t a 1 . ri s ; : u i 1 1 : t f r. o
I dr. n m s tr i i a ' i:-kr.'d vn the i
j ot t o - . -.dr.cwt e ; tef
! t: at f. ) ; r t:g i.
j i : ! f t I i 1 y e ' ( ed that jrf
j r ( r- f I t may v-r.pjre. " ra-n c te
' i V e on o?.- say, aa t!- w t
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