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Honored by Legislature..
CALL, HEADQUARTERS. . SACRA
MENTO, March 13.— This evening v when
the Senate and Assembly adjourned '"they
did so In respect *o the memory' of ' the
that the Government's proposals for the
civil list show a total of £470,000. being
£110,000 for his Majesty's privy purse and
the rest for the expenses of the royal
household. At a meeting" of the Civil List
Committee of the House of Commons
yesterday the Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, Sir M. Hicks-Beach, who was
elected chairman, explained that the Gov
ernment proposals | contemplate an aboli
tion of the- royal ' buckhoiinds, intimating
that the substitution of a pack of fox
hounds would r be regarded as a suitable
appendage to the royal ' establishment.
'The- Queen.; Consort's' allowance Is £50.
000,.; and is Included In the total already
given. This will be increased to £70,000
in the' event of the death of the King
Government's Proposals for the Civil
List Show Aggregate of Nearly
Half Million Pounds.
LONDON. March 14.— The Times asserts
KING EDWARD WANTS
A PACK OF FOXHOUNDS
With the exception of ex-Secretary of
State John W. Foster, who Is traveling in
Mexico, and could not be located, the fol
lowing received the notices forwarded:
Secretary of the Treasury Charles W.
Foster, Fostorla. Ohio: Secretary of War
Stephen B. Elkins. Elklns, W. Va.; Sec
retary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy,
Prominent Men Notified.
To-morrow morning a meeting will be
held In the office of the Governor to per
fect the details of the funeral. It has
been decided that the honorary pall
bearers shall be the members of his Cab
inet. It Is not known positively how
many of them will come, but it is sup
posed by the members of the family that
all will be here. As far as they could be
reached by telegram the members of Gen
eral Harrison's Cabinet, who were at
tached to his official household at the
time of the expiration of the term of his
executive office, were promptly notified
of his death and most of them will attend
the funeral.
The highest honors which it Is in the
power of the State of Indiana to pay will
be rendered to the remains of General
Harrison.
The funeral will take place next Sun
day at 2 o'clock. The services will be
held In the First Presbyterian Church, of
which General Harrison was a member
for nearly fifty years. Rev. M. L. Haines,
pastor of the church, will have charge of
the services. This afternoon it was de
cided at a meeting of Governor Durbin
and a number of the other State officers
that the body of General Harrison should
lie in Btate in the rotunda of the Capitol
all day neit Saturday.
Funeral to Be Held Sunday.
In his semi-conscious condition, when
the sentinels of discretion and propriety
had gone from their posts and the mind
of the man was wandering, he began to
speak of the Boers and their hopeless
struggle for national life. His voice was
weak and trembling, his thoughts were
not connected, but the listeners bending
over him could hear words of pity for the
dying farmer republics.
which could be misconstrued or twisted
Into a seeming disregard for the dignity
for the high office which he once held.
as at all times careful to say nothing
Frontier Is Being Vigilantly Watched
to Prevent the Possible Incursion
of Disturbing Forces.
RIO JANEIRO. Brazil. March 13.— Ther»
are persistent rumors cf a revolution.
The Government 13 having the frontier
watched carefully, fearing Incursion of
revolutionary bands. The arrest of several
military chiefs is regarded as probable.
A dispatch from San Pablo announces
the death of Count de PlnhaJ. a wealthy
planter and leader - the monarchical
element. Count Pinhal wa3 g-oins from
San I'ablo to Rio Janeiro, when h<? lost a
bae containing CD7 contos collected for a
monarchical propaganda. This loss af
fected the Count very much, as he feared
that it might cause him dishonor. He
died in Montevideo of cerebral trouble.
Harder Done at Stuart.
SPOKANE. March IX— A special from
Stuart savs: John L. Morrison was shot
and killed by Daniel McGann yesterday
afternoon. McGann and Nelson Hether
quarreled over a piece of land. Morrison
championed Hether against McGann. and
when ordered off the land refused to
leave. The shootioc followed.
