The state capital., 1892-12-03
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In quarrel between two AfrO-Amer-
leans over six ears of corn at Alexander,
La, last Monday, Elgee Allen was
shot and killed by Jessie Price.
AT Waco, Tex, Tommy Warren, the
feather-weight prize fighter, IS In jail
for attempting the muder Of Glenn Sto-
vail, the Colored porter of the St.
Charles house, Oct rs.
Mrs. Jane Holloway, a Colored Wom-
an 1O8 years old, called on the work
ing house board at Cincinnati the 9TH
er day and secured the release OF her
seventy-five year old son.
For the first time since the celebrated
meeting before the California Athletic
club Champion James j. Corbett ana
Peter Jackson stood face to face last
Saturday in hotel office in Philadel-
phia. Jackson extended his hand. say
ing to Corbett: "Mr. Corbett, Icongrat-
ulate you on your splendid victory. /"
Corbett replied in quiet way. thank
ing Jackson. No fighting talk was
indulge1 in.
Early last Sunday morning three
Afro Americans got into dispute ovel
game af cinch in a saloon in Wash
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NJ DR.. Gardner, the attending physician,
says the immediate cause of death wns
| exhaustion, due to old aye. He re.
tired week agolast night with a cold,
and on Tuesday was unable to get up.
The cold was followed by low fever
which greatly prostrated him. When
this had run its course, a slight reac.
tion and rally ensued on Thursday
lasting forty-eight hours.
Saturday night there was a turn for
the worse. and he rapidly sank into a
| lethargic state with fitful periods of
consciousness alternating until death
/ came.
Notwithstanding his advanced age,
DR.. Scott had never been the victim of
/ any organic disease and seldom re-
| quired the services of a physicians, and
| then only for a passing ailment. He
| died because the machinery of his body
| was worn out.
BIOGRAPHICAL
| Rev John W Scott, the father in law Of
| President Harrison was born with the centu ry,
| the Gate of his birth being January % 1900 lit
1 lie more tnaH month aIIer the ueatn OF george
| Washington His boyhood was spent in the
vicinity of Hookstown, Beaver county Pa,
where he was born. Iiis father was we'll to-
do resident of that place, and gave to his son a
good education which he turned to advantage
in his future ii fe. He became minister of the
Presbyterian church, and filled several pulpts
acceptably, but in n few years his voice failed
and he was forced to give mp his vocation
After teaching in several schools, among
them the Hanover university, in Hanover
county, Ind, he established the Western Fe-
male seminary at Oxford. o Hers was stu
ated Miami university, where Benjamin Karri-
son received the finishing touches to his educa-
ton.
DR.. Scott was the father of three daughters,
Mary, who died young Elizabeth, who mar
ried Russell Lord; Caroline, who married Ben
jamin Harrison. and two sons, Henri NJ and
John N. Mrs Lord died in Washington two
years ago: the son Henry is also dead leaving
John N. Scott as the sole survivor of DIR.
Scotts children.
During The time when Mr.. Harrison was a
United States senator. DR.. Scott was ap.
pointed to clerkship in the pension Office and
he held this position until his son-in- law be-
came president He resigned then and moved
to the White House, where he has since re-
sided. About year ago he paid visit of sew
eral months to his John n. Scott at Port
Townsend, and stood the fatiguing journey
across the continent without i'll effect.
DR. Scott was a man of wonderful physical
vigor. tall, broad -chested and we'll preserved
mentally. He used to say that he believed he
was in his prime at CO. He was seldom III,
but had no regular rule of diet or exercise to
keep him i'll good physical condition.