The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-09-11
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Death of Secretary FOIger at Geneva
New York

Death of Secretary FOIger at Geneva
New York.
GENEVA, N. Y, Sept. 4-Secretary
FOlger died at 4 As. The only persons
present were Mrs. Hart, his deceased
wife's sister; DR.. Knapp and his law as
socIates, his family physician, DIR. A. b.
Smith and his c0lOred servant James
DIR. Smith and Capt. j. s. Lewis had
left him but a few minutes previously.
DIR. Henry Foster who has been here
two or three times as consulting physi-
clan arrived on the 4 as p. N. train and
was conveyed To the Folger mansion by
DIR. Smith. Mrs. Ernst, ahe eecretary's
sister, arrived by the same train, After
the three last named entered the DYING
man grasped twice or thrice and all was
over. Secretary Foiger's two daugh-
ter's are In the Adirondacks,
the elder in very feeble
health. His son, Capt. Chas. w. Folger,
is at Alexandria, Va. All have been
written TO come TO the funeral, the tele-
graph not being earlier resorted to, as SO
sudden u termination OF the fathers
halady was not apprehended. The sec
rotary returned tor the last time to &C.
neva last Wednesday, the Goth ult., and
NO SoiANN us AoAAAAy khyoACldu Tue HSAt
morning, who gave The following
DIAGNOSIS OF THE CASE:
Great feebleness in the hearts action,
congestion from middle To right lung
and capillary congestion of bronchial
tubes; torpor of liver, showing disease
OF the kidneys. The doctor was in
formed the secretary had had hemorr-
hagc of the lungs three times of late be-
fore his return. The first was while out
Watching with friends at New York, on
which occasion he discharged about q
pint of blood.
Secretary FOlger rode out daily until
and including the 10Th uIt since which
time he has Kept his room, but did not
wholly abandon his official work. He
continued to answer the important let
tels and kilograms which he received up
to yesterday, and seemed reluctant to
give up. Yet he was by no means I'M
conscious of his critical condition. He
intrusted to his personal friend Captain
Lewis, final messages to his family and
other directions of a confidential nature
Within a few moments after the secre-
tarY died, kilograms announcing the sad
event were telegraphed to President Ar
thur at Newport, Assistant Treasurer
Coon, Frank Sperry, his private score
tary, Hon. Thomas c. Acton, assistant
treasurer at New York and Judge An
drews, at Syracuse.
General gloom pervades the people of
Geneva over this sudden removal of their
beloved townsman. Men of all parties
and all conditions in life alike Joining
in expressions of sorrow. The first en-
blems of mourning displayed were about
the entrance tothe quarters OF the Thirty
fourth Separate Co, (FOIger corps) N.
q ~ NJ ut ha Hak;aral
bank and upon the large Cleveland aud
Hendricks banner suspended across Sen
ecs street. The secretary VIII be inferred
at Geneva by the side of his wife who
died seven years ago.
THE NEWS AT THE CAPITAL
The FIRST news of the death of Score
tsry FOlger received in Washington was
conveyed in an Associated Press dis
patch from Geneva. Upon its being
shown To Assistant Secretary Coon, who
is the acting secretary, he Immediately
notified the chiefs of bureaus IN the
treasury department and invited them to
meet at his office this evening. Later in
the evening Coon was informed of the
death by brief telegram from Geneva
by the cOlOred servant of Folger's. The
news of the death of the secretary was
received throughout the city with gen
e:al expressions of regret. The officials
of the treasury department, especially.
were shocked by the suddenness of the
event. The generally expressed opinion
OF these officers was that Mr.. Folger's
death was due 10 over work.
He sought to supervise all details OF
the service instead of leaving merely rou-
tine work TO his sub0rdinates, said one
prominent official, and all others who
ansak0n with fho
ed the secretarY's illness and death to
the same cause. Treasurer Wyman said
that for some time before Folger left the
department he had been complaining of
| pain in the region of the heart and of
difficulty of breathing. The Watchman
and other employees of the department
On duty tonight, as well IS the minor
officials, who heard the news, expressed
their SORROW and spoke feeIingly OF Fol
gers uniform kindness to them.
THE VACANCY.
The question of filing the vacancy
caused by Mr.. Folger's death has been
submitted to the attorney general
On the death recently Of the sixth
auditor, Ely. the attorney general gave
his opinion that the vacancy occurring
by the death of the head officer of Q
bureau must be filed At the expiration
OF ten days. either by temporary designa-
ton or by permanent appointment, and
such temporary designation, If made,
could be but for ten days. 1t would fol-
low, therefore. that the Vacancy in the
treasury may he temporarily filed by an
appointment for ten days from the 10Th
inst and must be permanently filed not
lister than the 18th inst, Sundays not
being counted
A meeting nf heads of treasury bu-
reaus Will be held Tomorrow To draft
appropriate resolutions of respect tor
FoIger.