REVOLUTION IS SAID
TO THREATEN BRAZIL
Thousands of Desert Larks Found De
capitated by Fury of the Storm
Near Denver.
DENVEH. March 13.— Out on tha
Brighton road, near Denver, thousands cf
desert-born larks, commonly known as
snowbirds, lie dead along the fences^ and
paths with their heads, wings or legs cut
off. The birds were beheaded or maimed
by telegraph wires strung along the road.
The high winds of the past few days.
catching them in droves, have forced
them violently against the wires.
The momentum must have been terrt
ble. tor the frail bodies, not heavy enough
to adc" much weight to momentum, struck
the wires with sufficient force to cause
wholesale decapitation. The birds rls»
from the srround during 1 a lull, are caught
In the swift current of wind and hurled to
their death, unable to reach the outer or
more quiet air.
WIND HTJKLS BIRDS
TO DEATH ON WIRES
MANILA. M.areh 13.-Paymaster John
A. Pickett. with $73,300 in gold and an es
cort of ten raounte i men from Company
D of the Sixteenth rt gulars*. was attacked
by a party of thirty bandits on the roaJ
between Bayombon? and Echague. In Him
province of Nueva VIscaya. A hard ff?ht
ensued and the robbers were routed. The
funds were saved. Corporal Hooker was
killed and a private wounded.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. March 13.— Frank
W. Vaille. who has just returned from
the Philippines, wh^re he was director
general of posts. In speaking of Philippine
affairs here to-day said General Otis had
told him he did not want to capture Agn!
naldo. "Tt Is better for him to be In th»
bush." Vaille quotes General Otl3 as say-
Ing, "than for him to be In the hand3 of
the American army poslns as a martyr."
Valllft Says Otis Told Him That Ha
Did Not "Want to Capture
Agninaldo.
AMERICANS DEFEAT
PHU-IPPETE BANDITS
INDIANAPOLIS. . March 13.— General
Harrison's wealth Is variously estimated,
public opinion rating it as high as half
a- million dollars.. Those who are best
Informed about the ex-President's affairs,
however, 6ay he was worth about $250,000
'or ' $300,000. At the time he was elected
President \ he was reputed to have ac
cumulated a fortune of $125,000 from his
law practice, and this has been doubled
at least since that time. Of late his
practice, owing to his great reputation
as a constitutional lawyer, was very lu
crative. His fee in the Venezuelan boun
dary dispute, in which he represented tho
South American republic, was $100,000.
General Harrison's "Wealth.
MILLBRAE. Cal., March 13. General
Harrison ranked Intellectually among
the 'ablest of : our Presidents. His
conduct of his office was labori
ous and conscientious, and he was
ready when occasion required it
to assume at the same time the detail
duty of the most exacting of the depart
ments. His administration was pure, and
the country under it was prosperous. His
absorption. In .his work sometimes led to
a brusqueness of manner which was mis
construed, and those who knew him
sllshtly, or not at all. thought him cold.
Those more Intimate found him hearty
and genial, and In private life full of quick
and tender sympathies. He never forgot
a friend or a service, though hl3 critics
sometimes said that the same tenacity of
character, might occasionally make it dif
ficult for him to forget an Injury- He has
distinctly gained In public appreciation
since his retirement from office. The loss
of such a man when beyond further ambi
tion and trusted by the country la almost
the greatest we could experience.
By WHITBLAW REID.
Those Who Knew Harrison
Intimately Found
Him Genial.
KIND WORDS BY
WHITELAW REID
late Benjamin Harrison, ex-President of
the United States. The motion was made
In the Assembly by Fisk and In the Sen
ate by Belshaw. .
"He turned over to his son and daugh
ter about $100,000 accumulated In the prac
tice of law and saved from hi3 salary as.
President. Since his second • marriage he
has accumulated about twice that much,
and lam" told his will will cut off his
children by his first wife with mere men
tion, and leave his second fortune to < his
second wife and his child by her. Since
the second marriage his son Russell and
Mrs. McKee have not visited their
father's home In Indiana perils."
