The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-02-04

Blaine .uay have drought OF his case, he,
February g. 1892, sent Il !c.ier to Chairman
J :. CJ&rasu.,. OF tie X ru!,,iC&n y .tional
Co nit. 81, Ia which he aid: 81 am rot a
candidate tor the presidency, and my name
will No: 81 b fore :'a II 'pu6.i;aa National
this announcements in duo SEASON." Mr.
Blaine had another severe attack OF his old
complaint, and was in bed week or two
in March, 1892. During April and May he
was better, though not we'll
RESIGNS As SECRETARY.
Mr.. BlaiEe at ended the last Cabinet
meeting as Secretary of Strte for President
Harrison Friday, June 3. About one
o'clock the next day h. sent this letter to
the President:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHTSGTON, June 4th, 1892
To the President:
| respectfully BEG leave to submit my
resignation OF the Ctiice of Secretary of State
of the Uni'ed States, to which l was APP
pointed by you on the 9Th of March, 1889
The condition of pu bile business in the
Department of State jUstities me in request
ing that my resignation may be accepted
Immediately.
have the honor to be,
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
JAMES G. BLAINE
To this the President replied at o1ce, as
follows:
To the Secretary Of state:
Your letter OF this date, tend -Iiug your
resignation Of the office o; Secretary of State
of the United States, has been received
The tertns in which you state your desires
are SUCH ~ to leave me no choice but to
itcceGe 10 your ishes at once.
Year resign agion is therefore accepted.
Very respectfully yours,
BENZ. HARRISON.
Hon. James q. Blaine.
Mr.. Blaine's note created the most intense
excitement in " ashingtop, IN Miunear oils
and all over the country.
MI Blaine heard the news of President
Harrison's denomination while al the
Brunswick Hotel, Boston, Juue 10, aud
left the same afternoon for b ar Harbor.
Mr.. Harrison US dominated on the first
ballot, receiving 55J 10 votes, Mr.. Baine
1872 1-6, Goveruor Mckinley 1872, ex Speaker
Reed 1, and Robert T. Lincoln /.
AT BAR HARBoR.
Mr.. Blaine remained at Bar Harder all
the summer. He went to Chicago to attend
the funeral OF EnmOrs Blaine, who died
there suddenly June 18Th, returning AT
once 10 Bsr Harbor.
Mr.. Baine's health greatly improved
during the summer of 1892. In October OF
that year he visited Mr.. Whitelaw Reid
candidate for vice presidency, at Ophir
Farm, his country residences in Wetchester
county, n. Y, and while there made a
short speech to some callers. That was the
only public utterauco hs made during the
campaign. He went to Washington shortly
after his visit to Mr.. Reid.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
Mr.. BIaine's stay in Washington thi,
winter was an enforced one. He had in
tended TO pass the winter in Pas .dena
Cal. Mr. Blaine had IN ade all his arrange
meuts 70 90 to California and spend tht
winter. He wrote to Mr.. Joseph MedilI, o
buo SLltaBJ IItDftitr " HO hiu upuSt a
Pasadena, to secure him gu .rters. Mr.
Medill rented one for him near the one he
himself owned, and it lay for some timt
awaiting Mr.. Blaine's arrival. Mr.. Blain,
was taken ill., aud the doctors advised
against his N * ing the trip. In the mean
time, Mr. Medi's home burned to tht
ground, and lie moved into the house h,
had hired tor Mr.. Blaine.
MIR. BLAINES ESTATE.
Mr.. Blaine's wealth is estimated at abou
one million dollars He owned larg,
amount Of property in Washington, wheel
would readily sell for two or three hundred
thousand dollars The first residence which
he erected here cost him S75, O00 bat woul,
now sell for S15O,0OO. l. is an ilnposiu!
mansion, situ tied near Dupont Circle, il
the fashionable northwest section, and j
rented by i Il Letter, of Oh icago, at S., 00t
year. Mr.. Blaine also owned the ole
Seward mansion, on Lafayette Square
where he did. He paid So, 900 for it, bu
placed upon II, since acquiring it by pur
chase, large number Of costly improve
meut5 He also possessed considerable
unimpro"ed property, notably Oh Meridian
Hill, north OF thta city, which hepurch esej
at ten cents a foot, and which is wortl
today ten times that amount. In addition
to these possessions, Mr.. b zine had = house
| in Augusta, Me, and Bar Harbor, Me.
and be was also largely Interested il IVES
Virginia co i fields and other lands aloUI
Southern railroads. II the development
of these resources he WAS associated will
Stephen Is kins, President Ingalls,, o
the Cbesaps Ike and OHIO road, aud q. p
Huntington.
AT REST IN THE TOMB.
All that remained earthly Of James
Gillespie Blaine was laid away in its last
tenement at Oak Hill cemetery Wash
ington Cd Monday, and the funeral that
preceded the simple rites at the grave
was one of the most impressive il
history.
Great as lie was as civil hero
renowned as he WAS as statesman, and
OK aittd as Us was as mai, Tue pom
aud pageantry of power had no place IL
tbs cere mony that attended his body to
its final rest. No soldiery moved with
slow and solemn step to mingle its
musketry in till! crash of farewell;
there was no blare OF brass; no deep
diapas0n of mut1led drums.
Through streets and avenues where
the people stood with uncovered heads
the long procession passed and tie
sounds that it moved to were the sobs
OF a sOrrowing nation that paid the dead
man the tribute of its tears.
Tie fuueral services at the house f
the dead statesman were of the simplest
kind and there was nothing apart from
the presence Of the noted men and
women gathered there to distinguish it
from the ceremony attending the death
OF the mos ordinary citizen.
The body of Mr.. Blaine had been
carried from the upper chamber where
he had spent SO many weary days and
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