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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1893-02-15
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HOODS PILLS cuEe liver ills, constipation,
ptliousness, tsundice, sick headache, Indigestion
The sun., 1893-10-30
As DIR. MACARTHUR TIEWS II.

Carter Harrison Made Violence the Purpose
az H = Career. and by Violence He Died.
The Rev. DR.. Robert S. Macarthur OF Calvary
Baptist Church preached last night on the pa
triotic and religious lessons taught by the
Worlds Fair. In opening his sermon DR.. Mao
Arthur spoke OF the death OF Mayor Harrison.
He said: &
My thoughts to- night are colored with sad
ness because OF the tragic death In Chicago.
world startled by tho sudden death Of Mayor
Carter Harrison OF Chicago. It was only few
days ago that he made speech In which he
lauded Chicago to the skies. In that speech
and Of New York In particular. 1t might be
well to remember that 1t was the patriotism OF
those other cities that led SO much to the suo.
cess Of ChieaEo's greatest ENTERPRISE.
this death. Harrison was q remarkable and
altogether unique man. but he was a partisan
rather ti. tRnn patriot In bis long career of
m Ibs Best Of hs ab1 tSat ana mo
limit the sabbath breaking during the Fair.
He determined that everything should bo
open on the Lords day, the saloons.
e III 1,' reDats;: He bought . S;sSPss:
for the Mayorship. for all the other papers OF
Chicago were against him. He made his Do.
tastes in Chc caGo. lie catered to the spirit Of
violence. and made his paper anarchistic in
its editorials. He made violence the whole
purpose OF his public career. and by the
. have no symrathy with the manner Of his
taking or but: while | deDlore the wicked-
ness accountable for his death. cannot hold
hlm entirely biameless. for they who take up
who uphold violence shall by violence DO
slain"
The sun., 1893-10-30
TRIED 10 SEE 4L7GELD.
P-endergsst Called on the Governor I.nst
Week, but Did Not sec Him.

Week, but Did Not sec Him.
CHICAGO. Oct. % became known to-day
that Prendercast had made fruitless call Mt
the office OF Gov. Altgeld last week. The fact
was learned when G. j. Ford saw the murder
er's picture in the morning newspapers. On
last Friday. Mr.. Ford. who is a real estate
dealer and has an office in the!Governors suite
OF rooms in the Unity building, was approached
by a man in shabby clothes. He asked 1t Gov.
Altgeld was IN. The Governor had taken .
run to Chicago from the executive office in
Springfield to look after his private law busi-
ness 1t was evident that Prendergast knew
Of Altceld's presence in the city. Ford did not
like the looks OF the man, ~
What do you want to see the Governor
It's important business" said the caller.
" want lob. and he as good as promised to
care for me-.
engaged with a client. Ford told him that 1t
would be impossible for him to see the Gov
erncr. and that the Governor was not IN to
ANYBODY. The stranger muttered something
about the office being Of a most important
nature. His dress and his bearing were ali
against him. and reluctantly hs left the office.
The man did not tell me his name. In fact
did not think him OF sufficient importance to
ask 1t. / had heard OF Mayor Harrlson's
tho murderer looked like. When l saw tho
pictures in the morning papers I recognized
the caller upon the Governor. have not the
secure an audience with the Governor. Per-
haps Q intended to kill him. who knows.
The fact that PrenderGast tried to meet the
the, city tonight. Some people thing that he
had anarchstic tendencies. Tho prisoner
when asked II ho had attompted to meet tho
the man did not SEQ AitEeld. The Governor
attended the inquest to-day.
The sun., 1893-10-30
MlNUW.IRSMEy ASHORE
They Sent the Price OF whisixey Up to 038
Battle In Sitku.