LOUISVILLE, March 13.— "Public ' sen
timent condemned General Harrison when
ho married a second time," salda'Loula
ville Judge who Was associated with Gen
eral Harrison in legal cases, "but this
would not have : been so had the public
urderstood all the circumstances of that
marriage. His second marriage. was op
pesed by his two children, Colonel Rus
sell B. Harrison and Mrs. Mary Harrl
son-McKee. Feeling, that their opposi
tion was In a manner Justified. General
Harrison turned over to them his whole
fortune with the exception of his house
in Indianapolis and said with character
istic firmness, 'I shall now start out again
ln^llfe. and whatever I may make shall
belong -to my wife and any children God
may bless me with.*
Harrison Accu mulates
Present Wealth.
After Second Harriage
GIVES MONEY
TO CHILDREN
PRINCETON. N/J.. March 13.— When
Interviewed to-night by the Associated
Press correspondent ex-President Cleve
land made. the following- statement on the
death of ex-President; Harrison:
"I am extremely moved by the sad in
telligence of Mr. Harrison's death, 'for,
notwithstanding the late discouraging re
ports of his condition, I hoped his life
might yet be spared. Not- one -of our
countrymen should for a moment fail to
realize the services which have been per
formed In th'elr' behalf ; by. the • dis
tinguished dead. -In 3iigh public office he
was guided by patriotism and. devotion to
duty, often at the sacrifice of temporary
popularity, and in private station his In
fluence and example were always in the
direction of decency and good citizenship.
Such a career and the incidents related
to It should leave • a deep and useful Im
pression upon every section of our na
tional life." ¦ ' * ,
Only Surviving; Ex- Presi^
dent Speaks of Harri- j
son's" Useful Life." i
TRIBUTE PAID
BY CLEVELAND
there.= white the President and j Mr. Cor
telyou proceed to Indianapolis.
WASHINGTON. March 13.— President
McKInley will attend the funeral of Gen
eral Harrison. He will leave here prob
ably to-morrow night, accompanied by
Mrs. 'McKinley and Secretary Cortelyou.
The party will stop at Canton for a day
or more, and Mrs. McKinley will remain
President to Attend FuneraL
I Other telegrams were from Chief Justice
Fuller of the United States Supreme
Court and ex-Secretary of State Fo3ter.
"PRINCETON. N. J.— Accept my heart
felt sympathy In an affliction which many
millions share with you."
. The following Telegram from ex-Pres!
dent Cleveland 'vas received to-nlrht by
Mrs. Harrison: ¦
A telegram of condolence was also re
ceived from Justice McKenna of the Su
preme Court. Another was received from
John Wanamaker, who was Postmaster
General during the Harrison administra
tion, stating that ha will attend the
funeral. •"..".'X;;'"',
"Mrs. Harrison— Please accept con
dolences from himself and Mrs. Azplrez
in your grief."
The following telegram was received at
the Harrison home late to-nljrht from
Senor Azpiroz, the Mexican Embassador:
General Harrison loved a good dinner
and a bright 6oclal atmosphere of witty
conversation to go with It He accepted
Invitations to dine out freely and little
dinner parties at his own house In honor
of intimate friends were frequent. With
in the last three weeks, with Mrs. Har
rison, tie had accepted a iiumber of din
ner Invitations.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 13.-Since Gen
eral Harrison's retirement from the Presi
dency he had devoted himself almost en
tirely to his law practice, his only public
service being his appearance In 1S9S as
counsel for Venezuela «n the South Ameri
can republic's dispute with England with
her boundary line. Notwithstanding his
large law practice. General Harrison had
devoted much time since retiring from the
Presidency to amusement. He attended
the theater, receptions, was a great diner
out and was at all social gatherings, one
of those most thoroughly entertained and
happy. He attended local musical con;
certs, was president cf the University
Club, which he assisted in organizing
three years ago. was a member of .the
Independent Dramatic Club, and made
many Informal coclal calls. In all of
these affairs he was attended by Mrs.
Harrison.
General Harrison Attended
Social Functions With
His Wife.
