The times., 1897-07-10
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Continued from First Fage.


Mi.lbuFa, is now III Europe and the Rer.
Hugh Johnston, d. D., pastor OF tie Met
IopDntan Methods Episcopal Church,
and the Rev Df. Duphy, OF the Methodist
episcopal CnHicn south, have icen Sc
lecsed To conduct the funeral services in
compliance with the wishes of tie family.
1He President and Vice President, mem
bars NJ the Cabinet, Supreme Court Justices,
DIPLOMATIC corps and members of the fam
lily of the deceased viii lie on The tloOr of
the Senate during the services. The
public galleries will be, as usual, open
TO the people today.
Upon the conclusion OF the services, the
| body will be taken to the special train
which is To bear the party to Tennessee
The committee Of Representatives to
accompany the remains has not yet been
announced The entire Tennessee dele
cation Offered itself as body, irrespective
OF party, but. in the opinion of Speaker
Reed, the attendance at the services of
certain Representatives was urgent, and
the names suggested by Representatives
AchilIin and Gaines will be subject 10
revision. 1t is thought how ever, that
the party viii include Representatives. e.
| W CarInack, Benton McAiillin, Rice Pierce,
JOHN W. Gaines, j. d. Richardson, n y
| Cox, L. r. Gibson, T. w. Sims, and John
b Brownlow.
Leaving here tonight the train win ar
rive in Nashville, Tenn Monday morn
ing, where the lody will lie in the State
Capitol during that day Appropriate
services VIII be held, after which. the
journey to Memphis win be resumed. The
final resting place of the body win he Elm
wood Cemetery, Memphis, where the sena-
tors wife and two sons are buried
James Harris, one of the Senator's SIMS,
! arrived in Washington yesterday, where
| Edward and Charles, two other sons, Lad
| already come Isham, ir., is expected to
| arrive in time to take the train with his
other brothers, together with the Con-
| grcssonal party.
1t is a fact worthy of note that Senator
| Harris had been boarding with the same
J lady, Mrs. NJ. j. Jones No. ) First street
northeast. and at whose home he died, for
the last twenty years. lie first secured
| accommodations at the house or Mrs. Jones
together with his old friend, Gen. Whit
! thorne The Senator's wife died in the
| same room where he breathed his last,
| and it was his dying wish that his body
| be allowed TO lie in the parloT where that
OF his Wife had lain. The room wheIe
! the Senator died fronts the Capitol, and
as he tossed on his bed of pain in his last
| illness he could distinctly see the white
domed building wherein he had devoted
many years of his life to his country.
a meeting of Tennesseans was held
last evening atthe Ebbitt House TO takesuit-
able action upon Senator Harris death.
The gathering numbered about 100, and
without exception every one present, either
| publicly or in after converse ton, hau some
| little anccdote to tell exeuplifyiHg the
dead man traits Of character, which made
| hita 20 enlinc n:ly admired The assembly
was called to order by the Hon Walter 2.
BrowIliow, and Senator Bate, the deceased
Senator's colleague, was chosen chairman.
The Hon Park Marshall was chosen secre-
taFy and c WEIGH assistant secretary.
In the course of the evening remarks were
made by Hon j D. Richardson. A H.
! Pettibone, n. Y. Cox, Gen. George Nancy,
E. W. Carmack, Benton McAhIlin, Judge
John Wright, 7. W Sims, Col.
John b Brownlow, John W
Gaines, Rice Pierce, Capt. Samuel Donel-
son, Col. a. II Hughes, and Major E. 3.
| Stahlman StuIies showing the bravery
| OF Senator Harris during the war and his
| fidelity to his word were recoGnted by his
/ political friends aud followers Senator
| Bate remarked that it was a source Of
| qualification To him personally that per-
sons of a contrary political faith from
! Senator Harris had cause Co pay respect TO
the dead statesman's worth The Hon.
! John w Gaines referred feeliugly to
Senator Harris rise from humble circum-
stances to the highest honors in the gift
OF the people OF Tennessee, and to the
highest office IN the greatest legislative
body in the world.
Capt. DonelSon touched tender chord
when he referred to the fact that Senator
| Harris had been a friend of their fathers
andin some instances of their grandfathers,
| and he for one, hadeXperiencedt thatfather-
| ly care which Senator Harris bestowed
upon the boys Of his departed friends.
Major E r. Stahlman, proprietor of the
| Nashville Banner, spoke of the implicit
reliance which could be put upon Senator
| Harris word, and stated that in all his
intimate intercourse with the deceased,
| extending over score of years, he had
never known Senator Harris to promise
| to do even the slightest thing, and then
fail to make good his promise
lie IOlloWinE resOluuonS were aO0pted
at the meeting, and Representative Gaines.
| OF the Nashville district, stated that he
would try to have a copy OF the same
spread upon the minutes of the Tennessee
| legislature The resolutions read
Whereas we have heard with the pro-
! foundest sorrow OF the death OF Senator
Isham u. Harris:
Resolved, That the nation has lost
| pure patriot and constitutional free gov
| ernment public servant whose service
| stretched over a balr century and was
! characterized throughout by unsweryfng
| fidelity, unremitting watchfulneSS and
great ability: that the South loses in him
| one OF its old-time statesmen, of incor-
! ruptlble character. unsulned honor, and
| loltieSt conception of duty, whose lives
/ have embelhshed her history and made
| glorious the record OF a century.
Resolved, That his high character, pa
| tnotlsm and long record OF public service
constitute rich heritage FOR Tennes-
| sesans and furnish inspiration to her
4 humhlest sons to aspire TO high station
ana tnat the memory of his virtues and
patriotic service viii endure as a nIonII-
ment in the minds and hearts of the peo-
1 PIE who loved and honored him.
Resolved, That the secretary of this rneet-
ing furnish copy OF these resolutions
| 10 the FAMILY OF the deceased Senator
The meeting voted TO send floral offerings
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