Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-27


~ upconscIopsnes to death. ffIs
win and children we're nj his bed
sIds. TfIs death occasioned ll,tk
sufpsIss. n bad been 30 long ex
pected.
A DOOMED MAN.
Blaine was sick man when he
returned TO Washington for The
winlsrs and death and lie beresve.
rlbsnts added more and more to his
allfnent. He was doomed from the
start and to all intents he has been
3 dead man for many days. His
mind hes been almost blank for
weeks. Lucid moments have been
few and far between. Notice Of bis
death was sent 10 President Harrl-
ron, who, accompanied by Private
Secretary Halford aud DIR, Parker,
81 once walked over to the Blaine
mansion. He was followed quickly
BY Postmnster-0 General Wananiaker. |
The president showed marked signs
Of grief DR.. Hyatt said Blaine's
death was due TO sheer exhaustion. |
He WAS unwilling 10 make q state
ment regarding the exact disease,
until receiving the family's con-
sent.
IN HONOR OF BLAINE.
President Harrison has issued b
proclamation reviewing the career
Of Blaine and directing that on the
day Of his funeral, all the executive
departments at Washington will be
closed. and on ali public buildings
throughout the United States the
national dag will be displayed at half
stan, and for period Of thirty days
the state department will be draped
IN mourning. Secretary Foster is.
sued an order, closing the state de.
partment. The funeral arrange
ments are, ~ far decided: Services
will be held Monday forenoon. The |
remains are 10 be inferred here, at /
'1eaet temporarily. II Is not yet de-
olded whether the funeral Is to be I
public or private. 1
Tho senate and house have ad-
journed, M a mark Of respect TO
Blaine. :.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
This physicians have issued follow -
lug preliminary announcement as :.
70 cause Of Blaine's death: Chronic 4.
|nterstitial nephritls, "a form OF
Brighps dlsease,) due TO general
ohanges ln arteries and with dllata- !,
lion Of the heart. This condition
WAS complicated witha disease of
he lungs ofa tubercular nature. A.
The immediate cause OF his death -,
vas connected with the heart. p.
BIOGRAPHICAL. ,a
tJames Gillespie Blaine was born +.
n West Brownsville, Washington, -,
ouuty, Pa, Jan. 81, 1880. On his ~
Ather's aide he was Of Sotch-Irlsh Sf
lood. His mother was devout ba
]htholic: but her son adhered 20 IN
be Presbyterian conviction COM
nunlon OF his paternal ancestry.
Il receiyed college education,
radusiing from Washington Col. m
'gs In 1si7. He taught school In =.
military Institution NJ Blue Lick W.
PRINCE, KY, where he formed the u"'
cqualntance Of Miss stanhope who The
ecaine his wife. lie studied law yld
! pensyIvania aud became teach. se,
: In m institute for the blind, In a.,
"a he moyed TO Agusta, Me-, be- "'
,nAlu8 editor Of the Kenneheo via
ouFnal. and In three years he Was trn
v master spirit OF the politics OF
~ state. He helped organize the
9pubiican party aud was dele.
~ 70 IL first national convention Gas
le59. La 1885 he was elected to fhl
y teslslsture and become chairman for
the Republican state Committee. -,
1ppellion which he held for twenty
IN CONGRESS the
kline served nom isa2 10 1850. lie tyr
r. \ ready dehater and a champion
~ reconstruction acts. lie on.
~ payment of the national debt $
ngno0bscks. La 1870 blaine at leg
1o1 ths doctrine 81 Great britain on,
~ : subject always a subjeelp Bls
= @ofced that government 10 ain
~ the American pfinelpie OF -
Qnal fahls aud protection for Wv"
o1p(od and for native cillsens."
} vos speaksr Of the house for six A
M mailing . brilliant record. ,.o
dlec0ssIon Of the annuity act , I,
nkoe proposed 10 except Jefferson -
m chsfging that hs was the sa