The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-02

s"oouea because of the great af7ict,on
which has como upon tho bost 80 ' ~
wo:,.,io-Chieago. Monday, in reality.
WIN 90 known in the annals of chi.
Sa2o's history aa Mayor Harrison,
Memorial Day. '''0'A o
The programme OF closing carcn,o,.
les which wore TO have been held ia
= FESTIVAL hall ct clock Monday, has
been turned By common consent into
memorial msetng Of men and woorcn
from the nuttons which the murdered
mayor visited when he made his Nom
ora bic trip around the earth. They
Will be invited to come, not as cue.ts
to a wedding feast, but ns mourners
TO memorial service.
No worlds exposition has over endcs,
IN such manner, and perhaps mover
will.
1t Will be II tribute Of respect 10 the
memory OF man who wns nonu-
lnrlte among the foreigners at the fair.
as also was he among fcllow-citizens Of
Chicago and his fellow.Amcricans with
whom he came in official contact with
within the White city. The supposi-
ton chat the assassin is insane did not
deter any one from uttering cxecra-
lions upon his wrotched head, and sug-
costing various ,nodcs by which he
should DO put to death.
The Europeans particularly eoulo not
be brought 10 realize that the chief or
ecutivc Of great American city had
been shot down in his own hcuse with.
out provocntion or reason They did
not understand the southern nature
who never refuses the humblest
stranger admission 10 his house, and
refused to surround himself with those
safeguards which nre common ut the
homes and Offices Of public officials in
Europe
Responding to the call issued by N.
rectcr-Gcncral Davis at tho midnight
meeting Of officials, the following we're
present in the director generals Office
Sunday morning: T. W. Palmer, pres.
tdent Of the national commission; II. n.
Higg inbothanl, president of the cxposi.
ton; Dircotor-Gcncral Davis; T. A. Il.
Widcmcr, Of Philadelphia, chairman OF
the ceremonies committee of the ma.
tiounl commission; director Fred ".
Peck; SolicitJr-(icncral Edwin Walker,
and c. Z. Cup, of the ceremonies com.
mittee.
IT was unanimously decided to close
the exposition RS required by tho act OF
congress, but without any of che exer.
ciscs and festivities which had been
planned. Clarence priGy will play an
appropriate selection OH the great organ
in festival hall, prEvcr will be offered
and President is;.ncr viii make q
formal announce OF tho closing
and an explanation Of tho gricvous
reason for abandoning tho original pro-
grammc.
The act of congress- Directs that thu
exposition shall close October 30, and
Inappropriate ceremonies shall be held
under the direction Of the national
commission. ~ 1t does not prescribe
the ceremonies so that the NATIONAL
commissions officer ic!t perfectly JUS
tilted only with the letter Of the law.
md yet pay u deserved tribute to tho
memory of Chicngos assassinstcd CHIEF
magistrate.
All the festivities arranged for the
closing ceremonies will he omitted
with the exception Of the firing of al
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tho United satcs flag IL sunset.
1t is further crlcrcd that tho flags
upon al bal ;lays within ting grounds
remain 1T h:.lf mast until the closing
Of the expedition
CHICAGO, Nc;. sO.-Ihe inquest on
tho body Of Mayor Harrison YVES held
Sunday nj lis late residence on Ash
land boulevard.
Interest conferred about tho story
told by .,.:..r Hansen. the 'l"n.c tic WHO
admitted rcllcrSN>t. She told Of h,'r
position in the household. So in si!o
had l cen tr.n!Cyrd SIS second gr:.
"l,arly last evening" SIG continued,
there was a ring 1T the door bell
went to the door, and found y man |
did not know, That WIS about I
o'clock ] asked the man What no
wanted. unG Nuid he wanted TO see
Mayor l;rrr;s on. ltold him Mr l;arri-
son was cat n. upper ana asked him 10
call ;can. Aitut quarter OF he
came b"c,; md went 10 Tic 90 r
and let him a. Mr. Harrison vas st.
ting in the SC ,on room 70 the froat
told him there was n man IN the !". i
who wanted 10 sec him. nn,l lc:t tire
man in the hall and went to the ki, CHI
Ell. Just rs | got in tie kitchen J hoard
several shots ii:cl, AMI then ran ont
from. the kitchen 10 vhcro lai lc: 4.
Mr.. Harrison, and the man SAN tho
unknown man running out O. tic door.
Mr.. Harrison staggered into the second
room. and out of tho door ~ the hall,
where be fell.
":Dp you see the innn who Gallo lT'
asked Deputy Kelly.
Tic witno.. hositatcd md the coroner
Was more specific.
lis that tic MANI" pointing 20 l'rcn.
dcrgn.t Still TIC witness VII, not sure,
bu, l'renlcrGAst helped her out with
an cxclanat.pni Mes, ! spW 30" Inst
night" he volunteered.
He VAS told to put HE hat on and
face TIE witness.
"lcs. she answered "thet is the
man lett standing with Mr. Harrison,
and that is TIC man who Gid the shoot
ing.
Mary Hanson, the domestic, and
Coachman Risbcrg, held TO the stories
previously told and identified Plcnder-
CAST rs the mayors a$sailnnt. When
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