St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-14
The Old General Passes Away
at His Home in New
York City.
inflammation Of the Bowels
Develops From Tuesdays
Excessive Heat.
He Was Seventy-Seven Years
and Six Months Old to
a Day.
The Career Of the First Re.
publican Candidate for the
Presidency.


Charles Fremont, the first candidate of
the Republican party for president, died
atthe home of his adopted daughter, the
wife of Col. III. NJ. Porter (Nina Ere
mont, at 40 West Twenty-fifth street, at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon. Death was
due to inflammation of the bowels. There
were present at the bedside at the
demise his son. Lieut.. }. G. Fremont, of
the navy, and his physician, DR.. Will
lam j. Morton. His sickness was of
comparatively brief duration and dated
in its first stages from the excessive
heat of last Tuesday, when the Their
mometer went up to 100 in this city.
On that day the general went down to
Seabright, N. j., where his adopted
daughter, Mrs. Col. Porter, was
stopping, and the excessive heat
affected him very seriously. When he
returned home he felt ill. On the fol-
lowing day, Wednesday, he experienced
some pain, and on Thursday was worse,
but he did not complain. Matters as
sumed so much worse a turn on Friday
that he sent for his physician.
The doctor advised the sick man
to take sail and geta little fresh air.
While he was out on the water he got
bad chill. Friday night he sent for DIR.
Morton again. On the following morn
ing Saturday the disease had devel-
oped enough to show its true character
(peritonitis.) But even then the case
was not considered dangerous, and a
dispatch to that effect was sent to
Sea Bright n. j. Final dis
solution was sudden. The general was
seventy-seven years and six months old
Ito day. at the time of his death. A
dispatch was sent to Mrs. Fremont and
Elizabeth Fremot "a daughter). who
are at Los Angeles, Cal, of the death of
Frank Preston Fremont, at Fort Shell
ing, near st. Paul. No arrangements
have yet been made for the funeral.
His Career.
Gen. John Charles Fremont, the first
candidate of the Republican party for
the office of president of the United
States, was born jill Savannah, Ga, on
Jan. 81, 1913, and was therefore in his
seventy eighth year. His father was a
Frenchman who had settled in Nor
folk, Va, where he was an instructor
in his native language. He died
when John Charles was five years of
age, and his widow then removed to
| Charleston, S. G. He entered Charles
ton college in 1928, and afterwards be-
came teacher of mathematics on the
sloop of-war Natchez. He afterwards
passed a severe examination and
was given the post of professor of
mathematics on the frigate Independ-
ence. He afterwards determined to
leave the sea and engaged as surveyor
of line of railroad between Charleston
and Augusta. This work being sus-
| pended in 1887, he accompanied Capt.
Williams through the Cherokee country
| of Georgia, North Carolina and Ten
nessee. This survey was made in the
winter, and gave Fremont his first taste
of campaign in mountains and snow.
President Van Buren, in 1888 made
Fremont second lieutenant in the
Typographical Engineers.
and in 1910, when engaged in the prep
araton of his reports of these, trips he
met Miss Jessie Benton, daughter of
Senator Thomas Fl. Benton. of Mis-
souri,. AS Miss Benton was then
| but fifteen years of age the sen
ator did not take kindly to the
suit of the young lieutenant, and so to
| to get rid of him had Benton ordered to
make a survey of the Des Moines river.
| This was done in less than year, and
| on his return he was secretly married
| to Miss Benton. This created a sensa-
ton. but it made Fremont, for in
| Senator Benton he had friend
at court who was all powerful. In 1912
Fremont projected a survey of the
whole country from the Mississippi to
the Pacific, and on applying to the gov
eminent to do this, was told to explore
the Rocky mountains. and particularly
plorations or trips across the
great plains, four in number,
are matters of history and made him
prominent. A difference with SUI
! perior officer, Gen. Kearney, led to his
| court martial in 1S4s, the findings of
| which were disapproved by President
Polk. Fremont resigned and started on
last trip
at his own expense. He purchased
| the MaripoSa estate at this time, and
after ten years of litigation won his
title to it. He was appointed by Presi-
| dent Taylor a commissioner in 1S49 to
| run the boundary line between the.
| United States and Mexico, and in the
| same year was elected senator from
| California. He drew the short term,
| and in the election of the next year the
! anti-sIavery party. of which FIRE.
mont was a leader, was defeat
ed, and he failed of reelection.
| The next two years he spent abroad
ind on his return made another trip
across the con tinent, discovering sew
aral more passes. He was NOM
enated for the presidency by the oppon-
ents of Democracy, at Philadel-
phia, on June II, 1856. His can
vass was spirited, and the coun-
try never witnessed more exciting
or enthusiastic campaign. He was de-
feated, however, by the decisive major
| ity of 174 electoral votes east for Mr..
Buchanan to LII for Fremont.
He then returned to California. and
at the outbreak Of the war was
Made a Major General.
in the Union army. Aug. 81. 1861, he
issued an order freeing the slaves of all
those in rebellion in his district. This
displeased Stanton and his feIIow-con-
| spirators. and on Nov. of that year
| Fremont was relieved. He was suisse
| quently appointed to another command,
! but soon resigned OH being detailed
| to serve under General Pope.
whom he eutranked. This ended
his war services and left him very much
/ disgruntled with President Lineoin'S
administration. In 1864 he was for
three months an independent Repnbli-
| can candidate for the presidency, but
was forced out of the field in Septem-
Der, before the election. He a ter
wards became engaged in a
scheme for Southern transeanti-
mental railway. and was convicted
of fraud in Paris in connection with
this. Since then he has lived quietly in
| New York and Mount Desert, Me. He
| was, few years ago,yery poor and was
| placed OH the retired list by SPECIAL act
| of congress. His wife, the celebrated
Jessie Benton Fremont, survives him.
Four Victims of Rabid Coyote.
Albuquerque SPECIAL.
A little over month ago mad coyote
appeared at the Indian village of La
| guna, attacking Indians and biting sew
oral doyc PacSjnr down the railroad