The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-17

Under date OF July icth the St Louis
RssaSiie publishes the following from lie
Bar Harbor correspondent.
James 6 blaine, according 10 the most
reliable reports available, Is nearing the
end of his eventiul and exciting life. lis
family and friends are doing their beat TO
keep his condition from the public, aud
the doctors attending him are pledged to
secrecy. Ia spite Of the most strenuous et.
iorts, however, the state OF the secretary's
mental and physical health IL gradually
becoming known. He is the victim OF
Brighvs disease OF the kidneya together
with a complication cf nervous disorders.
Added to his ph, steal pains and penal
ties his mind Is In state Of collapse. His
memory, which was the wonder OF his
friends. Is shattered, and he has lost inter-
est In his surroundings, and In his lucid
moments has no hope OF recovery. Those
who knew Mr. Blaine courie Of years
ago,or even year ago, would scarcely re-
eognize him now II they saw him leaning
back in the carriage, supported by his
wife or daughter. There ls death palor
on his face, and there are deep black cir
cles under his eyes. lie Is very thin and
haggari,th benes seem ready to protrude
through the skin, the lips are as blue as
indigo, the eyes are CLASSY and dull. lie
seems to be always shivering as u chilled.
lie Is not able TO stand alone. In fact, II
Is doubtful u he could sit on chair With
out assistance.
There are six doctors In regular attead-
ance on Mr. Blaine. Four of them are
residents OF Bar Harbor, one Is from Au-
gusta and another from Bostor. The latter,
a prominent practitioner, has been an In.
mate Of the Blaine house for the past ten
days. The doctors refuse to say anything
concerning Mr. Blaine's condition.
From other sources /, but entirely reiia-
bic, your correspondent leans that the
doctors have agreed that Mr. Blaine's life
cannot be prolonged much longer. He
may live for few months, and may pass
away In few weeks. That he can ever
resume public life no one In Bar Haibor
for moment thinks. Mr. Blaine is a very
popular man here. Every resident of thi.
beautiful resort Is his friend. II was
Blaine's won't when driving out to bow
right and left to his aequeintanees. He
knew every resident of the place and they
all knew him. Now, whenever driving
out, only senseless stare grevts the sa-
lutes OF his fellow-townsmen. II is not
his fault. Only at brief intervals Is he able
to recognize any one, eyea members OF his
own family. lie talks iEeessantly and his
mind wanders.
Sometimes he Is fighting the presiden-
tial campaign OF 1884 over again; some
times he Is making speech accepting the
presidential nomination OF his party again,
he Is discussing the New Orleans lynehing
with Baron Fava. or with Mr. Harrison.
and anon he will extol his reciprocity
schemes and denounce the McKinley blu
Sometimes he grows furious and de-
nounces the democracy with something
akin to bis old vigor, and then OF a sudden
he will collapse and remain at almost
state OF coma for six or seven hours at
time. Sometimes he remains In possess
sion Of his faculties, for day a, time.
Then he eonverses pleasantly with his wife,
children and the doctors, when OF sudden
he will say something about his dea; son
Walker, or his dead daughter. Mrs Cop
niger, and break Into tears
Ills faculties desert him when he talks
Of his dead children, and when his mind
wauders he Is rItiable. His family trace the
beginning of his more serious Illness TO the
death OF hls son Walker. who was his best
beloved child, and en- whom he had most
leaned for support since his defeat In 1854.
MI Blaine's friends, however, claim that
he rever got over the presidential contest
Of 1884. The excitement and worry Of the
contest shattered his health, and even at
the time, they claim, threatened his mind.
The personalities Of the campaign were
what affected him most. lie discussed
this SUBJECT with very dear friend OF his
CIV months ago,and said he blamed him
self for much Of the brutal personality Of
that campaign. lie said that when the
first story affecting Mr. Cieveland's private
character reached him II he lad spurneI
II instead of referring the author TO the
Republican National Committee, the
chances are that the democrats would not
have attacked his personal character, and
the campaign would have been fought on
the public issues lie blamed himself for
the personalities OF the campaign, and said
that he would always regret his part In IL.
In his lucid moments, Il Is said, Of all
his friends, Joe Manly, the Augusta Post
master, Is the only one he inquiries about
or seems TO take any interest IL. lie
takes no interest at all in public affairs cx-
cept when his mind wanders.
lie Is not aware during his lucid periods
that his mind Is affected. For instance
he thinks that he has not been more than
a week or ten days at Bar IIarbor. When
he RECEIVERS consciousness he yawns drear-
lily, and complains OF having ugly dreams,
and ask how long he has been asleep. lie
has not partsken of any solid food for
more than a month. lie IL dieted on milk
and whisky and has no appetite whatever.
1t Is tire opinion of his doctors that he
may survive for two months more, but
they would not be surprised If he passed
away at any time.
That the brilliant career ofthe best-Ioyed
republican In the United States Is drawing
to close there Is no longer a doubt.
a celebrated physician has remarked
that every house ought TO be pulled do~n