TIME DEVOTED
TO AMUSEMENT
Mrs. Bevin of Ottumwa, General Harri
son's sister, will not be able to attend the
funeral on account of ill health.
A telegram from Mrs. Mary Harrison
McKee. received In the city to-night, an
nounced that she will arrive at noon to
morrow. She will be accompanied by her
husband.
New York; Secretary of the Interior John
W. Noble. St. Louis, and Postmaster Gen
eral John Wanamaker, Philadelphia.
Mayor Parker and C!tv Attoraev Neth
erton were seen ti-n'ght. and th?jr
thought the only effect the death of Har
rison, would have would be to delay th«
trial a little while. They were of th*
opinion that an Eastern attorney would
be employed tn assist Tudsre Garber.
The case is that of Waite vs. the City nf
Santa Cruz to rf cover «n refunding bond*.
The case was d-eeided against the city in
the Circuit Court, but the decision waj
reversed in the Circuit Court of Appeals
and a decision was rendered in favor of
the city, holding the bonds absolutelr
void. The case waj then tak»n to th*
United 1 States Suprem* Court on a writ of
review.
SANTA CRUZ. March 13.-By the death
of Ex-President Harrison. Santa Cn*r.
loses one of the attorneys In the bon.l
suit, as Mr. Harrison was to argua tho
case before the Federal Supreme Court at
Washington. The cad<» is on the calendar
and was expected to be heard between th<*
1st and 13th of April, but owing to th<*
death of General Har-Ison 'here )a a pos
sibility that the case will be delayed
somewhat. Judge Oarber I? still acting a%
attorney, and was to be assisted by Harri
son. Hen. J. G. Mac7tir<? of San Fran
cisco and Carl E. Lindsay of this city.
Judge Garber may argue the case, but
the probability is that some leading at
torney of the East will be employed In
Harrison's place. Th<? one 13 not known,
but a number hive been suggested. Har
rison was to receive $5000 as his fee and
Sloty had been paid on the contract.
Ex- President Was Coun
sel in the Celebrated
Bond Suit.
ATTORNEY LOST
TO SANTA CRUZ
by noon to-morrow. The McKee children.
who were suffering from an aggravated
attack of measles, exhibit signs of im
provement.
Speeding to Indianapolis.
SARATOGA. X. Y.. March 13.— Mr. and
Mrs. James E. McKee, who left here this
afternoon, expect to reach Indianapolis
"The country had very great respect
for General Harrison, and his death will
bo universally deplored Vs a great pub
"lle loss. He was one of the ablest men
who filled the Presidential chair. In in
tellectual force. In chic virtue. In deep
and genuine patriotism, he ranks among
the first half-dozen In the whole list. His
greatness as a lawyer. hl3 thorough
knowledge of affairs, hla rare adminis
trative capacity, which enabled him to
jrulde any one of the executive depart
ments as he actually gufded several r.t one
time and another during the disabilities
of their chiefs, have rarely been equaled.
His administration was one of the best
and most prosperous the country has ever
had. The general admiration for his high
Intellectual powers and for the sii?nal
capacity with which he handled affairs
has deepened with passing years."
Postmaster General Emory Smith, who
returned to Washington late to-night,
said of General Harrison:
Death, a Great Public Loss.
"Ex-President Harrison was a descend
ant of an illustrious grandfather, and
their countrymen will ever recall with
gratitude and admiration the work of
both In the development and exaltation of
our country."
"President Harrison was one of our
strong Presidents. He was a man of un
questioned ability and made an Impres
sion upon the country that will challenge
the Investigation of the historians."
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
said:
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said:
"President Harrison made a distin
guished record as President of the LTnlted
States. He was a conscientious, painstak
ing chief magistrate of absolute Integrity,
who maintained the honor and prestige of
his country and whose highest ambition
was to do his duty toward and serve the
best Interests of that country."
Secretary Long said:
Served the Best Interests.
"The death of Mr. Harrison is a na
tional loss. Independent of the great offi
cial position he had held, he was a man
of extraordinary mental capacity and ac
tivity. He was a true statesman, lawyer
and orator and he has left few men his
equal behind him. In character as well
as abilities he was a man of very unusual
force and value."