On Sunday last about 100 men members OF
the crew o: the war vessels Mohicnn and Pc.
trei. came ashore having. been given day on
and most uniavorable day it was to take in
the sights which the town ana IIn vicinity Of
iers to visitors. The saloons were al! closed,
in obedience to orders. and the tars had most
drenry time OF it until they discovered that II
whiskey could not be had by the glass 1t could.
tn" men o had poeksts i Of money and
the ardent" in the full sense OF the word
was soon forthcoming from hiding places In
jumped up so rapidly that 1t would have as
founded a Wall street Stock Exchange man.
At 10 A N. whiskeyy found ready taker; at SH
reached $40 per hottie. spot delivery: and
after 8 =. NJ; anything offered in the, whiskey
the following morning as high as SIS per bot
That the LIQUOR from the cumbersome quart
those who sail the ocean blue In less time
than Is needed to say Jack Robinson is not
surprising and that it producsd plenty Of In
decorous hilarity. and even fighting In some
cases. Is not to 20 wondered at, BY about $50
+. n. the tumult grew beyond control Of the
civil authorities. and the assisianSee ef m the lo-
roll was sounded ut the barracks. and soon
thereafter the marines patrolled the streets
desred @ eject )" that BY NJ LnSoin strses
had fallen IN its usual quietude.
On the following morning our VI Cnited States
Com missioner had his hands full In trying
cases for dsorderly conduct and imposing
fines upon the deinquents.
1t ls the general opinion that the closing up
OF tho saloons made matters worse than II
they had been allowed to remain open. as
much OF the turmoil In tho public thorough
reason ofiercd for this Is that the saloon keop.
ers understand how to handle their customers
and would have done anything In their power
TO the interest Of the dispensers OF the liquor
not less than To that OF the manowarsmen.
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the letter Of the law. In that spirit the follow
Ing official order was issued:
Orr1Cx or rrH DIRrcrorGrN
woRLp's CoLupbiAS E1rosirioS.

(
In view sssSs.ins,ion % the Gh,et M.ss.rs,. M
OF the city Of chicago tho ceremonies which wers
nounced to take place to mercy NondSy vGs DS ~
E%po.i'i"n viii Witt be s SES Gisp.nsd With sScsp that
All heretotore invited guest anu thG R9ps i
p, NJ. as originally Intended. ,..,,.
1he Hon Thomas W, ralmer President OF the Worids
FRir Columbian Commission. viii preSiuc ,,-- ~
lfaS or will he offered BY the hev. John Henry Bur
Appropriate resolution formulated by i.e following
joint coInnt,ee. which has btsn nppo'ntrd tpT ,S
L",hnmi National commission Tnonas " ralmer
=, Penn wlden.s @ , 5; Sa"nGSFs n,sSioI.l GsofTs
i!!s,nGo,sg Lyman &sS. IdS'R Roy Walker fw
rfSf al S hSo' M"e rsns.G 4Sa SsIrfS til.
monies Will he omitted with the exception OF ths
rF s ,. Il, r. ssI. ns az .n.. @ if p
that the rags upon all nuildnsa whh ~ tt9m.s t1Hs
ion IitoaG" il. U,us pirrctorGenrrai
The resolutions win 10 seconded !l.y lyman
j. Gage; cx. President ~ the ENp ,sit,on am W.,
will also le made Gv President Palmer that III"
ceremonial addresses which were to nave
been delivered as rart ol the Original pr pre-
pee the official history of the Exposition,
For the second time In the history oil tho
from the ton OF their STATS to-day. partly by
order OF the Director. General and partly hy
charge OF the foreign and state buildings
passed through the paid gates. and they kept
prediction that the last sunday OF the fair
would crown nl IN point 81 attenuMncft. nrn +, a In
At the request OF Mrs. Totter Palmer. Pres-
dent OF the board OF Lndy Managers. the recep;;
Gommissioners Com mi I ] Of the Worlds Fair to lie given
in New York bui ding on Monday evening mas
been abandoned. The farewell reception .!
the French Com mmissioners has been postponed
until Erilay. Nov, Z
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WORLDS FAIR PLANS CHANGED.
The Closing Exercises Will Largely He In
Memory of Mr.. Harrison.

