The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-03-20

From the top of the hill sweeping view
| of the cemetery may be had. The Har-
| riSon monument is a rectangular piece of
| granite, mounted on a carved base, sup
ported by short, thick pillars-massive
| but transformations. Harrison" appears
| in relief at the base.
| In this beautiful spot the body, of the
| late President will be inferred.
| Collapse of Mrs. Harrison. q
| Mrs. Harrison and the members of the
| household secured last night the first
| rest they have had for six days. Mrs.
| Harrison had slept only four hours since
| last Thursday, having been ALMOST con-
| tinually at the bedside. Her mental and
| physical condition finally became such
| that she was unable to take scarcely any
nourishment. When the end came she
| collapsed completely for time.
| Russell B. Harrison, the generals son,
who arrived late last night, spent the
night with w IT. III. Miller. Mrs. Rus
| sell Harrison and son arrived at noon,
as did also Mrs. Mary Harrison Mckee,
| the generals daughter, and her husband.
| Late this afternoon Sculptor John H.
| Mahoney of this city took plaster cast
Of Gen. Harrison's face. ltiGi'@o ~ q
Benjamin Harrison's Life.Q 40
In humble house at North Bend, o..
on August 26, 1888, young Benjamin
Harrisons eyes first met the light. His
| grandfather, William Henry Harrison,
had served as President, and his father,
John Scott HARRISON had himself served
| as governor of the Northwestern terri
| tory and in Congress. AT is Benjamin
| entered Miami university at Oxford, o.,
| where he was graduated at Is. 1mme-
diately on leaving college he began the
| of Judge Bellamy Storer. He was adj
mitted to the bar before he was 81. Not
only had he gained q profession, but his
twenty first year saw him with a wife as
well! Z He, had but 5000, which his IA
| ther furnished him; he had no practice
and no influence behind him, and he de-
termined to take his. wife, not as bur-
den but as an inspiration, and start a
career for himself. 0iO9(J r oUO09d
% Made Speeches for Lincoln. ~
It was inevitable that the young lay
yer, though poor and dependent upon his
daily exertions for bread should drift
| into politics. He was a good talker, and
he soon became known as one of the best
young Republican speakers in the mem
orable Lincoln campaign Of 1860
Mr.. Harrison was himself candidate
for, office during this year, having been
nominated for reporter Of the Supreme
court. artr;t CI4 9r4jofi WIFI
Then came the war. In July, 1862,
Coy, Morton met him in the street and
SAID. Ben, want you to raise regi-
ment.' He raised a company, was com
mlssioned a second lieutenant, then a
captain and then a colonel of the Seven
teenth Indiana regiment. 1871 t'Sit4tt 80
For a time Col. Harrison had little but
garrison duty to perform in Kentucky
and tennessee, but an opportunity soon
came to-, prove the stuff he was made. of.
IA ms regiment was where the bullets flew
thlcAest IN the charge at kesaca, and the
colonel with his men. When they struck
the. guns and captured them-the only
guns that were captured in that cam
palgn-Harrlson was there, and grabbing
a Confederate gunner by the hair he
threw MIN clear. over the caisson. b
soon after Harrison was indeed brew
cited a brigadier general. Later on. for
his gallantry at Peach Tree creek, where
he led his command through the enemy
and back again. he was made a brieadier
In full commission.
Gen. Harrison served with credit to
the end OF the war and escaped without
injury.
Goes Into Politics Again. 9ff31
While he was absent in the field in 1863
the Democratic Supreme court declared
his office Of reporter vacant and the place
was filled by another. But the Indiana
Republicans in 1864 renominated him for
the office from which ID Democratic
court had ousted him. and, under the or
ders Of the war department, he at once
reported to- Gov}MortonI for duty on a
thirty days leave. He made, a canvass
of the state and was elected for another
return Then he rejoined} the army and
served until the surrender Of Johnston.
and was with his command at the final
grand review of the Union uforces at
Washingto at the close Of the war
>, He Il served out his term as reporter of
the Supreme court, but declined a re
election in 1868 and devoted himself to
the practice of his profession.d IN y
In 1876 Gen. Harrison became a can
fdidate for governor. lit was the year Of
Tilden and Hendricks. But though un-
successful in one sense, the campaign
greatly extended Gen. Harrison's7 ac-l
him recognition as the coming man Of his
party. @YfIfVnIff ,ls 3na bTGUGf#
In 1880, when it was found that the,
Republicans had carried the Legislature,
he became, at once the leading candidate.
for United States senator. His nomina-
tion was foreshadowed, and when the
caucus met no other, name was present
ed. During his term Of six years in the
Senate Gen Harrison won a national
reputation as one of the ablest leaders,
strongest lawyers and most forcible de-
baters in that body. Senator Harri-
sons term expired March 4, 1887.
Elected President.
In Chicago, June 49,, 1883, on the
eighth ballot he was nominated for Pres
ident, the vote standing: Harrison, 544;
John Sherman us: Alger, 100; Gresh-
am, So; Blaine, 5, and Mckinley, 4. In
November. he was elected, receiving 233
votes in the electoral college to 1853 fer
Grover Cleveland. Soon after his inau-.
guration, March 4, 1885, he was confront.
ed by the controversy between England
and the United States in reference to the
killing Of seal in the Behring sea. The
United States claimed that under the pur-S
Of It had IN not se only tne fx
islands skirting Alaska, but. to exclude
our citizens and people from killing those
upon the open waters within 100 miles of
the islands. At the opening Of the seal
ing season of 1889 directions were given