F Lord Salisbury saya Britain must be on the alert if she would keep up with the naval procession. ! Tt is estimated that at the present rate of increase there will be 190,000, 000 people in the Unifed States in fifty years, | One towboat on the Mississippi, in a good stage of water, can take from | Bt. Louis to New Orleans a tow carry- | ing 10,000 tons of grain, a quantity | that wanld vasniva fifty trainee of ten tat : : “ cars each. Interesting experiments have cently been made with the new which the German soldiers earry with | them, The end in view is to the tents, or rather their cloth, serve | to construct ferryboats for the soldiers | baggage. Monte Carlo, the notorious gambling resort, seems to have prospered this The ghares are now worth five times ®eir year more than it ever has done. original value, and plans are being | made for increasing operations. There were nine suicides last year on the premises, The vegetable garden grounds and orchard connected with the Stanford at Menlo, Cal, have been Chinese, Jim Mok Toey Yon, who had g the Senator's lifetime. He is said to be seur in flowers and will raise them for the San Francisco market. hothouses, estate leased to an enterprising charge of them durin connois fn A “massage stone’ is coming into use in England that is mede of un + Te glazed china and pr ywwided with a sc for holding in the the of dorsal lump hand slightly unduiated, The stone is white and even when nsed and has rubbing surface not to say ridge i £ soon DE that on recently washed skin i comes darkened, showing it squeezes a good deal of material from the pores. Key winding watches have been so thoroughly ont of date for nearly ten years past that it is now difficult to sell them for a tenth of their original cost, no matter how well made they Watch dealers will allow for little the value of the gold or silver in may be. than the case, not with the idea of selling the them in exchange a more works, but rather to keep them on hand for lending to customers while their own watches are mending. of the Southern Pacific, has announced that Crocker, Vice-President his company does not propose to make any fight against the hordes of tramps who are beating their way westward on freight trams He has arrived at the coneclns: load the ticketless they get aboard trains a that it is useless to un- because suffi numbers to overpower the trainmen. Therefore Mr. Cro that time can saved and bloodshed averted tourists, in nent ker believes by allowing the tramps to ride so long No has De as they are peaceabl . tion to that effect from the company headquarters, but proclama- en issued it is to be mutaally understood that the trainmen to th ““hobos™ likely, remarks the Portland Oreg that the from the Rockies to the are not molest except in self-defense, i= ian, other lines extending follow the Southern's example in this respect, if they have not already done 80 10 A quiet way. Bays the New York Tribune: “Ju- wenile blackguardism constitutes the principal theme of discussion in the new annual report of the Howard Prison Assoviation, wlich contains a good desl of interesting information concerning those organized gangs of young delinquents, which are among the greatest curses of all great cities, » » : The ‘toughs’ of New York have their | {| sure, as though to presarve his jife from a Dublin, the ‘scuttles’ of Manchester, | counterpart in the ‘corner-boys’ of the ‘hoodlums’ of San Franeiseo, the blood tubs’ of ‘larriking’ of land, Jaltimore, and the who in certain cities in eeed in terrorizing the police. methods have been suggested for deal ing with the problem, the most satis- | factory and effiencions of wloch seems | ) to be that adopted by the Canadians, which in locally described as the ‘cur. few bell’ plan. Driven thereto by the intolerable behavior of the young row. dies, the Canadian police now lock up in jail for the night all disorderly or loafing lads found in the streets after the ringing of the bell at nine o'clock. The effect of this stringent regulation is shown to bave been highly satisfac tory in Canadas, but it is doubtful whether it wonld be possible to carry out any such drastic measures in so largo a city as Now York, where more over the juvenile eriminels are far more wideswake than their ‘pals’ scram the border | e— re- | tents | make | It is | Pacifie will | | about to speak, when the Anstralia and New Zea: | New Bouth Wales and of Victoria even sue- Many CHICAGO'S MAYOR KILLED CARTER HARRISON SHOT AT HIS HOME BY A CRANK. The End of the World's Falr Clouded by an Awtul Tragedy The Vietim From His Aroused Slain «The Autopsy and Inquest, =) : | a= Lol CARTFR BH, HARRISON, Carter IH. Mayor of Chisago was shot at his home, at No, 28 Ash- land avenue, at ten minutes before 8 o'cloak, Harrison, uth 1 So pe m., and one hour and twelve minutos later he died. : arrested and locke The mag who did the shooting was i up at the Desplaines street polios station, where he gavethe name of Eugens Patrick Prendergast The circumstances in connection with the shooting made it evident that the assassins. tion of the Mayor was premeditated, Mr Hurrison was asleep on us couch in the south parior of his houss when doorbell was rang, about 7:50 was no one in the with him Preston, and servants intter—Mary nsen door In response to the ring. When she opened the door a man standing on asked if Mr. Harrison was at home ed that he was, but that he was asleep ould not be seen “My business with important,” sald ¢ him at ones The women then asked she made inquiry, and leaving th shin walked down the ball, and « arior in which the Mayor was inl awakened him and delivere it his son, t ’ . Ona { the went to the front Save oO the top She x is I8t sew Harrison very ie man, ‘an m him #lo ithe sage she passed o loor, turned toe the servants’ r The Mayor immediately got for the front wor, He had out of the parlor into hall gnst drew a revolver and fired three shots in rapid suecession. All three bullets lodged in the Mayor's body, One entered the stomanh about eight inches below the heart and a little to the right of that organ Another tered the loft side under the arm and eu upward penetrated the heart, The struck his left hand near the knuckle second finger The man opened fire so quickly that it is not believed that any conversation took places between them, The Mavor may bave greeted his caller as he stepped ftothe hallway, nothing more. Mr, Harrison did not fall 1 the floor at staggered back in the parior and was able to reach a side doo that leads into the butlers pantry, Here he turned around and staggered toward the ball again, But in a moment he fel backward to the floor, whers he lay upon his back with his head toward the west Immediately after firing the fatal shots Prendergast turned and started to leave the premises Mayor Harrison's private coach man followed him, and shots were ex changed between the a: none of which, howaver, took affect Preston Harrison, the Mavor's son, was upstairs when the assassination took place, He hurried downstairs upon bearing th shots, and was soon kneeling by hie father's The Mayor was still conscious his left hand was clutched over the region his heart, as though he were suffering pain “What's the ton Mr. Harrison opened his voloe that was very weak, re “I've been shot, and am g eannot live, Preston. Where is Aanie™ But Preston did not walt to look for Mis Howard, who was soon to become his fath. er's wife. He had notieod that the nt do was open, and in & moment he was upon the street in search of the assassi Nat search was unnecessary, Within a short time Prendergast appeared at the Desplaines street sation and gave himself up In the meantime, Mr. and Mrs W. J Chalmers, who live across the street, had started for the Harrison residence, ns they had heard the shooting. They saw a man running up Ashland avenues, and met t} son, Preston, in pursuit, Young Mr, Harri. son stopped long enough to inform haneigh bors of the terrible affair, and then started In pursait of the murderer, Mr. and Mrs, Chalmers hastily eatered the house, Mr Chalmerg at once making a pillow of his over~oat, which he placed ander Mr, Harri son » head “1 have been shot and cannot live, the Mayor, as he gasped for breath “You won't die,” sald Mr. Chalmers have been shot in the abdomen, ™ “No, I have been shot In tue heart know I eannot live,” waa the reply, The murderer, pursued by the ocoachman ran along Ashland avenues toward Monroe street, at a breakneck pace, and in a few mo. ments had reached the Despiaines Street Pollea Station He walked in and ape proached the