Secretary of State Hay said:
Naturally the proclamation the Presi
dent will issue setting out the adminis
tration's estimate of General Harrison's
character In a large measure will include
the personal views of a majority of the
Cabinet, and consequently they did not In
most case3 care to enter into extended
analysis of the good qualities of the de
ceased. Secretary Gage and Attorney
General Griggs are out of town. Post
master General Smith was expected to re
turn to 'Washinsrton to-night.
The late President Harrison was per
sonally known to every member of the
Cabinet and all its members in the city
spoke in praise to-day of his magnificent
intellectuality and nigged force of char
acter.
Tributes of Cabinet Members.
It is a curious fact that two orders Is
sued by President Harrison himself prob
ably brought about the enactment of this
law. January 18, 1S03. the President was
obliged to issue an order announcing the
death of ex-President Hayes, closing the
departments on the day cf the funeral and
ordering all public buildings to be draped
in mourning. Almost before this period
of raourninir had expired ex-Secretary
Blalne died and another funeral procla
mation issue'd from the White House. The
long continuation of the exhibitions of
mourning were too much for Congress,
which promptly passed the act above re
ferred to, prohibiting mourning display
and the closing of the departments on the
occasion of the death of an ex-official.
Display of Mourning Prohibited.
~yS£f WASHINGTON,
wk H» / March 13.— Deep
>^^ #w% m Interest was ex
«sk / fak / hlbited In all
t^r rjaf °' ttie executive
ytir ySf depart ments
* * throughout the
day in the re
ports that came
as to the condition of ex-President Har
rison. As office hours had closed for
the day before the end came the
first official action regarding the
death will be deferred until to-morrow,
when, following precedents. President Me-
KInley will issue his proclamation to the
people notifying them of General Harri
son's death and setting out In becoming
terms his virtues and characteristics. He
also will order salutes to be fired at the va
rious army posts on the day of the funeral
and on shipooard when the news is re
¦ ceived. The Secretary of War and the
, Secretary of the Navy will send out spe
cial notices to soldiers and sailors convey
ing the President's directions in this mat
ter. Little more can be done officially, as
the act of March 3. 1SD3. specifically for
bids the draping of public buildings in
mourning or the closing of the executive
departments on the occasion of the death
of an ex-official.
One cf the most pathetic Incidents of
the whole Illness of the- general occurei
Tuesday before he became unconscious.
The general's little daughter. Elizabeth.
•was brought Into the *Irk room for a few
mcrnerts to see nsr father, and offered
him a Entail apple p'e which she herself
had made. General Harrison smiled bii
recegnltfcm of the child and her gift, but
the effort to speak was too much and he
could <!o nothing more to express his ap
preciatlon.
To-day all efforts to arouse the slowly
<C}irg man to consciousness failed, and he
died without a word of »ccognition to any
cf the loved ones who surrounded him.
Pity for Struggling Boers
From one who was present at the death
bed it Is learned that Use allegations of
cruelty and injustice dealt out by England
to the Boers In their struggle for liberty
had been a subject of thought In the
mind of*Oeneral Harrison. To hi« friends
he had often CDOken of the pity aid
eharae, as he viewed it, that the brave
and sturdy farmers of South Africa
present
None of General Harrison's children
were present at his death. Neither Rus
sell Harrison nor Mrs. McKee had
reached the city, although both were hur
rying on their way to the bedside of their
dying father as fast as steam would bear
them.
Elizabeth, the little daughter, had been
taken from the sick room by her nurse
before the end came.
The gTOup at the bedside included Mrs.
Harrison. W. H. Miller. Samuel Miller,
the Rev. M. L. Haines. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, which Gen
eral Harrison had attended for so many
years: Secretary TIbbetts. Drs. Jamleson
ar.d Dorsey. Colonel Dan Ransdell. ser
jeant-at-arms of the United States Sen
ate and a close personal friend of the
ex-President; Clifford Arrick and the two
nurses who have been in constant attend
ance at the bedside. General Harrison's
two sisters and an aunt were also pres
ent.
