Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-14
opFSIDENT ISSUES
HIS PROCLAMATION
I. ,,s Flags on All Federal Buildings Hall
v tasted Out OF Respect to Gen. Harrison's
Memory Mourning Of a Nation.

son felt at the loss OF a personal
friend
The second cablegram came few
minutes later from Addison c. Harris.
Of indianapolis, United States minister
to Austria.
A. L. Mason, lawyer and personal
friend, in telling Of his last call on Gen.
Harrison, few days before his last H.
ness. said today:
GENERALS CUBAN VIEWS,
1--WE conversed on a variety of sub
iects. l had just finished reading his
article on the Boer war and rallied him
by saying that when he should go
abroad the next time he would not be
an acceptable guest at the English
court. He answered with great quick
ness, I can go to see Kruger He talk
ed for a time about the Presbyterian
creed. He was the chairman Of the
committee on revision. He took up the
Cuban question. His point on this was
that we had placed ourselves In a po-
sltlon before the world where our sim
cerity In dealing with Cuba could just
~ be questioned. He was emphasizing
his former statement that the moral
law bound the honor OF the nations as
well as OF individuals.
Ills reference to the Philippines and
Porto Rican matters expressed surprise
that the Supreme Court Of the United
States had not yet handed down It's de
clslon.
TRUSTS.
Later the conversation turned on
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 ali good people.
lie quoted at length from memory from
the articles of Incorporation of the
Steel trust and expressed a belief that
a corporation should not be admitted
to do business in any State unless II
carried on It's principal business In the
state where 1t was organized, and un-
less It was a bona flde corporation OF
that State.
He remarked that many Of the great
trust combinations organized under the
laws OF New Jersey transacted no bust
ness In that State. and were not In. |
tended to transact any business there,
~ the general conservation these are |
the things That come TO my memory" |
STATE OFFICERS MEET
Inc state officers met this forenoon
al NE house with w. II. II Miller and |
Danlel NJ. Ransdel, representing the |
HARRISON FAMILY, and arranged for the |
-,heral OF Gen. Harrison The general |
pan agreed on was for the body TO lie /
N STATE az the state house Saturday. |
inu TOT me funeral services, conducted |
pS the Kew. NJ l.. Haines. who had
oeen me generals pastor for years 10
De held In tho First PRESBYTERIAN
'n1,rch sunday afternoon at 2 O'clock
nov Durbln and his secretary. Mr..
" Eson, We're among the first TO call
u the Harrison home last night TO OK.
emu sympathy TO the family
ne governor asked that the body lie
n the state house for time SO that All
Nno Wlsh to view the dead statesman
nay 90 so, and the request was grant
"a The body will be buried AT Crown
Hi In the family lot
Al the meeting Of state officers n
VAS decided, on Mrs. Harrison's re-
,uesl' that there should not be military
display on Sunday.
oh saturday the military organIza-
in,'s VIII take part in the ceremonies
transportation officers of the rail-
oaos anticipate the greatest crowds
u people here Saturday and SUNDAY
ho ever visited INDIANAPOLIS espeoInl
u President Mckinley and Former
resident Cleveland come.
MRS. HARRISON,
me terrible strain Of constant watch.
hg az the side Of Gen. Harrison ended
Ils. harrison and the members of the
iarrison household secured tho nrst
est they have had for six DAYS Iast
nsnt' Mrs. Harrison had not slept four
ours since last Thursday when fine
eneral was attacked by the fatal III
ess and she had been almost con-
,'hually at his side during the entire
I,ne, Her mental and physical con-
,,on was such that she has been un-
ole 10 take nourishment except n very
eue al rare intervals. When the end
aIne she collapsed completely but
NAVY rallied and last night and this
turning she was able 10 get her first
eal rest Mrs, Caroline r. Stroud of
,,eW YORK. an intimate friend of Mrs
harrison. Is with her.
H. II. Tibbott Gen. Harrlson's private
ecretary, had not had his clothes on
Or seven nights until last night and
"a been In constant attendance either
I the generals side or IN looking af-
er the affairs OF the household answer
lg messages OF inquiry sending o,,t
ne physicians bulletins and receiving
alters.
Clifford Arrick, Samuel u. Miller and
r. +. o. Dorsey watched last night
yer the body Of the ex-PresIdent. The
ody Hes in the same room where The
nd came and win not be removed until
Is takn to the capitol TO lie In state.
CHILDREN ARRIVE.
Russell b. Harrison, the generals son,
no arrived late last night, spent the ,
lght with w. II. II. Miller, Mrs. Rus 8
III Harrison and their son arrived at
Don today.
Mrs. Mary Harrison Mckee, the gem I
raTs daughter and her husband ar /
wed at noon today from Saratoga, t,
|. Y.
Today there were many callers at the !
harrison home--friends who came 10 s
rer their services 90 the family and TO
'nder their sympathy in the bereave. |
ent which had come TO them Mrs.
ibbott received these callers for Mrs !
arrison who was unable 10 see any. J
ody except few Of the most intimate {
lends Of the family.
GENERALS LAST WORDS,
The last ineligible words spoken by
en-, Harrison were 10 his wife Tuesday !
Iternoon. shortly before he lapsed into G
'tal Inconsistencies. At that time {