sergeant at the desk, He was foremost of his pursuers rushed breathlessly into the sta. tion, “Lock that man up!” said the eoach- man. “He has killed? Mavor Harrison In an instant the sergeant was out bebiind his desk, and eateaing hold of man's arm, pulled him within the wire inclo. up and started barely i when Pre r once, Lut oOr side, matter, athe; ying to dia, fr "ww said “You andl from erowd which was gathering with astonishing mpidity. Without waiting to register the prisoner, ho was quickly taken back ani | The station was then cleared of the excited people, and the | piased behind the bars, sergeant went for a talk with the prisoner, “My name gost, he sald in responseto the fir incuiry “Do von know that you have killed Mayor Harrison” sald the sergean’ “Neu, nnd I am glad of it,” was the answer, an A the | is Eagene Patrick Prenden | | Sleop to be | The City Terribly Shocked | | tones that had a strange ring session at the Turner Hall st 8 o'cloek, the use belong uncomfortably crowded, Ex. Governor Richard J, Oglashy was speaking when the sunouncement of the Mayor's death was made, The ex-Governor, Harrison's neighbor, In his native Kentuoky, bis friend in their adopted Btate of lilinols, tried to tell the audience, but his condition overcame him, Tears burst from him, and he muttered once faintly “Chicago'sshame.” It was then J, V. Farwell, the grest mer. chant of Chicago, arose, and walking with an effort to the front of the platform, said in in them that {| thoso who knew him had never hoard before; awinl dead has been done, | shed. Carter Harrison has been assassin. | “He promissd to give me the Corporation | Counselship and bas not kept his worl.” “Where do you live?" “At No. 609 Jano street, with my mother,” | sald the prisoner, This ended the interview, The sergeant at onoe telephoned the Central station and in a few moments several oMoers from that dis. tricot were at the Desplaines street station. A patrol was eallod after a few moments and the prisoner was taken to the Central station downtown, Rbhortly after 11 o'clock the patrol was again Brought into requisition for the pur of conveying the prisoner to the County all, The officers were barely seated before the wagon was in motion, and amid the mutterings of the crowd the assassin was hurried off to the North Side, where he way lodand in the County Jail for safe keeping. When the news of Mayor Harrison's nasassination reached the downtown streets immense crowds gathered around the news. buildings, reading the balletine posted rom time to time with sager Intersst, The occupied by the Times, of which rr. was or, was the weathering place of the most untied thtant: and murmurs agatost the life of the were heard on every A Republican mass pd in Interests of Was the the in “An awh! deed has been committed, As nied, nod IB BAUALDE EASE AU UB avenged,” Littie need was thers for moving Journment stirred, ness began near the stage and rolled down along the benches, The eyes of those men shone ike balls of fire. Soon thess 1000 men threatening vengeance, were clambering unto street ears on ( ture an ad. But tor fully ten seconds noone in carriages, All day long on the day after the thousands passed by the Harrison residencs, hundreds of telegrams arrived and thot of letters, cards and verbal messages were loft, A cast of the features of the dead man was taken by a sculptor. The body wus taken to the Mayor's former bedroo where the inquest was held, the murderer be. ing present, The pysicians who made the autopsy say that Carter Harrison would have lived twenty years yot, exoepting for unfors seen accidents of health or v iolence, Shortly after 1 the Mayor's be trothed came to take a last look at the re MANA, Miss Howard's showed effect of acute suffering. She had to be sup. ported into the house by Mrs Heaton Ows ley and Mrs, Carter H. Harrison, Jr. M iss Howard spent all of afternoon st the returning again to the resides Carter H. Hafrison in the evening. sands slope i o'clock face the house, Mrs Sketeh of His Career Carter Henry Harrison was born Io Fayelts County, 4 Kostuecky, February 25, 1825 [se was conspicuous in Viewloia arter H., Harrison, great-grandiat her, in Harris name suriag the wis the singer of Declaration of President Will Carter Harrison nany and he alied by th * alweont he was re-e INH Mr for the Harrison Mayoralty, Was slected t aver M00 ahd In y the offic In 1551 he was rowl In 1553 Mr RJ OrItY 1 vected by an inoreased wed od Harrison majority. In a candidates lor of lilinols, but was do» governor Oglesby, fed in Kettucky In 1 His 1 grandiather were { id Mary College Bn he was sight years ole of SK Ll Kradustes ons father died, leaving hi rtabie slreun When arter was placed under the tuition of Dox or Lewis Marsha « brother of the Chief Jus and father of the famous Kentuckiag orator, Thomas T, Marshall, In 15845 be was gradugted from Yale College, He they studied law, but did no time jeisarely spent on miles from Lexington, SIanOes » latter year ale tranas ¥ the spring 1845 he was re-sjoctod r of Chioago Again in 1508, notwith. g the fact that he was generally held Ire defeat of regular n r after a mem vor 8. W. Allert Chicago was the theme and Carter Harris ol for the wernt vad vould the for Mas 1 was alovtad : 1 0 an Cities’ day at the » had hoard Mayor snared that never ous in reagth With the lappeis of and with one hand In his spoenh, had or bappier in a ont the pocket He finished his warm wele to the visitors in these significant and acteristio last public words “Chicago--that could never soncsive what » would not attempt, and has vot found nothing that it could not achieve ” Recently Mayor Harrison became enoaged to Miss Anna B. Howard, of Xew Orleans, daugiiter of the founder of the Louisiana State lottery, and had he lived two weeks longer they would bave been married Bhe isa beaatifal woman, aad the acknow! edged belle of the Crescent City, Mr. Har ison met Miss Howard while she was th guest of his son, Preston Harrison, pablisher of the Chicago Times Although thers wa a great disparity in ages, the two fell deeply in love, The wedding war to have bean one ol regal splendor, Mr, Harrison had charterad he seen his his hay | a train, and infended after his term ran out to take another trip around the world, He father wan to have loft a fortune of 830, 000,000 at his bh. She inherited one ilth of the estate, The Obsequles, At 8 o'clock es. m mission at the eastern portico of the Clty Hall, where Mayor Harrison's body lay Ir tate. The funeral arrangements, however necessitated the doors being slossd, Prepars tions for the removal of the body were then commeanond At 2.30 o'cloak the doors of the bullding were again opsned and with heads un. covered and reverently bowed the gaard of honor pasied down the steps, Bahind them, borne by eight sturdy mem. bers of the Pollen and Fire Dopartments, eame the casket. The heads of thousand: of sprotators were bared ax the sasket was borne down the sidewalk and plased upon the funeral oar, A signal from Chief Marshal Martin J, Doyle, and the head of the moved, A platoon of police led the way | then came the lowa Btate Band, rendering a mournful dirge. The Chie! Marshal and his seventy. two assistants wars followad by two detach ments of the Fifteenth Infantry of the United States troops, commandad respsctively by Colonel Crofton and Lisutenant-Colonsl lars rode Brigadier Gen. , of the First Brigade of Blood has Lean The roar that broke the painful stil. | ark | street or dashing away toward the West Side | tragedy | + | sented on ths day of the faneral | probably M000 people were still awaiting ad | under command of Captain Brand, £ Linen noted ne escort to the carringes occupied by the honorary pull-bearers, Then came the funeral car, It was drawn by four horses, and on either side, with slow and stately step, marched the active pali- bearoars, representing the Poliea and Fire Departments, So far the jine had been was the turn of the people, ufter detachment for over an Masons und Odd Fellows, members of He. publican, Democratic nnd labor organiza tions, representatives of German, Polish, Bo- hemiun, Irish, French-Canadian, Scandinay- fan, Italian and British societies, It was one of the most lmposing funeral processions ever witnessed in Chicago, and possibly mn the country, Fifty thousand mourners preceded or followed the casket, and 6 milion 01 peupie vexed on With bowed heads from sidewniks, windows and house tops along the route of ever six miles, Se —————- offic now it In detachment hour marched WORLD'S FAIR CLOSED. The Exercises a Memorial to