El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-12
HIS LIFE SKETCH
His Career~Has Been Typica
Of the Best That is
and ris Name
is HOnored

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March 12-
General Harrison is worse this morn
ing. His temperature is 102 and his
lpulse runs very high. Two or three
doctors are with him continually. The
family are much alarmed and near rel
atives were summoned to town this
morning. The former president is suf-
fering from pneumonia and acute rheu-
matiSm of the bones.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 12-11
lo'clock-The crisis has been reached in
ex-President Harrison's case, and it is
believed at this hour that General Har-
vitality is practically gone and while
the doctors have not given up hope
there does not seem one chance in a
thousand of his recovery. A bulletin
posted a few minutes ago intimates
that it is not unlikely Harrison may
die at any time during the day.
INDIANAPOLIS. March 12-Noon-.
Benjamin Harrison's condition is re-
ported about the same. He is in a very
low sinking spell now. which may end
all. but the doctors say this is not like
ly. They think he Will rally. He may
live some little longer. t-:
INDIANAPOLIS, March PAT one
O'Clock this afternoon the doctors an
nounced that unless some remarkable
change occurs for the better in the
next few hours President Harrison will
not live till night
INDIANAPOLIS. March PAT 4
o'clock this afternoon there is no
change in General Harrison's condi-
tion.
BENJAMIN Harrison was born at
North Bend. Ohio, August 20, 1888
John Scott Harrison, father of Benja-
min. served as a governor of the north
western territory, and in this position
as well as in that of member of con-
gress. rendered good services. He was
farmer by occupation, and entered
public life only at the call of his con-
stituents. His illustrious son gradu-
ated at Miami university, Ohio, in 1851,
and on October 20. 1853. married Miss
Caroline Lavina Scott. of Oxford. Ohio.
Mr.. Harrison was inaugurated March
4. 1889. His administration was such
as to inspire confidence in his ability,
honesty of purpose, and statesmanlike
wisdom. With James G. Blaine. for
secretary of state, matters at issue be-
tween our government and Great Brit
ain and Italy were handled in a conser-
vative manner. and at the same time.
in way SO positive that no charge
of weakness or unpatriotic hesitation
could be brought against him.
Mr.. Harrison approved the tariff leg
islation, which had for it's object pro-
lection to American industries. He
took decided ground in the dispute
with England concerning the Bering |
Sea fisheries. He approved the legis-
lation upon the Chinese question, and !
was an ardent advocate of the recipro- |
city with the republics of South Amer
lea.
On public occasions he showed the !
same felicity OF speech which charac-
terized him during the campaign pre-
ceding his election, and his course dur
ing his term of Office was such as to
enhance his popularity and gather to |
his support the substantial, controlling |
elements of his party.
the leaders of the republican party |
He has not been fully in accord with |
upon recent issues of national policy, |
and in newspaper interviews, lectures,
addresses. and magazine articles he has
given expression to forceful views on
matters of public concern. He favored
a more aggressive attitude toward Eng
land with reference to ending the Boer
war, and disagreed in some minor par
ticulars with the administration poll
Continued on Fourth Page)