,o MI,
CHICAGO. OCT Zo-lhe Closing uay OF the
Worlds Columbian Exposition will be ono Of
o,oo,o ratb.r than the fsstal event origin,IIv
s,ooin i"'".. '' ';, Al u ~ t,.s 'A"I'
planned by the directors. AL the PUBIC cere-
monies except the meetng'in Festival Hall
have been abandoned At the Festival
Hall meeting tho speeches that were
to have marked the official end OF
tho Fair will not be delivered. Instead tbere
will be resolutions adopted setting forth the
profound sense OF loss and grief expressed by
,ry ona orlclallv connacted with the Fair ot
every oho o,n'n'' 'nH"Tou IL. VII WI '"o ar ~
Mayor liarrisohs emu Ihere Will no no land
ing Of Columbus. no hand concerts and no
Orsworks. The only thing to mark the official
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MIR. HARRISON As 4 WRITER.
Recent Essay Old Tree In Chicago
and Its Lrs.on.

and I,s Lesson.
CHICAGO Oct. 90 As a fair Illustration Of
Mr.. Harrison's ability as II writer. brief
sketch by him in a recent number OF the Illus
trdted Worlds Far is OF interest 1t reads:
In the middle OF an elegant street. we'll to-
ward the heart OF the city of Chicago. stands a
dead cottonwood tree Trunk and branches
are bare. 1t is gnarIed and white. Should
one cut cross section out OF the
trunk he would probably not be able
to count hundred annual rings,
for the tree. when it died. little while ago.
was loss than @ century old. Yet tit cast broad
shadow over. and witnessed a performance
which would now almost be physical impos-
sibilty anywhere upon this broad continent
The massacre Of men. women. and children by
aboriginal North American savages. During
its youth. aye when it was a score and a half
years old. II not more. there was all about it q
traskless wilderness TO tho east and
sSassl' ssat1sred ,0 few WV s.raesIina VILLAGES and and
rough houses OF pioneer age. For hall u
thousand miles even In those dreGt,1ns 10 there
east. to the north. to the northwest. to the
west, and to the southwest. to the frozen
and westward, where rolled rerpctnally the
sonorous Pacific. and toward the golden sands
n OF ue.e Of o%r
which only a lew trappers and mere
adventurers had roamed. or where wan
dercd sparse. scattered tribes OF nomadic red
men. over countless millions of acres in every
westwardly direction roamed the bison. the
monarch OF thousands Of miles OF prairie. and
skipped troops of innumerablo antelope and
lordy deer. and the wolf was rarely startle By
the tread OF man For miles around the terri
tory was terra incognita to tho world even tho
American world. Few had heard OF It, fewer
sti!l had read o: it. nnd yet fewer knew any
thing definite Of its true surroundings.
But to-day around that dead tree. while
the dedication OF a worlds grateful c"mmcm-
oration Of the voyage OF Colum bus is being
perfected. iise UP hundreds OF palatial houses.
homes OF men OF great fortune; When the for
egner shall arrive hero and that tree shall be
pointed out to him. and the bloody deed shall
be described which took place when it already
was Of imposing size: when he shnl reflect
how n little while ago this was wilderness
and shall now behold metropolis-then he
will realize the greatness ot the men who made
Chicago and marvel at the resources of Amer
lean enterprise. Chicago IL now in the mouth
Of every nation. be it civilized or uncivlized.
The foreigner who comes here can. when he
sees all the great things this city has DONE ex-
claim, III quorum par. Ju.'
:CARTER II. HARRISON"
The sun., 1893-10-30
MISS HOwARDY INTERESTING LEE.
Delicate In Her Youth and Educated at
Home-IIcr Many Works OF Charity.