Chil. cago's Dead Mayor, From turret, dome and f the White , fions at mourning on Ww eamo and looked towards blue, realized that not onl but the whole world of the Exposition They in small found no evidences crowning ackwevement of or sweet music in throngs } stillness, ry of ( rid’s Columbian Expo the sunlit Chicago mu mnity the ner aralieied tril Jardered May HiwTrs Nail { iners ns wean in Festi Following came th ant by President Palmer of the May a statement that all exer nitted, i really was the forma and {aes FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS, Me Senate, f whi s and ¢ Ey ana pia ¥ alted States CO State of 8 lint« Mr. H Tae Wit 016 Day sod mene The House, 871 Dar. Mr. Hunter » tion expressing the ast row of the House at the news desth H. Harris city of Chicago and for y 4 men the House 1 he was mously agreed 10 use then took up the Bankrantey bill 68 rn Dax Fhe Senate § ition for the transfer to the Stats of Tinos of the model hattieship Illinois was passed Mr Ostea’s hill to amend the naturalization laws want hack to the ealendar Me Repeal bil was reosived from the iste, but Mr Bian] objectad to immediate consideration snd it went over 60m Day The opening praysr was made by the prospective Chapisin, the Rev, EA Bagby, and the first act of the House afier the reading of the journal, was the adoption of a resolution electing him as Chaplain, and he immediately took the oath of office — The New York Bridge bill, with the Senate amendasnts, ns passad In the BSenste, was Ini before the House, and, on motion of Mr, Dunphy, the amendments wore Don-0ORs curred in and a conference was askal The Repeal bill was passed by a vote of 193 to 8; offorts at obstristion were made by Messrs, Bryan and Snodgrass, but the bill was pushad through after thirty minutes debate, 0 Dar. There was a deadlock overa resolution authorizing the Ways and Means Committee 10 sit during the recess, but the matter was flaally compromised Mr Fiteh's Now York Exposition Mil was passed «A resolution for final adjournment wos 1. Tier Day. The House joint resolation av. thoriging a rebate of half the duties ime fiaias res sishment and » f the viol . Mayor of of Carter the tower unani Nut reso - | | | | | | | THE EXTRASESSION DDS | 222 ws rnomnzn THE CLOSING SCENES IN THE | SENATE AND HOUSE, Adjournment Came Very Quietly in the Senate ~The House Ended Is Session Amid Lively Fillbustering A Resume of the Work Done by Both Bodies, j The Fifty. third Congress, after conting lew days w thaw thenn wns “ . wu wer Ld Se sone d extraordinary session of the y in the afternoon The end was ealmly tho The doo Benators, sion View they y reached In with spectators had baw jose present, upon the who were iutive ses. for mn hon r wo President passed or { belore fell, and BOC recy 1) no brief t« had been ini resolu wit and to tem (Mr Yi for the 1 Agnin sourte LL each were off Harris for the |} npartial manner reed the in they had daties the Chalr Mr. Hoar and agreed t Mr iw dined ' Ir x ) irtesv and whatever ttended great first sess H Hex of histors safe RG6 Wades he adn Renate Dames] Fast } 5 H fixing the urts in | for the And Wy i Aang ial better nlr safety of National banks dlequalin mtion of registers of pablie i of } rent ive and disqualify United States ( mnaqg “e tices. Judges and sloners from sitting a in in which they are interested ; providing rev. enue cutters for the great lakes, San Fran cisco harbor and the New England coast | it erasing the number of army detalied to collegs ; requiring railroads ope erating on territory over which right of way has been granted to establish stations at town sites established by the Interior I partment ; extending the time for compieting thesisventh census (became law amend ing the law relative to the of United Nintes district attomeys, marshals, oom. missioners and clerks of courts ; the pu le printing Sill. repealing the sec. tion of the stamtes requiring proof sarh eT More to foes | of loyalty in pension cases ; adding the Sec | retary of Agricaftom to the list of eligibles for the Presidency in case of the death of the President ; regarding the disposition of art lelen imported for exhibition at the World » Fair ; allowing the settlement of the prop erty of the Mormon Chureh held bya eviver ; for reporting, marking and