Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-03-21
PRESIDENT HARRISON DEAD,
DIED WITH WORDS OF PITY FOR
STRUGGLING BOERS.
Long and Useful Career OF One of the
Foremost of Americans as Soldier,
Statesman aud Citizen-Death
Resulted from La Grin

Gen. Benjamin Harrison died at 4,45
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, March
10, at Indianapolis, Ind, succumbing
to an attack of grip after an illness of
less than a week For some time he
has shown signs of falling vitality, but
it was hoped until as late as Tuesday
that he would recover His death was
quiet and painless, there being gen.
eral sinking until the end came, which
was marked by a single gasp for
breath as life departed from the body
of the statesman. The relatives, with
few exceptions, and several of the
former presidents old and tried
friends, were at the bedside when he
passed away.
News of the death spread quickly.
Word was flashed from bulletin
boards of the newspapers and was
thus communicated to people on their
way home. The announcement pro-
duced the greatest sorrow, nearly
everyone having nurtured the hope
that Gen. Hasrison would recover. In
few moments the flags on all the
public buildings and most of the down
town business blocks were hoisted at
half-mast, and other outward manifes-
tation of mourning were made.
The funeral will take place Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock The services
will be held in the First Presby
church, of which Gen. Harrison was
member for nearly fifty years. Rev.
M. l.. Haines, pastor of the church,
will have charge of the services, mean
while the body will lie in state at the
capitol building.
One of the most pathetic incidents of
the whole illness of the general oc-
Cured Tuesday before he became un-
conscious. His little daughter Elizabeth
was brought into the sick room for
few moments to see her father, and
offered him small apple pie, which
she herself had made General Harri-
son smiled his recognition of the child
and her gift, as to speak was too much,
and he could do nothing more to ex-
press his appreciation.
From one who was present at the
death bed it is learned that the allega-
tions of cruelty and injustice dealt out
by England to the Beers il their strug-l
gle for liberty had been a subject of
thought in the mind of General Harri-
son. To his friends he hsd often spoken
of the pity and shame as he viewed it,
that the brave and sturdy farmers of
South Africa should be robbed of their
country, of all they have in the world,
and forced to su limit to terrible mis-
cries in resisting the expressions of a
world power
General Harrison, it is stated, would
have liked nothing better than to come
out frankly and strongly and say to
every one who would hear what he
thought of Englands cruelty; it was
on his mind constantly; but he believed
that an eX-president should observe
the same proprieties of speech which
are observed by a president of the
United States. He was at all times
careful to say nothing which could be
misconstrued or twisted into seeming
disregard for the dignity of the high
Office which he once held
In his ssemi-conscious condition, when
the sentinels of discretion and pro-
priety had gone from their posts and
the mind of the man was wandering,
he began to speak of the Beers and
their hopeless struggle for national
life. His voice was weak and trem b.
ling, his thoughts were not connected,
but the listeners bending over him
could hear words of pity for the dying
farmer republics.
Benjamin Harrison, twenty third president
OF the United States, born in North Bend, O.,
August 20, 1888, son of John Scott Harrison and
grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth
president OF the United States. His great.
grandfather Benjamin Harrison, was signer
OF the Declaration of Independence
He was commissioned second lieutenant of
Indiana volunteers in 1862, recruited company
on the reorganization of the regiment was COM
missioned colonel He brought his regiment to
high degree OF efficiency, and with it partici-
pated in the campaign Waged by Sherman IN
1864 against Johnston. He served with special
distinction at the battle of Peach Tree creek
had charge of the brigade at the battle OF Nash.
vile; was brevetted brgadier-general Febru-
ary. 1865. His military record was In high
degree honorable.
He was appointed member of the Missis-
sppi river commission In 1879, and the follow
ing year was chairman of the Indiana deega-
uon to the republican national convention at
chicago, which nominated Mr.. Garfield for the
presidency In the following winter he was
elected to the United States Senate, and after
nus election was offered portfolio in Mr., Gar
held Cabinet which he declined and took his
seat In the senale March |, 1881
During six years he rendered valuable service
IN the senate, and became known as the adYo-
cate OF protective duties. civil service reform
and the restoration Of the United States navy
He was delegate to the national convention
In 1884, where his name mentioned In con-
nectlon with the presidency. At the expira-
tlon OF his term in the senate he received the
votes OF the republican minority In the Indiana
legislature for re -election.
he was nominated for the presidency in the
national convention of 1883, on the protective
tarin platform, and elected after an exciting
campaign, in which the tarif question was the
controlling issue. He received 233 electoral
Fotes against l6S electoral votes cast for Mr.
sgieveland while the popular vote stood >, 49,
land
Among the notable events of his administra-
ZION were the passage of the Mckinley bill, the
suppression Of the Louisiana lottery. the en-
iofeement OF the reciprocity policy. the exten-
sion OF the new navy. the promotion of civil
service reform, the arrangement of the inter
national monetary conference, the organiza-
.lon OF the Bering sea arbitration, the difhicul-
with Chile and the settlement of the Samoan
question,
In 1872 he was re-nominated by the republi-
can party, but was defeated by Mr.. Cleveland
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