The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-30

country, rs well us IN chicago. Many
prominent politicians who were OF the
same political faith rs Mr.. Harrison,
and many OF those who had been his
political opponents, called at the house
in person to ofEer their condolences.
Among the first cards to be received
were those OF Vice President and Mrs
A. L. Stevenson, which were brought to
the bereaved household by Miss Steven
son, q daughter OF the vice president
Early in the afternoon, Captain Far
rell, OF the marching club OF the Cook
county Democracy, called and arrange
! menis were made by which the club
will take part in the funeral services.
a delegation from Apollo Command
cry X. p, of which Mr.. Harrison was a
member. also called during the day.
Letters OF sympathy to various men,
Ders of the family were received from
William B. Clure and l. Van Lemoyne,
OF the University Club; Charles NJ.
Walker and DR.. John Bartlett, and
many others.
Among the many kilograms was one
from Secretary OF State Gresham, who
had been most intimate friend OF Mr..
Harrison.
kilograms conveying similar express
sions OF sorrow were also received from
Hakky Bey, Turkish commissioner gem
eral to the Worlds Fair. and from
others resident in all parts OF the United
States.
KNEW THE AssASsI%.
"i knew Eugene Patrick Prendergast
very we'll" said Brother Baldwin, OF St.
Patrick's academy, this morning, when
| read the awful story in the papers this
morning l recognized in Prendergast
one of our former pupils. was not
surprised that he committed so in
famous q crime, for some years l havo
believed him to be crank, and for two
years We have not allowed him to visit
the academy. Like many OF our old
pupils, he had been in the habit OF call
ing occasionally at the academy. From
the first visit he made me saw that
there was screw looee in his head. He
would insist upon eXtolling Henry
George andelaborating the single tax
philosophy in the tangled form in
which it existed in his brain. Often in
the midst OF the sentence he would
seem to forget his subject and fly of to
some other issue or scheme OF vision
rry character. He became n nuisance,
and US he never sought advice but in
sisted upon giving it, told him several
times that he must not come about the
academy annoy mo with his fancies. lie
persisted in making his visits more ire
quent and grew more boisterous in his
harangues, until gave orders to the
porter not TO admit him"
"Do you think him insane?"
~ am entirely ignorant OF his career
during the past two years. 1t might be
possible that his cranky notions have
led him into insanity. As knew him,
he was simply crank and an intermin-
able bore"
"What we're his characteristics at
school?"
"IIe was but MI ordinary boy. He
came hero at the age OF II or 10 years,
and was with us two years. He was not
bright, but plodder."
UNIVERSAL GRIEF.
Seldom has anything awakened such
deep sorrow among the residents of
Chicago us the death OF Mr.. Harrison.
His political enemies, and he had many
OF them, all had q warm spot for the
genial personality of the man, and his
friends, whom he numbered by thou
sands, fairly worshipped him. The man
ner Of his death silenced all things
that could be said against him, and the
grief over his awful death is almost
universal in Chicago. The most signal
evidence OF sorrow will be the absence
e .nf fnaN;.,tktnn NbA fnir
There will be great crowd, OF course,
for it is the last day OF wonderful six
months, but OF anything like JOYOUS
ness or tho observance OF q iete day
there will be none.
Director General Davis has issued
these general orders, which embody ali
the features OF the days observance:
''In view OF the assassination OF the
chief magistrate OF the city OF Chicago,
the ceremonies which were announced
to take place tomorrow, Monday, OCto'
Der 80 in connection with the closing
OF the Worlds Columbian Exposition
will be wholly dispensed with, except
that all heretofore invited guests and
the public generally are requested to
assemble in festival hall at o'clock p.
n., as originally intended.
Thomas W. Palmer, president OF the
Columbian commission, will preside.
"Prayer will be offered by the Rev.
DIR. John Henry Barrows.
"Approprinte resolutions formulated
by the joint committee, which has been
appointed for tho purpose, will be cub
mittcd by President ii. NJ. Higinbotham.
"All the festivities arranged for the
closing ceremonies will be omitted,
with the exception OF the firing OF an
appropriate salute and the lowering Of
the United States flag at sunset. 1t is
further ordered that the flags upon all
buildings within the grounds remain
ut hall mast until the closing OF the ex-
position. GEORGE r DAVIS,
Director General.
1t is understood that state and for
elgn commissioners will fall in with the
spirit OF these orders, lower the flags
and abandon whatever OF celebration
they had arranged for the occasion. 1t
is to be one day OF absolute quiet in
Jackson park, quieter even than any
one OF the lonely Sundayg OF the sum-