removing | doreliots and other menaces to navigation in the North Atlantic Osean (became a law) and fixing the qualifientions to vote and hold o! {| flee In the Cherokee Outlet, I — A BRAVE QUARTER-BACK. | A Football Player Saves the life of med upon such foreign exhibits in the | olumbinn Exposition as may be sold, and « rebate of sll the duties on such Imported exhibits as may be donated to or purchased by the Columbian Museum of Chicago was sent to contarence, A resolution was pascd after considerable excitement, to pay employs during the recess, bat it was amended by the Henate, and the hour of adjournment arrived before further action could he taken, ——— - Trea ia a cabbage-fiald on thebank of the river a little above high water has overflow owner says that an immenss school of Bave taken advantage of the iy fatten off his and his garden Is fairly alive with ¥ Mapas Canxor, the wile of the President French Te inn a Deaf Man, As William B Tucker, 8 hardware mer. ohant of Elisabeth, NX. J., was returning from a foothall mateh he became bewilderad on the Jefferson avenue crossing of the Jersey Central when he saw (wo trains from o . site directions rushing down upon hin. He is deaf and did not perceive thelr sjproach anti almost too iste for retreat, Edward Ki . the Elizabeth Clab's quar tencks and lay on top of bim to hold him there until the trains passsd, | astern and Middle States, Bammer C. Coow, a killed himself at the Erooklyn Joux J Foaruse and The Howard, members of the Board of Freeholders in Pat. erson, N. J.. in 1802°%3, were found guilty of the charge of conspiracy In conn with the sward of plans for the on house there Tue be bated in New York the assassination they spponred VArious manding #100000 from Byrnes wealthy mine owner Hotel ¥, George, in mas - v On cuiGen of eran ks City for several dayw » of Curter Har places oo Superintend ter rison ir : Braziiian Five and Braz t Presipexr Prixoyo's new i New York United Stan have ie being raise nt those of the Steamship ( ny oontrol of his boon s in Agen surrendered all claln boat DeArover snd her sale IT“THREE men wh York from the phospt lof N { avasss tell a Jn, &( roe, Mass ’ South and West, h uraerer o Presid is i Washington. f tha Brig: repon Arms Migtow White, resigned ux House Democrats 1, selected the Engin Rs f the bY : 1 Lai f Virginia, pastor tian Church. Washiz ain, made vs e Rev. Mr. Ha idntes § » BO ETHAN S00 999 485, {18M Hovoowmy rts that T'BoMas re » nsabar expenditu which was 850 000 larger Tek] er re inst SREury your the pts by $9 tures excseded th pecs O00 batman ni na ons of expendit eipts thas ex year Tar Treasury parative re Ktates f the nave od the rim Kn Wppre ra the New England y for the reportin tion ’ wident minated Sar y be Pension Agent } Byxbee of Oon tor of Interaal Revenue nnecticut Consuls Davis, of Arkansas, af Merida, Mexico | Jasohi of Wisconsin at Redchenherg Leon Jostremski, of Louisiana, at W. Roberts, of Maine, at for the ML «CH Bohemia Callao, Peru; F Barcelona, Rpain Foreign. Rin Jowx Ansort, ex-Premioer of dead Canada, in Tar steamship Nordst jernan ran sank a yacht near Hernosand, capit island of Herne, Ten persons on were drowned into and al of the the yacht Exitie Zirewax, a murdeross, was exeont. od by behending in Berlin This is the first woman who has suffered a capital senteno» in the German capital since 1848 Tux principal mosque of Damascos has been burned 10 the ground, causing a loss olf #2.560, 000 Tax Matabelos have heen defeated with heavy loss by the British foroes ia South Afrien, and Baluwayo, thelr capital, has bec captured Tus Canard Line steamer Campania broke the sast ward record from New York to Drow bead, Ireland, by one hour and twenty min. utes Tae British Parliament opeosd and busi. ness began by the moving of the second reading of the Parish Counells bill Coroxst. Drunrron, ex-Minister of War, dropped dead al Belgrade, Servia, upon boar. Ing that the King had promoted him to the rank of general. Apoplexy was the cause of death, M. Vevaminoviron, formerly Servian Min. ister of Justion, has beens murdered st his residence lo Belgrade. His body was foun behesded and horribly mutilated in his beds room, POTTER PALMER 'S GIFT. He Presents $200,000 With Which
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