The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-01

citizens He was born in Fayette
county, Kentucky. Feb.-15. 1925, and was
few years located in Chicago where, in
1879. he was elected mayor, an
Office he held for eight years.
In 81 he was defeated and con-
cluded to take a trip around the world.
On his return he published a book en-
titled "A Race With the Sum-" an ac-
count of his journey. In 1891 he pur-
chased the Chicago Times, which had de-
clined since the death Of its former
editor, Wilbur f. Storey, in 1884. Mr..
Harrison has restored the paper to its
former prosperity.
His great-grandfather was father
Of Benjamin, who was father of Presi-
dent William Henry Harrison. His
grandfather was first cousin of Thomas
jefferson, and he himself was cousin of
John Breckenridge and Benjamin Har-
rison- BY the death of his father
he was left when eight years old to the
care of his mother, who was a daughter
OF Col Russell of the United States
army and northwestern pioneer DIR.
Lewis Marshall, brother Of chief justice
and father of Tom Marshall, prepared
him for Yale where he graduated in
1915. After graduating at Pennsylvania
IN law and travelling two years abroad,
he came to Chicago in 1855, invested in
real estate and became wealthy. He
was commissioner OF Cook county from
1871 to 1874, when he went to congress,
ton during the Hayes-Tilden contest
and introduced a resolution for six year
presidential terms, and making ex-
presidents eligible for one term
was elected mayor of Chicago in 1879.
1881. 1883 and 1885 and 1899 In 1884 he
was the democratic candidate against
Oglesby for governor of Illinois and the
same year a delegate-at-large TO the
national convention that nominated
Cleveland visited a
the national parks and his book on "A
Summers Outing" also added to his
literary fame. He edited the Times till
elected mayor last April, and which his
sons, william Preston Harrison and
Carter II. Harrison. jr., now own. He
was married in 1855 to Sophia Preston
She died in Europe in 1875. In 1882 he
married Marguerite Z. Stems, who died
In 1887, and he was TO have been married
a few days hence to Miss Anna Howard
OF New Orleans. He was at the time
of his death a candidate for United
States senator.
During tfs past six months he had
received official and delegates visiting
the worlds fair and different congress
ses and conventions from all parts Of
the country and the world and his wei
come addresses constitute a volume OF
happy thoughts and suggestions. His last
address Of welcome was made today to
visiting mayors and municipal officers.
The Times. which was the property of
Mr.. Harrison, will say tomorrow:
I'm the closing hours of the Columbian
festival. wherein its towering success
was being celebrated, a heavy blow has
fallen upon Chicago The chief magis-
trate of the city is no more. He is dead
by the hands Of an assassin. one, let us
trust for the sake Of humanity, who
was bereft of reason, for who, having
sound mind, would deliver the death
stroke upon man whose heart was full
of the milk Of human kindness and could
not harbor rancor or resentment?
1.-The stroke, sudden and horrible, was
delivered by an ignoble hand. An eagle
towering in his pride of placa was by
housing owl hawked at and killed. The
pity Of it rouses. sympathy as well as in
dignation. Law will deal with the as
sassin, but no compensation can be Of
fered To the affection of the hearthstone
olighted by the crime.
Mr. Harrison had the essentials of a
good executive. clear judgment, prompt
action, full knowledge of affairs and
skill in the choice of responsible assist
ants. Not unmindful of the claim of
party upon him he preferred TO make the
city hall a business administration and
there was parSonable pride for there was
truth in thefclaim which he delighted
loosely to repeat, that he was the best
mayor Chicago ever had.
But this is over. No sound shall
awaken Harrison to glory again. The
plaudits of the Chicagoans that fell upon
a grateful ear-Harrison loved applause
as every honest man who courts fame
must-will turn 10 lamentatiOn in the
midst of a now general verdict that he
was indeed pre-eminent among Chicago's
magistrates He yearned for the good
opinion of his fellow men and their trib-
utes will lie thick as autumnal leaves
upon his bier.