Delicate In Her Youth and Educated at
Home-Hcr Many Works OF Charity.
New ORPHANS Oct. 2a.-Mlss Annie Howard
who was to have become the wife Of Carter H.
Harrison on Nov. l6. ia the youngest OF the
four children OF the late Charles Howard of
New Orleans. and his only daughter. Mr..
Howard was Baltimorean. but went to Louis
lana in 1852. and latcr served with distinction
in the Confederate army. II was during tho
last years OF the war thnt Miss Howard was
born at Biloxi During a largo part OF her
youth she was an invalid and much OF her
early life was spent at her fathers home on the
Hudson In New York. Her frail health pre-
vented her attendance at any Of the colleges.
but she had every educational advantage at
her Northern home. This was reGniorcrd by
travelling. Miss Howard has been to Europe
entirely over the United States. and has re-
81, sided ed for whole seasons in representative
Mr.; Howard usually lived with his daughter
at his New York home. and Mrs. Howard re-
sided in New Orleans with the bows. It was
ter to ride that Mr Howard I'd was wa 5 thrown and
killed in 1891 since that time. Miss Howard
dom SPENDING more than IA month or two in
New Orleans. However. she has a large circle
OF friends in this city. has occasionally enter
tain ed on an elaborate scale. has given a great
deal to local charities. ionei with her broth.
ers and mother in erecting magnificent
library for the city. making 1t repository OF
archives and articles relating 10 the history OF
Louisiana. There is hardly n New orleans
tributed.
by the death Of bel, father six years ago
Miss Howard inherited ,S7Oo00O. This has
increased notwithstandin the large inroads
she has made on 1t in charitable and public
work. Her mother. her brothers, Frank T. and
Harry T.. and their families reside in New
Orleans. where they are well known in society
as patrons Of music and dispensers Of elapo-
rate hos pitality.
The sun., 1893-10-30

Ambrose II. Purdy tackled Justice Hogan In
regard to the subject. The woman had been
TO him to take the case. but he refused. By
this time Justice Hogan was getting decidedly
bored. and when. one day laat week, the tall
gaunt German woman appeared in Jefferson
Market Court and expressed q desire to know
whether no had raised that $4,000 yet. he re-
Quested her to 60 away.
II want my money" abe said :" II you don't
pay up I'll charge you interest on It."
She was finally prevailed upon to leave the
court When Justice Hogan read in his morn
ing paper yesterday the account of Mayor
ilarrisons assaRsinntiun he began to think
hard. Hitherto he had considered the woman
n harml lcss crank. but II became forcibly and
suddenly evident on his mind that cranks FREE
duently cease to become harmless without
serving notice thereof 1t Is therefore quite
nrooab!e That when the German woman next
makes her appearance she Will Ind herpelt
under commitment for examination as to her
enni.y
The sun., 1893-10-30
HUSHED THE MIDTdY'S REVEL.


Dramatic Scene When tn. News OF the
,o
CHICAGO. OCT. 2o.-lt was nearly three hours
after the Mayor was killed last night before
tne news loacneu 'ne "otiu ia't .,. u.ounus.
All the evening" beginning with the setting OF
ootes q, the Fair hundred Thousand of the
go go ,.i,,.a.a IA -aainaa -, th" ,n., Sa.r.
days visitors hao renamed on the last satur-
Rvao cIocL ths scena and the din IN tbs
49,. w $500 W" 'n -, .
Midway was Thousand hailowe ems rolIeu
into one. Men. women. and children. gray
boards and striplings, entered into the car
nival with zest and enthusiasm. Probably no
such sceue had evor before been witnessed.
procesaioos of man woman and boys hlow.
.. 80. ~ -
ing trumpets' Playing mouth organs tootihe
on tin whistles. and In some cases on brass in-
strpmapts. swipginy nolicemen,s rattIes and
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allr nlonnsnt. II had boon arranged thst An.

ally eloquent Il had been arranged that Al
dermen Madden and Kerr Of tho COMMITTEES on
arrangements Rhould ring the bell In honor oi
Chairman Madden had not arrived.
Mayor Harrison acted rs II he was the hap
pest mum In the, multitude. He was laughing
and Joking with his brother Mayors. After 10
minutes had passed the Mayor turned to his
associates and holding IN h 9 hand shouted in
n CHEEKY voico full Of enthusiasm:
Why can't we, all ring the bellf" The
Mavor Harrison took a position next to the
bell, and after him Alderman Kerr. Mayors
Fitzpatrick Of New Orleans had hold oi tho
rope close behind.
Before ringing. however. Chicago's Mayor
made his last speech. II was from the Frame
work Of the bell He spoke ~ tho bel's mes
sage to the world. and the trin II would aoon
make. and bade 1t, rs messenger OF peace.
God speed
4 storm Of cheers greeted his oratory. md
when lie had finished hc PULLED the cord which
brought the claprer against the sides ot the
hiR bell. All the visiting Mayors assisted. and
when tho last notes hnd ceased the Chicago
executive cut the cord into bits and present cd
some Of them rs mementoes of tho occasion.
The sun., 1893-10-30
j. e. j. DORSOM,
g East 18th Street.

