West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-02

was elected by the Legislature to
the succeeding term. Ills career
in tire Senate was both brilliant and
distinguished, as it had been in the
House. Ito was called from the
Senate to enter President Garfeld's
Cabinet as Secretary Of State. 1t
was while passing through the rail-
road depot leaning on Mr.. Blaine's
arm and pleasantly chatting with
him about bis coming holiday that
Garfield received the assassin's ia
tai bullet. The death Of Mr.. Gar
field led to Mr.. Blaine's retirement
from the Cabinet in December.
1882. From that date until he en-
tered Mr.. Harrison's Cabinet as
Secretary of State he was in private
life, except during his campaign for
the Presidency In 1884.
During his retirement he wrote
his Twenty Years in Congress,
a work of great historical value.
1t was in accordance with his
original suggestion and due to his
earnest efforts that provision was
made IN the Mckinley Bill for the
reciprocity treaties which formed
such prominent features Of national
policy. The Samoan difficulties,
the complications arising out of the
lYnching ot Italians at New Or
leans, and the killing Of American
seamen at Valparaiso were also dis
posed Of while MIR. Blaine was at
the head of the State Department.
The events preceding and attending
the recent Minneapolis Convention
are too recent, almost, to need re-
counting. Mr.. Blaine was induced
to permit his name to he used as q
candidate, and resigned his place in
the Cabinet. Whether in public
position or in private life, he always
remained central figure in ma
tional affairs.
The funeral Of the dead states
man took place in Washington,
Monday. Services were held at the
house and in the Presbyterian
Church, where MIR. Blaine held
pew, although he was not mcmher
Of any church. Rev. DR.. Hamlin
conducted the services, after which
the remains were laid to rest beside
his fayOrite son Walker in Oak Hill
Cemetery. 1t was his expressed
desire to have private funeral, but
thousands of people attended, to
pay last tribute. Among them
President Harrison and Cabinet
and all the public officials in Wash
ington, while all business was sus-
pended during the services. The
floral offerings of friends were so
great that it took five wagons to
convey them to the grave.
The copy of the burial permit Is
sued fIom the Health Office saws
death resulted primary arterio- renal
fibrosis (chronic interstitial neph
ritis); chronic catarrhal pneumonia;
immediate cardiac degeneration and
dilatation; oedema of lungs. Du-
ration Of sickness, in bed with the
exception of a few days since No
vember 10, 1892.
The desire of the friends who at
tended the services at the church,
to carry away some memento of the
occasion, resulted in the complete
stripping of the flowers from the
pulpit and the organ rail, almost
before the cortege had fairly begun
it's march to the cemetery.
The will of Mr.. Blaine viii be
probated in Augusta, Name, which
was mis- legal residence. The dis
position he makes Of his property
Is characteristic of the confidence
he always reposed in his wife, and
which was such notable feature Of
the family relation. Everything is
left unreservedly to Mrs. Blame.
She is to be sole exocutrix, and is
not to be required to give any bond.
The will was executed several weeks
since at about the time MIR. Blaine
was seized with the first attack Of
heart failure.