The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-01-21
DEATHS HARVEST.

DEATHS HARVEST.
Many Men of Note Cut Down by the Grim
Reaper-The List Comprises Cardinals
Manning andsimeoni, Generals Robin
son and Brisbin. Actor George 5. knight
and Frank Flint. the Famous Baseball
Player.
LONDON, Jan. l5.-Telegrams of re-
gret at the death of Cardinal Manning
have been received from all parts of
the world. While he himself was on
what proved his deathbed, Cardinal
Manning was told of the serious illness
of the duke of Clarence. He expressed
great sorrow and sympathy for the
prince and princess of Wales
The pope is sorely afflicted by the
death of Cardinal Manning, whom he
was wont to term 1.-The Father of the
Modern Church." The cardinals will
makes no reference to funeral arrange
ments.
As the body of the dead prelate re-
poses the feet are surrounded with
wreaths of white flowers. The hands,
crossed on the breast, grasp rosary.
The archbishop's gold cross hangs
upon his neck, and an ivory cross rests
against the chin. Burning candles sur
round the bier. The cardinals face is
pallid, but wears natural expression.
The body lies in the little room
clothed in state as prince of the
church. DR.. Gilbert, the vicar general
and administrator of his will, and all
the cardinals old servants are provided
for.
Death Of Cardinal Slmeonl.
ROME, Jan. 15.-Cardinal Simeoui,
formerly papal secretary of state and
prefect general of the propaganda, died
Thursday. His death was cue to an
attack of influenza from which he had
been suffering for several days. Car
dinal Serafino Vannutelli, papal secre-
tary Of memorials, will succeed Car
dinal Simeoni as prefect general of the
propaganda
The Pope Feels the Church's Loss.
LONDON, Jan. ia dispatch from
Rome says that the coincidence of the
deaths of Cardinals Simeoni and Man
ming so affected the pope that he ex-
claimed: Il feel that my hour is also
approaching!"
"OLD SILVER" Is DEAD.
Frank =. Flint, Once the Chicago Base
ball Clubs Best Catcher, Victim of
Consumption.
CHICAGO, Jan. l5.-Frank s. Flint,
the ball player, died Of consumption at
I o'clock Thursday night at his di-
vorced wife's residence on Twenty
fifth street. Flint has been at death S
door for week, and only his wonder
full vitality kept him alive Quick con-
sumption was the d; d;sease which brought
his life to close.
Flint, in his day, was one OF the most
skillful and popular players of the ma.
tional league. He joined the Chicago
club in 1879 and remained with the
his fine work behind the bat to the
clubs great success. He caught Gold
smith, Mccormick, Corcoran, Clarkson
and most of the other famous pitchers
of the day, and, in fact, did most of
the catching for the club.
JUSTICE KUGER DEAD.
The Head OF tho New York Court Of Ap.
peal. Expires ut Syracuse.
SYRACUSE, N. y, Jan. l5.-Chief JUS
tice William Crawford Ruger, of the
court of appeals, died about 1880
, o'clock p. m. The chief justice was
born at Bridgewater, Oneida county,
January 80, 1924. He was counsel for the
defendants in the canal ring prosecu'
tions instituted by the late Samuel j.
| Tilden. He was a member of the
democratic national convention in
1872 and twice candidate for con
gress In 1876 he was president Of the
convention in Albany at which the
state bar association was formed. His
election to the position of chief justice
occurred in 1882