Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-15


oav after n short Illness. General Fremonrs
death VISA entirely unexpected, his Illness even
not hnytug boon generally kuOwn. He WAS AZ
fectod by Tho great heat ON Tuesday last aud %
tho following day wastakcn wth cnill' when
confined him 20 lis rooms, MS sym p'oh' .'-
vflorod into perit0uit5 ana o. ths hIhcH- ho
died last evening
General Fremont wss born NJ Savannah, O.,
January q, 1918, was graiuaiNl rom tho
Charleston College. South Carolina, en1 became
professor Of nAfhcmafics in the navy about lNo
In ls}s-f3g ne assisted Nicolci ln the exp hlgn
of the upper portion of tho valley OF the Missl.-
aipgi lie was appointed second lieutenant OF
me- Typographical Engineers fra 1898. AMI three
years later explored anI surveyed me Des
M0.ncs rigor. ia October, 1871. De mhrfei us
Jessie, tnr daughter oi senator i'eu'e' ~ us
souri,. In NHv. 1882. he UNDERTOOK 10 tAlIvi9
fho Rocky Mountains and % open an overland
r0ufe 90 tho Pacific ocean under authority OF we
Government u,.,
us eqccnicd tho highest peak OF tho Wind
river Mountains. which is now called fremont
prsk nud I'm the autumn 81 1872 publlehc1 an
n-c1uut OF his discoveries. IN no summer "'
lAi3 he conducted another cAlruN'h UP tho
valley Of the Platte, explored "fcal ai' i,asc'
and made several important Roogrnphi'nl 1l'-
,.,vrrias Uo arrived tu November ~ foft all
c0uvcr. near tho mouth y the Noiunhla fNtI'
and in she following Wintor Gti'mItf 20 icltih
boy more southcrlv route, uui detp enc" "l
r0-fs1 MA urogross. nnj h.- party suhefe1
severely from hunger ana cora. IT" I'aoA,4
u.o Sacramento river On March, 1871, ana return
ing through the Great Basin ana ihe SCUM IeaS'
arrived iu Kansas In July of that year.
soon offcrwprd Lieutenant Fremont WA@ promo
ted 90 the rama fca9taIn, aud in mo sprnS Oh $40
Do cprd Irtei another expedition TO oAp4vIo ga,
.i.rrn Nnvaia- ln California. Tie WAS 0lihckeI
by Nevrans near Monterey m March 1910. 90
Tended himself successfully, wa, ralscu - tue
rank 81 Northumberland, AMI was appplhici
Governor ~ California by Commodore tosh'ou'
,gLoso authority was disputed by General Rear
ffFtHI 81 %
a, ma s.,rari1r WAS arrested by benfral near
ms. tried bv court-msrtlal and found guhly OF
1nutiny ana dis0bodieDce, for which, howefef'he
WAS hardened by the President no NccIihcd
tho pardon ana resigned his commi sion:
la Isis General Fremont settled in california,
whcre ho tai purchased largo tract caIIeh llo
"Hallp0sa Estate lie eAst'eI his iil , uo.',
% make California a FREQ state, ana was one oi
tho reuators chosen % represont nor M the
l. nited statos senate ia 1880, bis term expiring
in Mar'h. 1851.
FOrhi. services "a an explorer he received IN
Aroli medal from tlo King " Prussia, ana
apO,rer from the Royal Geographical society oil
IouIou lu lss3 no conducted az his own OK
pcusr an exploring party 90 the racine anu sue
cecded ina finding a new route aDouN Iau'uuo %
degrees north.
in the spriug OF 1875 Fremont with his family
took up his residence In New York for me pnr-
pose II preparing for publication me hatFH',fe
0f his last expedition across tho continent. ne
fi,n Israu 10 DO mentioned as an Huu-sihfniy
candidate for the presidency, In we mrs. M
nonai Republican convention, Whfh moi III
Philadelphia Juno Il, 1876, ne received o'9 votes
ia 1qF FOR IOhn Nci can, aud on the FIRST formal
ballot Fremont Was nominated Unanimously. Ills
letter % acceptance placed him strongly against
the extension Of slavery aud faYofing Tree ihoOf.
Ile Was also nominated In New OK rev days
later a. me candidate Of the National American
party. whose support he accepted General tfe-
mont was defeated. tho CHOICE OF me eleChoh
falling upon buchanan, Fremont receiving ohiy
ii4 Tie total votes from eleven states, covering
New England tho Middle. and western states.
But going South Mary land alone cast Asr choice
Tor Fremont
Ira 1853 Fremont won't 20 California, residing
there f0r some time, and visited Europe IN lsbL
Soon after tho beginning OF the civil war he was
made major-gencTal in the regular army ana
assigned 20 tho command Of the newly-created
Western Department.
After lie battle of Wilson's Crock. August 10,
lebl Fremont proclaimed martial law, arrested
active .oces siouists, aud suspended the publlca-
don Of newspapers charged with disloyaiy' re
issued a proclamation August 5lst assuming me
goyernment OF TIE state ana announcing thht
be- emancipated tho slaves OF those IN arms
against the United states.
President lincoln approved OF the procaina-
ton except the emancipation clause, "hich Dc
considered premature. and no asked Fremont 10
Withdraw TO- which the latter declined 10 %, ana
the President therefore annuilod u hlmseH III d
puhii- order.
I'm he autumn Fremont moved his army from
/ the Missouri river, but as many comp ANTS had
| boon made % bis administration ana ihls Deins
/ hIcfti among o'her thlnss 'u"t 10 "''p -
| cieut, though arbitrary aud eXuaYagaul' no vas
/ after an inye-figAtlou by the Secretary OF W Jar
November 3. l>dl. relieved from his command
! General lrcm0nt5 public career closed IN
l Apr!l last whom ne was placed on mo reutel
| list % tho army as o msjor-genera- no may %
SAID o. DO the last Of the old hepuDlican uuaru'
CoNuOLENCE WITH MRS. FREMONT.
Los ANGELES, CAL, July lL-Mrs. Fremont
mis- afternoon received the following message oi
confidence from President Harrison
Nrs. jessie BsHton Fremont;
beg 70 extend toyou my profound sympathy
I'm YOUR great sorrow. Tho death OF General
fremont mas reused tho memory or his gfeal
aud unique public services ana viii excite reste'
mat mo nation dil uOt give an earlier ana NOR
constant expression Of It's grateful appreciation
fstgngt1 BENJAMIN HARRISON.