The Portland daily press., 1888-04-13
Mr.. BLAINES PHYSICIAN SPEAKS
OF Those Tiresome FIctions About
His Patients Health.
Stories Concerning the
Sunstroke AuthorItativeiy Settled.
Other Matters of Interest from the
National Capital.

Mr.. Blaine's physician when in Washington,
said tonight: "Mr. Blaine was a man Of
splendid constitution when he left here, per-
fectly free from constitutional disease. The
only disease that troubled him was OCCASION
al attacks of dyspepsia and rheumatic gout.
His kidneys and heart and all the organs
were as sound as a boys. Rumors that Mr..
Blaine had the kidney disease, diabetes,
are unfounded. He is probably suffering
from nervous debility, augmented, perhaps,
by a slight attack Of dyspepsia. caused by
overwork and failure to take sufficient exer-
else.
The doctor attended Mr.. Blaine during the
famous sunstrike in June, 1876, and when he
was asked about that attack said: Il am
very glad of this opportunity to set that
matter right as 1t seems never to have been
thoroughly understood, many. people claim
ing that Mr.. Blaine feigned sunstroke to
create sympathy in the canvass for the Pres
idential nomination. 1t was not strictly a
q case Of sunstroke but was heat stroke
in mild form The sunstroke
was. caused by his taking, the
advice of some foolish, friend and wear
mometer was 100. He fell on the church
steps unconscious and remained in that con-
dition till Monday morning. He was insensi-
BILE to pain and the pupils OF his eyes were
insensible to light. Monday morning, he
regained consciousness but was unable to
speak, owing to the refusal of that part of
the brain used in controlling the organs Of
speech, to act. This condition Is called
aphosis and is unusual This wore off dur
ing the day, however, and he was able to
articulate by night, SO you see, not matter
deceive the public, he could not have fooled
his physician"
The Fate Of the Treaty.
Although the committee on foreign rela-
tions win not make their report on the fish
cries treaty till next week, it is quite clear
what the nature of this report will be. The
committee is divided strictly on party lines.
The five Republican members Of the commit
tee, Messrs. Sherman, Edmunds, Frye,
Evarts and Dolph, will sign majority re-
port against its ratification, and the four
Democratic members Of the committee,
Messrs. Morgan, Brown, Salisbury and
Payne, will declare themselves in favor Of
the treaty. The discussion in committe has
brought out no new points. The Senators
representing the administration have been
unable to advance single argument in favor
of the treaty which has not already been
proclaimed on the house-tops by Secretary
Bayard.
Mrs. chadbourne's Lost Wealth.
1t will be remembered that last May three
$500 7-30 bonds were found under stone
wall in the town of Wrentham. Mass. The
bonds were given, by the person who found
them, to the Maverick Bank for collection.
The letter of transmittal stated that the
bonds had been found. Durham, First
Comptroller Of the Treasury, who is always
on the watch for technicalities, ruled that
the bonds could not be redeemed except by
the owner, and that the government would
retain them until the owner should appear.
Meanwhile it was discov cred that Luther @.
Chadbourne, who lived near Lewiston, Me-,
had lived on the farm near Wrentham, and
while living there his wife had lost from the
house 5000 in seven-thirty bonds. She had
kept the numbers, but the Treasury authori-
ties were not willing to permit the numbers
Of the bonds to be seen. A list was sent on,
and the Treasury answer was that the found
bonds were not on that list. subsequently
in brokers Office in Boston, where the
bonds were bought, the number OF one OF
found that in the numbers in the. memoran-
dun the numbers in copying had been trans
posed. The proof Of this was conclusive
and today the Treasury decided that the
bonds are the property q MIS-, Chadeourne Sh e
dead and has left her estate to her husband.
He lives at Greene, near Lewiston. Me.
The Pension List.
The following Maine pensions were grant
ed today:
Eugene ID. Otis, Bangor.
EsBurn Mutt Thorndike.
Henry A. Rogers, Knox.
INCREASE.
Henry G. Mitchell, Leeds Centre.
REISSUE.
Archie Spinney Grand Lake Stream
Addison Morrell, Livermore falls.
Notes.
The President has appointed Frederick r.
Coudert of New York, Franklin McVeigh OF
Illinois, Alexander c. Haskell of South Car
Olina, M. A. Hanna Of Ohio, and James w:
Savage of Nebraska, government directors Of
the Union Pacific railway.