The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-11-02
merry music and happy speech, But it

course, be expected to restrain their
enjoyment, nor refrain from mirth and
laughter on TIVE Midway, but as was
the case Sunday everything will be
subdued because Of the great affiiction
which has come upon the host of the
world-Chicago Monday, in reality,
will be known in the annals of Chi
cago's history as Mayor Harrison's
Memorial Day."
The programme of closing ceremon-
les which were to have been held in
Festival hall at o'clock Monday, has
been turned by common consent into
memorial meeting of men and women
from the nations which the murdered
mayor visited when he made his MEM
orable trip around the earth. They
will be invited to come, not as guests
to wedding feast, but as mourners
to a memorial service.
No worlds exposition has ever ended
in such manner, and perhaps never
will.
1t will be tribute of respect to the
memory of n man who was popu-
larite among the foreigner at the fair,
as also WAS ne among fellow-citizens of
Chicago aDd his ow-Americans with
whom he came in official contact with
within the White city. The supposi-
tion that the assassin is insane did not
deter any one from uttering eXecra-
tions upon his wretched head, and sug-
gesting various modes by which he
should be put to death.
The Europeans particularly could not
l<,h hot ha L.
ecutive of great American city had
been shot down in his own house with
out provocation or reason. They did
not understand the southern nature
who never refuses the humblest
stranger admission to his house, and
refused to surround himself with those
safeguards which are common at the
homes and offices of public officials in
Europe.
Responding to the call issued by Di-
rector-General Davis at the midnight
meeting of officials, the following were
present in the director-general's Office
Sunday morning: T. w. Palmer, pres
ident of the national commission; II. N.
Higginbothm president of the exposi-
tion Director-General Davis; P. A. B.
Wideiner, of Philadelphia, chairman of
the ceremonies committee of the ma
tional commission; Director Fred w.
Peck: SolicitorGeneral Edwin Walker,
and C. E. Culp, of the ceremonies COM
mittee.
1t was unanimously decided to close
the exposition as required by the act of
congress, but without any of the exer
cises and festivities which had been
planned. Clarence Eddy will play an
appropriate selection on the great organ
in festival hall, prayer will be offered
and President Palmer win make a
formal announcement of the closing
and an explanation of the grievous
reason for abandoning the original pro-
gramme.
The act of congress directs that the
exposition shall close October 30, and
appropriate ceremonies shall be held
under the direction of the national
commission, but it does not prescribe
the ceremonies SO that the national
commissions officer felt perfectly JUS
titled only with the letter of the law,
and yet pay deserved tribute to the
memory of Chicago's assassinated chief
magistrate.
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 at half mast until the closing
of the exposition.
CHICAGO, Oct. 80.-The inquest on
the body of Mayor Harrison was held
Sunday at his late residence on Ash
land boulevard
Interest centered about the story
told by Mary Hansen. the domestic who
admitted Prendergast She told of her
position in the household, saying she
had been employed as second girl
EARLY last evening"" she continued,
there was ring at the door bell /
went to the door, and found man /
did not know. That was about
o'clock. l asked the man what he
wanted, and said ne wanted to see
Mayor Harrison. ] told him Mr. Harri-
son was eating supper and asked him to
call again. About a quarter of 8 he
SdDlC pdCh anu WeHU 10 tne QOOr
and let him in. Mr.. Harrison was sit
ting in the second room to the front. /
told him there was man in the hall
who wanted to see him, and left the
man in the hall and went to the kitch-
en-. just as got in the kitchen heard
several shots fred, and then ran out
from the kitchen to where | had left
Mr.. Harrison and the man. saw the
unknown man running out of the door.
Mr. Harrison staggered. into the second
room, and out of the door to the hall,
where he fell"
"Do You see the man who calledp"
asked Deputy Kelly.
The witness hesitated aud the coroner
was more specific.
''Is that the man?" pointing to Prem
dergast. Still the witness was not sure,
but Prendergast helped her out with
an exclamation: "Yes, ] saw you last
night" he volunteered.
He was told to put his hat on and