Mrs. Harrison Iineele-5 at the right hand
eide of the bed. cer husband's hano
grasped in hers, while Dr. Jamieson heki
the left hard of the dying man. count ; ng
the feeble pulse beatv In a few moments
after the friends had Lfen summoned to
the rocm the end came. Dr. Jamteson an
nouncing the sad fac*. The rreat silence
that fell on the sorrowing watchers by
the bedside was brokrr. by the voice of
Dr. Haines. raised in prayer, supplicating
consolation for the bereaved wife and
family, mingled with the sobs of the
mourners.
Steps were at once taken to notify the
friends and relatives abroad thai the end
had come. Colonel Aansdell dispatched
telegrams to prominent men at the na
tional capital, indud'ng the Indiana Sen
ators. Messages to relatives in other
cities were also dlspAtched immediately.
Unconscious for Hours.
General Harrison hal been unconscious
Jer hours before his death, the exact time
when he passed into a comatose state be-
Ir.g hard to determine. The greater part
ef Tuesday, too, he was in a eemi-con
ecious condition, although he was at times
e.V> to recognize *hoso at his bedside.
At that time he reogr.lxea' and spoke to
Mrs. Newcomer, his aunt, who had Just
reached the home. H* also spoke to Mr.
Sillier, the wcrfls bein^ very Indistinct,
however, only 'doctor" and "my lungs"
being urtierstood. Almcst the last words
he uttered were addressed to his wife, of
whom he inquired «shcrt!y before he be
came unconscious. If the doctors were
Children. Hot Present.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 13.-For
mer President Benjamin Harrison
died at 4:45 o'clock this afterr.oon
without regaining consciousness.
His death was quiet an-1 painless,
there being a general sinking un-
til the end came, which was
marked by a single R.isp for
breath .is life departed from the
b^y of the statesman. The relatives, with
a few exceptions:, and several nf the for
mer President's old and tried friend? were
at the bedside when he passed away.
The general's condition was so bad this
rrr>rr:lr.?. after a restless nfsrht. that the
attending physicians understood that the
end could not be far off, and all the bul
letins sent out from the sick room were
to this effect, so that the family and
friends were prepared when the final blow
came. The gradual failing of the re
markable strength shown by the patient
became more noticeable in the afternoon,
and a few moments before the end there
was an apparent breakdown on the part
of the sufferer as he surrendered to the
disease against which he had been brave
ly battHr.gr for so many hours. The
change was noticed by the physicians,
and the relatives and friends who had re
tired from the sick room to the library
below were quickly summoned and
reached the bedside of the general be
fore he passed away.
News of the death spread Quickly. Worj
¦was flashed from bulletin boards of the
newspapers and was thus communicated
tc people on their way home. The an
nouncement produced the greatest sor
row, nearly every cne having r.ui lured
the hope that General Harrison would r?
c<~.ver. In a few moments the flags on
nil the public buildings and most of the
downtown business blocks were hoisted
et ha!f-mast. and other outward mani
festations of mourning were made.
Death Comes to the General After
Many Hours of Uncon=
sciousness.
*
Unable to Recognize or Speak to
flembers of the Family at
the Bedside.
should be robbed of their country, of all
they bare in the world, and forced to
submit to terrible miseries In resisting tha
oppressions of a world tnwer.
General Harrison, it is stated, would
have liked nothing letter than to com»
out frar.kly and strongly and say to every
fine who would hear ¦what he thought of
England's alleged cruelty; It ¦was on his
mind constantly, but he believed that an
ox-Pre?idcnt should observe the same
proprieties of epoech which are obFerved
by a President of the United States. He
Nation Will Pay All Due Honors
to the Memory of the Noted
Statesman.
President to Issue Proclamation
and Army and Navy to
Fire. Salutes.
FORMER PRESIDENT BENJAMIN HARRISON
PEACEFULLY FROM EARTH'S CARES AFTER MAKING
GALLANT STRUGGLE AGAINST INROADS OF PNEUMONIA
SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1903.
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