Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-15
MANY SEND CONDOLENCES
Constant Stream Of kilograms Bsing Re-
csivsd at Harri,on Home.
ONE FROM EX-PRESOikT CLEVELAND
Former Members of Harrison Cabinet
All Reprcscnted-Te-ti OF
Universal sorrow Mt Death
of Gencral Harrison.

| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. March l4-No
| sooner was the news of the death of ex-
President Harrison flashed to the world
| than the messages OF inquiry which had
! been pouring in for several days changed
| to messages OF sympath and coincidence.
| During the first part of last night a large
| number of such messages were received
| from every section Of the country, and at
| an early hour this morning there was "a
steady line of messenger boys to the Harri-
son home in North Delaware street. The
messages came from. intimate friends and
admirers OF the general and from men who
! had been associated with him in public
life at one time or another. The greater
| part of them we're of such an intimate, per-
sonal nature that Mrs. Harrison felt that
their contents should not be given to the
public. One Of the first messages received
was from ex-President Cleveland who was
twice the rival Of General Harrison for the
presidency, once successful and once de-
| feated. He telegra phed as follows.
| PRINCETON, n. j., March 13, 1891 Mrs
benjamin Harrison. Indianapolis: Accept
| my heartfelt sympathy in an afilction
which millions share with YOU.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Chief Justice Fuller, Justice Harlan and
Justice Mckenna Of the supreme court sent
messages expressing their grief and sym
pathy last night.
Former Cabinet Tenders sympathy.
All the members OF General Harrisons cab
| met when he was president sent kilograms.
Messages were received from Charles Fos-
ter, who was secretary of the treasury.
| John w. Foster, ex-secretary OF state, the
latter telegraphing from California, where
he is enroute to Washington from Mexico:
ex-Secretary Of War and Senator s. B
| Elkiug ~ NJ hn
Benjamin r. Tracy, ex-Secretary OF the In
terror John w. Noble and ex-Postmaster
General John Wanamaker The latter
telegraphed that he would be here to at
tend the funeral of General Harrison and
| u is expected that a number OF other ex-
cabinet officers Will be present
Among other men of prominence from
whom messages were received last night
were ex-senator Thomas w. Palmer OF
Michigan, Senior Aspiroz. the Mexican min
ister at Washington; Murat Halstead and
William McAdoo The latter was assist
ant secretary OF the navy under Presiden,
| Cleveland.
This morning the first message received
was that OF President Mckinley This
was followed in a few minutes by tele-
gram from Whitelaw Reid. who was the
nominee for vice president on the ticket ir
I 'p'- WIN ptutIdl 1dTT1SOUs MI. helO
telegraphed Mrs Harrison from Mllbrae
Cal. as follows:
We are profoundly shocked by this sud
den and terrible bereavement for you and
calamity for the country. Mrs. Reid Joins
me in the expression of sincere and deep
sympathy.
The first cabegram to be received by Mrs
Harrison came at $3.50 this morning II was
from First Assistant Secretary Jackson OF
the American embassy at Berlin. Mr.. Jack.
son received his appointment to this posi-
tion from President Harrison during his
late incumbency of the White House. He is
now American charge d'affaires. The mes.
sage was an expression OF grief and Mr.
Jackson felt the loss of n personal friend.
The second cablegram came few min.
utes later from Addison c. Harris OF In.
dianapolls. United States minister to Aus,
tria.
Memories of a Personal Friend.
A. l.. Mason. a lawyer and personal friend
In telling OF his last call on General Har-
rison, few days before his last illness
said today: 1--WE conversed on a variety OF
subjects. ] had just finished reading his
article on the Boer war and rallied him by
saying that when he should go abroad tn,
next time he would not be an acceptab BILE
guest at the English court. lie answered
with great quickness: 1 can go TO see
Kruger He talked for a time about the
Presbyterian creed. He was the chairman
Of the committee on revision, He took ur
the Cuban question. His point on this was
that we had placed ourselves in a position
before the world where our sincerity in
dealing with Cuba could Justly be ques-
toned. He was emphasizing his former
statement that the moral law bound the
honor Of nations as well as OF individuals
His reference to the Philippines and Porte
Rican matters expressed surprise that the
supreme court OF the United States had no,
yet handed down its decision.
Later the conversation turned on trusts
He said he had very definite ideas on tn,
regulation of trusts, and believed that tn,
problem. was one which was fairly within
the reach OF legislation that would com
mend itself to the common sense of al
good people. He quoted at length, from
memory from the articles Of incorporation
OF the Steel trust and expressed a belle
that q corporation should not be admitted
) to do business In any state unless II carried
on its principal business in the state wher,
1t was organized and was an actual anC
bona fde corporation OF that state, not onl!
} In, law. but In fact
He remarked that many of the grea
! trust combinations organized under tn,
laws OF New Jersey transacted no busines
in that state and were not intended t,
J transact any business there. or the gen
eIal conversation these are the things tha
J ccme to my memory"
Funeral ARRANGEMENTS Made.
? The state officers met this forenoon a
the state house with w. II. II. Miller anC
Daniel NJ. Ransdell. representing the Har
! 'rison family and arranged for the funera
! OF General Harrison The general plaI
agreed on was for the body to lie in stat,
at the state house Saturday and for tn,
funeral services, conducted by Rev. NJ. l.
IIaines, who had been the generals pastor
for years, to be held in the First Presby
terian church Sunday afternoon at o'clock
Governor Durbin and Secretary Wilson
were among the first TO call at the Harri
, son home last night TO extend sympathy Il
, the family. The governor asked that thu
body lie in the state house for a time, 50
, that all who wish to view the dead states
man may do So and the request wa
granted The body will be buried at Grown
Hill in the family lot.
Al the meeting of state officers it was dc
cided. on Mrs. Harrison's request, that Their
a should not be a military display on sun
e day. On Saturday the military organiza
Q tions will take part in the ceremonies.
!, Transportation offcers OF the railroads an
ticipate the greatest crowds OF people her
Saturday and Sunday that ever visited In
r dianapolis before
Resolutions of Eu,oRy.