Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-03-16
!. He studied law in ,ludg, Ben

| dianapoliS, where lie resided up TO the
time he was elected president. He AT.
! filiatcd himself with the Republican
| party at its birth. and thereafter was
active in politics winning fame as an
orator from the first,
| In 1860 he was elected reporter Of the
supreme court of Indiana, when -
wears of arc. In 1860 he also formed Il
law partnership with W. i, FiShack.
He went to the front in 1862 rs Il licu-
! tenant in company \, Scvcnllclh In.
| diana regiment. lie served with the
/ Army of The Cumberland in Kentucky
| and Tennessee, aud his promotion was
rapid. He mH,;r an cnvlnhlc record tor
conspicuous gnlantry ut such battles
ms Rcsaca and Peach Tree creek, lie
was brcvcttcd brigadicr general before
| the end for bravery and valuable ser
vices. After The war he was again
| elected rrlurtcr of the Indiana supreme
| court.
He received the Republican nomina.
ton for governor in 1876. Defeated,
he vet led his ticket by over 2OOO vo'"s.
He was elected To the senate in 1851.
lie declined position in Garfield 5 cab
met on the ground of unfnmilinrity with
public affairs in Washington. His
term as senator won for him high en-
comiums for devotion to duty, con-
ScirutiouSncSS, usefulness TO the party
and to the nation. lie failed for re-
election for II second term on account
Of gcrrymandcring of the state.
In 1883 lie was elected President of
thc United States Of America. In lN!j:
he was again Il candidate for president,
bat was defeated by Cleveland.
In Octolcr ls!,2. his wife died. In
, 1896 h" married Mrs. Mary Scott Lord
Dimmick.
After retirement from the " Nhite
House, he devoted himself To the praC.
ticc of corporation and International
law. He was counsel in ll" Venezuelan
Boundary commission. going to Europe
in that capacity IN lS!".
General lIarriSon's wealth is various
~ ,stinHtrd. Those who are best in
formed about the cX-prcSidcnt'S affairs
say he was worth about S2IO,UOO or
$3nO,OOO At the time he was elected
president he WAS reported to have ac-
cumulated Il fortune of Sl21, 900 from
his law practice. His fee in the Ncn-
czuclan boundary dispute, in which he
represented the South American re-
public, was Nl00,OOo
Notwithstanding his largo law prac-
ticc, General Harrison had devoted
much time, since retiring from the pres
idrncy, To amusement and social inter-
,olirsc He attended the theatre, re-
crllioms. was Il great dinrr-out and was
ut all social gatherings one Of those
most thoroughly entertained and happy.
He attended local musical concerts was
president of Tie University club. which
he assisted in organizing three years
ago. WAS II member of the indianapolis
Dramatic club and made mnny in
formal social calls. IN II, these affairs
he was attended by Mrs. Harrison.
Washington, March Following
prcCcdrnls, President Mckinley today
issued his pTucl;;iila tiCn TO the people,
notifying them OF General IiarriSon's
death. and setting out in becoming
ltiiES lllS vi 'tttS U'lNi tIiilHt,tIISll ltS.
Ne also ordered salutcS to br fired NJ
The various army posts on lir day of tie
funeral. AMI on HhipiCHrd when thc
rrWs il received. Tie secretary o.
war and the secretary oi the nayy sent
oUt special notices &c soldiers and sail
orS conveying The presidents directions
in thi, matter.
Little more can bo done officially. rs
The net of March .. 1&'3, specifically
fnrbilG the draping Of public buildings
in mourning or HE closing of thcoNarll-
tive departments on the occasion OF the
death of an cN-otiicill.
The late President Harrison was per-
sonally known to every Gi'lnher of the
cabinet. and all its members in the city
spoke in praise of his magnificent in
t"llrctuality and rugged force of char
icter.
Naturally, the proclamation The prcsi-
dent issued setting out the adminiStra-
tiGn'S estimate Of General IIarriSon'S
character. in Il large measure included
the personal views Of II majority of the
cabinet, and consequently they did not
in most cases. care 30 enter into ok
tended aGalySis Of the good qualities Of
the deceased.
prinCrtor n H. Mnrrn 1i-Ey- Prog