St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-07
He HAS PASSED AWAY.
Death at Black River Falls, Wis, of Con-
gresham Price Yesterday
Morning.
& Queer Case at Crookston Involving
Marital Infdelity and Law
Suit.
The Saloons at Sioux City Prepar-
ing TO Open Their Doors
Again.
Dakota's estate Legislature"--Ma
son City's Epidenics--Frozen
to Death.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, Dec. O.
This city is in mourning. Congressman
Price passed quietly away few minutes
before o'clock this morning. During the
mast three or four days he had been under
the treatment of Mrs. Femme. sort OF
Christian faith cure doctor. OF Chicago.
Durinr This time he had not taken any
medicine. and had rested more quietly and
Easier than at any time during his sickness.
Mrs. Femme claimed that she was going to
cure him. although she believed he was
afflicted with cancer. HIS friends mere
had come to believe that the doctors might
De mistaken and that he would hnally get
well. During the night he slept well until
about 4:30 this morning when the 1alhiiy
noticed thar he was breathing quite
hard. and a few minutes lateTs he
passed quietly away, having only spoken
once when lie called his wife's name,
Julia" Only the family were present.
The ARRANGEMENTS for the funeral have not
been made but it will probably be held
either Wednesday OF Thursday at the resi-
dence. Rev. E. Bradford, OF Cmppewa
Falls viii assist in the services. MI. Price
had all his financial matters arranged. nav
ing made uD his mind for the worst Before
his brother returned to Washington they
had quite long conversation, at Which
time the question Of there beng God was
spoken Of Mr.. Price acknowledged that
he believed there was God as much as ne
believed there was man. but that he could
not understand him as his brother did.
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Dec 6.-The news of
CONGRESSMAN Prices death reached here
this morning simultaneously with letter
from his son saying that the symptoms
We're improved and that there was some
hopes Of his recovery. The sad news was
soon whispered about the corridors and
through the house ana senate Inc Press
Association posted bulletins announcing the
facts. "a ali sides professions OF sorrow
were heard. The members of the deiega-
ton at once held meeting in Gen. Bragg S
comm ttee room and joined III the Hollow
ing telegram of condolences:
Mrs ". T. Price, Black River Falls, Wis.,
We the colleague Of oar deceased husband
in the FOrtv-nint. ,ngreSs, send our mourn
ful regrets at the loss which you,our state and
the nation have sustained in his death. L. b.
Caswell. r. GuenJher E. S Bragg. Isaac
Stephenson. r. NJ. Lafollette, L. x. Hudd.
kilograms were also sent by Senators
Sawyer and SpOOner, Col. Burchard and
various friends of the dead congressman IN
both branches of congress. Mr.. Price was
known to be opposed to the lavish display
If expense of the average congressional
.unelal and Sergeant-at-ArmS Leed0m
therefore telegraphed Hugh Price, the son Of
The deceased, asking if it would be agree
able to the family if a congressional COM
mittee be sent to attend the funeral. No
answer being received up to 4 o'clock. as
soon as the presidents message was read
Mr.. Caswell moved d resolution for the
APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE
to attend the funeral and pay the last sad
tribute of respect to the dead colleague.
Nh. Carlisle designated Messrs. Guenther.
LafOllette. Morrison. Of Illinois; Osborne.
of Pennsylvania; Frederick. of Iowa. and
TouIbee of Kentucky. Senator SpOOner,
who only arrived in Washington from Hud
son last night will Join this committee.
They leave on the 10 o'clock train on the
Baltimore & Ohio road. and will reach
Black River Falls Oh Wednesday night.
Congressman Vanshaick is not in the city.
and is expected he Will join the party at
Chicago. Mr.. Price last June made some
severe structures in a speech in the house
0n the expenses of congressional funerals,
ard alluding to items in the expenses for
the funerals of the late Congressman Has
KEEL. of Kansas. Hernden. of Alabama, and
Senator Anthony. of Rhode Island, said
that in private life men who run up such
accounts would be sent to the pententiary.
Ii is therefore held to be a duty on the
present occasion to make as little expense
as DOSSiDle,