Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-03-22
SKETCH OF BENJAMIN HARRISON
His Distinguished Career a. Lawyer,
SOiuier and statesman.

VT DEN MIN Hal NxSOX
-
His Distinguished Career as Lawyers
Soldier and statesman.
Benjamin Harrison came OF u dis,in-
gnished family. HIS grandfather, William
i!enfy Harrison, was linth President OF inc
chiteu states, and his gre~at-granufi.her,
fenjamin Harrison, was one OF the slgnersi
OF the Declaration of independence. me
family was among the trst settlers of Nir-
GINA, but John scott Harrison curly Ill the
nineteenth century moved to North Bend,
UGlo, where the late eX-Presidelrt was BORN,
Aug. ~, 1888.
Benjailin was the second son. With his
Drother he was educated at College Hill
sthooi, near Cincinnati, and ut Miami Uni
versity, Oxford, Ohio, Where he was gradu-
ated In 1852. He then stuGied law in Can.
einnati, and was admitted 10 The bar In 1854.
re began the practice of his profession in
home.
For a lawyer of International reputution,
VINO rs said to have earned fees as high as
Sou'puo, Gen. Harrison's beginning was SUI.
nsaeh.iy humble. Soon after he began to
practlce he was appointed crier OF tue Fed
urai court at a saliry of $3.50 n day. I'his
Ms, In iact, the first money he ever earned.
opportunities followed. Jonathan W. Cor
non' one of the leaders OF the indianapolis
nMr, called upon young Harrison to assist
nlnl IN me prosecution of II criminal. tried
LOT burglary, and gave his junior the task
~ Ihaklhs the plea for the State. Young
,iufrisoh mad taken ample notes of the case,
nul When he rose to speak ii was night and
lne court house was dimly lighted, SO he
could not read a note. He depended on his
memory ana made such an eloquent and
cosent speech that he won the case. Ever
altefward<his speeches, as a rule, We're ini-
promptu.
v: Mr. Harrison formed a partnership with
William Wallace. which continued until
Isnu, when Wallace became Clerk of Marion
chosen reporter of the Supreme Court Of
lhdiana by a majority of a,GSS. This was his
e Civii W,l INTO the political field. When the
seVsntleth Indiana Volunteers, and becsThe
y second Lieutenant, although Governor
M R = tho o, ,,Iread him the command.
narrison ', was me re- fes,ment got INTO the field
was sent to Bowling Green. Ky, and was
nIlsaded with the Seventy-ninth Ohio, and
nv I ,Ms, iiul.red and Second. One Hundred
u,n rltth and One Hundred and Twenty
hlnin Illinois Regiments. under Rrigadier
General Ward. Col. Harrison had the right
%, me brigade, and his at first was
occupied IN guarding railroads and hunting
Snerrii,as. he spent all the time possible
IN drilling his men. on the theory that every
,, - ~, n amp should be a preparation for the
Wy OF battle. BY this discipline he made
MS regiment one of the best in tho service.
Mhsh Gen. Ward was called to Nashville
."i, ,iarriscn became brigade commander
Mn! ms brigade became part of the Third di.
vision OF the Twentieth Army Corps. under
'fishting Joe Hockey" In the enlightenment
al iies:ica, Ga, when Sherman led his forces
hS;tihSt Gen. Joe Johnston. Col. Harrison.
VINO had again taken command of the Sew.
%eirieth. WAS one Of the first men To- eros,
me parapet. In sforning the enemy's works.
Every day following brought an ENLARGEMENT
or some Kind with the enemy. When Tho
leach Tree Creek fight was over Gen.
iinoker In a dispatch to Washington gave
CO..; Harrison high praise for the efficiency
VI MS regiment. After a furlourn. and n
canvass for recruits, Col. Harrison returned
TO nattanoogl ana then to Nashville, where
iate n! lSt4 he was placed In command of q
provisional brigade. When the batfle at
Nashville was over he was sent In pursuit
or zen: Hood. He took part in the grand
army review at the close of the war. and
June s. 1SG5. was mustered ont Ms hrevei
brigadier general. ~
ON returning to Indianapolis Gen. narri.
son resumed the practice of the law. In tbe
an active part. stulnping the State for his
oid com,nander.in-ehief. In 1876 he declined
q mom.,hatioh Tor Governor on the Republi-
can llcket. After the regular nominee NJ
Withdrawn he consented to run. hut "
beaten. He was chairman of the Indi1
1n ssG ., at the Republican Conventiql
Garfield offered him Il place in his ca
snt ne declined. lssferring to be
from 1881 TO 1887. ~
Elected tn the Presidency.
In 1888 in the Republican Convention Gen.
Harrison was nominated for the Presidency,
p pel 1an go S4a votes to rs for John Sherman
and served one term. but was defeated in
1852 by Grover Cleveland.
During President Harrison's term as Pres
between England and the United States
reached an acute stage. The American Gov
eminent claimed that under the purchase
1rom Russia 1t had not only exclusive right
no the seals on the Alaskan islands. but to
exclude cur own citizens and people of other
nations from killing them within 100 miles
OF the Islands. After Lengthy regulations
finally settled by arbitration.
President Harrison was the prime mover
In bringing about the pan-American. CON
representatives of all the principal South
American countries being present. lThis
CONGRESS gave a great impetus to then recl- :,
i!5laiHe's %favorite policy for extending Amer
lean trade with foreign countries.
1t was during President Harrison's term
that the first movement was started for a
new American navy. The desire of the adj
mored vessels with guns of great power re-
white squadron which played such an i'm
portant part in the Spanish war.
Since he retired from the Presidency Gen:
resumed the practice of law and was identi-
fled with several cases of international i'm
p.ortance. One was the Venezuelan arbitra-
received n fee of $4,000 from Venezuela. =.
Gen. Harrison wassalways II staunch Pres J
byterian and q devout churchman. He was
question of revising the Westminster CON
fession, which recently sat in Washington.
Gen. Harrison was twice married. His
first wife was Miss Caroline Scott, of OK
ford. Ohio, whom he married in 1853, and
by whom he had Il son.. Russell B., and a
daughter, who is now Mrs. james T. Mckee.
She died in 1892 at the White House In
Washington. His second wife was Mrs1 Mary
Lord immick who was n niece and COM
panion of the former Mrs. Harrison. They :
were married April Z, 1896. One daughter.
Elizabeth, was born of the union.-
News of Minor Note.
1t is estimated that the wheat crop of
Australia will be about 100000 bush
els.
For the first time since the war, there
is not a negro in the North Carolina Leg
.islature.
The New York City League for So
cial Service is taking Il deep interest in
n recently launched movement to have
the city acquire property and erect on II