Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-14
MOURN FOR Harrison.
Many Messages Of Coincidence.
Arriving at the Harrison
Home Today.
President Mckinley Orders the
Observance Of Thirty Days
Period Of Mourning.
Indiana State Officers Arrange
For the Funeral Sunday--His
Last Hours.

indianapolis, Ind. March 1i.-No
sooner was the news OF the death of ex-
President Harrison flashed 20 the world
than the messages of inquiry which
had been pouring in for several days,
changed to messages of sympathy and
condelonce. The messages came from
the intimate friends and admirers cf the
general and from the men who had been
associated with him in public life at one
time or another The greater part of
them We're of such an intimate personal
nature that Mrs. Harrison felt their
contents should rot be given to the
public. One of the first messages re-
ceived was from ex-President Cleve-
land, who was twice the rival of Gen.
Harrison for the presidency, once sue
cessful and once defeated. He tele.
graphed as follows:
..Princeton. N. Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison: Accept my heartfelt sym
pathy in the atfiiction which millions
share with you.
GROVER CLEVELAND"
President Mckinley, Chief Justice
Fuller, Justice Harlan and Justice Nc
Kenna, of the supreme court; Charles
Foster John w Foster, S. b. EIkins.
Benjamin F. Tracy, John w. Noble and
John Wanamaker, members OF the Har-
rison cabinet when he was president;
ex-senator Thomas w. Palmer. of
Michigan; Senior Azpiroz, Mexican min
lister at Washington; Murat Haisted,
William McAdoo, assistant secretary of
the navy under President Cleveland,
and Whitelaw Reid, who was the nom
inee for vice president on the ticket in
1892 with Gen. Harrison. were among
the many who sent kilograms express
Ing grief and sympathy. 1t is. expected
that most OF the cabinet officers win be
present at the funeral.
The state officers met this afternoon
at the state house with wv. n. NJ. Mill
lers and Daniel NJ. Ransdel. represent
ing the Harrison family, and made ar
rangements in detail for the funeral.
The plan agreed upon was for the body
to lie in state at the state house on
Saturday and for the funeral services to
be conducted by Rev. NJ. i. Haines
who was the generals pastor for Years
to be held at the First Presbyterian
church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The body will be buried at Crown Hill
in the family lot. AT Mrs. Harrison $
request there will BIZ no military dis
play on Sunday. Military organizations
Will take part in Saturdays ceremonies
Transportation officers of the railroads S
expect the greatest crowd OF people
here Saturday and Sunday tha. ever
visited Indianapolis
A. 4. Mason, a personal friend. in tell
Ing of his last call on Harrison, few
Gays before his last Illness, said today:
We conversed on variety of subjects
had just finished reading his article on
the Boer war and rallied him by saving
when he should go abroad next time he
would not be an acceptable guest at the
English court, and he answered with
great quickress I can go8to see Kru-
ger He talked for time about the
Presbyterian creed. He was chairman
OF the committee on revision. He took
up the Cuban question. His point on
this was that we had placed ourselves
in position before the world where our
sincerity in dealing with Cuba could
Justly be questioned. He was emphasis
ing his former statement that moral.
law bound the honor OF nations as we'll
as individuals
His references to the Philippines and
Porto Rico matters expressed surprise
that the supreme court of the United
States had not yet handed down It's de-
cision.
Later the conversation turned On TIE
trusts He said he had very definite
ideas on the regulation OF trusts, and
believed that the problem was one
which was fairly within the reach OF
legislation that would commend itself to
the common sense of all good people.
He quoted at length from memory from
the articles of incorporation of the steel
trust, and expressed a belief that COR
poration should not be admitted to do
business In any state unless 1t carried
on its principal business in the state
where Il was organized. and was an .ac-
tual bona fide corporation of that state,
not only in law, but In fact
Russell b. Harrison, wife and son.
who arrived today, Will be guests of w.
il. n. Miller's family during their stay
in the city. Mrs. Mary Harrison Nc
kee. the generals daughter. arrived at
roon with Mr.. Mckee, from Saratoga.
They will be guests of Mr.. McKee's
brother.
Death Mask Made.
indianapolis. Ind. March 14.-Late
this afternoon John H. Mahoney, a
sculptor OF this city. took plaster cast
Of Harrison's face.
MOURNING AT WASHINGTON.
Mckinley Issues Proclamation or.
dering Flags at Half Mast.
Washington, March 1.-THE national
capital II In mourning today for ex-
President Harrison. The flags are at
,alf mast onsall public buildings. and
many private buildings and residences.
McKinley. accompanied by Secretary
Corteiyou. will leave Washington to-
night to attend the funeral, Mrs. Nc.
skinley Will probably accompany the
president as far as Canton. This morn
Ing the president irsued proclamation
formally notifying the people Of the
country Of the death OF their former
chief magistrate and directing the OBJ
pervance Of period OF mourning for
khlrty days. In pursuance cf the proc
lamatioa H. aags On every public
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