for breakfast, We thought we had struck tho
ago; either. when I never thought OF such
for TS was "H' an ua"sua ":s Einr t not sas
back home in time for dinner To kill three or
four deer in II day was nothing extraordinary.
hunt through the woods to the Forest House.
s six mtesi In es7 T,t than nm, an hour ne wHs back
nph S Sna . es n MishoS
mnyihg out OF his track :. in two minutes.
There are boysin this VII lnge not old enough
cnrronce. 81 frequent that it wasn't cause for
any,, any grsat e. surprise f1r deer to i,e killed in the
com" down from thu. hill g on the north, on
on their way to the Allegheny river here to-
ago that II the dogs wcr" @ out ton on the Hills son:
place himself on ,h.. Old Cherry Tree
house, in the Condensport roah. conf. /.
dent that within half nm hour or so he would
they bounded Ivy on their way to the river and
the high hills on the other side, That was.
cherry tree that stood in Iaroy Lyman's field,
Just inside the fence, For years nnd years It !
s5oS & fvffy at
hundred de ;ieer wee killed there would he
use for tie runway. the last deer having
Deeu uTlNeH nNeT IL IN 1901. II nHEnlH-
cent buck which Milo LYMAN. the old hun
ter's son. killed. II was cut down a year or 80
ago. From I he roots up the trunk for 1ve or
six feet the tree was literal lly pugGe! full Of
lend; The bullets that had missed the deer
Such memories as these. and thousands
more like them. make the veterans Of the
chase in this locality have hut little heart for
hunting nowadays. when the old covers arc
deserted and the whirr of the sAwmil and the
screech OF tho locomotive whistle sound in the
forest where he bay OF the hound once made
cheerful music and the crack Of tho rife
echoed am opp the hills" - -
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TeIegrams of Coincidence.

CHICAGO. Oct. 29.-A pile OF telegraphic de-
spatches nearly two feet thick occupies tho
centre OF the table in the library OF the Harrl-
son mansion to- night. They have como from
every State and Territory in the Union. One
OF these. addressed to Preston Harrison. came
lows:
am shocked IN learn OF the death OF your father
You have my sincere sympathy In your great bereave
Chicago loses its foremost citizen tho stale OF
Illinois OF it, iusrrIOus sons, and the
try distinguished and patriotic man.
Secretary Gresham tclegraphed:
Itender to tho surviving members OF your fathers
family my sincere sympathy III their great sorrow
The cards OF Vice President and Mrs. Ste
ven son. together with n verbal message Of
sympathy. were eft at the house during the
afternoon by one OF their daughters.
The sun., 1893-10-30
MIX. HARRIsoy.s SUCCESSOR.
A Temporary Mayor To He Chosen and
Special Election To Be Held

Special Election To Be Held
CHICAGO. Oct 2a.It will he tho duty OF the
Council to elect a temporary Mayor at once.
who shall act as such until another Mayor is
elected and has qualified. 1t will also be the
duty OF the Council to adopt an order directing
the City Clerk to call special election for
Mayor. giving Mt least thirty days notice.
Some little speculation was INDUCED in as
to whom the Council will elect as temporary
Mayor. The Repuhlicans are in q majority.
but there will be- no disposition to disarrange
existing conditions for II period OF thirty or
forty days.
il is thought tho choice Of the Republican
majority Of the Council will fall upon either
Alderman Martin Is. Madden. who Is Chairman
of the Finance Committee. or on George Swift.
who Ia Chairman pro TEN. OF the Council The
Democratic members will naturally favor tho
man who will carry on the administration as
1t now exists until new Mayor * chosen. An
election cannot be he Id much lcfprc Dec. !.
and 1t will bo several days later before tho
Mnyor-clect could be Installed. Tho Council
will meet In regular session on Monday night.
but IL Is thought u special meeting will DO
called early tomorrow morning.
The sun., 1893-10-30

