Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-02

IttlNlIG GllAll uthll4,
Mir Blaine was conscious until few
moments before death. and the end was so
quiet and peaceful that only the expert
cnced eyeuf the physician could perceive
that he had Joined the majoEity.
A WARNING At THE WHITE HOUSE,
Tie President received warning of Mr..
Blaines approaching end through press
bulletin, which informed him that MIR.
Blaine could not live through the day. He
immediately had the substance of The dis
patch telegraphed over the departmental
wires to the various cabinet officers.
1t was y few minutes after only
the White House, received another
message addressed to the President
blaine il was all he wanted to
hear, and he started on a run for the
room Of Private Secretary Halford. The
final word dead reached him as he was
IL the hallway.
The cabinet was Immediately notified
and came to the cabinet meeting at the
usual hour fully prepared. Secretary Of
State John w. Foster, Mr., Blaine's success
sor, was at his residence in conference with
the solicitor Of the department, prepare
tory TO starting at noon for Waterfowl,
y. u, where he and Mrs. Foster had in
tended to sncnd a week, when news Of Mr.
Blane's death was received Chief Clerk
Chiffon Immediately telephoned Mr.. Eos
ter, who summoned his carriage ana went
10 the Blaine residence to tender his con
doleuce. lie postponed his trip and issued
an order closing the department OF state
to-day.
THE SENATE ApIoURSs.
WAsuIxGroS, Jan. 27.--'rhe Senate has
adjourned, as a mark of respect to the
memory OF Mr.. Blaine,
PROCLAMATION ny TIE PRESIDENT
,,: i. t...1 l..
proclamation mus bten issued by inc
President rs follows:
Executive Vi tNsToS, WAsutSGToS Jan. af,-
Ii IA NY painful duty % nruannGc to tho People
If M niInl Stntea Tia d, MIN If Ham u 1, M.
lespir Blaine which occurred in Ibis city To-
For t4'l generation this eminent citizen
,,as GsI y, ~ H., aaa
III. II III Iaiisiatiirn H HI stnte ,risr-
w6r,l, gDr ii wears M NIX 4 Inember Of tbe
UHtional IiUasr 81 Representatives and WIS
.llrre times chosen rs speaker. In ls'0 he
@hs elected e NE SENATE lie resigned las
y ~ WV. Try n ~ , ,,sr'h ~ to1,ato4
Inpt tarti5 ii, sStSr III, trt.i, dcatI oi HI.
5hi5f ID resigned nom he cabinet ana dnvot-
tug himself y literary wo,E, gave d the PITT
Ne. b. his,.iwaaW Aesrs in GouEros7,n q most
hiiAM" tlIA sndiSihs contribution TO our
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.nlti.,ii,IF. fsqI
ma desnti5u "a Tie public iutorostl, Ills
lnarHnd ati.ry 1na MS eNaltcd patriot 4n
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ggl!eWi ItS, lIi.t,z ia, ArieT i,an rittz lnehli,
Aa /; suitable expression o The uaiuUnl M
rr"Ha..onpf t!!+ great pah!ic SerNi '"7 nnd ~
.a ghnttn Y"rE"M c.lsra hy IniS 4 y
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Hi p1taIc b4fR!inss throughouS tWe tnltcd
Suites tho nation 4 HaEs shall he Iii stlayed at
l.tlt--tntl!nAd that tor a period Of 3Airys the
aeYat'mnni1 " -'Rte be lraraa ll mourning
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ieath y l4st came l'ililes aiil elli,etiy'
". III !tii'S IN
ti., ,ir. I'M, ,,s H. ra,@,.,,,,s
iy4s Abandoned that when the ala came
ii w6lll pr5laidv nrcur Win III least tw6
rr ,hr,e hours wartime. This mo an
uounGcrnant. nj igast. among many pGr
pIeyinr ma contradictory statements G1s
Mean Verified I'M facts
ne aFnroarG al death was made evident
ID thC flniIE tuIly INA hours before III
art,lal n, c1rrrncr. ii was between & ana i
o.rlorK this tnorninr When thr first Ian
rrrijls syrlnton,s we're observed,
Ihr tg,nigy huI taken their breakfast
anl tbn r.1f,pa nrrse Mrs prirn Tafl
g,Irp G1,y, frr npr hre;tt;fast MIA lcayin..
thg .pattart tr,nnorarily alone James I;
/ la,IyIr ,Jr.. l3Vi Dtit IN III, hat nnd cont
prcnarlt6ry "a Starting Of FOR I'LL day's
4U',es ~ the office Of the PENNSYLVANIA
hailr3aI 'oinplnN, Where Ae u, emiloEed,
Wh'H re- ihptLGE shEEcsi!g,9i ~ nm mat y
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