The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-01-11
DEATH OF MANNING.
a LIFE OF HARD WORK AND ACTIVITY
ENDED.


Manning died at 1 $40 this after
noon.
Mr.. Manning seemed to rally and
brighten considerably this morning
to the surprise of the family, and
about o'clock this afternoon his
son James H., who had been up
Watching at his bedside, almost
without rest, went out for . short
walk in Tho fresh air. He returned
in few minutes, and entering the
room where the nurse and patient
were, discovered that his father was
breathing faster, with shortened
breath. The mark of death was on
his countemnce, and, though Man
ming had repeatedly requested his
family not to witness his passing
away, it was deemed best to sum-
mon the household, and in the pres
ence of his family, at 1:34 o'clock
this afternoon, he quietly and gently
ceased to breathe.
TIE PRESIDENTS SORROW.
Washington, Dec. 24.-The Pre-
sident this afternoon ordered the
flags at half-mast on all the public
buildings in Washington out of res
pect to Mr.. Manning. He also sent
the following telegram;
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. "a, 'S7 I
To MRs. DANIEL MANNING, AL
BANY, n. Y.-rhough in this hour
of unutterable grief your sorrow is
too sacred to be shared and too deep
to he reached by earthly comfort,
may l express to you my sincere
and tender sympathy, saddened by
my own afliction at the loss of n
true and trusted friend and loyal
associate, who but lately stood at
my side in the discharge with pat
rotic zeal of his solemn public
duty.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Daniel Manning, eX-Secretary of
the United States Treasury, was
born at Albany, N. Y, August lG,
1881. Losing his father at an early
age, he was compelled to support
himself. He started to work as an
apprentice on the Albany "Atlas, "
a paper afterward merged into the
"Argus." He worked his way up
through the composing-room to the
reportorial and editorial staff, and
in 1873 he had second control of
the paper, and subsequently became
President of the Argus Publishing
Company. His work during the last
Presidential canvass, while mem
Der of the National Democratic
Campaign Committee, and the sue
cess which attended the work of the
committee, which was principally
controlled by Mr.. Manning, placed
his name in some prominence. Mr..
Cleveland knew Mr.. Manning
abilities probably better than did
others of his intimate friends, and
recognizing his abilities placed him
in charge OF the United States Trea-
sury, which position he was forced
to Leave by illness. 1t is well known
that Mr.. Manning's illness was
brought on primarily by unremit-
ting attention to his duties, which
kept him confined at his desk from
twelve to fourteen hours every day.
He ussd to be in the Office from s
until 6 and then take home work
with him which he would do after
dinner until after midnight with his
stenographer. A large part of his
time was taken up with hearing and
answering the . applications fol
office, and he devoted himself with
unhagging energy to recognizing
the department. and carrying on,
the reforms decided upon between
the President and himself. He was
warned again and again that his
health would not stand the stralr
and that Secretary Folger haf
broken down because he had un
dertaken to do too much, but Man
ming refused to be taught until Tho
blow fell which has ended in hi