CHICAGO. Oct 29.-Chicago roads were busily
engaged to-day In figuring up the Worlds Fair
traffic since the opening Of tho Fair With
most Of thom the conclusions arrived at were
but estimates based on tho most reliable data
at hand. 1t will be a month or so before strict
ly accurate figures can be had.
80 far as the figures at hand go they show
that the number OF people brought into Chi
csgo by tho twenty-one passenger lines enter;
mum bsrs 4. 335, 600. This allows $50. 900 each
for the iye leading passenger lines. 800 900
each for tho five next following. 100000 each
the six weak lines. Allowing zach OF these
passengers to have visited the Fair five times
which would be a good proportion of outside
visitors. II would leave but little over 5.UOO,-
OUO visits from Chicagoans.
Pine Furni.uTs-Flint sells tho best furniture Stores
The sun., 1893-10-30

INDIANAPoIIs. Oct. 2o-Ex- President Hnrri-
son this morning. upon reading OF the tragedy
at Chicago. sent a message Of confidence to
Mrs. OwBley. daughter Of tho dead Mayor.
The AFFAIR was most shocking" said Gen.
Harrison. "and. like al! citizens. / feel 1t IL
most deplorahle. 1t Is a vary sad ending to
the great Columbian Exposition"
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mr. MlYOH,s LASr SPEECH.
II Was Beside the Columbian Liberty Bell.
nhd lie Mn. Inm.mmlIy E.aamenI.

CHICAGO, Oct. 20 Garter IIarrison's last
public words to his fellow citizens were not
those which fell from his lips when welcoming z
in Music Hall the Mayors OF other cities.
His last public words were when he stood by
the side of the Columbian Liberty Bell. With
his left hand grasping the red white. and blue
cord to the hammer, the Mayor spoke OF pa
triotism and liberty. and the mission OF the
bell in its journey through the land.
1t was noon when he spoke. His actual
words will never be known. because mo- stenog-
rapherB were present.
Those who we're present say he was unusu-
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Sympathy from the Third District.

At q special meeting OF the Tammany Hail
General Committee OF the Third Assembly dis
trict held yesterday afternoon. Benson M.
Levy offered resolutions Of sympathy with the
family OF Mayor Harrison OF Chicago and with
the Democracy Of that city.
The sun., 1893-10-30

with the s1hilsrAting sense OF renewed health and
strength and internal c.eaniiheEG which follows the
use Of syrup OF figs - unknown TO the who have
not progressed beyond tie ud'iime medicines aud tie
cheap fUDEtiluies SometIneS offered. but never ae-
copied by tle well infuTmed.--Ide. :
The sun., 1893-10-30

Morgan Brother. storage warehouses; West +Tth At,
near Broadway remove furniture with large covered
trucks 81 per load upward according to diItApea
fAadsd vans always ready at moderate ehaTEeL-Ads.
The sun., 1893-10-30

lAth a.. near eth AM-Adp.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-01-07
morseslnes of Alnmlnnm.

The Russian military authorities
have been experimenting with alum
mum as a material for horseshOes
and with results which show 1t TO be
most valuable for the purpose, says
an exchange. one aluminium shoe
and three iron shoes were put on each
Of several cavalry horses, After six
weeks Of hard use OF the horses over
stony ground il was found that the
aluminium shoes were less worn aud
had preserved the haofs better Than
the iron None of the aluminium
shoes were broken and they were used
again foe reshOetug, Aluminium
shoes cost more than iron bat they
wear much better aud arc far more
easily forged and set With tie new
tangled shoe aud the rubber tire su'kY
The horse sill saUH IL wondering
whether he Is ga his heels q. his bead.
New Orleans flWAHne.