Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
Ex-PRESIDENT ARTHUR DYING,
His Nearest Friends, Who Have Been
Hoping Against Hope, Now
COncede the Fact.
The Attitude Of the Roman Catholic
Church Towards the Great Labor
Organization.
Two Of the Most Eminent Prelates In
the United States Declare That
1t is not Interdicted.

New YORK, April 3O.-Ever since the con
finemen OF ex-President Arthur to his house
by the complication of diseases which have
afflicted him since his retirement from the
Presidency the most careful efforts have
been made by his friends and those nearest
to him to dismiss as idle and unwarranted
the current stories that his illness was so
serious as to endanger his life, and the very
scanty information which has been per-
mitted to reach the public has been to the
effect that in fact, while the ex-President
was far from well, he was no worse than
any ordinary invalid, and that with good
weather Mr.. Arthur would be out, and with
care and prudence would probably live the
allotted period given to a man OF his phys
igue.
Naturally enough, the denials of these
friends and relatives have carried great
weight, and it will therefore be a revelation
to the public that the ex-President is actu-
ally in 80 DESPERATE a condition as to leave
no room for doubt that his days are num-
bered and that within q very short time the
country will be called upon to follow the
remains of another of it's ex-Chief Magis-
trates to the grave.
BRIGHT's DISEASE.
Months g the symptoms of Bright's
disease were noticed, and after battling
with it heroically Mr.. Arthur a few months
ago was forced to retire from the business
which had engrossed him since he laid down
the office of President. He was counsel, d
to take a long rest, and he faithfully carried
out the Instructions OF his advisers. Three
or four weeks ago the heart troubles, which
are inseparable from the aggravated stages
of Bright's disease, were first observed, and
for the first time since the disease mani
tested itself hope began to fade out from
tho minds 0f fhnoo vhn Hrow, ri M Arkh,r,,
illness.
They were comforted with the assurances
of those in position to know that the ex-
President was in no worse a condition than
thousands OF sufferers from Bright's dis
ease, and that with ordinary care and pru-
dence he might. like so many others, live
for years. At the same time his faithful
friends were forced to recognize the other
alternative-that in the advanced stages of
Bright's :.disease q fatal termination was
frequent within a few hours. Everything
has been lone to asuage his pain, and all
that experience and kind friends can do to
relieve mental or bodily suffering has been
done, but the melancholy fact is that MIR.
Arthur has been sinking steadily for the past
month, and is now in a condition beyond
hope:
UNABLE TO RETAIN FOOD.
y Iue PAST week ue Has ueeu uudDIe
owing to the stomachic ~disarrangement
which has accompanied the other compli-
cations, to retain any solidifood, and his
nourishment has been confined TO the very
slight sustenance derived from milk
punches. His mind, however, has not de-
serted him, and some slight improvement
was noticed in his condition early this
week. but not enough to build any solid
hopes upon. With all these symptoms OF
the approaching end his faithful friends
have hoped against hope for some sudden
and favorable change, owing to the fact
that his sleep has been, for an invalid,
fairly regular and %restful, but with the
complications that have arisen during the
past week hope ha given way to the I'M
willing conviction that the end is not far
off.
Mr.. Arthur, since his condition has be-
come so critical, has ben surrounded by
his immediate family aud friends. Nellie,
who recently went to Washington to be
confirmed, returned four weeks ago, and
with her brother Allan, and aunt, Mrs. Nc
Elroy, is in constant attendance upon her
father. That the ex-P President may live for
weeks to come is q bare possibility, but it
does not enter into the calculations OF
those who know his condition asi really is.
Hares aud Hounds.
Tomorrow the first coursing match ever
held in Montana will take place in the vi
cinitv of Silver Bow, and will doubtless at
tract a large %concourse oil admirers OF the
sport. The affair will be under the man.
agement OF an ex-member OF the Cali